Deadhead Forever: Property of Haze

by Scott Meyer

What if you bought a 1968 Volkswagen microbus from a stranger, and when you started to clean it out you found an old notebook? And what if that notebook was actually the scrapbook of a Deadhead-telling the incredible story of one young man’s groovy experiences traveling the country with his favorite band, collecting great friends and memorabilia along the way? Well, if you did, that scrapbook might look something like this. “Discovered” wedged beneath the back seat of a 1968 Volkswagen van, this brilliant scrapbook-filled with real-life memorabilia-celebrates the glory days of the Grateful Dead and the remarkable subculture that sprang up around the band’s main appearances around the country. Deadhead Forever includes three decades worth of Dead lore and stories, plus more than 100 pictures, concert tickets, and other evocative souvenirs “pasted” onto the pages via drop-shadow photography.

Genres: Music

96 pages, Hardcover

First published August 1, 2001

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Reviews

[David Ward]

Deadhead Forever by Michael Hayes (Running Press Book Publishers 2001)(782.42166) is a hoot! It purports to be a notebook that was found wedged between the seats of an old 1968 VW microbus, and it is actually a scrapbook of one fan's year on tour with the Grateful Dead. I was there for years, and this book brings back a lot of wonderful memories. My rating: 7/10, finished 2/7/13.

[Beth]

Weird.

[Dusti]

Bday gift from the Richeys!

[Jeff Fabrizio]

A quick fun read, heavy on photos, scanned memorabilia and news articles, and handwritten passages, this book is the "found scrapbook" of a fictional Dead Head found aboard a VW Van purchased used. Clever idea, and fun to flip through. Received it as a gift from my very understanding wife, and am thankful to have read it.