tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5112762289969356825.post7472119691115660621..comments2023-05-10T02:05:23.370-07:00Comments on Mike's Grateful Dead Blog: El Paso - Grateful Dead Song ReviewMHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12693836073851888298noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5112762289969356825.post-16191010787996222212012-11-13T09:25:13.031-08:002012-11-13T09:25:13.031-08:00I saw most of my shows in 1994, and I have eagerly...I saw most of my shows in 1994, and I have eagerly listened to everything from Eugene because I briefly moved up to Portland and had many friends at U of O. Eugene shows were awesome, my friends all raved about the energy and the scene.... you were STOKED to be there nice!!GDmikenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5112762289969356825.post-89387938713694080222012-11-13T09:23:14.278-08:002012-11-13T09:23:14.278-08:00I'll check Deadbase, but you're probably r...I'll check Deadbase, but you're probably right.GDmikenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5112762289969356825.post-79718395456920439672012-07-13T19:06:04.934-07:002012-07-13T19:06:04.934-07:00I agree with everything you say; except I'm fa...I agree with everything you say; except I'm fairly sure that the song was introduced way before 1979. Bobby also used to do Marty Robbins' "Big Iron" with a few of his side project bands.GiantsMetsOregonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5112762289969356825.post-79247851968581908492012-07-13T17:53:53.856-07:002012-07-13T17:53:53.856-07:00Mike, Like you, I came of age in the 90s too..in t...Mike, Like you, I came of age in the 90s too..in the Grateful Dead context at least. Yes I have always loved this song. An upbeat rhythm with some catchy undulations. I saw the boys just a few days before this show in Eugene, 94. That was huge for me. I saw them only once after that, in 95 Portland, where I sensed some very deep displacements...something was amiss...and a month or so later he was gone. So 94 always has a special place in my heart, for nostalgic reasons...doesn't beat 93, but still...Sundarnoreply@blogger.com