Grateful Dead - Franklin's Tower (New York, NY 10/31/80)

"From 1975's Blues For Allah album, Franklin's Tower had an interesting place in the Dead's repertoire. It was joined to Help On The Way and Slipknot from 1975-1977, 1983-1985, and 1989, 1995, and was otherwise a free agent, popping up in various places throughout the setlist, in both the first and second sets." - David Lemieux

My whole body, brain and soul are always in Joy mode when I watch this video. Thank you so very much.

Jerry on fire!!! He was the force behind the Grateful Dead!!! I pray he is resting peacefully.

...I just can't keep from smiling...in the first ten seconds no less... forever grateful :-)

Jerry is not happy w this

This is an especially good one, I liked it a lot ❤

Some come to make it just one more day 😢

Can someone explain all those pick ups on Jerry's guitar?

Magnificence.❤🌹

Deer creek for sure bro. Green acres campground. Great memories
Riot police. Lol. Ice hot jager shots.

Beautiful 😍✌️

looks like the whole band intertwined and blasted off backstage right before coming on 😉

I love all of this with Jerry in it plus he is very happy to b doing what we want as old Deadheads as we r for the Gratefuldead ! ❤️🐇🐰☮️👻👽🪐🛸🚀🌹😂🤣🤭😘🥰😍🫨🫢🫣💘❤️🩶🩷🖤❤️‍🔥💙💖💜all hearts out to u older deadheads that r still alive !

I was only 30 at this time but I got my way with Jerry on Mother’s Day in this same year ! Then he called me to come up to his room but my niece who was with Bobby went with me + that ruined it for us that nite ! He wanted to c me but no she had to go up there with me !

I miss that man so much as the day he left us + I still cry for him ! Being inlove isn’t that great unless u have that man with u ?!

Love ❤️ this song!!!

I just love how together they all were back in the 80 s which I was @ most of the New England states + far more across this country !

Fuck yeah!!!

Ann Wroe's obituary in The Economist: "Jerry Garcia lived longer than he should have and died before he should have."

Love Jerry's grin in the beginning. This version is so tight.

Theres about 50 old farts dancing on my dock right now, Pigeon Lake deadheads are a sight to behold.

It's not over yet. Just beginning.

Could you imagine if the grateful dead had phish,s light setup..... they had four lights pointing straight down lol and tripped people the fuck out......😊😊😊😊

Oh and by the way back then they played for the music + us Deadheads !

JG with the tigaaa

That Jerry Smile...

Why eat a few stems and a couple of Caps and see colors, when One can eat the whole bag and see Jerry yes I keep on keeping on San Rafael Marin county San Francisco California 🍄🌹🍄🇺🇲🍄⚡🍄🌁🌁🌁🍄

They're a Band beyond discription!
... Especially on Halloween

Nice Peace Love RFS Israel *. Bells Been Rung

While we were waiting for the backstage door to open for us the other Deadheads tore the steel door off to get in plus the whish noise of it almost took my niece with it but we had a hold of eachother !

What guitar did Jerry play? I note that it's got two double and one single pickup. Also it looks quite worn. Is this the rock equivalent of Willie Nelson's battered old country guitar with a hole in it? Some musicians get attached to their guitars and swear that it gives them a better sound.

I remember hearing this played at my first Dead show that December in Indy. What a wonderful night.

I love this so much plus Terrapin Station !

Fucking cookies

I was queen Jane by the way because I had 95% pure coke ,that might b y they r playing so fast but we will never know ?

I had to change my name to get back in so I could make my comments which make me very happy because I never tire of the Dead !!

Man I wish I could go back and choose to be born in the 70s. I could follow the dead and phish tours once they started playing. I still have a chance to follow phish, but they're not in their prime anymore.
They're both so magical. I wish I could have been apart of the culture. Phan and Dead Head forever.

I was there for a week with them as a guest plus a friend , it sure was good ! Very special to me because of Jerry my soul mate !

"If you get confused listen to the music play." Strong advice that I've followed from the first time I heard this song. God Bless you Jerry!!!!! Always my Papa Bear. 🖤

JG had great phrasing.

Good voices

Post something that’s not already on the channel! ☮️😢

Probably one of the least complex tunes that the Dead play...

Gee, these folks are pretty good.
Although I suspect some of them might be a bit high.
🌎🌊🌲🔥🌪 ❤️

My 2nd show!

Holy crap.... I was AT this show! :P

Tiger was a magical tool in the hands of Garcia. 🪄🧙‍♂🎸