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It’s not clear to me whether Carolyn Peterson, the mayor of Ithaca, N.Y., attended that Cornell show, but she is smart enough to know her history — she’s declared May 8, the show’s 30th anniversary, as Grateful Dead Day in Ithaca.

Here’s the text of the Mayoral Proclamation:

Whereas, the Grateful Dead have been recognized by many highly credible organizations, individuals and entities including the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as significantly important and integral to the musical and social fabric of our contemporary culture, and;

Whereas, on May 8, 1977, the Grateful Dead performed in Barton Hall on the campus of Cornell University in the city of Ithaca New York, a concert that is widely acknowledged and regarded as a defining and transcendent occasion and example of the art of contemporary musical improvisation, collaboration, musicianship, and performance, and;

Whereas, many tens of thousands of individuals who were not in attendance that night in Barton Hall, have become knowledgeable & familiar with the extraordinary nature of the performance on May 8, 1977, through the trading and sharing of recordings of the show, and;

Whereas, the cultural identity and perceptions of Ithaca as a community, have been informed and bolstered by the widespread acknowledgement of the magic of May 8, 1977, and;

Whereas, it has been said many times by many people that, “there is nothing like a Grateful Dead concert”;

Now therefore, be it resolved that as Mayor of the City of Ithaca, and in heartfelt recognition of the thirtieth anniversary of the May 8, 1977, concert performance, I declare May 8, 2007, as Grateful Dead Day in the City of Ithaca.

No word if there will be any kind of official ceremony — like maybe outside Barton Hall at 4:20 p.m. — to mark the occasion.