While in New York at their nine-show run at Madison Square Garden, the Grateful Dead made a special video for their September 24th Rain Forest Benefit. Excerpts from Jerry, Bob, and Mickey’s United Nations Rain Forest press conference were combined with specially shot interviews with Phil, Bill, and Brent. Each musician spoke from his heart, appealing to deadheads and anyone who would listen. On the night of the benefit the video was shown to deadheads just before the band came on stage.
Rain Forest Video: Courtesy Grateful Dead Productions © 1988.
Director: Justin Kreutzman. Special thanks: Len Dell ‘Amico.
Originally aired Dead Head TV episode 008 – November 1988.
For those of you interested in the full unedited Grateful Dead UN Press Conference, with representatives from the three environmental organizations to benefit from the September 24 Rainforest Benefit also speaking, we’ve uploaded the full video also.
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