New Book on Jerry and the GD
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Len Dell’Amico, the Grateful Dead’s longtime videographer, writes about his friendship with Jerry Garcia in a new memoir that portrays the charismatic guitarist as a Christ-like figure who achieved great wealth and fame and yet lived like a Zen monk, disdaining the trappings of rock stardom.
In “Friend of the Devil: My Wild Ride with Jerry Garcia and Grateful Dead” Dell’Amico describes the band’s concerts as “fundamentally a spiritual experience, more like going to church than any other musical act I have ever worked with.”
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Cult of Jerry...
Cult of Jerry...
(band name dibs)
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Thanks Mike.
Thanks Mike.
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Thanks
Thanks
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Thanks, Mike
Thanks, Mike
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Wow.
Wow.
Things are really at the nexus of cult and commerce.
The deacon will pass the offering plates now.
While alive didn't Garcia shit all over malarkey like this?
I think I've passed "aging out" and achieved "aged out".
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>>>While alive didn't Garcia
>>>While alive didn't Garcia shit all over malarkey like this<<<
Sort of like a musician putting their hobby art on neckties?
>>>the nexus of cult and commerce<<<
Shakedown crossed that line by the late '80s.
In my completely uneducated opinion Jerry wouldn't have cared about this at all, probably even encouraging his friend to make a buck while he can.
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I got the new Loud and Clear
I got the new Loud and Clear and an Allman Bros print books for the plane and the Len DelAmico loaded on my nook.
I passed on this wook book, though if it were free or cheap, I'd check it out for amusement:
A short story collection about the absurd and often hilarious adventures on Grateful Dead tour. Based on true stories of the thriving counterculture during the notorious U.S. federal "war on drugs" campaign, experience the magic of driving across the country to get to the next show. Follow the kids from one hotel room to the next, from Haight Street to Vermont, for a strong dose of the real American Dream: sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll!
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I passed on this too, due to
I passed on this too, due to the price -- $102 hardback???
The Grateful Dead were one of the most successful live acts of the rock era. Performing more than 2,300 shows between 1965 and 1995, the Grateful Dead's reputation as a "live band" was-and continues to be-sustained by thousands of live concert recordings from every era of the group's long and colorful career. In Live Dead, musicologist John Brackett examines how live recordings-from the group's official releases to fan-produced tapes, bootlegs to "Betty Boards," and Dick's Picks to From the Vault-have shaped the general history and popular mythology of the Grateful Dead for more than fifty years. Drawing on a diverse array of materials and documents contained in the Grateful Dead Archive, Live Dead details how live recordings became meaningful among the band and their fans not only as sonic souvenirs of past musical performances but also as expressions of assorted ideals, including notions of "liveness," authenticity, and the power of recorded sound.
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Ah the days of sex, drugs and
Ah the days of sex, drugs and rock & roll.
For me, now it's:
Love, prescriptions and bluegrass.
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Alan/Stone:
Alan/Stone:
^^^I passed on this too, due to the price -- $102 hardback??? ^^
On amazon it's $23.15, (paperback version) not too bad. Thanks for the heads up on this book.
Wouldn't be surprised if the next book to come out is titled 'Saint Jerry' with the cover of Garcia donning a tie-dyed alb.
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I'm looking forward to Riding
I'm looking forward to Riding The Hot Seat: From Spinal Tap Drummer To Grateful Dead Keyboardist.
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^ thanks Jay. I noticed they
^ thanks Jay. I noticed they also have an audio version but the reader's voice is kinda monotone. That might be difficult to listen to, unless there are GD audio samples included.