Jerry Garcia/ John Kahn-When I Paint My Masterpiece (1-31-86)

[@MrCaptainsson]

I listen to this often. Still one of my favorite Jerry acoustic solos and his voice has great expression. This will never get old

[@Wedoparodys]

i love you jerry, chubby,skinny, sober, strung out, fried out youre just my favoite person ive never me i can listen to any of your music at any time from any era and tear up :')

[@gratefuldrifter6588]

Brother i can understand,thats what my heart said to,your words are true.Oneday we might see jerry,sounds weird but we only humans.Well its a nice thought aye my brother,one day everthing will be better,take care jack straw.

[@sonofzingo]

@@gratefuldrifter6588@wedoparodys someday it’s really gonna be different… we’re all gonna be there to

[@jeanhartely]

Did somebody say he's nodding off? If that's nodding off, I want some! Friggin' fantastic! Thanks so much for posting this. Jerry at some of his acoustic best!

[@z-man6176]

Jeseeees

[@mikie8865]

I just LOVE Jerry's tone-acoustic or electric- it's just that SOUND-it knocks me out!! he could just run scales and I love it!

[@edmundcarrington4719]

rare gem....tough time in JG's life, but his picking is top-notch.

[@slipnutt]

The Encyclopedia Of Jerry Garcia Music Venues Fourteen years ago, I began writing The Encyclopedia Of Jerry Garcia Music Venues. It's the only book that combines all of Jerry's side band dates and the Grateful Dead's dates together by venue. Alphabetically by state, there are over 1300 venues that include rehearsal, recording, performance, living spaces and planned/canceled show venues. The history of each venue is here including architects, builders, owners, opening night performances and other notable appearances, murals, statues, stage prosceniums, backstage areas, pipe organs, secret rooms, hidden tunnels, restorations and demolitions. Jerry's history at each venue includes the bands he played with, setlists, opening acts and other information giving the reader an idea of what went down at every date on every tour. In many cases via dated photos, what guitar Jerry was playing, and other anecdotal stuff that we love to read. I've added eyewitness reports to as many specific dates as possible. These are numerous, hysterical and heartwarming. Thus far I‘ve collected over 1120 hi res venue photos approved by over 900 photographers. I've utilized college and public library special collections, historical societies, museums, Flickr and others. There aren't any Jerry photos, I have photos of the venues themselves to highlight where he played. Jerry owned over 130 musical instruments in his lifetime, giving away most of them. It's all chronicled in a 300 page section called Jerry's Musical Instruments. Envision a two volume, 2400 page set protected in a slipcase, similar to an old bible. This is a book that resembles the records kept for medieval pilgrimages to holy sites. People will want to know centuries from now where it all took place...so there ya go! On June 3rd the Kickstarter campaign launches with a cool little video starring me, and Jerry! That's where you can get the pre-purchase discount. I need your help to reach my goal in order to print this fantastic book. If I’m successful the book will be printed and ready in March 2024.

[@farmmama1]

show me somone "sober" who could play this entire song alone and not miss a lick. let alone stoned> its called "the ZONE" and jerry spent most of his life there. this is the most amazing solo footage of Jerry ive seen on youtube yet... haters go worry about the landfills or somthing leave this man alone. He loved music like we like to breath! truly yours grateful dead

[@gratefuldrifter6588]

Jerry will be in paradise,one of the humans who belong,full of peace and love.

[@chetgibson267]

Jer Bear ripping master piece like it should played !! One of my favorite Jerry videos on here!

[@kcb3141]

Wow, just wow. I guess I'm never going to stop missing Jer.

[@HippieBuddah]

Speechless and wiping away tears.

[@mhux1098]

I miss you Jerry..wish you were here...thanks for all the memories

[@DylanG007]

Bless Jerry’s soul 🙏🏻 forever grateful

[@RealDireWolf]

Go Jerry , I still listen to you everyday and keep rockin on the rest of the dead.

[@rainbowpagun]

we miss ya we love ya we wish you were still here and we still dance for ya

[@cathycrago2722]

Miss you Jerry 🎶🥀💕

[@dacethejackofhearts7209]

Thanks for this gem!

[@MrJDP1974]

Nodding out? LOL! That's freaking hilarious! I think I heard him be pretty close to probably nodding out onstage a couple of times toward the very end when he was just basically present but pick up a Martin and try to play the licks he is pulling off with no effort then tell us how is is about to nod out. These guitars are like fretting a fence! LOL! Kids these days. Miss you Jer! Thanks for giving us your life!

[@marleylove2011]

I would never thumbs down.

[@claudthornhill]

My dear John, how I miss you. I really do. I wish you were still here.

[@rh741]

this song is so easy to play. But god damn it never gets old. Thats what i love about music.. Simple or not its all about the feeling you add in. Beautiful

[@evanrayluseii]

we all have our demons. and jerry took a lot of our weight for us and he still does. you can't judge unless you've been there. haters' gonna hate but we still love you more than words can tell jerbear

[@rclark999]

Beautiful, beautiful. I love this guy....

[@BruceBowman42]

He sounds amazing!

[@lindatheobald7789]

strum strum strum-'sing sing sing-' love Jerry

[@lzylightnin]

fantastic, thank you

[@mattsegel]

First of let me preface this by saying I love Jerry. This reminds me of the 'fat Elvis', and I love Elvis, so I say that only meaning Elvis circa 77 was looking fat, heart attack coming, but could still sing amazingly, and knowing Jerry would fall into a coma this year, well it reminds me of that. Jerry was so talented and he and Kahn put together some amazing performances and this is great stuff. Thank you

[@JohnVeitchwobbly58]

@coyote023 Thank you for your replying in such a detailed way. Jerry Garcia passed over when I went into a detox unit -for alcohol addiction - I heard the news on the B.B.C World service. It rocked me since I had just been trying to explain the lure of the Dead to a citizen. Good luck to you Mr Coyote023. Peace.

[@marcustaylor664]

I miss Jerry

[@toddfischer7877]

I was sad and then I found this ☺️

[@grandbbq]

Man, I miss Jerry.

[@josephanderson3889]

I love you jerry

[@Billw0006]

Jerry is incredible. But I believe him, anyway.

[@JeremyCasimir]

YES!!!!! Love this!!!!

[@craigackerman7999]

BEAUTIFUL !!! :)))))))

[@mythtree]

sweet rhapsody in the key of Jerry...

[@manusmcdaid751]

meeting at dead head just a month or so after a friend turned me on to hash... went t his flat 1972 .. I didn't know what he was raving about. ..I know now.. great band

[@1keithk1]

Randal...listen to the command Jerry has over that beautiful sounding guitar...anybody whom likes acoustic music would recognize the musicianship after the first notes are struck...stoned or not...this fuckin' guy gets it done...of course, everybody's entitled to their opinion and '86 wasn't his healthiest year, but it's still pure Jerry to me...Peace

[@nathanstevens1000]

Id been up for 3 days, just heard it again. youre right. bad audio but for sure jerry. my bad i take it back

[@daffodildrop23]

Awesome.

[@stackolee33]

Love the concentration - looks as if he'd look at his fingers, but often, I think, he'd just fixate on a point and stare. Sometimes he follows his fingers, of course, you have to, but other times he just knew it, preternaturally.

[@taintfan]

Phew!!!! plan and simple,,,fucking awesome

[@buffalovirgo]

he was in full doper mode at this time, nodding is possible.

[@BodhiDiamonds]

fuckin SICK!!!!!! I LOVE JERRY SO FUCKING MUCH!!! And Dylan too :)

[@blahthrower]

still staring at a blank canvas ..

[@grassfireu]

+Max Power But with a mind like that, someday, dude. Someday.

[@chrisretkowski830]

I belive i was at this show if its the Bushnell show.

[@coyote023]

I gotta tell ya, all these people who say ''garcia is nodding'' or''he is so stoned on dope"" 1st off when you nod you can't play guitar you become motionless. And how many of you hang with garcia to know so much about his habit? How is it that jerry's habit concerns you? The dude had alot on his shoulders it is nice to take yourself to the place that smoking persian takes you trust me it is a beautiful place but it comes at a price,and to stop going to that place is extremely hard to do trustme

[@100perdido]

Pick it Brother!

[@AriDillProductions]

I dont often say this but Jerry does like very high here. almost like he is nodding

[@mikemccoy3430]

he is nodding alright big time.

[@guidi2005]

agree but this was great to see

[@StereoAnthony]

certainly no nodding off here..

[@waltermarkham8437]

I miracled someone at this show.....just had an extra. The small moments following the Grateful Dead were as important as the large ones.

[@rotolo]

he may be nodding, but man is he ever pickin!!

[@FreedomJunkie420]

Damn I hate heroin!!!!!! No really I love it,but fuck!! Look what it does to you! I know that everyone is lovin' this video,but in all honesty, Jerry's nodding out throughout the whole song.This is so sad! That shit killed him,and countless other human treasures,but we still have to see it for ourselves,and there are only a few endings to a heroin addiction! Death,homelessness,and/or a life long struggle with sobriety!! I love that man!! God bless you Jerry! I wish you were here!!!

[@DennisCampbell777]

The Pillsbury Dough Man.

[@ernesto56052]

think jerry is the one

[@grtflmark]

If you saw The Dead with Jerry......you obviously weren't paying attention....

[@etchlopez6604]

When you say Jerry was larger then life, did you mean that literally?

[@rdiggity1]

@FreedomJunkie420 It's about the music man

[@djkopel]

looks like the video guy was the one with the nods

[@JohnVeitchwobbly58]

@coyote023 Hullo, please excuse my ignance but what is Persian ? Best wishes to you and yours.

[@tinuviel949]

wow a whole 12 times, guess that makes you the expert huh cowgirl? magician dressed up like uncle jerry playing paint my masterpiece~i do hope you arent allowed to vote!

[@chamwilliams4749]

I almost think...... that I'm hearin' double. Fat Man Rox

[@Hotrat]

Dont know what you are on but I was at this show and I can tell you that its Jerry. I hope you are just kidding around.

[@kurtzembower9297]

His baby was the McIntosh MC250 plugged in to what ever speakers when he played acoustic guitar that's why the guitar was so crystal...

[@mxystudios]

nodding off? hahaha that's funny... play like that he can do it however he wants.

[@saratogaburnsy]

Someone dissed this? My be the sickest person to play anything with strings on it....Yo, when you can play an acoustic and sound like this.....come talk to me.........

[@nastynacca]

Get over it, Garcia did drugs....and was perhaps the kindest, most generous, and skilled performer ever...I miss him as if he passed yesterday and cherish the time and experiances I had with him...I hope I am a kinder person for having experianced Uncle Jerry, I know I am better after than I was before...and yah, Jerry did drugs....so what...

[@jessicadeese7215]

No time at all have I claimed to be righteous nor do I see myself to be~Its all about perception brother and there are many different ways to percieve it. Maybe you should be more open minded to others perceptions. If someone said that about me, it would hurt me so therefore I dont like to hear others talked about that way. Thats it. And FYI, I never called anyone disrespectful, I percieved a comment as so.

[@mikemccoy3430]

Starting around 3:45 he starts nodding out. He keeps going in and out for about two minutes. Man was not meant to do that much heroin and stand, let alone put on a concert. More than that he just looks so tired of it all. He was so loved by many,including myself, but he paid a price. We all owe him.

[@jareds1813]

hmmm....

[@williambrumfield353]

Not his best work but...DAMN!!! Jerry would tell you this isn’t that good as he was so critical of himself. Wish I was half that good.

[@coyote023]

@wobbly585 Back in the mid '70's garcia was turned on to what he was told was opium,but the problem with that was it was not opium but an extremely pure form of heroin, and with an addictive person like jerry it was the beginning of a long road of smoking persian. It is a nasty,nasty jones to deal with,it is sooo much easier to keep doing it than it was to stop. Trying to stop a habit of persian is one of the hardest things to do. Trust me on that. My advice is do not start!!!!!!!!!!!

[@justinj1zalientoxic]

Nodding off? I close my eyes when I'm concentrating too.

[@paulinnc]

Wow. He looks HUGE. Great song though.

[@rachaelcampbell6644]

Like Dylan's version better, but Gerry can do know wrong. Love this song.

[@maggiebryan2355]

Not as good as Dylan but not bad

[@kurtzembower9297]

Hes probably playing through his favorite McIntosh amp for acoustic guitar the MC250....