Grateful Dead - 05-03-1968 Columbia U. (video)

[@GeoffreyZucker]

My roommate and I were in the audience for the concert, which the Dead did for free to support the student sit-ins at Columbia that Spring. The student protestors emptied out of the buildings to attend the concert held on the steps of Ferris Booth Hall (no longer there, replaced by a bigger student union) and filled the Quad. Warm weather, most people high on the music and other things. A great memory.

[@PaulSnow-kc2se]

Awesome

[@gratefulhank]

😎 Nice.

[@andymurray9811]

And the circle turns, except theres no Grateful Dead to bring peace.

[@Zen_Techniques]

Thank you for sharing!

[@brennanstruifmusic6084]

Not much of the video is synched with the audio 😞

[@yetivanmarshall1473]

Without these films, it's difficult to believe times like these ever occurred.

[@alexthompson9516]

I think that's probably true, unfortunately

[@donaldgehre5964]

They were truly extraordinary times.

[@SP-ny1fk]

We must keep them alive in our hearts, for without them there is nothing.

[@danielmoore7332]

IDK. My memory, for better or worse is acutely aware of what I experienced. Although I'll say Woodstock had more mud than I ever wanna see again!

[@daniellitcherb6465]

oh yeahh

[@ibobwhelan]

The moment someone's life changed forever 5:15. He doesn't care who's watching him. The only thing that matters at all is the music. RIP Jerry and Pig, the music never stopped! Somewhere in San Francisco On a back porch in July Just looking up to heaven At this crescent in the sky RIP Phil, Brent, Keith and Vince

[@alexmirante9972]

Melted

[@22hogfan94]

Of course the one who can easily be considered an OG Head would be a child. This band will never stop amazing me.

[@UndersackitchFungalbollock]

Someone gave him the wrong kool aid

[@lve6211]

​@@UndersackitchFungalbollockyeah that kid is dosed to shit.

[@maxragno9881]

I’ll take what he took!

[@skylab203]

OK ..this is going on the list of events i want to attend..when i finish building my time machine

[@StationOfTerrapin]

righty!

[@daleeasternbrat816]

I got a concert I want to go to I Central Park. And the Fillmore East. Maby I can share expenses on the time machine.

[@missyrowland1]

Take me..please

[@wangson]

Ha!! Spot on, Hal!!

[@lorenzogalasso6252]

Count me in

[@danrondeau7368]

That kid around minute 5:17, air guitaring, dancing, losing his mind, having has face melted off! Love it!

[@pittsyltucky]

"You've just been victimized by the Grateful Dead".

[@woodybowen5362]

He looks like he was dosed & most likely was. Wonder where he is today?

[@tvav69]

I love that kid! I was looking for him and found him in this video!!

[@sdean4816]

Little dude was sure getting into the jam.

[@RenoPoker]

He was more into it then anybody else! Must of tried some of that electric cool aid acid!

[@joebaby555]

Garcia with those unique,squirrelly lead solos propelling the band to the outer limits...what a talented man.

[@traviscoates6878]

The first improvisational jam band

[@billlarstead8019]

You better go listen to East-West by the Paul Butterfield Blues Band from 66’.

[@tvav69]

⁠​⁠@@billlarstead8019the BEST improvisonal jam band.

[@redfaith7566]

@@tvav69not to be a jazz nerd but have you ever heard of that genre all of those fellas were jamming improvising the whole time whatever you wanna call it

[@dragonpundit.6443]

Squirrely is right...and mostly diatonic, pentatonic doing nothing going nowhere stuff. This isnt real improvisation. It's endless jamming.

[@LucyLennon20]

Bless all the Tapers / Videographers who down thru the decades have taped every single GD show. Now everyone can enjoy their music for ever. 🎤 🎸 🎶 🥁 🎹 🎶🎸🎶

[@SnazzyPiano]

I took guitar lessons back when they were starting out and Jerry was teaching at Dana Morgan Studios in Palo Alto California. Don't know if Dana Morgan store is still there. Jerry taught me Mississippi John Hurt music, and Elizabeth Cotton music. During the time he was giving lessons....one day he went up to the Filmore in San Francisco, with the Dead, played...got famous...never saw him again except when I went to a live concert they gave in Palo Alto at the park near Stanford University. He was a good teacher and I still play a few of those riffs...but mostly as accompanient with folk songs of that era. Great riffs. Great teacher.

[@samward9641]

My uncle owned Larson's drug store across the street and went to school with pigpen, Jerry used to sleep in his car in front of that music shop give out lessons, he said the reason he got Bobby to join the band was because Bobby had money haha!!

[@BostonBrian2015]

The building is still there, but Dana Morgan music is not. It's a home furnishings store

[@ericfischer996]

JUST.....WOW!!!! But i venture he didn't teach you "The Eleven",,,,,,,123 123 123 12 But maybe that was Phil who came up with that.

[@rhmayer1]

Dana Morgan Music is long gone. As I recall Dana's son ran it for a few more years after Dana retired, but then it closed. I bought my Polytone Mini-Cube amp there from Dana (in the late '70's). 503 Workshop - don't be a hater. It's well known that Jerry taught out of Dana Morgan's back in the day.

[@SnazzyPiano]

e albert.@@rhmayer1 hi robert...why would i be a hater? Trying to figure out why you wrote. Jerry

[@alexbrown7885]

R.I.P. Phil.We miss you.

[@beverleykane8164]

I was there! 1st-yr Barnard student. My mom was visiting and they started their set with our Columbia Strike cry, "Up against the wall, MF!" I blushed in front of Mom. And no one was face down in a cell phone.

[@B14k3]

Lamb chops Jerry is the best Jerry

[@dannyhood66]

like mahashnavu orchestra. devotion surrender santana sick!!

[@MrGOW3fan]

Yeah the doors did that for me

[@gr8blu]

traffic and 10 years after for me ~

[@nelsongibson114]

Frank Zappa and Return to Forever with Chick Corea for me!

[@jofinsky8400]

Not jazz ... nowhere near jazz ... just jam rock.

[@roytee3127]

About the un-synched audio -- This was mostly shot with a 16mm movie camera, maybe even 8mm movie camera. Film with audio was a real luxury in those days, not used here. Dubbing audio from a similar performance is perfectly OK in this instance.

[@benzuckerman]

Beautiful Fender Amps..... And everyone is so young! Phil looked really happy. Jerry looked healthy and alert. Bob was just a baby! KZbin has some great clips, and I really enjoy seeing these types of things. The sound is amazing.

[@themistermax]

Yep. And Pigpen was alive and healthy.

[@kimdelong7379]

Nothing produced in the almost none existent music scene approaches this What we are seeing is history past this is gone for good. So sad!

[@gratefuldrifter6588]

So grateful my dead friend

[@kendallblack8502]

Everything past 1975 is jaded. This Era here is untouchable. You're talking the greatest moments in the history of music. The best vibe the industrial world ever went through...... 1965-68

[@duckbrew]

@@kendallblack8502 and there will never EVER be another time like it. Turmoil and upheaval everywhere you turned back then,but the music just flourished.

[@ArifEscobedo]

RIP Phil, Jerry, Pig Pen

[@benthepainter4639]

Imagine playing for over 50 years ? Long live weir

[@Pimp-Master]

They've been playing some of the same songs since '66, so they finally learned 'em.

[@jeremymoorer1611]

Long live Lesh! ✌

[@bull419]

Long Live Jerry Garcia...!!!!

[@mjsmjs8283]

Long live Kreutzmann

[@jeremyhal55]

Jerry Christmas and Happy New Weir!

[@RobotMillionaire]

This version of The Eleven is almost as good as the one on Live/Dead. The dead brought magic everywhere they went in the 60’s

[@gratefuldrifter6588]

Love the early days,Peace brother

[@Lowtech14]

Back when Garcia rocked a Gibson Les Paul

[@wangson]

agreed. almost

[@miguelmuzquiz8608]

Vocals appear to be out of zinc with video.

[@jamesm8132]

Listen to 10/12/68 for what might be the most ripping version of The Eleven

[@deadtimber]

LoL, that's what we looked like in the late 60s. Short hair, long hair, it didn't matter, we were all friends, gettin' with it intellectually and spiritually. It was fucking epic. I was a L.A. kid making treks up to S.F. in my buddy's Mustang, going to shows, getting turned on. NRPS would normally open for the Dead. My buddy pointed out Garcia to me when he came out and sat at the pedal steel. At my second show I remember wondering, "Who ARE these guys, this cowboy hippie kid with the long pony tail, that furry freak with the blazing guitar, the cowboy biker dude, and the kind geeky guy on bass? And that drummer who seems like a madman just barely in control? How can so few guys make so much sound??"

[@rhmayer1]

Ignore M T, the hater. I appreciated the memory since it brings back my similar memories from those times. Yeah, the NRPS always opened for the Dead back then. I don't think there's ever been a better matched opening band for another band than the NRPS opening for the Dead. You are not deluding yourself. Those memories definitely mean something. (Just look at your upvotes compared to M T's.) Those were great, imperfect but happy times - a different world from today.

[@stevenmetzendorf7063]

@@rhmayer1 So So So VERY TRUE.... nothing wrong at all allowing nostalgia to emit a smile or 2 !!.... Stay safe Robert ✌

[@ardvarq9027]

The giant sound is really helped by 2 drummers, and the freshness comes from the clarity of the sound (they used so many amps to keep the sound clean, not just loud). The modal playing is very unusual, even for today. They seem almost completely uninterested in stage presence. The SF scene was really a rave, where the audience is the show. Nobody spends their time staring at the DJ. Nobody stares at the dixieland band either!

[@esparka]

Dead Timber - You have definitely Got it all. I'm proud to make your acquaintence. Yes, this segment makes you proud to have been a part of it. My 1st show was 1980, yet I witnessed soooo much. I imagine you witness this sickness that I dreamed about as we travelled to show after show on the East Coast.... Insane I do appreciate your grasp of the phenomenon. It is a pleasure to read. Thanks...

[@Pimp-Master]

@@rhmayer1 I couldn't handle the world then, and CERTAINLY not now.

[@gratefuldrifter6588]

That chick at 1.43 is beautiful and straight groovy.

[@petermarquard5107]

I've had a couple of stills from this day on my wall for about 35 years. Great to finally hear and see the show itself. Jerry's face was so expressive that day. Also great to see long forgotten Pigpen without whom we might never have had the Grateful Dead. The Eleven...such an ambitious piece of music for back then. Among my friends, and we lived and breathed it, there was no one better in the sixties.

[@2seconds992]

"for its time"- i disagree. MOST of my fav music comes from 1969,'70,'71. I think that very many (young included) would agree if I said that the late 60's-early 70's were the golden age of music.

[@kimdelong1835]

Been a fan of the dead since early 70s. Have a lady friend 26 years old a musician in her right. In showing her this video after a while tears in her eyes. I asked her what's wrong. She said look how happy people are. , with everyone having fun, not like today's world. Had to agree with her. The woman is wise beyond her years.

[@idiotwind2248]

I was 13 yrs old living in DaBronx. I remember my father coming home cursing about the radical hippies uptown in the city causing problems again. Hahaha ✌️🌹🐢💀🎶⚡️ 5 yrs later I was at Watkins Glenn

[@anjelasantos8403]

O..M..G!!! Now THIS is a real gem! can't even believe it! Got goosebumps from head to toe! God bless the Grateful Dead!

[@greyskydawg5284]

What an era it was! So thankful to have been a teenager at this time.

[@ssonghaii]

You should definitely feel so privileged. It was a wondrous time indeed, with even more wondrous music.

[@jeffgarmon1]

VERY turbulent time when this filmed. MLK was killed about a month before this, and RFK was killed about a month after this. Very scary.

[@max__taks]

a song with such a complex meter that even the dead phased it out. the final performance was an oddball jam in ‘75, a year notable for having just a few shows.

[@max__taks]

I specifically mean the eleven, the other one stuck around for a good while

[@gypsysprinkle7]

The eleven has always been my favorite dead song… always.

[@Nano0k]

It's easier when you count it out as 1-2-3, 1-2-3, 1-2-3, 1-2...

[@psyaikoaiko7296]

I'm not sure I understand... can't relate to PIG vocals as they are not in Sync With the 11 . but there is a moment that a young african american child is just captivated, he's just jamming to the shit like I used to do..and what a band does, sound, vision experience, (5:18) it so much like an offering, to my experience and reminds me is that this is the most inclusive band of all time (this is 1968 folks!) and it sure makes me smile tonight! Pure joy!! I'm glad I introduced my kids to this! And Grateful

[@paint1955]

God love whoever filmed this, the Eleven is my favorite!

[@wangson]

mine too. Easily me (and all my pals's) favourite Dead song - the version from Live Dead, that is!

[@jamesfetherston1190]

Always loved The Eleven. Why it isn’t as revered as Dark Star is a mystery to me.

[@ensinitas]

one of my all time faves as well but the time signature is challenging to the innards...it's a song for the musicians more than the audience. as i reflect on it live dead is one of my top fifty albums for sure.

[@kvfkvf6900]

I personally think The Eleven is every deadheads fav song they just don't know it yet

[@InService77]

The Eleven is a fine example of why Phil is my all time favorite musician, and I do hold it in high esteem. Dark Star had more options to explore, and they played it for many years more then The 11.

[@skeezix64]

My favorite Dead song…possibly. It’s the one that broke it all open for me.

[@keithclelland1636]

Great song but Dark Star can never be touched. Perhaps the greatest of any and all.

[@mikemednick]

Okay now, this is by far the most classic video I have ever seen so whoever posted it, my gratitude is extended to you

[@robertpaulfelberg9013]

We were all so young. I was just getting ready to start college. Spent end of 67 in San Francisco watching dozens.of great bands mainly at the Avalon. Dead was a good one.

[@dalecooles]

Grateful Dead videos tend to be muddled. This one remains remarkably sharp, only a year after I fought as a Marine in JFK's horrid war in Vietnam. Peace, brothers and sisters.

[@helbitkelbit1790]

Not many people realize it was JFK'S war......glad you made it through .

[@lowpagoda6610]

jfk was a puppet but glad u made it

[@scottlamos4195]

TY for your allegiance and courage fighting 4 freedom - You returned to American shores where your brothers In arms didn’t I pray for u - U have an Angel praying for u in WI

[@joelmaqueira4851]

Thank you for your service. JFK made the mistake of listening to the wrong people and would pulled out if he weren't killed.

[@22hogfan94]

Thank you friend. Terribly sorry you had to go through what you did. A bullshit war but you’re a hero regardless.

[@davidphinney3216]

Phil Lesh show just how important his musical ability was to the Dead.

[@Nano0k]

His bouncy fills might be my favorite aspect of the band's sound. No pun intended.First thing that comes to mind, just as Pig starts his "Give it to me..." riff towards the beginning of a 1971 "Hard to Handle," 4/28 or 8/6 being prime examples. How can he play so bouncy, yet drop such great bombs?

[@ernburn3738]

Awesome! The real Dead for sure!

[@RJOdom]

how could any one ever give the dead a thumbs down?!? i mean, come on man. God bless you Jerry!

[@thestoryplease]

Back when the G.D. were pushing the edge. At the end of Jerry's time on the planet, they had become technically proficient musicians with the finest equipment all musicians wish for but their music lacked the "spirit" or the "magic" and the lyrics were becoming melancholy if not down right Mauldin. Thanks for posting this, a better way to remember the G.D. in the "wonder" years.

[@donaldgehre5964]

As Jann Wenner put it, they were "The Golden Days." I might give my soul to experience 1965-1972 in continuous loop.

[@rogertemple7313]

"this is great a rare look at the Dead during their classic lineup....great to see rare footage of original member Ron " Pig Pen"McKernan on keyboards& vocals,this is my favorite lineup,thanks."-😃.🌐🎸🎹🎤🌐.

[@jg6698]

You betcha.

[@robertcubinelli4961]

There will never be another band like Grateful Dead ....... but in our mems, we are making America GRATEFUL again on YT. Ty GD for the good vibes thru the decades 😍😍😎😎☠️☠️

[@dissonantprotean5495]

Haven't listened to a lot of Dead, really surprised they're so proggy. This whole song's in 11. Really good, super jazz fusion-y

[@jackstraw8145]

Keep listening! Never know where that rabbit hole leads.

[@norbiudeako518]

They among other 1967 bands invented it, ill bet miles davis saw them then used two drummers on bitches brew in 69.

[@dylanwesley3964]

@@norbiudeako518 Duke Ellington often used two drummers. It's wasn't a new concept in the 60's

[@norbiudeako518]

@@dylanwesley3964 surprised, i haven't seen it who were they? I know louie bellson used two bass drums ,i know james brown used two but it was for dance. I saw the dead at the fillmore east 3 times and they were improvising very creatively.

[@garrethenderson7561]

Well the song is called The Eleven.

[@scottconnors8419]

best part of the show lil kid at 5:28 freaking out,thats bad ass....hope he's still alive n remembers that...very neat footage thnx

[@kellygill6124]

This was mom's 25th birthday! Mom lived out here in this time period.. little did she know I would be born in '77 and meet and date that drummer's kid one day in the year 2000! Mom-5/3/43-7/8/2015

[@MegaRaven100]

wow just WOW! This is my favourite Dead. ACID PIGPEN Dead. Hells Angels Freaks and energy. Great stuff. They still have almost punk metal energy going here. Fucking ACE! My god this is good. Like LIVE DEAD II

[@williamgonzalez5805]

2023 and i am listening this awesome music ✌🏽☮️.

[@a_drop_in_the_ocean]

Same, in 2024...!

[@dianalea3702]

they are having so much fun. I love this!!!!!

[@BarrySmith70]

Phil Lesh’s mannerisms changed quite a lot since this film was shot. If you watch Dead videos from the 80s and 90s he seems more laid back. In 68 he looked and played like a wild man!

[@bobbystereo936]

He still played like this in the 1981 footage at Rockpalast.

[@haikat4]

It's surprising to find out how much of a rebel Phil was back then. He was one of the wildest guys in the group

[@markreiser1898]

Phils’ exposure to the elements!

[@shill9315]

:)) ​@@markreiser1898

[@Jack-x8b5r]

Phil could drive the music back in the day. But in latter days he's almost in the background. the band got so big, their audience became "followers" thinking of Jerry as their leader. The pressure must have been too much and he fell back on Heroin. The band lost its nativity, its raw togetherness and became more like business. Pros and somewhat mauldin. Phil has said the rest of the band tried to get him off it, but they couldn't. Even Garcia said, when they didn't have "it" they fell back on technique. Too bad. Slowing down is a common thing as we age. Thankfully we have those early days recorded.

[@ばか-d2f]

I respect!!! from Japan

[@lemonhead162]

Those dudes were having a blast making a living the way people can only dream about....sigh....

[@patcoughlin3104]

this is why I know how great The Grateful Dead will always be! tear it up Phil

[@charlesshepherd2004]

Man, to have seen them in the early days. Pigpen. Jerry and his chops. That raw "Dead" sound. Friggin live. Dammit! Born in the wrong gen

[@misterX1964]

The little boy going crazy is the best thing I've seen all year!!!!

[@tomlampros7122]

Face melting at 5:30 He's into it!

[@jsilin7648]

jamming with the dead!!!

[@CeeJayDee94]

He genuinely looks like he’s having a a bad time tbh

[@BASEDBOARD]

@@CeeJayDee94 No way! Notice how he's pretending to play the stick as a guitar

[@stevenherrell6668]

@@CeeJayDee94 You musta got the brown acid. Abort!

[@kvfkvf6900]

It ain't jazz mate. Its the DEAD !!!!!!! The bobbing of heads in this video is the answer to every grateful dead question ever asked. This is so beautiful. I just can't believe they had a farewell concert and didn't dust this off after 40 years!!!!!!. I'm still not over it

[@robertmayer1497]

5:20 into video the kid is precious. Brings me home again being there . Nothing like "LIVE DEAD"

[@staggerlee4979]

A young blissful Jerry before hard core addiction took over his life.

[@r.uthere.6201]

Damn I got lost in Zeppelin Floyd, Old Genesis (Peter Gabriel era) and forgotten how damn good the GD was live. I bought American Beauty and Working Man Dead liked them but never dove deep until I paid attention to the song Operator’ studio version and was floored how simple but powerful the song was. I knew of the late Keyboard player Died early in 72’ I think but his style of music was definitely rooted deep in blues and (can’t think of the word) any recommend is greatly appreciated! ✌🏼

[@nerfherder999]

What a beautiful piece of film. Gave me goosebumps..

[@ChrisWarner-tt7tw]

I FUCKING LOVE THIS SHIT

[@danschulte113]

1989 reality fest at Columbia - took acid from the Dead tour from David Graham - Bill's son. Sun Ra played. So amazing.

[@reesedickerson9705]

Buddy Rich and others were my trip tickets into jazz and later in life found these guys And am proud to say that I am now a great full dead head and I couldn't be more satisfied with it all.

[@spikebradford3257]

Bobby was 20. Crazy.

[@jeremybarriga9266]

that exact location is now starbucks featuring the killer psuedodelic veggeie latte shot

[@Pimp-Master]

Oh really? How long is the line??

[@kvfkvf6900]

Does the Starbucks play Dead music loudly ??

[@LaGuerre19]

We're done for. Hahaha, we're done for. ✔️

[@richardseegman803]

I saw them live a few times and loved it. This video toward the end has that "Comin' comin' comin' Around" lyric and musical refrain from their second album that I always loved. And remember, Ron "Pigpen" McKernan was a member of the 27 Club. . .

[@LucyLennon20]

Bob Weir's MASTERPIECE "The Other One" Based on True Life! BRAVO 🙌 🎶🎸

[@sambohen]

The best 11 vocally I've heard. Amazing quality. My favorite dead song of all time.

[@gingerbaker68]

This may be my favorite Dead music ever. As I keep listening to KZbin posts I discover Dead songs I never heard before. This one just keeps amazing me more and more. They truly were unbelievable.

[@donaldgehre5964]

Check out the album, "Anthem of the Sun." My all time favorite Dead album. "Alligator" captured the early scene as good as anything.

[@jimkelly101]

@@donaldgehre5964 That's my all-time favourite Dead album too. I remember seeing them in London in 1972, and people kept shouting out for them to play "Alligator", but they never did, sadly.

[@ScarlettFire341]

at 5:30 minutes Garcia takes off and many fans start applauding - yup - thats when the bus came by and they got on ! Garcia sure could amaze with his playin - and the boys stay tight with him !! Much Thanks for this time capsule video ! (~);}

[@christanhartley434]

Jerry used Les Pauls a lot in these days up to the early 70s, I personally think he had the best sound when using them, I used to help set up his rigs for free beer and pot. He was on fire back then.

[@telebob5983]

And Garcia has one of the earliest Les Pauls in his hands here...the trapeze tailpiece being a 'dead' giveaway.

[@chrisrobertson9264]

He is quoted saying he didn’t like Les Pauls because his fingers got balled up in the strings

[@kendallblack8502]

Still bobbing my head every time.........

[@tyleryesta1]

They were so Acid Jazz back then... I love it!

[@patcoughlin3104]

the young man at 5:30 says it all hang on to your boots

[@mikey3546]

huh?

[@Sockem1223]

@1younguy jazz pretty much wrote the book on everything these guys were doing

[@thanksgivingsandwich]

1younguy it's literally a triplet swing with a 5/6 switch up every other bar that's jazz as all hell

[@tylerthompson1842]

1younguy... “1dumbyounguy”

[@charlesatwell4403]

This is a real piece of history!

[@kvfkvf6900]

You said it mon !!!!!! History. I was thinking the same thing. Epic moment in time and space

[@WelderRDT]

Comin around...Bob Weir’s cartoon life. What a musician extraordinary in his work. Garcia (RIP), it just seemed natural to him. Great band, every member raw, excellent talent.

[@katmandew2152]

It's about freedom. No trick here

[@anthonyphillips533]

Gotta love those pork chops on Garcia. With a Gibson Les Paul no less.

[@lucypeco8467]

Mutton , mutton chops

[@max_mittler]

no les*

[@samward9641]

My favorite Jerry sound is the alligator guitar from 70 to 72, 57 Strat!

[@adamkrauss303]

Yes and a Les Paul with P90’s! Feel privileged to be able to view this, but wish the video had even a little of Jerry and Bob’s fingerwork.

[@janeseamore1370]

Rare guitar I studied it a little twin reverbs. That guitar weir got is a rare one he played too

[@delta1109]

Remember it well. Lovely afternoon, great concert... seen from our present vantage point, it feels like a whole other world.

[@andrewdressler6173]

This is just so fricken incredible. It moves me.

[@SuperMcabral]

Best live concerts but just listening to their albums with headphones was just so magnificent! 😎✌️♥️

[@wjniemi]

Great jam and great vintage gear

[@parallaxcontinuum7898]

Notice the Sunn cabs with the Fender Showman heads ? My late brother had the same Starfire Guild bass as Phil.

[@production58]

I saw them at the Cafe Au Go Go during that time.. Man they were a serious band that really knew how to jam, and were really locked into each other

[@sh2362]

Thank you for downloading these earlier GD concerts. I was.2.5 yrs old in May of 68' 🌺🌸

[@scottamendola3909]

Must have been cool for them to play right in the middle of NYC in early 1968.as I don’t think they had played in NY much yet. Bill Graham had just opened the Fillmore East which would be like a second home for the Dead to play NYC many times from 68-71 but this is right before that. I saw them in their first trip to NYC in December 1967? at the old Village Theatre with Zappa and the mothers. Nobody really knew who the Dead were at that point. Everybody knew who Zappa was and to see Them both play on the same bill was awesome! Only time that ever happened. The dead, at that time looked like a fish out of water in NYC but it would become a proverbial stomping grounds for them in the ensuing years!

[@clafong9]

This is great. Kreutzmann looks like Elvis on the drums. Didn't know it all these years but have come to appreciate how good a bass player Lesh was, (is since he still plays).

[@johnajda]

clafong9 - check out images of singer Robert Goulet. He looks a LOT like this drummer!

[@joeywright8431]

Yeah and he had only been playing bass for a couple of years at this point. I think he is the most important bass player that ever lived. He totally invented this style of bass playing. Amazing

[@GDana]

@misterwunderfull123 YEEEEESSS!

[@jedgarren2901]

I am so grateful for being allowed to attend a Dead show before it all came to a sudden end.

[@billc6087]

On or about that date; May 3rd, 1968 I graduated from high school and headed to San Francisco State for college. I had listened to the Dead from 1966 on but never saw them live until summer of '68. I moved into a dive apartment just off Geary north of Golden Gate Park and almost immediately discovered they would play free concerts practically every weekend in the park, and also places like the Family Dog and Fillmore for almost zero dollars which it essentially what I had at the time. Those were the best years.

[@donaldgehre5964]

Yeah, free music, free dope and community. Can't be beat.

[@jamesroof6150]

If I had only 1 year to pick what year of the dead I could listen to it would be 1968.

[@TwoTickets100]

What's amazing is that I saw no one texting, or taking a video of the show. I guess Columbia banned iphones in 1968? All we had to keep us occupied was our own minds. Amazing indeed.

[@bingefest1799]

TwoTickets100 I hope this a joke. If you thought they had cell phones in 1968 then you’re a fucking idiot.

[@ryanokeefe3167]

@@bingefest1799 Guess what...you're both fucking idiots...whose unfunny and unfunnier comments needn't exist!

[@Sockem1223]

Sure, grandpa

[@lastleaffallen1006]

Insane …. Makes me weep for the past

[@jeffchristianson-ziebell]

I always loved how Jerry was always so happy & just loved the music and us fans... I wanna go back in time to those concerts lol

[@JohnDough-yr2zt]

So many emotions crashing in on me. I miss you so much, Jerry.

[@katharinerauch7361]

I was at Oma's house across the street, 7 yrs old, 113th street & Broadway....rock on, kids!

[@BruceTribe-hn5qv]

Beautiful, to see them live, I was about sixteen, up in Northern Canada, winter camp, wood stove, fireplace blazing pine , friends and I out in snow , jamming, my 62 Princeton Fender Amp, semi bodies, listening to the live, European 1972 tour record, and Bob Dylan. Thank you, Bruce Tribe.

[@420chaiguy8]

I love how Bill Kreutzman looks like one of the detectives in the Beastie boys Sabotage video😭🤣😂😅

[@michaeljamesgarrett]

I WAS AT THAT COLUMBIA SHOW!!! ;)

[@DeadVidsUSA]

tell us what you remember most about that day!

[@timquinn66]

+michael garrett cool! Were you near the stage ?

[@michaeljamesgarrett]

+timquinn66 i was on the stage?! ;)

[@michaeljamesgarrett]

+michael garrett two words....the quick and the dead. NW tour...the first. after the pot orgy......I was looking for actual footage from the Be-In cause it was ALL before my time.....you heads are funny!!! but in all seriousness, we need a Be in, and I am looking for my generations version of the Dead. we need it bad,

[@timquinn66]

+michael garrett very cool

[@comradetoaster7763]

the 60s Truley were the best era for the Dead. Early 70s comes close, and they definitely reached their peak in creativity in 74, I think. However, there is just something about their 60s and very early 70s performances that are just something else.

[@wayhip]

That little kid at about 5:20 was getting his mind blown!

[@bluegryp]

One of my biggest regrets is not seeing them before jerry passed. Could have seen them so many times, but always put it off until it was too late. It’s one of those reminders that life is short. Don’t take time for granted.

[@michelelemke2744]

Same.

[@mikefannon6994]

What a combination of talents! Garcia - student of folk, jugband music and guitar virtuoso. Lesh - classical scholar looking for innovation. Pigpen - grew up on R&B. Kreutzmam and Lesh - one of the first dual drum teams laying down complex and simple rythems. And Bobby - the young guy with the voice, eager to learn. An American music band!

[@kvfkvf6900]

Best American band of all time. Its not even close mate

[@Bunbeck-pf9iw]

I loved Jerry in anything but the pigtails were so cute when he wore them ! ❤️🐰🐇🌹☠️💀☀️🔥🕊️🪭🥺😏😇😍🥰😘

[@suzydavies1359]

Amazing musicians . Amazing music . May the Dead live forever !

[@bb57365]

Incredible. Even without the wall of sound.

[@blahblahblah6984]

@5:13, the little kid behind Bobby is what it’s all about✌️

[@garyhess189]

That kid got into Jerry's stash

[@swampduck2609]

This was exactly 20 years before I was born

[@jupiterlegrand4817]

It's always better when the cameraman isn't wasted on drugs. "Oo, look...I'll try to focus on this speaker cord...!" Sheesh.

[@Mrbeahz1]

Or this cymbal that's not being played.

[@nickpn23]

You always get those blokes with glasses in the audience in these films.