Jerry Garcia Backstage Pass Halloween Tower PA 10/31/81 10/31/1981 Grateful Dead

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Jerry Garcia Backstage Pass : Jerry Garcia Band :  1981 : Halloween 1981 !!! : Fall Tour '81 ! : October 31, 1981 ( 10/31/81 : 10/31/1981 ) - Tower Theater - Upper Darby, Pennsylvania ( PA ) : 1981 Jerry Garcia / Electric Factory Concerts ( JG / EFC ) : Very-Rare !!!
J.G.B. Fans !!! who dig the Really-Rare !!  And, naturally too ... the Always-Fantastic ! Dead Head Friendly ' Holiday ' of Halloween !!!  Wow ... well, this I can say for certain - on " Halloween 1981 " there was Absolutely ! no-better place to be in the entire land - then in the Tower Theater !!!  Garcia only played a handful of " Halloween ! " Nights with the J.G.B. - and with his other prior side projects ( Garcia & Sauders - Legion Of Mary - etc. ) - and of course, a few with the Good Ol' Grateful Dead ! too.  But, if you caught Jerry on Halloween ! with any of his side projects - well, very nice going indeed ... as in fact, your only chances were in 1974 & 1975, 1981 ! - 1986 through 1989 ! - 1992 & 1993 !  So ... yeah - only Nine ( 9 ) Chances Ever ! to see Garcia on Halloween !! - not with the Grateful Dead - that is, naturally ...  And, I am sure glad that I myself had that fine-honor !  But, I must say ... from a Music perspective ?  Well, everyone has their favorites - and tastes of era, etc. indeed ... but to me personally ?  This - or, as I should more properly say ' These ' Two ( 2 ) Shows ( Early & Late Shows ) at the Tower in PA ... were arguably the Hottest !!! of them all.  I mean hey, after-all ... this is '81 J.G.B. that we are talking about here - and, quite frankly ... when Garcia wanted to turn up the Heat ! - and Scorch-It ?! ... Garcia Turned Up the Heat & Scorched !!! It !!!!!  Big-Time ...  This 10/31/81 Show(s) at the Towers was an Early & Late Show scenario - somewhat common in this Era, but ... with the Garcia Band ?!  This even better yet ... meant that you got to hear All !!! the goods - as they were spread very-nicely between the Two-Shows ... I mean basically, if you went to both !! - then you're hearing close to 75%+ of the J.G.B arsenal - that they were delivering on this '81 Fall Tour !!!  A Red-Hot ! East Coast swing - and this 10/31/81 Magic ! actually kicked-off the Start ! of this 14 Venue J.G.B. Tour !!!  So, yep ... you guessed it - Jerry & Co. were Fresh !! ... and Smokin' !!!  I acquired the released portion of this 10/31/81 Show - way-way back in the analog days, and then... at sometime in the mid-'90's - was even lucky enough to staff-up to the tasty DAT Magic that also circulated, but ... not so widely, obviously.  And, quite frankly these Shows just Cook !!! - and, I'm not really sure if it was a Halloween-vibe thing - or - if it was just the ' Tour Opener ' !  But ... the J.G.B. just comes out Swinging !!!  And, they don't stop until the Sugaree ! gets played ... and, as The Encore !!!  This '81 J.G.B. unit was one of the Hottest ! Garcia-Band units there ever was ... with Jerry - John Kahn - Melvin Seals - Daoud Shaw ( Drums ) - Jimmy Warren ( Electric Piano & Clavinet ) - and both ! Essra Mohawk & Liz Stires on dual Vocals !  Plus ... this is '81 Garcia on Guitar ! - which, at least to my ears ... is some of the Hottest ! of All-Time - in the J.G.B. format.  And, as far as the material ?  Wow ... just everything that Every ! Garcia Band lover would want to hear - just check out this stuff ... and the order-too ! >>>  Sweet It Is - TLEO - Mission - Love in the Afternoon - Mystery Train - 2nd That Emotion ... Don't Let Go - Russian Lullaby - Knockin' - Prudence - Tangled Up ... Sweet It It - Catfish John - That's What Love Will Make You Do - Simple Twist - Knockin' - Roadrunner - Deal - Tangled Up ... Way You Do - TLEO - Valerie - Melody - Russain Lullaby - Dixie > Prudence ... Sugaree !  Wow ...  Get your ears on this action - for certain !!  And, of course ... ' The ' Backstage Pass too - which is now darn-near 40-Years Old ?!?  Man, oh man ... There were indeed many ! a " Happy Halloweens " for the Garcia Band Faithful - and this one here is undoubtedly ... right up there at the Very-Top !  1981 Fall Tour where the Master ! himself - could really do no-wrong on that Tiger ! fret board !!  Thunder, Lightning ... and Garcia !!!  Now how's that for a little '81 " Trick or Treat !?! " ... Enjoy !!!!!
Jerry Garcia Band : Halloween 1981 !!! : 10/31/1981 ( a ) : " Early-Show " : Tower Theater - Upper Darby, Pennsylvania ( PA ) : Setlist >>>
How Sweet It Is, Catfish John, That's What Love Will Make You Do, Simple Twist Of Fate,
Knockin' On Heaven's Door, Roadrunner, Deal, Tangled Up In Blue
Jerry Garcia Band : Halloween 1981 !!! : 10/31/1981 ( b ) : " Late-Show " : Tower Theater - Upper Darby, Pennsylvania ( PA ) : Setlist >>>
The Way You Do The Things You Do, They Love Each Other, Valerie, I'll Take A Melody, Russian Lullaby, The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down > Dear Prudence
Encore
:  Sugaree
Authentic manufacturer info is factory printed on back of Pass : " MACbak BreakAway ".
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Grateful Dead Backstage Pass : 1989 : " The Lion vs. Samson " Art Design !!! - ( Samson & Delilah Biblical Tale ! / G.D. Song !! ) : '89 Spring Tour ! : February 5, 1989 ( 2/5/89 : 2/5/1989 ) - Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center - Oakland, California ( CA ) : 1989 Grateful Dead Productions, Inc. ( GDP ) - Vintage Original ( Genuine / Authentic ) : Very-Rare !! - ' Black / Red ' Colors !!!
Grateful Dead Fans !! ... and of course too - Loyal Dead-Fans of that always-welcomed Rockin' & Rollin' ! ... Samson & Delilah !!!  Offered here is the Vintage Original ( Genuine / Authentic ) Grateful Dead Backstage Passes ( sticker-patch / satin ) for the '89 Spring Tour Show at the Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center in Oakland, California on February 5, 1989 ( 2/5/1989 ) !!!  One of the Coolest !! G.D. Backstage Pass designs of the Magical ! Grateful Dead Late-'80's Era ... hands-down !  A ' Statuesque ' art design of the both Biblical Tale & Grateful Dead Song ... " Samson & Delilah " !!!  A Sunday-Sermon Live-Rocker ! that nearly Every ! Dead Fan waited for eagerly, and Treasured ! when it was delivered ... always chompin' at the bit to do some more Dancin' !!!  Ha !!  Well, as you can well-see here in the photos ... Samson has this 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 likely for 6/30/85 with Samson sandwiched recklessly & delightfully between Shakedown & Gimmie Some Lovin' !!!  A Mid-'80's Burner !!!  One of my All-Time Favorites there, as Garcia pretty much clearly-separates himself from anybody else who even ever tried played guitar !  Nasty ! & yet ... so-So-Beautiful !  Point being, that is the Power & Attack that Samson ! could & most often would deliver Live !!  A " go-to " Rocker for the Band, straight out of the G.D. Powerhouse Pocket !  The Band ripping-that-Beast ! just like the tale of Samson & the Lion ... Samson & Delilah !!!  And, as you probably have already noticed on this Pass too ... " Grateful Dead " is printed in one of the Greatest ! ' Fonts ' of all-time ... totally modern, yet still ! totally Mid/Late '80's G.D. !!!  A way nice-match indeed, at least to my eyes ... & one of my all-time favorites - for certain !  Wow ... and as far as this 2/5/89 Kaiser Show ?  Well, look at it like this ... if you weren't there - and haven't heard this '89 Spring Tour Show ??  My advise here ... is to change-that Fast !  This night at the Kaiser ! - opened up with a Touch > Franklin's > Stranger !!! ... and then a little bit of Little Red Rooster ! to follow.  Red-Hot ! G.D. - I'll tell you ... dang !  The Desolation Row ! that Bobby delivers ... is Super-Hot ! - right about in its prime live-rotation window too !  And, Set II ?  It's special !!  Cold Rain > Women Are Smarter ! to kick it off ... with a Beauty ! of a Standing On The Moon ( which was indeed the 1st ! time it was ever played Live !! ), into a Quality ! ( from an ' exploratory ' standpoint ) Playin' In the Band !!! >>> Drums / Space ! >>> into a Wonderfully-delivered ! I Will Take You Home ... by the one & only Brent !!  Then, it's time for yet a little more G.D. in that Late-'80's perfection-style ! >>> He's Gone ! > Miracle !! > Dew !!!  With even a Kickin' ! & Smokin' !! Johnny B. Goode Encore !!!  My goodness Garcia's chops & tone ! are Massive !! in 1989 - and, this indeed was just the beginning of this Magical ! G.D. Touring-Year !  It should also be noted too ... that the other 2-Shows of this 3-Show Kaiser run - are equally as Hot !  With lack of a better way to say it ... I'd recommend listening to All ! of this '89 Kaiser stand - and, rest-assured that your ears will soon be asking you to go back to it again !  What a Hot ! period for that Good Ol' " Late-1980's ! " Grateful Dead !!!  Well hey, and you had better look out for Samson too ! -- and if you do both cross-paths with him someday ... my advice would be to get on his good-side fast !  And, especially if you're a Lion !! ... Ha !!!  Enjoy this Rare ! & Awesome !! G.D. Rock 'n Roll Treasure !!!!!
Grateful Dead : 2/5/1989 : Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center - Oakland, California ( CA ) :
Setlist >>>
Set 1
:  Touch Of Grey > Feel Like A Stranger > Franklin's Tower > Little Red Rooster, Althea, We Can Run, Desolation Row > Don't Ease Me In
Set 2
:  Cold Rain & Snow > Women Are Smarter, *Standing On The Moon > Playing In The Band > Drums > Space > I Will Take You Home > He's Gone > I Need A Miracle > Morning Dew
Encore
:  Johnny B. Goode
(  * = Live Debut! of 'Standing On The Moon' -- 1st Time Played !!  )
Authentic manufacturer info is printed on the back of the Passes : " Mactac/StarLiner ".
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).