@jbraunger Agreed! Video kinda poor, audio is outstanding! I just bought a pair of Altec-Lansing Muzx 'Noise-Isolating Earphones' for my laptop (list: ~ $ 35).
The first time I plugged this baby in and listened, I almost hit the floor. Picks up every note of the bass track beautifully.
How lucky am I to have my favorite version of Bertha be caught on video? been searching for awhile now and can't come up with a better one than this. Let me know if you know of one.
@gratefulvideo Nope. "Bertha is a big electric fan that we used to have in the office upstairs. Colossal electric fan, and you'd plug it into the wall, and it would hop along on the ground. It was this huge motor and way overpowered and the fan was a little off kilter and it would bounce around and bang up and down, and it would blow this tremendous gale wind. It was the only air conditioning that we had at the time, and if you left it for a minute, it would crash into the wall..." Jerry G.
Nice cut. Probably my favorite Dead song. Been collecting Berthas since 1990. Winterland, 10-28-73 (may have the date wrong, I'm trying to go by memory here, don't have my catalog handy) is still probably my favorite. This one's still pretty good though. Don't think I have this one. Sound's fantastic on this one. Nice and sharp. Good pick.
GOTTA LOVE IT !! I listen to a whole lot of scandanavian black metal,west coast 80's hardcore,Blues,Blues,Blues,zydeco.Living in Tx,still loving Jerry.i went to at least 500,got inside for 98.
Yeah, Jerry was happy. Back then we were all happy - the fucking war was over, and it seemed like all we needed to do was a little clean-up and pruning, and things would soon be pretty damn cool. Now? Oh fucking hell!!! Now, we got people dancing in the street, but instead of to stop killing, it's to fucking celebrate it. *sigh*
Hey was Jerry born old? Ha ha. Even going back to the 70's he's still a colourful but grey haired hippy!! I say that not being fnot too far off his age group myself!. But the man is sadly missed.
@gratefulvideo The Vid may be B&W though not being deaf just yet, notice sound Q is pretty damned good here for a live act- better than most all the others! A v worthwhile upload+!
What's unfortunate is using the phrase " unfortunate Mexican ancestry". Was it unfortunate that Hendrix was black, that Santana was Hispanic or that Dylan is a Jew, or started out that way anyways. Jerry was a virtuoso on his instrument, and sang like he lived every note of every song. Rest In Peace you lucky old sun. God Bless!
The best concerts I have been at were with The Dead . The first concerts Englishtown at Raceway park . I was 16 ok maybe 15 Im 52 now . With many Dead concerts under my belt . The dead were a great band . Thier shows were one big party . The Grateful Dead were one of the best bands to come out of the USA .
Seeing this brings to mind the difficulty associated with nailing down when exactly the boys peaked. 78 is a relatively boring year save for the Dark Star, most of their best songs were shelved that year in an attempt to shake a few loose who wanted to quiet things down even more than before.(opinion) yet this is one of the best if not THE best Bertha's. Jerry is lit up and having a blast, Bobby conducting galiently, Phil bombing the place, and all just rhythmnically synched in time AWESOME
The connections he made in those days were quite unique. This was a college tour...all sorts of people following them... Youth.. Check out 3:45 and onward. he liked to connect.
Jesus Christ bless the Grateful Dead and all the souls in purgatory
@woodyt56 - God, like, hell YES! Totally agree with you! Donna was such a pleasant, classy, hot hippie chick! These years are when I saw them live about 25 times, late college days. Some people don't get it: They were THE counterculture band. They weren't stars, they were us and we were them. They expressed in music what we all felt ... The Joy of Living! Ground Zero of The Counterculture was right here! Loved it! Miss them SOOO much. Now that I'm much older, I know this was it!
there's a cracking disc out there, 7/16/66, Fillmore West, and Graham intro's the band as "the oldest juveniles in the state of California". Good stuff.
The "Viola Lee Blues" that opens that 7/16/66 show is a melon-bender for sure. I strongly urge you to locate this disc and give it a listen, you will not be sorry.
This is The Grateful Dead at their most unadulterated best. Simply sublime and a favourite song of mine. I love this band! They will never be bettered....
Check out Jerry's expression at 4:25 -- this is pure and real artistic bliss. Not only a true genius, but he also has the touch of connection across time. Most rare. No one like him could live today.
Wow! Thanks for the rewind! Gary, Betsy, John, Linda & I caught the show 3 nights later 4/15/78 @ William & Mary in Williamsburg VA. It was good show with a nice Bertha > Good Lovin', but seems like maybe we'd have done better making the trek to Duke! Thanks again.
im only commenting becuase i cant believe anyone is concerned about a persons heritage with the name of GARCIA,its self explanitory and who cares?and if you you want to hear phils bass,the only place is in concert....
Great to see an enthusiastic, energetic 36 year old mexican american leading a tremendous band who had the balls to experiment and who had recently hit their stride and the only ones who knew it were them and their fans. I can remember going to the bathroom at halftime of the shows in this era and everyone would be downright giddy about what they were witnessing; there was a sense of feeling privideged to be part of the event and resulted in a great comraderie among the fans as well as the band.
cnj77- thanks for the info; I stand corrected. And all these years I have advocated immigration form Mexico hoping for another jerry; guess im now in favor of the big fence....:) On a serious note, I also fouled up his age. He was 35 at the time and would turn 36 about 4months later.....
@cnj77 Stop bringing race into this. garcia was white with some unfortunate spanish ancestry. Stop tarnishing the man and listen to the music for god's sake.
Alfrunk- racial nonsense is for racists. i love all of Gods people equally and appreciate and cherish their differences. sorry if i gave a different impression.
Not that it matters, but actually Jerry's mom was Irish and Swedish and his dad from Galatia (part of European Spain) so no he was not "half Mexican" but fully "white" by today's definitions.
Love this song, I was born 3.5 years after this vid was filmed so though wish I was there it couldn't happen.
But for dead head kids who went to shows as babies and others bitch about it being unsafe, well hey if you have lived on a happy and succesful life, well I'd much rather have that feeling in my mind that I saw the Dead in their prime.
I love this April '78 Duke University show, and not just for the Bertha. First there's the b/w video that gives a proper sense of the 31 years between then and now. Then there's Jerry, Bob, and Donna all vocally bringing it, and Jerry with his black beard, so energetic and happy. I wish someone had driven me as a 17 year old down from VA to NC to see this show. Still, its sweet to watch and listen on Youtube.
Man they were so young in 78 . So was I but it was some great times . Jerry seemed to age so quick after that. RIP Jerry . Somehow missing you more today then years past.
Ya, Donna's good moments where she added nice harmonies were rare. Too much off-key crap thinking she was Janis and drowning out Bobby at the wrong time. Wench. And that stupid awful shimmy dance she did on every number. Keith was the best but...
Personally I think Donna should have just been in the audiance with the rest of the heads. Felt she never really fit in up there. Keith, on the other had, was amazing.
Yes. I agree that Bobby played sweet rhythm guitar. I guess I am just too into a Jerry Garcia phase right now. Come to think of it, I really have no complaints about any of the musicians. I am always on board with the Dead.
It's got to be funnest to be either Jerry or Keith. Everyone else is just like a secondary part. I mean I am a big Phil fan and perhaps he is the best bassist around, but now think of this.......I am sure there are times that Phil and Bobby are pissed because they don't nearly have the skill of Jerry and thus must assume secondary musical roles for the band.
Can't agree with you on this; Phil was an intregal part of the dead sound. It simply would not be the dead without him. Listen to how he handles ballads; it's almost like duel lead guitars; unconventional base. Weir played his part well; I never detected jealousy; saw them many times. The drummers were also integral. I loved Donna Jean. Liked Keith but sometimes in late 70's he would disappear.....
Thanks for your reply. Now I must give it another listen and focus more on the Phil factor. I enjoy the Phil interviews I have discovered on here...just the fact he mentions a Bill Frisell concert tells me that he has a sophisticated ear and surely it can be sensed on his melodic bass. I'm not so Bobby but I think he helps make Jerry shine....without Bobby, Jerry may have played out differently. Many anti Donna Jean - but I, myself must say she added to the ecclectic flavor of this music :)
Can you tell me where these Phil interviews are? When focusing in on Phil, I have found that my ability to hear him well depends on the mixing of the song; sometimes you can hear him better and you also need a decent sound system. I'm hooked on focusing in on him and also the drums; the other instruments seem to be easier to hear without focusing. This approach to listening causes me to never get bored by the Dead, and also speaks to Garcia's understanding of how to participate within a band.
Yer right darkstar, fantasic. it's great to see these old gems instead of just trying to visualize it. Great to see the body language, especially the shoulder shrugs and head bobs -- the man knew how great he was when he was on. A nightly high-wire act, something to behold.
That's a shame, so was I... but Dark Star Orchestra has a man who plays the part of Jerry spotlessly. He's not the man himself, but when he's up there, he's damn close!
I was too young for Keith and Donna, but I miss them. There's nothing like a Going Down TRFB with Donna on background. Like someone said, Keith was classically trained, so he didn't stand out. But he sure fit in.
Huh?? Keith was 100x the musician Brent or vince was. He was eloquent and much more a true dead sound than the others. Melvin Seals from JGB is his his only real rival.
Jerry looks really high on this one. I might get some bad reps on that but it's obvious. Any real fans will notice. Performance was awesome though!
icecoldhubbas 4 weeks ago
@icecoldhubbas jerry always looks really high ;)
Theexatedone 3 weeks ago
Such an amazing song once I got this hooked up through some speakers with bass. Phil deserves better than computer speakers!
jbraunger 2 months ago in playlist Favorite videos
@jbraunger Agreed! Video kinda poor, audio is outstanding! I just bought a pair of Altec-Lansing Muzx 'Noise-Isolating Earphones' for my laptop (list: ~ $ 35).
The first time I plugged this baby in and listened, I almost hit the floor. Picks up every note of the bass track beautifully.
sebjoeko 1 month ago in playlist Grateful List
How lucky am I to have my favorite version of Bertha be caught on video? been searching for awhile now and can't come up with a better one than this. Let me know if you know of one.
SpacinCasen 2 months ago
thumbs up if you knew this song was about an electric fan
TheOtherrOne 2 months ago 2
@TheOtherrOne I always thought it was about alcoholism. "test me test me, why don't you arrest me"
gratefulvideo 2 months ago
@gratefulvideo Nope. "Bertha is a big electric fan that we used to have in the office upstairs. Colossal electric fan, and you'd plug it into the wall, and it would hop along on the ground. It was this huge motor and way overpowered and the fan was a little off kilter and it would bounce around and bang up and down, and it would blow this tremendous gale wind. It was the only air conditioning that we had at the time, and if you left it for a minute, it would crash into the wall..." Jerry G.
TheOtherrOne 2 months ago
@gratefulvideo yeah i'm pretty sure it is
seanyt003 2 months ago
this is sweet plus one of jerrys waves
dosed1dosed1000 2 months ago
Anyone know if this version can be found on Dick's Picks?
bobby1654 3 months ago
Don't you love it when they open a set with one of your favorite tunes.
cunnidvd 3 months ago
yes
phishdank 3 months ago
Cocaine and Heroin caused Jerry's death, along with cigarettes, overweight and Diabetes...
3681pokey 3 months ago
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halfaday1 4 months ago
Nice cut. Probably my favorite Dead song. Been collecting Berthas since 1990. Winterland, 10-28-73 (may have the date wrong, I'm trying to go by memory here, don't have my catalog handy) is still probably my favorite. This one's still pretty good though. Don't think I have this one. Sound's fantastic on this one. Nice and sharp. Good pick.
MrBanjo 5 months ago
Like,Like, Like, Like Like Like
grandbbq 5 months ago
these were the golden years. mmmm this is a good version!
fbskier20 5 months ago
ISITADREAM
FRANCECHILD 5 months ago
WHO DAT WITH THE LONGEST HAIR?
FRANCECHILD 5 months ago
@FRANCECHILD That's Donna Jean Godcheaux, Keith Godcheaux's wife
marcco8 5 months ago
april 78 was such a great month in dead land
deadair789 5 months ago
if u have tyme..listen to the buddy holly version..twas great as well
zeldaaldez 5 months ago
2 sweet
zeldaaldez 5 months ago
I love this damn show. and I love whoever filmed it.
denver97ghost 5 months ago
one line is too many and a thousands not enough
mcaston1104 5 months ago
three humans didn't like this vid? i am injured. jerry's smile lights up the universe.
aeschre 5 months ago
How is it that my very favorite version of Bertha ends up being the one shown on Youtube??? So grateful for this video. Cheers Deadheads!
SpacinCasen 6 months ago 2
GOTTA LOVE IT !! I listen to a whole lot of scandanavian black metal,west coast 80's hardcore,Blues,Blues,Blues,zydeco.Living in Tx,still loving Jerry.i went to at least 500,got inside for 98.
sm0kindatg00d 6 months ago
Donna ruined the 70s
reubencherise 6 months ago
Effortless magic!!!
bundlerun 7 months ago
Love you jerry :)
TheArmthehomeless 7 months ago
I grew up on the grateful dead! My dad showed me their music when I was little, we used to go to tons of concerts! I used to have a Jerry doll :P
soxs36 7 months ago 11
@soxs36 You have an awesome Dad
gratefulvideo 7 months ago 17
I could watch donna dance forever
TheDman216 7 months ago
Absolutely the best I've heard of this song from the GD. Garcia was high as a kite.
Puts a smile on my face.
Nobody makes music like this anymore. All I hear nowadays is "music" about violence and greed.
Samoajoejr 7 months ago
really had to moooovvve...
dbirdyful 8 months ago
running from your window...
clayrad1 8 months ago
Yeah, Jerry was happy. Back then we were all happy - the fucking war was over, and it seemed like all we needed to do was a little clean-up and pruning, and things would soon be pretty damn cool. Now? Oh fucking hell!!! Now, we got people dancing in the street, but instead of to stop killing, it's to fucking celebrate it. *sigh*
randyleepublic1 8 months ago
I love that "tinny" guitar sound you only hear on the grateful dead tunes. I find it really tough to duplicate
chillichomper 8 months ago
@chillichomper mu-tron III envelope filter
equallyeasilyfuqyou 8 months ago
Hey was Jerry born old? Ha ha. Even going back to the 70's he's still a colourful but grey haired hippy!! I say that not being fnot too far off his age group myself!. But the man is sadly missed.
@gratefulvideo The Vid may be B&W though not being deaf just yet, notice sound Q is pretty damned good here for a live act- better than most all the others! A v worthwhile upload+!
soundspur 9 months ago
Coked to the max! Check out the windmilling on Truckin from this show.
jimsgreenberg 9 months ago
Mr. Lesh dancing and shaking it on the back....from beginning to end...grandioso...
gusgerlop 9 months ago
I had to move really had mo,ooooove, fuckn heat!!!!!!!!!!!!:)
lastkidzintown 9 months ago 2
feel the power
casualtySR 10 months ago
Jerry !!! :)
phanfromMT 10 months ago
What's unfortunate is using the phrase " unfortunate Mexican ancestry". Was it unfortunate that Hendrix was black, that Santana was Hispanic or that Dylan is a Jew, or started out that way anyways. Jerry was a virtuoso on his instrument, and sang like he lived every note of every song. Rest In Peace you lucky old sun. God Bless!
brainslks 11 months ago
one of muh favorites to jam with to jam with!
ragingtortoise 11 months ago
Dude... that Bertha is SICK! Holy SHIRT!!!! Help me Jeebus!
DougNolan 1 year ago
Dude... that Bertha is SICK! Holy SHIRT!!!!
DougNolan 1 year ago
The best concerts I have been at were with The Dead . The first concerts Englishtown at Raceway park . I was 16 ok maybe 15 Im 52 now . With many Dead concerts under my belt . The dead were a great band . Thier shows were one big party . The Grateful Dead were one of the best bands to come out of the USA .
1958bambam 1 year ago
there is alot of fucken smoke in this video
uradoochbag 1 year ago
sweeeeeet.....!
chasefukuoka61 1 year ago
Very nice share. Very grateful! TY
GSRJosh33 1 year ago
If only the people knew Jerry like they think they know Jesus, or Mohmmead. If only I could build a time machine and visit these amazing shows.
cbridsong99 1 year ago
If only the people knew Jerry like they think they know Jesus, or Mohmmead.
cbridsong99 1 year ago
second best gd song
JOESGONNAKILLY0U 1 year ago
2:20 yeah Jerry's a little happy
gratefulvideo 1 year ago 8
Seeing this brings to mind the difficulty associated with nailing down when exactly the boys peaked. 78 is a relatively boring year save for the Dark Star, most of their best songs were shelved that year in an attempt to shake a few loose who wanted to quiet things down even more than before.(opinion) yet this is one of the best if not THE best Bertha's. Jerry is lit up and having a blast, Bobby conducting galiently, Phil bombing the place, and all just rhythmnically synched in time AWESOME
passengerbob 1 year ago
@passengerbob 78 was anything but a boring year. What are you talking about?
MrGrevy 11 months ago
@gratefulvideo Isn't cocaine a wonderful drug?
tabber87 1 year ago
@tabber87 I wouldn't know. I hear it's helluva drug.
gratefulvideo 1 year ago 8
@tabber87 thats tabs brother
globalsrepair 1 year ago
@tabber87 cocaine's a hell of a drug...
Camicente 9 months ago
@tabber87 Cocaine is far from a wonderful drug if you have any experience with it. It's a horrible drug. weed is a wonderful drug...
fatstrat6969 7 months ago 4
@fatstrat6969 werd!!!
cmagic74 7 months ago
@fatstrat6969 agree with u bro..smoke weed...and R.I.P Jerry
smogs007 7 months ago
@fatstrat6969 K is one hell of a drug...
MONSTERQNUG 6 months ago
@fatstrat6969 "Cocaine is a hell of a drug"- Rick James
wolverine2244 6 months ago
@tabber87 Cocaine is for horses- not for men- they say it will kill you, but they dont say when
Xychk 4 months ago
@gratefulvideo *NO*- I have too many dead friends to back me up- you fool.
Xychk 4 months ago
They've got it.
alex33185 1 year ago
My 1st year., Uptown chicago. Been hooked for life. :-)
grandbbq 1 year ago
The connections he made in those days were quite unique. This was a college tour...all sorts of people following them... Youth.. Check out 3:45 and onward. he liked to connect.
Jesus Christ bless the Grateful Dead and all the souls in purgatory
sharegrace 1 year ago
No this is not the Travis.. It is the one after Tiger Rose or something like that. I think this was his most beautiful sounding and looking guitar
sharegrace 1 year ago
Playin the Travis Bean?
CyTaggart 1 year ago
@CyTaggart No not the Travis This is the one after I thinnk his most attractive and best sounding guitar
sharegrace 1 year ago
These were the days barr none
ANDEEDEE1 1 year ago
zzzzzzzzzzzzz
MightySaturn5 1 year ago
When is Bertha going to learn that she shouldn't come around there anymore?
msdiediedie 1 year ago 2
There's somethin' kinda sexy about Mrs. Godcheaux
woodyt56 1 year ago 12
@woodyt56 - God, like, hell YES! Totally agree with you! Donna was such a pleasant, classy, hot hippie chick! These years are when I saw them live about 25 times, late college days. Some people don't get it: They were THE counterculture band. They weren't stars, they were us and we were them. They expressed in music what we all felt ... The Joy of Living! Ground Zero of The Counterculture was right here! Loved it! Miss them SOOO much. Now that I'm much older, I know this was it!
FanOfJanis 1 year ago
@woodyt56 Certainly isn't her voice.
AliIKarimi 1 year ago
@AliIKarimi I think that occaisionally her vocals added to the performance, but most of the time her singing was just, uh, unnecessary
woodyt56 1 year ago
@woodyt56 ugh i hate donna, she's ruined so many live songs. not bad in this one though!
equallyeasilyfuqyou 1 year ago
@woodyt56, that's Miss Donna Jean Godcheaux to you, m'r f'r!
Cheers!
FrankC32
frankc32 10 months ago
@frankc32 MISS Donna Jean Godcheaux? Wouldn't it be Mrs., as in Mrs. Keith Godcheaux? Why don't you arrest me
woodyt56 10 months ago
@woodyt56, it was a Bill Graham intro, one of many similar intro's, must have been prior to the day of wedded bliss!
Cheers!
FrankC32
frankc32 10 months ago
@frankc32 ok right, gotcha now. Like the intro on the One From The Vault album, before the band goes into that sweet Help->Slip->Franklin's
woodyt56 9 months ago
@woodyt56, exactly dude!
there's a cracking disc out there, 7/16/66, Fillmore West, and Graham intro's the band as "the oldest juveniles in the state of California". Good stuff.
The "Viola Lee Blues" that opens that 7/16/66 show is a melon-bender for sure. I strongly urge you to locate this disc and give it a listen, you will not be sorry.
Cheers!
FrankC32
frankc32 9 months ago
Euphoria!
clayrad1 1 year ago
Great to see JG in such a good mood
GDXPRSS 1 year ago
@GDXPRSS I think Jerry for the most was in a good mood but your right he was enjoying it just a lot more than usesually.p.s.sory for the type error
berg12205 1 year ago
crispy-critters that they became is not in evidence here, the beat is up, back when the band was not arena-oriented, my favorite band pre-1980....
wellspout 1 year ago
This is The Grateful Dead at their most unadulterated best. Simply sublime and a favourite song of mine. I love this band! They will never be bettered....
aoxomoxoa88 1 year ago
Bass great, Lesh filling....
Zenfreek76 1 year ago
I miss you all.
Zenfreek76 1 year ago
Audio quality kicks ass!!!
claux23 1 year ago
Check out Jerry's expression at 4:25 -- this is pure and real artistic bliss. Not only a true genius, but he also has the touch of connection across time. Most rare. No one like him could live today.
1coopjsn 1 year ago
All I can say is..."Hot!!!!" Love ya Jerry!!
donbefree 1 year ago
SOOOOOOO GOOOD
:D
Tribby28 1 year ago
Boy I miss that voice and that guitar. I sure wish he knew Jesus.
yeshua2come 1 year ago
@yeshua2come Jesus Garcia Marquez?
teenonator 1 year ago
had to ohave been an awesome time!!
inkme1113 1 year ago
STL425 youtube channel.. Great version of Furthur covering Magnolia Mountain. Great footage of Jerry Garcia
stl425 1 year ago
YAAAAAY DONNA JEAN! I LOVE YOU!
You can see her more here at zzzzzz1000 on youtube.
Sonnyandshare 1 year ago
I thought Cameron would get a kick from this video
MTCosta666 1 year ago
are you serious...dont bring that race shit hear...this is about MUSIC!
moss824 1 year ago
Wow! Thanks for the rewind! Gary, Betsy, John, Linda & I caught the show 3 nights later 4/15/78 @ William & Mary in Williamsburg VA. It was good show with a nice Bertha > Good Lovin', but seems like maybe we'd have done better making the trek to Duke! Thanks again.
jeromekerngarcia 1 year ago
Wow this entire show is amazing. I'm glad I found this.
Dominator8146 1 year ago
Very very nice vid. Some songs are simply great works of art, Bertha is one of them. Love it.
Azaremba1 1 year ago
im only commenting becuase i cant believe anyone is concerned about a persons heritage with the name of GARCIA,its self explanitory and who cares?and if you you want to hear phils bass,the only place is in concert....
hairboll101 1 year ago
Very nice job, thanks for the post!!!!
aeroshine 1 year ago
Rare footage...nice
Bearses 2 years ago
These were the years when Jerry was in his prime. THE BEST. I get chills everytime listening to Jerry in the late 70's!
cjt42o 2 years ago
Great to see an enthusiastic, energetic 36 year old mexican american leading a tremendous band who had the balls to experiment and who had recently hit their stride and the only ones who knew it were them and their fans. I can remember going to the bathroom at halftime of the shows in this era and everyone would be downright giddy about what they were witnessing; there was a sense of feeling privideged to be part of the event and resulted in a great comraderie among the fans as well as the band.
deersweetdeliad 2 years ago
FWIW, Jerry was not mexican american. His father was spanish.
cnj77 1 year ago 3
cnj77- thanks for the info; I stand corrected. And all these years I have advocated immigration form Mexico hoping for another jerry; guess im now in favor of the big fence....:) On a serious note, I also fouled up his age. He was 35 at the time and would turn 36 about 4months later.....
deersweetdeliad 1 year ago
@cnj77 Stop bringing race into this. garcia was white with some unfortunate spanish ancestry. Stop tarnishing the man and listen to the music for god's sake.
MrGrevy 11 months ago
Jerry was basically white - drop the racial nonsense please.
Alfrunk 1 year ago
Alfrunk- racial nonsense is for racists. i love all of Gods people equally and appreciate and cherish their differences. sorry if i gave a different impression.
deersweetdeliad 1 year ago 2
jerry was half mexican and half white.
coopercity1 1 year ago
Yeah and Obama is half white but he's considered black. Jerry is half white and considered white. See how that works?? Idiot.
Alfrunk 1 year ago
@Alfrunk also you too, TALK ABOUT THE MUSIC. Talk about how amazing Jerry was at playing and singing. We don't need race talk here.
Sonnyandshare 1 year ago
@coopercity1 You are so wrong, dude
deadheadable 1 year ago
@coopercity1 talk about the music, not the race. Its about Jerry's music that we all love to listen to.
Sonnyandshare 1 year ago
@coopercity1
Not that it matters, but actually Jerry's mom was Irish and Swedish and his dad from Galatia (part of European Spain) so no he was not "half Mexican" but fully "white" by today's definitions.
Why do you care even if he were Mexican?
bobshenix 1 year ago
@Alfrunk fuck the colors....Garcia later
deadheadable 1 year ago
just so lovely
this brings back that feeling of being so happy to be at a show, like there was no place else you'd rather have been at that particular time
magical, thanks for posting this
stupidlittleguitar 2 years ago
Wow!
FocusTom 2 years ago
simply epic
ryenlites 2 years ago
BERTHA!!!!! Furthur CO. march 5,6 be there
stealmyfaceGD 2 years ago
First song I've ever heard of the dead (studio version).
After since I called myself a Deadhead.
Born in 1990 here.
redSuikoden 2 years ago 2
@redSuikoden Didn't think there was a studio version of Bertha......
emptynet1 2 years ago
He may be thinking of Skull & Roses which was live with some overdubb
gratefulvideo 2 years ago
Love this song, I was born 3.5 years after this vid was filmed so though wish I was there it couldn't happen.
But for dead head kids who went to shows as babies and others bitch about it being unsafe, well hey if you have lived on a happy and succesful life, well I'd much rather have that feeling in my mind that I saw the Dead in their prime.
RIP Jerry
Azaremba1 2 years ago 2
I love this April '78 Duke University show, and not just for the Bertha. First there's the b/w video that gives a proper sense of the 31 years between then and now. Then there's Jerry, Bob, and Donna all vocally bringing it, and Jerry with his black beard, so energetic and happy. I wish someone had driven me as a 17 year old down from VA to NC to see this show. Still, its sweet to watch and listen on Youtube.
arcatasteve 2 years ago
Beautiful, beautiful!
HomingMissiles 2 years ago
Jerry dancing and enjoying himself is so nice to see.
God, I miss Jerry Garcia and going to Dead shows with my friends.
shaqdevils 2 years ago 19
where do you get this video
Dougeryoubet 2 years ago
kickass, just kickass.
Yinzerdude 2 years ago
scroll down to the 7:57 version of this video....much better....plays in hd
schmabit 2 years ago 2
Love the yodel on "voice a call-in," what an inspired version.
ShqueesheMyJuisher 2 years ago
Jeeery!!!!!! is on a mission
bkm669 2 years ago 3
wolf sounds so different from tiger but one can really tell its Jerry instantly
superkindonmymind 2 years ago
Man they were so young in 78 . So was I but it was some great times . Jerry seemed to age so quick after that. RIP Jerry . Somehow missing you more today then years past.
Stagerli 2 years ago
This is good stuff right here
allrightnow 2 years ago
too groovy!!
volcom1551 2 years ago 2
Ya, Donna's good moments where she added nice harmonies were rare. Too much off-key crap thinking she was Janis and drowning out Bobby at the wrong time. Wench. And that stupid awful shimmy dance she did on every number. Keith was the best but...
ghchock33 2 years ago 2
lol so true
MarcoEsquand0las 2 years ago
Personally I think Donna should have just been in the audiance with the rest of the heads. Felt she never really fit in up there. Keith, on the other had, was amazing.
luckydog12472 2 years ago
Yes. I agree that Bobby played sweet rhythm guitar. I guess I am just too into a Jerry Garcia phase right now. Come to think of it, I really have no complaints about any of the musicians. I am always on board with the Dead.
ulfthegoon 2 years ago 2
It's got to be funnest to be either Jerry or Keith. Everyone else is just like a secondary part. I mean I am a big Phil fan and perhaps he is the best bassist around, but now think of this.......I am sure there are times that Phil and Bobby are pissed because they don't nearly have the skill of Jerry and thus must assume secondary musical roles for the band.
ulfthegoon 2 years ago
not really because they all had differnent styles - No one can play rythym guitar like bobby - he made his own chords up!
Mmorgpgamer 2 years ago
Can't agree with you on this; Phil was an intregal part of the dead sound. It simply would not be the dead without him. Listen to how he handles ballads; it's almost like duel lead guitars; unconventional base. Weir played his part well; I never detected jealousy; saw them many times. The drummers were also integral. I loved Donna Jean. Liked Keith but sometimes in late 70's he would disappear.....
deersweetdeliad 2 years ago
Thanks for your reply. Now I must give it another listen and focus more on the Phil factor. I enjoy the Phil interviews I have discovered on here...just the fact he mentions a Bill Frisell concert tells me that he has a sophisticated ear and surely it can be sensed on his melodic bass. I'm not so Bobby but I think he helps make Jerry shine....without Bobby, Jerry may have played out differently. Many anti Donna Jean - but I, myself must say she added to the ecclectic flavor of this music :)
ulfthegoon 2 years ago
Can you tell me where these Phil interviews are? When focusing in on Phil, I have found that my ability to hear him well depends on the mixing of the song; sometimes you can hear him better and you also need a decent sound system. I'm hooked on focusing in on him and also the drums; the other instruments seem to be easier to hear without focusing. This approach to listening causes me to never get bored by the Dead, and also speaks to Garcia's understanding of how to participate within a band.
deersweetdeliad 2 years ago
Check it out at about 2:05. One wave from Jerry and that band is ready to explode. Never heard Jer go falsetto on this song before!!
darkstar2181 2 years ago
Yer right darkstar, fantasic. it's great to see these old gems instead of just trying to visualize it. Great to see the body language, especially the shoulder shrugs and head bobs -- the man knew how great he was when he was on. A nightly high-wire act, something to behold.
ghchock33 2 years ago
Man this is Hot! Great to see. Thanks!
6749er 2 years ago
true acid music
airnsmke 2 years ago
I have a new favorite Bertha!
01goofymike 2 years ago
thanks for the post i miss the donna and keith years
johnnap02 2 years ago
Anymore!!!
terrapinbobby 2 years ago 2
Yeah, go JEEERRRRRREEE!!!!!! Any time, any place, the Dead always soothe my soul...
artyouknow 2 years ago 14
hell yea
biglebowskir 2 years ago
Another killer! Clean! Crisp! Precious Gem from the "around '77" era...
phunkegruuven 2 years ago
great stuff....amazing memories!!!
KeeshaJim 2 years ago
Wonderful work from Garcia. Relaxed, fluent, melodic improvisation. Thank you for sharing this.
davecainsf 3 years ago 4
they made history
snapshotbling 3 years ago
im seein the dead on april 25th at the garden! too bad i was to young to ever see jerry =/.
quartoGBbrooklyn 3 years ago 2
That's a shame, so was I... but Dark Star Orchestra has a man who plays the part of Jerry spotlessly. He's not the man himself, but when he's up there, he's damn close!
SqueezeboxJoe 2 years ago
Yeah who needs footage of Jerry when we have a half-assed memory!
Alfrunk 2 years ago
that is really good jerrys so lazy on everything its beautiful
seamlesscv1 3 years ago
donna can absolutely kill you too on some songs.. but hey god bless anyway
seamlesscv1 3 years ago 2
I was too young for Keith and Donna, but I miss them. There's nothing like a Going Down TRFB with Donna on background. Like someone said, Keith was classically trained, so he didn't stand out. But he sure fit in.
allanosterm 3 years ago
Huh?? Keith was 100x the musician Brent or vince was. He was eloquent and much more a true dead sound than the others. Melvin Seals from JGB is his his only real rival.
Alfrunk 2 years ago
You don't know what you are talking about.
setboy1 2 years ago
Wow thanks for that detailed opinion! You sound really smart.
Alfrunk 2 years ago