Grateful Dead

With three more weeks to wait until I can make a claim. maybe i'll receive 47 and 48 at the same time, could be fun. take care.

Chinacat Sunflower and Visions of Johanna are my two favorite nonsensical songs. Well, they must mean something to someone besides me and the people that wrote them.

They had a great special on Little Richard a few days ago here in the States. A documentary of sorts. The two dead covers came to mind, Good Golly Ms. Molly and Long Tall Sally.

Had a lengthy discussion with my father this morning about it and the transition from the folk days to Rock and Roll. A great musical conversation ensued. I credit Mr. Dylan for really jump starting the transition the day he went electric, but you cannot ignore other influences. Elvis, the Beatles, the blues greats, the evolution up highway 61 to Chicago, the invention of the electric guitar, etc. etc. etc. Funny.. my dad was not a fan of much past Ray Charles/Fats/Little Richard et. al when I was growing up but he is quite hip now. I took him to see New Riders of the Purple Sage 20 years or so at the Purple Fiddle in Thomas WV. He and I saw Santana, Fats Domino, Ray Charles, Neville Brothers, Widespread Panic, Dr. John, the Radiators, Little Feat, Dave Brubeck, Los Lobos, WIllie Nelson and a bunch more share the same bill at I think the 1999 New Orleans Jazz Festival. He told me how he used to snak out of his room as a teenager in the mid 50's and head downtown (Baltimore), to the 'black clubs' frequently and see the legends as he called them. We saw a few that weekend (Fats and Ray Charles). Funny, I didn't tell him about my sneaking out escapades, I guess I was thinking there was still a small chance he would ground me.

Anyway.. talk of Little Richard brought me down that memory lane, thanks for giving me somewhere to get it out.

Music heals.

I say 10/12/68 and 10/13/68

oh, yeah.......

Would add Smokestack & Hard to Handle to Pig's best.... his blues influence part of what got me started on the dead summer of love. Glad to hear Phil and Friends still doing Easy Wind.

Pig Pen would have been 78 years old today.. The best years of the Grateful Dead was when Pig Pen was in the band. Alligator and Easy Wind, two favorite Pig Pen songs.

Little Richard set the bar pretty high with that one. But non sensical lyrics reached entertaining heights between about 1967 and 1974. A desire to appear profound and poetic, despite not actually having anything to say was quite popular. Also - more in the 60's - a wish to indicate that you had had a psychedelic experience, and that this was what your song was about. Even if you hadn't taken a drug in your life.

Enjoy it Bluecrow. Would be interested in hearing about it when you get back.

Okay, LMG, you have me guessing. 91 does not ryme with 48, so .....…..

Definitely, for sure go see Mr. Dylan, always a fun nite, if for nothing else trying to understand what he is singing. :) He always has the best, tightest band with him, always had a blast at his shows. I do believe I have seen him in 5 different decades.
Bobby and the wolves, not impressed, slow, real slow. They did an acoustic version of ...Dark Star. Enough said.
Starting to feel a little bit like fall here in the mountains, dig it.
Tangerine Dream Monday coming up, can't wait, front row tickets. I won't recognize most of the songs so I don't think I will be able to produce a set list, but I will let ya all know what it was like. A 9/11 show, Mickey's birthday and of course the anniversary of...
Silly lyrics? How about Blue Oyster Cult, She's as beautiful as a foot, Workshop of telescopes, I'm on the lamb but I ain't no sheep, all have some bizarre lyrics, funny too.
Mush you huskies, Ride

… rhymes with 48. So Here comes an 80’s era pick or is it the 60’s era, full blown Primal Dead. 90’s era choice to add from a past release waiting in the “Wings”! ;)
Have a grateful weekend everyone, peace be with you all. “Nothing left to do but Smile Smile Smile”
There’s Nothing like a Grateful Dead concert!
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Off to see Bob and the Wolf Brothers this evening up in Park City. Never seen them before. Psyched. First show of tour and only one west of the Mississippi. Youngest brother is going to be there too which is a real treat.

Hava a grate weekend friends and neighbors. Onward.