Life in the Fast Lane - Glenn Schiffman

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Résumé :
The 1970s Rock'n'Roll Road is paved with myths and stories. Some of them are mine. In this fictional autobiography, events and names are often changed for privacy, but much of it is mostly true... From 1971-76, I crewed 1,100 shows with over-40 top rock bands, including Led Zepplin, Elvis, Linda Ronstadt, Loggins & Messina, and the Rolling Stones. I was not a musician or a roadie...

Biographie:
Glenn Schiffman has lived many iterations in one lifetime. He was a preacher's kid In New York State, a high school nerd in the midwest, a fraternity boy in downstate Illinois, and a grad student in San Francisco. In the late 1960s, he lived six years as a hippie and blacklisted radical in the Haight-Ashbury. He has a BA in American Indian History, an MFA in Creative Writing and an MSC in Spiritual Psychology. Since 1980, Glenn has participated in thousands of Native American spiritual ceremonies under the mentorship of elders from four different tribes. He spent 20 years working in the music and entertainment businesses, two years creating content about Native American history for IBM's EduQuest division, six years dispatching limos that chauffeured showbiz high rollers in Southern California, and ten years as a foreman for a Class-A construction company. His first autobiographical novel The Way I Was Taught was a finalist for the 2014 Eric Hoffer Book Award for indie and self-published fiction. He has also written several serialized anthologies of short stories and spiritual essays. After decades in Southern Calfornia and 'on the road,' Glenn's enjoying life as a grandfather, father, and husband (of 40+ years) in Northwest Montana (which ...

Sommaire:
I was the sound equipment Truck Driver. If I didn't get the sound gear to a gig on time, the show could not go on. I have dozens of tales inspired by my own observations and experiences. I met hundreds of memorable people on the road and backstage. I saw rock stars 'up close and personal,' as well as their groupies and fans. I learned patience, the value of being prepared, and how a little appreciation goes a long way. In the Seventies, Rock'n'Roll graduated from psychedelics and weed to cocaine and speed. The music venues grew from bar-band dives to 100,000 seat stadiums. Equipment transportation mushroomed from a single roadie's van to 50-truck caravans on multi-city tours hopscotching stages and lighting trusses between three stadiums at a time. Almost 50 years later, interest in Rock'n'Roll's evolution has caught up with me and my 'driver's log' has finally fermented into a brew worth sharing. If you were there (or wish you had been), I hope you enjoy this "...