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[CROWD CHEERING AND DRUMS PLAYING]
[MAN] BASICALLY, I COME TO THE SHOWS
TO BE WITH ALL THESE GREAT PEOPLE,
TO ENJOY THE MUSIC.
THE MUSIC'S BEAUTIFUL. THE PEOPLE ARE BEAUTIFUL.
I MEAN, IT'S A GREAT SCENE.
YOU GOT TO COME SEE IT. YOU GOT TO SEE IT FOR YOURSELF.
IT'S REALLY HARD TO EXPLAIN. IT'S JUST GREAT.
I GREW UP IN BOSTON. MY MOM'S A SCHOOLTEACHER.
SHE'S A REALLY SMART PERSON.
SHE'S GOT HER MASTER'S DEGREE IN EARTH SCIENCE.
MY DAD IS A QUALITY ENGINEER FOR A BIG COMPANY IN BOSTON
THAT MAKES WALLBOARD.
AT FIRST, THEY WERE A LITTLE HESITANT ABOUT--
THEY THOUGHT I'D GROW OUT OF IT.
BASICALLY, I HAVEN'T.
NOW THAT I'M TAKING MY BABY ON TOUR WITH ME,
THEY'RE NOT CRAZY ABOUT THE IDEA,
BUT THEY ALSO REALIZE
I'M DOING WHAT I WANT, AND I BELIEVE IN IT.
WE SURVIVE IN THIS PARKING LOT.
THERE'S NEVER ANY FIGHTS IN HERE.
THERE MIGHT BE HARSH WORDS EXCHANGED ONCE IN A WHILE,
BUT NOBODY EVER COMES TO BLOWS HERE.
IF EVERYBODY COULD JUST GET DOWN
AND TALK TO EACH OTHER,
I THINK THE WORLD WOULD BE A BETTER PLACE.
♪ EVERY NOW AND THEN AGAIN ♪
♪ I GOT THIS FEELING THAT I'VE FALLEN DOWN ♪♪
♪ FROM HIGHER PLACES THAT I'VE FOUND ♪
♪ WHILE WALTZING ACROSS THE SKY... ♪
THE COLOR AND THE PAGEANTRY OF THIS EVENT
ARE JUST RIGHT OUT OF THE PAGES
OF ROCK-MUSIC HISTORY.
[REPORTER] THIS IS A GROUP OF DEADHEADS ENTERTAINING A CROWD
THAT ALSO VERY PROUDLY CLAIMS THAT TITLE.
THE GRATEFUL DEAD ARE ONE OF--
NOT OF ONLY MUSIC HISTORY
BUT A SUBCULTURE AND A PHENOMENON
THAT HAS LASTED ALMOST THREE DECADES.
OOK
ON KING-5 NEWS AT 6:30.
YOU KIND OF WONDER HOW MANY OF THEM ARE WANNABES
AND HOW MANY OF THEM ARE TRUE BLUES,
REALLY ARE DEDICATED TO THEIR LIFESTYLE.
♪ THE STEEP CATHEDRAL CEILINGS ♪
ROOF
I'M A VETERINARY STUDENT AT COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY,
AND I FOLLOW THE GRATEFUL DEAD IN MY FREE TIME,
AND LAST NIGHT, I SAW MY 122nd SHOW.
♪ AND WE GO ♪
♪ WE TRY TO LOVE... ♪♪
I'VE BEEN ON TOUR SINCE I WAS ABOUT 14
T UP
SO I WAS ATTRACTED TO THIS GROUP OF PEOPLE
MOSTLY BECAUSE OF THE FAMILY ENVIRONMENT
THAT IT PROVIDES FOR ME.
IT'S KIND OF A WEIRD--
I DON'T KNOW IF I WOULD CALL IT A HIPPIE DREAM,
BUT MY DREAM TO GATHER ALL MY FRIENDS
AND TAKE THEM TO FUN PLACES
AND JUST CELEBRATE LIFE TOGETHER.
I REALLY TRY TO TURN PLACES I HANG OUT,
LIKE THESE PLACES, INTO MY CHURCH.
IT'S A CHURCH IN THE ASPECT
WHERE, LIKE, ALL THESE FOLKS OUT HERE AND STUFF--
WE ALL HAVE A KIND OF A COMMON--
NOT SO MUCH GOAL
BUT JUST KIND OF A DESTINY FOLLOWING
WHERE WE WANT TO KEEP EACH OTHER HAPPY
AND FIND ALL THE GOOD THINGS IN LIFE THAT THERE ARE.
I LOVE MY FRIENDS HERE.
I GOT MORE FRIENDS HERE THAN IN MY HOMETOWN.
I CAN GO HOME TO MY HOMETOWN
AND WALK AROUND ON THE STREETS FOR 10 YEARS
AND NOT MEET AS MANY NICE PEOPLE
AS I DO IN ONE DAY OUT HERE.
THIS IS A BIG MOVEMENT.
THIS IS A REVOLUTION,
AND IF YOU'RE JUST COMING TO THE SHOW
TO MAKE MONEY OR SELL GRILLED CHEESES
OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT
OR TO SCORE SHEETS TO TAKE HOME...
[MAN] THERE'S NOTHING WRONG
WITH SELLING GRILLED CHEESES.
THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH SELLING GRILLED CHEESES.
MY NAME IS TONI BROWN.
I'M THE PUBLISHER OF RELIX MAGAZINE.
I'VE BEEN PUBLISHING RELIX FOR THE PAST 15 OR SO YEARS.
I WENT TO SEE THE GRATEFUL DEAD FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 1969.
I WAS, I THINK, 13 YEARS OLD,
AND I WAS WITH SOME OLDER COLLEGE FRIENDS.
AND IT WAS DEFINITELY A PIVOTAL POINT IN MY LIFE.
I CHANGED 1,000%.
I JUST WENT FROM BEING
A 13-YEAR-OLD NAIVE LITTLE GIRL
TO JUST WANTING TO KNOW EVERYTHING THAT WAS HAPPENING
IN THE WORLD AROUND ME FROM THAT ONE EXPERIENCE.
I REALLY DON'T KNOW
THAT MUSIC CHANGES EVERYONE'S LIFE THAT IMMEDIATELY,
BUT IT DID FOR ME.
UM, THIS ISSUE IS OUR COVER ON MANDATORY MINIMUMS
AND HOW IT AFFECTS THE DEADHEAD SCENE.
THIS WAS ABSOLUTELY OUR MOST IMPORTANT ISSUE.
MY FAVORITE COVER IS OUR PSYCHEDELIC
YEAR-END ISSUE FROM LAST YEAR.
[MAN] THIS HERE IS CALLED A DIDGERIDOO--YIDAKI.
YIDAKI'S THE REAL NAME FOR IT IN ABORIGINE CULTURE.
AND THEY BELIEVE NOTHING IN YOUR LIFE HAPPENS
UNTIL YOU SING ABOUT IT, AND THEY CALL IT DREAMTIME.
THEIR DREAMTIME IS EVERY DAY, THE HERE AND NOW.
THIS IS THE SOUND OF THE MOTHER EARTH.
IT'S A LIVE PLANET BREATHING.
I LIKE TO GO TO THE JUNGLES,
SO I CALL OUT ANIMALS I'M FAMILIAR WITH
-
ANYWHERE FROM, LIKE, KANGAROOS TO SNAKES
AND EAGLES AND COCKATOOS AND KOOKABURRAS.
I REALLY HOPE THAT I GRADUATE FROM VET SCHOOL
AND THE GRATEFUL DEAD THING IS STILL GOING ON.
PEOPLE BRING THEIR HOMES TO THE PARKING LOT,
AND THEY LET THE DOGS OUT OF THEIR HOUSE.
THEIR FRONT YARD IS A PARKING LOT
FULL OF PEOPLE AND CARS AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
I'VE SEEN DOGS HIT BY CARS IN PARKING LOTS.
I'VE
I'VE SEEN DEHYDRATED AND OVERHEATED ANIMALS,
AND I DON'T THINK IT'S FAIR
THE WAY PEOPLE TREAT THEIR ANIMALS,
AND I'D LOVE TO HELP OUT IN SOME WAY
AS A VETERINARIAN ON TOUR.
THIS INSTRUMENT YOU'VE HEARD PLAYING
IS MADE BY TERMITES, BY NATURE.
IT'S CARVED OUT BY NATURE.
IF YOU CAN SEE HERE, IT'S NOT MAN-MADE.
IT'S MADE BY TERMITES.
WE'RE GOING TO SEE JERRY'S ART SHOW DOWNTOWN.
TAKING THE MONORAIL.
THAT'S THE 3-D IMAGE HE THINKS OF
WHEN HE'S PLAYING THE GUITAR.
HAVE YOU EVER HAD THAT FEELING
WHERE YOU'RE GETTING SUCKED BACKWARDS
IT'S LIKE THAT.
YOU KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT?
JERRY GARCIA'S ART-- IT'S WONDERFULLY FUN.
EVERYBODY LOVES IT. IT MAKES EVERYONE SMILE.
IT'S SUCH AN OPENING EXPERIENCE FOR US.
IT'S A NEW ARTIST, FOR THE GALLERY ANYWAY,
AND IT'S UNLIKE ANYTHING WE'VE EVER DONE BEFORE.
I THINK ARTWORK IN GENERAL, ESPECIALLY JERRY'S WORK,
IS ALWAYS A REFLECTION OF WHAT'S HAPPENING
IN THE WORLD.
AND THIS IS A REAL SHOW.
IT'S REAL ART AND REAL PEOPLE, AND IT'S BEEN A LOT OF FUN.
THAT SECOND NIGHT ROCKED, MAN.
THAT REMINDED ME OF WHY
I GO TO DEAD SHOWS TO BEGIN WITH.
LAST NIGHT WAS GREAT.
I HEARD THEY HAD A NEW SOUND MAN.
EVERYTHING WAS SO CRYSTAL.
PHIL WAS RIGHT OUT THERE, DUDE,
AND THE HARMONIES ARE SO GREAT.
THAT'S LIKE THE FIRST TIME--
THE SECOND NIGHT EXPO--
I FELT LIKE THAT WAS THE FIRST TIME
I REALLY FELT IT ALL COME TOGETHER.
VINCE WAS THERE,
AND I KNEW HE HAD IT GOING ON.
[WOMAN] THE CROWD WAS THERE THAT NIGHT.
I'M NOT A REAL CORNYERSON,
BUT THAT'S THE FIRST TIME
I EVER CAME TO S.
ALL THE SHOWS ARE SO...
I MEAN, FULL OF LOVE, AND IT'S JUST WILD.
LD DEAD.
THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, YOU JUST GET HOOKED.
SO, UM...UH...
I KNOW. I'M TOTALLY TRIPPING RIGHT NOW,
D.
[MAN] I STARTED TOURING BACK IN 1986,
RTED MAKING
AND I TRAVELED AROUND WITH MY CHILD.
BECAUSE IT SEEMED LIKE THE SHOWS
WERE MORE OF A DANGEROUS PLACE TO HAVE CHILDREN.
IT USED TO BE MORE OF A FAMILY ATMOSPHERE.
WE LIKE TO COME OUT HERE FROM HAWAII
FOR A BREAK OF THE MELLOWNESS OF HAWAII.
WE NEED A LITTLE CHAOS IN OUR LIVES.
J.D. HAS JUST TURNED 12 YEARS OLD.
THE BEST THING ABOUT GOING ON TOUR
IS JUST, LIKE, BEING THERE.
AND I FEEL GOOD ABOUT HIM BEING OUT IN THIS WORLD.
IF I HAD SHELTERED HIM
IN A NEIGHBORHOOD, SUBURBAN-TYPE HOME,
FROM HOME
I WOULD BE SCARED TO DEATH
THAT SOMETHING BAD WOULD HAPPEN TO HIM,
BUT AS IT IS NOW, MY SON IS STREETWISE.
HE AIN'T DUMB.
HE'LL PROBABLY GET THE MONEY RIGHT OUT OF YOUR POCKET.
JUST TRY TO RUN A CON GAME ON HIM. HE'S GOOD.
WE'VE BEEN ON THE TOUR FOR, OH, ABOUT THREE YEARS NOW.
WE CONCEIVED RAIN AT OUR FIRST DEAD SHOW.
WE JUST MET AND JUST FELL IN LOVE IMMEDIATELY,
AND EVERYTHING WORKED OUT,
AND WE HAD HER 2 1/2 YEARS AGO
IN ATLANTA AT THE DEAD SHOW.
IT WAS A REALLY BEAUTIFUL EXPERIENCE.
WE ALL TRAVEL TOGETHER,
AND IT'S JUST ONE BIG, HAPPY, DEAD KIND OF THING.
WELL, IF THE DEAD STOP GOING ON TOUR,
BLY
FOR A LITTLE WHILE,
BUT BASICALLY, WHAT COULD I DO?
I'D HAVE TO BECOME A 9-TO-5 PERSON.
I'D HAVE TO GO TO WORK.
I HAVE A SMALL SON WHO'S 10 MONTHS.
I WOULD LOVE HIM TO BE ABLE,
MAYBE WHEN HE GETS HIS LICENSE,
TO BE ABLE TO SEE THEM.
I DON'T CARE IF THEY'RE IN WHEELCHAIRS PLAYING BANJOS.
IT WOULD BE GREAT.
[ELECTRIC GUITAR PLAYING]
[MAN] HA!
♪ UP IN THE MORNING, I RUBBED MY EYES ♪♪
♪ I LOOKED AROUND, BUT TO MY SURPRISE ♪
♪ THERE AIN'T NOTHING ON MY TABLE ♪
♪ HOW CAN THIS BE? ♪
♪ I LOOK AT MY BAG, AND I'M OUT OF WEED ♪
♪ I'M GOING TO FIND SOMEONE WHO'S GOT WHAT I NEED ♪
♪ 'CAUSE ALL I GOT LEFT IS STEMS AND SEEDS ♪
HELLO. MY NAME'S TURTLE. I'M FROM CALIFORNIA.
I LIKE TO SMOKE POT A LOT.
WE'RE CLEANING OUR HOUSE RIGHT NOW.
[MAN] OW! I STUBBED MY TOE!
[TURTLE] A LOT OF PEOPLE CALL US HOMELESS,
BUT I CONSIDER MYSELF
ARCHITECTURALLY DISADVANTAGED.
THE FAMILY IS--
IT'S THE ONLY THING THAT KEEPS PEOPLE TOGETHER.
IT'S THE ONLY THING THAT KEEPS US ALIVE.
WE FOLLOW THE BAND WITH A BUNCH OF PEOPLE
AND IT'S INSPIRING FOR IT TO BE ONE THING.
IT'S DIFFERENT FROM HANGING OUT IN BABYLON,
WHERE YOU DON'T REALLY CARE THAT MUCH
ABOUT YOUR NEIGHBOR.
HERE EVERYBODY CARES ABOUT EACH OTHER.
THE MUSIC CARES ABOUT YOU,
AND WE ALL SING PRAISES TO EACH OTHER.
IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
GOOD WAY TO PUT IT, BROTHER.
MY PARENTS THINK I'M CRAZY.
BECAUSE OF MY PHILOSOPHY ON LIFE,
THEY THINK I'M NUTS.
THEY THINK I'M... UP IN THE STARS.
OH, I'LL BE ON THE ROAD
TILL THE ROAD TAKES ME OFF.
♪ 'CAUSE ALL I GOT LEFT IS STEMS AND SEEDS ♪♪♪
I'M A PARAMEDIC,
AND WHEN I WORK DURING THE SHOWS,
I USUALLY RUN A CREW,
AND WE'LL GO OUT INTO THE CROWD
AND HELP THE PEOPLE OUT.
WE'LL GET THEM INTO THE ROCK MED AREA
.
THERE'S ALWAYS MEDICAL PROBLEMS.
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT A SMALL CITY OUT HERE.
AND MAYBE 20,000 PEOPLE OUT HERE.
ANY KIND OF MEDICAL SITUATION
THAT COULD COME UP
USUALLY DOES COME UP--
ANYTHING FROM COLDS, BEE STINGS,
ALLERGIC REACTIONS.
SOMETIMES WE GO TO CAR ACCIDENTS.
WE DID HAVE, UH...
ONE TRIPPER WHO CLIMBED UP ON TOP OF THE PRESS BOX UP THERE
AND DECIDED THEY WANTED TO FLY TO HEAVEN.
UH...
THAT WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT
A COUPLE OF NIGHTS AGO.
LUCKILY, THE POLICE BACKED OFF
AND, IN AN HOUR OR TWO, WE WERE ABLE TO TALK HIM DOWN
AND GET HIM INTO THE TENT.
A COUPLE HOURS AFTER THAT, THEY BASICALLY WERE RECOVERED,
AND WE WERE ABLE TO LET THEM GO.
THE FIRST TIME I WENT TO THE SHOW
WAS...IT WAS...KIND OF...
I GOT IN, AND THE MUSIC STARTED,
AND IT WAS-- EVERYBODY WAS DANCING.
THEY ALL LOOKED LIKE THEY WERE--
NOBODY WAS DANCING WITH EACH OTHER.
THEY WERE JUST ALL KIND OF DANCING.
EVERYBODY'S UP AND DOWN AND GOING LIKE THIS,
AND I WAS JUST GOING,
"LOOK AT ALL THESE FREAKS. WHAT THE HELL'S GOING ON?"
ALL OF A SUDDEN, I LOOKED DOWN, AND I'M GOING LIKE THIS.
ALL THESE HEADS ARE GOING THIS WAY AND THAT WAY.
PRETTY SOON, IT'S LIKE A MOOD,
AND EVERYBODY'S-- AND ALL OF A SUDDEN,
R,
AND EVERYBODY'S, LIKE, ONE.
THEN THE CROWD GETS EXCITED.
THEN THE BAND STARTS GETTING EXCITED.
THEN THE CROWD GETS MORE EXCITED.
EVERYONE JUST STARTS FEEDING ON EVERYTHING,
AND THEN IT'S JUST--
THIS MAGICAL THING JUST HAPPENS.
AND IT'S JUST SO BEAUTIFUL,
AND THAT'S THE BEST WAY I CAN EXPLAIN IT.
MAGIC HAPPENS WHILE THE BAND PLAYS.
THIS IS SINCE HALLOWEEN NIGHT ON THE EAST COAST
IN BRENDAN BYRNE ARENA IN NEW JERSEY
ACROSS FROM GIANTS STADIUM.
GOT A BUSINESS CARD IN THERE, TOO.
A LOT OF JERRY GARCIA BAND, A BUNCH OF GRATEFUL DEAD SHOWS.
WHEN YOU LISTEN TO MUSIC, IT COMES IN.
WHEN YOU LISTEN TO DEAD MUSIC,
IT COMES OUT.
REALLY NOT ON THE ROAD ALL THE TIME,
BUT 25 YEARS, 30 YEARS,
I'VE EITHER BEEN RIDING MOTORCYCLES
OR RIDING IN BUSES OR CARS.
THE KIDS THAT ARE OUT HERE TODAY
ARE EDUCATED.
THEIR FAMILY AS A DEAD COMMUNITY
IS SOMETHING THEY LEARN THROUGH SHARING.
THERE'S A COMMUNITY THAT JUST--
THE WORLD NEEDS TO PICK UP THIS COMMUNITY
TO A DEGREE
WHERE YOU SEE SOMEBODY STRUGGLING,
YOU HELP THEM.
MY DAD WORKED EVERY DAY OF HIS LIFE.
I WENT TO WORK AT 16.
MY IMPRESSION OF PEOPLE THAT WORK
IS IF YOU AREN'T ENJOYING YOUR WORK
AND IT'S WORK,
YOU'RE IN THE WRONG BUSINESS.
THEY THINK THAT THEY'RE HAPPY
BECAUSE THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPINESS IS.
[MAN] MATERIAL HAPPINESS.
THEY'VE BEEN BROUGHT UP IN THIS SOCIETY...
MY M THIS RAG
IF YOU'RE LIVING IN BABYLON
AND YOU'RE HAVING TO DEAL
WITH ALL THAT ***,
MOST PEOPLE I KNOW AREN'T TRULY HAPPY.
WHEN I THINK I THINK OF M
I TRY SO HARD TO GET AWAY FROM SOCIETY.
DON'T
VERY MUCH AT ALL.
PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW EASY IT IS
TO LIVE WITHOUT THE 9-TO-5.
WE'RE GETTING READY TO HAVE A BABY
IN A FEW MONTHS,
AND WE'RE GOING TO DO THAT ON THE ROAD--
JUST DO THE BEST WE CAN,
AND EVERYTHING TAKES CARE OF ITSELF.
GOOD THINGS HAPPEN TO GOOD PEOPLE.
[MAN] THAT'S ANOTHER THING I THINK ABOUT THE DEAD.
JERRY I'VE SEEN WALKING THROUGH THE PARKING LOT
WHEN BILL GRAHAM WAS STILL ALIVE
AND DISCUSSING THE SCENE.
I'VE HEARD JERRY OUT OF HIS MOUTH SAY,
"THIS IS MY FAMILY.
THEY BRING US JOY. WE BRING THEM JOY."
[DOG BARKING]
[WOMAN SINGING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE]
I'M JOHN SCOTT,
AND I WRITE WHAT SOME PEOPLE CALL THE DEADHEAD'S BIBLE.
I WAS RAISED VERY MUCH IN THE PREPPY MOLD.
OL
THEN TO EXETER AND FINALLY TO DARTMOUTH.
I ASKED THEM HOW THEY RANKED
VARIOUS INFLUENCES ON THEIR LIFE,
AND THE NUMBER-ONE RESPONSE WAS LOVE.
AFTER THAT WAS FRIENDS.
GRATEFUL DEAD LOGGED A SURPRISING THIRD.
ILY,
AND FOOD, EDUCATION, SEX PRETTY FAR DOWN THE LINE,
MONEY EVEN FURTHER DOWN,
WORK, SPIRITUALITY, COMMUNITY,
AND BRINGING UP THE REAR ARE DRUGS AND CHARITY.
97.8% OF THOSE POLLED ALL OWN CASSETTE DECKS.
ON THE OTHER HAND, ONLY 7.4% OWN A FAX MACHINE.
95% OWN A TIE-DYED T-SHIRT.
FAST FOOD--THEY LIKE TACO BELLS AND McDONALD'S
AND THEN WENDY'S AS WELL.
MY FAVORITE BREAKFAST CEREAL IS FROOT LOOPS.
MY FAVORITE DRINK? LEMONADE.
MY FAVORITE FOOD'S CHEETOS.
[SCOTT] THEIR FAVORITE COLOR IS OVERWHELMINGLY BLUE,
T
THERE'S NOBODY LIKE ME IN HARVEST, ALABAMA.
I THINK THAT'S PROBABLY PRETTY TELLING RIGHT THERE.
I'M THOMAS.
I'M A BUS MECHANIC ON TOUR. I REALLY DIG TOUR.
MY FIRST BUS WAS A '47 DODGE
THAT I FOUND IN A JUNKYARD IN EUGENE FAR OUT.
THIS IS EUGENE HERE.
I'M REALLY FASCINATED BY TOUR.
I'M SO INTO IT. I LEARN AS I GO.
I'VE LEARNED SO MUCH JUST FROM BUILDING MY FIRST BUS.
I SOLD IT AT DEADLOT AND BOUGHT MY SECOND BUS,
WHICH IS A WOODEN-CABIN '46 DODGE.
I'M SO INTO IT, I WANT TO WORK ON ANY BUS
THAT ANYBODY COMES UP TO ME WITH.
LIVING IN BUSES IS MY LIFE.
I'VE LIVED IN A BUS FOR FIVE YEARS.
I LIVE IN THE HILLS.
REALLY INTERESTING CULTURE IN JUST BUS GYPSIES.
IT'S A TRUE FACTION OF AMERICAN LEGENDS, MAN.
IT'S TRUE AMERICAN FOLKLORE-- BUS GYPSIES.
CHECK IT OUT.
I LIVE IN THE WOODS. I LIVE SIMPLY.
BACK-TO-THE-LAND STYLE
PRETTY MUCH IS AN OVERALL FEELING
IN GENERAL WITH THE BUS CULTURE.
YOU CAN TAKE YOUR HOUSE ON THE ROAD WITH YOU
TO WHEREVER YOU WANT TO GO.
THIS '58 CHEVY WAS AVAILABLE IN THE WOODS,
SITTING DOWN THERE IN HUMBOLDT,
SO WE TOOK IT,
LIFTED IT UP INTO THE TREES
WITH COME-ALONGS AND TRUCKER STRAPS,
DROVE THIS BUS UNDERNEATH...
OSCAR, GOOD BOY. GOOD BOY, OSCAR.
GET INSIDE. GET INSIDE.
AND, UH, SO, UH-- LOVE THAT DOG, MAN.
I'VE JUST GOT FINISHED DOING ANOTHER BUS--
A '46 CHEVROLET WITH A WAYNE COACH ON IT.
I PUT A '64 VOLKSWAGEN SPLIT-WINDOW VAN ON TOP,
AND THAT'S THE BUS-- THE BUS WAY...
IT'S NEVER FINISHED EITHER. IT'S ALWAYS EVOLVING.
THE ONLY THING CONSTANT IS CHANGE WITH EVERYTHING.
MY NAME'S ZANE KESEY. MY DAD IS KEN KESEY.
THE GRATEFUL DEAD--
THEY'VE BEEN AROUND A LONG TIME,
BUT THEY USED TO BE A LITTLE GARAGE BAND
.
WAS AYING,
AND THEY WERE MAKING IT UP AS THEY WENT ALONG.
I HAD NO IDEA THEY ACTUALLY PLAYED SONGS.
I GREW UP ON BUBBLES AND DAY-GLO AND PAINT YOUR FACE
AND...
EVERYBODY WAS CLOWNS.
LIKE HAVING WAVY GRAVY AROUND ALL THE TIME--
I DIDN'T KNOW HE WAS DIFFERENT.
I THOUGHT EVERYBODY WAS PART-TIME CLOWN.
I LOVE THIS SCENE.
I WISH THIS WAS HERE EVERY WEEK.
IT WOULD BE JUST FINE WITH ME.
IT'S A FULL COMMUNITY.
WHEN I SAW THE...THE...
UH, BOTLE AND CAN REDEMPTION PLACE--
AT THAT POINT, YOU'RE A COMMUNITY.
IT'S LIKE DAD SAYS-- THE SIXTIES ISN'T OVER YET,
NOT UNTIL THE FAT LADY GETS HIGH.
HI. UM, I'M CASSIE.
I'M...I'M FROM ENGLAND ORIGINALLY--MANCHESTER.
IN ENGLAND, YOU'D HAVE JUST THE FIELDS.
EVERYONE WOULD JUST BE CAMPING WHERE THEY ARE.
IT'S MORE MELLOW.
THE DEADHEADS--IT'S LIKE THE TRAVELERS' SCENE,
THE SAME WAY OF LIFE, NOT HAVING A BASE,
ND.
WITH THE TRAVELERS IN ENGLAND, THERE'S DIFFERENT GROUPS.
THERE'S THE BREW CREW,
WHICH DO HAVE A LOT OF BAD PRESS
AND CREATE A LOT OF PROBLEMS IN ENGLAND.
THEN YOU HAVE THE GREEN PEOPLE, THE PAGANS.
IT'S ACCEPTING WHO YOU ARE
AND LOVING YOURSELF WHO YOU ARE.
YOU LOVE AND RESPECT THE EARTH.
YOU LOVE THE STARS. YOU LOVE THE SKY, THE MOON.
YOU ARE IN TUNE WITH NATURE.
IT'S A BEAUTIFUL, PEACEFUL RELIGION,
IF YOU WANT TO CALL IT A RELIGION.
[BOY] AS YOU SEE HERE, WE HAVE SHAKEDOWN STREET,
WHICH IS NOT REALLY A NAME OF THE STREET.
BUT THIS HERE IS, LIKE, THE BUSIEST PLACE,
WHERE YOU CAN GET... LET'S SEE...
WHERE YOU CAN GET MOSTLY EVERYTHING
THAT A DEADHEAD WANTS HERE,
BESIDES PRIVACY AND STUFF, WHICH IS OVER THERE,
WHERE THEY JUST WANT TO PARK AND SLEEP.
BUT OVER HERE IS WHERE YOU CAN GET STICKERS,
TIE-DYED SHIRTS, TIE-DYED CLOTHING,
TIE-DYED THINGS, SHIRTS--
AS YOU SEE, I'M WEARING ONE RIGHT HERE--
AND YOU CAN GET FRIENDSHIP BRACELETS,
,
AND MOSTLY, IT'S JUST THE FUNNEST PLACE.
THIS IS ONE PLACE WHERE YOU CAN GET FOOD.
YES, I GOT FRIENDS ON TOUR.
IF YOU WANT TO, I'LL SHOW YOU A COUPLE OF THEM.
YEAH, THIS HERE IS FAST EDDIE.
HE'S A RAINBOW WARRIOR...WHATEVER.
NO, A RAINBOW WARRIOR, A DEADHEAD, AN AMERICAN HIPPIE.
BEEN FOLLOWING THE GRATEFUL DEAD
16 BEAUTIFUL RAINBOW YEARS,
LIVING A LIFE AS AN AMERICAN HIPPIE,
JUST TRYING TO MAKE IT IN AMERICA,
AND GETTING READY FOR WOODSTOCK THIS YEAR.
WHO'S YOUR BUDDY?
WE'LL TEAR IT UP THIS YEAR.
WE DO THE JOB RIGHT...
THIS IS BRUCE.
BECAUSE WE DO IT TWICE.
RIGHT ON, MAN. THAT'S ALL YOU GET, GUYS.
WE DO THE JOB RIGHT BECAUSE WE DO IT TWICE.
ALL RIGHT, BROTHER.
GIVE THEM A LAUGH, BRO. ONE LAUGH.
HA HA HA HA HA.
GIVE THEM A WAVY LAUGH.
HA HA HA HA HA HA!
RIGHT ON, BRO.
ALL RIGHT.
[MAN] OH, GOD, THE FIRST DEAD SHOW I SAW
WAS PROBABLY 1967, BACK AT...
MIGHT HAVE BEEN THE BOSTON TEA PARTY,
BACK IN MASSACHUSETTS.
I WAS STILL IN HIGH SCHOOL.
IT WAS A REAL BLAST.
OUR COMMUNE, THE EARTH PEOPLE'S PARK COMMUNE--
WE BOUGHT LAND IN THE LATE SIXTIES AND EARLY SEVENTIES
AND LET WHOEVER WANTED TO LIVE ON IT LIVE ON IT.
WE BOUGHT A MILE ON THE CANADIAN BORDER
IN N
OODS
BODY
IT'S DEEDED TO EVERYBODY ON EARTH.
UH, WE HAD, YOU KNOW, WILD--WILD S-*** ***.
I MEAN, IT WAS NOTHING.
IT WAS JUST... IT WAS BEING FREE.
IT WAS THE FREEST I THINK I'D EVER BEEN.
THERE WAS NO HANG-UPS.
YOU COULD WALK BY A ROOM,
AND THERE WOULD BE 10 OR 15 PEOPLE HAVING FUN.
I REMEMBER WE WENT TO THE CLAP CLINIC IN BERKELEY ONCE
BECAUSE SOMEONE FROM THE EAST COAST HAD BEEN VISITING,
AND IT TURNED OUT THEY HAD THE CLAP,
AND THERE WAS ABOUT 18 OF US
THE NEXT DAY, JUST TAKING PRECAUTIONS.
I DON'T AGREE WITH, YOU KNOW, FREE SEX,
AND...UM... AND THAT KIND OF FREE LOVE,
AS IN THE SIXTIES.
I THINK FREE LOVE
IS A MUCH BIGGER CONCEPT THAN JUST SEX.
I THINK IT WOULD INCLUDE
SHARING WITH YOUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS,
CONCERN ABOUT THE WORLD.
I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE CONFUSE THE SIXTIES
WITH THE GRATEFUL DEAD KIND OF CULT,
BECAUSE I THINK IT'S SO MUCH DIFFERENT.
I THINK A LOT OF US ARE FOR THE NINETIES
INSTEAD OF TRYING TO RELIVE THE SIXTIES.
RT
WITH THE GRATEFUL DEAD IN 19--OCTOBER OF '75
IN GOLDEN GATE PARK.
IT WAS THE LAST ONE THAT THEY DID
BEFORE BILL GRAHAM DIED.
IT WAS EARLY MORNING.
WE WERE DOING THE SECURITY AND THE SETUP AND EVERYTHING,
AND WE HEARD THIS SOUND WAY OFF IN THE BACKGROUND.
IT SOUNDS LIKE THUNDER.
IT KEEPS GETTING LOUDER THE CLOSER IT GETS,
AND WE'RE WONDERING,
JUST WHAT THE HELL IS THIS NOISE THAT'S COMING?
AND AS IT GETS REALLY CLOSE,
WE CAN TELL IT SOUNDS LIKE A PACK OF MOTORCYCLES, HARLEYS.
WELL, IT'S THE HELL'S ANGELS.
THERE'S ABOUT 200 OF THEM.
THEY PULL UP TO THE BACKSTAGE ENTRANCE.
THE FIRST TWO THAT ARE RIDING UP FRONT
JUST LIKE COWBOYS COMING OFF A TRAIL DRIVE.
THEY CASUALLY WALK UP TO THE FENCE,
PULL OUT THEIR WIRE CUTTERS,
CUT THE FENCE, ROLL IT BACK REAL NONCHALANTLY.
ALL THE BIKES COME IN.
THEY ROLL BACK THE FENCE, HOOK IT UP.
♪ EEE ♪
♪ EEE ♪
♪ YESTERDAY, HE WAS JUST A MEMORY TO ME ♪
♪ OF THE TIMES I THOUGHT I'D HAD ♪
♪ THINKING THINGS I CANNOT BE ♪
♪ WAITING FOR STORMS TO LAND ♪♪
[MAN] EVERYBODY SEEMS TO BE LOST.
AS CHILDREN, THEY HAVE NO CAUSE TO FOLLOW
S.
WE TRY TO TEACH YOUNG PEOPLE
NOT TO ABUSE THEIR BODY OR THEIR SOUL
OPLE.
AS YOU CAN SEE, WE SEEM TO DO IT PRETTY WELL.
THIS HAS ALWAYS BEEN THERE FOR ME.
MY FAMILY HAS ALWAYS BEEN THERE
BUT SPREAD OUT PHYSICALLY.
HERE, IT'S A GROUP OF PEOPLE
THAT ARE ALWAYS IN ONE PLACE.
THIS IS MY LAST TOUR FOREVER. THIS IS IT.
THIS IS THE LAST TOUR,
AND AFTER THAT, I'M GOING TO GET A REAL JOB
AND TRY AND... TRY AND ASSIMILATE
INTO THE... THE REAL WORLD.
I THINK THAT, UH... I DON'T KNOW.
I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF YOUNG KIDS, HOMELESS,
THAT NO ONE REALLY WANTS, AND THEY END UP HERE.
THEY'RE HERE FOR THE DRUGS, SOME SENSE OF FAMILY,
BUT IF THIS IS THE ONLY FAMILY THEY CAN FIND,
YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT'S PRETTY BAD,
BECAUSE MOST OF THE KIDS WHO END UP HERE LIKE THAT
END UP, YOU KNOW-- THEY'RE 16,
THEY'RE SMOKING CRACK, THEY'RE SMOKING COKE,
OR THEY'RE BOOTING, YOU KNOW, ***.
IT'S AS PRETTY AS WHAT IT APPEARS TO BE.
THERE'S FIGHTS, THERE'S BLOOD,
AND IN MOST OF THE ARENAS,
THERE'S AN EFFORT TO GET MOST OF THESE PEOPLE OUT OF THERE.
[MAN] WHEN I FIRST DID THIS,
I COULD MAKE MONEY AND SEE SHOWS EVERY NIGHT.
I SAW THE COUNTRY FOR FREE.
I ONLY COME NOW BECAUSE IT'S A JOB.
B
BUT I MAKE $5 AN HOUR AT A BAKERY,
SO I WORK ALL WEEK, AND I MAKE WHAT? $100? $150?
ON A GOOD NIGHT, I CAN MAKE THAT IN AN HOUR.
[MAN] IN THE LAST FEW YEARS, IT'S DEFINITELY DETERIORATED.
YOU CAN DEFINITELY TRACE IT TO AROUND '88, '89,
AND THE GRATEFUL DEAD'S POPULARITY TOOK OFF THEN.
BEFORE THEN, THERE WASN'T THE LITTLE TEENYBOPPER SCENE,
AND THAT HAS DEFINITELY INCREASED
OVER THE LAST FIVE OR SIX YEARS,
WHICH HAS INCREASED VENDING AND DRUGS.
CING
FIVE YEARS AGO, PEOPLE WALKED AROUND
SAYING "LSD" WIDE-OPEN.
IT WAS "MUSHROOMS, LSD."
EVERY THIRD PERSON WAS SAYING "LSD, ECSTASY."
NOW YOU HEAR WHISPERS.
PEOPLE ARE AFRAID THEY'LL GET ARRESTED
L
SOME OF IT HAS TO DO WITH THE GRATEFUL DEAD.
THEY'VE BEEN APATHETIC AND APOLITICAL ALL THESE YEARS.
THAT HELPS CAUSE A PROBLEM.
THIS IS MY LAST TOUR BECAUSE I CAN'T STAND
ERE,
THESE PEOPLE SAY, "OH, WE'RE PEACEFUL,
WE'RE RESPECTFUL, WE LOVE,"
BUT, YOU KNOW, THEY DON'T DO ANY OF THOSE THINGS.
THEY'RE DISRESPECTFUL.
THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND COMMON COURTESY.
THEY DON'T HAVE RESPECT FOR OTHER PEOPLE.
THEY HAVE NO BOUNDARIES, YOU KNOW, WITH OTHER PEOPLE.
UM...I THINK THEY USE THAT
AS A COVER TO BE SELFISH, YOU KNOW.
I'M SAD, BECAUSE I LIKE THE MUSIC.
I HATE COMING. I HATE...
I SAID, "COME DOWN HERE WITH YOUR CAMERA AT 3:00.
SEE THE VIOLENCE. SEE THE DRUGS."
YOU KNOW, I SLEEP WITH A WEAPON HERE.
YOU KNOW, I'M SCARED.
GAVE AWAY EVERYTHING... SOLD MY CAR...75 BUCKS...
CAME HERE WITH MY GIRLFRIEND...
WE'RE TRAVELING AROUND...
SEEING THE... SEEING THE WORLD, SEEING LIFE...
LIVING...
FREE FROM...
JUST JOBS... A LOT OF WORRIES...
JUST TRAVELING AROUND.
THIS IS MY FIRST SHOW....
NOT MY FIRST TIME WITH DRUGS.
IT'S GREAT.
A FEW DAYS AGO, MY FRIEND...
UM...HE WAS IN THE CAL EXPO SHOWS....
AND...HE SAW A FRIEND OF HIS, THIS GIRL,
AND SHE SAID THAT ON HER WAY TO CAL EXPO SHOW,
SHE WAS DRIVING, LIKE, THROUGH THE TREES OR SOMETHING,
LIKE, REDWOODS OR SOMETHING,
AND SHE SAW AN ANGEL WALKING IN THE TREES,
AND SO SHE PULLED OVER
TO SEE WHAT THE ANGEL WAS DOING,
AND THE ANGEL TOLD HER THAT ON JUNE 17, 1994...
THAT...THE FIRST TRUMPET WILL BLOW
OF THE SEVEN ANGELS IN REVELATIONS,
--
SHE WAS REALLY FREAKED OUT BY WHAT SHE HAD JUST SEEN,
AND SO SHE JUST KEPT DRIVING,
AND A COP PULLED HER OVER,
AND SHE--SHE TOLD THE COP HER STORY,
AID EOPLE
HAD TOLD HER THE SAME THING.
LOVE...OOH!
THE UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE BESIDES MUSIC, MAN,
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE. YEAH. LET'S SEE...
I DON'T THINK I'VE FALLEN IN LOVE WITH ANYONE YET.
BUT THERE'S A LOT
OF *** CUTE BOYS OUT THERE, DUDE.
THE HIGHEST CONCENTRATION OF CUTE BOYS
IS ON THE DEADLOT, AND IT'S REALLY COOL.
E,
IT'S SO ***-- *** LOVE, DUDE.
IN THE WORLD, BESIDES JAMAICA, MON.
I SUPPOSE LOVE IS, LIKE, A GOOD IDEAL,
BUT THERE'S JUST
MY PARENTS WERE DIVORCED,
AND SO I JUST STAYED WITH MY MOTHER.
SHE WAS YOUNG, SO I JUST WENT WHERE SHE WENT.
I WAS ABOUT...
I THINK, ABOUT 8 YEARS OLD, MY FIRST SHOW.
ALSO THAT SAME YEAR, I WENT TO MY FIRST RAINBOW GATHERING.
I LIVE IN A VERY FAITHFUL WAY,
AND I KNOW THAT THINGS ARE GOING TO HAPPEN
TO BABYLON, YOU KNOW.
THINGS ARE GOING TO HAPPEN TO MAKE...
TO MAKE THIS SOCIETY REALIZE
THAT IT'S NOT WORKING NOW...
TO MAKE THE PEACEFUL TRANSFORMATION FOR WORLD HAPPINESS...
PEOPLE ARE NOT... WE'RE BECOMING OVERPOPULATED...
AND...YOU KNOW... EVERYONE'S JUST...
IT'S MONEY, MONEY, MONEY...
IN MY HEART, I KNOW THAT I WILL LIVE,
MATTER S HAPPEN,
JAH WILL ALWAYS GUIDE ME
TO THE SAFE PLACE WHERE THOSE THINGS HAPPEN.
THAT'S WHAT GRATEFUL DEAD TEACHES ME.
THEY'RE ALL HERE FOR THE SAME REASONS.
THEY'RE ALL HERE FOR THAT VIBE,
.
THAT YOU CANNOT FIND ANYWHERE ELSE.
YOU CAN'T BECOME PART
OF THE CONCRETE JUNGLE, YOU KNOW?
WE, UH...WE DROVE FROM ONTARIO TO CHICAGO,
AND OUR ONE VAN WASN'T WORKING RIGHT,
SO WE LEFT IT THERE WITH OUR STUFF IN IT
AND MET A GUY AT A BLUES FESTIVAL DOWN THERE
THAT SAID HE'D DRIVE US TO SACRAMENTO,
TH HIM,
AND THE VAN BROKE DOWN, LIKE, SIX TIMES,
AND, UH, WE GOT IT TOWED, LIKE, 200 MILES,
AND, UH, THEN WE MADE IT THERE,
AND WE HAD TO LEAVE IT THERE
BECAUSE WE COULDN'T AFFORD TO GET IT FIXED,
AND THEN WE RENTED A U-HAUL.
WE SAID WE WERE MOVING,
AND WE TOOK A U-HAUL FROM THERE TO SEATTLE,
SO NOW WE DON'T HAVE ANY WHEELS OR ANYTHING.
WE'RE JUST GETTING RIDES ON THE MIRACLE BUS.
I SUPPOSE YOU COULD JUST FOLLOW THE GRATEFUL DEAD
AND DEDICATE YOURSELF,
BUT THAT'S NOT MUCH OF AN EXISTENCE
IF YOU DON'T HAVE SOME PURPOSE.
AND, LIKE, RIGHT NOW, I'M ON ECSTASY,
HOWS ME
IS ALL THE DIFFERENT FEARS I HAVE,
AND IT HELPS ME
TO JUST BREAK DOWN ALL THOSE WALLS
AND STOP GETTING STUCK
IN SUCH THE MOVIE OF THINGS
AND TO STAND HIGH ON TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN
AND LOOK DOWN
AND JUST SEE THE TRUTH WITHIN IT ALL
AND THAT WE WILL ALWAYS HAVE EVERYTHING WE NEED.
IF WE BELIEVE IN MOTHER EARTH,
SHE WILL ALWAYS PROTECT US.
THOSE WHO DON'T BELIEVE WILL GET CAUGHT UP
BUT I HAVE FAITH
THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE PEACE ON EARTH,
AND THOSE PEOPLE WHO BELIEVE,
THEY'RE GOING TO ALL BE HERE TO SEE IT,
AND THOSE PEOPLE WHO DON'T BELIEVE,
THEY'RE JUST GOING TO SEE THE DESTRUCTION OF IT.
ALL THE PEOPLE IN BABYLON--
WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO SING A SONG? O.K.
MY SISTER BLUE TAUGHT ME THIS.
♪ THE RIVER, SHE IS FLOWING ♪
♪ FLOWING AND GROWING ♪
♪ THE RIVER, SHE IS FLOWING ♪
♪ DOWN TO THE SEA ♪
♪ THE RIVER, SHE IS FLOWING ♪
♪ FLOWING AND GROWING ♪
♪ THE RIVER, SHE IS FLOWING ♪
♪ DO
♪ MOTHER, CARRY ME ♪
♪ YOUR CHILD, I'LL ALWAYS BE ♪
♪ FATHER, CARRY ME ♪
♪ DOWN TO THE SEA ♪
♪ THE RIVER, SHE IS FLOWING ♪
♪ FLOWING AND GROWING ♪
♪ THE RIVER, SHE IS FLOWING ♪
♪ DOWN TO THE SEA ♪♪
[DRUMS PLAYING]
[MAN] TOUR'S HARD, MAN.
DON'T LET ANYBODY TELL YOU IT'S EASY--
YOU MAKE A COUPLE OF SHIRTS
AND MAKE A MILLION *** DOLLARS.
KIDS, DON'T TRY THIS AT HOME.
IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT THE HELL YOU'RE DOING,
STAY THE *** HOME WITH YOUR PARENTS
OR GO *** GET A JOB.
THERE'S SOME ***-UP PEOPLE
THAT COME AROUND DEAD SHOWS TO RIP STUFF OFF.
THERE'S QUITE A FEW, IN FACT.
I WAS ASLEEP.
I HAD MY WHOLE *** TAKEN FROM ME IN EUGENE.
YOUR TYPICAL VW VAN DRIVE, AND IT BROKE DOWN ON US.
WE WERE TRYING TO BUM-START IT AT A REST STOP,
AND OUR FRIEND'S PIT BULL GOT OUT OF HIS CAR.
WE LEFT HIM THERE BY ACCIDENT.
[WOMAN] EVERYBODY JUMPED BACK INTO THE CAR,
AND WE FORGOT MAGOO AT THE REST AREA.
IT'S PRETTY DEVASTATING FOR US
BECAUSE HE WAS PART OF OUR FAMILY,
AND, UM...
[MAN] I LOVE MY DOG. HE'S GONE.
I MISS HIM. I WANT HIM BACK.
IF SOMEBODY WILL HELP ME GET HIM BACK,
I'D DO ANYTHING FOR THAT PERSON.
HE'S A PIT BULL,
BUT HE DOESN'T FIGHT OTHER DOGS.
HE'S SUCH A FRIENDLY DOG,
WHERE A POODLE COULD PROBABLY BEAT HIM UP.
♪ SO MANY PEOPLE WITH NO PLACE TO LAY THEIR HEADS ♪
♪ STANDING IN SOUP LINES TO GET THEIR DAILY BREAD ♪
♪ AND THEY'RE WONDERING ♪
♪ WHERE'S THEIR PIECE OF THE DREAM? ♪
[MAN] TAKE WHAT YOU NEED! USE WHAT YOU GET!
♪ THE SADNESS IN THEIR EYES REFLECTS THE PAIN ♪
♪ THEY SLEEP IN CARDBOARD BOXES TO KEEP OUT OF THE RAIN ♪♪
IT'S A GAMBLE.
YOU GO ON TOUR FROM SHOW TO SHOW.
IF YOU'RE A VENDOR, IT'S A GAMBLE,
AND YOU SHOULD PICK YOUR *** UP BEHIND YOU
AND NOT BE A MESS
LIKE ALL YOU *** FOOD AND BEER VENDORS
WHO DON'T GIVE A *** ABOUT NOBODY,
AND YOU SELL YOUR ***, AND YOU *** LEAVE
AND GO TO THE NEXT SHOW,
AND YOU DON'T PUT NOTHING INTO THE SCENE.
ALL YOU DO IS LEAVE YOUR BIG *** MESS.
BASICALLY, WE MANUFACTURE AND SELL TIE-DYES
TO, UH, DEAD CUSTOMERS.
OH...ABOUT 75,000 A YEAR, ROUGHLY, DOING THAT.
THE VENDORS ARE BLAMED FOR THE--THE--THE DECLINE
AND THE DECADENCE OF WHAT'S HAPPENED OUT HERE.
I MEAN, THERE'S DEFINITELY TIMES
WHEN OTHER PEOPLE SEE US THAT WAY.
THEY'RE LIKE, "OH, THOSE DAMN VENDORS."
AND WE SAY THE SAME THING ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE,
SO IT'S JUST LIKE--
IT IS A MICROCOSM OF THE WORLD
BECAUSE EVERYBODY IS ALWAYS, "IT'S THOSE DAMN WHOEVERS."
SO A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO DON'T VEND
SEE US AS THE REAL PROBLEM IN THE PARKING LOT,
WHY THE POLICE ARE SO HARSH,
WHY GRATEFUL DEAD COMES DOWN
ON PEOPLE IN THE PARKING LOT SO HARD, YOU KNOW,
AND I GUESS THAT KIND OF FITS A LITTLE.
YOU'RE *** THE WHOLE SCENE UP, AND THAT'S IT.
YOU NITROUS GUYS ARE IN THE SAME CATEGORY.
YOU SHOULDN'T BE COMING ANYMORE EITHER.
AND THE DEAD ARE REALLY SICK OF IT.
NOWADAYS, YOU HAVE TO WORRY
ABOUT JUST GETTING TO A CAMPGROUND
BEFORE YOU GET PULLED OVER AT CHECKPOINTS.
[SIREN]
[DRUMS PLAYING]
[INDISTINCT SINGING]
[WOMAN] THERE ARE SO FEW PLACES IN THE WORLD
THAT YOU CAN GO AND TRULY FEEL LIKE YOURSELF,
TRULY BE YOURSELF,
AND THAT'S O.K. BECAUSE THE PEOPLE AROUND YOU
ARE TRULY BEING THEMSELVES,
AND THE DEAD SHOWS TO ME
ARE ONE OF THE LAST...
VESTIGES OF FREE ZONE.
HUMAN BEINGS HAVE A BASIC, FUNDAMENTAL NEED
TO BE WITH MASSES OF OTHER HUMAN BEINGS
AT CERTAIN TIMES.
I DON'T KNOW WHY THAT IS,
BUT IT'S CLEAR. IT'S CLEAR.
PEOPLE WILL GO TO SPORTS ARENAS,
AND LARGE MASS GROUPS OF PEOPLE
GO TO CHURCH IN MASS GROUPS.
PEOPLE GO TO CONCERTS, DIFFERENT CONCERTS,
.
NOW, THE EGO HAS A CHANCE
TO DROP AWAY AND CLEANSE ITSELF.
I GREW UP IN A REAL, I GUESS,
GHETTO-TYPE AREA, YOU COULD SAY,
AND I GOT INTO STEALING AND DRUGS,
YOU KNOW, AT, LIKE, 11 YEARS OLD.
THE CULTURE THAT PEOPLE ARE BROUGHT UP IN, THE BACKGROUND--
AND IT DOESN'T MAKE THAT PERSON NECESSARILY BAD.
SOMETIMES, PEOPLE JUST DON'T KNOW BETTER, YOU KNOW?
I JUST REALIZED THAT...
IF YOU RESPECT THE MOTHER EARTH
AS YOUR OWN BODY,
THEN IT RESPECTS YOU,
AND IT'S LIKE A WHOLE DIVINE PLAN, YOU KNOW?
THIS GREAT MYSTERY OF JUST... PURE LOVE, YOU KNOW?
AND IF YOU CAN SEE THINGS THAT WAY,
THEN EVERYTHING WILL ALWAYS BE THE WAY YOU WANT IT.
YOU DON'T NEED MONEY.
YOU DON'T NEED, YOU KNOW, MATERIAL THINGS.
ALL YOU NEED IS NATURE, AND JAH WILL ALWAYS PROVIDE.
YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST FLOWING.
THAT'S JUST WHAT I'M INTO NOW.
[INDISTINCT SINGING]
[WOMAN] I TOLD STANLEY MOUSE
THAT I THOUGHT THE GUY ON THE COVER WAS REALLY COOL,
AND HE SAID, "THAT'S YOU."
I WENT, "IT'S HARD TO TELL WITHOUT THE SKIN."
HE SAID, "IT'S OMEGA-WOMAN."
HERE, THEY'RE BURNING THEIR FIRST GOLD RECORD.
THEY COULDN'T BURN IT, SO THEY ENDED UP SHOOTING IT LATER,
AFTER THEY TOOK IT APART AND PLAYED IT.
THEN BILL GRAHAM DID THE INTRODUCTION FOR ME.
WHEN I ASKED HIM, HE GOES,
"WHY DO YOU WANT ME TO DO THIS?"
I GO, "BECAUSE YOU'RE FAMOUS, AND IT'LL HELP ME SELL BOOKS.
BESIDES, YOU'LL COMPLAIN IF I DON'T ASK YOU."
IN MY FANTASY, I SEE MYSELF WALKING IN A ROOM,
A LONG, BEAUTIFUL, LIKE, BALLROOM,
AND I HAVE A VERY LOW-CUT RED DRESS ON,
LIKE THE RED DRESS HE SINGS ABOUT IN SAME THING,
THE SONG BY WILLIE NELSON.
HE SANG IT LAST NIGHT. IT FELT SO GOOD.
AND
AND HE GOES, "IT'S YOU."
I GO, "YES, IT'S ME."
AND HE SWOOPS ME UP AND DANCES ME AWAY IN A BALLROOM.
I MET THEM AUGUST 2, 1968,
AND THEY CAME TO PLAY AT OUR BALLROOM
CHRISTINA WAS ABOUT 5, AND CREEK WAS 3.
MICKEY'S THE ONLY DAD THAT THEY'VE EVER REALLY HAD.
I SAID, "WHAT WAS IT ABOUT ME THAT YOU LIKED, ANYWAY?"
HE SAID, "I THOUGHT YOU WERE KIND OF FAT,
BUT I LIKED HOW YOU HANDLED YOUR CLIPBOARD."
YEARS LATER, HE WAS ASKING ME,
"DIDN'T WE HAVE SEX ON OUR FIRST DATE?"
I GO, "WE DATED FOR A YEAR BEFORE WE HAD SEX."
MICKEY AND PHIL WENT TO BILL'S HOUSE,
AND I WENT WITH THEM.
THEY MARCHED AROUND IN HIS DRIVEWAY
WITH THESE TAMBOURINES AND PLACARDS
GOING "HARE BOBO, UNCLE BOBO, HARE HARE,"
AND BILL GOES, "WHAT DO YOU WANT NOW?"
IT'S 11:30 AT NIGHT.
THEY SAID, "WE WANT TO GO TO EGYPT."
HE'S LIKE-- THIS IS IN 1977--
"IT'S BAD OVER THERE. WE CAN'T GO TO EGYPT."
HERE'S BILL A FEW DAYS AFTER WE'D BEEN IN EGYPT.
WE SAID, "JUST BE OUR GUEST."
BILL'S FEELING A LOT BETTER NOW.
WE HAD WONDERFUL ADVENTURES THERE.
BEGIN, CARTER, AND SADAT WERE MEETING AT CAMP DAVID
THE WEEKEND THE GRATEFUL DEAD PLAYED AT THE PYRAMID,
AND JAHAN SADAT WAS ON STAGE WITH US,
AND THERE WAS AN ECLIPSE OF THE FULL MOON
ONLY VISIBLE FROM THE EASTERN HEMISPHERE,
AND IT WAS THE 35th ANNIVERSARY
OF HOFFMAN'S DISCOVERY OF LSD.
IT WAS QUITE AUSPICIOUS.
THERE'S NO WAY WE COULD HAVE PLANNED ALL THAT,
ESPECIALLY THE CAMP DAVID TALKS.
IT WAS WONDERFUL.
♪ I GOT A HOLE IN MY FINGER ♪
♪ AND I CAN'T PLAY WORTH A DAMN ♪
♪ IF I STOP, THE PAIN WILL LINGER ♪
♪ LIKE RUST ON AN OLD TIN CAN ♪
♪ I AIN'T GOT NOTHING TO... ♪♪
I HAVE IT DOWN TO AN ECONOMIC SYSTEM.
$15 WORTH OF FRUIT WILL GET ME 50 FRUIT CUPS AT $1.00 APIECE,
SO $35 PROFIT ON A $15 INVESTMENT.
I'M SELF-EMPLOYED. I SET MY OWN HOURS.
45, 50 BUCKS IN A HALF-AN-HOUR'S TIME.
I'VE BEEN LEARNING TO GET BY ON $3.00 TO $5.00 A DAY.
I'M GOING TO BE 30 IN JANUARY.
THIS IS THE FINAL SUMMER OF MY YOUTH.
I'VE WANTED TO DO THIS FOR 10 YEARS.
IT'S HARD TO JUSTIFY IF I'M GOING TO HAVE CHILDREN.
IT'S NOT VERY STABLE.
I'VE BEEN TO 12 SHOWS ON THIS SUMMER TOUR,
AND I HAVEN'T BEEN IN TO A SINGLE ONE.
♪ TAKE ME IN YOUR ARMS WITH YOU, BABY ♪♪
♪ BRING ME TO YOUR HOME ♪
♪ I GOT A BAD, BEAT-UP CONSCIENCE ♪
'
♪ AND THOUGH I HAVE NOT TWO CENTS ♪
FIND A WAY ♪
♪ CAN'T PUT MY... ♪
THE FIRST PEOPLE DOWN HERE--
THOSE THREE NAMES I CALLED--
WILL HAVE YOUR CHOICE OF STONE TEMPLE PILOTS,
GRATEFUL DEAD, OR FIGHT TICKETS...
IT WOULD BE NICE TO BE ABLE
TO CRUISE AROUND THE COUNTRY FOLLOWING A BAND.
THE CROWD'S COOL.
THEY BRING MONEY INTO THE VALLEY.
I HAVE ONLY POSITIVE THINGS TO SAY ABOUT THE DEAD.
SOME OF THE WOMEN ARE PRETTY HOT-LOOKING,
ESPECIALLY THE WAY THEY DRESS.
IT'S LIKE, MAN.
THERE'S A LOT OF MAGIC.
THERE'S BAD STUFF, TOO,
SO I WANT TO TAKE AHOLD OF THE MAGIC
IF I WAS NORMAL,
I'D BE GRADUATING FROM HIGH SCHOOL TODAY
,
IT'S SO MUCH BETTER.
PEOPLE WHO THINK DEADHEADS ARE DANGEROUS ARE SILLY,
BECAUSE WE ARE SO NICE.
♪ OH OH OOH OH OH ♪♪
[WOMAN] I WENT TO COLLEGE FOR 3 1/2 YEARS,
AND THEN I QUIT AND BECAME A STRIPPER.
I AM HOME-SCHOOLED.
WE GET CURRICULUM FROM LIBRARIES
AND--AND, UM, EVEN CURRICULUM
FROM YARD SALES AND STUFF.
WELL, I STUDY ON, LIKE, MATH AND...
AND SCIENCE AND--GEE.
I USUALLY READ.
I DO OWN A HOME IN ALBUQUERQUE,
AND SO AT HIS SCHOOL,
HIS, UM, THREE MAIN TEACHERS ARE ALL DEADHEADS,
AND THEY WORK WITH US,
AND THEY TOTALLY ENVY US.
WE DO TESTING IN APRIL
SO HE CAN PASS TO THE NEXT GRADE,
AND WE ALSO DO I.Q. APTITUDE TESTS.
HIS LAST ONE HE SCORED 131 I.Q. ON,
SO NO CHROMOSOME DAMAGE THERE.
HA HA HA!
WHEN OUR KIDS WERE GROWING UP, WE SAID,
"YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO WANT TO EXPERIMENT WITH DRUGS
"BECAUSE LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON.
IT'S A FAMILY TRADITION."
MY SON MADE A BIG MISTAKE ONE NEW YEAR'S EVE
WHERE HE SAW A VIAL ROLL OVER TO THE CORNER--
SOMEBODY DUMPED STUFF ON A TABLE,
AND HE SAW ONE VIAL ROLL OFF WITH "C" SCRATCHED ON THE TOP.
HE THOUGHT THAT MEANT ***. HE AS 13.
UGH IT.
BUT IT MEANT CRYSTAL.
HIM AND HIS BUDDY LINED UP TWO WHOPPING RAILROAD TIES
FULL OF THAT AND SNORTED IT.
THE BAND WENT OUT FOR THE FIRST ENCORE.
THEY CAME BACK, AND WE HAVE TWO BOYS GOING,
"I'M DEAD. I'M DYING."
IT'S MAGIC. IT'S MAGIC WITHOUT THE DOPE.
IT'S TOTALLY MAGIC.
I'VE BEEN GOING TO SHOWS SINCE 1986,
AND, UM...
I ALWAYS USED TO GO AND HAVE A GOOD TIME AND PARTY--
REALLY PARTY.
LAST YEAR WAS MY FIRST SOBER DEAD CONCERT IN LAS VEGAS.
IT WAS THE BEST TIME I'VE HAD AT A DEAD CONCERT.
I GOT MYSELF SOBER, AND THEN I FOUND OUT ABOUT THE WHARF RATS.
I GET THE SAME TRIPPY EXPERIENCE
THAT SOMEONE WHO IS TRIPPING ON ACID
WOULD GET FROM THE DEAD
JUST BECAUSE I CAN BE FREE, DANCING,
AND I'M AROUND FRIENDS.
DOING ALCOHOL TO DROPPING ACID
TO SMOKING COKE, SNORTING COKE, SHOOTING COKE...
UM, YEAH.
I'M A MIRACLE JUST TO BE ALIVE.
THE THING ABOUT THE GRATEFUL DEAD
IS THE DEAD, THE SCENE, THE PEOPLE, THE MUSIC--
THAT'S WHAT'S FUN.
A LOT OF PEOPLE MIX UP THE DRUGS
AS THE REASON YOU GO AND DO THAT.
UM, I WAS MOVING. I WAS SINGING.
I WAS IN AWE. I WAS SCREAMING.
I WAS JUST HAPPY,
HAPPY-GO-LUCKY.
NOTHING COULD HAVE *** ON MY PARADE TODAY.
I WASN'T TIRED THE NEXT DAY, HUNG OVER, OR BURNT OUT,
AND I COULD FIND MY CAR IN THE PARKING LOT.
♪ I NEED YOUR NAME, O GOD ♪
♪ I LOVE THE NAME OF JESUS ♪
♪ SO GLAD YOU'RE IN MY LIFE ♪
♪ SO GLAD YOU'RE IN MY LIFE ♪
♪ SO GLAD YOU CAME TO SAVE US ♪♪
THERE ARE A GREAT DEAL OF DEADHEADS WHO ARE 9-TO-5ers
OR, UM, PROFESSIONAL PEOPLE.
AND, UM, WE SAVE UP OUR MONEY, AND WE FLY TO SHOWS.
WE STAY IN HOTELS. THE DEAD IS VERY TRIBAL.
WE'RE COMING FROM DIFFERENT TRIBES
TO MEET IN ONE BIG TRIBE.
WE'RE ALL TEMPTED TO GET ON A BUS
AND FOLLOW THE DEAD.
IT'S ALL-CONSUMING FOR THEM.
WHAT CAUSES THESE PEOPLE TO PUT EVERYTHING ASIDE
AND TRAIPSE AFTER THIS BAND?
WELL, I'M A PROFESSIONAL FIGURE SKATER.
I REPRESENTED MEXICO IN THE 1988 OLYMPICS.
MY DREAM
AND THAT'S WHAT I DID ALL MY LIFE.
AND SO THIS IS ALMOST...THE OPPOSITE,
I THINK ALL DEADHEADS HAVE A FANTASY
ABOUT MEETING SOMEONE IN THE DEAD.
WE'D ALL LIKE TO BE A FRIEND WITH JERRY,
OR WE'D LIKE TO HANG WITH MICKEY AND PLAY DRUMS,
OR, YOU KNOW...
BOBBY JUST HAPPENS TO BE THE MORE...*** FANTASY.
THIS IS QUOTE FROM JERRY FROM MY BOOK.
THE INTERVIEWER'S ASKING, "MUSIC OBVIOUSLY EXERTS
A TREMENDOUS FORCE ON THIS COUNTRY."
GARCIA SAYS, "OH, YEAH, I GUESS IT DOES,
AN
"I OUGHT TO CARRY AROUND THE RESPONSIBILITY
"OF BEING THE GUY THAT DISPENSES OUR MUSIC.
"IT'S LIKE BEING THE PRESIDENT. I DON'T WANT THE *** JOB.
"I LIKED WHEN YOU COULD JUST BE A MUSICIAN.
"IT'S LIKE BEING AN ARTIST AND A CRAFTSMAN.
NOBODY MOBS A CAT THAT MAKES NICE LEATHERWORK."
MY FIRST SHOW I WENT TO IN '80.
IT WAS LIKE, I'VE NEVER EXPERIENCED ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
IT WAS--I MET SOME OF THE NICEST PEOPLE
WHO SHOWED ME SOME CRAFTS.
I WAS YOUNG.
I THINK I WAS, LIKE, 14 OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT,
AND I WAS LIKE, I--
I EXPERIENCED LSD AT THOSE SHOWS FOR THE FIRST TIME,
AND ALL I WANTED TO DO WAS LEARN.
IT WAS WEIRD. WHEN I DID IT,
I WANTED TO KNOW EVERYTHING ABOUT EVERYTHING.
IT WAS LIKE A WONDER DRUG.
FIND OUT IT'S NOT ANYMORE,
BUT, UM, IT WAS JUST-- IT WAS COOL,
AND I WAS-- I WAS GOING TO SCHOOL,
STOPPED GOING TO SCHOOL, WENT TO THE SHOWS.
I FINALLY ENDED UP FINISHING UP SCHOOL
GOING TO AN ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL,
BUT--FINISH SCHOOL.
DON'T GO ON TOUR AND QUIT SCHOOL.
DON'T LISTEN TO ME. IT WAS JUST A THING THAT HAPPENED.
♪ I WAKE UP EVERY MORNING ♪
♪ AND FACE THE BRAND-NEW DAY ♪
♪ KEEP SEARCHING FOR MY MIRACLE ♪
♪ AND HOPE I FIND MY WAY ♪
MY FAVORITE DEAD SONG?
ST. STEPHEN.
EYES OF THE WORLD IS MY FAVORITE.
I LIKE SHAKEDOWN STREET.
TERRAPIN STATION.
I CAN'T THINK OF THE NAME.
GOOD LOVIN'.
I LIKE THE FUN SONGS.
BERTHA.
I LIKE THE MUSIC.
BLUES FOR ALLAH, THE ONE AT THE END
THAT FLOATS YOU OFF.
FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN.
PROBABLY THEY LOVE EACH OTHER.
MY ALL-TIME FAVORITE'S CUMBERLAND.
UNCLE JOHN'S BAND.
THE MUSIC NEVER STOPPED.
TRUCKIN'.
SUGAR MAGNOLIA.
TRUCKIN', MAN.
CASSIDY.
FRIEND OF THE DEVIL.
I WANT TO HEAR ST. STEPHEN.
WAKE UP, MORNING DEW.
DARK STAR.
♪ WHEN I CAN WALK ON WATER ♪♪
TRUCKIN'.
THE NEXT ONE.
I WANT MY MTV. THAT'S MY FAVORITE.
THAT'S NOT A GRATEFUL DEAD SONG.
ME AND MY UNCLE.
TRUCKIN'.
I AM A CASSIDY LOVER.
BUDDY, WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE GRATEFUL DEAD SONG?
HAS TO BE BREAD.
I THINK IT'S THE BIGGEST THING TO HIT VERMONT
SINCE THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR.
16.
18.
I'M 12.
HA HA HA!
YOU FEEL GREAT! HA HA HA!
THE PEOPLE ARE GREAT. IT'S FUN.
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME SOMETHING LIKE THIS
HAS EVER BEEN AROUND HERE.
I LIKE IT. NEAT.
THEY'VE BEEN VERY FRIENDLY, VERY FRIENDLY PEOPLE.
WISHING US LUCK, SAYING, "HAVE A GOOD TIME."
THEY'VE BEEN GREAT SO FAR.
A LITTLE OVER 400-- ABOUT 408 SHOWS THAT I'VE SEEN.
IT SEEMS MOST OF WHAT I'VE HEARD ABOUT THIS SCENE IS NOT TRUE
BECAUSE, UM, WE'VE GOTTEN
A LOT OF NASTY COMMENTS AND NASTY LOOKS
BECAUSE OF THE WAY WE LOOK.
PEOPLE ARE OPEN-MINDED IF YOU LOOK LIKE A DEADHEAD,
BUT IF YOU DON'T, YOU GET TREATED
JUST LIKE ANYWHERE ELSE YOU DON'T BELONG.
APPARENTLY, IT'S HOW YOU LOOK--
IF YOUR DREADLOCKS ARE THE RIGHT LENGTH,
OUGH.
THIS IS THE LAST PLACE I EXPECTED TO BE SHUNNED
BECAUSE OF THE WAY I LOOK.
SHE PAINTED ME.
I PAINTED HER OVER HERE
AND THEN OVER HERE.
EVERYONE EXPECTS DIFFERENT THINGS FROM A SHOW.
MEETING NEW PEOPLE, LIKE HER.
I JUST--I MET HER LAST WEEKEND.
SHE'S SUCH, LIKE, A BEAUTIFUL PERSON.
[MAN] GROCERY AND LIQUOR STORES
CAN'T KEEP UP WITH INVENTORY.
WE'VE BECOME A VERY BIG TRAVELING GYPSY BAND.
THIS IS THE BUSIEST DAY WE'VE HAD IN A LONG TIME.
BASICALLY, WE GOT TO SELL AND KEEP ALL THESE PEOPLE HAPPY.
WE'RE MAKING GRINDERS AND BEVERAGES AND, UH...
TRYING TO GET GAS.
ANYTHING THEY MIGHT NEED, WE'RE TRYING TO PROVIDE.
I NEVER HEARD OF THEM. I'LL BE HONEST WITH YOU.
I NEVER HEARD OF THEM.
WE'RE HAVING A WONDERFUL TIME TODAY.
VERY NICE PEOPLE.
VERY NICE. NO PROBLEMS.
AND THE MONEY IS COMING IN.
DEADHEADS--ONCE JERRY STOPS TOURING,
ARE YOU GOING TO COME TO THE RAINBOW FAMILY?
RAINBOW FAMILY IS THE ONLY STRONGHOLD
OF--OF PEOPLE THAT REALLY CARE.
IT WAS BASED ON AN OLD HOPI INDIAN PROPHECY
ING
AND THE ANIMALS ARE WEEPING,
THERE SHALL COME A TRIBE TO SAVE THE EARTH.
INBOW.
SO ALL THE DEADHEADS
ARE GOING TO COME TO THE RAINBOW FAMILY
BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE WE GATHER.
THAT'S WHERE WE PRAY FOR PEACE
AND LOVE AND FREEDOM
AND EVERYTHING THAT--THAT'S WAY COOL.
DRUGS AREN'T A PART OF IT ANYMORE, MAN.
YOU GOT TO STAY HIGH
BECAUSE THE DRUGS AIN'T NO GOOD,
OTHER THAN ***.
[JOHN SCOTT] THE GRATEFUL DEAD HAVE ALLOWED PEOPLE
TO TAPE THEIR CONCERTS AND COLLECT AND TRADE THEM.
I HAVE OVER 2,000 CASSETTE TAPES
AND WELL OVER 500 DAT, OR DIGITAL, TAPES.
TYPICALLY PLAY 130, 140 DIFFERENT SONGS.
I THINK THEY'VE WRITTEN ABOUT 300 OR SO.
THEY'VE PLAYED 437 DIFFERENT ONES
THAT WE KNOW OF THROUGHOUT THE YEARS.
ETY.
THEY'VE NEVER PLAYED THE SAME COMBINATION OF SONGS TWICE
FOR A FULL SETLIST.
I THINK THEY ENJOY BEING UNPREDICTABLE.
MY FAVORITE YEARS TEND TO BE 1970.
UM...I LIKE '73 A LOT. IT GETS VERY JAZZY IN THERE.
'77 WAS A GOOD HARD ROCK 'N ROLL YEAR.
1986 WAS A BAD YEAR FOR DEADHEADS
BECAUSE OF JERRY'S COLLAPSE.
1990 WAS A FANTASTIC YEAR. IT WAS A VERY CREATIVE YEAR.
MY NAME IS UNCLE SAM, AND, UH...
SPREADING HAPPINESS IS MY PLAN.
[JOHN SCOTT] OVER A MILLION PEOPLE
BUY GRATEFUL DEAD TICKETS EVERY YEAR.
LAST YEAR, THEY SOLD MORE TICKETS THAN ANY BAND.
I'M HERE TO MEET JERRY, HOPEFULLY.
IF HE SEES ME, MAYBE HE'LL BRING ME UP ON STAGE,
ALTHOUGH I DOUBT THAT.
THIS IS A FREE MIRACLE TICKET.
HERE YOU GO. HAVE A GOOD SHOW.
THANK YOU.
YEAH!
WHOO!
WHOO!
IF YOU DON'T HAVE TICKETS,
COME ANYWAY AND PARTY WITH UNCLE SAM.
IF ANYONE HAS A RIDE FOR RFK,
YOU KNOW, I GOT TICKETS.
I CAN HELP PAY FOR GAS, YOU KNOW?
I GOT--I GOT CASH.
I CAN HELP ANYONE OUT THAT NEEDS IT.
NO PROBLEMS. ONE ARREST OUT OF 65,000 PEOPLE.
POPULATION IN THIS COUNTY'S ONLY 30,000,
SO YOU'RE DOUBLE THE POPULATION.
I EXPECTED TOTALLY SOMETHING DIFFERENT,
THAT WE WERE GOING TO HAVE 200 ARRESTS
♪ MEZUZAH, MEZUZAH, THE JOY THAT I'VE FOUND ♪
[MAN] IN THE DEAD PARKING LOT
IS THE SENSE OF BROTHERHOOD.
O.K.? THERE'S A SENSE
OF PEOPLE COMING TOGETHER,
SHARING, CARING FOR ONE ANOTHER,
AND IT'S KIND OF UNIQUE IN THAT SENSE.
MOST PEOPLE TODAY COME FROM BROKEN FAMILIES,
SO THERE'S BEEN A DEGENERATION OF THE FAMILY UNIT.
THEY'VE SEEN THEIR PARENTS' LIVES.
THERE WAS NO CONNECTION THERE.
THEY'VE SEEN THE HOLLOWNESS OF IT,
AND THEY REBEL AGAINST IT.
THEY LOOK FOR ANY OTHER ALTERNATIVE.
THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE.
WE'RE LOOKING FOR THE ONE OR TWO IN THIS CROWD
THAT WILL FORSAKE EVERYTHING THEY'RE DOING
TO HELP BRING THE KINGDOM OF GOD ON EARTH.
LAST TOUR, THREE PEOPLE CAME. ONE'S HERE RIGHT NOW.
PEOPLE HAVE BUMPED INTO US
AND DIDN'T KNOW THEY WERE LOOKING FOR US,
BUT WHEN THEY MET US, THEY SAID,
"THIS IS WHAT I WAS BORN TO DO."
THERE'S PROBABLY 100 PEOPLE WHO WE'VE MET IN THESE CROWDS
WHO LEAVE EVERYTHING BEHIND.
♪ YAHSHUA HAS GIVEN ME A NEW START ♪
♪ MY SAVIOR YAHSHUA WILL GIVE YOU A NEW START ♪♪
WE'RE IN EAST BOSTON, AND WE'RE HOME,
EAT.
THE THING I MISS MOST ABOUT TOUR
IS I HAVE SO MANY FRIENDS AT THE SHOWS
Y
I'M ALWAYS MEETING NEW PEOPLE.
WHEN I COME BACK TO THE CITY,
A LOT OF THE PEOPLE I DON'T CARE TO MEET.
LAST TIME I TALKED TO YOU, I SAID I'D NEVER GO.
THAT WAS BECAUSE OF MY DOG AND EVERYTHING
AND ALL THAT,
AND MEETING A LOT OF *** ON THE WEST COAST
DIDN'T HELP AT ALL, EITHER.
BUT, UH...
I DON'T KNOW.
I'LL PROBABLY STILL GO TO SHOWS,
BUT I WON'T GO OUT TO CALIFORNIA.
I SAY I WON'T, BUT WHO KNOWS?
HE'S SAID THAT BEFORE.
I'VE SAID IT BEFORE.
I ALWAYS GO BACK OUT THERE.
YOU FORGET HOW IT IS.
[WOMAN] I'M MONICA PRATT.
I WORK FOR FAMILIES AGAINST MANDATORY MINIMUMS.
FAMM IS COMPRISED OF INMATES AND THEIR FAMILIES
WHO ARE SERVING MANDATORY MINIMUM SENTENCES
IN STATE AND FEDERAL PRISONS.
"IF THIS WAS LSD, YOU'D BE IN PRISON FOR 5 YEARS.
NO BREAKS. NO PAROLE. NO KIDDING."
AND IT'S NO JOKE.
ESPECIALLY A FIRST-TIME OFFENDER
THINKS, "I WON'T GET IN MUCH TROUBLE."
NGRESS IMUMS,
UNTIL WE AS DEADHEADS
AND AS PEOPLE WHO CARE ABOUT FREEDOM
CAN CONVINCE CONGRESS TO CHANGE THESE LAWS,
THIS AMOUNT OF LSD, A SMALL AMOUNT OF MARIJUANA
CAN GET YOU INTO PRISON FOR A LONG TIME.
SO MANY PEOPLE OUT HERE,
I GUESS THEY THINK THEY'RE NOT GOING TO GET BUSTED
IF THEY'RE SELLING ACID,
AND IT'S JUST KIND OF NAIVE,
AND PEOPLE JUST--
THEY GET BUSTED, AND THEY TURN OTHER PEOPLE IN,
AND IT'S A BIG MESS.
NOW THERE'S LIKE 2,000 DEADHEADS IN PRISON,
AND...AND...
IT SUCKS.
I'M PETER GORMAN,
EXECUTIVE EDITOR FOR HIGH TIMES MAGAZINE.
THE MANDATORY MINIMUM, SET UP IN '86,
ESTABLISHED THAT FOR EVERY GRAM OF LSD IN YOUR POSSESSION--
FOR THE FIRST GRAM,
YOU'D SERVE FIVE YEARS IN A FEDERAL PENITENTIARY.
NO EXCEPTIONS TO THE RULE UNLESS YOU SNITCHED
OR GAVE THE GOVERNMENT AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF MONEY.
ONE OF THE GROUPS THAT SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN TARGETED
OR APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN TARGETED,
PROBABLY BECAUSE THEY'RE EASY-ACCESS, ARE DEADHEADS.
DEADHEADS DEAL WITH LSD.
THE DEAD SHOWS HAVE BROUGHT OUT LSD-HEADS
ARS
TWO OR THREE POLICEMEN UNDERCOVER
ARE ALLEGED TO HAVE BEEN WORKING DEAD SHOWS
FOR OVER 10 YEARS.
THEY'RE KIND OF ELDER-STATESMEN HIPPIES.
.
THEY'RE PICTURES OF INMATES AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS
THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH SINCE FAMM GOT STARTED.
UM...FOR INSTANCE,
MOST OF THESE PEOPLE ARE FAMILY MEMBERS.
SOME ARE YOUNGER, SOME OLDER.
NONE ARE THE TYPICAL PEOPLE
YOU WOULD THINK WOULD BE IMPRISONED FOR DRUGS.
THIS MAN'S SERVING A 10-YEAR SENTENCE.
THIS WOMAN'S SERVING A FIVE-YEAR SENTENCE.
THIS MAN IS SERVING A 10-YEAR SENTENCE FOR MARIJUANA.
THIS IS CHRISTIAN MARTINSON.
HE'S SERVING A 10-YEAR SENTENCE FOR LSD.
HE'S SERVING A FIVE-YEAR MANDATORY MINIMUM.
, E PAPER.
SO KIDS WHO ARE SERVING TIME FOR A GRAM OF LSD,
95%, 97% OF THE TIME THAT THEY'RE SERVING
PAPER.
ON A SUGAR CUBE, ONE HIT OF LSD
MIGHT COME UP TO 2 OR 3 GRAMS,
WHICH WOULD GET YOU BETWEEN 5 AND 10 YEARS.
ONE HIT OF LSD ON A STRAWBERRY
COULD GET YOU 20 YEARS IN A FEDERAL PRISON.
YOU CANNOT BE LET OUT FOR GOOD BEHAVIOR.
R]
♪ DON'T YOU KNOW I GOTTA ♪
♪ GET *** EVERY DAY ♪
[PETER GORMAN] ONE THING ABOUT THE DEADHEADS
WHICH SEEMS TRAGIC TO MOST OF US
IN THE ANTI-DRUG-WAR BUSINESS
IS THAT THE AVERAGE AGE OF THE KIDS
BEING BUSTED AND SERVING FEDERAL MANDATORY TIME
IS PROBABLY BETWEEN 17 AND 22 OR 23 YEARS OLD.
IF YOU DO LSD AT A DEAD SHOW,
YOU DON'T BUY IT AT A DEAD SHOW.
YOU DON'T SELL IT AT A DEAD SHOW.
FIND ANOTHER WAY.
EVEN THOUGH YOU MEAN WELL,
THERE ARE TOO MANY UNDERCOVER POLICE WORKING.
THE PENALTIES ARE MUCH TOO SEVERE.
YOU'RE NOT DOING IT TO MAKE MONEY.
YOU'RE DOING IT TO TRY TO BE NICE.
THAT'S THE ONLY REASON ANYBODY EVER SELLS LSD.
YOU MEAN WELL FOR THE OTHER PERSON.
THEY NEED A SPIRITUAL AID. YOU HAPPEN TO HAVE ONE.
IF THEY HAD A COUGH, YOU'D GIVE THEM A COUGH DROP.
[WOMAN] DON'T DEAL ON TOUR.
IT'S NOT NECESSARY.
USE IT AS A SACRED RITUAL.
IF YOU MUST TRIP, KEEP IT PERSONAL.
MAKE IT PERSONAL. MAKE IT YOUR OWN RITUAL.
DON'T--DON'T PUT YOURSELF IN THE POSITION
OF HAVING TO GO TO JAIL FOR 30 YEARS FOR IT.
♪ EVERY DAY ♪
♪ I DON'T WANT IT ANY OTHER WAY ♪
T
A LAW HAS BEEN PASSED
THAT IF YOU HAVE DEAD STICKERS IN YOUR WINDOWS,
THAT'S PROBABLE CAUSE.
YOU DON'T HAVE ANY RIGHTS.
♪ DAY ♪♪
ACTUALLY, A FEDERAL MARSHAL CAME ON
WITH THIS SMOKE SCREEN--
LOOKING FOR THE ACID MURDERER,
THIS GUY WHO TAKES LSD AND KILLS PEOPLE,
IT'S GOVERNMENT PROPAGANDA,
IF YOU ASK ME.
THERE'S SOMEONE FILMING US FROM ACROSS THE WAY,
AND THE D.E.A. AND THE FEDERAL MARSHAL
ARE IN THE CAR IN THE PARKING LOT
WAITING TO TALK TO US.
WE GO TO THE BUS.
THERE'S A WARRANT ON THE SEAT.
THEY TOOK HIS DRIVER'S LICENSE,
HIS BIRTH CERTIFICATE,
THE TITLE TO THE BUS,
MY PASSPORT, AND MY BUSINESS LICENSE.
THIS IS GREA FOR J.D.
WHY SHOULD WE SHELTER HIM?
WHY SHOULD WE SHELTER HIM
AGAINST WHAT'S REALLY GOING ON?
THERE'S SOME BAD THINGS GOING ON.
I LOVE THIS COUNTRY WITH ALL MY HEART,
THEY CAN'T SAY THEY'RE NOT.
WHEN I STARTED GOING TO SHOWS,
I WAS STILL INSIDE OF MY MOTHER.
SOMETIMES I HAD TO SIT DOWN.
HE WAS SO ACTIVE WHEN HE HEARD THE MUSIC.
I'VE SEEN OVER 100 SHOWS.
HAVING A KID IS HAVING A KID, NO MATTER WHERE.
I LIKE THEIR MUSIC,
AND I LIKE TO HANG OUT IN THE PARKING LOT.
HE IS IN THE YOUNG SCHOLARS PROGRAM.
HE'S TOP 1% IN THE COUNTRY.
MY FAVORITE THING ABOUT THE CONCERT IS DANCING.
TRAVELING, OF COURSE,
IS AN EDUCATING EXPERIENCE IN ITSELF.
I CONSIDER MYSELF AS A DEADHEAD.
SEAN IS A LITTLE WARY
OF SAYING TO OTHER KIDS
THAT AREN'T INVOLVED IN THE SCENE
THAT HE LIKES THE GRATEFUL DEAD.
I DON'T REALLY TALK TO MY FRIENDS ABOUT IT A LOT.
THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO ENJOY PLAYING
SUPER NINTENDO OR SEGA GENESIS
OR SOMETHING OF THAT NATURE.
ONCE, I MET SOME OF THE BAND, I THINK, ON A BACK--
FROM A BACKSTAGE PASS,
AND..
I THINK I SHOOK HANDS WITH JERRY GARCIA.
WELL, WE'RE HERE TODAY
VENDING AT THE DEAD SHOW--RFK.
THIS IS ACTUALLY WHERE OUR BUSINESS BEGAN TWO YEARS AGO.
I MET HIM. HE MADE SHIRTS. I MADE JEWELRY.
WE QUIT OUR JOBS AND CAME OUT ON TOUR.
NOW WE HAVE SOME STORES IN THE PHILADELPHIA AREA.
WE VEND OTHER MUSIC FESTIVALS--
LOLLAPALOOZA, THE H.O.R.D.E., REGGAE SUNSPLASH.
TODAY'S OUR DAY OFF. HA HA!
SO WE'RE... WE'RE OUT PLAYING.
IT'S ALL ABOUT BEING KIND TO EACH OTHER
AND BEING FRIENDS WITH EVERYBODY,
NO MATTER WHAT THEY LOOK LIKE.
MY MOM HAS ASKED ME A LOT OVER THE YEARS
IF I'VE EVER THOUGHT THAT I'VE WASTED MY LIFE,
AND I REALLY CAN'T SAY SO
BECAUSE I'VE HAD SO MUCH FUN.
I'VE SEEN SO MANY THINGS.
O.K., MAYBE I'M NOT A MILLIONAIRE,
BUT, YOU KNOW, LIFE'S MORE THAT JUST MONEY.
RICHES AREN'T NECESSARILY...
HOW MUCH MONEY YOU'VE GOT.
SOME OF THE MOST UNHAPPY PEOPLE I'VE EVER MET
HAVE BEEN PEOPLE WITH A LOT OF MONEY.
I'VE HAD FIVE OF THESE VANS JUST LIKE THIS,
AND THEY ALWAYS BREAK DOWN.
I GET OUT AND START HITCHHIKING.
THIS GUY TOOK ME HOME
FROM THE PHOENIX SHOWS,
AND HE DROVE ME HOME.
HIS NAME'S POKEY.
I KNOW POKEY.
FROM SYRACUSE?
YEAH. HE HAD A WHITE BUS.
YEAH! HE DROVE ME ALL THE WAY HOME FROM ALABAMA--
TO ALABAMA FROM THE PHOENIX SHOWS!
THAT'S RIGHT. HE MISSED THE CHICAGO SHOWS BECAUSE OF IT.
YEAH, BUT I STILL MADE IT.
HE DIDN'T EVEN WANT TO GO TO CHICAGO
BECAUSE IT WAS TOO COLD.
HE WENT TO THE GATHERING IN LOUISIANA.
E HOME
TO ALABAMA FROM PHOENIX.
I DECIDED TO GO GET MY BUS IN OREGON.
I SPLIT. I WENT TO OREGON.
THESE GIRLS-- I PICKED THEM UP
ON THE WESTBOUND SIDE, BUT THEY WERE GOING EAST
BECAUSE THIS TRUCKER WAS MESSING WITH THEM.
I PICKED THEM UP HITCHHIKING,
WENT ALL THE WAY TO OREGON WITH THEM,
AND THEN--THIS IS 'S
AND I LOST THE CAR.
IT WAS AN '88 PRELUDE.
I SAID, "WIND, AUTUMN, HERE. TAKE THIS CAR.
"GO GET GAS MONEY AND EVERYTHING."
THEN MY BUS BROKE DOWN,
SO I HAD TO CALL MY FRIEND AND GO,
"I LOST YOUR CAR, BRO. I'M REALLY SORRY."
HE'S LIKE, "DON'T WORRY.
IT WILL COME BACK TO ME."
I HAD TO HITCHHIKE ALL THE WAY BACK EAST
BECAUSE THE BUS BROKE DOWN IN NEEDLES.
I GOT BACK EAST, AND GUESS WHAT.
THE GIRLS DROVE THE CAR BACK TO ALABAMA FOR ME.
THEY WERE SO NICE, THEY WERE SO COOL,
AND THEY'RE HERE ON THE LOT.
POKEY IS WITH THE GIRLS NOW.
IS THAT THE CAR HE WAS DRIVING?
IMAGINE THAT!
I SAW POKEY. I RUN UP TO POKEY.
I'M LIKE, "WHAT'S GOING ON?"
I LOOK IN THE BACK. IT'S THE GIRLS!
I'M LIKE, "OH, MY GOD!"
IT'S A SMALL WORLD, AND IT JUST KEEPS GOING IN CIRCLES.
[TONI BROWN] NO ONE LIKES TO SPECULATE
DEAD
I THINK THE GRATEFUL DEAD
HAVE CARVED A NICHE IN HISTORY,
ESPECIALLY MUSICAL HISTORY, THAT WON'T BE ERASED
WITHOUT-- WITH THEIR NOT TOURING.
THERE REALLY IS A WHOLE CULTURE
THAT'S GROWN OUT OF THE GRATEFUL DEAD PHENOMENON
AND CONTINUES TO THRIVE AND WILL CONTINUE TO THRIVE
BECAUSE OUR CHILDREN ARE PICKING UP
ALL OF THIS STUFF FROM US.
HOPEFULLY THEIR CHILDREN WILL PICK IT UP FROM THEM,
AND WE'LL HAVE A VERY PEACEFUL,
ENVIRONMENTALLY CONSCIOUS FUTURE,
AND, UH--WITHIN THE DEADHEAD COMMUNITY THAT EXISTS,
AND I HOPE THAT THE DEADHEAD PHILOSOPHIES
AND THE DEADHEAD VALUES CONTINUE
LONG AFTER THE GRATEFUL DEAD STOP TOURING.
[DRUMS PLAYING]
[SHOUTING]
WE GOT MARRIED SINCE WE SEEN YOU GUYS IN EUGENE.
WE WENT THROUGH A DRIVE-THROUGH CHAPEL
AND GOT MARRIED ON THE SCHOOL BUS,
AND THE DEAD SHOW WAS OUR RECEPTION,
SO NOW WE'RE ON OUR PERPETUAL HONEYMOON.
THE PERPETUAL HONEYMOON.
♪ THE RIVER, SHE IS FLOWING ♪
♪ FLOWING AND GROWING ♪
♪ THE RIVER, SHE IS FLOWING ♪
♪ DOWN TO THE SEA ♪
♪ THE RIVER, SHE IS FLOWING ♪
♪ FLOWING AND GROWING ♪
♪ THE RIVER, SHE IS FLOWING ♪
♪ DOWN TO THE SEA ♪
♪ MOTHER, CARRY ME ♪
♪ YOUR CHILD I'LL ALWAYS BE ♪
♪ FATHER, CARRY ME ♪
♪ DOWN TO THE SEA ♪
♪ THE RIVER, SHE IS FLOWING ♪
♪ FLOWING AND GROWING ♪
♪ THE RIVER, SHE IS FLOWING ♪
♪ DOWN TO THE SEA ♪♪
HI. MY NAME'S JAHREE.
YOU'LL SEE SOME FOOTAGE OF MY DOG MAGOO.
HAS HIM,
I'M NOT GOING TO PRESS CHARGES
OR NOTHING LIKE THAT.
JUST HELP ME GET MY DOG BACK.
MY PHONE NUMBER IS 1-617-56--
569? YEAH, 569-4959.
OH, NO! 567-4959! EDIT THAT OUT.
AND, UH, REMEMBER,
PEACE, LOVE, AND KEEP THE *** SCENE CLEAN.
WHAT IS GOING TO BE THE THEME OF YOUR MEETING?
IT'S GOING TO BE A GRADUATION CEREMONY...
AND A COMMENCEMENT EXERCISE...
UH, ESSENTIALLY FOR THE HEADS...
AND, UH, OTHER PEOPLE THAT WOULD LIKE TO KNOW
WHAT THE HEADS ARE DOING.
ARE YOU GOING TO TELL WHAT'S BAD ABOUT LSD?
NOT NECESSARILY.
WILL LSD BE IN EVIDENCE
AT THE GRADUATION CEREMONY, KEN?
UM...
WHY DON'T YOU GUYS COME? HA HA HA!
THE ACID TEST WAS BREAKING OUT
INTO AN AREA IN WHICH IT HAD NO SPECIFIC GOALS.
IT WAS JUST DISCOVERING WHAT THERE WAS OUT THERE
IF YOU JUST CONTINUED TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE NORM...
AND...
AND WHEN WE GOT TO THE END OF IT,
WE REALLY HAD A SENSE
OF WHAT THE ACID TEST MEANT TO A LOT OF PEOPLE.
IT WAS A TEST.
THERE WERE PEOPLE THAT PASSED AND PEOPLE THAT DIDN'T PASS.
WHEN WE DID THE SHOW UP IN PORTLAND--
TO GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE OF SOMEBODY WHO PASSED--
SOME BUSINESSMAN JUST WALKING AROUND ON THE STREET CAME IN.
WE CHARGED A BUCK.
FOR A BUCK, YOU GOT TO SEE US MAKE ALL OUR NOISE
AND THE DEAD MAKE ALL THEIR NOISE
AND ANYTHING ELSE THAT HAPPENED.
THIS GUY WAS IN A SUIT AND HAD AN UMBRELLA,
AND HE GOT THE CUSTOMARY CUP OF, UH, STUFF...
AND ABOUT MIDNIGHT,
■■
SOMEBODY, YOU KNOW,
WHO HAD PROBABLY NEVER BEEN ANYTHING BUT DRUNK ON BEER--
AND--BUT HE LOOKED AROUND...
AND SAW ALL THESE STRANGE PEOPLE,
AND HE LOOKED DOWN,
AND THE SPOTLIGHT WAS SHOWING DOWN ON HIM
HE SAW HIS SHADOW DOWN THERE.
HE STOOD UP STRAIGHT,
PUT THAT UMBRELLA OVER HIS SHOULDER,
AND HE SAID, "THE KING WALKS."
HE SAID, "THE KING TURNS AROUND,
AND NOW THE KING WILL DANCE."
THEY WEREN'T JUST PLAYING WHAT WAS ON THE MUSIC SHEETS.
THEY WERE PLAYING WHAT WAS IN THE AIR.
UH, WHEN THE DEAD ARE AT THEIR BEST, THEY'RE--
THE VIBRATIONS THAT ARE STIRRED UP BY THE AUDIENCE
IS THE MUSIC THAT THEY PLAY,
AND CONSEQUENTLY, WHEN WE'D GO TO L.A.,
YOU'D GET ONE KIND OF THING,
AND WHEN WE'D GO TO PORTLAND, OREGON,
YOU'D GET A COMPLETELY OTHER KIND OF MUSIC,
AND THAT MEANS THAT THE BAND HAS TO BE SUPPLE ENOUGH
TO REALLY, UH, READ THE NOTES
WRITTEN ON THE WALL
AND THAT THEY'RE CHANGING ALL THE TIME.
UM...
I DON'T KNOW OF ANY OTHER ROCK BAND
THAT COULD HAVE DONE IT.
USUALLY--WELL, IT SORT OF STARTED
WHEN WE WENT TO SEE THE BEATLES.
THEY WENT UP TO SEE THE BEATLES
WITH US IN THE BUS,
AND WE SAW--
I SAW POWER LIKE I'D NEVER SEEN IT--
NEVER IMAGINED IT BEFORE.
UM...WHEN ONE OF THE BEATLES--
WHEN GEORGE WOULD TURN HIS HEAD LIKE THIS,
YOU'D HEAR THIS SCREAMING WAVE FOLLOW HIM--
FOLLOW HIS HEAD LIKE THIS,
AND WHAT THE BEATLES WERE SAYING WAS,
"COME CLOSER. COME CLOSER.
LOVE ME DO."
AND THE PEOPLE WERE PRESSING CLOSER AND CLOSER,
BUT THEY DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO SING THAT MOMENT,
AND THE MOMENT NEEDED TO SAY, "DON'T COME CLOSER.
STAY BACK. STAY BACK. STAY BACK."
THEY'RE LOOKING FOR MAGIC.
UH...
WHEN I DID MY, UH...
WRITING CLASS,
I STARTED THE WRITING CLASS
BY SHOWING THE PEOPLE THIS.
AND THE REASON I LIKE TO DO THAT...
IS BECAUSE THERE'S A MOMENT
WHEN YOU SEE SOMETHING LIKE THAT
AS A CRACK IN YOUR MIND,
AND YOU KNOW IT'S A TRICK,
BUT YOU CAN'T FIGURE IT OUT,
AND...
THAT CRACK LETS IN ALL THE LIGHT.
IT OPENS UP ALL THE POSSIBILITIES.
WHEN THAT LITTLE SPLIT-SECOND THING HAPPENS
WHEN THE DEAD ARE PLAYING
AND EVERYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE GOES,
"WOW! DID YOU SEE THAT?"
THAT IS THE-- THAT'S THE MOMENT,
AND KIDS WILL WATCH FIVE HOURS OF MEDIOCRE MUSIC
TO HAVE THAT ONE CLICK HAPPEN
BECAUSE THAT IS--
PUTS THEM IN TOUCH WITH THE INVISIBLE.
THERE WAS A TIME WHEN WE AVOIDED FAME
BECAUSE FAME WAS ALMOST THE KISS OF DEATH.
UH...FAME MEANT TOM JONES AND JOHN DENVER,
BUT...
UH, CREAM RISES, AND PEOPLE CAN RECOGNIZE IT,
AND AS THE DEAD-- THE LONGER THEY'VE PLAYED--
THEY HAVEN'T NEEDED ANYBODY TO HYPE THEM.
IN FACT, IF ANYTHING, THEY'VE GONE THE REVERSE--
TO, UH...
UH, LET PEOPLE THINK,
"OH, THERE'S NOTHING HAPPENING HERE"
BECAUSE EVERYBODY KNEW FROM THE VERY BEGINNING
THAT THIS WAS RIGHT,
AND IT WAS GOING TO CONTINUE
JUST THE SAME WAY THAT THOSE FLOWERS BLOOM--
THAT IT'S GENETICALLY, UM...
PURPOSEFUL.
IT KNOWS WHAT IT'S DOING,
AND IT WILL GROW TO ITS PROPER HEIGHT,
AND IT WILL BEAR A FLOWER.
ALL WE HAVE TO DO IS KEEP PEOPLE
FROM TRAMPING AROUND IN THE GARDEN.
WHEN YOU HEAR RIPPLE,
UH, YOU KNOW IT'S DEALING
WITH SOMETHING BEYOND THE VEIL.
IT DOESN'T SAY SO,
BUT THE THING WHERE THERE IS NO PEBBLE TOSSED
AND THE RIPPLES IN THE WATER--
EVERYBODY GETS THIS CHILL UP THEM BY THAT.
IT'S THE SAME THING AS WHEN YOU READ...
UH, SHAKESPEARE OR SAPPHO...
OR, UH-- OR THE BIBLE--
THAT--THAT THE POETRY IS THERE.
THESE GUYS HAVE KNOWN IT A LONG TIME,
AND THEY HAVE JUST BEEN THE CUSTODIANS OF IT,
AND, UH...
IT'S--IT'S A GREAT HONOR AND A LOT OF FUN
TO BE RINGSIDE FOR STUFF LIKE THIS.
IT REALLY IS.
YOU'LL, UH--
I THINK THAT IN 20 YEARS,
WHOEVER IS STILL ALIVE WILL STILL BE WORKING
AT WHAT THEY'RE DOING.
THEY--THERE'S NO PLACE ELSE TO GO.
IT'S LIKE ME, YOU KNOW.
I BURIED MY KID RIGHT OUT THERE ON THE PLACE.
I CAN'T GET OFF THIS LAND.
IT WOULD TAKE TANKS TO MOVE ME OFF THIS LAND.
THE DEAD AREN'T GOING TO GET UP OFF THAT.
THEY'RE GOING TO DEFEND IT
TILL THE END OF THEIR LIFE.
UH, THEY'RE WARRIORS.
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