Grateful Dead : 1981 : Acoustic ' Live ' on TV ( Pro-Shot ! ) : " Tomorrow Show : Tom Snyder's Electric Kool-Aid Talk Show " : March 7, 1981 ( 5/7/81 : 5/7/1981 ) - The Tomorrow Show with Tom Snyder - NBC Studios - New York, New York ( NY ) : DVD : 2006 (1981/2006 ) release : Rare !! & Incredible !!!

Grateful Dead 1981 ' Live ' Acoustic ! Performance !! & ... Absolutely-Hilarious G.D. Interview !! ... by Tom Snyder !!!

Grateful Dead ( Ken Kesey & Dr. Timothy Leary fans too ! ) - if you have yet to see this one ... my-goodness are you in for a Treat !!  This Rare & Awesome ! DVD was released in 2006 - and it is truly a Grateful Dead time-capsule in a box - a Pure-Treasure !  This is " The Tomorrow Show " featuring Tom Snyder's " Electric Kool-Aid Talk Show ".  Tom does run ( or tries his best to run ) this Hilarious Show ! which features not only The Grateful Dead ( Jerry Garcia - Bob Weir - Phil Lesh - Billy Kreutzman - Mickey Hart & Brent Mydland ) - but also with Ken Kesey ! - and then Dr. Timothy Leary !  It is hard to decide what is the best-part of this incredible 90 minute DVD, but ... I ( always being G.D. Live Music ! ' biased ' ) would probably have to say this >>>>>

A Four ( 4 ) Song Acoustic Performance by The Grateful Dead ( Pro-Shot ! ) here on 5/7/81 >>>  which includes On The Road Again - Cassidy - Dire Wolf - & Deep Elem Blues !!!!  And, as it would probably go without stating ... the Mood of the Gang is Very Up-Beat !  And Wow !! are they Musically ' tight ' - just Amazing !! Live stuff . . .

But get this - Tom Snyder tries to take control on a semi-serious & informative interview with Garcia - Weir - Kreutzman & Hart - but Kesey is included too for this interview - and he antagonizes this Gang of Pranksters to just rule the roost and run this Show - basically turning it into a live comedy stage bursting with laughter from all !!?!!  I mean here Snyder is asking Jerry why Bobby looks so much younger then him ! - and meanwhile Kesey is explaining the Psychedelic Experience ! as a " Trade-Off " !!!  Wow !?!?!

I think whomever decided to pull this one from the Tomorrow Show vault & release it professionally deserves a Deadhead & Keseyland " Steal Your Feather ! " Medal of Honor - because it is just sheer Grate!-ness !  It is a total " Must-Have " for all those who love The Grateful Dead their Historic-roots - and the scene surrounding.  Not to mention ... the Dead are just into their 6th Show on the '81 Early-Summer Tour so their acoustic-chops are just nice & Tight ! on this performance.  This performance actually occurred on 5/7/81 - and was smack-dab in the ' middle ' of a smoking-hot ( & now Legendary ! ) 3-night stand at the Nassau Colisuem in Uniondale, NY.  In fact, the performance the night before ( 5/6/1981 ) was officially enshrined as " Dick's Picks #13 " by Dick Latvala way back in 1999 !  Also, as many know & all should - the 5/4/81 Philly Spectrum show was also a colossal-night of Grateful Dead as well.  In other words, you could argue that this particular interview could have happened at no better of a time then it did.  Buy this one Fans and I assure you that you likely will never want to part with it ... ENJOY !!!!!  And prepare to get your " laugh-on " too !!!  Simply-Fabulous . . .


Item Condition :  This Rare ( 2006 release ) The Tomorrow Show Tom Snyder's Electric Kool-Aid Talk Show DVD ( 1-DVD ) is in Very Good condition - close to Very Good/Like New overall.  The DVD ( 1-DVD ) is in Very Good/Like New condition, with only some faint/light marks on the playing surface (cosmetic-only).  Liner Notes ( Outside & Inside Insert Cards ) are in Very Good/Like New condition overall - with a bar code scratch mark (1 1/4") on the Outside Insert which severs the plastic of the CD Case (please see photos).  DVD Case ( 1-DVD ) is in overall Very Good condition, with the bar code scratch mentioned (please see photos) .  Please see all photos provided.  Photos included are of the actual item you will receive.  Also included in this listing is a ' T.V. Photo ' of The Grateful Dead on 5/4/81 in the midst of playing " On The Road Again ! " in the background from this DVD - so you can see the Live-Dead action you are in for ! ( TV not-included - Ha ! ).  This DVD is a Pure Deadhead Treasure ! ... Enjoy !!!

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