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Do people still throw joints onstage?

musicismylife78musicismylife78 Posts: 6,116
edited July 2011 in Given To Fly (live)
I remember a few years back, someone threw a joint onstage and ed said something like, "thanks we will enjoy that later".

Do people still do this, and has ed commented on them in the same way?
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  • Jokertt14Jokertt14 Posts: 2,566
    in 1995 Ed thanked the dead for the stage and all the joints .... Woot !.
  • TheGhostTheGhost Posts: 536
    Was that at Soldier Field? I heard PJ played the night after the Dead's last show and they let them use their stage/sound/lights or something.. is that true? It seems sweet and supportive of the Dead to do that...
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  • DewieCoxDewieCox Posts: 11,430
    NS282646 wrote:
    Was that at Soldier Field? I heard PJ played the night after the Dead's last show and they let them use their stage/sound/lights or something.. is that true? It seems sweet and supportive of the Dead to do that...

    Probably.....PJ played 2 days after the Dead. It was the last show with Garcia.
  • Jokertt14Jokertt14 Posts: 2,566
    NS282646 wrote:
    Was that at Soldier Field? I heard PJ played the night after the Dead's last show and they let them use their stage/sound/lights or something.. is that true? It seems sweet and supportive of the Dead to do that...


    yep that was the solder field show "the dead" played Friday, Saturday .." pearl jam played Monday .7-11-1995".. it was Jerry's last show ever ..
  • TheGhostTheGhost Posts: 536
    Pearl Jam and the Grateful Dead couldn't be more different on the one hand.. but my obsessions with them is very similar. I've loved PJ since '92 (when I was.... 15?), but it's only recently that I've realized my passion as a fan is rivaling how I felt about the Dead way back then... It feels good to have that level of fan-dom for something again. Pj has become such a rewarding band to freak out about. I realize now how many shows I've missed out on over the years and I'm DYING to see them again.. the only reason I'm not making plans to drive to Texas or wherever to see them is the rumor of NW shows in fall... I don't how much longer I can wait!!! oh yeah... don't bother throwing your weed on stage (I'm sure they have there own) and really, who wants to smoke some mysterious joint from what's most likely a filthy lunatic fan? :D:D:D:lol: you could roll the joint in a sheet of acid! that would make for a really righteous Porch jam! :lol:
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  • dimitrispearljamdimitrispearljam Posts: 139,721
    in athens 2006,,people do the same.. ;)
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  • Jokertt14Jokertt14 Posts: 2,566
    sense there rock stars im sure they have there guys or roadies out there on the hunt for whatever drug there doing at the moment .... just my thought .. if they did smoke what was thrown on stage im sure the reroll it lol ...
  • CJMST3KCJMST3K Posts: 9,722
    jokertt14 wrote:
    sense there rock stars im sure they have there guys or roadies out there on the hunt for whatever drug there doing at the moment .... just my thought .. if they did smoke what was thrown on stage im sure the reroll it lol ...


    Someone who worked for me had been tasked to find some heroine for at least one of them. I believe she told them that she simply couldn't. Other stuff however would not have been so difficult.

    Jerry had a little briefcase which held serious stuff and traveled everywhere he did. This was told to me from the most reliable of sources.
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  • DewieCoxDewieCox Posts: 11,430
    I heard a story about backstage at a Phish show........ they were basically serving some pretty hard drugs like h'ordeuvres(sp?), on silver platters.

    On a Black Crowes rider I read was 1 half oz of high grade pot for every member. It usually looks like Chris Robinson smokes the whole stash.


    My question.... Do promoters/venues have gophers for stuff like this?
  • CJMST3KCJMST3K Posts: 9,722
    DewieCox wrote:
    I heard a story about backstage at a Phish show........ they were basically serving some pretty hard drugs like h'ordeuvres(sp?), on silver platters.

    On a Black Crowes rider I read was 1 half oz of high grade pot for every member. It usually looks like Chris Robinson smokes the whole stash.


    My question.... Do promoters/venues have gophers for stuff like this?


    They are "runners", though for things in the rider catering usually takes care of things they know they need in advance.

    A promoter can take out an illegal request during negotiations with a band. ...but a band can ask for whatever they want.

    I was asked to be a runner during a PJ show... but declined. I had front-row-center tickets!
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  • patrickredeyespatrickredeyes Posts: 8,834
    jokertt14 wrote:
    in 1995 Ed thanked the dead for the stage and all the joints .... Woot !.


    Fact: The Dead left their stage at Solider field so PJ could use it.
  • CJMST3KCJMST3K Posts: 9,722
    patrickredeyes wrote:
    jokertt14 wrote:
    in 1995 Ed thanked the dead for the stage and all the joints .... Woot !.


    Fact: The Dead left their stage at Solider field so PJ could use it.


    It makes financial sense. Both bands can split the stage bill and stagehand costs.

    In a stadium, it's usually about a 1 week stage build. That's expensive. It's a WORLD away from an arena show where everything is up and down within 20 hours.
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  • Evel KEvel K Posts: 546
    What a great weekend 7th row for PJ in Milwaukee and then the Grateful Dead at Soldier Field on Saturday. My brother and I figured we were driving through Chicago anyways. Got tix from an older hippie dude. Good times
    Things were different then
  • LONGWAVELONGWAVE Posts: 153
    Does anyone have any pictures of the CHICAGO SOLDIER FIELD SHOW? I was there and would love to see some pics it possible!

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  • ryph raphryph raph Posts: 887
    DewieCox wrote:
    I heard a story about backstage at a Phish show........ they were basically serving some pretty hard drugs like h'ordeuvres(sp?), on silver platters.

    On a Black Crowes rider I read was 1 half oz of high grade pot for every member. It usually looks like Chris Robinson smokes the whole stash.


    My question.... Do promoters/venues have gophers for stuff like this?
    I used to be known as the "Pharmacist" at our venue. :mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgreen:
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  • dimitrispearljamdimitrispearljam Posts: 139,721
    ryph raph wrote:
    DewieCox wrote:
    I heard a story about backstage at a Phish show........ they were basically serving some pretty hard drugs like h'ordeuvres(sp?), on silver platters.

    On a Black Crowes rider I read was 1 half oz of high grade pot for every member. It usually looks like Chris Robinson smokes the whole stash.


    My question.... Do promoters/venues have gophers for stuff like this?
    I used to be known as the "Pharmacist" at our venue. :mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgreen:
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  • JOEJOEJOEJOEJOEJOE Posts: 10,726
    CJMST3K wrote:
    patrickredeyes wrote:
    jokertt14 wrote:
    in 1995 Ed thanked the dead for the stage and all the joints .... Woot !.


    Fact: The Dead left their stage at Solider field so PJ could use it.


    It makes financial sense. Both bands can split the stage bill and stagehand costs.

    In a stadium, it's usually about a 1 week stage build. That's expensive. It's a WORLD away from an arena show where everything is up and down within 20 hours.

    The people who put-on Coachella also do a country festival the week after Coachella.....saves a fortune on set-up costs.

    Several years ago, there were supposed to be two separate tours The Who, and Black Crowes/Jimmy Page) that played cities one day apart, so that they could use the same crew in order to save $$.
  • Jokertt14Jokertt14 Posts: 2,566
    I threw a whole pound on stage . :mrgreen:
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    " Jerry had a little briefcase " lol
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  • BoltOfLightnin'BoltOfLightnin' South Jersey Posts: 708
    I threw one up to Sammy Hagar at a show once and hit lit it up...have a picture somewhere.
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