Al Franken interviews Jerry Garcia

[garybeck]

Run time: 01:11 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KldqYNV2Hwg   Posted on YouTube: May 19, 2007 By YouTube Member: Views on YouTube: 0   Posted on DU: January 05, 2009 By DU Member: garybeck Views on DU: 1112

 
I wish I could have voted for Al Franken. I would have been first in line!

[Old and In the Way]

1. Our government is being over run by DeadHeads!

Franken, Leahy, Obama...I'm sure there are others. What a long, strange trip it's been...indeed.

[garybeck]

2. i'm not so sure Obama and Leahy are really "deadheads."

I think they recognize the political advantage of saying so.

Franken is a real deadhead. he was a deadhead way before he got into politics.

Al Gore... maybe.

[Old and In the Way]

6. Leahy definitely is...

from Wikipedia-

Leahy is a fan of the Grateful Dead. He has not only attended concerts, but has taped them, and has a collection of the band's tapes in his Senate Offices. Jerry Garcia visited him at his Senate offices, and Leahy gave a tie designed by Garcia to Senator Orrin Hatch (who responded by giving Leahy a Rush Limbaugh tie). Surviving band members Bob Weir and Mickey Hart have participated in fundraisers for Leahy and his Political Action Committee, the Green Mountain Victory Fund. Leahy also appeared in a videotaped tribute to the Dead when they received a lifetime achievement award at the 2002 Jammys. His Senate website notes this response to a question from seventh grade students from Vermont's Thetford Academy who asked Leahy which Dead song was his favorite, he replied: "... my favorite is "Black Muddy River" but we always play "Truckin'" on election night at my headquarters."

Obama claims to be a fan and they did a fundraiser for him. Al may be, Tipper is.

[garybeck]

7. ya, I was at the Obama fundraiser, but i'm not sure I buy it. As far as Leahy goes

here he is by my bus

[Old and In the Way]

8. Very cool.

I need to check your website out...

[garybeck]

9. I'll bet that's the only time he's ever spoken on a solar powered stage.

I have to say I was a little dissapointed that he never came up to the bus and asked to check it out or anything...

Bernie Sanders on the other hand (my other Senator), has also spoken on my solar stage (a few times) and he came on the bus and sat down and chatted for quite a while and asked lots of questions not about the bus but about solar energy in general...

[Rainbowreflect]

3. Oh wow, I remember that. Am I old or what?

[Merlot]

4. Franken, that is some serious hair he had!

[XOKCowboy]

5. As usual... Tom Davis cut off.. snubbed.. forgotten....

LOL JK Great clip.