Grateful Dead

Ten years ago, I walked this street my dreams were riding tallTonight I would be thankful Lord, for any dream at all. Some folks would be happy just to have one dream come true But everything you gather is just more that you can lose. Come again, walking along in the Mission in the rain, Come again, walking along in the Mission in the rain, All the things I planned to do I only did half way Tomorrow will be Sunday born of rainy Saturday. There's some satisfaction in the San Francisco rain No matter what comes down the Mission always looks the same. Come again, walking along in the Mission in the rain. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YXqqMCVbts

For what it's worth..here are the Avett Brothers doing Mission in the Rain at Red Rocks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESu4bAXytIY Really love that song, I'm no expert for sure but the 3/22/78 one from GarciaLive 4 is what did me in. I was displaced, divorced, moved to Louisiana and GL4 was one of my car soundtracks the first few weeks..Love in the afternoon. Don't think that version by the Avetts is the best, but I love that it's at Red Rocks. Far as I go, I'm Dylan > Avett > Dead, they mean alot to me. The only time I've been to Red Rocks was Avetts and Old Crow Medicine Show, make me down a pallet on your floor. They ganged up to encore with that one..coincidentally, or not, that song was also on Before the Dead, Jerry and the Black Mountain Boys in the year of our lord, 1963. The Avetts also played with Bobby W, both at Red Rocks and otherwise. Some good videos out there. They did some Jerry tribute with Warren Haynes, hence the Mission cover and others. If you have any interest to check them out, my first show was New Years 2009/2010, this was the next night: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnQB1g_ezho My video from the Pageant, STL, in 2010: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8NRbNiUoaM

Pretty much the original three Experience albums plus Band of Gypsies are essential. When I first discovered Jimi as a kid, my whole musical world opened right up.

I have an affinity for both those albums as well. I can say with absolute clarity.. I lost my shit as hard as I ever did at any dead show listening to side 4 of Electric Ladyland early one Saturday morning in the basement of my parents house when I was just cutting my teeth on adulthood. I had to leave the house for about a half hour and re-connect with all the synapses then were misbehaving before I could talk or be seen by anyone. What a great night that was.. ah, to be young and invincible with your whole life in front of you.. those were the days.

Right on, perhaps my fav Jimi tune. Hard to pick between Axis and ELectric Ladyland for best album......the after hours Voodoo with Winwood and Jack Cassidy, AMAZING! Lay back and groove indeed my friend.

Saw some of those too, whenever they played "last time" outta space, you knew you had just seen and heard something special. I always liked the Bobby Fuller 4 and when they broke out "I fought the Law", that was special, great tune and done well by the band. Visions was also a great cover that I saw Jerry perform, just wooonderful. Any Chuck Berry tune was covered well also. We are indeed blessed to have these top notch recordings to listen to so many years later. Raining hard here, kinda feels like a "Rainy day, dream away" day. Think I'll play some Jimi and "lay back and grove".

Finally, my copy has arrived on a sunny and warm Scottish day. Sunshine and a new GD show, never before heard by me? Will wonders never cease? I'm at Deal,as I type. So far, what a show. Well done, Dave.

Favorite Covers, phewww, where to start? Check out this incomplete list and try and pick ONLY ten! *A&A, *All over Now, *Baba Orielly, *Boken Arrow, *Big Boss Man, *Big River, *Meet me at the Bottom, *it’s all over now Baby Blue, *C.C. Rider, *California Earthquake, *Close Encounters, *Dancin in the Street, Dark Hollow, Day Tripper, *Death Don’t, Deep Elem, *Desolation Row, *Do it in the Road, *Women are Smarter, Frozen Logger, *Let the good Times Roll, Good Night Irene, *Gimme Sum Lovin’, *Green Onions, Hard to Handle, Hey Bo Diddly, *Hey Jude, *Hey Pocky Way, *Iko Iko, *I fought the law, *Johnny B Goode, *Jack a Roe, Katie Mae, *Keep on growing, *Lil Red Rooster, *Last Time, Louie Louie, Love the one your with, *Lovelight, Lucy in Sky with Diamonds, La Bomba, *Maggie’s Farm, *Mama Tried, *M&M Uncle, *Memphis Blues, *Midnight Hour, *Mighty Quinn, *Morning Dew, got my Mojo Working, Muddy Water, Mr Charlie, *New Orleans, Next Time You See Me, Nobody’s Fault, *On the Road Again, *Peggy O, *Promised Land, *Queen Jane, Race is On, *Road Runner, Rockin Pneumonia, Sitting on Top of the World, Rosalie McFall, Run Rudolph Run, Little Sadie, *Same Thing, *Satisfaction, School Girl, *She Belongs to Me, Sing Me Back Home, *Smokestack of Lightnin, *So What, *Superstitious, The Rub, *Tom Thumbs Blues, *Thin Man, *Visions of Johanna, Viola Lee Blues, *Wang Dang Doodle, Werewolf’s of London, *Want to Tell, *Watchtower, *Walking Blues, *Walkin’ the Dog, *We Bid You Goodnight.... and that’s not comprehensive!!! How about if we break em down...in no particular order... * saw these live (. )= versions I really like Regular Rotation etc (they played most of these forever) *Peggy O (never get sick of this one) *Promised Land *Women are Smarter *Morning Dew (6-28-85); so many greats, but this one really moved me... *Johnny B Goode (Skull Fuck); this is the song that formally made me a deadhead! I liked the dead and older heads were working on me and feeding me tapes, but I still was really into Zep and Jimi. Knew it well from Jimi, and of course Jimi Killed this, but one sunny April day in 1978 at my friends house, that version just really hit me! I had heard it before, but that day it just resonated in a way I can’t to this day explain. Then, I finally saw them live and “that’s when it all began”... Semi-Regular/Regular during certain era etc., Hard to Handle *Let the Good Times Roll *Gimme Some Loving *All over Now *Wang Dang Doodle *Hey Pockey Way Dylan Tunes *Desolation Row *Queen Jane *Memphis Blues *Maggie’s Farm *She Belongs to Me Pigpen Tunes Smokestack Katie Mae Mr Charlie Run Rudolph Run The Rub Acoustic Tunes Little Sadie Race is on Deep Elem Dark Hollow Jack a Roe Novelties/Fun/One offs etc Day Tripper Werewolf’s of London *Do it in the Road (4-7-85) Frozen Logger Good Night Irene (12-31-83) Louie Louie Love The One Your With (4-17-83) *Keep on Growing *So What (3-27-88) *Green Onions (6-30 -88) *Walkin’ the Dog (4-8-85) *Close Encounters (7-17-89) Some Personal Favorites and/or Fun Ones I saw *Death Don’t Have no Mercy (10-9+19-89) Sing Me Back Home (so emotional and amazing) Viola Lee Blues; (like someone said, might of just been another bar band if it weren’t for this one! *Ballad of a Thin Man (3-27-88) 1st Weir Version, Badass. *Visions of Johanna (3-19-86) 1st time, yowsa! This, Box o, desolation, Road Runner, Hand Jive and final sailor. Spring 86 another that slides under the radar... *On the Road Again (9-26-81)Fun, rare electric * We Bid You Goodnight (7-17-89) first time, like many of the first timers was ecstasy! Wow, like Jim says, how many bands have such awesome and large lists. We have been truly blessed....and these are just the covers!

Vguy, Jim Thorpe is very nice small town not too far from me. I haven't been there in several years. It's original name was Mauch Chunk. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Thorpe,_Pennsylvania Penn's Peak, a very nice concert venue where I've seen Dark Star Orchestra and other bands is in Jim Thorpe.

Vguy, Jim Thorpe is very nice small town not too far from me. I haven't been there in several years. It's original name was Mauch Chunk. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Thorpe,_Pennsylvania Penn's Peak, a very nice concert venue where I've seen Dark Star Orchestra and other bands is in Jim Thorpe.