Richard Loren: How Egypt Happened

As part of our celebration of the 30th Anniversary of the legendary Grateful Dead shows in Gizah, Egypt, we're offering a new 35-minute interview with former Grateful Dead manager Richard Loren.  Richard is also Executive Producer on Rocking the Cradle: Egypt 1978.

Here Richard Loren talks with David Gans about the inspiration and planning that brought about these monumental shows.  Richard also shares some very cool behind-the-scenes anecdotes.

Click here to hear the entire interview (35 minutes).

(Note: There's a reference to "IA guys" - that means stagehands, members of the IATSE, International Association of Theater and Stage Employees.)

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this sounds cool

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On September 24th, 2008 grdaed73 said:

i will check it out in the morning, thx richard and david

Thanks David and Richard

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On September 24th, 2008 Ltapilot said:

Thanks for the "back story" on how this incredible chapter of Dead history came about.
Now I am waiting every so patiently for my copy to arrive. Is it Tuesday, yet?
Peace
Rick

Nice

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On September 24th, 2008 Nebulorb said:

I for one would like to have seen the long form Egypt documentary that Mr. Loren proposed.... but like he also said, I'm just grateful for what I do get. Thanks guys for a nice interview. Now I just gotta find my little Murine bottle before those discs get here....

Murine bottle.....

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On September 24th, 2008 Timmy said:

I must admit that sounds mightily permissable, a nice bottle of vintage Murine!

Murine?

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On September 24th, 2008 cactuswax said:

Mmmmmmm.. urine. Can't wait to listen to this to find out what the hell you people are talking about.

Visine?

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On September 24th, 2008 Gypsy Cowgirl said:

I thought it was Visine? am I confused or just too late in the eve???? whichever it was-it was fun for us all......xoxox Gypsy Cowgirl

Murine, Visine?

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On September 25th, 2008 Mr. Pid said:

Both were commercially available eye drops at the time. The actual product was this clear liquid that the packaging happened to dispense in single drops, see, and, um....

Conversation is always more interesting than recitation, so speak your mind and not someone else's.

Absolutely amazing!

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On September 25th, 2008 borncrosseyed56 said:

Yet another story of how the Grateful Dead played Egypt, absolutely amazing!. Where's my Murine bottle? I didn't need Murine way back then, still don't Thank you very much.

thanks for the...

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On September 25th, 2008 littlebri said:

the next note with Jerry really is always a mystery. thanks for the grate interview

~littlebri

oh

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On September 26th, 2008 cactuswax said:

I guess I kinda thought Visine was like the Kleenex of eye drops..

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