And that format was - we'd been using that format, I guess, since the late '70s, and it was starting to get very predictable. In other words, certain songs would surface in the same points in the set every so…

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

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

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...

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...

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 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,...

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.

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,...

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...

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 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...

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...

We sing a little song before we eat, a little blessing before we eat, and...

We sing a little song before we eat, a little blessing before we eat, and...

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,...

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...

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,...

To sing a simple round is truly an enlightening experience.

To sing a simple round is truly an enlightening experience.

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...