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Dead Therapy - Ventura 7.21.84
Morning, Freaks!!
Sorry for all the disconnects you’re about to read. I can’t seem to fit my thoughts together in any logical sense today.
You know life is strange sometimes. When I think I’m reaching stability and life seems to plateau, another challenge rears its head. Maybe that’s what life’s about…Never Settling. Why can’t things ever just be easy?
It seems like we live in a very turbulent time right now. It seems that everybody around me is chasing stability and balance.
But what’s that saying from the bible, “When God closes a door, he opens a window.” I can’t even tell you how many times I’ve heard that over the past five years, from people I wouldn’t expect it to come out of. Life is full of Grand Opportunities. Maybe we just need to be open to looking for them, or seeing the good in what we’ve already got. I’ve always seen life kind of like a book…every stage of life a different chapter. Some longer, some shorter. The book just really never ends. Maybe it’s time for you to start a new chapter? What do you want to do next? Where do you see yourself? What challenges lie ahead? Are you where you’re supposed to be? What’s really good in my life right now?
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the famous 1968 Haight Street free concert, playing off the back of a flat bed truck special
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Dead Therapy - Warlocks at the Spaceship
Morning, Freaks!!
I write today with a little bit of a heavy heart. We lost a very important person to my personal Dead community Thursday in Gerry Reid. Gerry was in a pile up on I-40 last week, went into the hospital, and unfortunately was unable to recover. Not only was Gerry a kind soul, but he had a tremendous impact (even if I never told him) on my lifestyle today. Gerry was the first person to ever introduce me to the music of the Grateful Dead….which turned into twenty years of sharing a love of this music, like he did with me, meeting wonderful people from around the world, and being part of a lifestyle that has made huge changes in the way I see the universe around me. Never a day passes that I don’t listen to the music of the Grateful Dead in some form. I owe that to him. Those that know me well, know that I view death a little different from most. Sure, I’m sad to lose someone that is important to me, but I have always believed that death is an important part of life, part of the circle of existence. Remembering the good times seems so much better. I guess what I’m trying to say is that death can really be a celebration of life.
Coincidentally, I wrote this about the Reid brothers a while back and it randomly showed up in the in The Butter Room que this week. Take some time to read it, if you want:
http://thebutterroom.com/post/422118722/dead-therapy-rfk-6-20-92
Today is one of those CELEBRATIONS OF LIFE, and so is this show, so today I leave you with the warlocks at the spaceship:
10-09-89 Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, Va. (Mon)
1: Stranger, Built To Last, Rooster, Ramble On, We Can Run, Jack A Roe, Memphis Blues, Row Jimmy, Music
2: Playin> Uncle John> Playin> Dark Star> Drumz> Death Don’t> Mr. Fantasy> Hey Jude Finale> Throwing Stones> Good Lovin E: Attics
“Stranger” appears on “Without A Net” - last “Dark Star”: 07-13-84 [359] - last “Attics”: 10-28-72 [1082] - Show billed as “Formerly The Warlocks”
All of my friends come to see me last night,
I was laying in my bed and dying.
Annie Bonneau from St. Angel say the weather down there so fine.
Just then the wind came squalling through the dark,
But who can the weather command?
Just want to have a little peace to die,
And a friend or two I love at hand.
Fever roll up to a hundred and five.
Roll on up, gonna roll back down.
One more day I find myself alive,
Tomorrow maybe go beneath the ground.
See here how everything led up to this day,
And it’s just like any other day that’s ever been.
Sun going up and then the sun going down.
Shine through my window and my friends they come around,
Come around, come around.
The people might know, but the people don’t care,
That a man can be as poor as me.
Take a look at poor Peter, he’s lying in pain,
Now let’s come run and see, run and see,
Run and see, run, run and see, and see.You guys mean everything to me. Wherever this weekend finds you, may it be safe and exactly what you were looking for.
Enjoy! And thanks for coming with me to therapy today.
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Today is a particularly special Phish Friday. A year ago today Phish returned at Hampton in one of the most incredibly joyous and moving weekends in their 26 year history. It was an all-day event with many of us getting in line in the early afternoon, drinking beers and catching up with old friends, making new ones, and soaking in the incredible energy surrounding it all. So here’s a few Hamptonversary photos for all of you. We’ve had our band back for a year now!!
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My Dad and Cactus…
1 in a million shot. I won backstage passes from the waterwheel/ Greenpeace table on 12/31/95 one of the most epic shows of all time. I got 4 passes and me, my dad and couple of friends went backstage. I went up to say hi to Mike but, became starstruck and couldn’t say a word. My dad (who is now resting on another plane) struck up a convo with Cactus about his mountain bike which he had been cruising around on that summer. My dad and Mike talked for about 20 minutes about mountain biking and I just stood there in awe. Mike was incredibly nice and chill considering that he must’ve been riding one of the biggest post-show adrenaline rushes of all time. I love me some Mike but, my Dad really came through on that one. Miss you Dad.
Lucas Ketner
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Charlottesville
One of my favorite Gordon moments happened in Charlottesville on 12/5/09, Mike’s bass dropped out during Golgi, Mike then sang the bass line until his sound was restored. Trey shouted Cactus! a few times and they were all having fun, it was great!
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mike moment
Omni for Hallowen, 98 or so? Mike just sat in a Lazy Boy chair for a few minutes while the rest of the band played. Totally cool.
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Mike Gordon Contest
I have to say my favorite Mike moment is when he took the jam to those uncharted waters really quick on the 9.14.99 AC/DC Bag…
Long Live Mike!
Frank
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Mike in Pittsburgh
A few friends and I went to see Mike during his fall tour at Mr. Small’s in Millvale, PA. We were in the very front. At the end of his show, he says to the crowd, “If anyone wants to hang out afterward, we’ll be at the merchandise stand.” Staying true to his word, he immediately came out and the crowd began to swarm. The only thing I had was my ticket stub and this ridiculous grasshopper hat. So, when I walked up to him I shook his hand and asked if he would sign my hat. He gave this look like, “Really?” Then his expression changed to a, “well, i’ve signed worse.” He then indulged us in a story about him and Trey in Jones Beach. From this experienced, I learned he is an awesome guy and further confirmed that Phish really cares about their fans.
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Best Gordo Moment
Well, I have bumped into Mike Gordon a few times in the lots at various Phish shows over the years but I’d have to say my most memorable experience with “Cactus” would have to be in 1999 when I tried to put in a request for Dinner and a Movie. I had tried other methods before, including banners and signs, but nothing had worked. So, upon seeing Mike chilling on his golf cart outside of will-call at VA Beach, it occurred to me… What better way to request your favorite song than through a member of the band, right? so I pulled out a piece of paper from my pocket, jotted down “DINNER AND A MOVIE? PLEASE!?”, walked up to him, and handed it to him. He looked at it, read it, said “I’ll see what I can do.”, and proceeded to place the note into the cubby of his cart. All I could do was wait and see. They didn’t play it that night and I was bummed but I was doing a large portion of tour that summer so I was patient… Merriweather, no deal. Camden, no deal. So then I see mike in the lot again up at Great Woods and I ask him “What happened with the Dinner and a Movie request?” and he looks at me and says… ”I asked Trey and he said no.” LOL Classic!
I still haven’t seen it live in over 100 shows attended. They always seem to break it out the night before I go to see them. D’oh!
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Mike & The Meatstick
In honor of the Mike Gordon contest here on The Butter Room, I have decided to share my favorite Mike story. The show started with Soul Shakedown Party and we knew it’d be a fun night. Back in Vegas 04 it was setbreak and we were just waiting for the phish to come back and melt our faces. I was sitting with another Butter Room resident, Matt, and we were talking to a guy from Colorado I believe. We brought up how fun it would be if they opened set 2 with The Meatstick. So we decided we should start doing the meatstick dance. We were seated on the floor, about 5 rows back in the middle, but more towards Mike’s side.
We got a small group up and started doing it, then a section just above the walkway to the stage on Mike’s side started to do it, then many other people at the Thomas & Mack started to do it. It was the dance craze that swept vegas that phine night. Phish came out on stage, and I don’t know how he knew, but he looked right at us on the floor doing the dance, and he gave us a nod, then they started to get phunky.
Much to our delight, later that evening, Trey, Mike & the crowd had a Meatstick reprise within a wonderful YEM, by doing the meatstick dance while Fishman was soloing. Mike then took it away with a slick solo.
The blurrycam shot I have above is the only shot I have of Mike doing The Meatstick that night, and I hate to make it sound like we’re taking all the credit for the song that night, but hey, from where I was standing we started it, I’ll always think of it as our meatstick, an awesome time in Vegas where I first met Matt, and I know that Mike was one of the biggest reasons we were there.
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