Book details

  • Genre:biography & autobiography
  • Sub-genre:Personal Memoirs
  • Language:English
  • Pages:248
  • Paperback ISBN:9780984985258

And THEN What Happened? A Photographic Memoir

The Sequel to "Dancing with the Dead": 1974 - 2003

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, she continues telling the stories of her non-traditional life after (she thought) she'd left the Dead behind, again with photos.

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 - Rosie's optimism and adaptability helped her overcome continuous 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.

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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 and San Francisco music scene several times, as a worker, a friend, and of course, as a photographer. While Deadheads - followers of the Grateful Dead - and/or of Rosie herself might be the most obvious first readers of this new book; it has a much broader appeal that that. As a woman who came of age in San Francisco as part of the counterculture that blossomed there in the mid-Sixties, Rosie developed a unique approach to the opportunities and challenges in her life. She often uses the phrase, "One foot in front of the other," when faced with 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, sometime into and then out of dire circumstances - but always with a wry sense of humor and an optimism that things will always work out.
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About The Author

Photographer and author Rosie McGee lived, worked, and traveled with the Grateful Dead during their first decade as a band. Her candid photographs of the band have appeared in dozens of books, films and magazines; and she's widely respected in the Deadhead community for her photography and as an early-days tribal storyteller.

In 2012, she self-published, "Dancing with the Dead--A Photographic Memoir 1964-1974", an intimate look at the adventures she shared with the band as a member of their core family. The book is illustrated with 200 of Rosie's photos.

in 2021, she published a coffee table art book of her Grateful Dead photos, which sold out of two printings.

In 2026, she turned 80 and has now self-published, "And THEN What Happened? 1974-2003", in which she chronicles the years after (she thought) she left the Grateful Dead behind. From 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 - Rosie's optimism and adaptability helped her overcome continuous obstacles to living a quiet and peaceful life.

She currently lives in Oregon, where she enjoys time with her family, photographing the beauty of the Pacific Northwest, writing, making art, managing her photo/publishing company and dancing to live music.

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