{"product_id":"gypsy-alibi-a-gonzo-memoir-9781682832684","title":"Gypsy Alibi: A Gonzo Memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBorn in San Antonio and raised in\u003cbr\u003eLubbock, Bob Livingston drank from the same West Texas water as musicians like\u003cbr\u003eTerry Allen, Joe Ely, Lloyd Maines, and others who were surfing the wake of\u003cbr\u003eBuddy Holly, Sonny Curtis, and the Crickets. Livingston made his way to Austin\u003cbr\u003eand installed himself among the progenitors of the Cosmic Cowboy movement, who\u003cbr\u003eplayed outlaw country music and broke the rules that didn't suit them. Livingston\u003cbr\u003eis best known as the bass player and singer for the Lost Gonzo Band that toured\u003cbr\u003eand recorded with visionary mavericks like Jerry Jeff Walker, Ray Wylie Hubbard, \u003cbr\u003eand Michael Martin Murphey. \u003ci\u003eGypsy Alibi \u003c\/i\u003ecaptures the life of a working\u003cbr\u003emusician, its flights of (and fights with) creative genius. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGypsy Alibi\u003c\/i\u003e is Cosmic Bob's\u003cbr\u003eorigin story, but it also tells a tale of how music traverses the planet. Serving\u003cbr\u003esince the '80s as a Global Music Ambassador for the US State Department, \u003cbr\u003eLivingston has taken Texas music as far afield as India, Pakistan, Nepal, \u003cbr\u003eBangladesh, Africa, Vietnam, and the Middle East. Livingston's romping\u003cbr\u003enarrative acts as a gonzo travelogue that traces the spread and reception of\u003cbr\u003euniquely Texan culture across the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLivingston, Bob:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eBob Livingston \u003c\/b\u003eis\u003cbr\u003ea Texas troubadour, globe-trotting musician, writer, and storyteller whose\u003cbr\u003elifelong journey in music has taken him from honky-tonks and folk clubs to\u003cbr\u003econcert halls and stages across the world. A founding member of the legendary\u003cbr\u003eLost Gonzo Band, he played a pivotal role in the rise of progressive country\u003cbr\u003eand outlaw music scenes of the 1970s and beyond. With six acclaimed studio\u003cbr\u003ealbums and performances throughout the US and in more than twenty-five\u003cbr\u003ecountries as a cultural ambas-sador for the US State Department, Livingston has\u003cbr\u003ebuilt a career grounded in curiosity, creativity, and connection. \u003ci\u003eGypsy\u003cbr\u003eAlibi: A Gonzo Memoir \u003c\/i\u003eis his first book.","brand":"Texas Tech University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51648813629714,"sku":"9781682832684","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2ef8a8b7-74e0-41c6-b50f-79537a65d248.jpg?v=1759834467","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/gypsy-alibi-a-gonzo-memoir-9781682832684","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}