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From the Tower Theater in Philadelphia, PA, 1994. |
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This poster advertises the Denver, Colorado stop on the 1998 Summer tour. 11" x 17". Sadly, it is in mint condition - this particular one was never posted anywhere. |
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We'd just pulled into the parking lot of Tower Records to drop my sister off at work the day we were going to start our big trip up to Washington to see the Pretenders, and there they were. I was in the back seat and involuntarily let out an "Aaaahhh!". Before the car came to a complete stop, I was out and running for the fence adorned by these fabulous posters. After a few moments, I was joined by Taunia and my sister, who said, "Wow, I didn't even see those and I park over here every day." |
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Well, we'd been there a few days earlier and hadn't seen them either, but that was because we'd parked in an area where they weren't visible. I'd already freed a few when my sister decided I was being a barbarian. "Do you want me to get a staple remover?" "Oh, uh, ok." I continued to carefully pry the posters off the fence. My sister returned with the staple remover and, deeming me hopeless, handed it to Taunia, who wielded it with the skill of a true secretary. Finally we'd gotten the lot of them. |
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There are 3 different colours: orange, light orange and yellow-orange. Nearly all of the poor things had new gig flyers taped over them, which I carefully removed. It was a great way to start the day! These advertise the shows at the Concord Pavilion (August 1) and the Shoreline Amphitheatre (August 9). 11" x 17" |
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A very, very cool Kodak Dura-Trans (a type of plastic) banner for the |
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On the '98 Summer tour we drove almost 900 miles from San Jose, CA to the Pretenders August 14
show in George, WA. The nice people who worked at the Gorge Amphitheater said I couldn't have this sun-faded (once
neon yellow) poster, even after it was no longer needed. |
