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Movie will trace Jerry Garcia's life before Dead


NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - The producing duo behind "Election" and "Little Miss Sunshine" are developing a biopic about Grateful Dead frontman Jerry Garcia.

The untitled project aims to reveal the roots of the counterculture icon, focusing primarily on Garcia's early life in the Bay Area before he joined the band that would become the Grateful Dead. The period includes a stint in the military, a life-changing car accident and his first creative encounters with members of the Northern California music scene like future Dead bassist Phil Lesh.

Veteran producers Albert Berger and Ron Yerxa, who have collaborated on some of the biggest indie hits of the past decade, have reunited with their "Hamlet 2" partner Eric Eisner on the project. They acquired the rights to Robert Greenfield's book "Dark Star," an oral history of Garcia from dozens of people who knew him, including musicians, relatives and artist friends like Ken Kesey.

Music rights also are being negotiated, though given that the period in Garcia's life that's covered is pre-Dead, the producers could avoid some of the trickier negotiations.

Topper Lilien, who wrote Universal's Paul Newman-starring drama "Where the Money Is," is attached to write the screenplay.

The Dead have been the subject of number of documentaries -- including 1977's "The Grateful Dead Movie," a concert film Garcia directed -- but the story of Garcia's life has never been told on the big screen.

Reuters/Hollywood Reporter

[jrbungeetroll]

could be entertaining..
I don't know about how truthful...
would be cool if it goes up to the Warlocks time period..

I didn't read Dark Star...
I read Phil's book and Rock Scully's book, but obviously they don't have too much for young Jerry stories...

Garcia: An American Life by Blair Jackson (or something like that....)
has some details of his younger life

SO who do you pick to play young Jerry??????????
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[loogy hanger]

Wonder if Jerry ever played "dingdong ditch" using the "flaming shit in the bag" trick ?

now that could be funny.
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[goodtimemusic]

ARE THEY LOOKING FOR TALENT????
I'd love to play someone such as david nelson or d. crosby or even a young jerr i look ike a young jerr is the scary thing... WHENI SHAVE @LEAST!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL! central casting im outta some may say i would imagine when strollin into a set such as this one haha

have a link to the casdting call info, anyone?

even a link to the place the info was found? must i really google my nuts off??? ( hehe scuse me language i was teasin... honestly i would love to b in this movie id even do it for free if the scrip was right
possibly the jamboree project i had heard about a year or so ago>??? hmmmm.......
by the way, im b, im new here to the forums but not to gdr i have added at least 150 new listeners past three yars by word of mouth if not triple or quadruple that. drlong knows me as well as some others here im sure. hey all much love respect and thanks to uncle j and all responsible for thislovely adventure of a broadcast network in which ive spent countless nites alone drifting into dreamland ears gleaning to the smooth sounds of the magnifique' picks uj plays here and hope this place never sees its demise. i have and will continue to donate forever. we can share the women baby.......wine too...and u know the rest

thanks!

movie links any1? is this the place to post a pre-dead link of jerrys early works? if so here--
http://www.jerryradio.com/player.php?id=80 (ITS NOT A CONTINOUS STREAM GDRADIO OWNS THIS IS JUST A SWEET PLACE TO FIND INDIVIDUAL RARITIES TO STREAM WHILE UMPHREYS BRUNCH PLAYS ;) HEHEHE TEASIN UMPHERZ :p)

!!! vvvv l o o k vvvv !!!

12-00-70 PERRO Simply Incredible
Wally Heider's Studio
San Francisco, CA
1st 1st Loser
Simply Incredible

1. Wooden Ships Jam
2. Walking In the Mountains
3. Is it Really Monday
4. Mountain Song #1
5. Loser #1, #2
6. Under Anesthesia (false start) - aka You Sit There
7. Under Anesthesia - aka You Sit There
8. Mountain Song #3
9. Wall Song #1
10. Over Jordan - aka Wayfaring Stranger
11. Wild Turkey - aka Leather Winged Bat
12. Loser #3, #4
13. Epp Hour aka Rounds
14. Wall Song #2
15. Mountain Song #4
16. Tamalpais High (at about 3) aka Kids and Dogs

The Planet Earth Rock and Roll Orchestra (PERRO) was a loose affiliation of musicians who recorded many sessions at Wally Heider's Studio. This recording is a collection of some of those sessions. The personnel on this recording include: Jerry Garcia, Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady, David Crosby, Paul Kantner, David Freiberg, Mickey Hart, Grace Slick, Graham Nash, Bill Kreutzmann, Phil Lesh and Spencer Dryden.

... Bilbo

if THIS IS NOT COOL~ IM SO SORRY!
a mod or admin PLEASE delete it i apologize if im out of line (again, my 1st post..this show displays classic jerr before the warlocks were even frmed and should certainly be portrayed in the up and coming film!...IMHFO at least! :_D

be good fam
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[loogy hanger]

Today, We Have A New President - His Daddy Would Be Proud.


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[goodtimemusic]

i like lamp.
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[loogy hanger]

I wonder if they might like some Jerry Story from Loogy ?

I did some Belly Bucking with The Fatman in Vegas and ate his tomatoes at the greek..... The last time I seen Jerry, he was driving his tradesman east down Market St after a JGB show at the Warfield with a Hugh Fatman Grin.


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[dondini]

he was A JUVINILE DELINQUENT,end of story

also how does someone not of the Tribe write about something Tribal.

also the guys as represented by the writer are not coposthetic whed he talks about music rights
also what does jerry say about this shit

[dondini]

David Gans has a tape of an interview with Jerry, where Jerry talks about his growing up and the shit he did as a kid,who he hung around with, how he lost his finger, his deal with the army, sleeping in his car etc.etc.
This is his life directly from his mouth, as much as you will ever get.
Your not going to get it from some bozos, who could give two shits about Jerry personally, but are interested it weaving a made for t.v. name grabbing movie to enrich their own ass.

[dondini]

thank you for your gift. may your return be a thousand fold.

namasta