Grateful Dead, 2/27/90, Oakland Coliseum Arena, cloth backstage pass, unused; black with collage of classic GD images, red lettering. NM- $12.

38 Special, Tour De Force, no date given, but early 80's is probably right; nice green pass with black, blue and red horse logo "Long Island" stamped at bottom; unused. $6.00.

Bob Seeger & the Silver Bullet Band, The Distance Tour '83; Local/House/Promoter/Guest, unused pass $5.00.

The Cars, 3/25/82, Meadowlands, Shake It Up '82, all area access, unused pass $5.00.

Doobie Bros, date unknown, probably '82-83, name written in magic marker; light green Doobies logo, unused. $3.00.

The Who, Long Live Rock, 12/2/79, Pittsburgh Civic Arena, Backstage, unused, $10.

The Who, 12/2/79, Pittsburgh Civic Arena, pink backstage pass with photos of the band members on it; unused with one minor discoloration mark, $15.

Fleetwood Mac, Tusk 1980 tour; set of two unused passes one backstage in red with photo of band, and one photo pass black with penguin and palm tree; the set $16.

Fleetwood Mac, "Massive U.S.Tour 1982," Aftershow pass with large number "3" and band name at top; unused $4.00.

Queen, South American Tour 1981/Japan Tour '81, Guest Pass, nice color art with embracing nude Caribbean and Japanese ladies; unused 410.

Charlie Daniels, Volunteer Jam IX; Nashville, TN, 1/22/83, Working Backstage pass; nice color art with raccoon in overalls and cowboy boots; unused $6.00.

Elton John, 1980 tour, Stage Crew, color; unused, $6.00.

Rolling Stones, 1981 tour, set of 3 backstage passes, one in dayglo red, one in dayglo blue, and one in dayglo yellow; have stones script logo used on that tour, and colored border; set of 3 $25.

Rolling Stones, 1981 American Tour, Stage Pass with "lips" logo in red and black; very nice; unused $25.

Rolling Stones, Buffalo, NY; 8/8/?--not sure what tour this is, but is shows the logo that has a flying eagle with jet engine pods protruding from under its wings; dark red; nice image, guest pass with space for holder's name and authorization. I have 4 of these, all unused; 3 NM-, $12 each; 1 with more pronounced folding, $8.00. (*)

Rod Stewart, The Concert (date unknown), backstage/no onstage pass, brown image, "cardiff 1" written in magic marker; unused, $5.00.

Rod Stewart, The Concert, State Free Access, orange photo of Rod, unused $7.00.

David Bowie, 8/7/87, "Glass Spider Tour," triangular cloth after show guest pass; used. $9.00.

Joe Satriani, c. early 1990's(?); laminate (not cloth) backstage pass from Time Machine tour; front has a cool yellow-green background with Satriani jumping from one warped clock face to the next and a bunch more of them (clock faces) in the sky. $10.

Lucinda Williams, Chameleon Records official 8X10 publicity photo; signed by Lucinda with a red lipstick print and the following inscription (READ ON!): "__________ [name withheld for obvious reasons] May you fill all the vacancies in my life, love Lucinda. PS I'll remember those sideburns forever, the way they tickle the inside of my thighs" NO KIDDING!!! This was found in a large box of handbills and other stuff from a San Francisco club and appears to be totally legit. NM condition, a HOT item, $25.

Balboa High School (San Francisco) yearbook, 1966-67. I was going to run this on eBay, but then I got started thinking, "what could be more 60's than a vintage high school yearbook from San Francisco in the pre-Summer of Love era." Mostly, it is a typical high school yearbook from the period, with lots of sports photos, student activities, and so on (click here and here) . This one, however, sports a neat proto-psychedelic cover (click here) and the student activities include photos of dances featuring the legendary local band The Harbinger Complex and The Weeds, as well as a couple of other groups. Interesting San Francisco item; nice condition, no inscriptions $25.

Grateful Dead, official band stationery with "skull and roses" logo at top, circa early 1970s, 8.5 x 111" white paper; unused; cool vintage Dead item; 1 NM- sheet, couple light discoloration spots, $25, 1 with light crease (minor) across center, $15 (*)

Kingfish LP (with Bob Weir), 1975, uncut album slick, front and back covers with outstanding "Poseidon" art by Phillip Garris; nice NM- $15.

Family Dog, 1995, color window sticker version of the Family Dog logo, done by Jim Phillips from the original Wes Wilson logo; has the Family Dog Indian in the center, etc. Approximately 5" high x 3.75" long; clear plastic peel-off adhesive background. Cool item for a card window or anywhere else. NM $5.

Hippie School Work cover, 1970, like the old Pee-Chee folders that kids still use, only with a great vintage hippie theme; says "Rap Wrap" on the outside and has lots of color flower power Age of Aquarius type drawings on the cover, peace signs, all that stuff; more swirly psychedelic flower-power stuff on the inside. My 16-year-old daughter absolutely loved these and snagged a couple for her school work; made a hit with the local kids as a great "retro"item...$5 each; quantity available. (*)

Grateful Dead, 1972, original promotional "Europe '72" postcards with a stretched-out version of the album cover with the Mouse's "Ice Cream Kid" design. Attractive item for Grateful Dead or Mouse collectors; have 10 nice NM/NM- cards, $15 each. (*)

Grateful Dead, 1973,"Wake of the Floood" promotional stickers, have the image of the Rick Griffin painting used on the LP cover, approx. 4.25" square; unused; 1 NM $5.00; 1 VG+ (slight wrinkle at top) $3.00. (*)

"Keep on Truckin'"; Early 70s, most likely '70 or '71; Fasson, crack n' peel bumper stickers; Red background on vinyl sticker stock, with black and white artwork of this familiar R.Crumb image from Zap Comics; Vintage bootleg / knock off stickers from ca. early 1970's; high quality image; cool item; 3 available; NM- $25.00 (*)

"Keep On Truckin" embroidered 2" x 4" cloth patch, with a yellow-gold background and flower-power lettering in bright blue, with an outline image of R. Crumb characters trucking along...you probably remember these. Probably circa early 1970's or whenever these things started being issues. Vintage $5.00 each, 11 of them available from an old head shop stash. (*)

Grace Slick, circa 1968 or so, 8.5 x 11 B & W photo of Grace standing at a microphone at a gig wearing a bandana and a white jacket with long fringe. Must have been produced as a promotional photo; several copies available, $5.00 each. (*)

Marty Balin, circa 1968 or so, 8.5 x 11 B & W photo of Marty looking very cool with long sideburns, open shirt, etc. Must have been produced as a promotional photo; several copies available, $5.00 each. (*)

Grateful Dead, 1986, uncut sheet of 12 postcards that were sent out by the Dead as Christmas Cards to people on their mailing list. This is the "Dutch Masters" image by Rick Griffin in which the familiar image of the black-robed, white-collared old dudes with big hats are replaced with skeletons holding musical instruments. The words "peace on earth" appear in red and green Griffin lettering superimposed over the foregoing image....the reverse has a San Rafael bulk rate stamp and a Christmas greeting from the Grateful Dead. Uncut sheets of this card are nice; here's an opportunity to own a nice Dead/Griffin item at a reasonable price, NM- $75.

Rolling Stones, 1981 tour, bumper sticker printed by radio station KMEL, San Francisco; with station's "camel" logo by Victor Moscoso and legend "salutes Rolling Stones 1981 Tour." Nice locally produced tour item for Stones collectors, 7 copies $6.00 each. ( *)

KSFO Radio, San Francisco, 4/28/77, official proclamation by Mayor of San Francisco commending a KSFO Radio executive for his 20-year career in broadcasting. On official stationary with gold seal of city of S.F. Personally signed by George Moscone, then mayor of San Francisco. Mayor Moscone was assassinated not long after, so this is kind of a sad and interesting item. Matted and framed, excellent condition $35.00.

Bob Dylan/Grateful Dead, 1987, promotional bumper sticker for the "Dylan & the Dead" LP; black background with bright red and yellow lettering similar to the cover of the LP. No artist credit, but appears to be Rick Griffin lettering as it is very similar to his work on the LP cover. Promo item from CBS records with small Columbia Records logo in lower LH corner, have 3 copies, $8.50 each. (*)

Tribute to Chet Helms, 4/30/94, Maritime Hall, SF; Contributor's badge; nice laminate pass on bright orange-pink stock with lettering reminiscent of Stanley Mouse's early lettering giving the date and place of the event and a stamped serial number; this one is #174.. These passes were given out to people who paid $100 for premium tickets which gave them access to parts of the hall not available to the general public; they could hang out downstairs, etc. This was the first benefit for the late Chet Helms, when he needed money for medical bills or something. A bunch of people like Moby Grape played at this event, as I recall, and Ken Kesey was giving a reading downstairs. Nice, unusual item; not too many of these around. $7.50.

Tribal Stomp, 1979, Monterey, CA; 8-page program for event, printed on 11 x 15 newspaper stock; event lists such performers as The Clash (listed, but who never showed up), Peter Tosh, Lee Michaels, Maria Muldaur, SVT, Big Mama Thornton. Blues Project, Country Joe & the Fish, Dan Hicks, Mighty Diamonds, others; also the usual ads, all that kind of stuff. NM- but paper is yellowing slightly from age. $4.50

Artista Gang-Fest, 10/13/80, Sausalito Food Co. (Marin County) CA; uncut sheet of invite for event and 4 cards with reverse caption "you have just been assisted by a member of Artista"; this was the so-called "Artist's Gang" formed by Kelley et al. Image is beautiful full-color smiling dragon holding lightning bolt; Artista logo above. Printed on high quality glossy stock against black background. Uncut sheets $15 each; set of 1 sheet and 1 partial printing (blue background instead of black, $22. Have a couple of each. (*)

2d Rock Art Expo, 10/23/93, Hall of Flowers, Golden Gate Park, SF; red and purple Wes Wilson card for this event; many of the attendees remember these shows fondly. NM $2.00 each; dealer special 8 for $10.

3d Rock Art Expo, 10/21/94, Hall of Flowers, Golden Gate Park, SF; the lst of the 3 annual "poster happenings" produced by Wes Wilson; I have 4 sets of the flyers distributed for the show; each set contains images by Mike Dolgushkin, John Seabury (Psychotic Pineapple), Scott McDougall, and Jim Phillips. All are in black on bright green dayglo paper of various sizes; sets $8 each; I also have multiples of the Philips and Seabury flyers for $2.00 each. (*)

Grateful Dead, 1970's, "good old Grateful Dead" stickers; image same as preceding item, but these are printed on metal with an adhesive backing. NM condition. They come in 2 sizes: 1.5" $ 3.50; 3" $6.00. These aren't available commercially anymore. (*)

Steve Miller, 1988, program/flyer for "Born 2B Blue" tour; color with photo of Miller in suit and tie playing guitar on cover; lotsa info, ads, and tour dates inside. Very commerical. VG/VG+ $1.25.

I recently purchased a large batch of decals by Ed "Big Daddy" Roth; these appear to be all original, in great shape, with the Roth logo on the back (like this [click here]), the images are all 60's vintage and classic Roth, decals are all in great shape; you'll love them...I've even illustrated a few to help you out. All are NM condition unless otherwise indicated.

"Rat Fink"-- 4.5 x 6.5 black and white; black and white with the classic image of the Rat Fink Character surrounded by flies...this is the one everyone thinks of when they think about Ed Roth. 4 NM copies, $40 each; 1 VG+ copy with a cople of crease marks, $20 (*).

"Wild Child"-- 3.75 x 3.75 black and white; classic Roth image of moster with a Rat Fink hat and a bloody hatchet roaring down the road in a souped up GTO...for image click here. One copy only, $25.

"Hunter"-- 3.75 x 3.75 black and white gnarly looking surfer speeds down the road in a surf wagon with longboards protruding out of the back...for image click here. 8 copies, $18 each (*).

"Lover Boy"-- 3.75 x 3.75 black and white; grotesque monster cruses down the road in a souped-up car looking for the hot chicks as a buzzard holding a couple of cherries looks on...for image click here. 8 copies, $18 each (*).

"Bad News"-- 3.75 x 3.75 black and white; nasty looking devil monster monster roars down the road in a souped-up car...for image click here. $12 only one left..

"Mother's Worry"-- 3.75 x 3.75 yellow and black; grotesque dorky looking monster cruises down the road in a souped-up deuce coupe; ...for image click here. 5 copies, $15 each (*).

"Dodge Power"-- 3.75 x 3.75 black and white monster roars down the road in a flaming, smoking Dodge hemi....one copy only $12.

"Hang Ten"-- 3.75 x 3.75 black and white monster with helmet and bulging eyes roars down the road in a flaming, smoking skateboard powered by a V-8....for image click here 4 copies, $15. (*)

"Mr Chopper"-- 3.75 x 3.75 black and white; biker roars down the road in a custom chopper with words "Ride to Live, 13, and Outlaws Rule"....one copy only $18. (*)

"Lucky 13"-- 3.75 x 3.75 black & white; biker roars down the road in a flaming 3-wheeler with words "Lucky 13 and D.F.F.L.".... 3 copies, $15 each (*)

"Hooray for the Bad Guys"-- 3.75 x 3.75 red, white and blue image of drooling rat with "R.F." on jacket ...one copy only $20. (*)

"Join the Hug Rebellion"-- 3.75 x 3.75 color with image of biker chick in short shorts, bra top, and biker jacket, with pair of dice and 1% sign. This one is actually by Robert Williams, not Ed Roth, but it does say "Uncle Roth wants you..." two copies, $22 each. (*)

"Sidewalk Surfer,"-- 3.25 x 4 surfer dude type monster roars down the road on a v-8 powered skateboard in the direction of a sign that says "Dead Man's Curve" ....one copy only $25.

Eat at the Blue Fox, Tijuana, Mexico; 3.75 x 3.75 blue and white; unusual advertising item with ravenous looking Roth-style wolf ....one copy only $15.