Grateful Dead Backstage Pass MSG New York NY 9/18/88 9/18/1988 Rick Griffin Eye

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Grateful Dead Backstage Pass : 1988 : Rick Griffin Artwork !! - " The Flaming Eyeball !!! " : Fall Tour '88 ! : September 18, 1988 ( 9/18/88 : 9/18/1988 ) - Madison Square Garden - New York City - New York, New York ( NY ) : 1988 Grateful Dead Productions, Inc. ( GDP ) - Vintage Original ( Genuine / Authentic ) : Red / Yellow Version ! : Very-Rare !!!!!
Grateful Dead Fans !!! - Rick Griffin Art ! Fans !! - Fans of MSG " New York Dead ! " ... and yeah - " Flaming Eyeball !! " Fans !!!  Offered here is the Vintage Original ( Genuine / Authentic ) Grateful Dead Backstage Pass ( sticker-patch / satin ) for the September 18, 1988 ( 9/18/88 ) Show at Madison Square Garden ! in New York City !!  This Very-Rare ! Backstage Pass features the Amazing ! " Flaming Eyeball !!! " design by the one & only ! - Rick Griffin !!  Griffin's Art Masterpieces were featured on various Grateful Dead Backstage Passes all throughout the 1980's ( from 1981 through 1989 - primarily ) - and at least to me ' Eye ' ... this-design was one of the Coolest !!  No pun intended there ... Ha !  In addition ... this Bright ! - Bold ! & Eye-Catching ! " Red / Yellow " color contrast design was only used twice-ever by the Grateful Dead - once for this Madison Square Garden Show on the 1988 Fall Tour ! - and once for the L.A. Forum Backstage Pass on the 1989 Spring Tour !  With this 9/18/1988 Pass here for MSG ! - being the " 1st " - and the Original-Issue ! ... of the " Red & Yellow " !!  Rick Griffin was a famous Bill Graham Presents Fillmore-Poster Scene Artist who did way-more than just leave his ' trademark ' style on the Grateful Dead - as he was integral in inventing-it !!  Just think ... " Aoxomoxoa " from 1969 !!  This is his crazy & hilarious " Flaming ( & Running ! ) Eyeball !! " design - a really cool take on the " Flying " and/or " Fighting " Eyeball designs.  Well it looks to me like this Running-Eyeball has just had its Ticket torn ! at the MSG turnstiles !! - and he/she is running Lightning ! quick to stake claim for a seat down-low & up-front on the " Jerry-Side !! " ... or maybe - in " The Phil Zone !!? ".  What do you say ... from the looks of this one ?  Ha ! - Classic ...  Just check it out - as this Flaming-Eyeball is sporting what looks to be Converse Chuck Taylors ! too.  Hey, you know ... gotta have Grate ! grip !!  One of the Best ! G.D. Passes here - for certain.  And as-for this 9/18/88 Show on this 9-Night MSG run ?  Whoa !!!?!  As this was-indeed the " Scarlet > Fire !!! " night ... where Set II opened with Not Fade Away > into ! > Scarlet > Fire !!?!!!  Something tells me that this Flaming Eyeball was pretty darn Stoked ! about that " Fire !! " - Ha !  Just the perfect-time to boogie in those clearly Red-Hot ! Chuck T's !!  So-Awesome ...  The Red / Yellow Rick Griffin " Flaming Eyeball !!! " Grateful Dead Backstage Pass !!!! - Enjoy !!!!!
Grateful Dead : 9/18/1988 : Madison Square Garden - New York, New York ( NY ) : Setlist >>>
Set 1
:  Feel Like A Stranger > Franklin's Tower, Good Times Blues, Big RxR Blues, Memphis Blues, Stagger Lee, Promised Land
Set 2
:  Not Fade Away > Scarlet Begonias > Fire On The Mountain > Women Are Smarter > Drums > Space > Other One > Wharf Rat > Throwing Stones > Not Fade Away
Encore
:  Black Muddy River
Authentic manufacturer info is factory printed on back of Pass : " Mactac/StarLiner ".
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Grateful Dead Ticket : 1987 : Full / Unused GDTS ' Mailorder ' Ticket ! : G.D. " Bertha ! " Skull & Roses !! - Mouse / Kelley Art Design !! : December 28, 1987 ( 12/28/87 : 12/28/1987 ) - Oakland Coliseum - Oakland, California ( CA ) : 1987 Grateful Dead Productions, Inc. / Grateful Dead Ticket Sales, Inc. ( GDP / GDTS ) : Very Rare !!!
A Brand New ... Unused, Untorn Full ! Grateful Dead Ticket for the 1987 " New Year's Eve 1987 - 1988 !! " run of Dead Shows ! at the one & only ... Oakland Coliseum !!!!
Grateful Dead Fans !!!  Offered here is a
Vintage Original ( Genuine / Authentic ) G.D.T.S. ' Mailorder ' Ticket for your Grateful Dead and Rock & Roll Memorabilia Collection !  This is an Original December 28, 1987 ( 12/28/87 ) Grateful Dead Ticket ( Unused & " Collected-Only ! " ) for the Oakland Coliseum - Oakland, California ( CA ) 1987 - 1988 " New Year's Eve " run of Shows !!!  And, widely known for years now to the Dead Fan Faithful ! as the " Ticket To New Years ! " run ( since back the Late-'90's ) - when the '87 - '88 New Years Show ( 12/31/1987 ! ) was actually " Pro-released " on Video in VHS - Lazerdisc - DVD !  And, like many Oakland Grateful Dead New Year's Eve Show runs in the '70's, '80's & '90's ... this was a 4-Show stand in California - with this '87-'88 run actually being the 1st ! New Years run at the " Oakland Coliseum " instead of at the " Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center " ( aka. " Oakland Auditorium " ) - dating back to 1979 - 1980 !  So, pretty special for certain - in that regard.  This was a 4-Show stand leading up to & including the 12/31/87 Show ... and this was the 2nd ! Show of this 4-Show run - 12/28/1987 !  With ... the Very-Cool ! & Quite-Rare !! Grateful Dead " Bertha Skull & Roses ! " Ticket Logo Design.  With this of course being one of the Grateful Dead Tickets Services ( GDTS ) " Mailorder " Tickets ! - instead of the standard Bass - Ticketmaster - Fast Tixx, etc. type tickets - way more common in the '70's, '80's & '90's Grateful Dead Touring-Years.  And ... a Red-Hot ! Stranger > Franklin's ! opened-up this 12/28 Show ! - with a Sweet !! Sugaree > Bucket ! closing this First Set !  With, even a Far From Me in there too ... courtesy of Brent !  Minglewood & Masterpiece from Bobby ! ... and a Fine ! Row Jimmy from Garcia !!  And then ... here it Comes ! - China > Rider > Cumberland !!!  Whoa !?!?!  Just Killer !!  And, if you still have yet to hear this one on Tape ... get on it !  It was planned, timed, spot-on ... & Fiery !!!  Just Beautiful !!  And then ... on the back set of II - out of Drums / Space... Wheel > Truckin' > Smokestack !!!  And even a little Sugar Mag ! ( just for Bill ! ... Ha !! ).  Completely-Killer ! Live-Dead !!  Black Muddy as the ' Encore ' and then Still ! 2-Shows to go ... on this 1987-88 New Years Eve G.D. run !  And yep ... yet ' another ' Legendary ! Grateful Dead " New Years Eve " run of Shows ... in Good Ol' OakTown !!!  Grate ! Times - for certain & for All !! ... Enjoy !!!!!
Grateful Dead : 12/28/1987 : Oakland Coliseum - Oakland, California ( CA ) : Setlist >>>
Set I :
Feel Like A Stranger > Franklin's Tower, Minglewood Blues, Row Jimmy, Far From Me, When I Paint My Masterpiece, Sugaree > Hell In A Bucket
Set II :
China Cat Sunflower > I Know You Rider > Cumberland Blues, Women Are Smarter > Drums > Space > The Wheel > Truckin' > Smokestack Lightning > Black Peter > Sugar Magnolia
Encore :
Black Muddy River
Item Condition :
This is a Brand New ( unused / untorn ) ' Full ' Grateful Dead Ticket for the December 27, 1987 ( 12/27/1987 ) Show ( Night 2 of 4 of the '87 Oakland Coliseum " New Year's Eve 1987 - 1988 !! " run of Shows ) at the Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, California ( CA ) in Excellent (Near Mint/Mint!) condition (please see photos!).  Ticket has some very-light natural ink smudging from the manufacturing/printing process (please see photos/close-up photos).  Please see all photos provided.  Photos included are of the actual item you will receive.  A Way-Cool ! GDTS ' Glitter ' Ticket - featuring the Awesome ! Grateful Dead " Bertha Skull & Roses ! " Logo Design!  A Fabulous ! piece of G.D. Rock & Roll History !! ... Enjoy !!!
Please ask any questions before bidding/buying & Best of Luck !
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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).