Dancing with the Dead - Rosie McGee's Memoir

[therealrosiemcgee]

Thanks for your kind comments.
 
@lbpesq - you're right. No ghost writer for me, thanks. I had to do it myyyyy waaaayyyyy!
 
@rustyg61 - I'm not sure about releasing a print version in the near future but I hope to at some point. I really have my hands full right now. As for Kickstarter, etc., I'll certainly look at those options, but producing a worthy pitch and figuring out the premiums you'll give away, etc. takes time, focus and attention - none of which I currently have.

[bob2]

i don't know if this is entirely applicable, or if you have, or are trying to get, some kind of agreement with a publishing house, but... this place does self-publishing: http://www.blurb.com
i know a couple people that did smaller volume things here and were able to sell what they wanted. i don't know all the details, so it may not work, but it doesn't cost anything to look at the website. (i actually found the site because of an old skateboarding zine from the eighties, which used to be hand xeroxed and mailed out back then.)  
note to moderators/anyone else: i am not affiliated with the above mentioned website, just making a suggestion. if this post is too commercial in nature, please feel free to delete it and i apologize in advance.

[jon_jackson]

Finished it yesterday. A very interesting and informative book. Great photos as well. I read it straight through and enjoyed it a lot. Thanks for sharing your story and pictures.
Jon

[pasewark]

I bought the ebook on amazon, just a cursory glance so far. Looks great!

[edwin]

Thanks for the great read, Rosie! It's a wonderful perspective on some very inspiring times. Seeing America at a time when commodification hadn't inflated the cost of everything so completely and there was a possibility of living a life outside of sprinting to stand still creates a lot of questions about the price of progress, which seems to be defined as the maximization of the monetary value of everything. Cheap rent goes a long way to creating an atmosphere for good art and intellectual inquiry!
 
I was hoping for some Europe '72 commentary and photos, so maybe there can be an update!

[edwin]

Oops, silly me. I was scrolling through and looking for E72 photos. When I read the section on the tour and read the part about MAM's tour prep, I totally understood. Rosie, that was very humane of you to leave your camera at home. Of course, we missed the pictures that might have been, but as someone who has struggled with maintaining my craft as a photographer while on the road as a musician, with the resultant hassles with gear and getting my photo head space together in the midst of other endeavors, I think you made the right decision. A great way to be diplomatic, show support and free yourself!

[dlbydgtl]

Really enjoyed the book and photography! What i thought were crazy times here in the midwest now seem kind of tame.  : ) John

[therealrosiemcgee]

NEW a few days ago - I've created an online gallery where you can buy prints of some of my Grateful Dead photos, including being able to add mounting, mats and framing, for one-stop shopping. People have been asking me for this for years, but I just now got it together. There are only a dozen photos on there now, but I'll add more later, plus some other musicians even later.
I hope you'll check it out, and thanks!  Rosie
 
http://smu.gs/SNAYzG

[edwin]

Thanks, Rosie! As a Phil and Starfire fan, I'm sure I'll be placing an order soon.

[mc500]

Rosie, Thank you for a wonderful summer read.  I really enjoyed all the thought, time and memories you put into this outstanding book.  Gratefully, John

[therealrosiemcgee]

Thanks, all. You may be interested to read the review and interview on the Grateful Dead site, in Blair Jackson's Golden Road blog. http://bit.ly/R0Dkbc - Also, I'll be doing some in-person author readings where I'll show photos. Coming up in October, Santa Cruz, Eugene and Portland. Please go to http://www.rosiemcgee.com/contact to sign up for email notifications, and thank you!  Rosie

[jzias]

Really enjoyable read.  Rosie is a great lady too!  Love her documenting of the event of what happened to be my first Grateful Dead show at Central Pk, NYC, 1968.