Kesey, Neal Cassady and the rest of the Merry Pranksters, and the epic journey of the Grateful Dead from electrified blues/folk band playing in pizza parlors and strip joints to cult favorites to one of the biggest touring acts of all time. The story is told with lots of great archival footage, some never before seen, plus recent interviews with Bob and many of his closest friends and colleagues. It's a film deserving of a wider audience, and we hope you'll get to see it soon.

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In other Dead World news...

Robert Hunter

As we neared our publication date last year, Robert Hunter was embarking on his first tour as a performer in a decade. Hunter had endured some life-threatening health issues in recent years, and the experience helpedGarcia

The official Jerry Garcia website went through a major renovation and emerged with a great new look, and an enormous amount of new content, including a year-by-year timeline of Jerry's life and musical career, a gallery of his guitars, never-before-seen photos and video clips and, of course, lots of glorious music. Pay a visit to www.jerrygarcia.com.

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We've talked a lot in this Almanac about the inevitability of the Grateful Dead's longtime members spending less time on the road. But bear in mind that the really important part of all this — the music — will never stop traveling. It will travel wherever Dead Heads gather, in homes, at parties, as a companion on a long drive, or at special events like the Grateful Dead Meet Up At