Home Before Daylight: My Life on the Road with the Grateful Dead

Big Steve was there and he tells a good story, a must read for any dead head

My puppy shredded the book within 4 hours of delivery. I read maybe 30 pages. Seemed good. Dog loved it. WOOF.

The roadie's view. Rolls along at a pace that suggests what the day to day and longer term life of a crewman and sidekick to a great band and musician (Parish worked with Garcia's solo projects as well).The paragraphs on Nitrous had me in stitches!!!!!

Good biography, although not a favourite of mine. As both a huge Dead and JGB fan, I was looking forward to reading some tour stories and, while some of it is indeed touched upon, there are parts where I found my interest waning. I get that a music book cannot go without discussing drugs, but at one point about 2 or more pages were dedicated to talking about nitrous oxide! There were other parts of the book where my mind wandered. I will say how the part of the book documenting Steve's personal tragedy was harrowing and shocking. It was very, very sad. There was another part however, which documents all the people Steve knew who died. It made for depressing reading, I must admit. Luckily, the road stories/band stories were littered throughout, and stopped me from giving up on this book, (slightly OTT there, as I never stop a book - I'll persevere until the end). I feel Steve's stories are better suited to documentaries, as opposed to a whole book.

Perfect for some behind the scenes light reading on the Dead.