# Phil Lesh at the Grate Room, November 10, 2017

[Terrapin Crossroads](https://www.terrapincrossroads.net/calendar/2017/11/10/terrapin-nation-thanksgiving-6pm) presents Terrapin Nation Thanksgiving featuring [Phil Lesh](http://www.phillesh.net/) with [Ross James](http://facebook.com/RossJamesMusic), [Alex Koford](https://www.facebook.com/alex.koford) and [Grahame Lesh](http://grahamelesh.com/)  
[the Grate Room at Terrapin Crossroads](http://terrapincrossroads.net/)  
[100 Yacht Club Drive, San Rafael, CA 94901 USA](http://maps.google.com/maps?q=100+Yacht+Club+Drive,+San+Rafael,+CA+94901+USA&hl=en)  
6:30 PM, Friday, November 10, 2017

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## Thanksgiving Dinner

[6:15 PM we arrive to find the Grate Room open; folks are mingling ann enjoying pre-dinner drinks]  
[6:35 PM buffet dinner with plenty of yummy choices:  
♦ green salad;  
♦ quinoa with acorn squash and mushrooms;  
♦ green beans;  
♦ mashed potatoes;  
♦ stuffing with pork sausage;  
♦ turkey with gravy & cranberry sauce;  
♦ dinner rolls;  
♦ squash soup;  
♦ pumpkin-maple bars on a graham cracker crust;   
♦ apple-pie-filled puff pastries]  
[7-ish: brief words of welcome from Phil]  
[7:45 PM the staff begins clearing tables and chairs; a healthy fraction of the crowd heads outside for some fresh air; the rest of us squish over to the corners for awhile]  
[7:55 PM Phil out to noodle awhile; off by 8:05 PM]

## One Set

[8:33 PM lights down, band out]

01. [8:36 PM] _Deal_ (GL)
02. [8:42 PM] _Jack-a-Roe_ (RJ)
03. [8:52 PM] _They Love Each Other_ (GL)
04. [9:03 PM] _Pride of Cucamonga_ (PL)
05. [9:10 PM] _St. Peter_ (AK)
06. [9:15 PM] _Jack Straw_ (AK+GL/RJ) »
07. [9:24 PM] _Like a Rolling Stone_ (RJ)
08. [9:37 PM] _Peggy-O_ (PL)
09. [9:45 PM] _Bertha_ (GL)
10. [9:54 PM] _What She Said_ (RJ) »
11. [10:00 PM] _Cumberland Blues_ (GL/PL)  
[set ends 10:07 PM, parting words from PL]

## Performers

* [Phil Lesh](http://www.phillesh.net/): bass, lead and harmony vox;
* [Ross James](http://facebook.com/RossJamesMusic): guitar, lead and harmony vox;
* [Alex Koford](https://www.facebook.com/alex.koford): drums, lead & harmony vox;
* [Grahame Lesh](http://grahamelesh.com/): guitar, acoustic guitar, lead & harmony vox.

## Notes

Today's celebration was pretty fun: first off, a delicious, low-key buffet dinner. I probably could have eaten a lot more, but uh, self-control. Must exert self-control! Because it does no good to fall into food stupor and miss the subsequent show!

With a reduced ensemble, the flavor of tonight's performance was markedly lighter than usual, and several of the tunes were rearranged. _Jack-a-Roe_, for example, started out very quiet and slow, with Ross singing hardly louder than a whisper before turning up both the pace and volume at the conclusion. Likewise, _They Love Each Other_ also had an unusual beginning, and I wasn't quite sure what tune it was until Grahame started singing. Good to know that the guys are finding ways to put fresh outfits on the same old skeletons!

## Photos

Big thanks to Ting for the photo gallery! 

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