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TEN RULES OF THE ROAD I LEARNED AT MY FIRST CONCERT: AN ORDINARY GUY'S LIFETIME OF LIVE ROCK & ROLL by Speedy
Review: 5 out of 5 stars
Great for anyone who loves live music Everything you need to know -ish. Lots of fun anecdotes and details that really make you feel like you're sitting with someone, listening to stories about concerts.
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Ten Rules Of The Road That I Learned At My First Concert is one ordinary guy's saga of 160 concerts over the last 44 years:
"From scalping tickets to catch Captain Fantastic at the height of his success to missing the opportunity to see Sir Paul close down Shea Stadium; from meeting one band in the middle of 43rd street to watching another play in a parking lot; from seeing a crowd throw objects at an amateur lead-in band to hearing two legends, Macca and Bruce, play "I Saw Her Standing There" - twice; from never seeing Van Morrison play "Someone Like You" to having him surprise us all with a rendition of "Send In The Clowns"; from attending a concert that never started to being at a show that we wouldn’t let end; the “Ten Rules Of The Road” have marked the moments of my journey from August 15, 1976 right through today."
EN RULES OF THE ROAD I LEARNED AT MY FIRST CONCERT
An Ordinary Guy’s Lifetime Of Live Rock & Roll
Table of Contents
Dedications
Before The Rules
- Back When It All Began
The Ten Rules
- Introduction
- Rule #1: You Can’t Get Good Seats, But The Scalpers Can
- Rule #2: Expect The Unexpected On The Way To Or From The Show
- Rule #3: No Concert Ever Starts On Time
- Rule #4: Rejoice - There Is No Opening Act
- Rule #5: Rock Concerts Are Rarely Played At A Venue Meant For Music
- Rule #6: Enjoy The Special Guests - They’re a Rare Event
- Rule #7: The Set List - The Bad News - The Band Will Never Play Everything You Want To Hear
- Rule #8: The Set List - The Good News - The Band Will Always Play An Unanticipated Tune You’ll Never Forget
- Rule #9: Elvis Has Left The Building - Once The Houselights Come On, The Show Is Over
- Rule #10: Don’t Miss The Moment - Go To Every Show You Can
Outside The Rules
- Introduction
- On The Grateful Dead
- There’s Nothing Like A Grateful Dead Concert
- Jerry Garcia Vs. The Grateful Dead
- On The Business Of Concerts
- Concert Ticket Prices Over The Years
- The Omnipresent John Scher
- On Concert Song Selections
- Ten Memorable Cover Songs - Grateful Dead Edition
- Ten Memorable Cover Songs - Non-Grateful Dead Edition
- Same Song, Different Band
- On Concerts And Life
- The Summer Of Love And My Lifetime Of Live Rock & Roll
- Passing The Torch
- Farewell Yellow Brick Road - The End of An Era?
The Concerts
- Introduction
- Concerts Summaries: 1976 - 2019
The Lists
- Introduction - Baseball, Relix, Deadbase And My Obsession With Concert Statistics
- Concert Statistics: 1976 - 2019
- Selected Set Lists
Conclusion
- A Long And Difficult Set Break
9 comments:
What a fantastic review. Certainly describes "TEN RULES OF THE ROAD" well.
You can also find a nice review on Amazon France but you might need to google translate it if you're not fluent in French. All the best,
@derek -thanks! I'm going to have to find that and translate it! Thanks for making me an international author!
Hey Speedy ordered my paperback yesterday from Amazon...looking forward to it!
@JPALLEN - thnaks! hope you enjoy!
Hey Speedy, greetings, I received the book yesterday. Congrats on a great job! You and I have very similar concert preferences. In fact, you and I were at the same Grateful Dead show on April 16, 1983 at Byrne/Meadowlands. Great show with Stills. Was actually my only original Grateful Dead show. I was 18. I was also able to get to see the Jerry Garcia Band the prior Fall on 11/11/1982 at the Felt Forum. I am now in my mid 50s. While I haven't seen 160 concerts, I am still active and in fact my latest show was The Who (who've I have seen 3 times with the first at the Byrne on 10/10/1982) at MSG on 9/1/2019. Great stuff, well done, Keep on Rockin!
Thanks for the great feedback! Glad you enjoyed the book! Add a review at Amazon if you can! the more 5 star reviews I get, the more folks will see the book!
Hi Speedy,
I just received my copy of the book from Amazon. It is exactly what I expected from you. A well written look at live concerts. The only minor complaint I have is that there are no page numbers. Obviously you intended there to be since they are referenced in the table of contents. A minor issue that should not deter anyone from purchasing this gem.
I've been going to concerts since 1963, so I really appreciate how you documented your experiences. I used to frequent the SF Ballrooms in the sixties at least once or twice a week, and the memories have all blurred together. I wish now that I had kept track.
Thanks for a great read.
@Bob W - thanks for teh kind words! Sorry about the page # - the Kindle version doesn't allow you to include them - so when it gets tarnslated to paperback there are noe! I'll have to get that fixed in future editions!
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