An excellent suggestion from Hal R., picking up on a thread in another topic: how did you get on the bus? What was that moment that left no room for doubt?
Probably no two stories are the same, but they're all probably pretty interesting, so tell all here!
The song is titled "Loser" by both the Dead and Beck..."Looser"...not so much...and it's "Mydland", not "Midland"...I hate to correct anyone's spelling, but for a self proclaimed Deadhead one *should* be able to properly spell these things...not to mention "Looser" is a word and is naturally pronounced and defined differently than "Loser"
And what does the energy of the band have to do with my response to *your* initial statement?
YOU: "lead guitarists are supposed to be misunderstood and rebellious. It's a team captain thing, son."
ME: ".....Perhaps you should get on Motley Crue or Black Sabbath's message board...Not that of The Grateful Dead...Jerry and his message was clearly understood."
My implication being the fact that Jerry (lead guitarist) and The Grateful Dead's overall message and vibe they had was pretty clear...the songs were and are open to interpretation but Jerry was pretty clear about his views and people understood him/that....
And I am from Fresno, CA...so you follow blonde teenage boys "anywhere"....hmmmm..disturbing would be an understatement.
"In a bed, in a bed, by the waterside I will lay my head.
Listen to the river sing sweet songs, to rock my soul."
Well...kids...It was the first time I dropped acid. It was Sandoz. My friend had a friend who lived in Livingston New Jersey near the Sandoz Lab where they first started making the shit in the U.S. The guy had a friend who had a connection. LSD was not yet illegal. He came down to Miami where I grew up. I was in my late teens...1968. It was good pure stuff and we dropped and went to Greynolds Park which was the hippie hangout in North Miami at the time. My buddy was experienced and hipped me to what to expect, etc. He was way into Leary and the Politics of Ecstasy on the East coast and Kesey and The Pranksters on the West Coast. It blew my mind permanently... in a good way....cosmic consiousness baby. As we all know, or should know, the term "on the bus" (You're either on the bus or off the bus) was originally coined by Kesey during the Prankster psychedellic Bus trip across country. It kinda became a metaphor that meant when you tripped and "Got It"...The whole on the bus thing regarding being a Deadhead came later...like...after they got on the bus. Memorialized in "That's it for the Other One". Now... go to bed kids...sweet dreams.
"Isn't/wasn't Hanson that teeny-bopper group from the 90's?
Wait a minute, judging by your previous post u have clearly been following their career(s)...hmmm"
Of course. I follow blondes anywhere. It's a California blonde thing - you wouldn't understand since you're not blonde and Californian. I am - and yes my eyes are blue. I'm thinking of dyeing my hair blonder.
".....Perhaps you should get on Motley Crue or Black Sabbath's message board...Not that of The Grateful Dead...Jerry and his message was clearly understood."
What you say is true only if you're into late eighties Dead (the Midland era). If you're into that slowness you should stick to the old Dead shows. My shows are more young and have more energy. For instance, I'll probably never play the song "Looser" by the Dead. I play "Looser" by Beck instead. I haven't burned a guitar on stage yet (like in Beck's video) but I'm sure gonna!!!
Isn't/wasn't Hanson that teeny-bopper group from the 90's?
Wait a minute, judging by your previous post u have clearly been following their career(s)...hmmm
"lead guitarists are supposed to be misunderstood and rebellious. It's a team captain thing, son."
.....Perhaps you should get on Motley Crue or Black Sabbath's message board...Not that of The Grateful Dead...Jerry and his message was clearly understood.
"In a bed, in a bed, by the waterside I will lay my head.
Listen to the river sing sweet songs, to rock my soul."
Isn't that a Hanson song lol?? Mmmmmmmm bop.
Maybe you should get into Hanson instead of the Dead, dude. Nothing wrong with that - and Taylor Hanson STILL looks enough like a girl to shag even though he's married and has 2 kids.
Do you know that one of the things that make Grateful Dead lyrics so special is that their meanings and interpretations are timeless...in this case I was applying the lyrics of NSWBoogie to you and your pointless, senseless, inappropriate, and highly repeatitve rants...your methods of self promotion are comical at best, certainly not productive...I'm definitely not gonna be rushing to one of your shows or buying, much less downloading your music knowing it comes from such an unhappy, angry individual...relax bro, where's the love? Take your hate elsewhere "If you please, don't back up the track this train's got to run today."
"In a bed, in a bed, by the waterside I will lay my head.
Listen to the river sing sweet songs, to rock my soul."
I no longer wish to hear you play, you sound like a real dick...perfectly honest.
Er . . . lead guitarists are supposed to be misunderstood and rebellious. It's a team captain thing, son.
Rock n roll.
"Please don't dominate the rap, jack, if you've got nothing new to say.
If you please, don't back up the track this train's got to run today.
I spent a little time on the mountain, I spent a little time on the hill
I heard someone say "Better run away", others say "better stand still"."
Flufhead - you DO realize that song is about Altamont? The trouble with the Hell's Angels?
Well, I had Hell's Angels for neighbors back in elementary school. I'm not in a hurry to blacklist them from my shows just because of one little incident. You should hear my rendition of, "Rocky Mountain High".
I totally ROCKED that song recently. I can't wait to trip Deadheads out on that song, man!!!
WOO HOO!!!
"One way or another, one way or another,
One way or another, this darkness got to give."
You're posting your rants on the wrong site dude...
I no longer wish to hear you play, you sound like a real dick...perfectly honest.
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You like the Merry Pranksters? My Uncle Dan Fincher is in the other room right now making a recording. He's played with Hendrix, B.B. King . . . he knows everybody in the music business today and lives in Oregon where weed is legal and he lives near some original Merry Pranksters. He can see 'em any time he wants to.
Geez - got any questions you want me to ask Danny while we're ripping bongs later this evening? Lots of Deadheads in Oregon btw . . . it's pretty safe and good there except there's still some Crips and Bloods activity.
F.Y.I. my brotha.
Yo . .. you sure you Deadheads don't want to listen to a SINGLE NOTE of my music?