There are at least 4,000 bits of business to take care of before a show can go up, and while some are obvious, most you’d never think of. The Grateful Dead’s ‘77 show in Barton Hall was no exception. You’ll find some of the less obvious, more charming bits of business in the collection of memos and letters below.







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