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From: blickstein@orphan.DEC (Dave Blickstein)
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Subject: The (Dixie) Dregs
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OK, a little Dregs history:

I first became acquainted (blown away is more accurate) with the band at
the U. of Miami, Fl in 1975.  At that time they were known as the U. of Miami
Jazz/Rock Ensemble (the band was a project for credit).  They were in the
process of changing their name to Dixie Dregs.

They did quite a bit of gigging around (they even did covers then by everything
from the Allmans (Jessica) to Mahavishnu Orch (Trilogy, Celestial Terrestrial
Commuters).  In the entire time I was there I missed only ONE gig:

Around 1976, they recorded "The Great Spectacular" as a demo.  They did a
test pressing of perhaps several hundred copies and were selling them at
their gigs.   Before I got a chance to get a copy at one gig, they ran out.
I talked to Morse and he said he'd have more at the next gig.   Well, in one
of the most regretted decisions of my life, I decided to study that night
and catch them another time.  I never saw or heard of them again until
1980 when "Freefall" came out.  Apparently they just abruptedly departed
the Miami area.  I would really love to get a copy of the damn album because
I believe there are several songs on it that were never subsequently recorded,
and some of the songs on it they used to do better (in my opinion) back then
(Leprechaun Promenade was original called Dance of the Leprechaun, and they
used to have an amazing "Bash"-like version of "Dixie".

Please send me mail if you know of anyplace I can find this album.

	Dave Blickstein

Favorite Dregs story:  I used to see Morse walking around the campus all the
time and to this day, I have never ever seen him without his guitar (even in
a restaurant in Concord, NH).   I once went to see the movie "Shampoo" and
met Morse there (w. guitar of course).  Half-way through the movie he turns
around and says "This is boring", takes out his guitar and starts practicing
this beautiful arpeggiated progression that lasts at least 12 bars with no
repeated chords.   I spent the rest of the time just listening to 
his non-amplified electric guitar in the movie theatre.  (Never did find out
how that movie ended).

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