She was enthusiastic, at that moment, about the fact that the band was playing this particular song, as if were a particular favorite, or something she hadn’t heard in awhile. She was about 15 years old at the time, and we were the much older college kids, but she definitely knew more about the Dead than I did. And yes, I still have them.)Īnd what I remember about “Me and My Uncle” coming into my consciousness was being at Winterland with my friend Mike and his sister Danielle, and having Danielle tell me the name of the song. ![]() At the same time as I was going to as many Grateful Dead concerts as I possibly could, I was starting to accumulate the albums. I think it took me awhile, after I started going to shows, before I was really able to differentiate all the songs. What comes up for me when I first start thinking about blogging about any particular song is the first time I remember being conscious of it as a separate song. Since I mentioned it last week, I thought this would be as good a time as any to tackle “Me and My Uncle.” I have to admit, I’ve been avoiding the song for the past year or so. (I’ll consider requests for particular songs-just private message me!) ![]() Therefore, the best part, I would hope, would not be anything in particular that I might have to say, but rather, the conversation that may happen via the comments over the course of time-and since all the posts will stay up, you can feel free to weigh in any time on any of the songs! With Grateful Dead lyrics, there’s always a new and different take on what they bring up for each listener, it seems. ![]() Here’s the plan-each week, I will blog about a different song, focusing, usually, on the lyrics, but also on some other aspects of the song, including its overall impact-a truly subjective thing.
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