Comments on: Grateful Dead Biopic In The Works http://www.livemusicblog.com/2008/11/06/grateful-dead-biopic-in-the-works/ We like live music. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 04:04:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ben http://www.livemusicblog.com/2008/11/06/grateful-dead-biopic-in-the-works/comment-page-1/#comment-8355 Ben Thu, 15 Jan 2009 23:56:45 +0000 http://www.livemusicblog.com/?p=3470#comment-8355 The book is a great read and I recommend it to everyone who hasn't read it yet, to do so. I could not put the book down. Glad to hear they are making it into a movie. Word up. Ben The book is a great read and I recommend it to everyone who hasn’t read it yet, to do so. I could not put the book down. Glad to hear they are making it into a movie. Word up.

Ben

]]> By: Ben http://www.livemusicblog.com/2008/11/06/grateful-dead-biopic-in-the-works/comment-page-1/#comment-29630 Ben Thu, 15 Jan 2009 23:56:00 +0000 http://www.livemusicblog.com/?p=3470#comment-29630 The book is a great read and I recommend it to everyone who hasn't read it yet, to do so. I could not put the book down. Glad to hear they are making it into a movie. Word up. Ben The book is a great read and I recommend it to everyone who hasn’t read it yet, to do so. I could not put the book down. Glad to hear they are making it into a movie. Word up.

Ben

]]> By: Joey http://www.livemusicblog.com/2008/11/06/grateful-dead-biopic-in-the-works/comment-page-1/#comment-8296 Joey Fri, 28 Nov 2008 15:57:43 +0000 http://www.livemusicblog.com/?p=3470#comment-8296 I hate to be the skeptical one -- but a good book doesn't mean it'll be a good movie. Once a great story gets the Hollywood treatment, the good parts get left out, the bad parts get exaggerated, and fictional parts get added to "make the story better". Not saying a real move about the Dead wouldn't be a treat, just don't have great expectations once it gets "adapted" for the screen. I hate to be the skeptical one — but a good book doesn’t mean it’ll be a good movie. Once a great story gets the Hollywood treatment, the good parts get left out, the bad parts get exaggerated, and fictional parts get added to “make the story better”. Not saying a real move about the Dead wouldn’t be a treat, just don’t have great expectations once it gets “adapted” for the screen.

]]> By: Joey http://www.livemusicblog.com/2008/11/06/grateful-dead-biopic-in-the-works/comment-page-1/#comment-29629 Joey Fri, 28 Nov 2008 15:57:00 +0000 http://www.livemusicblog.com/?p=3470#comment-29629 I hate to be the skeptical one -- but a good book doesn't mean it'll be a good movie. Once a great story gets the Hollywood treatment, the good parts get left out, the bad parts get exaggerated, and fictional parts get added to "make the story better". Not saying a real move about the Dead wouldn't be a treat, just don't have great expectations once it gets "adapted" for the screen. I hate to be the skeptical one — but a good book doesn’t mean it’ll be a good movie. Once a great story gets the Hollywood treatment, the good parts get left out, the bad parts get exaggerated, and fictional parts get added to “make the story better”. Not saying a real move about the Dead wouldn’t be a treat, just don’t have great expectations once it gets “adapted” for the screen.

]]> By: Steve http://www.livemusicblog.com/2008/11/06/grateful-dead-biopic-in-the-works/comment-page-1/#comment-8280 Steve Sat, 22 Nov 2008 20:10:42 +0000 http://www.livemusicblog.com/?p=3470#comment-8280 I have to say Parish's book is a must read as I just finished it today. What a great retrospective experience. Parish takes you through a life of an ordinary person realizing the true American dream of becoming part of the GD family. I have to say that Parish had a through understanding of Jerry from beginning to end. Thanks Steve for sharing your life experience with us. I recommend leaving the book alone as no movie in my opinion can depict the details which are part of this epic experience. I have to say Parish’s book is a must read as I just finished it today. What a great retrospective experience. Parish takes you through a life of an ordinary person realizing the true American dream of becoming part of the GD family. I have to say that Parish had a through understanding of Jerry from beginning to end. Thanks Steve for sharing your life experience with us. I recommend leaving the book alone as no movie in my opinion can depict the details which are part of this epic experience.

]]> By: Steve http://www.livemusicblog.com/2008/11/06/grateful-dead-biopic-in-the-works/comment-page-1/#comment-29628 Steve Sat, 22 Nov 2008 20:10:00 +0000 http://www.livemusicblog.com/?p=3470#comment-29628 I have to say Parish's book is a must read as I just finished it today. What a great retrospective experience. Parish takes you through a life of an ordinary person realizing the true American dream of becoming part of the GD family. I have to say that Parish had a through understanding of Jerry from beginning to end. Thanks Steve for sharing your life experience with us. I recommend leaving the book alone as no movie in my opinion can depict the details which are part of this epic experience. I have to say Parish’s book is a must read as I just finished it today. What a great retrospective experience. Parish takes you through a life of an ordinary person realizing the true American dream of becoming part of the GD family. I have to say that Parish had a through understanding of Jerry from beginning to end. Thanks Steve for sharing your life experience with us. I recommend leaving the book alone as no movie in my opinion can depict the details which are part of this epic experience.

]]> By: Mark http://www.livemusicblog.com/2008/11/06/grateful-dead-biopic-in-the-works/comment-page-1/#comment-8201 Mark Tue, 11 Nov 2008 20:17:29 +0000 http://www.livemusicblog.com/?p=3470#comment-8201 are we down to one post a week now? are we down to one post a week now?

]]> By: Mark http://www.livemusicblog.com/2008/11/06/grateful-dead-biopic-in-the-works/comment-page-1/#comment-29627 Mark Tue, 11 Nov 2008 20:17:00 +0000 http://www.livemusicblog.com/?p=3470#comment-29627 are we down to one post a week now? are we down to one post a week now?

]]> By: Matt http://www.livemusicblog.com/2008/11/06/grateful-dead-biopic-in-the-works/comment-page-1/#comment-8195 Matt Mon, 10 Nov 2008 17:41:33 +0000 http://www.livemusicblog.com/?p=3470#comment-8195 Parish actually continued on as Garcia's roadie/assistant for side projects up through the end. Home Before Daylight was an interesting quick read, but it was very much a third-party perspective on the band, and focused too much on Jerry's problems. By far the best history of the band is A Long Strange Trip by Dennis McNally, but the scope of that is too large for a film. Parish actually continued on as Garcia’s roadie/assistant for side projects up through the end.

Home Before Daylight was an interesting quick read, but it was very much a third-party perspective on the band, and focused too much on Jerry’s problems. By far the best history of the band is A Long Strange Trip by Dennis McNally, but the scope of that is too large for a film.

]]> By: Matt http://www.livemusicblog.com/2008/11/06/grateful-dead-biopic-in-the-works/comment-page-1/#comment-29626 Matt Mon, 10 Nov 2008 17:41:00 +0000 http://www.livemusicblog.com/?p=3470#comment-29626 Parish actually continued on as Garcia's roadie/assistant for side projects up through the end. Home Before Daylight was an interesting quick read, but it was very much a third-party perspective on the band, and focused too much on Jerry's problems. By far the best history of the band is A Long Strange Trip by Dennis McNally, but the scope of that is too large for a film. Parish actually continued on as Garcia’s roadie/assistant for side projects up through the end.

Home Before Daylight was an interesting quick read, but it was very much a third-party perspective on the band, and focused too much on Jerry’s problems. By far the best history of the band is A Long Strange Trip by Dennis McNally, but the scope of that is too large for a film.

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