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! |
![5-aiko.gif (3794 bytes)](5-aiko.gif)
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![5-alligator.gif (4860 bytes)](5-alligator.gif)
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Aiko
5/6/90 California
State University
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Alligator
1/27/67 Avalon
Ballroom |
One night
at a show, I guess really without noticing it, I was singing the high
parts to Sugar Magnolia/SSDD that Donna would sing. The two people
directly in front of me started looking to see where it was coming
from. They turned around and caught me in falsetto bliss. I expected
them to tell me to cool it when they smiled and gave me a knowing
nod. I guess I didnt sound too bad!
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The Lightning
show in Las Vegas one year was absolutely incredible. At some points
the lightning was going horizontal across the sky. Sometimes it came
out of the sky and hit the ground around the stadium. The hair on my
arms even stood up because of the amount of electricity in the air.
I always got charged up for my Dead shows but this was over the top.
The only thing better that day was the show! |
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![5-birdsong.gif (4875 bytes)](5-birdsong.gif) ![5-bird-tag.gif (6289 bytes)](5-bird-tag.gif) |
![5-ccrider.gif (4779 bytes)](5-ccrider.gif) ![5-ccrider-tag.gif (6379 bytes)](5-ccrider-tag.gif) |
Bird
Song
7/1/92 Buckeye
Lake Music Center |
C.C.
Rider
2/1/79 Stanley
Theatre |
I was on vacation in Hawaii and I went diving with
a group of people. We went to a really cool dive shop called Jacks
Dive Locker. When we came back Jerry was there getting ready for a dive
of his own. It turns out that this was where Jerry did a lot of his
diving. He was really friendly and he really loved to dive. I found
out that he could stay down on one tank of air longer than most could
only hope to. |
Just going
to every show hoping I would hear something Id never heard before
was so much fun. I dont know of any other band where the anticipation
of what gem you might hear was as much a part of the fun as it was with
the Dead. I didnt get everything I wanted to hear, but I did get
a lot of them. Im thankful for every show Ive ever seen. |
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![5-eyes.gif (4857 bytes)](5-eyes.gif) ![5-eyes-tag.gif (6280 bytes)](5-eyes-tag.gif) |
Dark
Hollow
2/14/70 Fillmore
East |
Eyes
of the World
2/9/73 Roscoe
Maples Pavilion |
I thought I had seen the Dead do it all until I saw
Phil play bass in a Barney costume. When he came out on stage it almost
seemed natural to have a huge purple dinosaur on stage with the boys.
He caused quite a stir with that one. I think some people were concerned
that they were the only one seeing a purple dinosaur on stage. I thought
it was funny. |
I used to love
to go to Dead shows by myself. I could float around and do what I wanted,
when I wanted, without having to check with anyone. I would always meet
the best people and hang out with them for a while and then move on.
I met a lot of people that way. A Dead show was one of the best places
to be by yourself and never really be alone. |
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![5-picassomoon.gif (4273 bytes)](5-picassomoon.gif) ![5-picasso-tag.gif (5878 bytes)](5-picasso-tag.gif) |
Master
Piece
6/13/87 County
Fairgrounds |
Picasso
Moon
4/28/89 Irvine
Meadows Amphitheatre |
I was at Soldier Field, the sky was clear,
the stars were out and the band sounded better than ever. I was with
the person I love the most in this world and we danced together all
night long. There was no place else I would rather have been at that
moment. It was heaven on Earth. |
I was at a
Red Rocks show and it had been raining buckets all day long. I didnt
think they would be able to play in that kind of weather but they came
out anyway. Amazing as it seems, as soon as the Band hit the stage it
stopped raining. There was a beautiful sunset directly behind the stage,
framed by a perfect rainbow. Ive never seen anything like it. |
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![5-shakedown.gif (4957 bytes)](5-shakedown.gif)
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![blackpeter.jpg (3818 bytes)](blackpeter.jpg) |
![sppeter_tag.jpg (2139 bytes)](sppeter_tag.jpg) |
![sppeter_pass.jpg (2633 bytes)](sppeter_pass.jpg) |
Shakedown
8/31/78 Red Rocks
Amphitheatre |
Black
Peter
3/25/91 Knickerbocker
Arena |
I was dancing my shoes off at a show one night so
hard that I literally had to take them off. I had never been barefoot
at a show before. I had the best time. Man, were my feet dirty. Out
in the lot that night I met up with some friends and they asked me where
my shoes were. In my barefoot bliss, I left them inside, never to be
seen again. So now I can say that I danced so hard at a Dead Show that
I REALLY lost my shoes. |
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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