"It's just amazing to see this first draft of what would become a distinguished career," said McNally during a call from his home in San Francisco's Mission District. "I think this book's very existence is going to be a bit of a revelation to most people."
Discovered by Hunter's widow, Maureen, among his belongings following his death in 2019, 'The Silver Snarling Trumpet' offers a fascinating survey of the days that preceded the formation of a singular band in American culture.
Specifically, it focuses on exploits that took place in 1961 in Palo Alto courtesy of Garcia, Hunter, future Grateful Dead extended family member Alan Trist, who would go on to direct the band's music publisher arm, and a 16-year-old local named Brigid Meier.
Together, they'd gather without aid of alcohol or drugs (mostly) to debate nuclear policy, recite poetry and play bluegrass music. Written in 1962 from notes Hunter took but never published, the text finds several key members of the Dead engaging in formative conversations that would ultimately shape.
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