Oregon Country Fair Site - August 28, 1982

Robert Cray

Excellent summary, I was shocked when Robert Cray popped up from out of nowhere it seemed. My was I high, it was an epic experience that was part of a life change for sure. I ended up driving busses down from Olympia, Washington full of hippies going to the Mardi Gras, Chinese New Years and New Year's Eve shows of the early 80's. Glad you got your wish, with love in the dream, they really can come true in the strangest of places if you look at it right, right??!!

I still swear they played US Blues, yep, that high!!!

Oh, my lord Jesus Christ have mercy on my miserable soul, I have no idea why I have been so blessed to have been at this show and a couple hundred more. Not bragging, truly shocked that I was able to be at this family, community, spiritual and miserable event. I had just arrived in the NW on motorcycle from Alabama on the recommendation of friends attending the Evergreen State College after a conference by our church youth group LRY which had Federations, locals and factions named LSD, TOAK, MDA and Sunshine. Really, the Unitarians are liberal, but their kids were in control of our conferences. So, our tribe was in force some of them helping make, sew and fly the tiedye banners behind them. I am sure I was as high and loving it like never before, but soon to follow as Jimi said, "Are you Experienced?" Yes, I am, thank you Mr. Hendrix. It was hot as hell, wind blowing toward the band, my friend Bob taking photos, one shows up at all the OCF as a young man standing in total bliss......I love seeing that each year....I think that photo sums it all. The experience was certainly greater than the music reviews, but I had no complaints, there were challenges a-plenty. Heat, dust and interstellar navigational and technical. I was with now lifelong brothers and sisters including Heliotroupe listed here and I assume I was or am on OCF's Carpentry Crew with West.August, I see and send Grateful Dead Love Vibe to him and partner every year, nice to know we were both there. I will end saying the minute I heard Robert Cray, sneaking in on his own damn stage or whatever and there was no doubt he was a budding world class bluesman. Thank you all who read this and share, shared or will share the joy all of you and JustUs, my all ages nonprofit group of friends production company for making it true, so true "Love is Real, not fade away." You know who you are, "I love you more than words can tell......"

"Springfield Creamery Presents The Second Decadenal Field Trip" - opposite end of 08-27-72 site - first "Day Job" - first "West L. A." - last "Dupree's": 04-14-78 [338] - also: Peter Rowan; The Flying Karamozov Brothers; Strangers With Candy; Robert Cray Band; Tatoo

setlist

Bertha
New Minglewood Blues
Tennessee Jed
Me and My Uncle
Big River
Althea
It's All Over Now
China Cat Sunflower
I Know You Rider

Day Job
Man Smart/Woman Smarter
West L.A. Fadeaway
Far From Me
Playin' in the Band
drums
The Wheel
The Other One
Truckin'
Black Peter
Playin' in the Band
One More Saturday Night

Dupree's Diamond Blues

show date

Fri, 08/27/1982 - 17:00

Venue

Oregon Country Fair Site

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possibly my all-time favorite

(listening to it again now). Perfect day, perfect venue, perfect vibe. Doesn't get any better than this. No cosmic breakthroughs, just a perfect day in the sun with a few thousand of your friends and the best possible music.

My first show...

This was my very first show. I walked the rail road tracks, crossed the Long Tom River and was passed through by security, and (finally) snuck into the show by the Bucks. I was home! 18 years old and ready to take on the world. Thank God I didn't start that job at Dairy Queen in Veneta that day and went to a show instead. I didn't go to many shows. The ones I was a part of were magic/miracles too. Some of my fondest memories. Ironically, my husband was working security on this show, Fair Family is sweet. Much Love and Peace jerusalemrain Are you Kind Will you sing to me I flew to you Then...just smile, smile, smile

this was definitely a 5 starer

Sue Kesey hired me to do security from the tower. Which I did and it was the best seat in the house. I could see each and everyone of you....! Thanks Sue!

P.S. the poster

I have it framed on my wall... Say "howdy" if you were there...

Great Scene, history, just an OK show

Great scene, as most Eugene scenes seem to be. Given the historical significance of this event/location, I had high hopes the band would have some surprises or sparks to add, but thought they played a very standard, even substandard show as far as being adventurous. But it was a wonderful day and we'll never get those days back, will we?

Epic adventure

It was ten days spent out at Chuck Kesey's Creamery building and painting the flats for the proscenium. David Lundquist providing the artists hand while I the theatrical structure for the flats. We had the designs laid out and it looked as though we may not complete our task. Up rolls the ASP, a Hog Farm bus and we have enough willing hands to burn a couple of all nighters to complete the job. We finally get the last of the still wet flats up about 6am on show day. The two stage set up was odd as Robert Cray and the other acts used the lower stage to the left and Peter Rowan and the Grateful Dead used the big stage. I remember sitting on the Hay bales directly in front of the big stage as the band took the stage. I looked up at Jerry and said "Bertha" he looked at me and nodded. What more could you ask for? Of course there were some problems as the big stage bounced so much it made Jerry's reverb springs give him grief he got real grumpy about it afterwards. All in all a real special event in my life, truly unforgettable.

reunion

10 years later. Drove with Turbo and Verna from Blackfeet Rez. Montana. Stopped at Crater Lake on the way. Bald Eagle somewhere in southern Oregon. The show was OK. Wheel was perhaps the high -lite for me. I have photographs somewhere, when I find them will upload to this site. Other impressions, dust, the Tibetans, Ken Kesey and Babbs addressing the crowd. Two other acts not mentioned on this site, The Spoon Man (after the Dead!) and "Sometimes A Great Jugband") It poured rain that night at the site. Those are hallowed, sacred grounds. The day or two after, Turbo and Verna drove back home to Blackfeet country. I visited old friends in Eugene (Wayne A.) We went to Bannister Creek. Then I hitchhiked out to the Oregon coast. Backpacked into Cascade Head, camped out,(that snag looked like a giant trident ala Neptune) then up the coast, then back inland, home to Montana, Spent the fall working as a "bottom" hand on cattle round-up on the "rez". Remember that several of the Dead's roadies were raised in Pendelton. (read "Last Go Round") Will we see "Place of Dead Roadies"?. As Studs Terkel said in an interview with Jerry Garcia "Dead Heads have experience's like a modern day "Canterberry Tales" True ,True , all True. And the other day was 50th years since the publication of Jack Kerouac's "On The Road" Remember the passage in "The Dharma Bums" " I in-vision a day when 1000s of dharma bums will hitch-hike with backpacks around the country" 1957. So student's this lifetimes assignment is to read all of the work's of Ken Kesey and Jack Kerouac, add in Gary Snyder, Allen Ginsburg and Nanao Sakaki (any of the beat writers) also "Ringolevio" by Emmett Grogan. Thank you for reading a little bit of hipstory, and be kind to each other, Love Strider

Thanks Strider

I had forgotten about Spoonman! What a hoot. And that day, out of the blue I ran into Dan Silver, from Missoula (where I had been living on and off). Loved that guy. Rowan's hat was huge.. perfect for playing solo on the big stage.

Hey Strider

Wow, surely do remember Artis the Spoonman, how bout Tom Notty the Bubbleman and Reverend Chumly all frequenters of the Oregon Country Faire. I think I remember you from Sandpoint Idaho in the mid 70's or maybe Missoula, that possible? (just posted an old poster from the Aber Day Keggers. Good to remember old friends. I missed this show because my son was born the night before in the garden across from the applegate river in Ruch Oregon. The midwife, Abigail, was happy as hell tho, she'd been sayin for days that we better get that baby out in time for the shows.

Memories

I remember driving down from Seattle with tickets for the show. Drivin up a rutty dirt road, parkin' in a field, kinda dusty.Drank some "herbal tea"...........WOW.........The spoonman....Peter Rowan........the best Black Peter I've ever heard........Coulda been the tea........hehe......Lots of fond memories.......But I also remember driving back to Seattle after the show August 28th 1982. ya think I would of heard about the boys playin' that night in Seattle. Is there some kinda error here, or was it the tea....LOL.. ..I'm puzzled 26 yrs later. Gone are the days we stopped to decide........where we should go......we just ride.

Best show I ever attended.

Best show I ever attended. It was crazy fun. Good friends. Good music. Good times. I remember it well. Some weird moments. But the good out weighed it all. TwinklyEyes

parachuting gliders floating down to start the show

keep your character, enjoy living, share your fortune,OXOX Merple Reddin

And I Got on......

This was the first stop on the long strange trip.I was hooked, the sound was amazing The Pranksters let me in the parade Ken gave me an eye he was drawing on pads on his oversized glasses.We had Gold Eye of the Tiger,Thai Sticks and Meyers Dark Rum I'd search concerts and bands looking for the elusive Dead and was rewarded with and experience that has kept me on the bus.The most memorable were all of you which is why every show was looked forward to with relishThe "Head" of the Dead which always changed but remained strange and exhalted to the higher form of internal exploration.I love you all and always will Thanks you!!

Dreamtime

What a wonderful show! This was my soon to be wife's first Dead show, and it was 2 weeks to the day before our wedding. If there was any doubt I had picked the right woman to marry, they were dispelled as I watched her reaction to the band and the fans and the scene. She loved it as much as I did! Wooo Hooo! I remember a lot of imagery from that show, like: The leopard skin lady and her magic basket of goodies. The two "jack straw" naked dudes that threw straw from bales of hay into the air whenever the joy of the moment overtook them. The bikers that were allowed to simply ride in and park their rides right up against the rail (obviously this was pre-touch of grey days!) The smaller size of the crowds, no stress, no worries. The ease at which we soon knew all of our immediate neighbors. The huge watermelon someone had soaked overnight in brandy and then shared with dozens of new friends. The wonderful weather. The shit eatin' grin on my girlfriend Carol's face. The joy we shared with my room mates Ron and Marty who were also there. The wonderful moments after the show when you realized what a drop dead gorgeous experience it had all just been. Ahhh... mmmm... yummy! -------- - "getting on the bus was the best decision I ever made!"

Strange, but fun

Some strange lyrical fun from the boys, especially Bobs sex change reference during Truckin. I saw many people bust out laughing after that, it was great. The paper really started to hit the boys during Playin, just listen to Jerry and Bob's voice change in energy, peaking for sure at that point. Great show, I am surprised this does not have a higher rating, at least a 4.5. But I guess a few flubbed lyrics here and there make some vote it down. Peace

grace of summer haze

Felling very fresh and shoomy

Was getting on the bus with a girl friend out in the country fair trail when we hear the show starting. We ran back and got into dancing. It was a very special time dancing with Sandy. We wondered and I found some friends. I was dancing a way and I met eyes with this beautiful dancing with her friends. She must have been having as much fun as I was because she dropped her cloths ran of to me and danced for a short time. My friends and hers couldn't believe it. Then she ran back to her friend laughing all the way. Oh and the band was good too.

Wheel

This is an example of why I think the early 80's Were very best of time to be on tour. Although I did not take the photo nor attend this show many were like this. Tons of room to move roam and groovehttp://images.gdao.org/view/image/ark%3A%2F38305%2Fg4pg1rfn%2Fis%2F1

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1 year 7 months ago

40 Years ago today.
Time flies. “The wheel is turning and you can’t slow it down.”
PotterJohn

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Robert Cray
Excellent summary, I was shocked when Robert Cray popped up from out of nowhere it seemed. My was I high, it was an epic experience that was part of a life change for sure. I ended up driving busses down from Olympia, Washington full of hippies going to the Mardi Gras, Chinese New Years and New Year's Eve shows of the early 80's. Glad you got your wish, with love in the dream, they really can come true in the strangest of places if you look at it right, right??!!
PotterJohn

5 years 6 months ago

I still swear they played US Blues, yep, that high!!!
Oh, my lord Jesus Christ have mercy on my miserable soul, I have no idea why I have been so blessed to have been at this show and a couple hundred more. Not bragging, truly shocked that I was able to be at this family, community, spiritual and miserable event. I had just arrived in the NW on motorcycle from Alabama on the recommendation of friends attending the Evergreen State College after a conference by our church youth group LRY which had Federations, locals and factions named LSD, TOAK, MDA and Sunshine. Really, the Unitarians are liberal, but their kids were in control of our conferences. So, our tribe was in force some of them helping make, sew and fly the tiedye banners behind them. I am sure I was as high and loving it like never before, but soon to follow as Jimi said, "Are you Experienced?" Yes, I am, thank you Mr. Hendrix. It was hot as hell, wind blowing toward the band, my friend Bob taking photos, one shows up at all the OCF as a young man standing in total bliss......I love seeing that each year....I think that photo sums it all. The experience was certainly greater than the music reviews, but I had no complaints, there were challenges a-plenty. Heat, dust and interstellar navigational and technical. I was with now lifelong brothers and sisters including Heliotroupe listed here and I assume I was or am on OCF's Carpentry Crew with West.August, I see and send Grateful Dead Love Vibe to him and partner every year, nice to know we were both there. I will end saying the minute I heard Robert Cray, sneaking in on his own damn stage or whatever and there was no doubt he was a budding world class bluesman. Thank you all who read this and share, shared or will share the joy all of you and JustUs, my all ages nonprofit group of friends production company for making it true, so true "Love is Real, not fade away." You know who you are, "I love you more than words can tell......"

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