20 year old Relix Interview of Phil
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A 20 year old Relix Interview of Phil with some interesting insights from the moment of the birth of Phil & Friends:
https://www.relix.com/articles/detail/20_years_of_phil_friends_revisitin...
I was at the first one at the Fillmore, and many more including all three of the Phil with Trey, Page and Steve Shows (a major highlight in this legacy.)
I have to add that that first one (with guitarist Stan Franks) was a big disappointment that suggested the future of this music was suspect - but damn has it ever thrived since that moment!
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One of the many
One of the many
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Stan just wasn't the man in
Stan just wasn't the man in this case.
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Two others who weren't "the
Two others who weren't "the man" - Larry McCray and Robbin Ford.
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Just googled Stan Franks and
Just googled Stan Franks and by-golly - he's no longer with us.
With all due respect, may he RIP - (but I don't think he was really with us the night he played with Phil at the Fillmore...)
http://www.berkeleyside.com/2015/11/16/remembering-stanley-franks-musici...
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Odd to consider that I've
Odd to consider that I've been going to P+F shows longer than Grateful Dead (17 years).
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Likewise Dalton.
Likewise Dalton.
I saw the back end fitty percent of the Grateful Dead's existence (or roughly 48 pct) from October of 1980 till June of '95.
Odd to consider that the Post Jerry era is longer than the time I spent watching him action...... (sniff).
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Very odd to consider that I
Very odd to consider that I first saw and heard Phil Lesh play more than 48 years ago.
In some ways it seems like yesterday.
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38 years, 48 years.... That
38 years for me, 48 years for you ....
That 10 year difference is critical.
Clearly, that's where the densest, most impactful Grateful Dead existed...
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Yeah, the Stan Franks show
Yeah, the Stan Franks show was a real snooze. He really didn't deliver. He had the potential. I think he even did well in the rehearsal. They were still better than the Broken Angels shows that Phil sat in on prior to that.
Here's a youtube video of a jam session at Stan's house. The music starts at 2:19, and has David Murray
https://youtu.be/0ibEdNIB5lE
Check it out.