Garcia & Weir on Letterman 4-13-1982, New York, NY (LoloYodel)

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  • This is the COMPLETE (15 min) and 1st appearance of Jerry Garcia & Bob Weir on the David Letterman Show, April 13th 1982.
    It was on April 13th 1982, during the Grateful Dead's Spring Tour, on a night-off between shows at Nassau and Glens Falls, NY.
    The introduction is funny with Letterman teaching Jerry how to play "Proud Marry" on acoustic guitar...
    Afterwards, Jerry and Bobby revealed terrific humor in describing SF in the "early years", the GD community, "Dead Heads" et al...
    Hilarious and classic stuff.
    In the middle, they perform two acoustic songs :
    5:55 "Deep Elem Blues" and then, after a break ...
    12:39 "Monkey & The Engineer"
    PS : Bobby seemed to have a terrible "cold" ...
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  • @jamesh4357
    @jamesh4357 2 ปีที่แล้ว +129

    Weir is amazing- he's freaking high as a kite, then just tears it up playing and singing. True pro!

    • @topshelf2855
      @topshelf2855 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      I think he must have had the "frog in a milk of glass" line running through his brain the entire interview and once he got to say it, he checked-out. But you are correct, high as a kite. Weir the ever "merry prankster" later in his life says "I never did drugs beyond the acid tests".

    • @brandonalan8884
      @brandonalan8884 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Bobby was on L such a large % of public appearances. Fucking legend!

    • @mjfield250
      @mjfield250 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Dave said we need to take a station break so Bob can blow his nose...

    • @philtll
      @philtll 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@brandonalan8884he's just on about four grams of coke here

    • @philtll
      @philtll 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Garcia is so natural you can't even tell how high he is.

  • @mcpaplus
    @mcpaplus 5 ปีที่แล้ว +76

    This is not just music, it is vital American history.

    • @jg6698
      @jg6698 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      History..yes. vital, not so much

    • @MCA_Lives
      @MCA_Lives 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@jg6698their sound engineer Owsley Stanley is the god father of audio technology, his work made huge improvements to sound quality at live concerts

    • @zeppelinboys
      @zeppelinboys 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@jg6698 GD and the boys are vital. biggest, longest touring act ever. most concerts, thousands of shows over 30 years. they produced hundreds of timeless song

  • @thegracienetwork7847
    @thegracienetwork7847 3 ปีที่แล้ว +387

    Love how Jerry realizes Bobby is out of it and just takes over the interview, bailing out his pal

    • @joshuanewburger
      @joshuanewburger 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      probably though,weir's just a kook& jerry'sNOT

    • @josiahlee1982
      @josiahlee1982 3 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      They are both tripping...jerry is keeping it together better but they are both melting into the carpet.

    • @jasondiamond7737
      @jasondiamond7737 3 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      @@josiahlee1982 There acid taking days were far behind them at this point. Prolly a combo of blow and ludes for Bobby and Jerry's exploits have been well documented.

    • @gabbyc816
      @gabbyc816 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@jasondiamond7737 Bob didn't do heroin like gerry,huh? I am also assuming he did bot use drugs via syringes? Gosh, I'm a millennial and I'd kill to try some luudes.

    • @jasondiamond7737
      @jasondiamond7737 3 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      @@gabbyc816 nah bob was Jerry's bag man on tour for awhile because he could be trusted not to dip and not to give Jerry too much. Obviously I wasn't there so I just speculate based off of my own chemical romance. I really don't think Bob used needles as a method of delivery. When you watch the live shows multiple times you can feel the ebb and flow of the quality of drugs during certain stretches of tours. Sometimes they play really slow but tight. So I think ludes. Sometimes Bob is jaw jacking and pressing to find the vocal harmony, I think mediocre blow. Sometimes they are on fire hitting on all cylinders, I think hi quality blow with a bit of downer to take the edge off. Lol I managed to catch Jerry live 5 times in the early 90s but it was so wildly popular and packed with people, just not a comfortable space for an introvert like myself. I was more into kicken it with my friends, doing drugs, eating good food and talking with girls outside in the lot. It was only five years ago that I started to understand what the music and lyrics were all about. Well Blues for Allah did bring me to a great head space on new years day 2000. I was basically ok with the prominent thought of suicide. Had too much of four or five things including lsd and crystal at a y2k rave. Got home nervous breakdown followed I thought wtf am I to do? Then I remembered I had picked up blues for Allah at a thrift store on vinyl so I threw it on. The arrangements just seemed so complex and gorgeous to me, I remember thinking you know what Jason you're okay you're not a bad guy you do deserve happiness. All big eyed and smile crying. I'm sure there was a breakup involved with some female along the line that led to it but I took off into some great things after that. Coach soccer for 10 years learn how to Mix house music. Excelled at that. Played out at least 100 times a year. Met a lot of people. Discovered roots reggae, developed my own method of seamlessly mixing riddims x riddims it then became my mission to bring roots reggae to as many heads as possible.. had 8 different club residencies mixing my reggae 45's over the next decade...blah blah blah why I'm telling you this I have no idea.. well I mix Hard drugs so I rant on occasion. Hopefully someone finds this entertaining.

  • @PookaBazooka
    @PookaBazooka 4 ปีที่แล้ว +110

    I was fortunate enough to see 11 shows with Jerry. He even waved at me once! Nassau Coliseum, we got tickets and the seller said, "They're behind the stage." We said, "Hey, we'll take anything." And they were literally BEHIND the stage! It was just us back there with a security guard. We had to move around to see the band members through the scenery. Then Bobby said, "We're gonna take a short break, we'll be right back," and they walked right under us. I yelled "Jerry!", and he looked up, smiled, and waved. I miss him every day. #ThankYouJerry

    • @rnrbunt
      @rnrbunt 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Dryden Cole LoL I saw the Dead at the coliseum too. The one show I went to that my daughter is jealous of me for.

    • @George-wx9dj
      @George-wx9dj 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      That’s the kind of memories that you’ll have with you forever 👍🏻👍🏻😎

    • @GohAhweh
      @GohAhweh ปีที่แล้ว

      Me toooooo🌛🌟🌜

    • @captainorangesburner
      @captainorangesburner 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      49 times under my belt. And I was only 17 in '95.
      Fantastic life and times of a teenage runaway. ❤

  • @kuddlykoala896
    @kuddlykoala896 7 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    Jerry is so cheerful. and Bobby is so spaced out. what an awesome team !!

    • @topshelf2855
      @topshelf2855 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I love how Jerry dishes it out Letterman re: the Ashtray. Priceless.

    • @user-zf6fv2sg1e
      @user-zf6fv2sg1e หลายเดือนก่อน

      Sending love to you all from Patti Cornell

  • @JimmyDaGent796
    @JimmyDaGent796 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Jerry...not a greedy man..unheard of in today's music business..

  • @jimmyjam6764
    @jimmyjam6764 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    Bob is just so insanely out to lunch even Jerry knows it hahaha

  • @logsdon36
    @logsdon36 3 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    The balls for bob to be zooted on national tv. Great stuff

    • @johnyungk8419
      @johnyungk8419 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      i love being in that frame o'mind ...but on national tv? ...they're pro's. i stumble on to this video from time to time and it always makes me smile, from the guitar lesson skit, the interview and the performances. the GD were special and i miss seeing them. RIP Jerry.

  • @julier1080
    @julier1080 8 ปีที่แล้ว +886

    Beautiful sentiment about letting fans tape the shows. "When we're done with it they can have it". And Weir's comment is absolutely true too- "If we ever make a real good record they'd probably buy it anyway... and the tapes bring back memories and stuff"
    This to me epitomizes the Grateful Dead- freely sharing the fun and magic of their music.

    • @roxannemoser
      @roxannemoser 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      True artists

    • @scrumpymanjack
      @scrumpymanjack 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I couldn’t agree more with this...they were the true spirit of those times and, as it turns out, incredibly far sighted.

    • @JasonDebly
      @JasonDebly 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      julie r
      The Dead were so refreshing because they had no commercial intent or chase for the dollar. Their chase was for great music and times and feeling.

    • @sdushdiu
      @sdushdiu 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yawn. Until their dissolution and the reality of having to pay for a living became all too real.

    • @sdushdiu
      @sdushdiu 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@JasonDebly Childish fantasies and far too many kids commenting.

  • @SuperStrik9
    @SuperStrik9 10 ปีที่แล้ว +170

    The acoustic side of the band is INCREDIBLE and VERY underrated. Reckoning is such a great album and is chock full of great acoustic Dead.

    • @georgedoolittle7574
      @georgedoolittle7574 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Before "MTV unplugged"...more than a decade before I might add...was this.
      Meanwhile the rest of New York media was spewing forth Michael Jackson and Madonna who were only good for about five songs and a dance routine.
      Talk about "the death of New York City as even relevant" would be an understatement and especially after this ahem "number" ahem.

    • @stephanlarsen8169
      @stephanlarsen8169 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes grew up in Lucas valley San Rafael Marin. Played reckoning for my mom who was from Sweden. Never an American citizen and she loved it. My dad too who was born in 1914. They gave me fifty bucks to see Jerry at Warfield. My first show was Cal expo. Tripping. Brent had his two daughters on his keyboard. Will never ever ever never forget that. A band beyond description

    • @davidjutovsky4518
      @davidjutovsky4518 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      One of my fave acoustic GD albums

    • @bluehole6019
      @bluehole6019 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I love the (almost) acoustic version of Friend Of The Devil from Dead Set. One of my favorites.

    • @FIRSTNAMELASTNAME-zt4kf
      @FIRSTNAMELASTNAME-zt4kf ปีที่แล้ว

      Workingmans dead is a great example too. One of my personal favorites.

  • @rcampbell2224
    @rcampbell2224 6 ปีที่แล้ว +301

    "More fun than a frog in a glass of milk" -Bob

  • @KaptainKopter
    @KaptainKopter 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Does anybody really have any idea how hard it is for two guys to pick up wooden guitars and entertain us like this? No you don’t! Very special people right here! Completely unique and beautiful!

  • @will.a.benjamin
    @will.a.benjamin 5 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    "When we're done with it, they can have it" This is why I love Jerry so much. It was all about giving to the audience.

  • @dylanjoseph583
    @dylanjoseph583 4 ปีที่แล้ว +77

    Bobby's rhythm guitar playing is absolutely second to none.

    • @gucketjug
      @gucketjug 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      And he’s spun to heaven here too 😂😂

    • @theme542
      @theme542 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@gucketjug that's how he prefers to play lol

  • @martykate6836
    @martykate6836 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    What I liked about Letterman, he always had fun with his guests

  • @robertcubinelli4961
    @robertcubinelli4961 3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    Nobody is like Jerry Garcia and Bob Weir. They kick a massive ass.

  • @VIDSTORAGE
    @VIDSTORAGE 5 ปีที่แล้ว +156

    He represented San Francisco sure but Jerry and Bob also represented a lot of the southern music culture of country folk,blues ,soul,etc....Jerry could play the hell out of Appalachian Banjo Music ..He was a monster of all of it.

    • @mito88
      @mito88 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      old and in the way.

    • @mobiditch6848
      @mobiditch6848 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Masters of “Americana”.

    • @alohathelion
      @alohathelion 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      But they are from the Bay area, and exemplified the cultural revolution that happened there.

    • @emiller9426
      @emiller9426 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      And strong Bluegrass connection/influence.

    • @jakereder7508
      @jakereder7508 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Love his pedal steel with NRPS

  • @russellroesner6073
    @russellroesner6073 7 ปีที่แล้ว +113

    Shows you how amazing WEIR is! Everyone caps on his singing etc. but this guy is like an Eintien of back up guitar. Jazz, blues, country, and all the rest. Weir is very much underated.

    • @topshelf2855
      @topshelf2855 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Completely underrated as a rhythm guitarist. People have to realize how hard it is playing between two virtuoso's (Lesh & Garcia). Weir figured out how to fill the spaces between.

    • @marios3202
      @marios3202 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      He's underrated in everything. Some of the most iconic Dead songs were Weir. Truckin? Throwing Stones? Estimated Prophet? He doesn't get the credit he really deserves. As much an important part of Grateful Dead as Jerry was (no disrespect to Jerry at all).

    • @chadheydt8221
      @chadheydt8221 ปีที่แล้ว

      The man doesn't amazing solo show as well good to see him in my own little happy park it was one of the greatest shows ever

  • @mattde98
    @mattde98 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    If i drink 3 bootles of beer i can't play an Am on guitar, these guys fried to death playing like this pure talent

  • @thefieldpiece
    @thefieldpiece 6 ปีที่แล้ว +451

    I swear Jerry intentionally gets himself lost in a solo just for the fun of finding his way out. Like Houdini locking himself in cuffs.

    • @ruthmather5322
      @ruthmather5322 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      thefieldpiece a

    • @grin64
      @grin64 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Yah I think your right. He starts knowingly and finishes new every time.

    • @memphistigers777
      @memphistigers777 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Geez what an analogy

    • @RichardMcLamore
      @RichardMcLamore 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      where you thinking he's lost? that's pretty close to most of the solos he played over that.

    • @dwightmichaels5024
      @dwightmichaels5024 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Performing without a net! No one better.

  • @balongisland3065
    @balongisland3065 4 ปีที่แล้ว +119

    The clip makes me realize how much I miss Jerry. His quiet presence just made you feel good. Bob sounded quite good on guitar and vocals, BTW.

    • @grizzlybear4
      @grizzlybear4 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      So true. He was a srsly sweet person.

    • @sunshinenblues
      @sunshinenblues ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Bob had presence, i should know since i spent a weekend with them in 1969!

  • @129aug
    @129aug 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    watch this interview every few years, love it! bob is out of his mind but still maintains performance, jerry is a savior

    • @bens3935
      @bens3935 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I watch it every night

  • @BostonDeadHead
    @BostonDeadHead 7 ปีที่แล้ว +353

    Bob's handling his shit really well in my opinion. lol

    • @joshuanattinger9694
      @joshuanattinger9694 4 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      Definitely dropped before this taping. Lol!

    • @jeexbit
      @jeexbit 4 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      "If the head fits, wear it..."

    • @brianlockwood3588
      @brianlockwood3588 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@joshuanattinger9694 I feel like it may have been coco puffs because of the nose wiping and Letterman referencing it but I could totally see it your way as well.

    • @skelley164
      @skelley164 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Bobby always ‘handles his shit’ well.

    • @zurieljoshua
      @zurieljoshua 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@brianlockwood3588 he definitely does not have the energy of someone coked up.

  • @davidtavares5252
    @davidtavares5252 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    In 66 & 67 after the Fillmore Garcia would come back with us to 1400 Montgomery St. and keep playing. I don't remember ever seeing him not playing. We all would be puffing the weed and drinking wine while Jerry was playing. His playing would get our attention, all talking would stop, our attention focused on him, and he would look up smiling at us. He would know he had us.

  • @Buffster247
    @Buffster247 9 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Bob is so expressive when he sings, I never noticed how many faces he makes!! so funny.

    • @Luckyhat66
      @Luckyhat66 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      that's one way to look at it, hahaa

  • @LoveFlatfootin1
    @LoveFlatfootin1 8 ปีที่แล้ว +78

    A duet with two guitars and no back-up. What a treat!

  • @cjmull42
    @cjmull42 9 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Bobby is awesome. He looks like he's about to take a trip to the Mars hotel, and yet sounds incredible when it's time to play.

  • @porkfriedrice1530
    @porkfriedrice1530 6 ปีที่แล้ว +125

    "I was gonna apologize for not having any memory.. pretty sure it was fun though" Amen

    • @cmhardin37
      @cmhardin37 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Why is that a good or funny thing?

    • @tonifrancis2189
      @tonifrancis2189 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Pork fried rice I did then and do now love Jerry and his love for fun.

    • @lucasrocha7571
      @lucasrocha7571 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@cmhardin37 I think that it means that Jerry lived really well throught these years. If he didn't, he would've have memory. Remembering a dull life is much much easier than a fullfilled and thrilled life I might say...

  • @andrewg.2087
    @andrewg.2087 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Even for a letterman performance they had to improvise, it’s just what they do, love it

    • @Lootface
      @Lootface 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      "Monkey and the Engineer" is actually a song JG and Bob played back in the early 60s when they were Mother Mcree's Uptown Jug Champions. Look em up!

  • @henryhughes6573
    @henryhughes6573 10 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    this is amazing. when bob freezes up after his 'frog and a glass of milk' comment is hilarious. he's clearly sooo high and watching this while high is simply ridiculous hahaha

  • @GLiC
    @GLiC 4 ปีที่แล้ว +80

    The greatest and most important american rock n roll band.

    • @Jl-en1cd
      @Jl-en1cd 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      100%

    • @aldelta19
      @aldelta19 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      No

    • @benjamincox4211
      @benjamincox4211 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Slim Dizzle them and The Beach Boys.

    • @blahblah606
      @blahblah606 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Add Velvet Underground and P-Funk and you get the most important American bands. GD only gets you so far. They are no doubt amazing.

    • @93clayb
      @93clayb 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I totally get what everyone here is saying about each of these bands, all great and important in their own right, but ultimately art is subjective and so what I think the original comment is referring to is the unique cultural phenomenon that is the Dead. They are unlike any band that has existed before or since.

  • @ibrake4butterflies733
    @ibrake4butterflies733 8 ปีที่แล้ว +314

    IF THE HEAD FITS WEIR IT

    • @matthewmurphy6751
      @matthewmurphy6751 8 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      +ibrake4butterflies bob was so fucked up in this video lmao

    • @ibrake4butterflies733
      @ibrake4butterflies733 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Seems like he has a ...uh...cold.

    • @siah19c72
      @siah19c72 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      no

    • @zackhiggins313
      @zackhiggins313 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      What the ego?

    • @nicot9305
      @nicot9305 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The best line of the vid...and you improved on it!

  • @jonnymoka
    @jonnymoka 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    There is no substitute for Jerry. He and Weir sound so good together like no one else can. Long love the dead

  • @Slikrik1212
    @Slikrik1212 6 ปีที่แล้ว +68

    Jerry's comments on fans taping their shows.... "The shows are never the same, ever. So when we're done with it they can have it". Haha! Oh he was just the best:)

  • @RoLLin60sCubnasty
    @RoLLin60sCubnasty 12 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    God Bobby and Jerry played so well together. A guitar partnership that lasted 30 years

  • @EdSnowedIn
    @EdSnowedIn 6 ปีที่แล้ว +218

    Garcia’s ‘ashtray’ joke makes Letterman realize he’s dealing with a formidable intellect. JG was extremely clever.

    • @patrickvalicenti5971
      @patrickvalicenti5971 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      edsnowden yeah he was
      There was a funny skit he did on Letterman a few years later.
      Him and Dave are playing Scrabble and Dave lays the word Truck down and on JG’s turn he adds ‘in’ to Truckin
      “Jerry your always doin that, I quit”
      Something like that, I thought it funny

    • @samsmith4216
      @samsmith4216 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Yeah...genius response...please. If that's the sign of a formidable intellect I'm a damn rocket scientist.

    • @jarretjordan3837
      @jarretjordan3837 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      @@samsmith4216 what brought you here?

    • @clancykobane9102
      @clancykobane9102 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@samsmith4216 hope your butt feels better soon

    • @jakeg.7562
      @jakeg.7562 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@samsmith4216 We all hate you

  • @derrikferguson3219
    @derrikferguson3219 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I love this version of Dee Pellum Blues.
    Also Jerry’s line “It hurts” during that opening Proud Mary bit was hilarious.

  • @charlenemchickey7160
    @charlenemchickey7160 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Ah this always puts a smile on my face. Rest in peace Jerry.

  • @2401_penitent_tangent
    @2401_penitent_tangent 9 ปีที่แล้ว +105

    "if the head fits, wear it"
    fantastic

  • @danoaberdare
    @danoaberdare 10 ปีที่แล้ว +446

    I always laugh how tv cameras always manage to zoom to the rhythm guitar during a lead guitar solo.

    • @Davilow
      @Davilow 10 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Even more annoying is when they cut away in the middle of a good guitar solo and start zooming in on one of the background instruments, such as the bass guitar or the drummer (a good example is the 1970 live version of 'Proud Mary' by CCR).

    • @scrumpymanjack
      @scrumpymanjack 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      You're so right - except that it makes me cry, not laugh. Seriously, how unmusical do you have to be to do something like that!

    • @ladyleesutter
      @ladyleesutter 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Oh, but golly gee, Weir's guitar is so much prettier! It sparkles, it shines, it has decorations. I suppose that's the cameraman's thinking, if any thinking is involved. These guys, cameramen, are visually oriented, not aurally. Sad but true.
      .

    • @scrumpymanjack
      @scrumpymanjack 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      One of the most egregious and persistent examples of this is the first Crossroads guitar festival organised by Eric Clapton etc. It's meant to be about the guitar, for pete's sake, and yet as soon as the solo kicks in, the camera person/director cuts to the rhythm guitarist or even the bass player. Just incredible.

    • @daggergblue
      @daggergblue 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      There really isn't a bad time to Zoom in on Bobby's guitar, solo going on or no. After all, it's what Jerry was listening to during his solos. Maybe listen to what you're seeing, and explore another facet.

  • @11UncleBooker22
    @11UncleBooker22 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    We count ourselves lucky to have lived in interesting times.

  • @toscodav
    @toscodav 5 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    For you Dead Heads. If you haven't seen The Dead on Playboy after dark in '69, you must watch it.

    • @sdbassin1143
      @sdbassin1143 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      toscodav they made LSD punch and everybody had a frying time

    • @jeffreylung6165
      @jeffreylung6165 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I heard there was acid in the coffee

  • @chrisconnor8086
    @chrisconnor8086 4 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    13:14 i was reading all the comments and wasnt sure he was tripping till right here

    • @OspreyVision
      @OspreyVision 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      His eye's were bugging....huge pupils......was thinking same thing when I watched it....

  • @sam_uelson
    @sam_uelson 6 ปีที่แล้ว +277

    Bobby was 35 looking 20, Garcia was 40 looking 70

    • @cherylmailloux9647
      @cherylmailloux9647 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      I think they both look great 😊

    • @clarencerussell123
      @clarencerussell123 4 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      Jerry was getting into heroin and Bob wasn't. Jerry should have stuck to cannabis and psychedelics.

    • @mattrobillard5650
      @mattrobillard5650 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Clarence Russell I think the whole band got into heroin at points. Maybe Bobby was the only one who didn’t

    • @steveconn
      @steveconn 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      No, he looks 35 alright.

    • @clarencerussell123
      @clarencerussell123 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      That excellent physical condition he's maintained his entire life makes him look youthful.

  • @SherriGlebus
    @SherriGlebus ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I cannot emphasize enough how happy this made me!!!

  • @hungover1274
    @hungover1274 9 ปีที่แล้ว +545

    I have a suspicion that Bob dosed up before the show. Those are tripping eyes, no doubt! And the words he's saying.....trippy confusion. Frog in a glass of milk? HA!!!!

  • @patrickcollins6830
    @patrickcollins6830 16 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Bobby's unique style of playing never ceases to amaze. It was wonderful in the context of the Dead -- a large and loud band -- but what a joy to hear it more out in the open here. These guys are just so great.

  • @Sleepy_Alligator
    @Sleepy_Alligator 9 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Miss the days... Some of the best times of my life were had in the presence of Garcia, Bobby and the rest of the folks.

  • @timothy3732
    @timothy3732 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    This is why I love the internet!
    To find gems like this that someone had the foresight to upload which reminds me why I miss and love The Dead so much!!!!

  • @catcrazy336
    @catcrazy336 6 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    When you think the song is done the dead always have 4 more verses. Great interview.

  • @christofour217
    @christofour217 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I was in the Meadowlands at my first Dead concert this week in 1978... And what a long strange trip it's been. Miss those days.

  • @long_strange_trip5959
    @long_strange_trip5959 10 ปีที่แล้ว +333

    11:25 Bobby sees something no one else does : D

    • @lechat9488
      @lechat9488 9 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Nah, he's just reacting to Letterman's question about the chemistry...

    • @mkysml
      @mkysml 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Just needed to "blow his nose", eh?

    • @redneckhippiefreak
      @redneckhippiefreak 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Well Duh, Ever Listened to his music. XP

    • @TGsasuke-np7sz
      @TGsasuke-np7sz 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      He got hit with a huge coke drip lol

    • @ABitefLife
      @ABitefLife 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      August West .. he sees dancing bears? Or nah

  • @smditto
    @smditto 8 ปีที่แล้ว +155

    I'm tripping myself right now.. and bobby is most definitely tripping. idk how he does it but that's amazing

    • @LisaDawnn
      @LisaDawnn 8 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      +GratefulDeadHead023 Yeah...that's what I thought too. His eyes had that glazed over off-centered look to 'em.
      Weed, coke nor alcohol can usually replicate that look. It's usually a trademark of hallucinogenics ;)

    • @jefduf
      @jefduf 8 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      +GratefulDeadHead023 he really looks like someone under the influence of psychedelic's but i mean why the hell would u be taking acid to david letterman late night recording? I mean come on. But who knows...

    • @ivanraskolnikov6131
      @ivanraskolnikov6131 8 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      Bobby has looked like that since 1965. It's called "being permadosed". He was the original Space Cadet. Read the early stories about him.....
      Love this clip - thanks!

    • @LisaDawnn
      @LisaDawnn 8 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Ivan Raskolnikov
      "Permadose" I like. Great name for a band!! I'll have to look into your claim. Thanks!!

    • @ivanraskolnikov6131
      @ivanraskolnikov6131 8 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      +LisaDawnn I've been permadosed since 1979 or so myself, so I know the look well....Yeah both Bobby and Jerry are almost certainly coked up in this video - but his demeanor and speech have been like that since he blew his mind as a teen. Even in an age of total spaciness Bobby was legendary for being spaced out.... :)

  • @jimmoulton9878
    @jimmoulton9878 11 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Never heard just Jerry and Bob sing a song together before , "Deep Elem Blues" sounds great, Bobby plays acoustic well.

  • @carolsylvester2573
    @carolsylvester2573 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Miss Dave so much. The world is not the same without Jerry.

  • @tacojohnny8990
    @tacojohnny8990 9 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    the dead are just fucking surreal

  • @rjtonks
    @rjtonks 7 ปีที่แล้ว +164

    “I took LSD every Saturday, I think pretty much without fail for about a year." - Bob Weir

    • @harpuaslutbag2997
      @harpuaslutbag2997 5 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      I tripped through my junior and senior year in high school. Come graduation they handed me a diploma and said, "please leave". I woulda lived there if I could have.... school on LSD was the best. Didn't learn shit, but I have an awesome time!

    • @heatherhiggins5016
      @heatherhiggins5016 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Bob and Jerry both are tripping, it's pretty obvious with grin Bob has

    • @hoodedman07
      @hoodedman07 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      How do you not get fucked up taking acid once a week?

    • @lemurianchick
      @lemurianchick 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@heatherhiggins5016 Jerry was into coke and heroin by then.

    • @heatherhiggins5016
      @heatherhiggins5016 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@hoodedman07 I did LSD as often a Bob for about 2yrs and I have been very successful in life today I am 66

  • @donaldbrandt7186
    @donaldbrandt7186 5 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    Thank you for this video. I had never seen it before and really enjoyed it. How could anyone not love Jerry? His smile and laugh was infectious and their music enevitably takes you to a happy place.

  • @johninjersey
    @johninjersey 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I wasn't a Deadhead as a kid but now I love their music and their free spirit! They made music because they loved making music, not for the money. They had wonderful attitudes. RIP Jerry Garcia

    • @topshelf2855
      @topshelf2855 ปีที่แล้ว

      The thing is, the "Dead Family" became a burden to Garcia and the thinking is it pushed him further and further into his addiction to keep it rolling. He once said If he could play one show with the dead, one show with the garcia band and one show with grisman and company each week, he would be happy as a clam. The Dead tours become a grind to keep the extended operation rolling.

  • @thebrideoffrankenstein2415
    @thebrideoffrankenstein2415 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Wish I could go to one more Dead concert with Jerry😭

  • @chrisbyars4422
    @chrisbyars4422 6 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    I miss Jerry Garcia😢

  • @joelstein4657
    @joelstein4657 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Do we miss these guys, or what? The days of people with beautiful souls instead of beautiful faces.

  • @pelekalikimaka
    @pelekalikimaka 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I just happen upon this interview on its 39th anniversary and I’m absolutely floored by Jerry. He’s such a kind-hearted soul that radiates calm and loving energy. What a man.

  • @BrendanWhelan
    @BrendanWhelan 6 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    “If the head fits, wear it.” -Bob Weir

  • @dylancroft3973
    @dylancroft3973 6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Bob's isolated from the convo...totally diff level lol awesome

  • @craigwells6227
    @craigwells6227 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Used to stay up late when I was like 12 listen to Letterman's show. I remember this one forever. Jerry n Bob*****

  • @johnnysaid4362
    @johnnysaid4362 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    i cannot think of another pair of musicians who understood each other so well mentally and musically.

  • @roundr00m
    @roundr00m 9 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    That Deep Elem Blues is wonderful

  • @bobouzala
    @bobouzala 10 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Thank goodness this was broadcast late at night so the kiddies didn't get corrupted. Thanks for the trip back in time!

  • @seanweir9750
    @seanweir9750 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I clicked on this to see the interview. Wasn't sure if I would see them play. The music sure made me smile when they did.

  • @theallseeingmaster
    @theallseeingmaster 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I feel privileged that I got to attend their performance in front of 600,000 in 1973. somewhere, I still have my ticket.

  • @RNash123
    @RNash123 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Dave giving Jerry guitar lessons is the best ever ha ha!!!!!

  • @namelia4439
    @namelia4439 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    My favorite Garcia line from this whole interview?? “And when we’re done w it, they can have it”, in reference to all their live shows and the tapers who can record them for free and freely share them...all those millions of bootlegs out there that I used to collect like crazy... just the most laid-back, chilled out, music loving, music sharing, deadhead appreciating gift of a band and its members that anyone could ever have...How I miss Jerry and Brent and, to the extent that he no longer tours, I miss Phil...these might be the most cliche things to say EVER, but they are both meaningful and true...”Mama, Mama, many worlds I’ve come since I first left home” and “What a long, strange trip it’s been”...and these days, I lean a lot on, “Nothin’ left to do but smile, Smile, SMILE”!!!!!!!! Even though Dead and Co are a slightly different animal than the Grateful Dead have always been, we’ve all adapted to it pretty well...I’m thinking that if they ever do another summer tour, I might have to join them for a bit...wishing peace, love, happiness, music, and good health to everyone out there!!!!!
    ☮️ 💚🤗🎶👍🏽🤩🥰😍💜💙✌🏽🎼😎🎵 🌈 🌸 🐢🍄🌼🌞🍻🎸🎹🎤🎨🚎🚘🎊🎉🧸🎫💝☯️🕉🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺

  • @notfromhawaii
    @notfromhawaii 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Dave is cool. Having these guys as guests fully confirms his legacy as my fave tv host of all times. Nothing compares to you, Dave.

  • @tommymyers3183
    @tommymyers3183 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Jerry garcia , the BEST guitar player EVER!!!!

  • @LoloYodel
    @LoloYodel  10 ปีที่แล้ว +224

    Pleased to see that this video (which I humbly compiled through the years) appears intact on the OFFICIAL Jerry Garcia.com website !

    • @dougzander4959
      @dougzander4959 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      LoloYodel dave

    • @chucknottinham5756
      @chucknottinham5756 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      love u jerry miss u to the moon and back

    • @veek.6463
      @veek.6463 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      "It hurts" maybe he most underrated comedian of all time. Hilarious. Thanks lolo. I love your many compilations. They are always well done and lots of fun.

    • @Canard712
      @Canard712 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Kudos to you for providing this *share* -- Deeply in tune with the Dead ethos.

    • @lunasea2541
      @lunasea2541 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      LoloYodel I'm pleased to see this video. Thanks bunches!

  • @eversostupid
    @eversostupid 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I remember watching this live. I was 18 and just getting into the Dead. Now I'm 55 and looking forward to seeing some Dead and Company shows later this year. Too bad Jerry's no longer with us. Thanks for posting.

    • @lisgnell
      @lisgnell 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Library Dude Dark Star Orchestra (DSO). More authentic Dead show experience. They’re reviewed as “playing the Dead better than the Dead”. And you don’t get all the John Mayer fans pretending to be deadheads.

  • @eloiseconleymissthemespeci7540
    @eloiseconleymissthemespeci7540 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Miss the Grateful Dead, also miss interviewers like David Letterman. Thanks for the chance to see these guys again..

  • @lLoveCarolCleavland
    @lLoveCarolCleavland ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My friends and I followed the Dead for over five years and made it inside for more than 55 shows. I still have the tickets to this day.

  • @pablohereza9993
    @pablohereza9993 7 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    35 years after, we , from Spain, remember the first only concert in Barcelona, always in ours lifes

  • @sttarch5150
    @sttarch5150 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Jerrt, I miss you and love your legacy.

  • @nikkithebulldozer2960
    @nikkithebulldozer2960 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    man bob weir is such a pro. Zonked out of his mind on the big screen but still plays it cool. Its impressive how well hes playing too

  • @plasteredbastard
    @plasteredbastard 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    All you ever need to know about these guys is the feel of the songs they sang.

  • @tiemyshoes92
    @tiemyshoes92 10 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    Bob has got some glassy, lively, and bug eyed eyes!
    Who doesn't love the dead?
    People who don't won't ever understand.

    • @mickey8355
      @mickey8355 10 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Ahahaha. Very well put. It`s all a dream we dreamed one afternoon long ago.

    • @franke.niegas9114
      @franke.niegas9114 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sho nuff.

    • @tresorngray
      @tresorngray 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I do

    • @joshuanewburger
      @joshuanewburger 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      tookMY ass a while

  • @randynixon5059
    @randynixon5059 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Got off work, went to a fellow Dead lovers home and watched this mesmerized with fellow DoD guards and Dead lovers. Never forget that night.. Magic.

  • @theartist8906
    @theartist8906 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    If the music can't move you, your""Dead", If it can your "Dead". No way out of this but to go down a rabbit hole. I love the memories these guys gave me and all my friends. I wish our youth today could touch a hint of this happy world. I watch them disasterbate on their phone's daily and feel sorry for them. It's hard to touch the world through a fish tank.

  • @Jimbo4327
    @Jimbo4327 10 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I was at Nassau the night before and Glens Falls the next night..Ha ha....What an awesome time

  • @79steelymatt
    @79steelymatt 10 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    Man I miss going to see The Dead some of the best times and memories of my life-Southern California mid to late 80's-Jerry Garcia will always be the King to me-his presence and aura was magical-I see that now after seeing hundreds of other musicians and bands over the years none of them had his magical gifts just by being there.You never realize when you were doing it that those were the best times you will or would ever have.Jerry Garcia lives forever and his spirit will never die!!

    • @veek.6463
      @veek.6463 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      It's true. Have seen hundreds of shows- some incredibly fine players to more recent good, hard playing bands and no one could hold a space like Garcia. It was collective and yet at the same time entirely personal. A real spiritual experience. He is a special Buddha of all three types hoped for in this world 1) liberates via word 2) liberates via music and art 3) liberates via creation of sacred space in which self realization is possible.

    • @grizzlybear4
      @grizzlybear4 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    • @joshuanewburger
      @joshuanewburger 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      👍

  • @codybrockway1616
    @codybrockway1616 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I absolutely love these guys. They evoke such positivity and great feelings. Us ‘heads have a lot to thank them for. Instantly you can put on their music and your day is better/great. God bless and love these guys, RIP Jerry Garcia. ❤️🎵

  • @tomhazelton3070
    @tomhazelton3070 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    These two guys really knew how to share space and play off each other as both guitar players and vocalists, and they still swing like crazy even without a drummer... or two.

  • @jackashworth3956
    @jackashworth3956 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    'We had all the momentum; we were riding the crest of a high and beautiful wave... So now, less than five years later, you can go up on a steep hill in Las Vegas and look West, and with the right kind of eyes you can almost see the high water mark - that place where the wave finally broke, and rolled back' - Hunter S Thompson. Was never said better. Bless Hunter, Bless Jerry, bless those fine old swines.

  • @maximus_crotchrocket907
    @maximus_crotchrocket907 9 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    Jerry seems like a nice guy (new listener)

  • @namelia4439
    @namelia4439 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Very so often, I come back to this...I watch and listen and it makes me so happy...Jerry, Bobby, and Dave...does it get any better????? That intro alone make me grin and giggle!!!

  • @alexspringer7666
    @alexspringer7666 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "If we ever make a great record" --guy from band that made two of the greatest American albums of all time in the same year.

  • @big120treez
    @big120treez 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Wish the world still had Jerry ✌💜💋

  • @m.k.s.p.7746
    @m.k.s.p.7746 7 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    F*cking great!! Thanks so much for posting. And to think, I thought the boys were burned out it in 1980! Bob and Jerry look so happy here. Tooted up, for sure, as many times before when I was there... RIP, Jerry.

  • @timothy3732
    @timothy3732 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Jerry learned how to play guitar from Dave?
    Who would have thought?
    And damn did he pick it up fast!

  • @turnout52465
    @turnout52465 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    i had tickets to the Glens Falls concert. My grandma passed away a day before and i just couldnt do it so i gave them away. Luv to Anna and Jerry RIP

  • @michaelkearns8499
    @michaelkearns8499 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    13:22 is a great moment. That's when Bob returns to the planet earth and remembers he's playing guitar next to Jerry Garcia

  • @tonifrancis2189
    @tonifrancis2189 8 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    More fun than a frog in a glass of milk? Oh Bobbbbbbyyyyyyyy.

    • @BS2u2u
      @BS2u2u 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hahahaha, You got that right

    • @ufw2663
      @ufw2663 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Bobby Sands He's Gone, Nassau, 5/6/81

    • @spottedcow4024
      @spottedcow4024 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Toni Francis all that’s missing is his short shorts

    • @daggergblue
      @daggergblue 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It's that awkward silence right after that makes it. And then they just continued along, like it never happened.

    • @glueforall
      @glueforall 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@spottedcow4024 "Who wears short shorts?....Weir wears short shorts...."