jcp@osiris.UUCP (Jody Patilla) (05/05/85)
<Heavy sigh> Well, I never thought that I would be contributing something to net.music.gdead, but a book came in themail a couple of days ago that might be of interest to all you Dead fans (and the live ones, too). "PLaying in the Band: An Oral and Visual Portrait of the Grateful Dead" by David Gans and Peter Simon features long interviews with band members, band history, and a collection of black-and-white and glossy color photos of the band and friends, with a short forward by Phil Lesh. It's a large paperback, printed on heavy stock, from St. MArtin's Press at $14.95. I doubt that it's in the stores yet, but should be available within a week or two. David Gans is a music critic working out of Oakland, and a long-time Dead fan. He nonetheless manages not to fawn all over the band, and writes alot about the music itself. (Peter Simon is the photographer) David is a senior editor at Record, and did a piece awhile back on rock-and-roll bimbos. Because the piece was referred to in the press by Madonna and then by Ben Fong-Torres, David ended up being dragged onto talk shows and the like to talk about the bimbo phenomenon (much to his surprise). Currently he is working on a book about the Talking Heads. -- jcpatilla "'Get stuffed !', the Harlequin replied ..."