tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18366371.post3390568019249571407..comments2024-03-15T18:58:45.318-06:00Comments on Jerry Garcia's Middle Finger: Reading Notes: Constanten, Tom. 1992. Between Rock and Hard Places: A Musical Autobiodyssey. Eugene, OR: Hulogosi Press.Fate Musichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05648291938690043423noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18366371.post-89077894776362697922011-12-30T03:13:44.867-07:002011-12-30T03:13:44.867-07:00Hopkins did meet TC & Pigpen in their hotel ro...Hopkins did meet TC & Pigpen in their hotel room at Woodstock, but that doesn't necessarily mean he was close with the whole band. (Pigpen had several musical friends who didn't really hang with the Dead.) TC brings it up as an example of how fellow keyboardists meeting on the road were always friendly, and (elsewhere) as an example of how little he knew about the "classic" boogie-style keyboard players that Pigpen & Hopkins admired.<br /><br />Guaraldi & Wales - I mentioned this comment by TC in one of the LLD comment threads, and it's very intriguing. We already know Wales played with (most) of the Dead at least once in 1969, and perhaps several times; this is our main confirmation that Guaraldi did as well; and from TC's perspective, what's most interesting is that: a) Phil told TC he preferred Wales' playing; and b) TC mentions that even "more experienced players" like Wales & Guaraldi had problems interacting with the band. <br />At any rate, there's a wealth left unsaid there. <br />I'll just note that Guaraldi had known the band, particularly through Pigpen, for some time. Pigpen's girlfriend Veronica later said: <br />"Janis would come over and they'd play until 4 in the morning. I'd go to sleep, and they'd just play. Elvin Bishop came by a lot. So did Vince Guaraldi; he was a close friend of Pig and the Dead."<br /><br />As for Tarot - the only thing that ever suggested Garcia's involvement was a mislabeled 'Tarot outtakes' tape that (wrongly) said he was guesting on guitar. Until the recent Mandrake's thread, in which we discovered that Jerry seems to have played with the Rubber Duck band live at least once in 1970...though the details are few. As far as studio recording, I doubt Garcia was ever involved.Light Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18366371.post-15624481403989928592011-12-29T18:22:17.786-07:002011-12-29T18:22:17.786-07:00Yes, Hopkins. He talks about Nicky and Pigpen ravi...Yes, Hopkins. He talks about Nicky and Pigpen raving about their shared musical idols.Fate Musichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05648291938690043423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18366371.post-3132814192746468682011-12-29T16:49:49.462-07:002011-12-29T16:49:49.462-07:00Is the "Nicky" on page 72 Nicky Hopkins?...Is the "Nicky" on page 72 Nicky Hopkins? He sat in for the Airplane set at Woodstock, so I know he was there. Very interesting to see he was already close enough to bunk with the band.Corry342https://www.blogger.com/profile/08049035074121231425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18366371.post-38385486936518690292011-12-29T15:55:51.142-07:002011-12-29T15:55:51.142-07:00Heh heh. Not sure why my spreadsheet has it wrong,...Heh heh. Not sure why my spreadsheet has it wrong, but I have fixed it now. Thank you, Jeremy!Fate Musichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05648291938690043423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18366371.post-17344084806399398362011-12-29T15:21:29.249-07:002011-12-29T15:21:29.249-07:00"no known show in K.C. ... 2/5/69, but that’s..."no known show in K.C. ... 2/5/69, but that’s understood as the second of two nights in Omaha, NB."<br /><br />If that's correct, is this show incorrectly labeled?<br /><br />http://www.archive.org/details/gd69-02-05.sbd.cotsman.8993.sbeok.shnfJeremyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07231522886424791492noreply@blogger.com