Absolutely the best book from the best of sources. We all know that Jerry died but I still cried at the end of the book. Anything more than what Scrib has shared is none of our business. I "Listen to the river sing sweet songs to rock my soul." Highly recommended.
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If you're a Deadhead, buy this book. I'm surprised at some of the middlin reviews here! you should read some of the book's excerpts -- i think the writing is grate! there are so many subtle phrases that add so much more to the picture. there Are some funny parts where it seems the bandmembers might have written in a sentence or two that are in stark contrast to the rest of a given paragraph, but other than that, dennis...
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As a graduate of the Grateful Dead class of Red Rocks, Colorado 1979, I have to say that this is the first book on the Dead that really gets it. Dennis McNally is incredibly articulate (it seems he retained most/all his brain cells through his 20 year journey on "the bus") and his writing is very illuminating. He reconfirms most of my own opinions on what it was all about. Peter Yarrow (of Peter Paul and Mary-who all attended)...
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I have to admit to a certain bias towards the Grateful Dead. Their music has comforted and beguiled me, it has been my joy and my delight, it has been my heaven, my hell and it's spirit lives on. My first written word experience of the band whom I hold so dear was a book by Hank Harrison given to me by one of my closest and best friends, Rib Chile Kyam.Since Jerry Garcia's early and untimely demise has deprived us of his and...
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Believe me, McNally's book is going to be the definitive Dead book from now on. Only Blair Jackson's GARCIA is in the same league. Not only is the whole story of the band told, but it's told well and is a terrific read. McNally is to be commended for concentrating on the band, their world, and their music without getting bogged down in their personal lives. That's not the point here. His decision to break the narrative...
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