From San Francisco to Europe to Egypt - this is a revealing look at America's most legendary rock'n'roll band, and the tale of a man who lived the dream, from roadie to manager and brother. It was 1969 when Steve Parish worked his first Dead show. He fell in love with a band of like-minded misfits who formed the nucleus of what would be the greatest road crew in rock history. Parish travelled to California and became a permanent fixture of the Dead family. He formed an especially close bond with Jerry Garcia, and was perhaps hardest hit when tragedy struck.