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Here’s what’s on Garcia’s mind: Oh, good–five more drummers. Just what we need.
For his sins, his successes, his problems and his virtues, Mickey shall be judged.
But he really does have incredible posture.
Also: Mickey brought his chaps to Egypt.
The press conference before leaving for Egypt. Note Billy’s broken arm. Note Phil’s arm about to be broken.
“Garcia! Garcia! GARCIA!”
“Yes, Bobby?”
“The camels have humps.”
…
“Thanks, buddy.”
Remarkable though it was in a place made primarily out of granite and sand, Garcia still managed to set some shit on fire accidentally. The local Bedouins gave him the honorary name Al-Hakka Makka Makka, which means “The One with Untreated Sleep Apnea.”
Listening to 9/16/78: the last night in Egypt, the total eclipse show, the good one, the high one, the one with the Olin Arageed>FOTM. It is mystical and historical and spiritual and FUCK are they dragging ass on this one.
Garcia’s having a great night, guitar-wise, no matter what physical shape he was in (according to every single book written about him) and Keith’s piano, so famously out-of-tune that it precluded a major-label release of the show, doesn’t sound that bad.
But it doesn’t, except for a few moments, have much spark to it. It’s the sound of six jet-lagged men (and Mrs. Donna Jean) who were in shaky health to begin with.
My favorite part about this is Phil’s spokesperson pose AND the fact that you can’t tell whether he’s advertising the CD or the Pellegrino.
Egypt was a problem, a disaster, a lovely vacation, an apparently epic party, the setting for about a hundred pages of Kesey’s late-period hairy-chestedness. The third show was decent; the tapes are readily available. There are even videos:
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFYIsvcspmQ&w=420&h=315]
Now, understand that this is not a fan video or something shot on an iPhone, mostly because it was ’78, but also because this is the official film. The best they could do.
So, no triple-album with limited theatrical release film attached, no recouping $650,000. Bupkiss. On the other hand, the Grateful Dead played in front of the Pyramids under a total eclipse.
So, God bless America, huh?
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