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50 Years Ago - Busted, down on Bourbon Street...
https://liveforlivemusic.com/features/the-grateful-dead-busted-in-new-orleans-on-this-day-in-1970/?fbclid=IwAR16fugVgelYXdA5fQqzvT4DqNmmEtvS-tuNHTboPaI0JLNFxzZLxo3A4X0
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“Busted, down on Bourbon Street,
Set up, like a bowlin’ pin,
Knocked down, it gets to wearin’ thin,
They just won’t let you be…”
While New Orleans is generally known as a laid-back, easy-going city–with no open container laws and bars that never close–the city’s law enforcement has always been strict about certain things, including drugs. On January 31st, 1970, The Grateful Dead found this out the hard way when their hotel was raided and the entire band got arrested on drug charges. However, the experience would go on to influence the lyrics of “Truckin’“, one of the Dead’s most iconic songs.
~ More at link
Set up, like a bowlin’ pin,
Knocked down, it gets to wearin’ thin,
They just won’t let you be…”
While New Orleans is generally known as a laid-back, easy-going city–with no open container laws and bars that never close–the city’s law enforcement has always been strict about certain things, including drugs. On January 31st, 1970, The Grateful Dead found this out the hard way when their hotel was raided and the entire band got arrested on drug charges. However, the experience would go on to influence the lyrics of “Truckin’“, one of the Dead’s most iconic songs.
~ More at link
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