I spent the weekend doing projects around the house, which
thereby meant that I didn’t get out on the water to do any fishing. This was disturbing, at least for me it
sure as hell was. When I finished
planting bulbs in the front yard on Sunday afternoon, I grabbed a can of beer
and went looking for unusual music videos. As often happens to me when I do this, my mind began to
wander. It wandered back to 1971
and a hot July night in New York City when the Beach Boys played for thousands
of fans in Central Park.
Listen carefully to how this selection is introduced.
In fact (as described in that clip) the Boys also performed
this same tune with the Grateful Dead, on April 27, 1971 at the Fillmore
East. They performed 7 tunes
during the Dead’s 2nd set that night. Here’s how that broke down:
Searchin’ (Beach Boys & Grateful Dead together)
Riot In Cell Block #9 (Beach Boys & Grateful Dead
together)
Good Vibrations (Beach Boys alone)
I Get Around (Beach Boys alone)
Help Me Rhonda (Beach Boys & Grateful Dead together)
Okie from Muskogee (Beach Boys & Grateful Dead together)
Johnny B. Goode (Beach Boys & Grateful Dead together)
There’s a great soundboard recording of this performance and
you can find it HERE.
