Bob Weir

I spent more time paying attention to Janis Joplin, but yeah that's a good scene.

"Don't mind me, man, I'm just @#$%in' with ya…" - Janis Joplin

Very good comment and I also notice that when I watch the movie. Also in the extra scenes there is a very poignant view of Jerry talking about all of the things that a band has to support with the revenue it brings in. It really seemed to foreshadow his struggles as the band got bigger and bigger. I think it took its toll on him.

Wow, that is not what I intended to write as I got started. What I wanted to point out was I recently watched "Gimme Shelter" which is in the free movies section on Comcast right now. Anyway, the Dead are seen very briefly arriving for their gig at Altamont. However someone from Jefferson Airplane gives them a "heads up" at what a chaotic scene it was becoming. They were the only band that chose to pull out because of the violence and chaos that was brewing.

Smart guys, I say. Smart guys. Above all else regarding the business and stuff, they really wanted their scenes to be non-violent and not dangerous. I have a number of tapes where they sort of slow things down and direct the crowd to move away from the stage, etc.

Once in a while you get shown the light, in the strangest of places if you look at it right.

I also thought that was really cool. Not necessarily my favorite part of the film, but very cool. I loved seeing Jerry and the boys playing again, and in their heyday. I miss going to Grateful Dead shows so much!

Also, the scenes on the train, with everyone jamming - that was amazing. How fun that trip must have been.

I'd say "going ballistic" is a bit extreme, but yeah - Weir was pissed that some fans went off on a cop all for the price of admission - a whole $16, which was a lot for a concert back then, but still it's no exucse.

I'm not sure where people get the idea the Dead were a "very political" (Jerry was very apolitical), "hard-drinking" (blame Pigpen, I suppose), "pig-hating band" (blame the busts, I suppose) band (oh yeah - they were that).

I'm not sure what other people think about hippies, but I feel that beating the hell out of cops isn't where it's at.

This was my favourite moment too. It would have been SERIOUSLY uncool in the Sixties to come to the defence of a police officer - he could just have said nothing, knowing the cameras were rolling - so I really admired him for this outburst. It showed the Dead were HUMANE, and walked it as well as talked it.