We sing a little song before we eat, a little blessing before we eat, and it's really - we're thanking the Lord and the Earth for the food that we eat, and it really brings you together in a profound…

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And that format was - we'd been using that format, I guess, since the late...

And that format was - we'd been using that format, I guess, since the late...

But we were really locked in to that kind of format, and as the '90s...

But we were really locked in to that kind of format, and as the '90s...

And there was a movement afoot to take another year off, and if we had...

And there was a movement afoot to take another year off, and if we had...

Not that there weren't great shows, and not that there wasn't plenty of fine music...

Not that there weren't great shows, and not that there wasn't plenty of fine music...

In St. Louis, some people were hurt seriously when some fans got on top of...

In St. Louis, some people were hurt seriously when some fans got on top of...

To sing a simple round is truly an enlightening experience.

To sing a simple round is truly an enlightening experience.

And the input that we always got from Deadheads, at the moment of making the...

And the input that we always got from Deadheads, at the moment of making the...

In a way, it's my way of dealing with, finding closure with Grateful Dead music,...

In a way, it's my way of dealing with, finding closure with Grateful Dead music,...

Of course, we didn't survive to play all the way through the '90s, so I...

Of course, we didn't survive to play all the way through the '90s, so I...

I mean, sports are big, big, big business.

I mean, sports are big, big, big business.

When the band would leave the stage, and then the audience would just take over,...

When the band would leave the stage, and then the audience would just take over,...

So what it boils down to, in my humble opinion, is that we need to...

So what it boils down to, in my humble opinion, is that we need to...

Because, first of all, we were becoming aware during that tour that there was a...

Because, first of all, we were becoming aware during that tour that there was a...

There was always so much encouragement, to just really take it and run with it,...

There was always so much encouragement, to just really take it and run with it,...

Actually, the year anniversary of what you just heard, my son Grahame and I are...

Actually, the year anniversary of what you just heard, my son Grahame and I are...

So, in the course of events, I had an opportunity to come in contact with...

So, in the course of events, I had an opportunity to come in contact with...

Michael is the kind of guy who has rhythm; he has rock'n'roll in his soul,...

Michael is the kind of guy who has rhythm; he has rock'n'roll in his soul,...

Yes, Pluton, actually, in the play. And I play him in my most stentorian voice.

Yes, Pluton, actually, in the play. And I play him in my most stentorian voice.

Bruce's band is so different from the Grateful Dead; there's no lead guitar player, for...

Bruce's band is so different from the Grateful Dead; there's no lead guitar player, for...

Especially in the realm of bringing an opportunity to do something creative to people, as...

Especially in the realm of bringing an opportunity to do something creative to people, as...