The quotation above from the November 3 issue was also printed in the Octoissue of the “Kansas City Times” of Missouri which acknowledged the “Rolling Stone”. Magazine issues are often available before their cover dates. The line on September 13 was greeted with laughter and applause which may have encouraged him to employ it again. It is possible that Garcia delivered both versions at different times. The “Rolling Stone” version above contained the phrase “just incredibly pathetic” instead of “seems pathetic”. Somebody needs to do something - it’s just incredibly pathetic that it has to be us.” “This isn’t a weekend charity - we’ve put a lot of time into this because it’s terribly important. “We’ve never agreed on anything,” said Jerry Garcia of the band’s decision to back the coalition. The Novemissue of “Rolling Stone” magazine mentioned the September 24 benefit concert by “The Grateful Dead” and included a quotation ascribed to Garcia that differed from his words at the September 13 New York press conference: 1988 November 3, Rolling Stone, Department: Music – The News, Graceful Dead aid rain forests by Fred Goodman, Quote, Column 1 and 2, Straight Arrow Publishers, New York. “It seems pathetic that it has to be us,” he said. Garcia said the group was convinced by Greenpeace activists to tell people that the rain-forest issue is one of global survival. Speaking at the United Nations, musician Jerry Garcia advised Deadheads and others: “Plunge into this and find out what you can - the first step is to find out stuff.” On Octo“The Courier-News” of Bridgewater, New Jersey printed a piece with an accurate version of Garcia’s remark: 1988 October 10, The Courier-News, Verdant no more (Continuation title: Jungle: Plainfield educator studies rain forest) by Bernice Paglia (Courier-News Staff Writer), Start Page B1, Quote Page B3, … Continue reading “Somebody has to do something (to stop the unharnessed defoliation),” Garcia said at the press conference, which was replayed for MSG fans during intermission. (Variety Database Verified … Continue reading Quote, Column 1 and 2, Los Angeles, California. The word “seems” was omitted from Garcia’s statement: 1988 September 28, Variety, Volume 332, Issue 10, Music: The Dead ‘Green’ Rainforests by Jim Robbins. In the following excerpt, “MSG” stands for the entertainment venue “Madison Square Garden” where the band was playing. On Septem“Variety” published a piece mentioning the press conference and naming three of the organizations that were part of the environmental coalition: Rainforest Action Network, Greenpeace, and Cultural Survival. The description supplied by the YouTube uploader states that the clip was selected from the personal collection of filmmaker Len Dell’Amico.īelow are additional selected citations in chronological order. It seems incredibly, in, in fact, it seems pathetic that it has to be us, you know. Jerry Garcia: Somebody has to do something. Emphasis added to excerpts by QI: YouTube video, Title: Grateful Dead Press Conference, Uploaded on Oct 28, 2010, Uploaded by: EverythingMustGoFilm, Description: Press conference of Grateful Dead members held at United Nations in New … Continue reading YouTube has a short video from the press event, and Garcia speaks the line starting at 47 seconds. The lead guitarist delivered a slightly garbled version of the statement specified in the inquiry. Quote Investigator: On Septemmembers of “The Grateful Dead” participated in a press conference in New York promoting a benefit concert supporting organizations working to preserve rain forests.
Would you please help me to find an exact quotation and citation? It’s just incredibly pathetic it has to be us.
The prominent guitarist Jerry Garcia of “The Grateful Dead” rock band advocated for the preservation of the world’s rain forests, and he apparently spoke with a mixture of candor, humility, and sadness about his involvement: Dear Quote Investigator: Celebrities often use their charisma to highlight social or environmental movements.
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