I first met Bob Weir at Charlie’s Dalai Lama Party. I was screening some raw stock of The Festival Tapes in one of the cabins while recording various performances and events at the party. (see the Dalai Tapes) On one of my rounds through the cabin, I found Bob camped out in front of the video screen. "Did you record this?" he asked. "If we played Telluride, would you record us?" And so, the concert was scheduled. Uncle Bobo (Bill Graham) had some other ideas about the video. It was agreed that the audience was, in fact, the real show at a Dead Concert. Here the camera focus is on that experience, concluding with some extraordinary footage of the Band. As with all the postings here, the magic is in the details. Thomas Lofstrom / ECS Cinematography: Thomas Lofstrom
this is some very rare footage – nearly 2 hours worth! Enjoy!
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Fan art poster for the show:
— Did you know you can STILL buy tickets for the Grateful Dead in Telluride? You must supply your own time machine.
this has always been a favorite, especially set 2 with Pete Townsend playing together in the band. thanks for the Heads Up to Row Jimmy for the link!
Set 1
Saturday, March 28, 1981 Grugahalle, Essen, Germany
01 Alabama Getaway (4’10”) 02 Greatest Story Ever Told (4’35”) 03 Sugaree (12’31”) 04 Me And My Uncle (3’50”) 05 Mexicali Blues (3’17”) 06 Shakedown Street (11’49”) 07 Little Red Rooster (8’14”) 08 Althea (9’20”) 09 Looks Like Rain (8’20”) 10 Deal (8’50”)
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Saturday, March 28, 1981 Grugahalle, Essen, Germany
11 Samson And Delilah >>>> MISSING 12 Ship Of Fools >>>> MISSING 13 Estimated Prophet (12’46”) 14 He’s Gone (10’20”) 15 The Other One (7’00”) 16 The Beast – Drum solos (incl.Flying Karamazov Brothers) (24’02”) 17 Not Fade Away * (11’30”) 18 Wharf Rat * (9’30”) 19 Around And Around * (4’00”) 20 Good Lovin’ (7’25”) 21 One More Saturday Night (4’30”) (* = mit Pete Townshend)
