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moniss

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1. Several years ago I saw
Thu Mar 12, 2026, 12:41 PM
Mar 12

a video of Barry Melton playing solo sometime in the '80's/'90's period at an outdoor gig. Excellent sound and it wasn't a particular "song" as such. He just chatted with the crowd for a moment or two and then began to play. Just him on guitar with no other musicians. He began slowly and the whole piece was maybe 6 or 8 minutes long.

As he played you could hear that he was weaving things together and slowly the psychedelic effect became apparent and I closed my eyes and just let the sound carry me away. When it was over I slowly opened my eyes and I felt more relaxed and peaceful than I had in years. Thanks to The Fish.

As you said the sound of San Francisco. Where people showed the power of music, light shows, color and motion to open minds, calm souls and carry you away.

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