60 Minutes II November 12, 2003 with Charlie Rose interviewing the remaining Grateful Dead members. An interesting mix of material including historical and a "flash mob scene" at 710.....
Jerry's reason for allowing taping is honestly one of the most sincere things I've ever heard any celebrity say before. "Well they bought a ticket and paid for that performance, so its theres to take and listen to whenever they want if they can get a recording. We can't charge them for it twice, they already paid." Obviously that isn't exact but it's close. Thats such a refreshing pov and tbh is the way it should be. I wish that started a standard in the music industry where it was common for a fan to receive a free copy of the nights show they attended. Like a sbd download if you had proof of attendance. Lmao, sorry to ramble, that would never happen. Its a nice thought tho lol.✌
"Don't forget to pickup your Betty Board at the gate B4 U head out." Lol! 😅 We had it good but not that good. That's like a glimpse into Dead Head heaven 🏟️🌈📼
@@josevillarreal9920 lol, that would be great!!! Imagine having to hand those out! But We get soundboard access to every show. And I like Phish so I get to double down! Id say we got it about as good as a head could ask for at this present time.✌
This brings back memories of the mid 80's for me. Smoking a joint with my friends in whoever's room that had the best stereo and listening to the Dead, Black Sabbath, Zeppelin and all of the coolest stuff. It was a time, that really can never come back as I was coming of age and things were so fresh, new and exciting.
This was so good Phil Lesh is so down to earth and passionate about trying to help jerry with his addiction. This was a real treat to watch and I thank you
Did he love the drug.. or was he and his body addicted and literally needed it. Would have been a good Q, but we know so much more now about addiction in 2021. Just saw dead and co. 2 nights, happy the music plays on.
Fame led to Jerry's addiction early on he never wanted fame he wanted to ride the music. To hear Phil say this is hurtful yet I feel what he is saying. Jerry loved the boys and the music more then the drug. The drug made him forget the fame and glory and just be there with the boys riding the music, when you have people comparing you to Jesus, then yeah I'd say your pretty famous. He never wanted it, just like they said Jerry thought the music should always be Free. If that's any indication of who he was. Miss you Jerry I know you smiling down on us.
@@johnthebaptist8284 I hate to be that guy but if the band really did put Jerry first they would have taken an extended break. And if it holds true that Jerry would have just went out with JGB then they were being selfish. I like all the guys and life is hard. This is the unbiased truth tho.
Jimmy Herring is one badass guitar player Thank You CBS for sharing this, I remember how happy we were when we knew the Music Never Stopped Herring is amazing Love him in Col. Bruce Hampton and the Aquarium Rescue Unit & Project Z & Of Course! lead guitarist in Widespread M. F. Panic!💯🔥❤👣💥👣
That tour with Herring as 'The Dead' was fantastic. Definitely the peak of their post Jerry era. Was fortunate enough to see him with Col. Bruce Hampton at Wilmer's Park
In the early 2000s I missed the 90s and the Brent era too but I wasn't old enough to enjoy them prior to that though I remember hearing some of it before that.
This is from 2003 dead. Definitely one of the best if not the best post Jerry lineup. Further def had some hot shows and moments and deadco is a perfect culmination of all the efforts, but yeah, fall 02 and summer 03 was a definite Apex. The three set shows with the acoustic set, hunter playing at setbreak, Dylan first set sit inside singing Jerry's songs, the Beatles bust outs. Dream set every night with China->Rider and Scarlet->Fire in the same set. Just fucking awesome.
You have to remember this was Garcias' gig. Garcia was a brilliant businessman, musician and free thinker. Garcia took this to where it is. A humanitarian, JERRY GARCIA was a force to be reckoned with. They grossed 36 mill in three months - Jerry Garcia, Good Morning America. First show, 1970.
As a deadhead born after Jerry's passing, right at the end of the 90's, it's so cool to see this old historic footage, I had no idea how goofy the guys were lol, they're literally just a group of nerds who found lightning in a bottle and became the most American band of all time
I’m going to see them in concert this summer 2019, they have John Mayer playing with them and it’s wonderful! They are playing with passion and jamming into a new future! You should go see them if at all possible, I’m going to 4 or 5 shows this summer tour 🎸🇺🇸🙏🙏🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹
Saw my first D&C show that summer. Ignorantly I had dismissed them as I was only familiar with John's pop candy and not his playing. When I saw them I was just blown away!! IMO they are the closest thing to recreating a Dead show since "The Dead" in '03. Was all geared up to tour in 2020 when...well you know :(
Agreed. John Mayer is an excellent addition! I like him in that position even moreso that I liked Trey's bit during their 50th anniversary shows....that said though, while I might prefer John Mayer's guitar contributions, I much prefer Trey's voice. John's singing still doesn't quite mesh for me.
Interesting. Jerry was so far gone he couldn't make it back. It was brilliant that they allowed people to record and share the music. It really helped their success. Everybody loved them.
Perhaps if the rest of the band listened to Jerry after Brent died and geared things down to a more manageable schedule that would in turn give Jerry time to get healthy, things could have been different. But like most things in life, there's a payroll to meet.....
What a fantastic legacy these guys have left.thank you for having the foresight to let these fantastic live recordings be recorded,So different to a corporate suit greed.Pioneers.thank you for helping me get through a tough time in my life,Rest in Peace Jerry,thanks for getting me acquanted with the major scale again.
Community. People decided to try trusting one another, and being honest about themselves. The essence of all religions (and no religion, too), actually embodied and put into practice. Happy to report...it works like charm 🙂💜
I felt like it ended in 1995 & having seen every iteration of the band since then, by now the shows feel more & more like visiting someone in the hospital on life support
There is a narrative that is "The Greatest story ever told" But as Bob Dylan eloquently put with a song he never released "Let's keep it between us" It was always bigger than even the whole band They created an existence a spirit that is growing ever bigger Jerry was a person who was committed a workaholic That same guy you work with who turns up really early, then leaves really late 100% focused and committed to the collective
Ugh. I always hated these "news" stories about the dead. Acting like it was a new and underground thing for over 30 years. Trying to package what they were sayi g cant be packaged. I remember this on tv. I love the dead, and like charlie rose enough, but this was cringe worthy, at some points, as they say. Edit: I guess I hated it so much I had to watch it again. I probably would've had some kind of cosmic stroke or messed my pants too, if I had been lucky enough to stroll down the Haight that day and see them just jamming away. Sigh.
Man Charlie could you sound any more clueless about the grateful dead when you seem so surprised that they don’t play touch of grey at every show. “ your fans want to hear your hit”. Yeah that’s right Charlie, listen to all those upset fans in the crowd booing at the end of the shows When they realized know more songs are going to be played and they didn’t hear touch of grey
you might want to consider what an interviewer's job is before you call someone out on how they went about it. Rose was doing something most folks who are veteran pros at the job do, ask a question he knows the answer to for the benefit of listeners who know nothing about the subject. Musicians get it that one pt of the interview is to expose the musician's fans to the interviewer, thus advertising the interviewer to a new audience some of whom might like him enough to come back again, and another pt of the interview is to expose the interviewer's fans to the musician, thus advertising the musician to a new audience some of whom might like him enough to come back again. Rose is paying professional attention to that second agenda, which is what musicians want+get from an interview. one of the unique attention-grabbling things about the Grateful Dead is how many fans go to 3,4,5 consecutive nights of shows. Rose's Touch Of Gray question was a 2 fer -- (1) it opens the door to the topic of repeat attendance in a way that doesn't (like some interviewers do) answering the question as he asked it, it just opened the topic for the boys to take it wherever they preferred, (2) it also plugged their "hit" song for the uninitiated who care about that sort of thing.
It’s interesting to hear them talk about Jerry and his addictions. If you read a bit more about them, they all had drug/alcohol problems (mostly booze or cocaine), so generally, when they did their interventions, they had no leg to stand on. Kind of like the pot calling the kettle black. It’s sad tho, because with Jerry, his physical decline was so shocking. At 53, he looked like a 75 year old - he just aged so fast. Probably a combination of being a junkie, a diabetic (bad sweet tooth) and nicotine addiction, plus he just poured so much of his life energy into playing music/beings on the road. I think anyone who puts that amount of physical/soul energy out there tends to age fast. RIP Jerry. One of the greats. There’s a quote in one of the recent books about him considering putting on the brakes and getting healthy and “living off the ice cream money - a la Cherry Garcia”. From what I understand, the business challenges and overhead they kept was just too much - they HAD to keep touring to keep those many mouths fed. Jerry, generous to a fault (his own health).
But Jerry died and greed was adopted, ego installed, poor vocal overintonation and voices that didn’t live the experience entered. I love them much but these are valid points.
I don't believe that Phil. He did Not love that drug more than You or Bob or Bill or Mick or Trixie or MUSIC!!!!! He was a God Damn Victim of Opoid & Tobacco addiction & Sugar & food addiction with nobody controlling his blood sugars 4x a day!! I'm a RN. & deadhead since 1973 met the band in 1981 from a mutual friend. I offered my services to take care of his bloodsugars and health To dead office and to Jerry multiple times with my credentials but no response, sadly before he almost died from diabetic coma in 1986!😮❤ Don't blame him he took all the pressures of the Dead on Himself, for people's. Livelyhoods. He was a wonderful human being Just like each of you! You know he did quit many times he was trying, for God's sake! He was a Vctim of opoid addiction!!! You all are his Brother's, You love him then understand victim's of Addiction and FORGIVE HIM!!!!😮😢❤ PLEASsE🙏😭🎸🌹💀⚡🌹🌹🌹🌟🌟
It's great what they do but let's face it none of them planned for the future they all made it money and they all needed to keep going and at this point in time they don't and they have John Mayer and that's great but it's different and it's okay but it's different but Jerry Garcia never planned anything he was the real deal and he died for that but really he was the band commercialization is the rest enjoy it while you can I do
I told them that we as deadheads don’t like women on stage with them , it’s 1 thing to have other musicians but that’s all , no Donna Godchild just because her husband played with them or any other , we r there to c them ! The GratefulDead ! ❤❤❤❤
I think a strong DMT trip would've saved Jerry. The death of Brent really k*lled the spirit of Jerry. So, in order to bomb the pain away and also the heroin only DMT could've helped to get him back on track. It's the strongest force on earth.
@@nataliezementbeisser1492 I read in the book “Garcia: An American Life” about an experience the band had with DMT in the 60’s (yes it was around in the 60’s)
yeah owsley used to make dmt and they would all blast it together backstage apparently. it wasnt just the death brent though, he was too famous for any proper privacy and there was too much pressure and expectation on him, when really all he wanted was to be free and play music in a low key way.
Risking total success or complete failure... Nicely worded but we all know that failures not even a possibility for this group of guy's. Even though no one can ever copy this blueprint, much less read it, they (or they're music) will live on forever... Long after we're DEAD & GONE, Grateful Dead music will be alive & well til the end of time's... Thanks for giving me two decade's of pure unadulterated fun & good time's... I said Hey Now.....⁷¹⁴🍋's
