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    Grateful Dead Hour no. 310

    Week of August 29, 1994

    Grateful Dead 2/2/68 Crystal Ballroom, Portland OR
    VIOLA LEE BLUES

    Little Junior Parker
    NEXT TIME YOU SEE ME

    Grateful Dead, American Beauty
    OPERATOR

    Grateful Dead 2/2-3/68 Crystal Ballroom, Portland OR
    THAT'S IT FOR THE OTHER ONE->
    CLEMENTINE->
    GOOD MORNING LITTLE SCHOOLGIRL

    I've gotten several requests for this show, which features some feral Dead music from the Anthem of the Sun era.

    Also included is Junior Parker's 1957 recording "Next Time You See Me," which Pigpen sang with the GD to great effect, and Pig himself singing his song "Operator" on American Beauty. I wonder why they didn't do that one live more often? I'm only aware of one performance, at the Fillmore East on 9/18/70.

    Every Wednesday, we post a program from the Grateful Dead Hour archives for your enjoyment and enlightenment. You can browse or search the playlists at gdhour.com or on the GD Hour Search page, and let me know what program(s) you'd like to hear by emailing me at gdhour@dead.net.

    Thank you for listening!
    - David Gans

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  • woodyinthebasement
    15 years ago
    Great Portland Show
    Hay David...Great dead hour, and pretty good quality recording for such an early show.. I never saw the Dead at the Crystal Ballroom... See DSO a lot there when they come to town.... In fact, seeing Dark Star Orchestra there in April before heading out for some of the Dead spring tour shows... Nice venue, but too small for the Dead these days. But probably the best place in Oregon for a Dead show is the country fair grounds in Veneta... Maybe if they do another summer tour someday, I'd love to see another Veneta show!!!!! Take care... Cheers Woody www.myspace.com/woodyinthebasement
  • Canyon Critter
    15 years ago
    Operator
    I always liked that song. I'm partial to Pig. Wondering why they didn't play that song more often either?_____________________________________________ Will you come with me? Once in awhile you can get shown the light in the strangest of places if you look at it right!
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    borncrosseyed56
    15 years 1 month ago
    This Viola Lee Blues ...
    ... is great!Again, Thank you very much David for putting this show up on www.dead.net. Joel
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Week of August 29, 1994

Grateful Dead 2/2/68 Crystal Ballroom, Portland OR
VIOLA LEE BLUES

Little Junior Parker
NEXT TIME YOU SEE ME

Grateful Dead, American Beauty
OPERATOR

Grateful Dead 2/2-3/68 Crystal Ballroom, Portland OR
THAT'S IT FOR THE OTHER ONE->
CLEMENTINE->
GOOD MORNING LITTLE SCHOOLGIRL

I've gotten several requests for this show, which features some feral Dead music from the Anthem of the Sun era.

Also included is Junior Parker's 1957 recording "Next Time You See Me," which Pigpen sang with the GD to great effect, and Pig himself singing his song "Operator" on American Beauty. I wonder why they didn't do that one live more often? I'm only aware of one performance, at the Fillmore East on 9/18/70.

Every Wednesday, we post a program from the Grateful Dead Hour archives for your enjoyment and enlightenment. You can browse or search the playlists at gdhour.com or on the GD Hour Search page, and let me know what program(s) you'd like to hear by emailing me at gdhour@dead.net.

Thank you for listening!
- David Gans

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I've always had the same question with regard to Clementine. How did that little gem not get performed more? This is one of the all-time great GDH's in my view.
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a fine, fine GDH, Golden West & thanks, David, for a great hour. No answer on either question why Operator and Clementine weren't played in concert more. Only one time for the former? Pretty amazing when considering the the scores of times every other tune on American Beauty was performed. What I really like about this particular Viola Lee Blues is how the band takes us to far off space just long enough and then brings us back. I love it when that happens. Its not always such a stark moment and not sure why it works so well here. Suffice to say, it does and it is great!
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this one got me out my seat! love the pigpen days wish i coulda been around to see em'! ...Sat Nam
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I always liked that song. I'm partial to Pig. Wondering why they didn't play that song more often either?_____________________________________________ Will you come with me? Once in awhile you can get shown the light in the strangest of places if you look at it right!
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Hay David...Great dead hour, and pretty good quality recording for such an early show.. I never saw the Dead at the Crystal Ballroom... See DSO a lot there when they come to town.... In fact, seeing Dark Star Orchestra there in April before heading out for some of the Dead spring tour shows... Nice venue, but too small for the Dead these days. But probably the best place in Oregon for a Dead show is the country fair grounds in Veneta... Maybe if they do another summer tour someday, I'd love to see another Veneta show!!!!! Take care... Cheers Woody www.myspace.com/woodyinthebasement