quit hatin on the cameraman this video is fuckin awsome. this guys playin in the cold too by the way, most guitarists wont play in the cold cuz they say its bad for the guitar or "my fingers are cold." waaahhhh shut up and listen to the damn music.
I had the pleasure of knowing Mark when I lived in Boulder. Very nice man, loved listening to him play. I wish I knew how he was. :-) Love my old time hippies. RIP Papa Smurf & Einstein. <3
cameraman is completely disrespectful and its so easy to see how much he doesn't care but lets not be the camerman ourselves by talking a bunch of shit about him. Mark Flynn wouldn't be down with that. neither would Jerry.
As good as the Dead playing it. And relax about the cameraman people. It's because of him we see this on here, and take note that Mark doesn't mind him either.
Poignant. Anyone who listens to this man and the beautiful words of Robert Hunter and isn't moved by their connection with the rest of the human race is missing out.
Oh, and I agree with the other posts that the camera guy is a bit annoying.
@mistaspot1 You're talking about the cameraman, right? Because if this guy monetized his talents right, he could do fine. That said, some people don't want a home. Who are we to say they have to have one?
@dmgice No, I'm talking about the ... uh, homeless guy. And, yes, you're right, he probably doesn't have a home because he doesn't want one. That's probably it.
@rcteigao ...yeah, the cameraman is obviously a douchbag. His only saving grace is recording this guy doing ripple. Anybody know anything about mark Flynn?!
I would pay so much money to beat the shit out of this camera man like, if the rate was 100k USD to be stuck in a UFC cage with this dude for an hour I would donate every organ I have to pay that fucking fee
@MrPaulwithap Just because you have a drug problem (not saying that he does), doesn't mean you can't be in the music industry. Hell, sometimes it seems like a prerequisite.
The video of this man, Mark Flynn, actually introduced me to playing accoustic Grateful Dead songs. I will be forever gratetful. While this camera man may be an asshole, he never-the-less put Mark Flynn on the tube for us to appreciate.
i actually had a guitar in my room a really rubbish one i never learnt how to play it, so one day i met this homeless dude where i live and i gave it to him and he played me some songs and i told him to keep it, i kinda wish i filmed him now because i have no idea where his gone!
i remember the one time i met mark...(here he goes again) you kids ready to hear old pop tell a story from his better days. alright. i was on a road trip that started from my home in the Adirondack mountains. one of the stops was Boulder, Colardo baby and by golly i was ecstatic. i was looking forward to wooing an old flame and to seeing Boulder, a place i heard wonderful things about, i really had. Well, i ended up in heartbreak on day 1 of 4 and so i figured i'd treat myself to..(to be cont.)
@robertmastrantoni ....treat myself to a "surveillance of the area" as C.4. would say (hi Christian!!) i went walking down maple street or some other street that starts with an "m" and i when i reached some red building facing perpendicular to pearl street i became very very excited and all my blues suddenly washed away.... Here's where our bud Mark comes in to the picture. i had seen this Mark here on youtube and you know, i loved him. for playing ripple, he sure captured the essence swaying
@robertmastrantoni around of Ripple when i listen to Jerry sing the tune driving to and fro in my little car. anyway, MY BLUES... they had instantaneously been replaced by feelings of wonder and enjoyment for reconnoitering some new land right before i took a left onto Pearl Street Mall. i walked by the corner of the red building and directly in my sight sat this Mark character playing guitar and singing to the melody. after my eyes lay on his person i could hear the tune... >>>>
@robertmastrantoni "there is a road, no simple highway, between the dawn and the dark of night. and if you go, no one may follow. that path is for your steps alone." his foot tapping too. so, the universe, God, our souls, have plans. (AND THEY WON'T TELL US!!!!!!!!!!![...they unfold ;-)..])..... i went and sat in on his tuneidg and the love around us...around him, was loving indeed. like pigpen (alligator) "so i told-a my story" and my previous encounter with him over the web........>>>
@robertmastrantoni ....>>>and he was all over it.. he knew it was posted on youtube and he was like impressed and excited about the amount of views he had gotten. he smiled big and brightly. he played me some more of Dead's tunes and "showcased!" some of his originals, one of which actually dealt with the feeling of losing something you thought couldnt get lost and figuring out where to lead from there. he reached out to me big time. he played Wharf Rat and "i'll get up and fly away" i got up
@robertmastrantoni ...and flew away. my arms spread like a white headed, pierce eyed, yellow beaked Eagle, flapping to new heights, to new destinations...on my own way. (Eagle's eyes are good). mmhm...i just got to the end of the video... Mad Props. anyhow i say it, i tried...Hi Mark : ) take care buddy and thank you, i felt an invitation into a heart when i was around you. i hope you're enjoying yourself... "smile, smile, smile. "
In this video, you played the horribly shallow counter-point to a remarkably deep man and song alike. It's too bad that you can't recognize, and in turn, appreciate beauty of such high caliber.
Zoom out gawd demmit!! Guy's pretty good, kind of farced it in the beginning, but once he got goin, he got it goin. He played Ripple the right way. I was playing it with base chords, E-something, idk. Wish he would have played it in E tho, instead of using the capo. Beautifully done. What a douche of a cameraman tho lol. XD
The info box says the original video got corrupted. How could you tell? Did it have even more footage of the guys tonsils, maybe some pretty birds flying over?
I gotta say, this version of the song sucks and has no semblance to the original except for the excellent guitar playing. Just being honest.
@tornjeenz1 you are an idiot, and what is semblence? Why not just listen to the original if that's what you are looking for? fact is the song is good, especially for a song just recorded by a camera on the street.
@tornjeenz1 fuck off back to idol then simon, you obviously know nothing about singing or what makes it good, this is a brilliant version of this song.
glad i found this. we're doing this song at a party soon and wanted to get familiar. i remember mark from somewhere. we may have even jammed at a love in or dead concert or rainbow gathering. maybe in santa cruz or the sierras. he's so classic. i see the snow on the ground and hear the heartless videographer. great flick
Camera man should be bitch slapped. I bet he can count all of his friends on one hand, the middle finger. What a douche-bag...Mark Flynn doesn't deserve this a-hole trying to interview him.
Wow...cool dude.....btw....here's some nice busker competition....a lot of cool buskers there ... enjoy =) randrworld[dot]com/buskers-competition.php
I think here, lives the essence of the song. Imagine a post apocalypse world without stadiums and great venues. Here, is the real heart of our loved tunes, by a man on the street. We would crowd round him in such times....and we should now.
Help this guy? He doesn't need any help. Just listen to his music. He is helping others. This dude is doing what he loves most, and saying F**k everything else. That is what life is supposed to be about right? You don't have to turn everything you are good at and love into a payday like typical American ideals suggest. In fact, I think you are better at it when you don't.
I am surprised everyones recent comments - 2 weeks ago, etc.
I would like to get in contact with him Mark. Does he not make you think of a recent street person who was once a DJ and was 'rediscovered?' But, look what happened to him! I dont want to see anything like that happen to Mr. Flynn.
You may be right, but I think what happened to the DJ is the problem. Americans think that every time they find someone like this who has talent and heart and soul, they have to be driven to the top of the charts or to fame. Let this man be where and who he wants to be. Trust me, he is better off doing exactly what he is doing now. People need to stop doing this. They need to stop this "payday" way of thinking. He is happy, let him be in his element and enjoy and respect him.
i like this guys take on the song.. and yall really cant be hating the camera guy, yeah he was kind of annoying but still if not for him this guy would be completely unknown, i mean he still is pretty much completely unknown but atleast we get to hear it
@scoogger44 - you are so right about folks hating on the camera guy. if it wasnt for him, Mr. Flynn would not have been on YT and we all would have missed out on such a talented man. I hope his situation has improved and he is getting 3 hot meals a day and a bed to sleep on at night.
Yeah, but you can tell that the camera guy is an asshole who pretty much deserves everything bad that will ever happen to him in his lifetime. You can tell that he was raised in a cushy environment where mommy and daddy paved the way for everything he has and taught him that he is better than people like Mr Flynn. Kid probably never even got any dirt under his fingernails. Waste of time and space if you ask me.
Outstanding, just fucking outstanding!!!!........I could listen to this guy play all day. Keep playing my brother! Hopefully your talent (true talent) will be recognized and rewarded one day!
Someone awesome told me once that to 'help' that person is to be presumptuous. It's not your position to touch their pain. Vanity is real... just trade them some kindness, and it could be good
Come on, help this guy, I swear if I ever met someone like this I would give him some kind of support whatever that I could possibly do.. I just can't believe the world we live in where people with true talent and soft personality get thrown out of society like trash..
yeah fuck the camera man, the most beautiful version of this song i have ever heard. you can tell this man is a fucking g and has been through some shit but the fact that he can play so amazingly and has such a perfect voice shows just how long lasting and powerful music can be. someone get this man off the streets and get him in a fucking studio!
As amazing this mans voice is, and how awesome it would be to be blessed with such a wonderful voice in the mainstream. He probably could care less about being removed from the streets and being put into a studio... ignorance is bliss.
Thank you cameraman for ruining the audio track on that beautiful song. You screaming out COME ON NOW really did the trick, next time KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT AND LET THE MAN PLAY!!!!!!
@RattlerX5150 The cameraman is an absolute asshole. Talk about exploiting someone who has had a hard life. The cameraman zeros in on his teeth hoping to find some missing. Addiction and homelessness can happen to anyone if they’re not careful. Maybe the cameraman needs to experience some hard times to learn some compassion. By the way, the guitarist is very talented.
@wjk1200 I work in new york city, I see lots of homeless people, its very refreshing to me when I see a talented musician performing in the subway or on a street corner.
@wjk1200 That camerman will someday, LOSE all of his teeth. I KNOW he will. What goes around comes around & I would rather look at this talented muscian & his teeth anyday then the dumaZZed holder of the camera. This muscian has prolly been through a lot of hard times due to heartless, prideful,arrogant loser people LIKE the holder of the camera! Camerman??? Why does he even deserve a name cameraman???
I so appreciate you posting this video, I was just looking for it to show to a friend. It's a great example of a street person with a lot of heart (and talent).
God Bless this guy. Think about it: Over 180,000 views on YouTube. This guy has blessed more people than most. He's not homelsss, he's just not able to be contained by Typical American Thought. MY KIND OF PEOPLE!
Nicely done....'I got no dime, but I got time to hear his story'
katky111 2 hours ago
Keep om playin mark flin
EvilRick73 3 days ago
Very nice. I like rhe way this guy plays it.
EvilRick73 3 days ago
Next time I get near boulder, I'm gonna see if he's out playing and throw what I can in the case.
learn7peace 1 week ago
I'd have gave him $20 for his time. Very beatufel soul
zaidtoronto 2 weeks ago
21 people hate the camera man.. oh make that 23
markadiculous 1 month ago
@markadiculous dammit i can't dislike the cameraman twice... ok I'll take one back in honor of the song and the performance
markadiculous 1 month ago
love!
NadadouroDave 1 month ago
This needs more love. .
Flifford56 1 month ago
quit hatin on the cameraman this video is fuckin awsome. this guys playin in the cold too by the way, most guitarists wont play in the cold cuz they say its bad for the guitar or "my fingers are cold." waaahhhh shut up and listen to the damn music.
beerisgoodnstuff 1 month ago
grate job mark!!! camera man, i hope you grew up bye now.
natureperson420 1 month ago
When Mark's performance doesn't move my heart and feet, you'll know I'm dead (but grateful)!
;)
jdavis417 1 month ago
very impressive
thetruth34o9 1 month ago
i used to sit and listen to him at least 4 times a week..he is an awsome guitar player
oldrocker76 1 month ago
his voice is so much like john prines...and hes also really good at the guitar
SmokeyandtheBandit77 2 months ago
I love this song. the little licks and nuances the guy throws in there are tasty!!!!
pdubhood 2 months ago 2
you can tell that he was playing this from his heart
r0ughbusiness1 2 months ago 2
Respect. Making music isn't for the rich: Blues, Hendrix, this, etc.
Camera man, you're a fucking douche
4difference 2 months ago
Respect
TheKZsA 2 months ago
this camera man is such an annoying douche.
eattreats 2 months ago
Why do people with cameras always feel the need to zoom in and out over and over?
balisticpenguin 2 months ago
A beautiful job of performing this great song. Beautiful beautiful beautiful
bush1tman 2 months ago
OMG! that is what music Is REALLY about! I hope you threw the man a $20.00 bill in his case. Thank you for posting, made my day!
Tumatan44 2 months ago
A blind, deaf man with a camera ..films magic..
kennova01 3 months ago 2
Mark Flynn For Xmas No.1!!!
jovany69 3 months ago
this video never gets old to me. could watch it a million fucking times.
denver97ghost 3 months ago
Just shut up, close your eyes and listen.... Amazing voice and talent... ♥
Zea222 3 months ago 2
Bravo!
4469zeke 3 months ago
Their best.
rudygetsplenty 3 months ago
The camera man's a jerk.
xXFallenHazeXx 4 months ago 3
@xXFallenHazeXx Yeah. he reminds me of the cruds that do "bumfights". Exploitation at its best.
MongoTheLloyd 3 months ago
I had the pleasure of knowing Mark when I lived in Boulder. Very nice man, loved listening to him play. I wish I knew how he was. :-) Love my old time hippies. RIP Papa Smurf & Einstein. <3
Mandders 4 months ago
eres un pobre pendejo que no sabe grabar
pero el señor merece respeto! el sonido fué hermoso
erey619z 4 months ago
guy sounds like someone i know nick named Epic.
Lopee08 4 months ago
Has no one heard of the Grateful fuckin Dead?
Getoutofmyroom1 4 months ago
Mad Props to Mark ! ... Bravo !!!
Tektj13 4 months ago
man, that was really great!! Just so real and honest you can hear it.
concretejungle80cruz 4 months ago
@concretejungle80cruz its a Dead song. No shit.
Getoutofmyroom1 4 months ago
Is he homeless? "If your cup is full, let it be again". A lot of thoughts cross my mind as he sings that. Excellent work Mark
rhcpdave 4 months ago
is it just me or was the cameraman being kind of a dick .?
fuckshit1productions 4 months ago
the camera man is slightly rude but he really didnt do anything horribly wrong
JohnTheGreat4 5 months ago
cameraman is completely disrespectful and its so easy to see how much he doesn't care but lets not be the camerman ourselves by talking a bunch of shit about him. Mark Flynn wouldn't be down with that. neither would Jerry.
elvisthe45king 5 months ago
@elvisthe45king Woah dood liek peace and luv and flowers and stuff woaah
Getoutofmyroom1 4 months ago
this is the sickest shit i have ever seen!!! :D hell yea hobo get down!!
likeomgjt 5 months ago
Someone give that guy a gig
gorton33 6 months ago
i would seriously take this dude in.
dailygrime1 6 months ago
As good as the Dead playing it. And relax about the cameraman people. It's because of him we see this on here, and take note that Mark doesn't mind him either.
DrEfficient 6 months ago
Yeh, the camera man is a dick..2:23..suddenly becomes all about the shot and not the guy playing...just a pedestrian passing by..relax
hicks727 6 months ago
Reach out your hand if your cup is empty, if your cup is full may it be again...
pmidz 6 months ago
this man got soul,i love his music.this is real stuff.the cameraman treat him like a fool.that´s bitter to see!
hobo46 6 months ago
He's good =]B?)>>
dancingrizz 6 months ago
this man has a beautiful soul
glamking75 6 months ago
You can almost hear Jerry harmonizing with him.
Roads0 6 months ago
Your videographer friend is kind of a prick. But at least he can identify talent when he sees it.
wankatronic 6 months ago
If not this poster, then who is the OP?
I too would like to troll the shit out of him or punch him in the face.
rbarna1 6 months ago
Poignant. Anyone who listens to this man and the beautiful words of Robert Hunter and isn't moved by their connection with the rest of the human race is missing out.
Oh, and I agree with the other posts that the camera guy is a bit annoying.
tsw1970 6 months ago 2
Camera man is a cockbag, homeless guy is talented.
ajeagle08 6 months ago 4
DIAF fratboy camera man
lredsel 6 months ago 2
Someone find that man and buy him a pizza!
SkeksisRule 6 months ago
The cameraman is fuckin annoying, I feel like punching such over-smart douchebags trying to show their superiority. Fake ass dumb piece of shits.
kaushiksays 6 months ago 3
Conservatives are so right. No way does this guy deserve a home.
mistaspot1 6 months ago
@mistaspot1 You're talking about the cameraman, right? Because if this guy monetized his talents right, he could do fine. That said, some people don't want a home. Who are we to say they have to have one?
dmgice 6 months ago
@dmgice No, I'm talking about the ... uh, homeless guy. And, yes, you're right, he probably doesn't have a home because he doesn't want one. That's probably it.
mistaspot1 6 months ago
Man, oh, man... ain't this a--hole cameraman the douchiest? I'd like to see the douchebag cameraman do better.
rcteigao 6 months ago 9
@rcteigao ...yeah, the cameraman is obviously a douchbag. His only saving grace is recording this guy doing ripple. Anybody know anything about mark Flynn?!
tremoloheart 1 month ago
I would pay so much money to beat the shit out of this camera man like, if the rate was 100k USD to be stuck in a UFC cage with this dude for an hour I would donate every organ I have to pay that fucking fee
defaultuser88 6 months ago 3
@defaultuser88 challenge accepted!
Lolimtim 6 months ago
This guy has to live on the street? No wonder the music industry is failing.
BFresh620 6 months ago 6
@BFresh620 Just because you can play guitar and sing doesn't mean you don't have a drug problem.
MrPaulwithap 6 months ago
@MrPaulwithap Just because you have a drug problem (not saying that he does), doesn't mean you can't be in the music industry. Hell, sometimes it seems like a prerequisite.
zefirum 6 months ago 2
@MrPaulwithap What's that suppose to mean? Drugs and music go hand in hand. Britney Spears has drug problems.
BFresh620 6 months ago
This man has as much grace with a camera than an elephant does with chopsticks.
fretburn100 6 months ago 27
The video of this man, Mark Flynn, actually introduced me to playing accoustic Grateful Dead songs. I will be forever gratetful. While this camera man may be an asshole, he never-the-less put Mark Flynn on the tube for us to appreciate.
bob1299858 6 months ago
I think this could be Steve Livingston's Dad! Thumbs up if you know who Steve is!!!
ChuckieInMT 6 months ago
What a voice.... just listen.
cornfedz 6 months ago
Hey, cameraman,FU asshole, I can just imagine the type of yuppie asshole who would film this and ignore the music to make fun of the man's teeth
PtAltmVansanTarr 6 months ago 5
My favorite version of this song
cleve1and 7 months ago
Beautiful soul.
nathanrmorales 7 months ago
oh and smoke weed with homeless people the police will think ur homeless and wont touch u its real fun :D
WhiteRabbitm8te 7 months ago
i actually had a guitar in my room a really rubbish one i never learnt how to play it, so one day i met this homeless dude where i live and i gave it to him and he played me some songs and i told him to keep it, i kinda wish i filmed him now because i have no idea where his gone!
WhiteRabbitm8te 7 months ago
wtf is the camera man doing
WhiteRabbitm8te 7 months ago
i remember the one time i met mark...(here he goes again) you kids ready to hear old pop tell a story from his better days. alright. i was on a road trip that started from my home in the Adirondack mountains. one of the stops was Boulder, Colardo baby and by golly i was ecstatic. i was looking forward to wooing an old flame and to seeing Boulder, a place i heard wonderful things about, i really had. Well, i ended up in heartbreak on day 1 of 4 and so i figured i'd treat myself to..(to be cont.)
robertmastrantoni 7 months ago
@robertmastrantoni ....treat myself to a "surveillance of the area" as C.4. would say (hi Christian!!) i went walking down maple street or some other street that starts with an "m" and i when i reached some red building facing perpendicular to pearl street i became very very excited and all my blues suddenly washed away.... Here's where our bud Mark comes in to the picture. i had seen this Mark here on youtube and you know, i loved him. for playing ripple, he sure captured the essence swaying
robertmastrantoni 7 months ago
@robertmastrantoni around of Ripple when i listen to Jerry sing the tune driving to and fro in my little car. anyway, MY BLUES... they had instantaneously been replaced by feelings of wonder and enjoyment for reconnoitering some new land right before i took a left onto Pearl Street Mall. i walked by the corner of the red building and directly in my sight sat this Mark character playing guitar and singing to the melody. after my eyes lay on his person i could hear the tune... >>>>
robertmastrantoni 7 months ago
@robertmastrantoni "there is a road, no simple highway, between the dawn and the dark of night. and if you go, no one may follow. that path is for your steps alone." his foot tapping too. so, the universe, God, our souls, have plans. (AND THEY WON'T TELL US!!!!!!!!!!![...they unfold ;-)..])..... i went and sat in on his tuneidg and the love around us...around him, was loving indeed. like pigpen (alligator) "so i told-a my story" and my previous encounter with him over the web........>>>
robertmastrantoni 7 months ago
@robertmastrantoni ....>>>and he was all over it.. he knew it was posted on youtube and he was like impressed and excited about the amount of views he had gotten. he smiled big and brightly. he played me some more of Dead's tunes and "showcased!" some of his originals, one of which actually dealt with the feeling of losing something you thought couldnt get lost and figuring out where to lead from there. he reached out to me big time. he played Wharf Rat and "i'll get up and fly away" i got up
robertmastrantoni 7 months ago
@robertmastrantoni ...and flew away. my arms spread like a white headed, pierce eyed, yellow beaked Eagle, flapping to new heights, to new destinations...on my own way. (Eagle's eyes are good). mmhm...i just got to the end of the video... Mad Props. anyhow i say it, i tried...Hi Mark : ) take care buddy and thank you, i felt an invitation into a heart when i was around you. i hope you're enjoying yourself... "smile, smile, smile. "
robertmastrantoni 7 months ago
Im very impressed and the camera man is a straight JERK
chjustin69 7 months ago
you know what? marky F. seems to like the camera man...
wooohoo2 8 months ago
heres one that would buy his music ..great song great voice ..
tonyoreilly100 8 months ago
this is actually really good stuff
cattman05 8 months ago
perfect, mark flynn is pure love....i'll remember
brutski78 8 months ago
mark flynn may not be a good looking man, but he is a beautiful human
spiff195 8 months ago
In a way, this is the predicament of humanity....
we ignore the beauty and have become an egoistic, arrogant species...
dragchute86 8 months ago 69
@dragchute86 "we ignore the beauty and have become an egoistic, arrogant species..." I like that, I like that a lot... well said my friend
magnuslee2000 6 months ago
i dont think the camera man meant to be rude, he was pissed at the guy that walked past when he was filming and gave him compliments at the end
ktown4life1 8 months ago 2
Dear cameraman You're one ignorant mother fucker. This is beautiful.
Love - absolutely no one
callsgtpeppers 8 months ago 2
@callsgtpeppers I agree.
Cameraman,
In this video, you played the horribly shallow counter-point to a remarkably deep man and song alike. It's too bad that you can't recognize, and in turn, appreciate beauty of such high caliber.
megafoned 8 months ago
Mark is a great entertainer but funnyhahafunnyhaha did him justice in his video more so than the disrespectful person that made this one.
preptimenow 8 months ago
Zoom out gawd demmit!! Guy's pretty good, kind of farced it in the beginning, but once he got goin, he got it goin. He played Ripple the right way. I was playing it with base chords, E-something, idk. Wish he would have played it in E tho, instead of using the capo. Beautifully done. What a douche of a cameraman tho lol. XD
Dregann2190 8 months ago
Jerry would approve.
This version gave me goosebumps ... the good kind.
Stay warm Mark.
atcgod777 8 months ago
16 uneducated fucks
yoleonardyo 8 months ago
im drunk 2..roc on!
wooohoo2 8 months ago
camera man you fucking suck at filming, you annoying douche.
eattreats 8 months ago
who cares about the camera work or the dude walking through....LISTEN, the guy is incredible.
and @ tornjeenz1....you're an ignorant. "no semblance to the original"?...ummm, we're cool with that
1105tnutt 9 months ago
The info box says the original video got corrupted. How could you tell? Did it have even more footage of the guys tonsils, maybe some pretty birds flying over?
I gotta say, this version of the song sucks and has no semblance to the original except for the excellent guitar playing. Just being honest.
tornjeenz1 9 months ago
@tornjeenz1 you are an idiot, and what is semblence? Why not just listen to the original if that's what you are looking for? fact is the song is good, especially for a song just recorded by a camera on the street.
DrChong1 9 months ago
This guy sings poorly but plays really well. Fucking Michael J Fox on the zoom lens screws up the whole thing.
tornjeenz1 9 months ago
@tornjeenz1 fuck off back to idol then simon, you obviously know nothing about singing or what makes it good, this is a brilliant version of this song.
DrChong1 9 months ago
glad i found this. we're doing this song at a party soon and wanted to get familiar. i remember mark from somewhere. we may have even jammed at a love in or dead concert or rainbow gathering. maybe in santa cruz or the sierras. he's so classic. i see the snow on the ground and hear the heartless videographer. great flick
guyglowmore1 9 months ago
The look he gives the camera man when sings "Reach out your hand if your cup is empty" is fu*king priceless. Rock on Mark your heart is big.
shrnthegroove 9 months ago
Goddamnit i love this
yoleonardyo 9 months ago
Camera man should be bitch slapped. I bet he can count all of his friends on one hand, the middle finger. What a douche-bag...Mark Flynn doesn't deserve this a-hole trying to interview him.
Davechop54 9 months ago
damn theres maddd haters on the camera man. thats not cool yo he supplied us with the video people come on :\
PEDRO1OO1 9 months ago
Ya know what? I dont care. He looks too thin and in need of food. I want to help him w/o getting 'recognition'. So how do I?
I used to live in Bouler too, ya know. Near the Hill.
laurelfr1 9 months ago
Wow...cool dude.....btw....here's some nice busker competition....a lot of cool buskers there ... enjoy =) randrworld[dot]com/buskers-competition.php
randrworldcontests 9 months ago
hey cameraman, shut your fucking face so we can hear this awesome music
cosbine 9 months ago
why the fuck do u have to ZOOM like that? sloppy ass camera man
apocatie34 9 months ago
MARK FLYNN!!! get him off the streets and replace him with bruno mars! mark flynn is true music!
Palinckx5907 9 months ago
I think here, lives the essence of the song. Imagine a post apocalypse world without stadiums and great venues. Here, is the real heart of our loved tunes, by a man on the street. We would crowd round him in such times....and we should now.
aoxomoxoa88 9 months ago
This has been flagged as spam show
fucking top notch. shame about the cameraman.
ChiltonTurbo 9 months ago
Help this guy? He doesn't need any help. Just listen to his music. He is helping others. This dude is doing what he loves most, and saying F**k everything else. That is what life is supposed to be about right? You don't have to turn everything you are good at and love into a payday like typical American ideals suggest. In fact, I think you are better at it when you don't.
rabidpensfan 9 months ago 2
@rabidpensfan U got that right!!!!
dimarfromnl 9 months ago
☺☻♥ ☺☻♥
hellolisa1231 10 months ago
I am surprised everyones recent comments - 2 weeks ago, etc.
I would like to get in contact with him Mark. Does he not make you think of a recent street person who was once a DJ and was 'rediscovered?' But, look what happened to him! I dont want to see anything like that happen to Mr. Flynn.
laurelfr1 10 months ago
@laurelfr1
You may be right, but I think what happened to the DJ is the problem. Americans think that every time they find someone like this who has talent and heart and soul, they have to be driven to the top of the charts or to fame. Let this man be where and who he wants to be. Trust me, he is better off doing exactly what he is doing now. People need to stop doing this. They need to stop this "payday" way of thinking. He is happy, let him be in his element and enjoy and respect him.
rabidpensfan 9 months ago
i like this guys take on the song.. and yall really cant be hating the camera guy, yeah he was kind of annoying but still if not for him this guy would be completely unknown, i mean he still is pretty much completely unknown but atleast we get to hear it
scoogger44 10 months ago 2
@scoogger44 - you are so right about folks hating on the camera guy. if it wasnt for him, Mr. Flynn would not have been on YT and we all would have missed out on such a talented man. I hope his situation has improved and he is getting 3 hot meals a day and a bed to sleep on at night.
laurelfr1 10 months ago
@laurelfr1
Yeah, but you can tell that the camera guy is an asshole who pretty much deserves everything bad that will ever happen to him in his lifetime. You can tell that he was raised in a cushy environment where mommy and daddy paved the way for everything he has and taught him that he is better than people like Mr Flynn. Kid probably never even got any dirt under his fingernails. Waste of time and space if you ask me.
rabidpensfan 9 months ago
This guy almost sounds like James Taylor.
Dominator8146 10 months ago
unbelievable!!!!
patchsparrow 10 months ago
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A really great performance and awesome talent. Sure as hell can't say the same for the dickhead cameraman
elcid003 10 months ago
A really great performance and awesome talent. Sure as hell can't say the same for the dickhead cameraman
elcid003 10 months ago
are we sure jerry just didnt lose a little weight?
RIPJerryGarcia 10 months ago 2
GET HIM A FUCKING STUDIO I AGREE
huvduver 10 months ago 4
love it :D
parsnip02 10 months ago
i still hate this fucking camera-man,
but mark flynn is real good , he is just nature
geschae 10 months ago 84
@geschae ying yang nigga..
wooohoo2 8 months ago
this is a reality yhe grateful dead. A Legen
thats a reality grateful dead jerry garcia was happy lisent this guy
MADMadrid67 10 months ago
I instantly love this guy.
HewyFiesta 10 months ago
Mark Flynn for your beautiful version of ripple....may peace and blessings come to you.
peacewavenow 10 months ago
Dude whoever shot this is a total asshole but the old dude is the man
ZosoNC69 10 months ago 2
the kid who told him to "hit the weed play it up play the hardest thing you can" is about as cool as a bag of dicks
quikdon 11 months ago 4
"hit that weed and play it up..." someone sounds like a noob
tnoonan3 11 months ago
Mark Flynn, you're my fuckin' hero.
superdude9856 11 months ago 3
yo is this guy still around? if so then where
PEDRO1OO1 11 months ago
Does this man get some of the proceeds that the uploader gets?
And, where is he now? Still on the streets?
originalpauper 11 months ago
@originalpauper
proceeds = view counts
tnoonan3 11 months ago
Outstanding, just fucking outstanding!!!!........I could listen to this guy play all day. Keep playing my brother! Hopefully your talent (true talent) will be recognized and rewarded one day!
spark725 11 months ago
"Play the hardest thing you can play."
"Its hard to play this when your depressed....."
All their needs to be said. Good luck dude, hope you have a warm place to lay tonight and some hot food.
BowskiBig 11 months ago 3
Someone awesome told me once that to 'help' that person is to be presumptuous. It's not your position to touch their pain. Vanity is real... just trade them some kindness, and it could be good
mgw347 11 months ago
can someone please let me know how to contact this guy?
1993svtLightning 11 months ago
@1993svtLightning
his name is Mark Flynn
Find a video with the title "Mark Flynn - Grateful Dead Uncle John's Band - Cover"
watch that, shows where he is located
ThePintoAce 11 months ago
Come on, help this guy, I swear if I ever met someone like this I would give him some kind of support whatever that I could possibly do.. I just can't believe the world we live in where people with true talent and soft personality get thrown out of society like trash..
Help this guy.. seriously.
Mukjus 11 months ago
I was on Pearl Street yesterday in Boulder and saw this guy playing. What a great voice and what a place to see talent like him.
kidntrope 11 months ago
Looks like Pearl Street to me. And that's not a bum he's a brother.
cozmicgravy 11 months ago 2
amazing
hellborne12345 11 months ago
i fuckin love this guy!
Bdiddly1 11 months ago
i admit...kid with the camera.....you are a douche bag
bbadphish 11 months ago 3
well done..simply put..i'd jam with that guy anyday..he feels what he's playing.
hunkyguyjake 11 months ago
beautiful....
befb91 11 months ago
Camera man's annoying.
emousejapanimation 11 months ago
@emousejapanimation Actually, that's obnoxious to say...What I should've said was "Great vid. Thanks for posting". Sorry 'bout that!
emousejapanimation 11 months ago
This is why Colorado is so awesome.
Good music, good people and great weed.
I LOVE COLORADO.
Micaleth2 11 months ago
yeah fuck the camera man, the most beautiful version of this song i have ever heard. you can tell this man is a fucking g and has been through some shit but the fact that he can play so amazingly and has such a perfect voice shows just how long lasting and powerful music can be. someone get this man off the streets and get him in a fucking studio!
wereckdatson 11 months ago 63
As amazing this mans voice is, and how awesome it would be to be blessed with such a wonderful voice in the mainstream. He probably could care less about being removed from the streets and being put into a studio... ignorance is bliss.
lksjgsdfjgkjdh 10 months ago 3
@wereckdatson Except for the Dead version of course.
DylanMan6 9 months ago
@wereckdatson ENJOY THE MUSIC
natureperson420 7 months ago
what ever happen to this guy?
bluegrassman776 11 months ago
Thank you cameraman for ruining the audio track on that beautiful song. You screaming out COME ON NOW really did the trick, next time KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT AND LET THE MAN PLAY!!!!!!
RattlerX5150 11 months ago 2
@RattlerX5150 The cameraman is an absolute asshole. Talk about exploiting someone who has had a hard life. The cameraman zeros in on his teeth hoping to find some missing. Addiction and homelessness can happen to anyone if they’re not careful. Maybe the cameraman needs to experience some hard times to learn some compassion. By the way, the guitarist is very talented.
wjk1200 11 months ago 3
@wjk1200 I work in new york city, I see lots of homeless people, its very refreshing to me when I see a talented musician performing in the subway or on a street corner.
RattlerX5150 11 months ago
@wjk1200 That camerman will someday, LOSE all of his teeth. I KNOW he will. What goes around comes around & I would rather look at this talented muscian & his teeth anyday then the dumaZZed holder of the camera. This muscian has prolly been through a lot of hard times due to heartless, prideful,arrogant loser people LIKE the holder of the camera! Camerman??? Why does he even deserve a name cameraman???
jammerjoy244 10 months ago
real artist..this guy sings from the soul..
kennova01 11 months ago
I so appreciate you posting this video, I was just looking for it to show to a friend. It's a great example of a street person with a lot of heart (and talent).
Bless you for sharing.
Wendy Martin
So. California
WendyLynnMartin 1 year ago
fuck you cameraman for interrupting!
sasj84 1 year ago 3
"that's Otis"
natureperson420 1 year ago
God Bless this guy. Think about it: Over 180,000 views on YouTube. This guy has blessed more people than most. He's not homelsss, he's just not able to be contained by Typical American Thought. MY KIND OF PEOPLE!
DonSchenck 1 year ago
a true guitar player...great work..god bless you...
dimebagwon 1 year ago