The untold story of life on the road with the Grateful Dead; written by an insider who lived it from the early days to today.Steve Parish was never one to walk the straight-and-narrow; even during his childhood growing up in Flushing Meadow; Queens. Busted as a teenager for selling acid in the summer of 1968; Parish landed in Rikers Island. The experience changed him and after getting out he did his best to stay out of trouble; securing a job moving music equipment at the New York State Pavilion. The first show he worked was a Grateful Dead concert in July of 1969 and Parish was captivated by the music. A life seemingly headed nowhere had suddenly found its calling as he fell in quickly with a band of likeminded misfits who formed the nucleus of what would be the greatest road crew in rock n roll history.Parish traveled to California where his apprenticeship began. Working for the band for free and learning his craft; Parish got to know Jerry; Bobby; Phil; Billy and Mickey and through the years their relationships forged an unbreakable bond. He became very close with Garcia in particular; acting as his personal roadie and later manager for his solo performances and Garcia Band shows. He was there during times of trouble (like when a pimp held Garcia hostage at gunpoint in a New York hotel room); spending hours by his bedside when Garcia was in a coma in 1986; and performing the duties of best man at his wedding. He was also the last friend to see Garcia alive. Throughout the Deads historic run; there were parties of biblical proportion and celebrity run-ins with everybody from Bob Dylan to Frank Sinatra--but there was a dark side to life on the road and tragedy didnt just strike the musicians.But Home Before Daylight is a story of friendship; of music and redemption. It is a piece of music history; one that reflects the American spirit of adventure and brotherhood. Seen through Steve Parishs eyes and experiences; The Grateful Deads wild ride has never been so revealing.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Organization of the book is not ideal for new playersBy BillThe book is organized by key. offering the most common closed chords used in each key. If you just want to find a specific chord. you have to thumb through to find a key that the chord is used in. Also. the chords for each key are spread across three pages. so you cant simply lay the book flat open to the key you are working in and see all the options. Instead. you have to flip back and forth. Organizing it by key might have had some advantages if all the chords had been placed on just two facing pages. so they all might be seen with the boom laid open in front of you. Furthermore. the book offers mostly four finger closed chord options. For beginners. it probably would make more sense to present some of the simpler open chords alongside the closed ones. offering them a good place to start. while also showing them where they might go as their dexterity improves.3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. but Id like to have all the "A" options groupedBy Matthew E. MooneyIts arranged by song key. not the chords. so you have to flip around a lot to find things. Its a personal preference. but Id like to have all the "A" options grouped. Since Im new to Mandolin. I often just need a chord and its variations. not all the chords in the key. The diagrams are great. Id just like a different organization.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Keep This In Your Case!By TennesseeJasperIrsquo;ve been a guitar player for some years now. and on a whim I purchased a mandolin as a means of augmenting my versatility. I only needed to learn the chord positions on this instrument as accompaniment for songs I already knew on the guitar. for the time being. as I am also a vocalist and was not concerned with playing any melodies or scales. None the less. every other chord is. of course. also included. This small volume is primarily a reference book with chord diagrams consisting of chord name. fretboard location. and finger position dots illustrated for each chord. Included in the introduction are the note names of each of the strings when played in their respective "open positionsrdquo;. plus tuning information and adequate enough procedural instruction that even novices should be able to put to use in teaching themselves the accompaniment to well known favorites. I strongly recommend purchasing a song-book of familiar tunes with mandolin chord diagrams included. however. as an aid in pursuing such an endeavor.
