Grateful Dead - Franken & Davis Backstage with the Grateful Dead - 10/31/1980

[@threeleggedman]

I was backstage at a Dead show in the early 90's and my friend spotted a random guy and said- he looks like Al Franken. The guy turns and look at us - it was really Al Franken. We still bring it up.

[@Eric31477]

@ 1:27 ---- Did anyone else shit their pants when the guitar fell and hit Jerry's left wrist?

[@bluecollar825]

The rib sauce on the guitar is absolutely sacrilegious lol. Edit- I'll never tire of this lmao. Its priceless. Every bit of it. They called Bobby a prima donna lol.✌

[@lamadawa3645]

Yeah and fumbling and dropping Garcia's guitar! Lol

[@davidcurtis7547]

The dead were so gracious to be part of this skit . You know Al Davis was a big fan . So fun , the show was not the greatest but the memories are priceless

[@zeppelinboys]

Frankens "Something different finally" makes me lol every time! Brent had some amazing tunes! Blow Away and I Will Take you Home are on constant rotation for me! especially the Knickerbocker 'Blow Away" from 89' maybe 90'. holy cow it's soooo good!!

[@brianjansen3103]

'Put the flowers over there.' I'm gonna start using that one

[@zeppelinboys]

Phils "never for you people" just kills me. and Mickeys "im a percussionist" is great too. wish we had more stuff like this available. im sure there are a lot of Dead videos rotting in boxes in some garage or something. homemade stuff that gets forgotten.

[@victormioduszewski4729]

RIP..Phil Lesh..Was at Oct 30th show and seen 31st show on CCtv at Felt Forum in Madison Sq.Garden..with costume contest..probably the best shows and Greatest time for me..🎸🎹🥁🎃

[@teresademaria7462]

LOL!! Brent is so frickin' cute in this clip....I love it! It made me laugh-out-loud today😂...thanks for posting! ✌️❤️

[@elbeejackson4124]

The greatest, OK one great setup. Wow

[@elbeejackson4124]

SNL

[@Cavemanfbs1]

Big boy steve parish!!!! Hes the man

[@alexgraham2927]

honestly I think just the novelty of hearing Billy and Mickey speak makes their bit my favorite. you get the feeling Jerry and Phil didn't have to do much acting to bring the cold-shoulder vibe to theirs.

[@michaelmohrle1773]

Well it was those 2 turkeys, listen to Al Franken nowadays !

[@brianmcmanus4690]

Hells yeah.

[@bluecollar825]

Jerry was loving it. Phil always had a mildly aggressive demeanor lol.

[@lamadawa3645]

Hilarious, also check out the clip of Letterman "teaching" Garcia how to play. Garcia's like, "ouch, that hurts" as if he doesn't have calluses!

[@hazysativa3045]

I would too... And I can understand why Big Steve dropped them off the side of the stage by their necks.

[@irasparer6111]

Like how Franken handed Jerry a rib when he went to handle the guitar.

[@namcat53]

THIS is funny! Thanks to Franken and Davis and the Grateful Dead for making this amazing thing happen. Kids...there were no cell phones, no computer internet then! I know..you may not be able to grasp that concept. To us who were there, it was very funny, we knew who they were and we LOVED it. Years! later, we were able to see the videos of this. It was broadcast thanks to some very cool people. Imagine...YOU could do this too! What are you waiting for??? Never wait for what you can do.

[@LeahElisheva]

This is where I think technology is a detriment - it hinders natural imagination. Kids today can’t pick out their socks without an iPhone. It’s sad. The natural ability to imagine something and be creative is dwindling away……

[@namcat53]

@@LeahElisheva I do know there are amazingly creative jazz and bluegrass musicians now who play like great Dixieland jazz musicians; live improvisation being the key. It's always going to be fun and interesting; knowledge of past music and new ideas will flow and be born. That's the hope at least.

[@superorangeish]

No, they can't.You had to be there.Times have changed.

[@hazysativa3045]

Look at how blasted Billy is and its still hours before stage time hahahah

[@groberts3967]

Ha, Brent, longest interview I’ve ever seen from him

[@bluecollar825]

Marching powder

[@benher973]

If you think that is blasted, I would not want to party with you.

[@hazysativa3045]

@@benher973 You wouldn't be invited anyway. No one wants a nodded out drooler at the table.

[@benher973]

@@hazysativa3045 DUDE YOU DRANK 2 AND HALF BEERS I'M LEANING YOUR OUT OF OUT.

[@dsim6703]

I love how Bill puts his hands in his shirt

[@davidr1676]

Makes me sad how many of these guys aren't around anymore. I mean Jerry, Brent, Ramrod, Davis and Phil has had a couple of close calls after Jerry passed.

[@hazysativa3045]

Not just the fact those people arent around anymore, but also for the fact the world was just so much more fun.

[@namcat53]

Enjoy and help each other NOW! Don't wait.

[@damannoa]

That was Steve Parrish and he's still alive, last I checked

[@NLT-pm4sq]

@@damannoa I think it was ramrod who was guarding the food table

[@damannoa]

@@NLT-pm4sq Yes you are correct. Steve comes into the room when Al drops the guitar on Jerry lol.

[@brandiw1667]

Iwt and sat next to Al Franken when he wasn't on stage. What a fun night

[@dougcapehart]

Brent was a natural. Such a funny dude

[@BeefSupreme-vk9sz]

Wow, finally to see Brent in real life is awesome !!

[@thENDweDIE]

He talked about this on his podcast with Patton Oswalt... So good..!!

[@damannoa]

That was hysterical!

[@direwolf6234]

remembering how funny this was at the warfield shows that fall and although it didn't know who those guys were it truly was a real deadhead insiders humor... al looks like a kid and then off to the senate...

[@davemo65]

Ramrod standing there trying not to laugh was great.

[@bongodave13]

"Ken Kesley and the Merry Munsters." LOL!

[@Dontleavemedimi]

That was awesome.

[@Wolfgasm0414]

Bravo!!!

[@HG-pi3qp]

Very cool

[@ceriberry6465]

Big Steve ♥️

[@jamesrowland2170]

“ Let’s ask Bill and Mickey, they’re the drummer “

[@ladyboneyard4487]

Big Steve 💜

[@Kraflanglanopstuv]

Hysterical

[@davidr1676]

Is that a Christmas tree or a big branch of fresh bud not yet trimmed?

[@michaelmohrle1773]

Buds , that's the joke you got any drugs ?m

[@smartluck100]

Trimming it would be wasteful 😎

[@beholden1663]

Probably a Christmas tree because this was Halloween night (when it initially aired) and they had the Christmas decorations ready to go soon.

[@jamesrategan955]

“Relax. I’ve got some coke.” 😂😂😂

[@robintaylor485]

1:31 that’s like knocking over a hells angel motorcy lmao

[@michaeldematteis3409]

This was awesome lol

[@chasecarter1170]

Al dropping the guitar straight onto jerry wrist 😮😂 holy shit lol i mean he really did drop that mother fucker directly onto his left wrist! That had to hurt lol

[@vangroover1903]

The band must have been honored to meet some famous people

[@gratefulhank]

Big Steve ⚡!!!!😎❤️🤍💙!!!!⚡

[@smartluck100]

Looks like some fine Northern California sinsemillia behind Phil

[@michaelmohrle1773]

I always thought same thing since I had the VHS of this "do you got any drugs? that's the joke right?

[@bluecollar825]

Good catch. That does look like a big cola bud lol. I hope you right. 🤣

[@milttrugood4817]

What exactly does Al say at 2:!2 anyhoo?

[@wangson]

He says, "Well fuck them anyways..."

[@krisscanlon4051]

Franken Davis SNL were really out there with counter culture stuff...60s still hanging around...just a tour machine

[@HG-pi3qp]

It’s also a miracle this bit is coherent lmao

[@davidr1676]

Dave and Frankis? Franklin and Davidson?

[@scubadiva666]

I immediately got the vibes of: "The way I see it, Barry, this will be a very dynamite show." kzbin.info/www/bejne/b6DRqnt3a7uFp9k

[@TheCondor760]

Ken Keezley and the Merry Munsters.😂😂😂

[@todddowning5820]

😂😂😂 that was great

[@jimmyguitar2933]

That looks like Frank Zappa who opened the door!

[@raphkatchdrums]

Steve Parish!!

[@jsngallery]

i always thought al frankin was super funny. he never got that big break i though he should've gotten

[@paulmancini3363]

So he became a US Senator Instead.. Ha!!

[@chan-l9298]

He was an early writer for National Lampoon and SNL, and an SNL cast member too

[@rickwolfish312]

@@chan-l9298 Just saw Al F here in Vermont, he was pretty funny!

[@gerrydooley951]

love Franken and Davis

[@jimmyguitar2933]

Nothing says 1980 better than a couple of Jews with 'fros.

[@777jones]

And Bobby with a blow dryer lol too perfect

[@patrickdelaney2299]

Merry munsters?

[@direwolf6234]

a spoof on the pranksters....

[@williamwoodall1293]

@@direwolf6234 He also said "Ken Keezly" instead of Ken Kesey. A joke, of course, both Tom Davis and Al Franken were very much into the Grateful Dead and the whole scene, as well as quite intelligent. But I sorta felt like Brent meant it when he dissed "Frank and Dave" in his intro.

[@direwolf6234]

@@williamwoodall1293 yeah like when bill & mickey got into it with each other...

[@davidr1676]

RAMROD

[@r_jd279]

Mr. Weir should have told his duck joke.

[@dsim6703]

Ramrod. That food is for the band

[@nancychace8619]

Good grief! Crazy East Coasters -

[@namcat53]

F----n A! The Grateful Dead!

[@joshjones6536]

Jerry is lying.🤥 One of the rare moments in film where he “just says no.”😆

[@jeffryphillipsburns]

The Dead came to Saint Louis in the early seventies. They were interviewed on the local news and asked if they were going to take (or bring-something like that) “drugs”. They said, “No,” and I believed them (at the time).

[@johnkemp9835]

Gahd dammit!

[@keithbecker5725]

Steve Parish!

[@davidr1676]

Steve

[@johnschall7855]

Hey that's a beautiful guitar. LOL.

[@LouiBug-q1y]

Weedium whaiye

[@Anabelleandthedesertscrubs]

This was hilarious but it gave me second hand embarrassment

[@jacksprat1124]

Dropping the guitar wasn't cool or funny.

[@valleyguy633]

Billy's acting like he's acting.

[@johnunderwood3132]

Mr. Cotter is a deadhead

[@staticchair]

Brent was right ..not funny

[@TTstone616]

What the hell!? I could DEFINITELY SEE why the dead would hate those two stooges... HE EVEN DROPPED HIS GUITAR!! WTF

[@direwolf6234]

it's called satire... was very funny to watch..

[@michaelmohrle1773]

Hope you are kidding, it's a joke dude they are comedians

[@riograul2043]

I bet you thought Bob really spends all those hours blowing his hair and telling people where to put the flowers too LOL it's called satire dude

[@georgerigberg4335]

Seriously they went and bought a Fender Squire at the store. What's the cheapest one you have?

[@bzfgt1]

I know SMH

[@TheGravygun]

Al Franken is washed up

[@arlenmargolin1650]

When's the last time you washed

[@TM-vq1bf]

Must be a republican

[@TheGravygun]

@@TM-vq1bf Bob Weir supported him so he can't be half bad

[@TheGravygun]

but you have to admit he is washed up

[@TM-vq1bf]

@@TheGravygun definitely not

[@MacHeath699]

I agree with Brent--Franken and Davis weren't very funny. On the upside, Franken went on to be an excellent political commentator and senator.

[@kevindffd2291]

you are not funny. this is funny