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A of D — from Alex's original post

A of D

It was called Eat the Beet first, after a Tom Robbins novel where beets are the key ingredient in a perfume that saves the world. The name it kept only says what key it is in.

272performances
Feb 1, 1989first played
Oct 26, 2025last played
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This [debuted along with 'Disco'] in early 1989 and was first called "Eat the Beet", a title Mike came up with after completing a Tom Robbins novel in which beets were the key ingredient in a perfume needed to save the world. "A of D" was the first of two instrumentals recorded during the March 1989 Keene sessions that is played in the key of D - thus the title "A of D". Larry's code for this one is "Morning Daydream".

THE PANICLE Newsletter July 1992 - Volume 1, Number 5

By the numbers

Frequency
1 in every 10.7 shows
Longest drought
239 shows (04/26/02 > 11/06/05)
Most common lead in
Driving Song (27 times)
Most common lead out
C. Brown (26 times)
Most common set position
Set 1, song 1 (91 times)

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