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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."
EN 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, Relix, Deadbase And My Obsession With Concert Statistics
- Concert Statistics: 1976 - 2019
- Selected Set Lists
Conclusion
- A Long And Difficult Set Break
