Long Strange Trip Q and A with Bob Weir, Steve Parish, Natascha Weir, Steve Silberman, Amir Bar-Lev

[@tylerthompson1842]

Great doc wish there was 4 more hours of it. Great book that tells a more detailed story is Garcia an American life by Blair Jackson

[@khatarootube]

What you put your attention on grows, positive or negative. Inch by inch, row by row, we shall make this garden grow. Jerry will never be replaced and he wouldn't want the band sitting on their asses doing nothing either. Music evolves. ......and the beat goes on.

[@billtemple4695]

Nice Dave Mallett quote.

[@davenelson9505]

Nothing lasts forever. Someone said that?

[@razorfistforce1]

The single most vital purpose this film must serve IS to bring in and create new fans both young and old. As a semi-psychotic Dead fan I want to see a day (for example) when every 1974 show has gotten an official release...Regardless of relying on audience sources or fragments of shows, as a historian of the music of the Dead I dream of a continued and hopefully (following the release and impact of this film) even stronger market for the archival material of this band. For those of us who weren't quite old enough to travel with the Dead and try to see every show on a tour, we live that dream in our imaginations off the recorded music. I'm 36 and have been studying the Dead for almost 20 years and there is still simply so much art to examine. Due to the Dead's audio documentation they are maybe the only band equipped to truly live on even after all their physical existences sadly end. And I want the folks my age to pick up the mantle and continue to share this band (in all their facets) with hopefully a never-ending stream of new fans. I truly hope this film makes waves and helps to bring in a whole new cross-section of fans who get the bug and continue to populate the Dead "community" and keep it vibrant. In my opinion the Grateful Dead are the greatest rock 'n' roll band of all time. While yes, I agree with many who believe the Dead inhabit a whole universe of their own, from a simply pragmatic standpoint, no other band managed to capture every element of rock and predict its many subgenres. Just as one can say the Dead were the first "roots-rock" band one can also argue that "The Other One" was one of the very early germs of heavy rock, becoming heavy metal. And the Dead's indie spirit predates so much of the DIY spirit that allowed especially the hardcore punk, indie rock, etc., scenes to flourish. I'm a true believer that EVERY rock fan is a fan of the Dead, they may just not be aware of it yet. Even those who claim to HATE the Dead. There is a song (or a performance) somewhere that will connect with every fan of rock music. Often it's just a matter of finding that key amongst such a tremendous body of recorded material. So I'm looking VERY forward to seeing the film at Point Cinema in Madison, WI tomorrow (May 25th) and hope it acts as both a wonderful window into this band's history and the culture which surrounds it as well as a gateway for the introduction of a whole new wave of people interested in the music of this great band and the history it continues to write...

[@MrFartboy79]

razorfistforce1 Absolutely beautifully put! I agree 100% I'm a huge music buff, record collector.... I'm a fan of all kinds of rock (psych, folkrock, Progrock, avantrock, powerpop, hardrock, punk/postpunk, indie/grunge, krautrock, postrock, etc.) as well as Jazz, folk, Latin, world music, some modern classical, minimalist,etc. and the Dead have touched on it all. As much as I loved the Dead, after I got deep into Jazz and experimental music, I so appreciated what the Dead did even more. When I hear fans of Psych, Prog, Jazz and Jazz fusion who say they hate The Dead, I'm flabbergasted but then I realize they just aren't/haven't listened. I recommend stuff (mostly Europe 72, Live/Dead, Or Sunshine Daydream) and wish them the best. I hope they come around but if not, their loss! Anyway, great comment!

[@bazza12121]

You my friend are a true fellow dead head! I wholeheartedly agree with you and im doing my best to turn on others to the dead! May the world always have dead heads!!!!!

[@seangrexa4707]

Just a quick note to say it is encouraging to see such passion from younger folks who never had the privilege to see the band with Jerry. Funny, I thought I was late to the game seeing them on 4/7/85 for the first time in Philly. That Easter Sunday was an amazing experience for a 14 yr old kid and sent me on a journey of study of this band and it's unique impact on millions of fans over many decades. 52 yrs old now, I find I fade in and out of interest intensity, but they will always be the greatest. Everytime I think I've seen it all, I experience something new that invigorates my interest again and again. 300 years from now? It will be interesting to see if anyone remembers or cares, but I suspect they will. It is too deep to fail.

[@Pun2404]

Super excited to see this!

[@jasonpope4828]

Thx so much for this post. Counting down the days to 6/2.............

[@rberliner6680]

Omg that’s how he rolls, man! And a beautiful way it is, too. Thank you so much.

[@slestake1111]

Love it, to really see it and hear it in a new way is way cool!!!

[@davidwaite7744]

Thanks for Sharing this...

[@susiefairfield7218]

Love the convo about Bob Hunter 🤙🔥🙏

[@jayfoster]

Parrish is the man. Real deal cat

[@bjbhehir]

Parrish is a fuckn mooch and a loser!!

[@Inertia888]

I have never seen a steally done in type emoji before (~);}...I frickin' love it!

[@jamesryan4027]

Bobby did it at the Kennedy Center 2022.

[@joeysfc]

Thx for posting 🙏🏽🙌🏽🙏🏽 #bobweirismyspiritanimal 🐾 fertile fields of fruitful synchronicity' 🙌🏽💜🙌🏽

[@danielodom3839]

My first GD show was at Kezar 1973 GD Waylon Jennings and NRPS . Saw countless Winterland, Oakland Arena/Coll, Keisar ,Greek, Frost ,Spartan ,GGpark, Cal Expo, Warfield, Cow Palace, Orpheum, Shoreline,Candlestick,Levi, Old Waldorf,Keystone and other such venues. I have well over 200 under my belt. I have two close ups in the 1974 GD Movie and my face is the only RECOGNIZABLE face on the inside double live Steal Your Face other than the band and or their crew. True story. Seen the Other Ones, Further , Phil and Friends several times . Saw Dead and Co at shoreline and i was at the Saturday show at Oracle. I thought it was AMAZING. Powerful and dynamic. One aspect you dont hear about is their occult connections aka freemasonry . 19 songs 19 songs 22 songs > 19+19=38=11+22+33 . Bob obviously illuminati a high ranking member and practicing occultist . Membership to Bohemian Grove. What we saw was WITCHCRAFT at its highest order. After all he is and always will be a WARLOCK . Just saying someone needs to write about it. It was at the ORACLE for a very specific reason . They were showing us things to come. True Story. The reason they did NFA twice > NN=28=10, F F=12 = 22 AA=11 > 22+11=33.

[@bunnybeckman8029]

Love is everything ! It keeps u young sexually as my dad said ,Beatles all u need is love ❤️🐰🌹🐇☮️✌️🕊

[@bunnybeckman8029]

This isn’t telling me anything I didn’t know a little bit boring!❤️🐰🌹🐇☮️✌️🕊

[@damon6852]

Natascha is SUCH a gorgeous woman. I prefer a mature woman who takes care of herself anyday over a younger woman who relies on her youth alone to carry her.

[@stevenmarsh9889]

She's a Minnesota girl !! :)

[@dupreeblues4744]

but of course

[@davenelson9505]

@@bigmike5785 So Weir is a little dick than a big one which I always believed.

[@patlatorres7000]

She used to be a first grade teacher. I met her shortly after she started dating Bob and she is a REALLY down to earth LADY and has more class than most of us will ever have in our lives!

[@lisica8458]

Nice facial bone structure helps, too.

[@jasonpope4828]

Silberman!!! Love that guy!!!!!

[@deadheadland]

RIP Steve Silberman.

[@karaokemark4]

Parish said he and Bob were both with Jerry the last day of his life...Bob was on an East Coast tour with RatDog ....I don't know...seems implausible

[@pmciprof1]

true, and i cant remember if it was this movie or in the other one movie where bob specifically says that jerry's last words to him were "always a hoot" and that was backstage at soldiers field.... steve just got confused i suppose

[@analogkid4957]

@@pmciprof1 what Is the name of the other movie about The Dead?

[@brighton09100]

Turn up his mic for Gods sake!!!! Shouldn’t have to eat the mic to hear him.haha

[@Ramenscooter]

Feel sorry for Natasha having to sit through this hot air.

[@ptrkoranyi318]

They talk about Jerry medical issues, Doctor phobia. and he died of diabetes complications. They don't mention that in 1963 Jerry did a soundtrack for a documentary on a diabetes camp for kids. He knew early on about diabetes.

[@MrFartboy79]

Ptr sling Jerry had diabetes and went into a diabetic coma in 1986, almost died but survived and got healthier for a time. A heart attack in his sleep while in rehab is what killed him.

[@ptrkoranyi318]

I am told that death by diabetes complication was on his death certificate?

[@vincentparrella3424]

Ptr sling Diabetes affects the heart unfortunately.

[@dtchinacat3973]

All I got to say is: Bob Weir is the Luckiest Man in the World!

[@drmarshall19]

Ok I'm dumb. I meant Steve suspenders

[@shariklein5883]

who is that guy green shirt raspy voice?

[@davidleewrath6919]

Steve Parish.

[@blitzblisser5677]

Steve Parish wrote one of the best books about Jerry Garcia ever written called daylight Before Dawn, or the daylight Before Dawn. three movies is based off of it. One was Almost Famous.

[@deadheadland]

Steve Parish wrote a book called "Home Before Daylight: My Life on the Road with the Grateful Dead" . While it may hae been optioned for a movie, no movie has been made. Almost Famous was based on writer Cameron Crowes experience as a teenage rock writer in the 70's and it is said primarilly based on his experiences with the Allman Brothers Band. www.imdb.com/title/tt0181875/faq

[@ClueSign]

Exactly.

[@silversprings7793]

can't wait. pull her out. I can't wait. woohoo.

[@khatarootube]

I wish the movie went into his other relationships, Sara, Carolyn, Manasha, & Deborah. Barbara was good however it was only a part of his life.

[@george.s.8491]

Yeah I agree. Also not much Brent. I get it brent is and was sacred ground, but he was a huge part of the dead and I believe Brent was a huge part of Jerry. Unless Iam wrong, I could be, but Iam saying this as an outsider looking in.

[@lisica8458]

"only a part of his life" could be said for each of the women he was involved with, not just Barbara.

[@christianvachon1267]

Parish knows that nobody came there to see him right.?

[@seanod7157]

Christian Vachon. I did.

[@seanod7157]

Christian Vachon, But you're Cool with Weir's wife?

[@lazydaze4840]

i dont know man parish comes of cool to me. think about if you were in his shoes

[@analogkid4957]

I love Steve Parish and his enthusiasm. He is a great spokesperson for the younger and newer Dead fans and you can tell how much he loved Jerry.

[@philipbarton2634]

Parish has always been sort of a prick. (OK more than sort of) Jerry was drawn to guys like that, he was a super non confrontational dude and needed guys like parish to kick some ass when needed so he didn't need to think about it. . So I suppose he is just who he is.

[@drmarshall19]

300 years? What is Bob talking about, it's just hard for me to follow the stream of consciousness. Is it just me? And I didn't know Steve was a member of the Dead. I never saw him at any of the 40 or so shows I went to.

[@sig124]

behind the scenes

[@dylanjoseph583]

Parish an extremely important part of the scene. The band is far more than what you see on stage. Regarding Weir's comment, he's talking about the thought that maybe, in the far future (say 300 years), music teachers may be teaching about the music he created and was a part of, much like we are taught the music of Mozart. He's contemplating what that means to him as an artist now.

[@jasonpope4828]

If you don’t know who Parish is, then you’re not a REAL deadhead. Sorry, just being honest.

[@Sawdust5764]

Steve was also the manager for JGB for a handful of years....

[@chriscargiulo2260]

Silberman or Parish??? Parish definitely should be up there, Silberman maybe not as much as Parish, but also legit, imo

[@MrMarckeedee]

And yet years have passed and I’m still trying to find out where in the hell is this film? Never came to my city, and can’t seem to find it anywhere.

[@patricksgarlat5932]

Netflix

[@patricksgarlat5932]

Oh no actually it’s an 8 part amazon prime show each ep is an hour!

[@jimhendren8255]

It’s the Bob Weir doc The Other Side

[@lisica8458]

Amazon Prime

[@MaureenObrien-h1e]

No,No No

[@thetotcmband411]

Why would you make a movie that was exactly what the protagonist in the movie explicitly stated many time in the movie you made that this was not what the story should be about. I heard Jerry say many time to the effect..."This is not about me. Don't make it about me." From what I know Jerry was a very private person and wanted it that way, yet you made a movie that bears open his personal life and demons. He told the best person in his life to leave because he chose heroin over her and you laid this bare. Shame on you for taking this movie in this direction. There were so many paths available in this story, but you completely &^$$^$'d it up.

[@MaureenObrien-h1e]

I agree totally! Band members were laughing saying yeah Jerry just killed himself laughing hysterical.. fuck that and telling his personal love life stories with problems?? Betrayal on a whole New Level 😮😮😮😢😢❤❤❤

[@stratjed]

Wish Jer was around now to tell them all to shut their holes about the stupid party politics !

[@spinzaar]

The movie, stopped a little too soon. Making it just be about, Jerry. What about what happened after Jerry? Where is the story? However also, it did not describe, the total sadness in many deadheads. To many the Dead was all there was. Life outside of that was not worth living, and many, did indeed die after Jerry. Heroin, crack, ect. became very popular for a while , after, with many of these people?

[@MrFartboy79]

spinzaar Agreed. There is so much more that could've been covered and it did seem to be mostly about Garcia. Tom Constantine and Vince Welnick, two full members of the band, and Bruce Hornsby (an unofficial member) weren't mentioned at all. It focused on only one (kinda minor) romantic relationship of Jerry's, which worked to great affect in the movie, got a point about Jerry across but to not really talk to/about Mountain Girl, Jerry's first wife Sara or his (much hated) widow, Deborah Koons? ok, maybe it's good she was left out. Another thing was how Neal Cassidy was hardly mentioned. Jerry and Bobby talked in interviews many times about how much Neal influenced them all greatly (far more than Kesey did) in how they thought, viewed the world, their approach to music, the band, to life, etc. A minute or two devoted to Cassidy would've been cool. Those things are what come mind immediately and if I really thought about it I could name more things, people, events which should have been in the film BUT these are minor complaints. Honestly, it could've been ten hours long and it still wouldn't cover everything and if was that long, only the hardcore fans would've sat through it and the main point of the documentary is to tell the story and introduce others to The Dead, maybe create new fans. Honestly, I never thought any music documentary would've topped No Direction Home and Montage of Heck but Long Strange Trip did! Best music documentary!

[@Rockandrollgeerage]

spinzaar there was no Grateful Dead after JG..there was music just not the Grateful Dead

[@jonrabbit6611]

Hopefully, they'll make a season 2. :)

[@deadheadland]

this movie was the UNtold Story of the Grateful Dead. Not the deadheads. Perhaps it focused on Jerry too much, but it was a lot of untold details and stories. Not the same old story the crow told me!

[@analogkid4957]

@@MrFartboy79 a documentary by Ken Burns on The Grateful Dead could be like 10-15 parts and extensive perhaps?

[@MyCleverHandle]

I'm sure Natascha has earned her place in Bob's life and bed. Just imagine getting to sleep with such an immense talent next to you! Yes, she earned her place, and Bob is very happy and content.

[@analogkid4957]

I think it’s cool that she appreciates the Grateful Dead music and history even though she wasn’t even born perhaps or was very young during their peak years. She seems so intrigued and fascinated by it all which is refreshing to see.

[@lisica8458]

Considering how long they have been married, I would assume that she appreciates Bob in ways that don't necessarily include his musical talent.

[@frankratter]

digaman!

[@HJ-yg4bp]

God love the Dead.

[@veek.6463]

God is the Dead. That's what it is. The union between God male and female expressing love and compassion for all of creation and liberating it to the pure realm at death.

[@bunnybeckman8029]

What movie?

[@ClueSign]

What is Natasha doing up there.

[@michellewaldrop9845]

ClueSign being a groupie

[@michellewaldrop9845]

she was a teenage groupie that is how she met weir

[@ClueSign]

Nothing to contribute to the conversation, that's for sure.

[@michellewaldrop9845]

She is beautiful though

[@lazydaze4840]

u dont like seeing her?

[@davenelson9505]

"Weren't doing it for money" lol!!!!!!!!!! But you gotta eat so I dig it!

[@MaureenObrien-h1e]

What a Joke!!!!😮

[@MaureenObrien-h1e]

Sure Bob & Natasha! How's Monet's pink yacht doing?😮😂😂😂

[@bradkava2175]

steve parish needs to talk less and let weir talk more. he isn't the dead and he acts like he thinks he is.

[@cardcomm91]

The Frankenstein part was cool, THE POINT WAS MADE FIRST TIME. After that I thought it was repetitive, lazy, lame, and had little if nothing to do with telling the story of the Grateful Dead.

[@dupreeblues4744]

When Pigpen died, the real original Grateful Dead was gone

[@analogkid4957]

Not at all I respect your perspective but 1979-90 for a lot of fans were the best years because of Brent. Some fans also prefer the Keith and Donna years . People have said one of those years 1977 was the Dead’s best touring year ever.

[@lisica8458]

@@analogkid4957 "Some" people prefer the Keith years? You are underestimating.

[@gibby6904]

I loved the film...lots of people still get tons of joy from this band....thats what it's always been about.....as for Dead and co......not of fan of John Mayer even though he is very talented....would much rather see Billy Strings in that role.....much better fit....

[@bunnybeckman8029]

I don’t like this interview !

[@erikdenny3473]

This ego maniac basket case thinking they are going to be talking about HIM in 300 years in music schools. Why did Jerry have to die.

[@billhildebrand148]

It's not about "HIM" or any one person. I think they mean it in the same way Bill Monroe songs and bluegrass music will continue, the Beatles songs will continue, the blues will continue, there are many more examples. GD music will continue as well. Already their songbook is shared by tens of thousands of musicians all over the world.

[@irplane]

This movie was sort of disappointment in my opinion, it skipped over many vital recordings, people, places and events. After about the first half the timeline was all over the place, and a huge/long/recurring focus on one very small part of Jerry's love life was unnecessary and seemed sketchy/one sided. Now that I hear that basically nobody in the Grateful Dead family had much of anything to do with this, it makes a lot more sense. This was a long Grateful Dead advertisement made by outside professionals. Bob seemed uncomfortable here. Watching this interview just makes it clear as day how sketchy this project was, just listen to the guy try to explain how he was trying to figure out what he was doing, and how he would make it "open ended" . Also how they tried to get Robert Hunter in the film is cringey and the statement that a lot of people "did not want to talk" makes one think.. The first guy from the crowd said it best "There was so much negativity in this movie" @ around 3minutes into the video.

[@deadheadland]

huh? lots of family involved, but they did not make it, the director did. And Bob was not scheduled to talk here, he just showed up un-planned and joined in. THe theatre this screeneing was at was down the street from his house, and he just popped in to talk, so the uncomfortableness you see... that is just Bob.

[@irplane]

Deadheadland Films I wouldn't have guessed that by all these quotes during this. "There was no control", "Silence your brain and let us tell it the way we wanted", "Alot of people Didn't want to talk", not to mention the entire Robert Hunter story was cringey. and the absence for the most part, of Mountain Girl, Sara Garcia, The Garcia Daughters, Jerry's brother Tiff Garcia, Nora Sage, Betty, Kahn Brent, Keith, Tom, Merl, Vince, Wales and Ned Lagin etc made for considerably less of a family vibe. If they cut out all the one sided dumb Jerry Garcia relationship stuff, they could've instead talked about the actual members of the Grateful Dead that were skipped over, for a minute or two each atleast. They made a small love interest into a huge deal and painted a weird picture of Jerry(Whom cannot explain his side), without discussing his other real serious relationships with Manasha, Sara and Mountain Girl, each of whom he married and had children with... In fact the whole intro to this is basically the creators thanking Bob for letting them have complete control and the faith it took. It's very easy to sell me on pretty much anything Grateful Dead related, but this was a disappointment IMO. I'm sure it was well intentioned, and the people are nice enough, this isn't a critique of the creators themselves.

[@lisica8458]

@@irplane Don't forget the infamous Deborah Koons, the last wife.

[@uncasist]

Garcia was so lucid and Weir is so bumbling/unfocused. I cannot listen to him speak. ugh.

[@chrispruiett9370]

Weir has been pretty down to earth and speaks clearly in every interview i have seen lately, and in his Documentary "The Other One." You gotta remember, Bob is almost 2 decades older now than when Jerry passed. The guy is getting old, maybe harder to get his thoughts together in that setting. I'm sure in a one on one conversation he is fine.

[@written12]

Listen to Weir on one of the Amoeba spots, What's in my Bag?. It was shot this year and Weir speaks very fluently and cogently. I think here he's still thinking things here- I mean, the questions are pretty open-ended and philosophical.

[@rhlang11]

Bob sometimes speaks in complicated ways but I've read interviews where he is is quite articulate. I think he has some trouble forming thoughts while in public but his speech pattern really isn't age related.

[@lazydaze4840]

weir is also has dyslexia so that is probably why

[@MrMarckeedee]

Chris Pruiett Yeah he sounds like a frog in a glass of milk (David Letterman appearance).

[@bunnybeckman8029]

I don’t like big Steve ! He kept me from Jerry !

[@Thresholdmoment]

Bobby is definitely not a team player these days and he has not been since Jerry died. The most glaring example is the way that he would look at Trey to try to shut him down and really Trey wasn't that good as a fill in for Jerry anyway and definitely not John Mayer. Bob Weir is an obvious ruler, he is not a leader in the way that Jerry was. Bob Weir is a left-wing ideologue politically and so naturally he runs things like a ruler, not a leader.

[@analogkid4957]

I respectfully do not agree. I see Bobby having fun with John Mayer and allowing John in the spotlight. Bobby like to play with different musicians and s versatile. His former band Bobby and the midnites had a vast range of good musicians and was a totally different music style than the Dead. Bobby has good range.

[@bradkava2175]

how obnoxious can one commenter be?

[@michellewaldrop9845]

Natasha is holding on to her sugar daddy she probably has a young stud somewhere

[@ripplebear]

Gross, Michelle. How tabloid and cheap of you to say... That's all you have to contribute? Wow, I'm impressed!

[@lisica8458]

You sound as if you are jealous of Natascha.

[@bunnybeckman8029]

Without love as the blind man says if ur cup is empty then u r empty as I am since Jerry died I did to!❤️🐰🌹🐇☮️✌️🕊👽🪐🕳