SHARING THE SHOWS
NOTE: I forgot to get a picture, so I had to screenshot the video I took. You won't be able to play it.
After a day of helping my Mom do errands, followed by a nice NY-style chicken parm meal at Sonny & Tony’s in Mahwah, NJ, I was off to meet Sal, aka T-20, a friend who I hadn’t seen in three years, at Parkside to see Touch of Grey, a Grateful Dead tribute (obvs). Driving there was interesting, as the reaction times of most of my fellow drivers seemed a little slow (just one more Saturday night indeed). Fortunately, I got there safely. After parking in the Pearl River train station, Sal and I walked over. The first set was spent was spent reminiscing on the Mustang we rented on our trip from Colorado to San Francisco, as well as those awesome tuna melts we used to chow on at the Bronx’s Riverdale Diner before a night of partying. We shared the narratives of mutual friends who have long since faded from my memory, but it was nice to revisit, and talked relationships (I’m writing a book called How to be a Happy Bachelor: Can the Man Be Just as Smart?). The first set playlist from the time I arrived on: West LA Fadeway Hard to Handle Scarlet Begonias Fire on the Mountain I Need a Miracle Crazy Fingers (it’s a rarity to hear that played by a Dead tribute) It Hurts Me Too Greatest Story Ever Told Jack-a-Roe I was dismayed to learn that Diet Cokes were $3 (they’re usually free at the places I frequent in Virginia). It’s nice to encourage the designated driver program, although I suppose the venue needs to make money. During setbreak, some of Sal’s friends (aka the Pearl River bunch) came by; the names I was able to write down consist of Shannon, Pete, Mike, and Jerry. I felt I was in Dazed and Confused, as a bunch of 70s hits blared on the speakers, such as Ted Nugent’s “Cat Scratch Fever” and Head East’s “Never Been Any Reason.” Set 2 opened with “Eyes of the World,” then went into “Samson and Delilah,” followed by “Big Boss Man.” I was delighted to see the latter, as I never heard any tribute play that one live. “Moonlight Midnight” followed, then “New Speedway Boogie,” “The Race Is On,” “The Mighty Quinn,” “Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodleloo,” and “Shakedown Street.” Other highlights include meeting a young lady named Corrina, named after the Dead song, and the men’s door that kept swinging back at me, making me think there was someone in there the first time I used it. Sal and I parted ways at about 1 a.m., and I drove home in some rain. The plan: take Route 304, the Palisades, and the Thruway home. Those windy roads can be a challenge for drunk drivers, which can be a challenge for my safety. Fortunately, those main roads were sparsely populated. All in all, a nice trip down memory lane.
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