"The Other One" on Netflix

will be watching soon

Literally just watched it. really enjoyed it, and it really made me want to listen to some dead. Like you, I grew up listening to the dead, and they have always been one of those bands that I can always turn to, even though I've diverted away from the jam scene as of late.

Watched it a couple of nights ago and enjoyed it. I always thought he was underrated with everybody focusing on Garcia.

It was interesting seeing him wandering around at one of the Baton Rouge festivals that Ratdog played in the late 90's. Ratdog was pretty awful, maybe it was the terrible acoustics.

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I remember at one of the Bonnaroos he had his daughter on stage. His trophy wife was hanging out side stage. I think they met when she was like 15 backstage.

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Yeah. It talked about that. She was 15. They were supposedly just "friends" for years while he was on tour. She'd come backstage with her friends and hangout, and he was like an "older brother." She said that she'd be on the couch in his room, and he'd have older girls back in the bedroom.

I'm a little suspicious that that isn't exactly how it all went down, but they seem happy now.

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Yeah. It talked about that. She was 15. They were supposedly just "friends" for years while he was on tour. She'd come backstage with her friends and hangout, and he was like an "older brother." She said that she'd be on the couch in his room, and he'd have older girls back in the bedroom. I'm a little suspicious that that isn't exactly how it all went down, but they seem happy now.

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"Instead I've got a bottle, and a girl who's just fourteen
And a damn good case of the Mexicali blues"

I really enjoyed it too. I listened to the Dead all along, but it didn't really click for me until 3 or 4 years ago. Now, a majority of music I listen to is Grateful Dead. So, I don't know their whole history inside and out.

I loved Bill's story about them working in the strip club and the girls complaining about their 15 minute songs.

I finally got around to watching it, and really enjoyed it. I have been fortunate enough to meet him, and "hang out" with him on several occasions. A former co-worker was involved with GD Promotions, so we got the opportunity to meet him a few times backstage, and then I hung out with him for the majority of the weekend at Merlefest years ago (that's a whole other story ). He's a character, that's for sure. He's either really on, or really off (in his playing and in conversation.) but i'll always have great admiration for Weir, and he's highly underrated. I thought he came off really well and articulate, and the director did a great job.

I thought it was interesting how they depicted Garcia prior to In the Dark, and afterwards. They implied he wasn't actually the central focus of the band up until that point (in the eyes of the masses). That's the first I've heard of that. Maybe I need to go back and watch it again.

The strip club scene, the footage from Egypt, Neil's story, and hell-even Sammy's explanation of Bobby's unique rhythm playing was all great. Above all though, I thought it was great seeing him just walking around his neighborhood with his dogs just completely at peace. Hopefully we'll get a lot more music out of the old guy.

Yeah, I just re-watched it and agree with you. I was watching this and reading a magazine at the same time, and it came across differently the first viewing.