Final Auction Price
*Final prices include buyers premium
$420.00
Starting bid: $10.00
This poster is signed by the artist, David Byrd!
On the early morning of Tuesday, May 7, 1985, Bill Graham’s south of Market warehouse offices were fire-bombed. THIS POSTER OFFERED here was inside and among the one million dollars in damage to the archive of music memorabilia.
Authorities believed the arson was in retaliation to recent public comments Graham made about a visit to a military cemetery in Bitburg West Germany by then President Ronald Regan. Graham a German-born Jew who lost his mother and sister in the Holocaust organized a rally at Union Square a week prior on April 26 to protest Regan’s visit to the cemetery where 49 Nazi soldiers were buried. Graham called Reagan "a despicable inhuman creature" and said, "I'll despise him for it until the day I die." Al Corral KTVU assistant news director said he got a call from an unidentified man who “made reference to the Bill Graham fire and Nazi soldiers.” Corral who said he considered the anonymous contact a “crank call” nonetheless reported it to the fire department. No arrests were ever made. This example of BG-288 was damaged by the fire with scorched edges but overall survived mostly intact. A very unique and historical item from the legendary legacy of the most popular and influential rock promoter ever Bill Graham.
Condition Details: Damage from fire
--CRITICAL DETAILS--
--TITLE: BG-288
--GRADE: NOT GRADED
--VENUE: Nassau Coliseum
--PERFORMERS: Grateful Dead
--CITY: Uniondale Long Island NY
--DATE: 3/15-16/73
--SIZE: 25 x 38.13
--PRINTING: OP-1; Original Pre-Concert First Printing Poster
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