{"product_id":"russ-gibb-signed-grande-ballroom-pass-1968","title":"Russ Gibb Signed Grande Ballroom Pass (1968)","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn original Grande Ballroom admission pass, printed \"Good For One Free Trip At The Grande Ballroom\" and the venue's Grand River at Beverly, Detroit address on the front, dated 1968.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe reverse is rubber-stamped \"Good Only This Date, Oct. 12, 1968,\" carries the Grande Ballroom's full mailing address and phone number, and carries a bold signature by Russ Gibb in blue, alongside his name printed in small black marker beside it\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Grande Ballroom was purchased and transformed into Detroit's home for psychedelic rock in 1966 by Russ Gibb, a Dearborn schoolteacher and radio DJ who modeled the room on San Francisco's Fillmore after visiting it in person. Over the venue's run at 8952 Grand River Avenue, Gibb booked a run of shows that shaped Detroit's garage, proto-punk and psychedelic scene, hosting MC5, The Stooges, Cream, The Who, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd and Janis Joplin before closing the room as a rock venue in 1972.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnlike the venue's mass-mailed postcards, a dated, hand-signed comp pass like this one was made for one-time, one-person use and is far less commonly seen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Details \u0026amp; Collectability\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOriginal Grande Ballroom \"Good For One Free Trip\" admission pass\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReverse rubber-stamped \"Good Only This Date, Oct. 12, 1968\" and signed in blue with \"Russ Gibb\" identified in handwriting beside the signature.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrom the personal collection of Mary Cobra (Mary Ramirez) of The Detroit Cobras.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA dated, personally signed pass rather than a mass-mailed promotional item.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Mary Cobra","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55135683412297,"sku":"NYC_MC_035","price":1000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0064\/9992\/files\/Grande_Ballroom_Postcards-2-Signed_admission_ticket_-_Russ_Gibb_Signed_2.png?v=1787659480","url":"https:\/\/waxpoetics.com\/products\/russ-gibb-signed-grande-ballroom-pass-1968","provider":"Wax Poetics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}