Talk:Midnight at the Oasis

message: On 10 August 2011, the article was edited to state that Jerry Garcia played the lead guitar solo, but the editor didn't delete the statement that Amos Garrett (who actually played it) played the lead guitar.  It's well-known that Amos Garrett played it, and I had never heard a claim otherwise until I saw that edit, so I reverted the edit.Marvelocity (talk) 00:12, 14 August 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Jerry Garcia on lead guitar??

message: "Unlikely though it may seem, seminal heavy metal guitarist Jimmy Page is a fan of the song."
Not surprising.  Jimmy Page is a musician more than a headbanger.  This doesn't need to be in this entry really.
Jimmy Page likes this song?!! C'mon! It blows beads.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.31.241.73 (talk) 04:24, 18 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: the song was used in an advertising campaign for the "Conrad Treasury Casino", in Brisbane, Australia, during the late 90's or early 2000's
Pga1965 (talk) 11:12, 27 December 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  usage in advertising in Australia 

message: This just one cover version, yet it takes up half the article and most of the headings. Should it be demoted to one line in the Covers section?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by McKayJohn (talk • contribs) 18:27, 3 May 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Brand New Heavies? 

message: The chorus line that states that 'Cactus' is a friend and will 'point out the way' appears to be a 
reference to the psychedelic cactus Peyote, or possibly one of the Trichocereus species of cacti 
that contain the hallucinogen mescaline.  That Peyote 'Cactus' can 'point out the way' is one of the 
themes in the book "The Teachings of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way of Knowledge" by Carlos Casteneda.  
The shaman Don Juan tells Carlos several times that Peyote ('Cactus') is a teacher or protector.  Casteneda, Carlos.  "The Teachings of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way of Knowledge".  University of California Press, 1968, pp. 24~25.   09:29, 6 January 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: The entry currently says: "However there are species of cactus native to the Sahara, although their forms would not fit with the song's lyrics." What species of cactus are native to the Sahara? I don't think there are any.  I'm under the impression that the only cactus native to Africa is the "mistletoe cactus," Rhipsalis baccifera, which is a tropical species that one would not find in the Sahara. Eric Alan Isaacson (talk) 22:43, 1 June 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: Agree - didn't see that add. I deleted that part of the paragraph per your suggestion and web corroborations. Ckruschke (talk) 16:46, 2 June 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  The Cactus reference 

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message: The article says "Some of the lyrics are doubtlessly suggestive (such as: "let's slip off to a sand dune ... and kick up a little dust"; "you won't need no camel ... when I take you for a ride"; "Cactus is our friend. He'll point out the way.")." Sorry, but I think many readers will have their doubts. In fact I think that's personal opinion that needs to be sourced and attributed. I don't want to be accused of being "childish" again, by removing it, so I will just add a citation needed tag. I suggest that a source should be found before the tag is removed. I'm particularly surprised that anyone should find the lines "Cactus is our friend. He'll point out the way" as "suggestive." Thanks.  Martinevans123 (talk) 08:38, 14 July 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: Agree. I mean let's slip off to a sand dune ... and kick up a little dust"; "you won't need no camel ... when I take you for a ride" is probably suggestive, but thats just my opinion too. Ckruschke (talk) 19:10, 15 July 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: The suggestive cactus is pointing the way to a different continent. Martinevans123 (talk) 19:43, 15 July 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:   "Doubtlessly suggestive"