Photo by Earl Gardner, circa late December 2002

Back on August 12, 2002 Particle celebrated its 200th show at Club Metronome in Burlington, VT. This show included special guest Page McConnell on “The Golden Gator,” a song that pays tribute to original Particle guitarist Dave Simmons. With Particle’s Steve Molitz making the rounds as of late—he recently joined both Furthur and the Allman Brothers Band in New York City—it seemed like a fine time to share this 33:51 minute version of the song which finds McConnell on both Moog and synthesizer. “The Golden Gator” from 8/12/02 is now streaming on Relix.com.