Mood: spacey
Now Playing: Take Me to the River-Grateful Dead 4/1/95-Memphis
Topic: I Believe
It's a year after the fateful moment I wrote about last night. April Fool's Day, 1995. I hadn't seen Mr. Wright (that's really his name-I met Mr. Wright on April Fool's Night!!! That really screwed me up for a while!) since the spring tour of 1994. This year we had met up in Charlotte during intermission the night Bruce Hornsby had sat in on piano. (all spinners and tapers, consult your Deadbase.) A dear old friend and opportunist, we happened to be staying at the same campground, and immediately fell back into old habits.
We were together for about a week before we found ourselves at the Pyramid in Memphis for the sold out 30th Anniversary April Fool's Show. He had a ticket from a friend who had to go home because he had gotten REALLY sick. I had no ticket.
I decided to try for a "miracle". For those who aren't familiar, it's where you put your finger up in the air and hope someone with an "extra" chooses to give it to you. (for free!)
SHOWTIME: The Pyramid in Memphis is an actual Pyramid. I know that their basketball team plays there. I'm assuming it is also a convention center, etc. As the time for the show came, the outside crowd rushed the gates and people were trying to run past the guards and into the venue. I turned to watch in amazement as people were even climbing up the sides of the Pyramid! (they didn't get far!) I turned back around and I was one of the only people still out at the edge of the sidewalk, still with my finger up, looking for a kind, veggie, ticket. And I was looking at a guy with an envelope with my ticket in it!!!
The set began with Foolish Heart, and included the Dead singing "Take Me to the River" (Talking Heads)
I experienced every drumbeat course through my veins, and enjoyed quite the show.
Posted by mandalafly
at 11:39 PM PST