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Tuesday, September 8, 2020

GREAT READ FOR ROCK & ROLL FANS: TEN RULES OF THE ROAD I LEARNED AT MY FIRST CONCERT AN ORDINARY GUY'S LIFETIME OF LIVE ROCK & ROLL

Ten Rules Of The Road That I Learned At My First Concert is one ordinary guy's saga of 160 concerts over the last 44 years:

"From scalping tickets to catch Captain Fantastic at the height of his success to missing the opportunity to see Sir Paul close down Shea Stadium; from meeting one band in the middle of 43rd street to watching another play in a parking lot; from seeing a crowd throw objects at an amateur lead-in band to hearing two legends, Macca and Bruce, play "I Saw Her Standing There" - twice; from never seeing Van Morrison play "Someone Like You" to having him surprise us all with a rendition of "Send In The Clowns"; from attending a concert that never started to being at a show that we wouldn’t let end; the “Ten Rules Of The Road” have marked the moments of my journey from August 15, 1976 right through today."

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TEN RULES OF THE ROAD I LEARNED AT MY FIRST CONCERT
An Ordinary Guy’s Lifetime Of Live Rock & Roll

Table of Contents

Dedications

Before The Rules
  • Back When It All Began

The Ten Rules
  • Introduction
  • Rule #1: You Can’t Get Good Seats, But The Scalpers Can
  • Rule #2: Expect The Unexpected On The Way To Or From The Show
  • Rule #3: No Concert Ever Starts On Time
  • Rule #4: Rejoice - There Is No Opening Act
  • Rule #5: Rock Concerts Are Rarely Played At A Venue Meant For Music
  • Rule #6: Enjoy The Special Guests - They’re a Rare Event
  • Rule #7: The Set List - The Bad News - The Band Will Never Play Everything You Want To Hear
  • Rule #8: The Set List - The Good News - The Band Will Always Play An Unanticipated Tune You’ll Never Forget
  • Rule #9: Elvis Has Left The Building - Once The Houselights Come On, The Show Is Over
  • Rule #10: Don’t Miss The Moment - Go To Every Show You Can

Outside The Rules
  • Introduction
  • On The Grateful Dead
    • There’s Nothing Like A Grateful Dead Concert
    • Jerry Garcia Vs. The Grateful Dead
  • On The Business Of Concerts
    • Concert Ticket Prices Over The Years
    • The Omnipresent John Scher
  • On Concert Song Selections
    • Ten Memorable Cover Songs - Grateful Dead Edition
    • Ten Memorable Cover Songs - Non-Grateful Dead Edition
    • Same Song, Different Band 
  • On Concerts And Life
    • The Summer Of Love And My Lifetime Of Live Rock & Roll
    • Passing The Torch
    • Farewell Yellow Brick Road - The End of An Era?

The Concerts
  • Introduction
  • Concerts Summaries: 1976 - 2019

The Lists
  • Introduction - Baseball, RelixDeadbase And My Obsession With Concert Statistics
  • Concert Statistics: 1976 - 2019
  • Selected Set Lists

Conclusion
  • A Long And Difficult Set Break

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