A trip with Skip
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Track:Seeing
According to Moby Grape member Peter Lewis, "Seeing" is not only Skip Spence's finest songwriting effort, but also Moby Grape's most realized recording.He probably didn't mean the early take, but it's worth hearing. 2 other versions are currently in & out of print on various releases.Meanwhile, allow me to digress from the complications involving their back catalog. 
I double-dated two nice gals with Skip Spence about 13 years ago.One of the women was Skip's girlfriend and also his weekend caretaker, as he was only allowed out with supervision. The idea being to keep Skippy away from drugs and beer.Even so, he drank at least 10 iced teas until the pizzeria manager had a shit fit when Skip began bolting from our table towards the counter in a hurry to refill his glass. Keeping her eyes on the road while driving, his girlfriend casually diffused the hysterical laughing going on in conversations he was having (with himself) in the back seat), by saying a few times, "Skip's a trip," which made him laugh all the more. Every now and then Skip had moments of clarity.He pointed out a Victorian flat where he and Paul Kantner were roomates (in 1966) as we drove by. I suddenly got his attention when I praised his solo album.Making me feel my opinion really mattered to him, he asked what song on OAR I liked the best.What do you say to such a legendary loon? Uncle Creepy, no doubt, was right at home in such company.
I double-dated two nice gals with Skip Spence about 13 years ago.One of the women was Skip's girlfriend and also his weekend caretaker, as he was only allowed out with supervision. The idea being to keep Skippy away from drugs and beer.Even so, he drank at least 10 iced teas until the pizzeria manager had a shit fit when Skip began bolting from our table towards the counter in a hurry to refill his glass. Keeping her eyes on the road while driving, his girlfriend casually diffused the hysterical laughing going on in conversations he was having (with himself) in the back seat), by saying a few times, "Skip's a trip," which made him laugh all the more. Every now and then Skip had moments of clarity.He pointed out a Victorian flat where he and Paul Kantner were roomates (in 1966) as we drove by. I suddenly got his attention when I praised his solo album.Making me feel my opinion really mattered to him, he asked what song on OAR I liked the best.What do you say to such a legendary loon? Uncle Creepy, no doubt, was right at home in such company.
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