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Sunday, August 2, 2020

Now Available at Amazon Kindle: TEN RULES OF THE ROAD I LEARNED AT MY FIRST CONCERT: AN ORDINARY GUY'S LIFETIME OF LIVE ROCK & ROLL


Go HERE to purchase it in US.  

Also available in , UK, DE, FR, ES, IT, NL, JP, BR, CA, MX, AU, and IN!

Paperback edition will be available in 48 to 72 hours!


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, RelixDeadbase And My Obsession With Concert Statistics
  • Concert Statistics: 1976 - 2019
  • Selected Set Lists

Conclusion
  • A Long And Difficult Set Break

8 comments:

Anonymous said...

I'll pick this up soon. Rule # 9 isn't always true. I saw Aerosmith open for Black sabbath do a encore with the house lights on. And i saw Bad Company in 76 Do a encore a few minutes after the house lights came on. I found out years later the reason a Bomb at MSG!

James said...

Sooooo cool - I will check this out! I love your writing, Speedy - you rock! Thanks for letting us know - I know you are proud!

Derek said...

That's great. Amazon.fr just confirmed : Merci !
TEN RULES OF THE ROAD I LEARNED AT MY FIRST CONCERT: AN ORDINARY GUY'S LIFETIME OF LIVE ROCK & ROLL (English Edition) sera livré automatiquement et sans fil

speedymjb said...

Derek - Thanks!!!!

Chris Field said...

Any chance of buying a copy direct from you and getting you to sign it?

Chris Field (UK)

jdallenx said...

No Kindle, but I've got the Paperback on the way. Looking forward to it.

speedymjb said...

@Chris - very kind of you but only availble via Amazon - and the signature of my pen name really isn't worth al that much!

speedymjb said...

@jdallenex - very kind of you!

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