Each
Bear is 7.5" Each Bear and has a Laminated tag around it's neck |
The
Full Color laminated hangtag has the Bear's name, birthday and a favorite
tour memory! |

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Candy
Man
6/25/91Sandstone
Ampitheatre
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Deal
8/31/81Aladdin
Theatre |
The night
of The Bubbles! It seemed like everyone had bubbles and
were blowing them all night long. Kinda like The Grateful
Dead meets Lawrence Welk. There were two young kids in front of us
and they had the best time of all. Blowing lots of little bubbles
and then trying
to blow huge ones. We were all having so much fun! Who said Dead Heads
are afraid of soap?
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I bought
a ticket in the lot at
Shoreline. I was headed into the show, when the ticket taker said my
ticket was conterfeit. What a jones! I was making my way back to the
lot and had given up all hope of getting in, when a limo pulled up next
to me. A woman in back rolled the window down and asked me if I needed
a ticket. I said, Yes, and she handed me a ticket. She didnt
want any money, I think she was my Ticket Fairy. |
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Fall
Tour
10/15/73 |
Father
Time
12/31/76 Cow Palace |
We were on our way to a show when we picked up two
people with guitars whose car had just broken down. We thought they
were going to the show too. It turns out they were going to a childrens
hospital to sing to sick kids. We brought them all the way to the hospital
and sang with them. We never made it to the show, but what
we did was even better. It was magical. |
The best thing
in the world to do on New Years Eve, was go to a Dead Show. It
was a blast to see what crazy things Bill Graham would do for his entrance.
I came out from the east coast almost every year. At the last New Years
show, I saw Jerry in flames. I told my friend and he said, Yeah,
youre just losing it man. Then he saw him, we were freaking.
It turned out to be pyrotechnics in front of Jerry. It was pretty wild! |
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Fire
3/22/90 Copps
Coliseum |
Jack
Aroe
7/10/89 Giants
Stadium |
I remember the first time I saw all the Spinners.
I didnt even know thats what they
were really called, but it was the obvious choice. It was really beautiful
to see them all moving at once
in long dresses to the most beautiful music. They filled up the whole
corridor. It was fun walking around and dancing with them as we moved
along. I tried spinning a few times, but I just ended up being dizzy. |
Being able
to tape the shows I went to was the coolest thing. The Dead got it right
when they decided to allow their shows to be taped. I have a tape
collection that I wouldnt trade for any amount of money in the
world. Whenever I want, I can pop in a tape of the Boys and go somewhere
else. It helps me remember all the great places and beautiful people
Ive met while touring with the greatest band in the world. |
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Lost
Sailor
8/31/79 Glenns
Falls Civic Center |
Scarlet
3/22/90 Copps
Coliseum |
I was living on Marthas Vineyard and
I had tickets for the Oxford Plains shows. I was hitch hiking to the
ferry when a couple in their 80s picked me up. They were great, they
got me to the boat on time and I took the ferry to the mainland. On
the way home, a sailboat was at the dock and the people on board offered
to take me to the Island. I had never taken a boat to and from a show
before,it was cool. |
We came down
from Canada for the first Highgate Vermont show. There was so much room
we were able to kick a sack and throw a frisbee around right in the
show. We didnt stop for the entire show. We camped, rode around
on mountain bikes and met a ton of groovy people. I had never seen an
outdoor show before and the scene was way better than the indoor shows
I have seen. I love summer shows! |
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Snowflake
3/24/90 Knickerbocker
Arena |
Terrepin
2/26/77 Swing
Auditorium |
We were in Albany for the first Dead shows ever at
the Knick. The weather turned
ugly, when out of nowhere, a HUGE snow storm started. It lasted for
hours and had the biggest snowflakes ever. We didnt have any place
to stay
so we ended up playing hacky sack all day inside under the big EGG.
I still dont know what the egg is for, but it turned into Deadhead
Central, the place to stay warm. |
I was
at a show, having too good of a time, when I turned to see this huge
red dancing bear with flashing lights all over his body. Its true,
he was not a hallucination! He followed me around for a while. He was
throwing Bear Bucks all over. I saved some just to prove
the bear really existed. After a while, I tried to talk to him but he
wouldnt say a word. He just kept smiling. The bear was my friend. |
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Uncle
John
5/2/70 Harpur
College |
Black
Peter
3/25/91 Knickerbocker
Arena |
You never know who you might meet at a show. We were
collecting funds to protect the Earth when a dirty hippie guy came up
to the table. We told him about our cause like we do with everyone who
will listen and he said hed be right back. He came back with a
check for $1,000.00! Turns out he was a CEO of a major corporation and
loved the Dead and the planet. Talk about not judging a book by its
cover! |
My favorite thing about being on tour was that even
someone you had never met before would rather say hi, flash you a great
big smile or even give you a hug than just walk past you staring at
their shoes. I wish it was always like that. |
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(Holds 27 bears, not included)
black wire display for counter or slatwall, includes color header
card.
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