Skeleton Key: A Dictionary for Deadheads
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Book Overview
For fifty years and more than two thousand shows, the Grateful Dead have been earning the "deadication" of more than a million fans. Along the way, Deadheads have built an original and authentic American subculture, with vivid jargon and rich love, and its own legends, myths, and spirituality. "Replete with a healthy sense of humor and an obvious love for its subject . . . the mix of concrete and the absurd reminds you of the Dead's music itself."--Rolling Stone Skeleton Key: A Dictionary for Deadheads is the first map of what Jerry Garcia calls "the Grateful Dead outback," as seen through the eyes of the faithful, friends, and family, including Bill Walton, Elvis Costello, Tipper Gore, Al Franken, Bob Bralove, Dick Latvala, Blair Jackson, David Gans, Bruce Hornsby, Rob Wasserman, and Robert Hunter. Skeleton Key puts you on the Merry Pranksters' bus behind the real Cowboy Neal, uncovers the origins of Cherry Garcia, follows the dancing bear on its trip from psychedelic artifact to trademarked icon, and unlocks the Dead's own tape vault. Informative reading for the new fan or the most grizzled "tourhead," Skeleton Key shines throughout with Deadheads' own stories, wit, insiders' knowledge, sincere appreciation of the music of the "band beyond description," and the diverse and soulful culture it inspires.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0385474024
ISBN13:9780385474023
Release Date:August 1994
Publisher:Crown Publishing Group (NY)
Length:416 Pages
Weight:0.93 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 5.5" x 8.2"
Customer Reviews
4 ratings
Grate Book!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 20 years ago
I've had this book since 1995 and my copy is about worn through! I've read it dozens of times from cover-to-cover and still find new and interesting things. Great book for anyone interested in the scene and/or the music!
Awesome!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
Hey everybody!i have just finished this book! it's awesome! it really takes me back to the tours of the day! If you want to be taken back too, then take a copy of this book home with you today! i guarantee you won't regret it!
This is the ultimate book for deadheads.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 26 years ago
A brilliantly written book for anyone who has ever loved their music and their vibe.
definitive
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 27 years ago
This book is a labor of love from a person who has been immersed in the cultural phenomena known as he "Grateful Dead".Any person who has attended Grateful Dead "shows" will find that this book tremendously enriches the memories and experiences.
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