Not that there weren't great shows, and not that there wasn't plenty of fine music played. It's just that the consistency and the height of where we could take it, with the help of the audience, was less, I felt,…

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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,...

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...

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.

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,...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

To sing a simple round is truly an enlightening experience.

To sing a simple round is truly an enlightening experience.

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...