We left Dallas around 0900 and headed out across Texas. Cruising along on I-10 Westbound, we saw a fearsome accident involving a number of big rigs… closing the Eastbound side and dropping Westbound to one lane. With a speed limit of 85 MPH a lot can happen in a very short distance. We drove slowly past the carnage and settled back into our highway rhythm and before I could watch two more movies, we arrived in El Paso.
If you can’t get good Mexican food in El Paso, where can you get it? The hotel restaurant was absolutely delicious and reasonable priced. What a concept!
Tomorrow bright and early we continue on our way to Scottsdale, Arizona and the Talking Stick Resort for our net show with Leon Russell.
Now it’s not like I didn’t nap aplenty on the bus today, but it’s going to be nice to sleep in a bed that is not moving.
Onward!
I don’t think Weir sang it again after Garcia passed
Didn’t say it was. It was at two different venues. I was just stating how cool it would have been.
@jim hitchcock
Because: not only was that show not a co-bill, it wasn’t billed as:
“Featuring Marty Robbins” nor: “With Special Guest Marty Robbins”.
Yeah, Weir did the vocals. Once saw the Dead at the San Diego Arena; playing at the same time at the SD Auditorium in the same complex was Marty. I was so hoping he’d come on stage with the Dead, but it wasn’t to be.
I think the Dead covered ‘El Paso’ by Marty Robbins
Wow it’s late. Rock Them nice Rock Them early tonight Jorma! Rock calienteee tocas el Hermano!
Jorma,
Safe travels and hope your feeling better.
Looking forward to the show at the end of March at The Towne Crier.
Take Care and stay warm
Hogan
🙂
@George Henn
Derrick Warfield has a few albums you may be interested in He of the Wolftones
Peace Love All Ways
@doug mlyn
I love Doug Flynn lol
Peace
Love All Ways
and for those in NYC area Lou Gramm and Marty Balin are having a benefit for Slick Aguilar on 3/14/14 in Newark ticket master has info
My new favorite song is “Chauffer Blues”
Artistry of a different sort. The Wounded Warrior T Bird.
Signed by all living Medal of Honor winners. I had a bit of a role (nothing on the artistic side). Looks like the UAW is buying it for a million bucks.
Starts about 45 seconds in:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iv9aTiOQ69k
Story on it. You tube crashed a bit in on my computer, sorry:
http://www.stripes.com/news/us/thunderbird-and-a-matter-of-medals-at-gettysburg-convention-1.243329
Speaking of Jorma and great old songs, check out Jorma’s rendition of “The Mermaid Song” on the new Divided and United compilation cd of civil war songs. Thanks for your contribution, Jorma!
More Than MY Old Guitar, by the great Merle Haggard.
Though you do cover some of those great old songs on Blue Country Heart and River of Time. I just love ‘More Than This Old Guitar’ and ‘Cracks In The Finish’
Great idea for album Jorma, old railroad and trail songs.
Keep an eye out for those five mounted cowboys.
Great tune. If you like songs with sad endings @johno, listen to some of Hank Snow’s old railroad songs. Good stuff.
I fell in love with mexican girl 🙂
I loved that song even as a little kid. I think it was sung by Marty Robbins. I betcha Jorma can play it. Sad ending though.
Be sure to stop in Rosa’s Cantina where the music will play and Felina will whirl.
😉
Talking Stick? Stick around for Spring Training, it’s less than a month away!