How involved with the United States intelligence community were the “Grateful Dead” when they rose from obscurity and into a traveling band and three ring circus of drifters holding out hope for that miracle ticket in the parking lot? Did the band have help from a hidden hand of influence to rise to a position of substantial cultural significance?
Jeff Warnock breaks down where the band came from, who had access to and influence over the members, and what sort of experiments they were running on their audience. What role did the CIA play in pushing LSD during the “Summer of Love” back in 1969, and how involved were the Dead is spreading the hippy culture. What was the role of Tavistock in creating that culture through the music they promoted? Ever hear the story of the Dead Show that never actually happened? Strap in for this one.
