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Mister Charlie

jerry whoopi

No one expected The Color Purple  to be revisited, much less on TV, and much much muuuuuch less with Garcia playing Danny Glover’s part.

Cancelled retroactively via Time Sheath technology, this misguided three-camera sitcom drew jeers from critics, viewers, politicians, and even got the Pope to pick up the phone and demand–and I’m quoting–“an end to this fuckery.” The footage has been reported as being “more upsetting than watching your brother do gay stuff to your dad.” Again, I am quoting the Pope.

For the life of me, I cannot fathom why anyone involved with this project was involved with this project. From top to bottom: its very existence makes a lie of God’s love.

Stitch In Time

Garcia was walking to the stage one night and as he passed the door to Bobby’s dressing room, he heard Bobby playing the Good Lovin’ chords on an unplugged electric guitar, singing along.

“You got the BEAVER…” and Bobby would giggle really fucking hard. “And I got the cure.”

He sang it over and over, laughing harder each time. Finally, Bobby got up and left the room.

Garcia caught him at the door: he grabbed Bobby’s collar tight, slammed him up against the wall, put his face in real close, snarled a bit, finally said:

“Don’t.”

TGDIF

jerry whoopi

Garcia plays Terry Garcia, an original hippie from back in the groovy day, man, who got convicted for a crime he didn’t commit. Whoopi plays Shmoopi Goldberg, a prison guard with a heart of gold and kidneys made of pewter. They fell in love and, upon his release, made a home together that included her rowdy kids and cranky dad, his burnt-out ex-bandmates, and a disgraced random naval officer.

It’s Life Sentence! Only on TGIF this Fall.

(Whoopi’s dad is played by Mac from Night Court.)

Here Be Tiger

bobby jerry bill graham backstage

Before descending into the Caves of N’st, where love stumbles and reason goes to lunch and doesn’t tell anyone in the office where it’s going, Bobby and Garcia and Bill Graham would bullshit for a little while.

p.s. Look at this photo: the guy taking it was a good hike away, but Bobby’s using his laser eyes on him. Bobby’s like a bird of prey when it comes to spotting cameras.

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