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RUN LIKE A MOTHER

I never saw them in the 80s, saw them in ‘74, and on their final tour in 1976, a month or two before the Waltz. Saw Levon solo. A friend made it down to one of his Rambles, she said it was unforgettable, and she was a seasoned concert goer.

Too bad no one had it on tape for you. Like one of Owsley’s infamous banana box tapes! Gets the Rhino-Plagent treatment! Ha!

That was a big part of the feud, though not all lol. They wanted to keep going but Robbie did not…
They did keep going without Robbie and with varying degrees of success. I saw and enjoyed them several times in the eighties starting around 82?,including opening for about a half dozen Dead shows, and saw dozens of shows I worked in the nineties during their later comeback, including the last 2 Dead shows. You must of went to the 84 and 87 wonderland shows?
Worked several at Lulu’s Roadhouse.

I’d rather pay higher taxes but not lose my home and savings etc. Just that screening alone here…scares me to even think about it.

Yep, Gabes a HUGE loss, though he’s been out all year so…hopefully he can return healthy.

Irv, there’s a blast from the past!
I never saw it but folks called us up after. It was at the end of the six o’clock news that night, and as they were finishing they played like 30 seconds of us. Supposedly it sounded good lol.

PS, speaking of my days with the band. Big four winds blow for ole AP from their road crew who passed recently.
Didn’t know him well but he worked hard and was always a good dude, like all the Band folks: Butch, Pauly, Rick, Lee, Garth, Jimmy, the 2 nineties Richards, all super nice folks! Was an honor and privilege to get to work around these good folks! Saaaalute!

Hey Oro - It varies across the country, but in Ontario, where I am, most things are covered, or I would never have been able to afford it. One of the trade offs is higher taxes.
Too bad about Landeskog - knee problems did many a great athlete in for good, including Bobby Orr. Let’s hope he makes it back, because he is a beast.
I chuckled at the mention of WKBW - Irv Weinstein & Eyewitness News! You made Eyewitness News? Awesome!! ;)

Levon - What a voice. Actually, a band with three remarkable and distinct voices, but his was a cut above. They never should have pulled the plug after The Last Waltz. Taken a break, cleaned up some bad habits, but never should have quit.

The Band did a great version of it on Jericho. Rick and Lee do a nice job sharing lyrics, and “nobody can sing”, them southern blues like Lee! Guy just oozes the south.
Dug it so much, Fast Eddie and I did it along with She Belongs, and Masters of War at a Dylan impersonators contest at Nietzsche’s in Bu fa fa lo mid nineties? Somewhere in the WKBW archives is a video clip of us lol.
Not so much impersonations, as cool and fun reinterpretations, though both types had some good and hilarious out there versions, like the guy who dropped his pants when he started playing wearing polka dot boxers!
We actually won for best interpretation, thanks Jerry (we basically just copied Jer lol)
Our prize…a bag of chocolate covered buzz beans, but hey, they were quite good lol.

Yeesh Mike, just curious, do you have to pay at all for those? Wondering how that works up there?
Man, what a night. I watched On the Fly etc for several hours last night. Like crack.
Congrats to the K nigits for topping the conference. Hopefully the mighty Kraken can upset the Stars, prolly not but I hate Dallas (sorry, no offense). Hopefully the AVs can get by the Wild as they seem to have our number? And no Landeskog, gulp, No Bueno!
In the east, besides the obvious ahem, Go FLA!

Some good series shaping up, hope I can keep up!

So playoffs start Monday, say Tuesday for DaP 46 on sale date? Big week!

Favorite album by The Band.
Deadhead from CA turned me on to it in 1975-6.
Good pick Tim from W. Covina!
Cheers

Acadian Driftwood, if they could remember all the lyrics would have been great. One of my favorite Band tunes.

Good call on Blind Willie as well. Jerry could have sung the shit out of that. I also would have loved Dylan's Highway 61 as a set one closer. Could have blazed on that one. (And they needed more set closers.)

And Doc, Groom's still Waiting would have been a great Dylan cover, too. Love that tune.

I missed the game, because I had a CT Scan scheduled, in the always “coveted” 9:45 pm slot, which with driving time into the city and hospital wait time, no game for me. Could have been worse - as I get regular CT & MRIs, I’ve had them all hours, literally. Oh well. Raring to get the playoffs started!!

It would have been interesting to see the Dead dive into the Band’s catalogue. The Shape I’m In, Stage Fright, and Jerry taking a turn at It Makes No Difference. I think you are on to something, Jack.

Doc - Hilarious stuff!

A gritty win. Fortunate, but gritty. Yeah, it was kicked in. Woll is playing very well. I’m getting a head-start on playoff hockey.

During the game, the announcers made it a point to mention that seven Rangers played every game this season. Seven. Those clowns in the NBA should be ashamed of themselves. All of them.

Favorite encore - And We Bid You Goodnight

Dylan Song I wish they played - Blind Willie McTell

I also would not have been upset if they chose Acadian Driftwood over The Weight.

Thanks Doc! I badly needed to smile smile smile!