Just finished watching the guy who hates musicals AND IT WAS REALLY FUN!!
But in like the first 3 seconds when they said Paul’s name I misheard it as “Bob” and wildly and enthusiastically cheering for a Bob that IS NOT BOB.
So obviously this is my petition to permanently erase the name Paul from the entire play and replace it with Bob. His true name. You don’t have a choice sorry his name is Bob don’t lie to me to my fucking face.
My wife wants me dead she’s going to hunt me for sport
Betty Cantor-Jackson is a renowned recording engineer who worked with The Grateful Dead up until the mid-80s. This is a clip from a Grateful Dead radio show where she talks about meeting George Harrison and giving him some advice while he was making All Things Must Pass in 1970. She also mentions that Jerry Garcia met George. [x]
Transcript:
BETTY CANTOR-JACKSON: And there’s another story at Trident Studios where George Harrison was upstairs working on All Things Must Pass.
INT: Were you an insane Beatle freak like everybody else?
BETTY: Oh, I used to draw pictures when I was a little kid. I drew pictures of George. [He] was my favourite.
INT: [laughs]
BETTY: It was funny because I forgot all about that when I was actually hanging out with him in the studio. I completely forgot about the fact that I was -- I was a groupie -- or er y’know, a teeny bopper that used to draw pictures of George, y’know? But he invited -- Bob [Matthews] ran into him into the bathroom there, and he invited us up when he got done mixing. Bob and me...uh with him and his engineer, and he just sat there, and he played this whole album for us.
INT: All Things Must Pass?
BETTY: Yeah, All Things Must Pass.
INT: Oh my god, so you got to meet George.
BETTY: Oh yeah. He was coming over to the flat and hanging out with us.
INT: Aww.
BETTY: Which was fun. He was a really nice guy, George. I liked him, y’know?
INT: Aww.
BETTY: And uh...but he played it for us and then he said, “Well and I got this third tape. It’s a jam with Clapton and all these different people jamming and stuff.” I said, “Well put it on let me hear it. I wanna hear it.” Y’know? “Oh I wanna hear it!” So he puts it on, and he plays it.
Not being very tactful I say, “That’s the best stuff you got!” -- Oh! [quietly] Did I just say that about your tune? [laughs] “That’s the best stuff you got. Why don’t you put that out?!” And he said, “Well I wanted to, but the record company won’t let me put out three records -- a three disc set.”
I said, “Well why?” “They said it’ll cost too much. The price will be too high. People won’t buy it.” I looked at him, and I said, “Well...Jesus you’ve got enough money. Why don’t you put out three and charge for two then? What the hell. You can afford it.” [whispering] It came out with three! I was like “Ah!” [laughs] I was so proud of myself. I was like,Yeah! I talked him into it! [claps] That was some good talking! [laughs]
INT: That’s such a great story. I love that story.
BETTY: It was a great story, and Jerry [Garcia] got such a kick out of it. He said George showed up at one of the [Grateful Dead] gigs in New York and came in and introduced himself as knowing me and Bob. He said, “I met your engineers,” [laughs] Jer says, “He says he..” I said, “It’s all who you know, Jer! My god,” y’know? [laughs] He loved that. He was like, “He introduced himself as knowing you! Ha Ha Ha!” Yeah. Well. Yeah I know him, haha.
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Former Grateful Dead Engineer, Early New Riders of the Purple Sage Bassist Bob Matthews Dies
- “Bob was there at the beginning,” Bob Weir says in announcing colleague’s death
Bob Matthews, who served as an engineer and producer for the Grateful Dead in the 1960s and ’70s has died, Bob Weir said.
“The next world that awaits us all will be more efficient and sound better now,” Weir wrote on social media. “Bob voyage, vaya con Dios, Bob Matthews.”
Matthews’ age, cause and date of death were not available.
A bassist, Matthews entered the Dead’s orbit as a member of the pre-Grateful Mother McCree's Uptown Jug Champions with Weir, Jerry Garcia and Pigpen. He went on to play in the earliest iterations of New Riders of the Purple Sage alongside Garcia and Mickey Hart.
“So sorry to hear that Bob, part of the genius mosaic of sound and recording of the Grateful Dead, has left us,” NRPS co-founder David Nelson posted on his eponymous band’s Facebook page.
Matthews worked as an engineer, producer and/or live recordist on a number of Grateful Dead albums from 1968’s Anthem of the Sun to 1980’s Go to Heaven.
“Bob was there at the beginning. …. I always sought and valued his views on how the music and the band were developing,” Weir said.
Taking things down a notch, Bob Matthews and Catherine Pockson pace it down with their latest creation “Slow Bloom”. A rehashed, reworked collection of tracks from their album “Full Bloom”, the slower, more gradual pace gives a more contextualized approach to their album. Hope in the face of sadness, and an album meant to honor the splendor of the natural world, “Slow Bloom” glorifies these sentiments through the deepening slow to Pockson’s reworked gospel. Speaking about what inspired the notions of their alma-mater Catherine and Bob had this to say:
‘We decided to name this album ‘Full Bloom’ to honor the earth and nature we love so dearly. We live in difficult times and there is a weight of responsibility on our shoulders, but there is hope in the sadness and destruction around us. We can make drastic and beautiful changes if we work together. This album was such a joy to create even in the moments of struggle. We really are so proud of these songs and we really hope you enjoy them. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your support, we could not do this without you. Here’s to a bright future for you, your loved ones and planet earth"
You can check out “Slow Bloom” on Spotify HERE. To listen to the originals which inspired their latest reworkings you can check out their singles below with the sweeping prowess of “Be Yours”; the solemn piano hymn “Alright” and the thundering percussion of “Out of View” as well as an acoustic performance of "Archangel":
