Original 1st printing 8&1/2 x 11" benefit* concert flyer for the Jerry Garcia Band (with Keith & Donna Godchaux) with Elephant's Memory and Bo Diddley appearing on a Hells Angels-sponsored boat cruise (aboard the "S.S. Duchess") around New York City on 9/15/1976. Designer unknown, image ("Pirate's Ball") is featured in the Art of Rock on page 403 (plate 4.218). Medium-thin flat textured index stock flyer is in excellent to near mint (B+ to B+/A-) condition; just a slight bend (about 2") just to the right of "Elephant's Memory", a few tiny edge nicks along the top margin, a few tiny surface smudges near the top edge and light handling/subtle creasing, otherwise a really nice example of this VERY hard-to-find Garcia/HAMC item (which allegedly also doubled as a ticket to the event, according to one attendant- there was also a Ticketron-issued ticket and N2o tanks on deck provided by none other than "HIGH TIMES" Magazine). A quick internet search revealed a TON of REALLY GREAT info about this notorious all-day/all-night event; check out some really riotous personal recollections (along with an audio link to the show itself) HERE: http://www.rukind.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=346&t=5726 *Sandy Alexander (Hells Angels NYC) Legal Fund
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