The End Of The Road

For some, the sixties ended when the Rolling Stones played their disastrous 1969 free concert at the Altamont Speedway; for others, the exploits of the Manson Family signaled that the decade of peace-and-love had come to a close. But for Grateful Dead fans, the '60s finally ended on August 9, 1995, when the long-lived psychedelic rock band's beloved singer and guitarist, Jerry Garcia, suffered a fatal heart attack. For hundreds of thousands of self-professed Deadheads, the 30-year love-in was suddenly over. Fascinated by the Deadhead phenomenon, Brent Meeske decided to make a film about the fans, now several generations strong, who followed the band from one sold-out...