In November 1990 Robert Hunter embarked on a small book tour in the Bay Area to promote his new book of lyrics, "A Box of Rain". We spoke with Hunter after a book signing in Menlo Park, Ca. … [Read more...] about A Conversation With Robert Hunter – November 1990
He’s Gone: A Tribute to Brent Mydland
After Grateful Dead keyboardist Brent Mydland passed away in July 1990, the DTV crew stopped working on several other projects in order to produce this half-hour tribute, which originally aired in November 1990. We interviewed many deadheads about this shocking loss to the musical community. We also interviewed Dave Margen who played with Brent in Go Ahead, as well as authors … [Read more...] about He’s Gone: A Tribute to Brent Mydland
Oracle Rising: The Re-issue of the San Francisco Oracle
San Francisco Oracle Publisher Allen Cohen was a psychedelic pioneer during the wild days of the 1960's Haight/Ashbury. In this interview he describes the rainbow-colored newspaper of art, poems and insightful articles as "the Rosetta Stone of the forgotten civilization called the Hippies." Camera: Jesse Block.Originally aired on Dead Head TV episode 017 - June 1990. Sign … [Read more...] about Oracle Rising: The Re-issue of the San Francisco Oracle
Dead Head TV Promo by Chinese New Years Parade Float Artists
The 1990 Chinese New Year's Parade Float Artists want their DTV! And who can blame them? DTV airings continued to expand on cable into new areas of the country. This was an invitation for like-minded deadheads to join in the fun. Camera: Jarid Johnson.Originally aired on Dead Head TV episode 017 - June 1990. Sign up here for updates. … [Read more...] about Dead Head TV Promo by Chinese New Years Parade Float Artists
December 1989: Dancing on the Edge of the Decade
December 1989 was a busy month for deadheads. Some lucky deadheads saw Jerry Garcia ten times. They started with the Jerry Garcia Band at the Warfield Theater in San Francisco, the Dead at the Forum in LA, the Dead's Earthquake Benefit in Oakland, California, and of course later that month the annual ritualistic Grateful Dead three-night New Years Run in Oakland. Brian Bothun … [Read more...] about December 1989: Dancing on the Edge of the Decade
Eighteen More Years of the Grateful Dead, Please
A long time deadhead wants to go to Dead concerts eighteen more years. Originally aired on Dead Head TV episode 017 - June 1990. Sign up here for updates. … [Read more...] about Eighteen More Years of the Grateful Dead, Please
The Dead News June 1990
Grateful Dead recording news, tour updates, and rumors. Jerry and Merle Saunders release "Blues From the Rainforest". Merle, Bob Weir, Rob Wasserman and Clarence Clemons perform at Earth Day. "We Can Run" video released by the Audubon Society. Jerry, Pete Sears and Jackson Browne perform at a benefit in San Francisco for Activist Brian Willson. Correspondent: J.C. … [Read more...] about The Dead News June 1990
Dead Head TV Episode 17 June 1990 Credits
Over 40 skilled deadheads contributed to this episode of Dead Head TV, a monthly national half-hour magazine-format program. We've added credits to each segment released on DreamsWeDreamed.com, but for those who want the full-on credit roll, to get a better feel of the show, and all that went into making each episode, here it is. Host: Andy Goodman and Lori … [Read more...] about Dead Head TV Episode 17 June 1990 Credits
Deadhead 101 Part 2 of 2: Summer School On Wheels
In Part 1 of our interview with Rebecca Adams, a sociology professor at the University of North Carolina Greensboro, she discussed her summer course on Deadhead Subculture, and why she decided to teach it. This time we'll find out how her students used what they learned in class to study deadheads in the field, and what they discovered while they were on the 1989 Grateful Dead … [Read more...] about Deadhead 101 Part 2 of 2: Summer School On Wheels
Rock and Roll for 300 – Jeopardy Deadhead
What is the Grateful Dead? Good Question. Jeopardy contestant Marge knows her Rock and Roll History! Originally aired on episode 017 June 1990. Sign up here for updates. … [Read more...] about Rock and Roll for 300 – Jeopardy Deadhead
Dead Head TV Host Open Episode 17 June 1990
Hosts Andy Goodman and Lori Levine open the show and give viewers a quick preview of features and interviews in this month's episode. DTV was a half-hour national news-magazine format program which reported monthly on the ongoing Grateful Dead scene. It was a volunteer project, produced by deadheads for deadheads. The show usually featured three to five segments in each … [Read more...] about Dead Head TV Host Open Episode 17 June 1990
Deadhead 101: Giving Deadheads Credit, part 1 of 2
Many deadheads spend their summers going on tour with the Grateful Dead, there's nothing strange about that. But earning college credit to go on tour and study deadheads on tour, now that's unusual. In part one of the DTV interview, University of North Carolina Professor Rebecca Adams outlines the sociological techniques students learned in her "Deadhead Subculture" sociology … [Read more...] about Deadhead 101: Giving Deadheads Credit, part 1 of 2
The Dead News Episode 016 November 1989
Grateful Dead recording and Tour News and Rumors. Update on the Adam Katz Meadowlands Murder. A 19-year-old deadhead fell victim to overzealous police outside the Forum in LA. Phil Lesh's cautionary message to deadheads. A second music video from "Built to Last", Brent Mydland's "Just a Little Light" is released. Correspondent: J.C. Juanis.Camera: Jesse Block, Keith Good, … [Read more...] about The Dead News Episode 016 November 1989
John Cipollina: San Francisco Legend
One of the saddest moments for rock and roll in 1989 came in late May with the death of guitarist John Cipollina. Dead Head TV looks back at the amazing musical career of this San Francisco pioneer, and takes viewers inside the famed Fillmore Auditorium in San Francisco for a star-studded tribute concert featuring members of Quicksilver Messenger Service, the Dinosaurs, Bob … [Read more...] about John Cipollina: San Francisco Legend
Fall 1989: The Dark Star Tour
Deadhead Bob Ulius embarks on his first Dead Fall Tour, and invites us along for the trip. Rumours were flying about a curious set of local Hampton, VA shows featuring a band called "Formerly The Warlocks" tacked on to the beginning of the tour with tickets only available locally. Bob managed to snag tickets for those shows, and witnesses the first "Dark Star" since the July … [Read more...] about Fall 1989: The Dark Star Tour