Relix article about Candice Brightman

[GRonK]

https://relix.com/articles/detail/move- ... brightman/

[GRonK]

Everybody Is Playing in the Heart of Gold Band
DM: I remember, once I was in a car with Candace and this woman, Ruth, who was a big Deadhead.
We were going from Portland, Maine, to Providence in a rental car for some reason. This was after a show and Ruth was this dancer who was talking about how she'd had a bad night that night and felt like she threw the band off. I didn't dismiss her Deadhead belief that she was a part of the show, but I did say that it was less likely to affect the room than if Candace or Healy had a bad night.
But Candace reproved me and said, "Nope, it's absolutely true. Everybody contributes to the vibe of the night." She was very sensitive to that, and she very much bought into the group mind, but not in any sappy manner. Candace absolutely checked me and gave me a lesson in a very appropriate way.

I’m pretty sure I know who Ruth is…

[stellablue72]

Rosie McGee?

[amatt]

T D

[artcube]

I think many of us know who Ruth is.

[Rabbit]

Nice

[Subwoofer]

What I don’t really get is why Candace had to suffer through med bills, etc. Bobby just made $30M at the Sphere? Yeah….shit gets away, huh Bobby?

…is “Ruth” also “Victoria”? Just curious.

[seanoc]

$30 million? Doubt that very much.

It’s really not surprising the Grateful Dead didnt set up pension plans and whatnot. I mean…I imagine they all just felt lucky to be involved….most of the time.

[Subwoofer]

Point being … they could pony up and not have an integral part of their machine go fund me’d. It just looks bad. Certain people deserve certain perks.

[seanoc]

Not the first gofundme. Kidd has had one for a while as well. I tend to donate a few bucks in these cases. Not sure what Weir may or may not be doing or even what their relationship was other than she had a job w the band….

[Subwoofer]

CK5 gots perks.

[frontrow93]

She was a magician in her own right!

[seanoc]

CK5 gots perks.

That’s cool. Sorta a different era. 401k’s weren’t invented until the GD had been a thing for well over a decade. I just dont think any of that was on the radar. Unfortunately for many…