I have read pretty much everything written about the Grateful Dead. It is a quintessential story of American ingenuity, but my favorite is the one written by a guy that can tell the story with authority, someone who was there every step of the way
Phil Lesh took the time to write his story himself, no"as told to" or ghost writing. What comes through is Phil's intelligence, humor and great good will. It is one of my favorite books on the 60's revolution San Francisco style along with Stephen Gaskin's "Haight Ashbury Flashbacks". For those of you too young to remember it is dripping with 60s flavor, you can just FEEL that this is the real deal.
Phil tells the story with great candor, not even sparing himself from the ugly details. He talks at length of the pitfalls of rockstardom Grateful Dead style and the combination of brilliance and disfunction that turned the Acid Test house band into one of the biggest brands in all entertainment.
Ultimately it is a love song for life, music, family and the musical brotherhood.
Long live Phil Lesh.
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