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I've listened to his XM show a time or two and he either has the best memory of any drug-addled person ever or he makes a lot of shit up. Like Phil dosing for 99 percent of the Dead's shows. I know he got David Kemper fired from the Jerry band way back when. Probably roughed up a lot of heads back in the day. He gives off the "peace and love" vibes on his show and somehow ended up doing meet and greets during this DeadCo residency and fans said he was likable.
Just curious.
I know that he was there, man but wondering if any Zoners had run-ins with him.
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Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Druba
He gave me a blood blister
He gave me a blood blister once when moving a bass amp, lol
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: surjade
His band sucks and he's a
His band sucks and he's a dick in person. Not a fan. YMMV
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: intentionally blank
The word "blowhard" comes to
The word "blowhard" comes to mind.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Dr. Benway
ive always been pretty
ive always been pretty skeptical of the phil dosing for 99% of gd shows thing. nobody wants to believe that more than me...but idk man.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: DaBreeze
He's too old to be
He's too old to be intimidating any more so he plays nice.
If Phil was dosing in the 90s, it must have been some real bunk sh*t, and / or a bad trip.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: JP (J Bomb)
I know he got David Kemper
I know he got David Kemper fired from the Jerry band way back when<<<
Pretty sure that was Garcia's call with Steve just playing the heavy. Can't really blame him for it.
Probably roughed up a lot of heads back in the day. <<<<
They probably deserved it.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Mice elf
The kemper thing never made
The kemper thing never made any sense to me, from any angle
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Briank
"Hey Brother Steve, I met you
"Hey Brother Steve, I met you outside the back door Milwaukee 1972."
"I remember you. We were paying a 3 night run. Great shows."
First, no way in hell the guy "remembers" 90% of the minutia he says he does. Second, I know GDP was like a family, but Christ, he needs to drop the "we." He wasn't in the band and he didn't play at any of the shows.
If people enjoy his show, cool with me. I turn it off. His book wasn't that great either.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Astro
Least favorite member of the
Least favorite member of the community... at best.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Sun so hot, clouds so low
"You're a damn good audience!
"You're a damn good audience!'
-Steve Parish
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: JP (J Bomb)
Steve's show is better than
Steve's show is better than Lambert & Gans but that doesn't say much.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: treat island
... "Well, you ain't so big,
... "Well, you ain't so big, you just tall, that's all"
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: An organ grinder’s tune
find him insufferable. and
find him insufferable. and yes, his show is better than gans'...that's how bad that shit it.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: (~)};)StealYourFace
He gave us the Garcia's
He gave us Garcia's roaches from atop his amp during a load-out when JGB played my college gym in the 70's...
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: (~)};)StealYourFace
He gave us the Garcia's
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Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: El Nino
>>>Probably roughed up a lot
>>>Probably roughed up a lot of heads back in the day. <<<<
No first hand stories but plenty of second hand stories that would burn off both your ears. Made me realize even when I was very young and very stupid that the barrier at the front of the stage was also there to keep the audience safe from the people back there. Enter at your own risk. One that stuck with me is Kidd breaking into cars and ripping off stereos for the fun of it at Oxford, and Natascha may have faired well back there at 16 but that was not the case for some of the people I knew.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Philnweird
>>>One that stuck with me is
>>>One that stuck with me is Kidd breaking into cars and ripping off stereos for the fun of it at Oxford.
Was the crew breaking into people's cars during shows?
One of the more enjoyable Steve shows I"ve heard was when he interviewed Sam Cutler. But both of them love to talk and there's usually a delay between Steve and the caller so it was pretty painful to listen to. Some good stories though and it was cool listening to them reminisce.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Lance minimum goad Newberry
No personal stories, but I
No personal stories, but I remember in my early years at Shoreline being excited that the Dead were coming and I mentioned that to the production manager, who went back with Bill Graham Presents to the early Winterland days.
I said that after so many years of him working with the band he must be looking forward to seeing his old friends. He glared at me and said that the GD crew were by far the worst touring crew in the business to work with, that other than Ramrod they were all total assholes who made impossible demands and created problems just so they could scream at everyone and make a scene.
He said that Parish and Robbie Taylor were the worst, he dreaded the upcoming shows and couldn't wait until they were over.
I think it's important to remember that the pixie dust hippie persona that surrounded the band, the "Grateful Dead ethos", was created and expanded over time by the fans, not the group. They were all crusty road dogs who hung out with Hells Angels, not the type of folks you'd want your daughter to hook up with.
As for what Parrish does now, personally I have never listened to much of anything he has to say, but what the hell, a guy's gotta make a living.