Jerry Garcia had a particular way of describing the musical preferences of Grateful Dead fans. McNally, who wrote the 2002 book A Long Strange Trip: The Inside History of the Grateful Dead, has been one keeper of that collective legacy. Natalie Keyssar for NPR / Natalie Keyssar / Natalie Keyssar Chloë Sevigny and Mischa Richter addressed the crowd before the screening. In the absence of any formal Grateful Dead band this summer, Mason's Children is finding like-minded fans in listeners of their generation. "I think that will very much be the case with Grateful Dead fans.