- Genre:biography & autobiography
- Sub-genre:Personal Memoirs
- Language:English
- Pages:248
- Paperback ISBN:9780984985258
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Overview
And THEN What Happened? - 1974 - 2003 is Rosie McGee's sequel to her photographic memoir, "Dancing with the Dead - 1964 to 1974", in which she told of her life with the Grateful Dead during their first decade as a band, and illustrated it with 200 photos. At the end of THAT book, we see Rosie leaving the Bay Area to follow her heart to Taos, New Mexico.
In THIS book, illustrated with 175 photos, she continues the stories of her non-traditional life after (she thought) she'd left the Dead behind.
From a craft cooperative in Taos; to a converted lifeboat in Sausalito; to a school bus in the mountains; to a house in a suburban cul-de-sac; to a dorm room at the Grand Canyon--and coming back to the Grateful Dead scene years later--Rosie's optimism and adaptability helped her overcome many obstacles to living a quiet and peaceful life.
In this book, Rosie shares her personal journey, sometime into - and then out of - dire circumstances; but always moving forward with a wry sense of humor and the belief that things will always work out.
Description
In, "And THEN What Happened? - 1974 - 2003", Rosie picks up where her first memoir left off, now telling the stories of her non-traditional life after she (thought she'd) left the Grateful Dead and music scene behind in 1974, to follow her heart to Taos, New Mexico. In this sequel to, "Dancing with the Dead- 1964-1974", illustrated with 175 photos she took of her life as it unfolded before her; she tells of living in a crafts cooperative in Taos; in a converted lifeboat on the Sausalito waterfront; in a school bus with an infant in the mountains of Northern California; returning to corporate employment after years in the music business; and surprisingly to her - coming back into the Grateful Dead scene several times, as a worker, a friend, and of course, as a photographer. While Deadheads will most certainly enjoy this book; it has a much broader appeal that that. As Rosie came of age in San Francisco's 1960's counterculture, she developed a unique approach to the opportunities and challenges in her life. She often uses the phrase, "One foot in front of the other," overcoming obstacles that might otherwise derail her. Just keep moving forward - it'll work out.... Rosie's stories of her non-traditional life show her always moving forward, into and then out of sometimes dire circumstances - but always with a wry sense of humor and an optimism that things will always work out.
