I know I am not the only person here old enough to remember.

A friend called and asked if I could play "The Weight, " a song by The Band.
I did not remember the name of the song until I saw the first line of the lyrics. Then it all came back: the name of the group, the song, and two others, and the fact that I first saw them on the Ed Sullivan Show.

How many of you can sing that song?

I am not sure how that could have worked, as I was in Laos on November 2, 1969, when it aired on TV. Rerun? Was there such a thing then?

What did you guys see on the Ed Sullivan Show?

Billy

“Amazing! I’ll be working with Jaco Pastorius, Charlie Parker, Art Tatum, and Buddy Rich, and you’re telling me it’s not that great of a gig?
“Well…” Saint Peter, hesitated, “God’s got this girlfriend who thinks she can sing…”