He was fairly tight-lipped about the exact purpose of the psychedelic footage (Aurora run through Mirage). We guessed it was intended for live performance backg

He was fairly tight-lipped about the exact purpose of the psychedelic footage (Aurora run through Mirage). We guessed it was intended for live performance backgrounds but we never knew for sure. I do know it cost a small fortune as the edit suite with Mirage was at least $800/hr and perhaps more. Garcia booked it for several hours nightly for about 10 days or so. His Paintbox stuff appeared to be just to play around with the system. He’d show up with a portfolio of sketches on paper and disappear into the Paintbox suite for an hour or so at a time. His manager, a hard-nosed guy, would sweep the place to make certain no remnants or artifacts remained in our hands after the sessions.