My friend Bear scored a laminated pass for the entire tour while he was shut out of Mardi Gras in Oakland. Some old Chinese dude hands him a pass that says "J. Garcia Guest #1, Spring 1993". He wasn't even gonna go back east for the shows cause he had stopped swinging and was broke. But knowing that he was gonna get into ever show he could make it to changed things. So we get to Rosemont, cold as balls, we're all from CA and have like no jackets, let alone socks, we're freezing our asses off, snow is coming down. Bear tries the pass and it works- he goes in during soundcheck, comes back out to the bus with an Aramark concession uniform, says "this is how you are all getting in." Goddamn if we each didnt take turns putting on that uniform and walking in like we worked there. would meet Bear up in the stands, we'd strip off the uni and he would run it out to the bus for the next person to put on and go in. I can't make this kinda shit up. Goddamn I miss tour.
I started selling tie-dyes in 1990. Went to my first Dead show that year and made 500 bucks. Then joined the tour for a few days in 1993. Went to Indy shows, Louisville and Cleveland (fall shows thank God) and yes, I got my stuff taken. Cops saw some shirts in the back of my car seat and took them!!! Went to a judge on Monday morning, told him I was not vending and they confiscated the shirts w/o a warrant or charge, and he ordered the police to give me my 50 shirts back. When I went to the police evidence lock up, there were dozens of Steal-Your-Face, and Dancing Bears shirts there. I was making some good money back then.
I was there !!! Show was canceled but I bought something in the parking lot that made the night interesting. Lost my tent in the snow and found a hotel room a couple hours away for the nights trip. Most snow this boy had seen up to that point in my life. The drift in front of our hotel room was deeper than the hood of my explorer. Memories 😁
I guess that blizzard got everybody on the east coast. We got 17 inches that day in Alabama of all places. I was only 13 at the time so I never got to see the Dead and seeing these vids is awesome. I wish Panic and Phish lots were this great.
hard tour be honest. Rosemont just blows except there was a "Sketches of Spain" jam in Space which blew my mind. Albany was ferociously awesome. Here Comes Sunshine. Did mescaline and we turned into the smurfs...shit happens.
i was looking for fall 93 footage and only can find spring... i do remember everyone was talking about "the blizzard shows" and the ice cream shop next to the venue, etc... hard tickets good times
@@JRastafari007 I was not at that show but I spent a bunch of time burning just about every 93 soundboard to CDR years ago when the archive let you do that sort of thing. Man, I used to listen to that second set from that Spectrum show u mentioned over and over again. I love the Scarlet fire, the Dark Star, the jamming. I think I even like the easy answers I think they did that after space? Yep, that's an excellent show. Man it's hard to find a single bad show in 1993 although I will say in August somewhere around his birthday he must have started hitting the shit pretty hard again because you start hearing the wheels come off just a little bit towards the end of 93. Downtown is a funny drug. For a little while it actually makes you better and makes you maybe play a little bit better and then after the tolerance digs in and use gets heavy, it turns on you then things just get shitty and sloppy. but overall 1993 has to be one of the best years of Grateful Dead music hands-down ever no argument.
I was there --- I remember the insane amounts of snow and traveling to Richfield in the Blizzard..soo crazy...what great footage and great memories..thanks so much for posting this...do you have any footage from Chapel Hill or Atlanta??
I feel the dead didn’t personally mind vendors I feel it was just making it hard for them to find places to play we’re vending isn’t a problem. Yes it brings ppl to the shows that don’t got tickets but that doesn’t mean they don’t want get a ticket or are not trying to get tickets. Plus lot is a place for the local heads of each area to come together an trade. Some ppl get to go on tour but a lot can’t do lot brings a great element. We still deal with the same situations today Wich is funny that one would think all these years later we have this figured out lol
No doubt, I just sent my son this link because I wanted him to see it because he saw that bus down in Georgia where he lives and thought it was good shit and I tried to explain the 12 tribes 2 him. I ended up on that bus and Auburn Hills spawn the fuck out and got off it just as quick as I went on, after some warm tea that is.
My friend Bear scored a laminated pass for the entire tour while he was shut out of Mardi Gras in Oakland. Some old Chinese dude hands him a pass that says "J. Garcia Guest #1, Spring 1993". He wasn't even gonna go back east for the shows cause he had stopped swinging and was broke. But knowing that he was gonna get into ever show he could make it to changed things.
So we get to Rosemont, cold as balls, we're all from CA and have like no jackets, let alone socks, we're freezing our asses off, snow is coming down. Bear tries the pass and it works- he goes in during soundcheck, comes back out to the bus with an Aramark concession uniform, says "this is how you are all getting in." Goddamn if we each didnt take turns putting on that uniform and walking in like we worked there. would meet Bear up in the stands, we'd strip off the uni and he would run it out to the bus for the next person to put on and go in.
I can't make this kinda shit up. Goddamn I miss tour.
The insanity that went on at the Holiday inn in Richfield is legendary.
i will tell my grandkids about the Holidome. no way something like that happens nowadays.
With the mini golf course????
Crazy to see this. Im a 19 year old dead head who lives in Albany. It crazy to see this.
I started selling tie-dyes in 1990. Went to my first Dead show that year and made 500 bucks. Then joined the tour for a few days in 1993. Went to Indy shows, Louisville and Cleveland (fall shows thank God) and yes, I got my stuff taken. Cops saw some shirts in the back of my car seat and took them!!! Went to a judge on Monday morning, told him I was not vending and they confiscated the shirts w/o a warrant or charge, and he ordered the police to give me my 50 shirts back. When I went to the police evidence lock up, there were dozens of Steal-Your-Face, and Dancing Bears shirts there. I was making some good money back then.
I was there !!! Show was canceled but I bought something in the parking lot that made the night interesting. Lost my tent in the snow and found a hotel room a couple hours away for the nights trip. Most snow this boy had seen up to that point in my life. The drift in front of our hotel room was deeper than the hood of my explorer. Memories 😁
Thanks for posting this gold! Never been to a dead show, was too young, but i am grateful that so much materiel is being shared!!!
No cellphones in the entire video.
Life doesnt get any better than a dead lot before and after a show!!! much love O G dead heads know what newer gen is missn out on.
Exactly 💨💨🍻
I always watch these hoping to see my dad somewhere, love you dad.
Thank you for sharing all these Shakedown vids!
Didn't have a good time at these shows, but I would go back in a second
I guess that blizzard got everybody on the east coast. We got 17 inches that day in Alabama of all places. I was only 13 at the time so I never got to see the Dead and seeing these vids is awesome. I wish Panic and Phish lots were this great.
hard tour be honest. Rosemont just blows except there was a "Sketches of Spain" jam in Space which blew my mind. Albany was ferociously awesome. Here Comes Sunshine. Did mescaline and we turned into the smurfs...shit happens.
Yep it was nothing like the older tours.
trips down memory lane...
'Gone are the Days!"
"The bottle was dusty"
It's because you dint get the lickins the other ones got.
i was looking for fall 93 footage and only can find spring... i do remember everyone was talking about "the blizzard shows" and the ice cream shop next to the venue, etc... hard tickets good times
My first show was Spectrum 9/13/93 with the epic Scarlet Fire and Dark Star
@@JRastafari007 I was not at that show but I spent a bunch of time burning just about every 93 soundboard to CDR years ago when the archive let you do that sort of thing. Man, I used to listen to that second set from that Spectrum show u mentioned over and over again. I love the Scarlet fire, the Dark Star, the jamming. I think I even like the easy answers I think they did that after space? Yep, that's an excellent show. Man it's hard to find a single bad show in 1993 although I will say in August somewhere around his birthday he must have started hitting the shit pretty hard again because you start hearing the wheels come off just a little bit towards the end of 93. Downtown is a funny drug. For a little while it actually makes you better and makes you maybe play a little bit better and then after the tolerance digs in and use gets heavy, it turns on you then things just get shitty and sloppy. but overall 1993 has to be one of the best years of Grateful Dead music hands-down ever no argument.
Great scene on lot at the Knick. Didn’t get in, but hey, fun times nonetheless. ;)
I was there --- I remember the insane amounts of snow and traveling to Richfield in the Blizzard..soo crazy...what great footage and great memories..thanks so much for posting this...do you have any footage from Chapel Hill or Atlanta??
No - we just shot in Chicago, Richfield and Albany for this college senior production project.
I remember wishing i could continue on to this show, only to hear about friends having awful experiences wth the snow nad cancelations...
What was that guy talking about at the end? He got kicked out for flipping someone off?
Man that lot was cold that night
I feel the dead didn’t personally mind vendors I feel it was just making it hard for them to find places to play we’re vending isn’t a problem. Yes it brings ppl to the shows that don’t got tickets but that doesn’t mean they don’t want get a ticket or are not trying to get tickets. Plus lot is a place for the local heads of each area to come together an trade. Some ppl get to go on tour but a lot can’t do lot brings a great element. We still deal with the same situations today Wich is funny that one would think all these years later we have this figured out lol
looks different now
8:09 theres that dang ol hippy kidnappin bus!
No doubt, I just sent my son this link because I wanted him to see it because he saw that bus down in Georgia where he lives and thought it was good shit and I tried to explain the 12 tribes 2 him. I ended up on that bus and Auburn Hills spawn the fuck out and got off it just as quick as I went on, after some warm tea that is.
@@jasonedwards2802 Nooooooooooooo thank you oh my goodness!
The scene was out of control and a joke by the 90s. People embarrassing themselves. So glad I stopped touring in 79.
Yes I toured with GD 1981-1992. Got sober in 1989. Real degenerates and unsafe conditions toward the end reported by friends who still toured.
Sorry to hear you gave up
@@jasonedwards2802 Gave up? Still have my memories 🤡
4:55 - DEFINITELY PRE - COVID 19.
And pre cell phone! Everybody in the show getting down and dancing.