"She takes the wheel when I'm seeing double..."
These song lyrics emerged as soon as I opened my EYEdentical birthday cards from Eileen's kinfolk -
---the Massapequa (Barbara & Ken) and Dalton Duffy's (Deb & Jim).
Thanks for remembering me!!!
[from the uploader] Remaster of Sugar Magnolia from the 1974 Winterland shows that were used to make the Grateful Dead Movie. Retuned to 432hz.
A ripping performance on the outro! Bobby and Donna tore it up! Originally this song was more folky and laid back. But as Bobby said in an interview -- it became "balls the to wall rock". This version is all that!
Playing Double...cool "eye candy" (visuals)...
"We can discover the wonders of nature rolling in the rushes down by the riverside"
Sugar Magnolia
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Sugar Magnolia, blossoms blooming
Heads all empty and I don't care
Saw my baby down by the river
Knew she'd have to come up soon for air
Sweet blossom, come on under the willow (note 1)
We can have high times if you'll abide
We can discover the wonders of nature
Rolling in the rushes down by the riverside
She's got everything delightful (note 1)
She's got everything I need
Takes the wheel when I'm seeing double
Pays my ticket when I speed
She comes skimming through rays of violet
She can wade in a drop of dew
She don't come and I don't follow
Waits backstage while I sing to you
She can dance a Cajun rhythm (note 1)
Jump like a Willys in four wheel drive
She's a summer love in the spring, fall and winter
She can make happy any man alive
Sugar Magnolia
Ringing that bluebell
Caught up in sunlight
Come on out singing and I'll walk you in the sunshine
Come on honey, come along with me
She's got everything delightful (note 1)
She's got everything I need
A breeze in the pines and the sun and bright moonlight
Lazing in the sunlight, yes indeed
Sometimes when the cuckoo's crying
When the moon is half way down
Sometimes when the night is dying
I take me out and I wander around
I wander round
(1) these lyrics by Bob Weir
For Jim and other hikers...
Some background on the location of the walk in the next song.
The Crum Woods of Swarthmore College is one of the last remaining forested areas in Delaware County, Pa. With roughly 3.5 miles of walking trails extending over more than two hundred acres of land, the Crum Woods is significant not only for its large area and biodiversity, but also for the opportunities it offers for learning and recreation. The woods are used as a classroom and laboratory by the College, and provide recreational opportunities for all, including the broader community. Visitors are encouraged to wander the trails, observe the flora and fauna, and otherwise explore, contemplate, and enjoy the woods. Source
Next images are from the song that follows them.
--see "Terrapins" below...
Is she Ms. Magnolia - the star of this song?
Snack Break
On a recent walk through town...
Terrapins...
Show was on Eileen's birthday...less than a year before we joined head, hearts and voices for life...
Following the crums...crumbs...
Crum Woods reminded me of the American comic book artist R CRUMB...
"NATURALLY", on the same recent walk in the neighborhood I spotted the Berkshire Food truck, I came upon this one.
Take FOUR...with FEMALES leading the tribe...
Check out all the album artwork in their performing area...
Jimi's watching and smiling his Purple Gaze...
The Story Behind the Song...
[from the story] The Woman Behind the Summer Anthem
Everyone knows “Sugar Magnolia.” It’s the sing-along at every Dead show, the summer anthem, Bob Weir bouncing across the stage while thousands of fans sing along: “She’s got everything delightful, she’s got everything I need.”
But most people don’t know the woman who inspired that song—Frankie Azzara, a former go-go dancer who’d worked on “Shindig” and “Hullabaloo,” served as George Harrison’s secretary at Apple Records, and moved to San Francisco to become the operational backbone of the Grateful Dead.
While Bob sang “She takes the wheel when I’m seeing double, pays my ticket when I speed,” Frankie was literally doing exactly that—driving band members around, bailing them out, running the operation.
By 1970, the Dead’s front office had a handmade sign that read: “Do you want to talk to the man in charge or the woman who knows what’s going on?”
This wasn’t hyperbole. It was a recognition that after Lenny Hart, Mickey Hart’s father, embezzled over $150,000 from the band, the Dead had learned to trust women with their office and their money.
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