Deadheads(1990)
A Tye Dye Movie By Brain O'Donnell Starring Actual "Deadheads" "Not The Way The Press Portrays Us"
Covering 10 years, this 60 minute art documentary takes an inside look at the artisans, magicians, musicians, and lunatics that make up this cult of devotees, deadicated to a band that originated in 1965. Why these fans leave their schools, families and jobs to be part of these ritualistic tribal celebrations of dance, drugs and community, is a 20th century American cultural phenomenon captured here in this time capsuled video tape.
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Dead & Company: 2023-06-22 Citi Field, New York, NY, USA(en)
Set 1: Feel Like a Stranger(Grateful Dead cover) Franklin's Tower(Grateful Dead cover) (John Mayer on vocals) Mama Tried(Merle Haggard cover) Alabama Getaway(Grateful Dead cover) (John Mayer on vocals) Dear Mr. Fantasy(Traffic cover) (John and Bob shared vocals) (>) Hey Jude(The Beatles cover) (Coda) (everyone on vocals) Truckin'(Grateful Dead cover) (>) Deal(Jerry Garcia cover) (John Mayer on vocals) Set 2: Scarlet Begonias(Grateful Dead cover) (>) Fire on the Mountain(Grateful Dead cover) (Oteil on vocals) Estimated Prophet(Grateful Dead cover) (with 'Get Up, Stand Up' by The Wailers tease) (>) Eyes of the World(Grateful Dead cover) (>) Drums(Grateful Dead cover) (with Oteil) (>) Space(Grateful Dead cover) (>) All Blues(Miles Davis cover) (>) Cumberland Blues(Grateful Dead cover) (Bob and John shared vocals) (>) All Along the Watchtower(Bob Dylan cover) Morning Dew(Bonnie Dobson cover) Encore: Brokedown Palace(Grateful Dead cover) (Bob and John shared vocals)
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