Grateful Dead Shirt T Shirt 1985 Vintage Chinese New Year of the Ox Large L

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Grateful Dead Shirt T Shirt 1985 Vintage Chinese New Year of the Ox Large L:
$359.99

Grateful Dead Shirt : 1985 : Chinese New Year : Year Of The Ox !!! : 2/19/85 Oakland, CA : Grateful Dead Productions, Inc. : With Oakland Kaiser dates : Large ( L ) : Very-Rare !!!
The-Incredible!!! 1985 Chinese New Year \"Year Of The Ox\" Shirt made for & sold at the 2/18/1985 - 2/20/1985 Chinese New Year run at the Henry J. Kaiser in Oakland, California !!!!!Deadheads!!! Offered here is an Original ( Genuine / Authentic ) Grateful Dead 1985 Chinese New Year \"Year of the Ox!\" Shirt made for the February 18th through 20th run of Shows ( 2/18/1985 - 2/19/1985 - 2/20/1985 ) at the Henry J. Kaiser in Oakland, California ( aka. The Proud Bay Area \'Home\' of the Deadheads! - in the Late-\'70\'s & Early-\'80\'s ), with the actual Chinese New Year G.D. Celebration itself falling on the Tuesday 2/19/85 Show! -- and in the 2nd Set... Women Are Smarter with Gung Hay Fat Choy Iko Iko!, and a \"Dragon Dance\" during Drums -- with the Chinese Symphony Orchestra even opening before the Grateful Dead! Interestingly enough... this was actually the very-first run of Dead Shows at the Kaiser, where it was (re-)named the \"Henry J. Kaiser\", as prior - as most all of you know, this was the Oakland Auditorium Arena... the place where Dead Fans called home in the Bay Area, before the consistent Oakland Coliseum & Shoreline Amphitheatre days. And as for this Classic of a Tee? Well, for starters - Bobby Weir used to actually stage-wear this Shirt design - in this exact Color!... at the B.C.T. in Berkeley on 3/13/1985 ! And, quite possibly elsewhere too... as I do know that he also wore the light-blue version of this Shirt design as well - at the 1985 Summer Tour run of Shows... at Red Rocks! Check out the photo provided, and you can see Weir Rockin\' this Shirt design - in this exact same Color!! Way-cool, and naturally... he\'s really bringing the heat too - when this exposure clicked... Hahh!! Right-on, I say... Point being, if one of the Boys in the Band are wearin\' it - then it has to be one of the \"Grate!\" ones, right? Naturally... Hey, if either Ace, B.K., Mick, Brent, or Phil are wearing a tee on stage - count me in!! No offense to Garcia, but he\'s a Black T-Shirt guy, right? But during this brief era... it could also be \'Trouble Ahead! Jerry\'s in Red!!\" - (who saw the bright multicolor pants Garcia worn in Vegas?!? \'92 or \'93 maybe? Way Rad!!!)... OK, sorry - got off track there - Ha! So in my personal opinion? This \'85 \"Ox\" design is really one of the best ever in quite a few different ways (design-wise, The Ox!, etc..), but mainly... because it was the First!!! It was the \'predecessor\' to the \"Year of the Tiger (\'86)\" Shirt, the \"Year of the Hare (\'87)\", and also the \"Year of the Dragon (\'88)\"... in other words, it was the Very 1st! of this specific \"type\" of design-style manufactured & sold by GDM. A pretty darn-cool piece of info there, right! But hey - above all else... there\'s just nothing quite like a G.D. Chinese New Year Show - any Year!... during those usually cold and/or rainy West Coast early-months of the year. Heck... I\'m still riding high from the last \"Dragon Parade\" I ever saw... at the \"Year Of The Dog!\" And I\'m not kidding at all - some say that was the \"Last\" Amazing! run for the Grateful Dead... and though I\'d hate to look at things that way - it\'s hard to not concur if you caught that run, or heard the music - especially on the \"Chinese New Year\" night. So go ahead and check out all of the photos provided, as this one just shouts-out \"Awesome\" -- the 1985 Year Of The Ox!!! almost 30-Years ago!..... Watch-out though, because you know what they say about the \"Bull & The Horns\" - probably applies here with this Ox, because the \'85 Grateful Dead were Smokin\'-Hot..... and you messed with them, you might as well just get the Horns!!! A Totall-Fabulous! vintage piece of G.D. and Rock & Roll History here. Enjoy !!!!!!!This is a Used Vintage-Collectible clothing item in Excellent condition, please read all of the following information below before offerding/buying - Thank You > > >Tag Size / Brand : Large ( L ) / Hanes ( 100% Cotton )
Pit-to-Pit = 19.5\"
Length = 25.5\"As this is a used & very well taken care of vintage shirt - here are the only issues that stand out to my eye upon very close inspection :
>>> one (1) 1/4\" hole on the bottom front (please see photos/photo #9).
>>> some light staining/spots on the shirt (please see photos).
>>> some cracking and fading of the design emblem images (please see photos).
>>> some light piling and fading of the shirt material fabric (please see photos).Please see all photos provided... Enjoy !!!*(( Because clothes can be a touchy item, and because I want all of my customers to be 100% satisfied with their purchases -- I will accept returns on any shirt within a 14-days period, as long as the Buyer is willing to pay for return shipping (+ delivery confirmation costs) to return ship the shirt to me. No questions asked. ))*Please ask any questions before offerding/buying & Best of Luck !!( also... feel free to click the \'see other items\' button above to check-out my other related live listings - Thanks ! & International buyers welcome (additional shipping charges & delivery time will apply for international destinations). Shipping charges include delivery confirmation on every item. Returns accepted within 14 days of purchase if item is returned unused & undamaged (buyer pays return shipping). All items will be shipped as merchandise with the winning offer entered as item value. PayPal only, payment must be made within 5 days of sale end.