The cover of Night Cadre was the first reason I picked up the book. The artwork is beautiful in it’s use of the night sky (stars, crescent moon, the spacey background) and skeletons. Upon picking it up and looking more closely at who the poet was, I was surprised to find out that Robert Hunter is the key lyricist of the Grateful Dead. I wish was I able to say that I knew his association with the legendary band. I’m knowledgeable in music, but I guess not in everything.
 When I got it home I was like, this is cool. I found the card for a reading by Hunter in Manhattan. It was for sometime between 1991 and 1992 since this book was published in 91 and Idiot’s Delight, which is advertised for said was released in 92. I thought it was a great find in this book. One thing I wish happened, though, was that the person who owned the book brought it to the reading. I’m taking a guess that the owner didn’t bring the book for the simple fact that it isn’t signed. It could have been brought to the reading and it wasn’t able to be signed due to time, crowds, or some other reason. Either way it’s cool just having this piece of history.