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I haven't seen these ones before - there's tons of fascinating footage

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4NXnand ... re=related

These are great. Its Justin Kreutzman's footage. They made the tape "Backstage Pass" using some of this footage. There is a ton of it out there, much more than whats on Youtube. I only wish it was better quality. Some of it is just great like the scene with the chicks and Bobby & Gumby. Hilarious! Or Brent in the hotel lobby playing the house piano.

What's up with the dental equipment? It looks like it's in a backstage room somewhere - wtf?

What's next - the backstage operating room?

myoung6923 wrote:What's up with the dental equipment? It looks like it's in a backstage room somewhere - wtf?

What's next - the backstage operating room?

I think that the dental stuff is for sure backstage. MSG? not sure why its there, but I have some thoughts. Imagine Bobby to Parish, "Go get my @$#^ chair!."

"Quick! We need to perform the gall bladder mod on Bobby!"

the dental equipment is backstage at Rich Stadium in Buffalo 1986. (from what I was told and what I heard)

Jer had an abcess tooth that tour which was said to be one of the contributing factors that led to the diabetic coma collapse a couple weeks later.

jeffm725 wrote:Jer had an abcess tooth that tour which was said to be one of the contributing factors that led to the diabetic coma collapse a couple weeks later.

I'm sure that abscessed tooth was a contributing cause right after:
- diabetic eating a gallon of icecream daily
- diabetic not eating properly
- diabetic not under proper doctor care
- poor hygiene which I can only assume also relates to oral hygiene as well
- smoking a couple packs a day
- oh and a junky


But right after that I'd say that abcess was a big contributor

AWESOME! Thanks man These should easily get me through work for the rest of the week

strumminsix wrote:

jeffm725 wrote:Jer had an abcess tooth that tour which was said to be one of the contributing factors that led to the diabetic coma collapse a couple weeks later.

I'm sure that abscessed tooth was a contributing cause right after:
- diabetic eating a gallon of icecream daily
- diabetic not eating properly
- diabetic not under proper doctor care
- poor hygiene which I can only assume also relates to oral hygiene as well
- smoking a couple packs a day
- oh and a junky


But right after that I'd say that abcess was a big contributor

certainly.....oral infections are very synergistic in relation to the health of the body.
You can add failing kidneys to the list as well. I did the whole summer tour and at the Rubber Bowl in Akron I saw him leave Playin in the Band during mid jam and run to the side of the stage and take a piss in a Garbage can.They then went into Desolation Row before drums without Jerry. Rumor had it that he was pissing in that garbage can the whole tour.

jeffm725 wrote:certainly.....oral infections are very synergistic in relation to the health of the body.
You can add failing kidneys to the list as well. I did the whole summer tour and at the Rubber Bowl in Akron I saw him leave Playin in the Band during mid jam and run to the side of the stage and take a piss in a Garbage can.They then went into Desolation Row before drums without Jerry. Rumor had it that he was pissing in that garbage can the whole tour.

The onset of diabetes also cases frequent urination. That's exactly what happened to my father - without the garbage can though! It was actually the constant thirst and urination that caused him to go to the DR in the first place.

Don't underestimate what bad oral hygeine can do to the rest of the body. I knew someone that had a heart attack linked to a abcess.

And i thought it was fun seeing them. Honestly it is a miracle any of them are alive.

Love the clip of Alpine Valley from the helicopter...ahhh, memories.