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An 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.The 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 itThe 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.Unlike 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.Key Details & Collectability
Original Grande Ballroom "Good For One Free Trip" admission pass
Reverse rubber-stamped "Good Only This Date, Oct. 12, 1968" and signed in blue with "Russ Gibb" identified in handwriting beside the signature.
From the personal collection of Mary Cobra (Mary Ramirez) of The Detroit Cobras.
A dated, personally signed pass rather than a mass-mailed promotional item.
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