And I was there...
Mar. 17th, 2007 10:10 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
gridloreEvidently, this weekend has been declared "80s Music Video" fest. Here's my entry.
Best part? This was filmed at Laguna Seca Raceway during a 2-day run. Also appearing were Ry Cooder and Bruce Hornsby and the Range (who outraged many Heads when they covered I Know You Rider during their set.) After the Saturday show, word went around the campground that a special event was going to take place at around eight, so get in line early. I did, and right about eight Phil Lesh walked onstage and welcomed us to the filming of the Grateful Dead's first music video. Took about four hours to film, and that smoke drifting around? It was fog. Things were quite chilly, and the assistant director kept having to tell us to take off jackets. The dog that steals Mickey Hart's leg? Just a tour mutt that learned the trick in twenty minutes. After the first two dozen playbacks of the song, when the playback hit the "We will survive" chorus we'd sing "we hate this song!" with great gusto. During one long technical break, Jerry and Robert Hunter came out and played Terrapin Station on acoustic guitars.
I just love all the little details. Bob Weir's skeleton does the little head-bop that Bobby used to keep time, Billy is of course smoking, and the skeletons looked right. Oh, and you can see my arm for a few seconds. Look for a left arm with a thick black watch band.
Best part? This was filmed at Laguna Seca Raceway during a 2-day run. Also appearing were Ry Cooder and Bruce Hornsby and the Range (who outraged many Heads when they covered I Know You Rider during their set.) After the Saturday show, word went around the campground that a special event was going to take place at around eight, so get in line early. I did, and right about eight Phil Lesh walked onstage and welcomed us to the filming of the Grateful Dead's first music video. Took about four hours to film, and that smoke drifting around? It was fog. Things were quite chilly, and the assistant director kept having to tell us to take off jackets. The dog that steals Mickey Hart's leg? Just a tour mutt that learned the trick in twenty minutes. After the first two dozen playbacks of the song, when the playback hit the "We will survive" chorus we'd sing "we hate this song!" with great gusto. During one long technical break, Jerry and Robert Hunter came out and played Terrapin Station on acoustic guitars.
I just love all the little details. Bob Weir's skeleton does the little head-bop that Bobby used to keep time, Billy is of course smoking, and the skeletons looked right. Oh, and you can see my arm for a few seconds. Look for a left arm with a thick black watch band.
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Date: 17 Mar 2007 18:33 (UTC)