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Summary: A book not for the phan or interested reader
Review: To be blunt, the book was disappointing on all levels. I read it while stuck overnight in a bookstore during a horrible rainstorm in Pennsylvania. I have never "toured" with Phish, so to speak, merely attended many random shows when they were in my area. I am a trader, a taper and a phan. Beyond that, I myself am an avid reader and writer. On both of these planes, this book failed to interest me. Phish fans: This book offers no insight to the music or energy of the tour that the reader was on. His willingness to miss shows merely to catch a few extra hours of sleep or to grab another bit to eat at the "Waffle House" is quite the letdown for an anxious fan who would give any one of his limbs to catch an extra show. He can't connect with those who feel truly privileged to be at any one of the shows on tour and he can't muster up the energy to satiate his lackluster curiosity. Don't expect to live vicariously through this book - it won't do that. Interested readers: The level of skill exhibited in the writing of this book is pathetic. Mr. Gibbon is more of an elementary school student trying for an "A" on his first real paper then a professional writer. The language is non-descriptive and trite. Clichés are used throughout and the entire novel seems to drag on as one lament after another molds together into a lump of words. There are better things to do with your time - don't waste it here. There is an interesting concept here and the experience of touring with Phish really should be captured, but not by someone in a rented Jeep with hotel rooms at every tour stop.
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Summary: Tail indeed.
Review: Un-informed, uninspired, and uninteresting. Yawn.
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Summary: This was a really bad read
Review: Unless you want a horrible misrepresentation of the scene, do not read this book. Sean complains most of the time and I am not even sure if he ever had fun. To sum up this book, I would say it is about a guy who hates camping, hates crowds, is too afraid to do interviews, gets a hotel at Deercreek (anyone who does not camp at Deercreek is out of their minds), cannot handle a dank brownie, has no concept of phamily, misjudges everyone, and overall is an idiot. I am not even sure why he wrote this book and why anyone published it. If you want to get a taste of what tour is like, shut your eyes envision the greatest time in the world and smile. Do not listen to Sean because it is obvious he never has had this feeling.
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Summary: Take it as it is
Review: When I first picked up "Run Like an Antelope," I was expecting to read a detailed account of a diehard Phan on tour-- the type of experience I have lead myself a few times before. What I found instead was more of an outsider's perspective. While Gibbon clearly likes the music, his passion does not match the truly intense devotion of so many on tour. And to me, that is the beauty of this book. Gibbon exposes the insanity of tour life and its clear removal from everyday existence, and he does so in an entertaining and thought-provoking style. This is not a "How to tour with Phish" manual; rather, it is a reflection on the positives and negatives of such devotion, told by someone who maybe hasn't lived for three weeks on nothing but veggie quesadillas. No one should resent the book for that- just take it for its intent. I really enjoyed it.
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Summary: High Expectations
Review: When I recieved my copy of 'Run Like an Antelope' I eagerly read the back cover - and was immediately excited about the book. However as Sean Gibbon's story progressed I could not help but find myself dissapointed. Having attended over fifty Phish shows - and doing most of the tour Mr. Gibbon writes of - I was amazed at his lask of understanding of the true meaning of Phish. He constantly complains about how his tour was difficult, with backstage passes and hotel rooms, things that my friends and I would kill for. The author calls himself a Phish fan, and seems to enjoy the music (the best writing in the book occurs when he writes of his passion for the music), but he needs to realize all the positive things about Phish fans, not just the negative.
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Summary: if it was so bad, how come i finished it?
Review: Yes, the author is self-absorbed, but then, what writer isn't? As someone who has wanted to write a book about Phish for some time now, i was excited to read this. i was disappointed with his quick-to-judge attitudes, his preconceived notions, and his blatant disregard for everything that Phish stands for. How can one get an accurate view of something when he constantly remains an outsider? He smugly writes of how "computers don't matter out here" while he himself is TYPING ON HIS LAPTOP. however, just b/c i think he made an abomination of the tour scene, that doesn't mean it wasn't well written. sure, i disagreed with him every other page and wanted to throw the book across the room, but instead, i kept reading. and yes, the chapter about 98degrees was a bit much. he's mocking us, i believe, just to get a rise out of us. and we played right into his hands and bought the book. Touche.
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