"One of the largest crowds to see the Grateful Dead perform live in the 1980s and 1990s, at the last-ever concert at Philadelphia's JFK Stadium, the July 7, 1989 audience was treated with one of the best shows of 1989, a year that's widely considered one of the most consistently great of the Dead's 30 year touring history. Opening with Hell In A Bucket, the band then jumped right into their unofficial party anthem, a song that was always certain to get everyone up and dancing: Iko Iko. This staple of the New Orleans sound at which the Dead were adept at playing was always a buoyant, ebullient entry in any Grateful Dead setlist. As you'll see in the video, the band has much fun playing it on this night as we all had dancing to it." - David Lemieux
Blazing hot day, blazing hot show. Crumbling old stadium. Massive crowd of wild-eyed dancing dervishes. Colors, the sound mix eating away at my brain, the stadium's light towers bending and swaying in the boiling sunset like trees in an invisible thunderstorm.
Iko Iko was one of the highlights of their show in Syracuse NY, War Memorial, '81 or '82, I forget, but it was a blazing show, I thought it was better than the Cornell University show, '77 I think.
I love seeing Jerry smile at one of them n they'll play off each other n then he'll turn to Phil or Bobby or whoever n do it again with someone else love the in the moment live interactiveness of this band like with the improvisation not to just go horribly wrong all the time is amazing in itself let alone it all perfectly coming together as perfectly as it so many times did it's just crazyyyyy
GDF got over taken by what custys and trustys so now it's NFA...there I said it shhhh don't tell....while where living and after where "gone" love love love laugh love love....oh wait 🫷 live to seek the truth and continue seeking even when you've found it!!!
@@noraeisenstein4810 NFA stands for Not Fade Away. You know our love will not fade away. It's a typical saying amongst the family. It has nothing to do with custies (customers) or trusties (trust fund kids cosplaying) If you know, you know... and you apparently do not.
@@mariahclaar7915 lmao 🤣😂 i do not know the lyrics to the song I'm gonna tell you how it's gunna be your gunna give your love to me...I wasn't trying to start a debate or a I know you don't know conversation...Im saying I love all y'all and everyone use to say GDF until it turned into a fad where people where just saying it with no love behind it soooo a new resaying was born amongst family. Since alot of people dont see each other anymore because life got in the way or whatever their reason for some we can't just go from lot to Lot but through social media instead of announcing their family their saying their love wont fade away..im sorry if you felt the need to correct a silly statement I made in the moment. Thankyou for all your light and love
I was privileged to see the Dead 150+ times between 1984 and 1995. Majority of them in Philly, Baltimore, DC, N.J., NYC and Boston. This was my all time favorite show. Hands down. Near the end they have a shot over Jerry's left shoulder. You can see a speaker out in the distance on the floor. I and a Groupe of my friends were to the left of that in the sea of people. It was fantastically hot and sunny. And the music was perfect. It was awesome.
I was a freshly minted deadhead in 89 and I went on to follow them for part of this summer tour. Little did I know that I'd be seeing the peak of their final period. Looking at this video I'm amazed at how healthy and vibrant Jerry looks.
That interplay between them and the way Jerry was encouraging Brent through his smile was wondrous to behold. How lucky we are to be able to access these shows for free! How lucky we are to even have existed on this Earth at the same time as the Grateful Dead!!??
I interviewed Jerry before this show -- almost 4 years to the day before my first interview with him in Pittsburgh. What a difference. He was full of energy, upbeat, and of course, sober. The last time I talked to him was June of ''95. Again, what a difference. He seemed so tired. I couldn't help thinking the end was near. And of course it was.
Would love to know more about your interactions that gave you these impressions of Jerry. I'm not trying to deny what you are saying about the situation, I am just honestly curious about this topic.
@@BreakTheStereoRadio Hey, thanks. Sorry for not getting back sooner. I've been out on the AT the last three weeks -- unwinding and unplugged! Unfortunately, the two interviews I did with him in '85 and '89 were of course long before the Internet made its way into our lives, and the paper I worked for at the time did a lousy job moving their feature desk work from their internal archives to the online archive NewsBank (there was no story in '95 -- I just talked with him for 5 or 10 min. backstage in Albany.) So I've never seen them online, and I've only got newspaper clippings of the stories (and I'm not even sure I still have those.) So anyway, sorry -- I realize that's really unnecessarily long-winded way of saying, "no". (It was a long three weeks -- still trying to get my brain back up to normal speed LOL!)
I saw the dead for the first time at JFK in the summer of 1987. I was 17 years old and just got my license which opened up a new world for me and my friends. I remember that hot July day as we walked onto the GD lot for the first time and I was like a kid in a candy store. I left that place a different person. So summer of `89 rolls around and I'm certainly not a dead head, I really enjoyed their music and especially their shows. But this time I was staying down the Shore for a week. About 10 or 15 friends rented a place in wildwood and we partied all week. I don't remember how it came about but I woke up that July morning and said I wanted to go to the dead show in Philly. No one Wanted to go or should I say, no one wanted to drive me. I usually drove everywhere but that week I didn't have my car, I went with a friend. So around noon I said, fuck you, to all my friends, grabbed some cardboard and made a sign that said GOIN TO THE DEAD.....JFK, And I just started walking. I walked a while holding up that sign everytime a car drove past. I got a lot of honks but that was it. It was hot and I wanted to give up and just go back. By now I was on the main road heading out of Wildwood to the Parkway. I wasn't standing there more than 10 minutes before this car pulled up, said they were goin my way and asked if I wanted a ride. Perfect I thought until I realized it was a 2 seater hatchback jammed with a bunch of their shore stuff. I remember they made a little spot in the very back where I could lay, scrunched up. But it was better than walking. The only thing that sucked was I couldn't even sit up to look out the window. I was on my back looking up through the hatchback at the clouds. This was hard because I had no Idea where we were going or where we were at. After about 90 mins and a few joints we got there, found parking and I finally was unpacked from the trunk and it was a magical circus. I don't remember much of the day, or I should say this day blended with all the other days I went to dead shows in philly. But I do remember the show itself because this was the last ever event at the historical JFK stadium in philly. This is where they help Live Aid just 2 years earlier. I also remember I didn't have a ticket but in philly you didn't really need tickets. Just wad up some money in your hand, walk up to a busy ticket taker and when he puts out his hand for ticket just shove the cash in his hand. I used to do it all the time for Flyers events and at the spectrum for concerts. The ticket takers were making $3.65 an hour minimum wage. So $20 was a big deal. I would usually get a bunch of ones and wrap a $10 or $5 around it. I never had a person refuse it. So in I went and on I turned. What a show. I loved it and I didn't have any preconceived notions about the dead so I didn't lament about the old days. I wasn't so into them that I could tell the difference between midi, keys or real horns. I didn't know brent used to be background and now he shared vocal leads. It didn't matter. The only thing that mattered that day was my trip, and the good time vibes everyone was rockin. I went on to see the dead a few more times when they came to philly. most of the time I just went to the Lot and was considered "part of the problem", but I was cool about it and didn't cause much of a problem...but I understood what was going on. I never did become a deadhead. I would listen to their music but it never really hit me in the way it did with some people. It wasn't until after Jerry died that I realized how good they really are. I think back to those shows and how lucky I was to be able to go. So now when I listen to these shows some 33 years later and I think back to those days and how young and carefree I was I feel a bit of happiness to know that I had it good, and I still have it good but man those times were special. There will never be another time like those times. The world keeps turning no matter what I feel or what I think. Every time the world turns it changes just a little when it comes back around. All those revolutions add up until one day you look back and realize it can never be the same.
There is so many people who have that amazing story of their 1st or 2nd show where you can tell that it was such an incredible event in their life. I have mine from my 1st show at spac 85.... I would never be the same after! What a band.
@@paulbroseman1401 Thanks. I'm not really a writer, but I do read a lot, so I guess it helps. But I am glad you enjoyed it. Sometimes my favorite parts of a video are people's comments.
My older brother got the flu ,so I got his ticket for the sound test 1974 cow palace changed my life at 15!!!! Went to countless shows then I moved to Eugene!
I Love seeing how Jerry Garcia and Brett Midland always seem to have that Smiling Kid Like Energy when they Acknowledge while Playing the Music 🎶 🎵 Everyone is Dancing To? Love the Energy and BTW I Was There Personally at this Show in Philadelphia and I Gotta Tell You it Was By Far One of Many Shows I've had the Privilege to See and Talk About ❤
They got really popular The Grateful Dead did. Still love listening to all those shows. Still know why I traveled thousands of miles to see them over 100 times. Thanks for performing so much, thanks for letting us tape
Dam man it makes me cry a little to see Jerry playing so good and having a great time. It’s a sadness and happiness thing at the same time, but dam this show was smoking.
Brother it is still vivacious, check out the jam band scene it is so beautiful to see how the love and shared passion has grown into such a beautiful amazing generation. The music, the collaborations and the mlx genres is just indescribable. Hit up Del Fest, Strumit, High Sierra and you will find the love like it was back in the 80’s on the lot. People have learned how to deal with the corporate greed just like we had learn how to listen to Beller Donna hashing a playing in the band because we new she was going to do a scarlet or a MNS. It is real and won’t fade away
"I've always loved New Orleans music. I always loved it when the Neville Brothers opened up for the Grateful Dead and the Dirty Dozen and all that." ~ Bill Kreutzmann
Brent gave every single bit of his soul into every single song that he played with these guys. He is absolutely the glue that holds all of this together with his unmatched playing abilities, as well as his ability to sing high harmony without moving out of his normal chest-voice range. This always injected a bit more power to the harmony vocals of the group at-large than if someone was singing high harmonies in falsetto. Took me a long time to come around to Brent (and I still haven't really came around to his cheesy 80s-90s synth sounds), but these days I am getting him more and more. Any song where he plays B3 like he does in this one is automatically head-to-head with _any_ 70s Dead (an era which I believe to be the best overall in the band's career), in my opinion.
I agree with the B3 and that he gave everything to the band. I also agree that his keyboard patches were cheesy and, to that comment, I'll add that he overplayed on the synth piano. He liked to mirror Jerry too often, as well. Brent's scratchy Doobie Brothers voice was never to my taste and still isn't. Few of his compositions were strong, and several of them were awful. He did his best with what he had, which included excellent technique. As an organist, he really gelled with the band, and Billy has said as much before. In other respects, not so much... in my opinion.
@@stevec1770 I disagree about him "mirroring jerry" too much. He never just sits there and copy every lick exactly as Jerry plays them, he always adds something or changes them in a way that it functioned as a "yes and" to Jerry's playing and helped propel jams forward. He also functioned that way during the times where he and Jerry would trade fours, which can end up sounding like two players just repeating each other without much change when attempted with lesser musicians, but I never hear that between Jerry and Brent since either of them will spit out new ideas and phrases that compliment each other, not just "mirror" each other. And yeah, I'm not a fan of his compositions either, but I could really argue that the whole band didn't write as many great songs later on as they did during the 60s and 70s. His voice really isn't my thing when he sings lead or by himself, but as I said, his range allowed him to sing those high harmonies with power in his chest voice as opposed to his falsetto, which adds a lot imo. But yeah, his voice by itself it isn't great. I'll still take 70s Dead over everything, but late 80s Jerry being backed by an incredibly gifted B3 player is pure bliss to my ears. B3 is ultimately Brent's saving grace. He was just so damn great at it, and it really added so much to their sound.
No the 80 s were the very best ! I was there as much as I could get there on plane or bus even sometimes they paid for me + my niece to come to Sanfransanfrisco !
I was at this show, but I was just a dumb 19 year old kid who was too busy buying acid on shakedown, to realize what I was witnessing. Even years later I never understood the magic of the dead, or Jerry. I liked the dead, but I was more fascinated with the culture of the deadheads than the music. It wasn't until much later that I understood the music and the magic of The Grateful Dead. When I see this, with Brent and Jerry trading licks, it makes me sad they're not here anymore, but then I'm reminded of that hot July summer day and I am grateful for the memory.
Just fantastic. Good ole Grateful Dead at its finest! My main man Brent flashing that awesome grin and goin crazy, Jer looking happy, Phil dropping bombs, Mickey and Billy being the right and left arms of the same body Bobby rockin his quintessential short shorts, and all the beautiful people in the crowd. I’m getting choked up, this was one for the ages. Nothing like The Boys. Edit: I cannot stop smiling at Jerry smiling at Brent as if to say go ahead man, you got it!!
Only seen The Dead 30 times or so since I was 13. The music is still with me Every Day. Changed me. This eong is about wariing tribes in Loisiana. I always love Thre Dead’s cover of Folk music. Saw them do tis ar Red Rocks where they played many times. Thanks for the amazing life moments!
Wonderfully fun cover version of a classic. If there was ever any band that could take any song and use it to get thousands of people off their feet and into a happy place...it were these guys!
Mike always greeted me with a smile paddling out at Cardiff reef The last time I saw hm there he rowed a boat around the south side and off into the kelp beds north by northwest
great version....Jerry looks really engaged and healthy. And Brent, he was the shit man...he just had this psychedelic soul that bubbled up through his organ playing
Always loved it when I heard that opening riff and knew that I was in for a women are smarter or iko iko. I have never been happier than being in the presence of Jerry Garcia so I will let you figure out who was at the mic when I opened my eyes
I named my dog, Iko, after this. I only wish that my daughter would have listened and named Iko's sister as Cassidy or Althea. Oh well. I always seem to come back to this cut of Iko Iko.
Me and my wife were there , we were half way chatting and groving , she listens to the Dead because of me . Mason's Children has always drawn my interest . And tbh i was having trouble with registering it. im the one who made her go through the lyrics with me me . She looked at me like an idiot and said " Honey it's Mason's Children , hush " Thats why i married her . Shes a Stones fan at her core but her memory is impeccable . Women are Smarter , Real Talk
Can you imagine if Jerry was quasi-sober and he and Brent had the chemistry they had in '89-90 from 1979-1988? The greatest band ever with so much greatness left on the table.
Man, you nailed it. Brent would be dead just a little over a year after this show. Why? Why? Anyone who's done psychedelics knows that they don't get you "high" -- nothing like the stimulants. And man those stimulants do their damage, and contributing to creativity? Nope, they do not. Psychs? Yes indeed. I wish Jerry would have stuck with the psychs, but it is what it is.
I think a lot of the problem was Jerry's eating, perhaps even more than the drugs. But there's no doubt that the drugs played a major factor in certain periods.
A happy and sad feeling I get every time I watch this...unreal memories of days long gone certainly never to repeat itself rock and roll Americana at its finest wtf ever happened ?
I must possess over 1000 hours of Dead on tape, but I don't think I'll find a finer performance of this number among them, what a blessing to have not only audio but video of it
Still love the way Jerry and Brent look at each other when one of them has a solo. Such a huge mutual admiration society going on between those two. Musical soulmates, if you ask me.
My dad was the biggest GD fan who ever lived. I never really saw it. But recently I keep finding videos like this and it’s all becoming perfectly clear.
I was there at JFK with my brother 7.7.89 and this is the last concert ever. I also saw Grateful Dead at JFK with Bob Dylan 7.11.87!! I loved GD and my brother and I saw them plenty of times together. 12 times! I outdid him by seeing them 33 times since 1978. Long live the Grateful Dead! 🎤🎧🎼🥁
Love the dead and would love for other lovers of the dead to hear the work we are doing to keep this kind of music alive in 2020. It isn't as good as Jerry and the boys, but it does have a little something going on. We are just unknown local rockers who march to the beat of our own drum. Please give us a listen; It isn't for everyone, but surely it is for someone.
I played this for the residents of the assistant living facility I am activities asst. at for the Mardi gras party.....they loved this song. Was awesome 90 yr olds enjoying the Dead. For every life event there is a Grateful Dead song.
Have known some of these folks since 63. David was living at his folks & teaching guitar. Then the scene changed to Palo Alto. But still folk music. 10.20.24 4:10pm
I'm 53 still jamming out with the jfk 89 show. I was 19 almost 20 when I was there. I tell the young deadheads what a great show. I can't wait for dead and company citizens bank park.
"One of the largest crowds to see the Grateful Dead perform live in the 1980s and 1990s, at the last-ever concert at Philadelphia's JFK Stadium, the July 7, 1989 audience was treated with one of the best shows of 1989, a year that's widely considered one of the most consistently great of the Dead's 30 year touring history. Opening with Hell In A Bucket, the band then jumped right into their unofficial party anthem, a song that was always certain to get everyone up and dancing: Iko Iko. This staple of the New Orleans sound at which the Dead were adept at playing was always a buoyant, ebullient entry in any Grateful Dead setlist. As you'll see in the video, the band has much fun playing it on this night as we all had dancing to it." - David Lemieux
Bravo!!!
@@guywoodhouse4684 There's plenty of spark in this sucker!
Blazing hot day, blazing hot show. Crumbling old stadium. Massive crowd of wild-eyed dancing dervishes. Colors, the sound mix eating away at my brain, the stadium's light towers bending and swaying in the boiling sunset like trees in an invisible thunderstorm.
Iko Iko was one of the highlights of their show in Syracuse NY, War Memorial, '81 or '82, I forget, but it was a blazing show, I thought it was better than the Cornell University show, '77 I think.
I love seeing Jerry smile at one of them n they'll play off each other n then he'll turn to Phil or Bobby or whoever n do it again with someone else love the in the moment live interactiveness of this band like with the improvisation not to just go horribly wrong all the time is amazing in itself let alone it all perfectly coming together as perfectly as it so many times did it's just crazyyyyy
It is mind blowing how many humans love the Grateful Dead
Grateful Dead. The best music and fun from the very beginning of the in the feldhouse at uVM
NFA!
GDF got over taken by what custys and trustys so now it's NFA...there I said it shhhh don't tell....while where living and after where "gone" love love love laugh love love....oh wait 🫷 live to seek the truth and continue seeking even when you've found it!!!
@@noraeisenstein4810 NFA stands for Not Fade Away. You know our love will not fade away. It's a typical saying amongst the family. It has nothing to do with custies (customers) or trusties (trust fund kids cosplaying) If you know, you know... and you apparently do not.
@@mariahclaar7915 lmao 🤣😂 i do not know the lyrics to the song I'm gonna tell you how it's gunna be your gunna give your love to me...I wasn't trying to start a debate or a I know you don't know conversation...Im saying I love all y'all and everyone use to say GDF until it turned into a fad where people where just saying it with no love behind it soooo a new resaying was born amongst family. Since alot of people dont see each other anymore because life got in the way or whatever their reason for some we can't just go from lot to Lot but through social media instead of announcing their family their saying their love wont fade away..im sorry if you felt the need to correct a silly statement I made in the moment. Thankyou for all your light and love
Just heard about Phil and had to come here to pay respects.
Rest in peace.
RIP PHIL Thank you for all the good times and incredible music❤
+rep, named my dog after this song
Love ya iko! ❤
RIP Phil. You sure had a full life full of life. I hope you are jamming with Jerry on the other side.
I lived 2 blocks from Jerry in the Haight back in the 80s
That's quite amazing considering the fact that he moved out to Marin county in 1968, and stayed there the rest of his life.
He didn’t live there at that time…
I was privileged to see the Dead 150+ times between 1984 and 1995. Majority of them in Philly, Baltimore, DC, N.J., NYC and Boston. This was my all time favorite show. Hands down. Near the end they have a shot over Jerry's left shoulder. You can see a speaker out in the distance on the floor. I and a Groupe of my friends were to the left of that in the sea of people. It was fantastically hot and sunny. And the music was perfect. It was awesome.
I was a freshly minted deadhead in 89 and I went on to follow them for part of this summer tour. Little did I know that I'd be seeing the peak of their final period. Looking at this video I'm amazed at how healthy and vibrant Jerry looks.
I remember this show and the sea of love -
I was there as well.Nice and hot.Great show.
@@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017 what was your first show? I was Foxboro 89 🩷
When Jerry looks at Brent, he smiles, and it melts my heart.
I just knew somebody would mention that. I loved it too.
Yes I'm still listening!!!!!!!!!!
When Jerry smiles I can't help but smile too. 89' was a very special year.
Sure enough and I was at every show coast to coast!
... and Brent.
down hill from here you could say, eh?
'91 was the last real good year IMO
I think it was my favorite. Listen to Brent shine on this one!
In general 89 was a great year Seen so many bands that year
Jerry and Brent... the soul of the Dead for me. Great performance
These guys are the most special band I think
Phil is doing his own thing over there and it sounds so awesome. That guy is a Master.
Phil is arguably the greatest musician of the Dreadful Great
Jerry and Brent were obviously kindred spirits. I love seeing them play together.
I wish i could like this comment more than once.... its the definition of poetry in motion
That interplay between them and the way Jerry was encouraging Brent through his smile was wondrous to behold. How lucky we are to be able to access these shows for free! How lucky we are to even have existed on this Earth at the same time as the Grateful Dead!!??
Definitely peak Dead when they played together
Loved the 2 of them live and now rewatch shows online just to see their interactions
100 percent.
I interviewed Jerry before this show -- almost 4 years to the day before my first interview with him in Pittsburgh. What a difference. He was full of energy, upbeat, and of course, sober. The last time I talked to him was June of ''95. Again, what a difference. He seemed so tired. I couldn't help thinking the end was near. And of course it was.
That's really interesting! Is there anywhere we can read or listen to these interviews? I'd love to check those out. Peace and love
Would love to know more about your interactions that gave you these impressions of Jerry. I'm not trying to deny what you are saying about the situation, I am just honestly curious about this topic.
@@BreakTheStereoRadio Hey, thanks. Sorry for not getting back sooner. I've been out on the AT the last three weeks -- unwinding and unplugged!
Unfortunately, the two interviews I did with him in '85 and '89 were of course long before the Internet made its way into our lives, and the paper I worked for at the time did a lousy job moving their feature desk work from their internal archives to the online archive NewsBank (there was no story in '95 -- I just talked with him for 5 or 10 min. backstage in Albany.)
So I've never seen them online, and I've only got newspaper clippings of the stories (and I'm not even sure I still have those.) So anyway, sorry -- I realize that's really unnecessarily long-winded way of saying, "no". (It was a long three weeks -- still trying to get my brain back up to normal speed LOL!)
@@xavierstrong5437 Glad you got to have those experiences! Thanks for the response:)
Wow thanks for sharing that!
The summer of 1989 when I was able to see the Who, the Dead and the Rolling Stones in concert. I was a lucky man indeed.
Lucky you. At 27 I have to watch a Jerryless Dead & Co. Old Stones, and Old Who. All great shows but damn man to have been there must've been magical.
@@stevenrodriguez1394 that's crazy I'm 27 too and seen those exact bands 😂😂
my best year was '73 saw the Allman bros., Clapton, santana, pink Floyd, CSN.. summer in Saratoga !
God so many old heads. I’m 28 and wasn’t born until 1992. I wish I was a boomer like my parents so I could’ve seen them live in concert.
@@thehapagirl92 Plenty non Boomers got to see the Dead.
I saw the dead for the first time at JFK in the summer of 1987. I was 17 years old and just got my license which opened up a new world for me and my friends. I remember that hot July day as we walked onto the GD lot for the first time and I was like a kid in a candy store. I left that place a different person.
So summer of `89 rolls around and I'm certainly not a dead head, I really enjoyed their music and especially their shows. But this time I was staying down the Shore for a week. About 10 or 15 friends rented a place in wildwood and we partied all week. I don't remember how it came about but I woke up that July morning and said I wanted to go to the dead show in Philly. No one Wanted to go or should I say, no one wanted to drive me. I usually drove everywhere but that week I didn't have my car, I went with a friend. So around noon I said, fuck you, to all my friends, grabbed some cardboard and made a sign that said GOIN TO THE DEAD.....JFK, And I just started walking. I walked a while holding up that sign everytime a car drove past. I got a lot of honks but that was it. It was hot and I wanted to give up and just go back. By now I was on the main road heading out of Wildwood to the Parkway. I wasn't standing there more than 10 minutes before this car pulled up, said they were goin my way and asked if I wanted a ride. Perfect I thought until I realized it was a 2 seater hatchback jammed with a bunch of their shore stuff. I remember they made a little spot in the very back where I could lay, scrunched up. But it was better than walking. The only thing that sucked was I couldn't even sit up to look out the window. I was on my back looking up through the hatchback at the clouds. This was hard because I had no Idea where we were going or where we were at. After about 90 mins and a few joints we got there, found parking and I finally was unpacked from the trunk and it was a magical circus.
I don't remember much of the day, or I should say this day blended with all the other days I went to dead shows in philly. But I do remember the show itself because this was the last ever event at the historical JFK stadium in philly. This is where they help Live Aid just 2 years earlier. I also remember I didn't have a ticket but in philly you didn't really need tickets. Just wad up some money in your hand, walk up to a busy ticket taker and when he puts out his hand for ticket just shove the cash in his hand. I used to do it all the time for Flyers events and at the spectrum for concerts. The ticket takers were making $3.65 an hour minimum wage. So $20 was a big deal. I would usually get a bunch of ones and wrap a $10 or $5 around it. I never had a person refuse it.
So in I went and on I turned. What a show. I loved it and I didn't have any preconceived notions about the dead so I didn't lament about the old days. I wasn't so into them that I could tell the difference between midi, keys or real horns. I didn't know brent used to be background and now he shared vocal leads. It didn't matter. The only thing that mattered that day was my trip, and the good time vibes everyone was rockin.
I went on to see the dead a few more times when they came to philly. most of the time I just went to the Lot and was considered "part of the problem", but I was cool about it and didn't cause much of a problem...but I understood what was going on. I never did become a deadhead. I would listen to their music but it never really hit me in the way it did with some people. It wasn't until after Jerry died that I realized how good they really are. I think back to those shows and how lucky I was to be able to go.
So now when I listen to these shows some 33 years later and I think back to those days and how young and carefree I was I feel a bit of happiness to know that I had it good, and I still have it good but man those times were special. There will never be another time like those times. The world keeps turning no matter what I feel or what I think. Every time the world turns it changes just a little when it comes back around. All those revolutions add up until one day you look back and realize it can never be the same.
That is my favorite UA-cam comment I’ve ever read. Thanks for taking the time to write it.
Great story, I loved it. Take care.
There is so many people who have that amazing story of their 1st or 2nd show where you can tell that it was such an incredible event in their life. I have mine from my 1st show at spac 85.... I would never be the same after! What a band.
Awesome. Simply awesome. You're a grate writer
@@paulbroseman1401 Thanks. I'm not really a writer, but I do read a lot, so I guess it helps. But I am glad you enjoyed it. Sometimes my favorite parts of a video are people's comments.
enjoying those that discover
the grateful dead, all over
the world, forever 🌹
You know its summer when you turn to this great song and it's in Philly at JFK. Live Dead.
This show was one of the greatest days of my life. It was pure joy and love.
Wonderful! Sounds AMAZING! I miss the only place I was accepted . At a Dead Show! Amen
Me tooooo , I always say if I had a time machine I'd plug that date in.... There was a lot of magical energy in the air at that show❤️
Shiner and i listen to this version nearly every day, its 2023 🤩😘
@@christinemott8799 touching 😢🙂 everyone was welcomed as a brother, was nice feeling safe amongst 10s of thousands 👌👍✌️
Jerry’s voice sounds great and his playing is superb. RIP.
My older brother got the flu ,so I got his ticket for the sound test 1974 cow palace changed my life at 15!!!! Went to countless shows then I moved to Eugene!
Brent was amazing. His voice, his style...
He’s on fire 🔥
I Love seeing how Jerry Garcia and Brett Midland always seem to have that Smiling Kid Like Energy when they Acknowledge while Playing the Music 🎶 🎵 Everyone is Dancing To? Love the Energy and BTW I Was There Personally at this Show in Philadelphia and I Gotta Tell You it Was By Far One of Many Shows I've had the Privilege to See and Talk About ❤
They got really popular The Grateful Dead did. Still love listening to all those shows. Still know why I traveled thousands of miles to see them over 100 times. Thanks for performing so much, thanks for letting us tape
Luv these cats. No fights. No shooting. Just kicking it having fun in the sun
Dam man it makes me cry a little to see Jerry playing so good and having a great time. It’s a sadness and happiness thing at the same time, but dam this show was smoking.
I was there and the place damn near levitated when the boys played this Gem Simply EXCELLENT!!!
My dog was named Iko due to this fantastic song.
My favorite version
Jesus Chris Brent....you revived these guys in so many ways. RIP LEYENDO.......
Oh how I miss this man
He and Brent seem to be having so much fun. It was a sad day when Brent passed and a sadder day when Jerry passed.
Who was Brent? I`m sorry, but I don`t know.
Absolutely tragic. Heartbreaking 💔
Brent & Jerry enough said
He always loved that organ and Brent loved to give it to him
So true!!! My God it is the best!!!
Was there ... nought Said🎉😂😊
😢😢
And Phil. And Bobby, Micky, and Bill the Drummer.
Please let this kind of joy back into this world...
Brother it is still vivacious, check out the jam band scene it is so beautiful to see how the love and shared passion has grown into such a beautiful amazing generation. The music, the collaborations and the mlx genres is just indescribable. Hit up Del Fest, Strumit, High Sierra and you will find the love like it was back in the 80’s on the lot. People have learned how to deal with the corporate greed just like we had learn how to listen to Beller Donna hashing a playing in the band because we new she was going to do a scarlet or a MNS. It is real and won’t fade away
Man I miss those days so much Love seeing Jerry and Brent smiling at each other playing off each other. All it does is make me Smile, Smile, Smile
Elizabeth Osting Brent Was so on Point here his vocals complete this song
35 yrs later has not faded one bit miss ya Brent.luv ya
Probably my favorite organ solo of all time. Brent is the man.
"I've always loved New Orleans music. I always loved it when the Neville Brothers opened up for the Grateful Dead and the Dirty Dozen and all that." ~ Bill Kreutzmann
You betcha
Chinese New years in Oakland....'96 I think with Ratdog & the Nevilles. Hot shows!
Brent gave every single bit of his soul into every single song that he played with these guys. He is absolutely the glue that holds all of this together with his unmatched playing abilities, as well as his ability to sing high harmony without moving out of his normal chest-voice range. This always injected a bit more power to the harmony vocals of the group at-large than if someone was singing high harmonies in falsetto. Took me a long time to come around to Brent (and I still haven't really came around to his cheesy 80s-90s synth sounds), but these days I am getting him more and more. Any song where he plays B3 like he does in this one is automatically head-to-head with _any_ 70s Dead (an era which I believe to be the best overall in the band's career), in my opinion.
best keys are the Brent keys!!
I agree with the B3 and that he gave everything to the band. I also agree that his keyboard patches were cheesy and, to that comment, I'll add that he overplayed on the synth piano. He liked to mirror Jerry too often, as well. Brent's scratchy Doobie Brothers voice was never to my taste and still isn't. Few of his compositions were strong, and several of them were awful. He did his best with what he had, which included excellent technique. As an organist, he really gelled with the band, and Billy has said as much before. In other respects, not so much... in my opinion.
@@stevec1770 I disagree about him "mirroring jerry" too much. He never just sits there and copy every lick exactly as Jerry plays them, he always adds something or changes them in a way that it functioned as a "yes and" to Jerry's playing and helped propel jams forward. He also functioned that way during the times where he and Jerry would trade fours, which can end up sounding like two players just repeating each other without much change when attempted with lesser musicians, but I never hear that between Jerry and Brent since either of them will spit out new ideas and phrases that compliment each other, not just "mirror" each other. And yeah, I'm not a fan of his compositions either, but I could really argue that the whole band didn't write as many great songs later on as they did during the 60s and 70s. His voice really isn't my thing when he sings lead or by himself, but as I said, his range allowed him to sing those high harmonies with power in his chest voice as opposed to his falsetto, which adds a lot imo. But yeah, his voice by itself it isn't great. I'll still take 70s Dead over everything, but late 80s Jerry being backed by an incredibly gifted B3 player is pure bliss to my ears. B3 is ultimately Brent's saving grace. He was just so damn great at it, and it really added so much to their sound.
@@stevec1770You want to talk about his patches being cheesy? Remember those were the 80's
No the 80 s were the very best ! I was there as much as I could get there on plane or bus even sometimes they paid for me + my niece to come to Sanfransanfrisco !
I was at this show, but I was just a dumb 19 year old kid who was too busy buying acid on shakedown, to realize what I was witnessing. Even years later I never understood the magic of the dead, or Jerry. I liked the dead, but I was more fascinated with the culture of the deadheads than the music. It wasn't until much later that I understood the music and the magic of The Grateful Dead. When I see this, with Brent and Jerry trading licks, it makes me sad they're not here anymore, but then I'm reminded of that hot July summer day and I am grateful for the memory.
The grateful dead , soundtrack of my youth . How grateful am I still .
Bass great, Lesh filling. Rip to a true titan of bass guitar.
The day after my 10th birthday and all I wanted was to be there, luckily my mom took me 2 years later and I’m forever grateful!
All hail your very cool mom!
Happy 41st birthday oldie☺️
Your mom has good taste
Awesome seeing GD at 12 years!😊
I’m from Philly and a huge Dead fan. What a trip to see this! Rock on Deadheads
Just fantastic. Good ole Grateful Dead at its finest! My main man Brent flashing that awesome grin and goin crazy, Jer looking happy, Phil dropping bombs, Mickey and Billy being the right and left arms of the same body Bobby rockin his quintessential short shorts, and all the beautiful people in the crowd. I’m getting choked up, this was one for the ages. Nothing like The Boys.
Edit: I cannot stop smiling at Jerry smiling at Brent as if to say go ahead man, you got it!!
Love your screen name. Terrapin.
The rooster following is even groovier. 🤌
The band is so tight. Jerry and Brent feed off each other like I have never seen before.
GOD Bless " The greatfuldead"
Happy 70th in heaven, Brent
Take me back 💀🥲
❤️🔥
I hope when I die and go to heaven when the pearly gates open wide this is what I walk into! ❤❤❤
Terrible day at work. This slowed down Iko hit me just right. Still keeping me right Jerry. Miss u brother.
And still missing BRENT AS WELL
Only seen The Dead 30 times or so since I was 13. The music is still with me Every Day. Changed me. This eong is about wariing tribes in Loisiana. I always love Thre Dead’s cover of Folk music. Saw them do tis ar Red Rocks where they played many times. Thanks for the amazing life moments!
3:10 - 3:50 is pure awesomeness! Jerry and Brent in their element... totally in sync and just showing pure joy playing together!
Wonderfully fun cover version of a classic. If there was ever any band that could take any song and use it to get thousands of people off their feet and into a happy place...it were these guys!
Incredible. The Dead at the height of their powers.
Yes, how unfortunate they never got to see Grateful Dead
I have never seen anything more beautiful in my life. 😢
Mike always greeted me with a smile paddling out at Cardiff reef
The last time I saw hm there he rowed a boat around the south side and off into the kelp beds north by northwest
great version....Jerry looks really engaged and healthy. And Brent, he was the shit man...he just had this psychedelic soul that bubbled up through his organ playing
Yes!!
imagine being a dad at jazz fest grooving to this
never forget this concert....rocked Philly to close out JFK
That was one HOT show and a hell of a HOT day.
I just loved to watch Jerry smile at Brent while he was wailing away on the keys!!
Always loved it when I heard that opening riff and knew that I was in for a women are smarter or iko iko. I have never been happier than being in the presence of Jerry Garcia so I will let you figure out who was at the mic when I opened my eyes
No other music hits the soul like the Dead!
So very grateful to have been at this show. Miss seeing the real deal.
One the best Iko Ikos out there! Just lush and gorgeous! Good recording too!
I named my dog, Iko, after this. I only wish that my daughter would have listened and named Iko's sister as Cassidy or Althea. Oh well. I always seem to come back to this cut of Iko Iko.
The very last time anyone performed at JFK and I was there! Amazing show! RIP JFK stadium
HEY NOW !!!!
Me and my wife were there ,
we were half way chatting and
groving , she listens to the
Dead because of me .
Mason's Children has always
drawn my interest .
And tbh i was having trouble
with registering it. im the one who
made her go through the lyrics with me me . She looked at me like an idiot and said
" Honey it's Mason's Children ,
hush "
Thats why i married her .
Shes a Stones fan at her core
but her memory is impeccable .
Women are Smarter , Real Talk
I was there, wow so much fun, what a day, man I miss the big guy!
Me just awful I miss all of them !
3:05-3:45+ is amazing. Jerry and Brent in a little mini jam!! And Jerry's smile is priceless!!!
Can you imagine if Jerry was quasi-sober and he and Brent had the chemistry they had in '89-90 from 1979-1988? The greatest band ever with so much greatness left on the table.
Man, you nailed it. Brent would be dead just a little over a year after this show. Why? Why? Anyone who's done psychedelics knows that they don't get you "high" -- nothing like the stimulants. And man those stimulants do their damage, and contributing to creativity? Nope, they do not. Psychs? Yes indeed. I wish Jerry would have stuck with the psychs, but it is what it is.
@@elmoblatch9787 we put way too much pressure on Jerry.
Bummer that Jerry chose differently.
I think a lot of the problem was Jerry's eating, perhaps even more than the drugs. But there's no doubt that the drugs played a major factor in certain periods.
i was there and it was a great show to say the least
30 years!? Where does it go? I dunno if I gotta cry or laugh...
Smile.. with a tear of happyness..and great memories, may the 4 winds blow you safely on.
And Brent 👍
31 and counting. They whizz by. Good thing we still have these great tunes to enjoy it!
ya could of had your own seat at the mall foodcourt . IKO .
Hey, feel free to do both. I frequently when jammin' with the Dead. :-)
Just heard about Phil. God bless your soul, king. Thank you for everything.
Good bless the Grateful Dead!!!
A happy and sad feeling I get every time I watch this...unreal memories of days long gone certainly never to repeat itself rock and roll Americana at its finest wtf ever happened ?
I must possess over 1000 hours of Dead on tape, but I don't think I'll find a finer performance of this number among them, what a blessing to have not only audio but video of it
Fond memories including sunny 😎
afternoons and The Grateful Dead
This was the Dead's best lineup.
Jerry is in his own world at times ❤️❤️❤️
The Dead was Smokin Hot In 89' !!!!! So many Great shows I have In my collection !!!!! 💀✌🏼❤🙂🔥💎✌🏼🎶☀🌷🌈
Still love the way Jerry and Brent look at each other when one of them has a solo. Such a huge mutual admiration society going on between those two. Musical soulmates, if you ask me.
You can tell how much Jerry loved Brent.
My dad was the biggest GD fan who ever lived. I never really saw it.
But recently I keep finding videos like this and it’s all becoming perfectly clear.
I was there at JFK with my brother 7.7.89 and this is the last concert ever. I also saw Grateful Dead at JFK with Bob Dylan 7.11.87!! I loved GD and my brother and I saw them plenty of times together. 12 times! I outdid him by seeing them 33 times since 1978. Long live the Grateful Dead! 🎤🎧🎼🥁
What a groovy tune !!! keep them coming 😎 🎵🎶🎵 🔥🔥
Love the dead and would love for other lovers of the dead to hear the work we are doing to keep this kind of music alive in 2020. It isn't as good as Jerry and the boys, but it does have a little something going on. We are just unknown local rockers who march to the beat of our own drum. Please give us a listen; It isn't for everyone, but surely it is for someone.
I played this for the residents of the assistant living facility I am activities asst. at for the Mardi gras party.....they loved this song. Was awesome 90 yr olds enjoying the Dead.
For every life event there is a Grateful Dead song.
They were on fire, high energy, love it
Have known some of these folks since 63. David was living at his folks & teaching guitar. Then the scene changed to Palo Alto. But still folk music. 10.20.24 4:10pm
Brent with the magic keys!
Jerry and Brent worked magic ❤️❤️❤️
The love and connection between Jerry and Brent is very palpable and it's one of my greatest versions ever my first show was UVA Hall 1981 peace out
This is absolutely fabulous!
I'm 53 still jamming out with the jfk 89 show. I was 19 almost 20 when I was there. I tell the young deadheads what a great show. I can't wait for dead and company citizens bank park.
Sum of the parts, Jerry hell yeah, Bobby's crazed beat rythm and freaking phil just keeps laying it down paving the way
Who's back in 2024, we missed a decade or two but hey, Iko Iko
We missed more than that 🎉🎉🎉
Gives me chills ! Fine Art !