Grateful Dead Backstage Pass Cal Expo Sacramento CA 5/5/91 5/5/1991 Bertha Mouse

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Grateful Dead Backstage Pass : 1991 : " Bertha !!! " Skull & Roses !! - Mouse / Kelley Art Design ! : Summer Tour '91 ! : May 5, 1991 ( 5/5/91 : 5/5/1991 ) - Cal Expo Amphitheatre - Sacramento, California ( CA ) : 1991 Grateful Dead Productions, Inc. ( GDP ) - Vintage Original ( Genuine / Authentic ) : Red, White & Blue ! ... " Bertha !! " : Rare !!!
Grateful Dead Backstage Pass ! for the Last-Night of the Cal Expo Rex Foundation ! run - on the '91 Summer Tour !! ... Red, White, Blue & U.S.A. " Bertha !!! " - Rare & Awesome !!!!!
Grateful Dead Fans !  Bertha !! Fans ... and, of course too - Fans of the ' Grate ' Cal Expo !!!  Wow ... oh Cal Expo - how I Miss-You !  So ... do we agree ?  Expo in the '80's & '90's ?  One of the Best ! Treasures of a G.D. Venue ?!!  Always still ! managing to ( kind-of ... ) stay under the radar !  What a Dancin' Floor !!  Ha !  Awesome ...  This is the Vintage Original ( Genuine / Authentic ) Grateful Dead Backstage Pass ( sticker-patch / satin ) for the 1991 Summer Tour " Rex Foundation Benefit " run of Shows ! - at the Cal Expo Amphitheatre, in Sacramento, California ( CA ) - on May 5, 1991 ( 5/5/1991 ) !!  A Pass that speaks for itself ! - in the " Bertha !!! " style & fashion !!  My goodness - did I love Cal Expo ... which, always seemed to feature lots of " Rex " Shows too - in this Late-'80's / Early-'90's Era for the Band !!  And, this run was right at the start of the 1991 Summer Tour too ... which, ended up being pretty darn Hot ! - as a whole !!  There were some serious changes during this time ( obviously ... ) - and, it's pretty hard to top what the Band was up to in both ! 1989 & 1990 - but, I feel they really ! rose to the occasion night-after-night ! - all things considered.  Three nights in Vegas ! with Santana !! kicked off this '91 Summer Tour - and then it was off the Expo ... for Three !!!  And, what made this run pretty Musically-Interesting, at least to my ears - is that there was no Bruce Hornsby at these three Expo Shows.  So ... Musically, the Band was delivering a product more along the lines of say ... the '92 Fall Tour - or, say ... 1993-like ?!  But, it was indeed 1991 - so, there was still some of that infectious Energy ! pound-for-pound with consistency !  And too, at least in my mind ... Rock & Roll is best-played - with only one Keys player.  But, then again - as far as two Drummers go ?  I'll take it !  Ha !  This 5/5/91 Show was on a Sunday - and, though my opinion might be in the overall minority - I kind of thought that this night was the Hottest !?!  With, naturally ... the Help > Slip ! > Franklin's Opener !! - and, a Blistering ! Other One !! having much to do with my opinion.  The Saturday Show delivered a Race Is On - New Speedway > Music ! ... and also, the Playin' > Uncle John's - so, that seemed to be the favorite of most.  But, with this 3-Show run being a Rex-run ? - Wow ... it was just really ' On ! ' every night !!  Because when it's for Rex ! - the Band just seems to push it a " little bit harder ... and just a little bit more " !!  I mean hey - just-think " Cal Expo '93 " !!!  Now, you see what I mean !  Smokin' !!!  And, as for this Pass itself ?  Most-definitely a ' Must-Have ' in the design - as this is after all Bertha ! that we are talking about here !!  And, the Red, White & Baby-Blue ! version !!  This Pass design was used a few different times by GDP - and mostly ... in 1987 & 1991 !  But ... when I get to thinking about it - I'm pretty sure that this 5/5/91 Cal Expo Pass is really one of the only-times - if not ' the ' only time that it was used for a California ! Show ?!?  I can remember Philly & N.Y. versions in '87 - and also RFK in '91 too ... but, I can't think of another for Cali ??!  Which makes this one way-cool, at least to me ... one for the Golden State ! - and, one for Cal Expo !!!  The Good Ol' Early-'90's !  Grateful Dead !!! - doin' it like usual ... in Sacto !! - and, for Rex !!! ... Enjoy !!!!!
Grateful Dead : 5/5/1991 : Cal Expo Amphitheatre - Sacramento, California ( CA ) : Setlist >>>
Set 1 :
Help On The Way > Slipknot ! > Franklin's Tower, Little Red Rooster, Ramble On Rose, Picasso Moon, Brown Eyed Women > Promised
Set 2 :
Eyes Of The World > Women Are Smarter, Ship Of Fools, Truckin' > Terrapin Station > Drums > Space > Other One > Wharf Rat > Throwing Stones > Not Fade Away
Encore :
Knockin' On Heaven's Door
Authentic manufacturer info is factory printed on back of Pass : " Mactac/StarLiner ".
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Grateful Dead Backstage Pass : 1992 : Shakedown Street's 1978 Shakedown Sam !!! ( aka. " The Invisible Man ! " ... Stagger Lee ! ) - Gilbert Shelton 1978 Art Design ! : Summer Tour '92 ! : June 20, 1992 ( 6/20/92 : 6/20/1992 ) - RFK Stadium - Washington, D.C. : 1992 Grateful Dead Productions, Inc. ( GDP ) - Vintage Original ( Genuine / Authentic ) : The ' Return !! ' of " Casey Jones !!! " : Very-Rare !!!
Grateful Dead Fans !!!  Whoa !?!  So ... I suppose the question really is - what does this Green Suited Leisure Suit Man ! mean to You !!  Or, better asked ... exactly What ? do you call him - as it truly would be an excellent Deadhead survey !  " The Invisible Man " ? ... " Shakedown Sam " ? ... " Stagger Lee " ? ...  Ha !  I don't know, but I like'em all - and the good thing is - that you know that you can Always ! find him Smilin'! & Snappin' his Fingers !! right on Shakedown Street !  Oh my ... The Grateful Dead at RFK on June 20, 1992 !!!  So ... here's the ' other ' question - just exactly what does this " Legendary " Early-'90's G.D. Show mean to You !  Because to me, this here - was one of the Grate-est ! Days of My Life !  And, I most certainly think that I'm not in the minority - if you too were one of the ' Lucky Ones ' to be inside the rustic & proud Good Ol' Home of the Washington Redskins !  Well, at least in this fine-era - the one that many Dead Fans know as the Early-'90's !!!  I myself am proud to say that I had it pretty nice & kicked into gear on this '92 Summer Tour ! - as I started off in Charlotte ... and Toured through Buckeye !  I caught 10 in a row - and in the case of this East Coast / Midwest Dead swing - this meant that our Traveling Circus Tour-Team touched down in Charlotte ( NC ) > D.C. ( RFK ) !!! > Star Lake ( PA ( basically WV ! ) ) > Chicago ( Soldier Field ) > Deer Creek ( IN ) > and Buckeye Lake ( OH ) ! ... at least this was the portion of this '92 Summer Tour that I ran - as there were also some dates prior at Richfield ( OH ) - Albany ( at the Knick ! ) - and at Giants Stadium ( NJ / NY ).  So ... even down at the Charlotte Shows - there were some Rumors ! " Swirlin' " that the Band had actually been ' Soundchecking ' Casey Jones !?!  And, because this talk was coming from the known & trusted - in addition to the other general talk - I actually believed that we might get it ?  But, you know ... us Deadheads - " Forever Hopeful " - right ?  So, the Charlotte Shows were pretty darn tight - and it certainly appeared that the Boys could go for something big like that - if they would choose to.  The Deal - China > Rider & Good Lovin' were all exceptionally-hot on the 6/17/92 night - and during the 6/18/92 Show - the Stranger & Let It Grow both Cooked ! in the 1st Set - and in the 2nd set right out of Drums > Space ? >>> well, try this on for size ... Space > Dark Star Jam > Watchtower > Dew !  And, oh boy did Garcia find-it on that Dew !!  Killer ... and, being in the South - you could actually hear a pin drop inside the Charlotte Coliseum.  Just awesome.  So ... no " Casey Jones " - but RFK was next on 6/20/92 - and, I have to admit - I was thinking at the time that " If " they were going to play it - wouldn't it have been likely that they would kick it down at the Giants Shows ?  But, then I got thinking ... how dang Prankster ! would it be to lay it down right smack dab in the Nation's Capital !?!  You know ... just " Drivin' That Train ! ... High On Cocaine !! " - right down the street from Congress - The White House - and George W. Bush !  Hah !! ... as now That ! sounds like a Great Idea & a Memorable Party that I would like to be a part of.  Right-On !  And, keep in mind too ... that Casey Jones had not been driven by the Boys since the Killer ! Halloween run at the B.C.T. in Bezerkley - on 11/2/84 ! to be exact.  So, this is a close to 7-Year hiatus ! that we are talkin' about her - I mean would they do it ??  Well ... Set 1 was very D.C. style - in that Cold Rain & Snow - Maggie's Farm - Row Jimmy & Tennessee Jed all got played !  And, if you happened to see a lot of RFK Shows like me ?  Then ... you know exactly what I'm talking about.  But then Set II rolls around ... and they are getting into the Heavy-Groove !  After a Corinna > Crazy Fingers ... things start to get Hot !  They just Blast-out !! a Playin' > Uncle Johns ! ... and deliver it so eloquently into Drums > Space.  And, during Space - Garcia starts into the little ' Shenandoah ' instrumental theme that he had been playing around with, and it was real-nice !  And then ... the Locomotive Airhorns too ?  But, nice & subtle - as Billy had been using them for a while prior, on this Tour ... which in hindsight - Thanks ! for the ' Hint ' B.K. !!!  So, Jerry comes slowly out of Space > Shenandoah ... to a virtual stand-still, and then Boom !! Billy explodes the Locomotive Airhorns !!!  Kind of a Honk ! ~ Hoooonnnnk !!! thing ... and then Blammo !!!!!!!!  Garcia lays-down the opening treble rifts Perfectly ! - and it is ON !!!!!  " Driving That Train ! ... High On Cocaine !!! ... Casey Jones You Better Watch Your Speed !!! " - and that Whole ! Stadium just Exploded !! with Joy !!!  I was on the Field with my Buddy - just about under 30-Yards back right in front of Jerry ... and this was a Sight ! to see.  This Field was going Absolute-Nuts ! ... and then I took a close look up top - as RFK kinda looks like a pool-triangle - and the seats up top are just Movin' !!!  Wow.  Unbelievable !!!  Without any question - both this Casey Jones ! & the Loose Lucy ! kick down at the Cap Center on 3/14/90 are the Most Amazing ! " Instant " Crowd-Explosions ! that I have even seen in Rock 'n Roll ... and believe me - I've seen some Rock 'n Roll ! in my time !  I walked right out into the lot & bought a Tie-Dye because I wanted to always remember this Forever !  I call That-Shirt " Casey Jones !!! " and still have it today ( of course ... ).  In fact, I met the Love of my Life ! when I was wearing it to go see a Garcia Show at the Warfield in '94 - and she's in the room next to me here today ! ... right now as I type !  So, as it goes without saying ... that's my Lucky-Shirt !  And, whenever I need a little luck - I'll put it on & wear it still today !  But of course, very-very carefully !  This-here my fellow Fans is indeed the Power !! of The Grateful Dead !!!  Enjoy !!!!!
Grateful Dead : 6/20/1992 : RFK Stadium - Washington, D.C. : Setlist >>>
Set 1
:  Cold Rain & Snow, Wang Dang Doodle, Friend Of The Devil, Mexicali Blues > Maggie's Farm, Row Jimmy, Picasso Moon, Tennessee Jed > Promised Land
Set 2
:  Corinna > Crazy Fingers > Playing In The Band > Uncle John's Band > Drums > Space > Shenandoah theme > Casey Jones !!!!! > Throwing Stones > One More Saturday Night
Encore
:  Baba O' Riley > Tomorrow Never Knows
***  1st Casey Jones ! since 11/2/1984 at the Berkeley Community Theatre in Berkeley, California !!!  ***
(  The Steve Miller Band opened the Show !  )
Authentic manufacturer info is factory printed on back of Pass : " Mactac/StarLiner " & " Design & Litho By CREST CRAFT Innovation & Excellence In Backstage Security Passes (w/ Crest Craft logo & contact info) ".
Please ask any questions before bidding/buying & Best of Luck !
(  also ... please feel free to click the 'see other items' button above to check out my other related live listings - Thanks !  )
U.S. & International buyers welcome (additional shipping charges & delivery time will apply for international destinations).  Shipping charges include delivery confirmation on every item.  Returns accepted within 14 days of purchase if item is returned unused & undamaged (buyer pays return shipping).  All items will be shipped as merchandise with the winning bid entered as item value (2019-2020).