Buddy (That's What I Want!)

Have you ever seen "Festival Express," the 2003 documentary about the 1970 train tour of the same name? I saw it first back when the DVD was released and I saw it again last night, as it had been running on cable as part of a Jerry Garcia celebration. What I recalled from the first viewing years ago was the painful drunken jam session with Rick Danko, Janis Joplin, Sylvia Tyson, Bob Weir and Jerry Garcia and not much else.  What I hadn't recalled at all, was this absolutely filthy version of "Money" by Buddy Guy. The performances throughout are pretty damn good. Another fave is The Band ripping through "Slippin' & Slidin," a song I thought I never needed to hear ever again by anyone, but somehow was transformed into a blistering funky groove courtesy of Rick and Levon. The Dead sound great on "New Speedway Boogie" and the talking heads, especially the promoter, an embalmed Ken Walker, are all hilarious for their own reasons. See it if you haven't already. But check out Buddy Guy now. The guy's on fire.