Grateful Dead Backstage Pass Rochester New York 6/30/88 6/30/1988 Samson vs Lion

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Grateful Dead Backstage Pass : 1988 : " The Lion vs. Samson " Art Design !!! ( Samson & Delilah Biblical Tale / G.D. Song ! ) : Spring Tour '88 ! : June 30, 1988 ( 6/30/88 : 6/30/1988 ) - Silver Stadium - Rochester, New York ( NY ) : 1988 Grateful Dead Productions, Inc. ( GDP ) - Vintage Original ( Genuine / Authentic ) : Very-Rare !!!
Grateful Dead Fans !!! ... now I bet this-one here is bringing back some memories right now, and making you think of that Cherished ! Billy & Mickey Drum-Roll !! ... to the Opening notes of Samson !!!  Offered here indeed - is the Vintage Original ( Genuine / Authentic ) Grateful Dead Backstage Pass ( sticker-patch / satin ) for the '88 Summer Tour Show at Silver Stadium in Rochester, New York on June 30, 1988 ( 6/30/1988 ) !!!  One of the Coolest ! G.D. Passes of the Late'80's Era ... hands-down !  A Statuesque-design of the both Biblical Tale & Grateful Dead Song ... " Samson & Delilah " !!!  A Sunday-Sermon Live-Rocker that most-all ! Dead Fans waited for eagerly, and Treasured ! ... always chompin' at the bit to do some more Dancin' !!!  Ha !  Well, as you can well-see here in the photos ... Samson has the Lion at his mercy indeed ... in this Man vs. Beast Test of Strength ! - a Battle to the End ! - with Samson obviously victorious.  As those G.D. Fan-favorite song lines go - swirling in our Dead Heads for decades ! ... " Samson Ripped that Beast, God Knows - He Killed Him There !! ... and the Bees Made Honey in the Lions Hair ! ".  Whoa !!?!  Just typing this makes me want to go & fire up the Nak ... grabbing for yep, you guessed it ... 6/30/88 Rochester !  Dang right they played it, as I mean how couldn't they with This ! Killer-Design featured right on the Backstage Pass !!  In fact, you had better check this one out right now ( unless You ! were already there ?! ... right on ! ) >>> Set II : Green Onions > China > Rider > Samson !!! - Believe It Or Not, Truckin' > He's Gone > Drums > Space > Other One > Wharf Rat > Throwing Stones > Lovelight ... with a Brokedown Encore !  Wow ... most definitely grab this one, for a little S & D -- and, hey ... while you're at it - I might advise grabbing for 6/30/85 MPP too ! with Samson sandwiched ' recklessly ' & Delightfully ! between Shakedown !! & Gimmie Some Lovin' !!!  A complete Mid-'80's Live-Dead Burner !!!  One of my personal favorites too, as Garcia clearly separates himself from anybody else who every tried to play a Guitar !  Nasty !! & so-beautiful ! ... Beautifully-Nasty !!!!!  Point being, that is the Power & Attack ! that Samson could & most often would deliver Live !  A go-to Rocker, straight out of the G.D. Powerhouse Pocket !  The Band ripping-that-Beast ! just like the tale of Samson & the Lion ... Samson & Delilah !!!  This Backstage Pass design was only used a few times - all in the Late-'80's ! ... 6/30/88 Rochester - 4/3/89 and 10/9/89 Hampton being the only examples that I am able to pull right off of my Dead Head at the moment.  And ... I'm pretty certain that this 6/30/88 Pass was actually the ' Debut ' of this design - but, that is my best guess ... as I can't think of it being used any earlier ?!?  And, as you probably have already noticed too ... " Grateful Dead " is printed in one of the Greatest ! ' Fonts ' of all-time ... totally modern, yet still ! Totally '80's !!  A way nice-match indeed, at least to my eyes ... & one of my all-time favorites - for certain !  Well, look out for Samson - and if do both cross paths with him someday ... my advice would be to get on his good side !  And, especially if you are a Lion !! ... Ha !  Enjoy this Ultra-Rare ! G.D. Rock 'n Roll !! Treasure !!!
Grateful Dead : 6/30/1988 : Silver Stadium - Rochester, New York ( NY ) :
Setlist >>>
Set 1
:  Box Of Rain > Cold Rain & Snow, Minglewood Blues, Ramble On Rose, Me & My Uncle > Mexicali Blues, Far From Me, Queen Jane Approximately > Don't Ease Me In
Set 2
:  Green Onions > China Cat Sunflower > I Know You Rider, Samson & Delilah!, Believe It Or Not, Truckin' > He's Gone > Drums > Space > Other One > Wharf Rat > Throwing Stones > Lovelight
Encore
:  Brokedown Palace
Authentic manufacturer info is printed on the back of the Pass : " Mactac/StarLiner ".
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.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).
Grateful Dead Backstage Pass : 1985 : Tarsier !!! - G.D. ' Animal ! ' Pass Series !! : Summer Tour '85 ! : " Twenty Years So Far !!! " : July 14, 1985 ( 7/14/85 : 7/14/1985 ) - Ventura County Fairgrounds - Ventura, California ( CA ) : 1985 Grateful Dead Productions, Inc. ( GDP ) - Vintage Original ( Genuine / Authentic ) : Very-Rare !!!!!
" Grateful Tarsier " Fans !!! ... & Ventura-Dead !! Fans too - for that matter ... Wow !!!  " Twenty Years So Far !!! " - in Good Ol' Ventura, CA !!  Offered here is the Vintage Original ( Genuine / Authentic ) Grateful Dead Backstage Pass ( sticker-patch / satin ) for the July 14, 1985 ( 7/14/85 ) Ventura County Fairgrounds Show in Ventura, California ( CA ) on the 1985 Summer Tour !! ... " Twenty Years So Far !!! ".  Wow !!  Well fellow Dead Fans ... I think it is quite-fair to say that this here might be the Only ! Backstage Pass in All ! of " Rock 'n Roll History " to feature one of the Cutest - Coolest - & Craziest looking Furry little Primates ! of All-Time !?! ... a " Tarsier " !!!  And, as you can see from the photos - this fuzzy little guy/gal ? has got a real-good seat up in that Tree, and is all Beady-Eyed ... Naturally ! --- because he/she is featured on the G.D. 7/14/85 Ventura Pass !!!!!  Whoa !!?!  I mean when this was made well-over 30-Years Ago ! as an ' Official ' G.D.P. Backstage Credential Pass - you had to think that this Cali Show might be hot & all ... considering it's '85 Summer Tour Dead !! - and it's at Ventura !!! - but ... who would have even known the complete Magnitude !?!?!  Wow ... I don't know what else to say, so I hope you have heard it yourself - or better yet, were-there !  I mean ... " Trouble Ahead - Jerry's in Red !!! ".  They just Smoke !!! these Two ( 2 ) Ventura Shows ... this 7/14 Show !! - and the 7/13 Show too !  It's always pretty-fun listening to both of these - and then trying your ' best ' to pick a favorite ... pound for pound - I tend to think this 7/14 Show edges out 7/13 all-in-all ... but then, you get to thinking about Both ! the Saturday Night > Fire ! Opener & Cryptical > Other One !! on 7/13 -- and, then my brain goes back to calling it a ' Draw ' ... so, how about if You tell Me ??!  Point being ... This ! is the type of stuff that we need Dire-ly ! in the form of Road Trips - Dave's Picks - or ... whatever you want to ' call it '.  I had a Dream the other night that the Entire 1985 Summer Tour ! was Pro-released as a ' Box Set ' !?!... in " Entirety !!!?!! ".  But, then ... I woke up.  So ... I tried to go back to sleep again - Really-Fast !!!  Ahhhh ... reality ?!??  Ok, ok - sorry ... I'm getting a tad silly here - so, let's get back to the " Tarsier !!! ".  What a Grateful Creature !!  I mean this fuzzy little thing is just like All " Eyes Of The World " !!! ... Ha !  No, but seriously - I actually looked it up ... because I was totally curious, and their ' Eyes ' are not just super-beady & super-glassy, but ... they are like 16mm in diameter - Each !!  Wowie ... and, at Ventura '85 these would be Quite ! handy - considering the number that Garcia does on Tiger's Fretboard !!!  Gui-Tar-Clinic !!!!!!!!!!  Hey, but not to sell all the Boys short by any means, as these are just all-systems-go Shows where everybody is a Cookin' !  Plus, the local news was even there on 7/13 - shooting a little Video for T.V. ! - so, you had to look serious & at your best ... stage charisma, right ?  You betcha - as this is '85 Live-Dead !!! that we are talking-about here ... 20-Years So Far !!!!!  Now you just Know ! that when this Tarsier went climbing down this Tree - he had to be tempted to hit that Merch. Stand ! - and buy a G.D. Tee !!  So, if you're ever in Southeast Asia - and, you see a Older & Wiser ! Tarsier wearin' a G.D. Tie-Dye !??  Ha !!!  It's probably that Estimated > Eyes ! > Truckin' > Smokestack that got-him !  Or -- that Massive !!! China > Rider !!!!!  Smart-little-thing ... Ventura '85 !!!!! -- Enjoy !!!!!!!
Grateful Dead : 7/14/198
5 : Ventura County Fairgrounds - Ventura, California ( CA ) : Setlist >>>
Set 1
:  Hell In A Bucket, They Love Each Other, Brother Esau, Althea, Cassidy, Big Railroad Blues > Looks Like Rain > Might As Well
Set 2
:
China Cat Sunflower >
I Know You Rider, Samson & Delilah > Ship Of Fools, Estimated Prophet > Eyes Of The World > Drums > Space > Truckin' > Smokestack Lightning > Black Peter > Throwing Stones > Not Fade Away
Encore
:  Day Job
Authentic manufacturer info is factory printed on back of Pass : " Fasson Crack'N Peel Plus ".
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).