tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post6371685148192463754..comments2024-03-28T17:56:00.841-07:00Comments on Grateful Dead Guide: The Festival Express GuideLight Into Asheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-15662195148714583502024-02-10T05:45:39.011-08:002024-02-10T05:45:39.011-08:00very thoughtful notes, but a lot of questions coul...very thoughtful notes, but a lot of questions could easily be answered simply by asking the producers of the film, of which I am one. For example - the Dead don't own the rights to the footage because the contract with them did not require us to give them any footage. They were absolute gentlemen to work with, though - kind and helpful. And David Lemieux was fantastic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-55691143585000329942024-02-10T05:42:31.882-08:002024-02-10T05:42:31.882-08:00we pulled the clips from YouTube because they were...we pulled the clips from YouTube because they weren't licensed from us - that's piracy. The producers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-37533999334881266692020-11-17T02:49:10.180-08:002020-11-17T02:49:10.180-08:00Late show 6/24/70 Port Chester: Did the entire cr...Late show 6/24/70 Port Chester: Did the entire crowd manage to teleport that night? If I could travel in time and place, I would choose to land at the front row of the balcony at the Cap that night. The Ken and Judy Lee "ushers tape"? It's fantastic. Put's you right there.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08080297843822912752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-86375967571098541742020-09-12T03:13:52.873-07:002020-09-12T03:13:52.873-07:00Trawling through the Historic Films website
http:...Trawling through the Historic Films website <br />http://www.historicfilms.com/search/?q=collection%3AFE#p1 <br />does not reveal much interesting unseen performance footage and no new stuff at all by the Dead. But it does provide evidence for Eric Andersen's memory of Phil playing with NRPS. It's a shame we can't see it to confirm that the annotater is not confusing Phil with Bobby runonguinnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11089424718490613109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-44362508916700781552020-09-12T01:22:08.098-07:002020-09-12T01:22:08.098-07:00http://deadessays.blogspot.com/2009/11/deadnet-tap...http://deadessays.blogspot.com/2009/11/deadnet-tapers-section-index.html has been updated to include Frank Irons' list of working TS links.<br /><br />https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qSsb8UnaDiOr_lOcFfqlZGrZ1con897mLsvz_Zbrk2g/edit?usp=sharing<br /><br />These are the currently working links for the Festival Express:<br /><br />http://rhino.edgeboss.net/download/rhino/gdtapersflv/runonguinnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11089424718490613109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-62430904452146245032020-09-11T19:50:41.937-07:002020-09-11T19:50:41.937-07:00Any information on the 2008 taper's section pa...Any information on the 2008 taper's section page featiring the full version of "Lovelight"? I distinctly remember it existing, and it's a very fiery version. But when I click the link it just brings me to the Dead.net home page. Seems to have been wiped from existence, unfortunately. Maybe their planning to release the show commercially?Dlm9293https://www.blogger.com/profile/04072206884758384914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-8015956977453052932020-08-07T18:05:01.554-07:002020-08-07T18:05:01.554-07:00In one of his recent Covid-concerts Jorma said it ...In one of his recent Covid-concerts Jorma said it was his ex-wife typing in the background, not Cassidy.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07894237870887844656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-14743949259247087572020-08-07T17:59:55.267-07:002020-08-07T17:59:55.267-07:00I was at the Toronto CNE show. Mt only real clear...I was at the Toronto CNE show. Mt only real clear memory of the show was that Jerry came on stage in the afternoon and vouched for the announcer who was asking people who had climbed up on a roof outside the stadium to please get down as they were concerned that the roof might collapse. Jerry asked them to please get down too. It sticks in my memory since in my 26 years of going to Dead shows Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07894237870887844656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-34943725335311686512020-07-29T21:33:16.203-07:002020-07-29T21:33:16.203-07:00I added a little section on the train jams that Ga...I added a little section on the train jams that Garcia took part in. <br />I would have liked to update all the youtube & audio clips as well, but so many have been taken down (as noted earlier in the comments), some of these video links are dead, and not much can be done about that. Light Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-2996949348860108802019-05-11T22:21:46.172-07:002019-05-11T22:21:46.172-07:00Yes, that's the video that used to circulate -...Yes, that's the video that used to circulate - another, better copy without the timecode is currently here:<br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Q8q-_Od79I<br />It's the same performance footage as used in Festival Express, just a couple minutes longer. Bershaw's copy helpfully patches in the stereo audio portion used in the film.Light Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-26895701349066702012019-05-11T07:10:31.178-07:002019-05-11T07:10:31.178-07:00So much above, not sure how new this is, but Alan ...So much above, not sure how new this is, but Alan Bershaw has posted what he thinks to be uncirculated video of a version of "New Speedway Boogie" at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/alan.bershaw/videos/2167217343348094/" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/alan.bershaw/videos/2167217343348094/</a>Fate Musichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05648291938690043423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-76588020994331498942018-10-04T17:54:28.845-07:002018-10-04T17:54:28.845-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Mohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16934372619307679792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-46580618174745834152018-10-03T20:34:13.220-07:002018-10-03T20:34:13.220-07:00Thanks - will keep looking! I enjoyed that CC Ri...Thanks - will keep looking! I enjoyed that CC Rider clip for multiple years but took it for granted and assumed it wouldn't be removed. Great to see this thread alive after so many years. Will report back if I find it.CC Rider?noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-15399445901543312692018-10-02T21:43:51.653-07:002018-10-02T21:43:51.653-07:00Can't help you there, I haven't seen that ...Can't help you there, I haven't seen that clip in years! <br />See the comment from 6/24/14 above, mentioning a VHS compilation of Festival Express footage, sadly taken off youtube since. I haven't spotted it on torrent sites either. We can hope that a reader here has a copy and can upload it somewhere. Light Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-56124602011619613952018-10-02T20:50:08.005-07:002018-10-02T20:50:08.005-07:00Thank you for the quick reply. I would like to fi...Thank you for the quick reply. I would like to find a way to save that clip for posterity for others to enjoy - it would be worth it. Any ideas on where to find the original?CC Rider?noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-646626666191757672018-10-02T19:24:29.907-07:002018-10-02T19:24:29.907-07:00Unfortunately the long clip of CC Rider seems to b...Unfortunately the long clip of CC Rider seems to be gone from youtube these days, only the short Festival Express edit is still online to watch. Light Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-86186620406414763802018-10-01T20:38:03.659-07:002018-10-01T20:38:03.659-07:00Great info here. It appears that the Youtube arch...Great info here. It appears that the Youtube archival B footage of CC rider has been taken down. Does anyone know where I can find that footage?CC Rider?noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-62461973029652144832018-07-12T18:29:03.215-07:002018-07-12T18:29:03.215-07:00This is a belated reply, but I've posted all t...This is a belated reply, but I've posted all the newspaper coverage of the Calgary show I could find here: <br />http://deadsources.blogspot.com/2018/07/july-4-5-1970-mcmahon-stadium-calgary.html Light Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-82977263699670093892018-05-20T22:30:06.610-07:002018-05-20T22:30:06.610-07:00If you search on You Tube for 'Grateful Dead F...If you search on You Tube for 'Grateful Dead Festival Express Archival B footage' you will see the "Don't Ease Me in," video from deadvidsdotcom, plus the full version on New Speedway Boogie, which includes the second verse missing in the film.pouzar99https://www.blogger.com/profile/14971976858052408746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-12023046733963246332018-05-19T02:24:02.368-07:002018-05-19T02:24:02.368-07:00Another point. The Calgary New Speedway Boogie as ...Another point. The Calgary New Speedway Boogie as it appears in the film only includes two of the three verses although the Dead sang and played all three. The filmmakers may not have film of the "who can deny, who can deny it's not just a change in style," verse, or their may have been other reasons, like cutting it short to fit it into the desired film length. Of course the Dead pouzar99https://www.blogger.com/profile/14971976858052408746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-79173556691124392972018-05-19T02:08:43.045-07:002018-05-19T02:08:43.045-07:00The Band closed on January 5th because they played...The Band closed on January 5th because they played after midnight. It was originally supposed to be a two-day event but they limited it to one. Both Janis and The Band played on the first and only night and they were the last two performers. I was there and I was not stoned. pouzar99https://www.blogger.com/profile/14971976858052408746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-86400361546750327592018-05-17T01:42:56.694-07:002018-05-17T01:42:56.694-07:00Interesting to hear that the Dead played better to...Interesting to hear that the Dead played better to their own fans! Festival settings didn't always suit their strengths. <br />Newspaper accounts of the Calgary festival confirm that it was a two-day event, "23 hours of music" - for instance, the 7/6/70 Calgary Herald reported that Janis closed on Sat, July 4, and the Band closed on Sun, July 5.Light Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-63511226665792594402018-05-16T22:18:49.323-07:002018-05-16T22:18:49.323-07:00I was at the July 1 Winnipeg show, where I smoked ...I was at the July 1 Winnipeg show, where I smoked a joint with Jerry, and at the Calgary one on July 4th. There was no second day in Calgary. Janis and the Band performed on the first and only night. The Dead were good on both occasions, but they were more of a cult band than a festival one. They were at their best in front of their own fans. I also got lucky when the Montreal show was cancelled,pouzar99https://www.blogger.com/profile/14971976858052408746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-52880920554499611452018-04-02T01:02:14.046-07:002018-04-02T01:02:14.046-07:00Remarkable! Not many kids would spend a whole fest...Remarkable! Not many kids would spend a whole festival taping and filming... <br />Naturally I'd encourage you to share the Dead cassette online if possible, at least as an archival document even though the quality's not great. <br />In any case, thanks for the informative comments! Light Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-66554307110953778362018-04-01T20:27:14.804-07:002018-04-01T20:27:14.804-07:00I also have about 30 seconds of Super 8mm footage...I also have about 30 seconds of Super 8mm footage and audio of Jerry trying to calm the crowd down earlier in the day after some kid from the audience got up, grabbed a mic and said that "the cops are busting heads outside the stadium". Jerry lets everyone know that some of the bands will be playing for free across the street on a flatbed truck in Coronation Park. I also have someAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17898717322478885954noreply@blogger.com