Country Joe And Me

Country Joe And Me

Country Joe and Me is about a rock-folk icon and a San Francisco public school teacher. A long time ago Country Joe McDonald and his Navy pal Ron Cabral had an idea to write a book about the story of their lives. They met in 1960 while serving in the U.S.Navy as 18-year old sailors at Naval Air Station Atsugi, Japan. Follow their interactions over several decades - a roller coaster ride of shared experiences in the military, education and music. Told by Cabral from the perspective of "ground zero" it offers a unique look at the emergence of Country Joe and the cultural, political, and musical revolution that blossomed in San Francisco and Berkeley during the late 60's and early 70's.- There are chapters on Country Joe and The Fish, Janis Joplin and Joe's brief love affair with her. Go behind the scenes with Bill Graham and Jerry Garcia during "Summerland" - a very special project for high school students initiated by Country Joe while he was a volunteer teacher in Ron's school called Opportunity High .Also included are the lyrics to some of Country Joe's most important songs, memorabilia, rare photos, a discography and a lot more-- There is a special Afterword by Country Joe on his role with the Vietnam Vets over the years. A must read for every Country Joe fan. This is the only book currently available on Country Joe. For more information on Country Joe see countryjoe.com.From the PublisherAUTHORHOUSE is a print on demand companyFrom the Author3 book are cited in Country Joe and Me = On the Road by Jack Kerouac, Summer of Love by Joel Selvin and Bill Graham Presents - my life inside Rock and Out by Bill Graham and Robert Greenfield.About the AuthorRon Cabral a native of San Francisco and graduate of San Francisco State University became a teacher in 1965 and later a middle school principal with the San Francisco public schools serving for 35 years. Between the years 1967 and 1973 while teaching and starting a family he became deeply involved in the emerging music revolution-taking place in his hometown of San Francisco. He promoted concerts and managed a few rock bands some of which played at Fillmore-West and Winterland for rock czar Bill Graham. A trombone player and percussionist since his youth he had occasion to record with Gold and play briefly with Country Joe and The All-Stars. In 2003 Ron backed Joe on trombone at several appearances in the Bay Area. In 2004 and 2005 he went on the road with the Country Joe Band (all former members of Country Joe and The Fish) to sell his book Country Joe and Me. Those road trips were two West Coast Tours traveling from LA to Seattle and Vancouver, B.C.Ron met Joe McDonald (the subject of Country Joe and Me) while serving in the U.S. Navy in 1960 at Naval Air Station, Atsugi, Japan - they have remained friends ever since. Ron is married with 3 grown children and 5 grandchildren. He lives in Concord, California. He is currently co-writing his second book called And Then They Were Gone - a story about the many students he knew who happened to be members of the Peoples Temple who were enrolled in his Public Alternative High school by Reverend Jim Jones in 1976. Most of those 125 students went on to a place in Guyana called Jonestown never to return.