by happycat! >^.^<m~ | Jun 25, 2014 | Grateful Dead
Outskirts Press is pleased to announce that author Scott W. Allen will be holding a book signing at the prestigious Changing Hands Bookstore in Tempe, AZ on Saturday, July 5 at 7:00 pm.
Mr. Allen will talk about his book, Aces Back to Back, as well as the Grateful Dead and relevant topics such as the discovery of LSD, the Beat Generation, Kerouac, Cassady, Kesey and Garcia.
The author will then hold a Q & A session before signing copies of Aces Back to Back, which will be available for purchase at the Changing Hands Bookstore.
You can buy Aces Back to Back right now at Changing Hands, on Amazon.com, at Barnes and Noble, or directly from Scott (see below) !!
Scott will gladly sign copies of his book at Changing Hands that have been previously purchased there or on Amazon or at B&N or elsewhere, so come on down.
More happy news below !!
Scott will also be selling AB2B outside venues before and after the Bob Weir and RatDog shows in Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Phoenix, Denver and Red Rocks !!
He will be the six-foot person with a smile, s-n-p hair and eyeglasses on holding up his book secretly listening for ‘Heads with kind nugs while pretending to be more interested in selling his book.
Hope to see you at the Changing Hands Bookstore signing or at a RatDog show on the road this summer !!
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Please know you can buy AB2B directly from Scott for $22, or two for $40, and it will be signed, numbered and personalized.
And shipped pronto via USPS Priority Mail.
Here is his address:
Scott W. Allen
108 Paradise Harbour Blvd
Box 405
North Palm Beach, FL. 33408-5047
$22 — U.S.— shipping included.
$36 — International — shipping included.
MO, cash or check payable to Scott Allen, please.
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Aces Back To Back is the most detailed, accurate and up-to-date history of the Grateful Dead ever written.
Author Scott W. Allen recounts the Grateful Dead’s history from their earliest roots — the April, 1960 meeting of Jerry Garcia and Robert Hunter — and takes you right up to the debut of the documentary film about Bob Weir at the Tribeca Film Festival in Manhattan in April, 2014.
All the key moments in-between are covered in Aces Back to Back.
We are blessed to have a Foreword from Grateful Dead lyricist and renowned civil libertarian John Perry Barlow.
Mr Allen has been commissioned by The Library of Congress to write the essay that will accompany the enshrinement of the Grateful Dead’s show on May 8, 1977 into the National Recording Registry.
We are also happy to announce the release of an updated edition of Aces Back To Back !!
The updated edition of Aces Back to Back is available directly from Scott (see details above) and is also available on both Amazon.com and Barnes&Noble.com at awesome discounted prices !!
Amazon.com:
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by happycat! >^.^<m~ | Apr 2, 2010 | Reviews |
Confessions of a Dead Head
Trips and Travels with a Magical Band
by the Starburst Commander aka Bob Drobatz
I was hanging outside the Masonic Hall in Mill Valley, CA on a cold January night in 2010. Inside the hall Furthur was jamming, a rehearsal with a live audience. Myself, caught without a ticket, and leaning against a truck, listening to the show from outside, sound a bit muffled by the wall, still worth the listen. Along with some folks on the street, a few vendors, some local kids, a couple other hardcore revelers, and the event security, who were not bothering us much at all. Maybe a dozen or so people outside at the peak of crowdedness.
It was a friendly little scene on the streets of Mill Valley. That was where I met the Starburst Commander. This really nice guy who told me about this book he wrote: Confessions of a Dead Head. Deadheads are always creating things, art, clothing, music, all sorts of stuff. And I know a few start out to write a book, but that is no easy task (it took me three months to write a review!) The Commander, or Bob, was genuine in his enthusiasm for what he had done, and he also assured me the book would detail the origins of his name! I was looking forward to exploring this book. Well, all good things in all good time, I read it a month later.
It’s not a long book, and it is fun to read – it flows like talking to a new friend in the lot or a campground, and hearing some good old show stories. There are a lot of good memories packed into this book, do not let it’s size deceive you. Meaty detailed confessions!!! The Starburst Commander leads you on his journey, and it’s like you are on tour together.
His early exposure to Grateful Dead music, his first show experiences, hanging out with his friends. Fun to ride along, you are in his van, the “Orange Barrel”! Without going into detail of each and every show he was ever at, he shares enough of his personal long strange trip, from shows in the 1970’s through Jerry’s passing, and on into the modern milieu, to give us a full vista of the journey. The moments he does magnify are perfect little glimpses at the magical accidents that many of us have enjoyed at shows, or on the way there and back again. And the koan like lessons available in those moments.
His confessions allow us to be part of his group of friends, and to share in their adventures, and enjoy travelling to shows with them. We see the role the music, the musicians, and the shows have in their lives, and if you are a dead head yourself, easy to relate to your own experiences with the band. I want to tell you all the stories, and tell you about my new friends Dentist and Donntist and Starbutt! And the one where Starbutt met Mickey Hart and… but I’d rather encourage you to get a copy of the book, and read it for yourself! To be a bit cliché, but truthful here: I laughed, I cried, and it was a feel good read. Really!
An honest book, with plenty of insight into the land of the Dead Head. I imagine it would be a good primer for a non-head to read, to get an idea of the culture and history; it is coherent and broad enough, without being dauntingly overburdened with set lists and statistics. Dating someone that doesn’t quite get “it”? Give them this book, and Europe ‘72. And maybe something to get them molecular…
Get your copy from the Starburst Commander : http://www.confessionsofadeadhead.com
