From 1971-76, I crewed 1,100 shows with over-40 top rock bands, including Led Zepplin, Elvis, Linda Ronstadt, Loggins & Messina, and the Rolling Stones. I was not a musician or a roadie; I was the sound equipment Truck Driver. If I didn't get the sound gear to a gig on time, the show could not go on.

I have dozens of tales inspired by my own observations and experiences. I met hundreds of memorable people on the road and backstage. I saw rock stars 'up close and personal, ' as well as their groupies and fans. I learned patience, the value of being prepared, and how a little appreciation goes a long way.

In the Seventies, Rock'n'Roll graduated from psychedelics and weed to cocaine and speed. The music venues grew from bar-band dives to 100,000 seat stadiums. Equipment transportation mushroomed from a single roadie's van to 50-truck caravans on multi-city tours hopscotching stages and lighting trusses between three stadiums at a time.

Almost 50 years later, interest in Rock'n'Roll's evolution has caught up with me and my 'driver's log' has finally fermented into a brew worth sharing. If you were there (or wish you had been), I hope you enjoy this "backstage pass" to what you won't read in rock star biographies.

Glenn's fictional autobiography writing style reminds readers of Hunter S. Thompson and Tom Robbins with a dash of E.L. Doctorow.

"Ride shotgun" with Glenn as he tours the 1970s Rock'n'Roll underworld again...

"Glenn's years as 'Ace Driver' offer a behind the scenes look and expose which few people have experienced and no one else has meaningfully conveyed to us Rock'n'Roll junkies." Jon Zelazny, writer & Pushcart Prize short fiction nominee

"If you love rock and roll, and you want the whole story, then this very real back-story of the music of our lives is a mandatory read. The reality of Glenn Schiffman's Life in the Fast Lane is deep... An amazing chronical of the Rock'n'Roll road." Merel Bregante, country-western music producer; former drummer for Loggins & Messina