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Ross James of the Terrapin Family Band

My brother Brian P talked me into signing up

 to perform Live Karaoke

at the Terrapin Crossroads venue

with the Terrapin Family Band.

I had reheased the song "Sugar Magnolia",

but when I got to Terrapin Crossroads and saw

the setlist, I decided this song didnīt fit.

Grahame Lesh of the Terrapin Family Band shows up

& I ask him if they know Bob Dylanīs song, "Seņor".

And Grahame answers, "Yeah, I think we can do that one".

There were so many cables on the floor of the stage that night

when I first performed with the Terrapin Family Band.

The whole restaurant scene was rearranged and different.

This picture reminds me, this band is educational for me.

Ross James, Phil Lesh & Brian P

Current Cover Song Rehearsals

Uncle John

 

SAMSON & DELILAH

Biblical story

Lyric Arrangement by

Reverend Gary Davis & Elijah Wald

Music Arrangement by Grateful Dead

Vocal Arrangement by Bob Weir

Guitar & Vocals, Uncle John

 

EL MISMO CIELO

Song by Marcela Gandara

Spanish Vocals, Uncle John

The Same Sky El Mismo Cielo

Although it's the same sky and the same sun

Aunque es el mismo cielo y es el mismo sol
They are the same streets but I am not

Son las mismas calles pero yo no soy
I am not the same

No soy el mismo
And like a tourist I can walk

Y como un turista puedo caminar
Discovering new things as I go

Descubriendo cosas nuevas al andar
Why are you with me

Por qué estás conmigo

Why are you with me I start to discover

Por qué estás conmigo empiezo a descubrir
The simple things I didn't live before

Las cosas sencillas que antes no viví

The voice of the sea &the stars that speak so much about you

La voz del mar y las estrellas que hablan tanto de ti
The voice that screams in the silence that you want me here

La voz que grita en el silencio que me quieres aquí
Close to you

Cerca de ti
Your kiss and every drop that wets me as I walk

El beso tuyo y cada gota que me moja al andar
The light that flows in the sound of a child crying

La luz que fluye en el sonido de un pequeņo al llorar
You make me live, you make me laugh, and breathe

Me haces vivir, me haces reír, y respirar

Although you were with me I couldn't understand

Aunque estabas conmigo no pude entender
That I was surrounded by so much pleasure

Que estaba rodeado de tanto placer
By so many reasons

De tantos motivos
And from my routine I had to break free

Y de mi rutina tuve que salir
To stop and see you smile

Para detenerme y verte sonreír
And feel alive

Y sentirme viva

Because you are with me I start to discover

Porque estás conmigo empiezo a descubrir
The simple things I didn't live before

Las cosas sencillas que antes no viví

The voice of the sea &the stars that speak so much about you

 La voz del mar y las estrellas que hablan tanto de ti
The voice that screams in the silence that you want me here

La voz que grita en el silencio que me quieres aquí
Close to you

Cerca de ti
Your kiss in every drop that wets me as I walk

El beso tuyo en cada gota que me moja al andar
The light that flows in the sound of a child crying

La luz que fluye en el sonido de un pequeņo al llorar
You make me live, you make me laugh, and breathe

Me haces vivir, me haces reír, y respirar
And breathe, Lord, my God

Y respirar, seņor, mi Dios

You make me live, laugh, sing

Me haces vivir, reír, cantar
And breathe

Y respirar

And breathe

 Y respirar

ME & BOBBIE McGEE

Song by Kris Kristofferson

Guitar & Vocals, Uncle John

 

ALL I REALLY WANT TO DO

(IS, BABY, BE FRIENDS WITH YOU)

Song by Bob Dylan

Guitar & Vocals, Uncle John

 

TOUCH OF GREY

Song by Robert Hunter & Jerry Garcia

Original Musical Performance

& Background Vocals

by Grateful Dead

Vocals, Uncle John

It took the Grateful Dead 22 years to get a top ten hit, “Touch Of Grey”,  from their album "IN THE DARK", on the Billboard charts. I share with my cousin,  this story about Bob Weir: "I'm riding with Bob Weir in his car in San Francisco one sunny autumn afternoon. We're talking about songwriting and how do you write a top ten hit. While he’s driving, Bobby is talking about having a hit on the radio and how the Grateful Dead would like to make one of those. Suddenly, he calls my attention to the car in front of us. The license plate reads HIT. "Is that God or coincidence?" Bob asks me.

One of the weirdest miracles I’ve seen in my life happened the night when I am driving my cousin, David Remillard home from a Jerry Garcia concert in Albany, New York.

David is a local firefighter who lives on the same farm he grew up on in Schaghticoke, N.Y. On the ride, we talk about the Grateful Dead and God. I share with him that story and how the Grateful Dead are different from any other band because of their spirituality, songs referencing the Bible, their universal reach, and love for all the cultures of mankind.

We ride through Mechanicville, and Stillwater, then get on a long road leading to Schaghticoke. It’s a new moon and cloudy night and there are no lamps or lights out here. I’m talking to David about God because he’s become a disbeliever. I share stories about the Grateful Dead who have helped me understand without question, the existence of God and the Devil. Suddenly, the car stops and we’re out of gas. I’ve never seen it this dark outside and there are no vehicles in sight. We have a flashlight, get out in the darkness, and walk around the car in the middle of nowhere. On the side of the road is a clear plastic bottle with something of amber color in it and my cousin says “Johnny don’t touch that” It’s somebody’s pee, he`s sure. I uncap the container. “It’s gasoline” I tell him. “No it’s not, it’s somebody’s piss,” he replies. “We’ll see when we put it in the tank.” I respond. He is in shock when the car starts, and we remain amazed as the radio comes back on and the Grateful Dead’s top ten hit “Touch Of Grey” is playing, Jerry Garcia singing “We will get by, we will get by, we will survive.” Every cloud has a silver lining and every silver lining a touch of grey.

“Is that God or coincidence?” I ask David.

TIGHT CONNECTION TO MY HEART

Song by Bob Dylan

 Vocals, Uncle John

Music from the play Girl From The North Country

Grateful Dead Club Front Music Studio

A stoneīs throw from Terrapin Crossroads

Rehearsal studio for Bob Dylan playing with The Grateful Dead