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Len Dell’Amico’s Memoir Reveals Grateful Dead Secrets

4/22/2025

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Len Dell’Amico's memoir, "Friend of the Devil," offers a captivating glimpse into his adventures with Jerry Garcia and the Grateful Dead from 1980 to 1995. Filled with hilarious tales, like a drunken duck on the set of "Hell in a Bucket," Dell’Amico paints a vivid portrait of Garcia's humility and resilience, shining through even in the face of heart disease.

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Len Dell’Amico's memoir, "Friend of the Devil," offers a captivating glimpse into his adventures with Jerry Garcia and the Grateful Dead from 1980 to 1995. Filled with hilarious tales, like a drunken duck on the set of "Hell in a Bucket," Dell’Amico paints a vivid portrait of Garcia's humility and resilience, shining through even in the face of heart disease.