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That guy! You could be standing there, innocently listening to a rock and roll song, and BAM - he hits you right between the eyes. I started making the connections in this song simply by trying to figure out who all and what all was being talked about by Robert Hunter. It’s a predilection of mine, to go off on tangents, and I’ve found it serves me well.

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Feel free to chime in at any time with your own! (“Wake up to find out that you are disguised as a squirrel.”) That would be a fun component in any and all of these blog posts and subsequent conversations - what did you hear, as opposed to what the words really were? American writer Sylvia Wright coined the term “mondegreens” to refer to these creative mis-hearings. It was at the closing of Winterland show, when I clearly heard Garcia sing, “Buckle up, and buckle down, do yourself a favor.” Not the real words (and not what Jerry sang), but definitely of some import to me at the time. One of my biggest revelations about the song was actually from a mis-hearing. “Ramble On Rose.” Something about that song… I still find new stuff in there all the time. The Greek, Frost, Henry Kaiser, SF Civic, Oakland Coliseum Arena, Keystone Berkeley,Cal Expo…. Those were some good days - I was learning about what I wanted to do with my life (become a librarian) and at the same time, seeing the Dead or Jerry with his various bands on a regular basis. I was living in Oakland, commuting via BART the 30 miles each way every day to Fremont, and going to as many Dead concerts as I could. When I first started the project, I was working as a reference library assistant at the Fremont Main library in Alameda County. “Ramble On Rose” also happens to be the song that set me off on my little adventure of annotating the Grateful Dead’s lyrics. I just sat down and wrote numerous verses that tied around ‘Did you say.’ “ In David Gans's Conversations with the Dead, Hunter says: 'I think ‘Ramble On Rose’ is the closest to complete whimsy I've come up with. Numbering the song among his favorites, Robert Hunter stated in an interview in Relix that ''Ramble on Rose' is a particular favorite - there's something funny about that song.' 'Ramble On Rose' occupied the #2 spot in the second set, following 'Truckin',' and preceding 'Me and Bobby McGee.' First performances at the show, besides 'Ramble on Rose,' included 'Comes a Time,' 'Mexicali Blues,' 'One More Saturday Night' (on a Tuesday!), and 'Tennessee Jed.' It was also Keith Godchaux's first show. The show is noteworthy for a number of reasons. First, just a little background: “Ramble On Rose” was introduced on Tuesday, Octoat the Northrop Auditorium at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis.

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