One of your best videos, Glenn. Those flowers are Jimson weed, a hallucinogenic. Also called Datura or moonflower. They are common in the Southwest and open at dusk.
Sweet! That's what I thought it was. I looked it up & told Glenn I bet Gram might have been out there after all (haha) but unfortunately it was after I edited the video so I couldn't include the info. Thanks so much for the confirmation! 😄
The sky at night is so pretty and amazing to see those stars. Never saw that many stars even in north dakota which is in the middle of no where. So beautiful. Joshua trees are very unique in shape and quite pretty. A great video and I will alway remember gram parsons. At least he died in a place he loved. More late night videos
Joshua trees really are odd and beautiful, aren't they? And yeah... the stars were really incredible out there. We are actually thinking about more opportunities to film at night, especially the night skies. Just have to find the dark sky areas! 😄
This is definitely a favorite of your videos for me! Such great storytelling, scenery, and the artistry of the night skies shots was fantastic! Such a peaceful video to watch. Loved the bats as well! Next time, please play your guitar for us!
Thank you! Glenn had a lot of fun on this trip. Was something he had wanted to do for a long time. Thinking it's almost time to head back for some camping out there before it gets too hot. 😅
Ok man, mad respect that you are into Gram and that type of music. Have you watched the documentary called Fallen Angel? Good stuff for sure. I bet ur familiar with Sneaky Pete? Keith gave him wild horses to release b4 the Stones released it.
Yes, been a fan for a long time. I have seen Grand Theft Parsons a long time ago and liked it, and I have seen the documentary, a couple times, recently. Really into all of that stuff!!
I almost didn't watch this one but I'm glad I did. This was one of your best videos. Thanks for sharing a little about yourself and an amazing place. As for hiking at night, won't catch me out there by choice 😃
Went to Joshua Tree in June and the vibe there was amazing!! Happy, hippie energy that just made my soul smile 😊 The JT Inn was SO awesome; beautiful grounds and they truly keep the spirit of Gram alive! 💗GP All that good energy carried over into the park, it was epic. I live in New England but plan to visit this special place again and again. Glenn, I totally share your thoughts on country music! Great video!!
So, I see my own comment below from a year ago, I think I ended up not finishing this video. Since then, I have actually visited Joshua Tree...and loved it. I'm actually right in the middle of making my video about it so it's cool to revisit it...and damn...I wish I had known about the dam! lol....Definitely would've made for some awesome photos. I also ended up getting there in the "magic hour" and got some great shots...came back the next day to see the whole park...I thought I'd never go back but man, I want to go to that dam now!
Supposedly there is one piece of ceramic tile in the shower that is original. It doesn't match and was there when I stayed in room 8 about six years ago. The vibe is real and it's peaceful at Cap Rock and in the room. Gram's spirit really does reside there. 💙🎶 Safe at home
According to Phil Kaufman's (Gram's road manager who attempted to cremate his body) book "Road Mangler Deluxe," the first place you went to next to the parking area was the actual site where he tried to cremate Gram's body. Phil Kaufman, in his book, shows a photo of where he and Martin (an associate) took the body to cremate it. Check out "Road Mangler Deluxe" most of the book is about Phil Kaufman, but there is a good portion of it that describes the cremation incident.
Another great one Glenn...and you're a braver man than me sleeping in that room...but the history telling was pretty darn cool...thx! Think Parsons was really onto something with the Joshua vibe...it's one of the hugest UFO places on the planet...
I love ask a mortician! But I’m always wary of telling people that ha ha. For some reason people think it’s morbid to be interested in death! Even though it’s something we’re all heading toward! I got you go back and tent inside the park. Would love to see more!
Unfortunately it takes a LOT more wood and extremely high temps to cremate a body. So unfortunately it probably never would have worked (at least unnoticed) but still kind of a poetic thought, right?
The plant with white flowers just before 24:00 looks like Sacred Datura (Datura wrightii). Perhaps appropriately in thinking of GP, it was/is used (VERY carefully) by local indigenous folks as a hallucinogen. But to the rest of us, it’s basically a beautiful yet very poisonous plant. :-)
2 things: 1-that white blossom is called Datura or Jimsen Weed. It is psychoactive. 2- According to Phil Kaufman, Gram was cremated near cap rock, not at cap rock, a few ppl know the actual spot, including the rangers. Hit them up next time.
Can you find the house used in Cock Robin’s 1985 video When Your Heart Is Weak? Or the rock formation they’re standing on? I’ve tried to locate both on Google Earth, but no luck.
I will have to go down the GP rabbit hole to recall his music. If you really wanted to "connect" with him, guessing you would have needed some psilocybin help :P
His music is readily available, most of it on TH-cam. The whole album The Gilded Palace of Sin with the Flying Burrito Brothers is amazing or try Love Hurts with Emmylou Harris. Also Sweetheart of the Rodeo album with the Byrds. Gram did a lot in his 26 years!
Really no idea who that guy is but I like older country too...I liked Ronnie Milsap, Reba and Alabama...the only newer ones that I like is Garth and Shania...I like Rock mostly lol
It's unfortunate that Joshua Tree has become a place where Gram Parsons is being exploited commercially, and the park is now notorious for what happened there. If his drunken friends had conducted a proper cremation with the right materials that did the job, and with some kind of religious or spiritual ceremony, it would have at least had some dignity and acceptability.. But instead they illegally stole his body and poured gasoline on it, which just left an awful mess that others had to clean up. The emotional trauma to Gram's wife, family and friends was extremely hurtful. Those guys should get no respect or admiration at all.
@joepalooka2145 I AGREE. THE WHOLE EPISODE IS BIZARRE - like some kinda 3rd rate Killuminati messed up ceremony straight out of Lynch/Kubrick worldview; or even lacking any such of whatsoever. Pretty much the vibes of JDM s "Dawn s Highway" w "fragile eggshell mind" (controlled collaborative conundrum ..). The commercialization is not of ill-intent as such inasmuch as the killennial-gen is truly ignorant what real musical creation can do to one s spiritual development. GP was a talented originator of country rock, one of the most easygoing personalities evvuhh. But probably had a shady childhood trauma, as had JDM. PTSD or mind control, hard to define - ezy to speculate . . . Life is a gilded palace of holy sin - ooh, LV ...thank u 4 the music 🇫🇮
Gram is a legend. ❤
One of your best videos, Glenn. Those flowers are Jimson weed, a hallucinogenic. Also called Datura or moonflower. They are common in the Southwest and open at dusk.
Sweet! That's what I thought it was. I looked it up & told Glenn I bet Gram might have been out there after all (haha) but unfortunately it was after I edited the video so I couldn't include the info. Thanks so much for the confirmation! 😄
@@CactusAtlas You're welcome, Amy. Good job!
The sky at night is so pretty and amazing to see those stars. Never saw that many stars even in north dakota which is in the middle of no where. So beautiful. Joshua trees are very unique in shape and quite pretty. A great video and I will alway remember gram parsons. At least he died in a place he loved. More late night videos
Joshua trees really are odd and beautiful, aren't they? And yeah... the stars were really incredible out there. We are actually thinking about more opportunities to film at night, especially the night skies. Just have to find the dark sky areas! 😄
This is definitely a favorite of your videos for me! Such great storytelling, scenery, and the artistry of the night skies shots was fantastic! Such a peaceful video to watch. Loved the bats as well! Next time, please play your guitar for us!
Thank you! Glenn had a lot of fun on this trip. Was something he had wanted to do for a long time. Thinking it's almost time to head back for some camping out there before it gets too hot. 😅
Beautiful 🥰 Thank you for sharing.. 🙏 Love it!
Thank you! 😊
Thank you! 🏜️✨
Ok man, mad respect that you are into Gram and that type of music. Have you watched the documentary called Fallen Angel? Good stuff for sure. I bet ur familiar with Sneaky Pete? Keith gave him wild horses to release b4 the Stones released it.
Yes, been a fan for a long time. I have seen Grand Theft Parsons a long time ago and liked it, and I have seen the documentary, a couple times, recently. Really into all of that stuff!!
I love Gram! Liten to him every day. I will get to JT one day
So worth going. Just a magical place.
I almost didn't watch this one but I'm glad I did. This was one of your best videos. Thanks for sharing a little about yourself and an amazing place. As for hiking at night, won't catch me out there by choice 😃
Thank you so much! Glad you watched and enjoyed it! 😄
Lol, that's what makes it AWESOMENESS 🏜️✨
Great tour. Thank you. I don't need convincing - beautiful and amazing vibe!
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks! 😄
Went to Joshua Tree in June and the vibe there was amazing!! Happy, hippie energy that just made my soul smile 😊 The JT Inn was SO awesome; beautiful grounds and they truly keep the spirit of Gram alive! 💗GP
All that good energy carried over into the park, it was epic. I live in New England but plan to visit this special place again and again. Glenn, I totally share your thoughts on country music! Great video!!
It's a great place. Might have just spent some more time there again recently. 😄
So, I see my own comment below from a year ago, I think I ended up not finishing this video. Since then, I have actually visited Joshua Tree...and loved it. I'm actually right in the middle of making my video about it so it's cool to revisit it...and damn...I wish I had known about the dam! lol....Definitely would've made for some awesome photos. I also ended up getting there in the "magic hour" and got some great shots...came back the next day to see the whole park...I thought I'd never go back but man, I want to go to that dam now!
Awesome! Joshua Tree is really such an amazingly special place. I'm so glad you got to experience it also. We keep hoping to go back too. 😊
I go every so often, get loaded and shed a tear 😢 RIP HOMIE
awesome adventure to take us along on
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it. 😄
Supposedly there is one piece of ceramic tile in the shower that is original. It doesn't match and was there when I stayed in room 8 about six years ago. The vibe is real and it's peaceful at Cap Rock and in the room. Gram's spirit really does reside there. 💙🎶 Safe at home
I had never heard of Gram before this. Really interesting. Thanks for this.
Our pleasure. Glad you enjoyed it!
Awesome 👏🏻 video, thank you so much for sharing it , truly amazing video ❤
Glad you enjoyed it!
Love the crickets at night and that sky!!! Beautiful!! What a great video!
Thanks! Yeah, the crickets were quite a thing in my headphones while editing. 😂
Love me a bit Gram Parson's. Great wee history and visit my friend. Will need to get round to paying a visit to cap Rock 😃
Thanks so much! Regardless of what happened there, Cap Rock is such an awesome formation, isn't it? Thanks for watching! 😄
@@CactusAtlas Makes me think of Fred Flintstone 😉
Hahaha! Oh man. I can see that. I can TOTALLY see that! 😂
Very enjoyable!! Interesting history as well I hadn’t heard of cosmic Gram! The attempt at cremation… wow!! Very interesting- I couldn’t do it!!
It's a crazy story, isn't it?!
Donovan used to live in Joshua Tree also, we have been to his house to fix a cooler.
According to Phil Kaufman's (Gram's road manager who attempted to cremate his body) book "Road Mangler Deluxe," the first place you went to next to the parking area was the actual site where he tried to cremate Gram's body. Phil Kaufman, in his book, shows a photo of where he and Martin (an associate) took the body to cremate it. Check out "Road Mangler Deluxe" most of the book is about Phil Kaufman, but there is a good portion of it that describes the cremation incident.
Another great one Glenn...and you're a braver man than me sleeping in that room...but the history telling was pretty darn cool...thx! Think Parsons was really onto something with the Joshua vibe...it's one of the hugest UFO places on the planet...
Thanks! Yeah, the history of it all is the most interesting part for me.
There are pictures of Gram and Keith on line at JT
I love ask a mortician! But I’m always wary of telling people that ha ha. For some reason people think it’s morbid to be interested in death! Even though it’s something we’re all heading toward! I got you go back and tent inside the park. Would love to see more!
Camping in Joshua Tree is definitely on the list of things to go back and do. The campgrounds look amazing. 👍
Thanks Glenn! Another beautiful desert gem. Always wanted to visit Joshua tree…maybe someday…but thanks for providing a beautiful viewing…
Our pleasure! It was a fun video to make!
That was pretty interesting 🤔 never heard of the attempted cremation. To bad it didn’t work, that’s kinda cool 😎
Unfortunately it takes a LOT more wood and extremely high temps to cremate a body. So unfortunately it probably never would have worked (at least unnoticed) but still kind of a poetic thought, right?
For all the last remaining things in the room from 1973 for it to be a mirror. Cant say I would like lookin into it much
Agree. There's something about mirrors and reflections but being the last remaining item... kind of eerie.
It looks like a moon flower
What’s that music around 21:34? Beautiful
Thank goodness I keep project files around as I wasn't sure myself. 😅
That one is "Some Things Come Easy" by Walking Hearts from Epidemic Sound.
@@CactusAtlas It's awesome! I been searching for it on Epidemic Sound and finally found it thanks to you!
The plant with white flowers just before 24:00 looks like Sacred Datura (Datura wrightii). Perhaps appropriately in thinking of GP, it was/is used (VERY carefully) by local indigenous folks as a hallucinogen. But to the rest of us, it’s basically a beautiful yet very poisonous plant. :-)
I have a question. How far is the motel, where he died, to the cremation site?
About 30 minutes
2 things: 1-that white blossom is called Datura or Jimsen Weed. It is psychoactive. 2- According to Phil Kaufman, Gram was cremated near cap rock, not at cap rock, a few ppl know the actual spot, including the rangers. Hit them up next time.
It's unfortunate we couldn't look up the flower there. Phone reception was pretty spotty sadly. And interesting about the location! Thank you! 😄
Can you find the house used in Cock Robin’s 1985 video When Your Heart Is Weak? Or the rock formation they’re standing on? I’ve tried to locate both on Google Earth, but no luck.
Unfortunately, I am not familiar with this song or video. I don't believe Glenn knows either.
@@CactusAtlas there’s a video on TH-cam, it shows many locations in the park. Actually a great song, too!
Love Cock Robin, great video.
I will have to go down the GP rabbit hole to recall his music. If you really wanted to "connect" with him, guessing you would have needed some psilocybin help :P
Apparently those white flowers are hallucinogenic. Can also kill but you know.... 😂
His music is readily available, most of it on TH-cam. The whole album The Gilded Palace of Sin with the Flying Burrito Brothers is amazing or try Love Hurts with Emmylou Harris. Also Sweetheart of the Rodeo album with the Byrds. Gram did a lot in his 26 years!
Really no idea who that guy is but I like older country too...I liked Ronnie Milsap, Reba and Alabama...the only newer ones that I like is Garth and Shania...I like Rock mostly lol
I never heard of him either to be honest. He's much more of Glenn's thing than mine. 😅
Well, Gram's music was country rock, although he called it cosmic.
It's unfortunate that Joshua Tree has become a place where Gram Parsons is being exploited commercially, and the park is now notorious for what happened there. If his drunken friends had conducted a proper cremation with the right materials that did the job, and with some kind of religious or spiritual ceremony, it would have at least had some dignity and acceptability.. But instead they illegally stole his body and poured gasoline on it, which just left an awful mess that others had to clean up. The emotional trauma to Gram's wife, family and friends was extremely hurtful. Those guys should get no respect or admiration at all.
@joepalooka2145 I AGREE. THE WHOLE EPISODE IS BIZARRE - like some kinda 3rd rate Killuminati messed up ceremony straight out of Lynch/Kubrick worldview; or even lacking any such of whatsoever. Pretty much the vibes of JDM s "Dawn s Highway" w "fragile eggshell mind" (controlled collaborative conundrum ..). The commercialization is not of ill-intent as such inasmuch as the killennial-gen is truly ignorant what real musical creation can do to one s spiritual development. GP was a talented originator of country rock, one of the most easygoing personalities evvuhh. But probably had a shady childhood trauma, as had JDM. PTSD or mind control, hard to define - ezy to speculate . . . Life is a gilded palace of holy sin - ooh, LV ...thank u 4 the music 🇫🇮
GRAND THEFT AUTO - dig it up, a feature
Possibly Grand Theft Parsons starring Johnny Knoxville?
You need some some snake proof boots in case you get bit.