Len Dell’Amico to Discuss ‘Friend of the Devil’ Memoir at Kepler’s Books
Dell’Amico will delve into the Grateful Dead’s early video experiments at a Kepler’s Books event on August 17 in Menlo Park.
Overview
- Len Dell’Amico’s memoir “Friend of the Devil” recounts his tenure as the Grateful Dead’s film and video producer from 1980 through the early 1990s.
- He will appear at Kepler’s Books in Menlo Park on August 17 to discuss the book alongside author Jim Newton in an event moderated by band historian David Gans.
- Dell’Amico organized an October 1980 pay-per-view concert at Radio City Music Hall that transmitted a live Dead show to 25 theaters nationwide.
- His film work includes directing the concert film So Far and the music video for “Hell in a Bucket,” projects that were temporarily halted when Jerry Garcia fell into a diabetic coma in 1985.
- The memoir offers personal anecdotes about the band’s in-house, democratic structure and their early embrace of electronic distribution and fan-driven archival access.