I rode this Peloton competitor for 21 days. Drummer Hart even dosed his Arabian white horse regularly with the daily drug of choice. There’s also an inspired assortment of earlier songs, including a 17-minute version of The Rascals’ “Good Lovin’ ” that boasts a nearly five-minute drum solo by Bill Kreutzmann. As the drummer in that band for all 30 years until they disbanded in 1995, he performed more than 2,300 concerts and played on every one of their albums. They caught and pummeled him. The publicist for the now-defunct band said he knew nothing of the allegations. 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William Kreutzmann's ashes are scattered, along with his mother's, near his beloved French Meadows in the Sierra Nevada Mountains.-----Below is from a letter by Patricia Lacey, Bill's best friend and 3rd wife: Here is what I remember. Attending the funeral, Garcia commented, ‘Don’t ever let them bury me in an open casket – this is just awful’. But Allred, an outspoken women's advocate, declined to discuss the case. The presentation will feature new and archival performances by over 100 artists, including Starr, Santana and wife Cindy Blackman Santana, Gabriel, Lennox, The Doobie Brothers' Patrick Simmons, The Grateful Dead's Bill Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart, The Band's Robbie Robertson, Mavis Staples, Sheila E., the late Dr. John and the late John Prine. Kreutzmann has been in the news before for brawling. "I love Bill, but I'm just trying to pick up the pieces of my life," the woman said. 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