SIGNED Country Joe & Fish / Chicago's Electric Theatre 1968 FILLMORE Era

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FILLMORE Era SIGNED Country Joe & Fish at Chicago’s Electric Theater 1968 Handbill
SIGNED BY COUNTRY JOE McDONALD!
NOT A REPRODUCTION!
Near Mint Handbill advertising Country Joe and The Fish with Hawk; also Rotary Connection with Growin Concern. Country Joe McDonald was famous at this time for Vietnam War protest songs like “Feel Like I’m Fixin’ to Die Rag,” which became an anthem of the times and was preserved in the movie “Woodstock.” Country Joe MacDonald continues his work for veterans today and is active in the movement to have the government research Agent Orange. Rotary Connection was one of Chicago’s top rock/soul bands and featured 5-octave singer Minnie Riperton. This concert was held just a month before the now-historic Chicago Democratic Convention began. ORIGINAL--NOT A REPRODUCTION. 8.5 x 11 handbill by artist Mark Twain Behrens from 1968 (Behrens later moved to the West Coast where he continued to do artwork for rock concerts). Advertises two billings during the first week of July at Chicago’s premier rock palace of the day, Aaron Russo’s Electric Theatre (also referred to as the Kinetic Playground). Russo became Bette Midler’s manager right after this period and later a film maker of some note (“Wise Guys,” “Trading Places” (starring Eddie Murphy and Dan Aykroyd) and “The Rose.”) And in 2004 he was the Libertarian Party candidate for President of the United States.
These have been in my possession since the 1968 concert, which I attended, and they have been stored flat for more than 40 years. Country Joe McDonald and I corresponded a few years ago and he signed a few flyers for me, which I am now pleased to offer for sale. (Flyer offered may not be the actual one seen in this post.)
Near Mint. Printed black on a pumpkin-yellow stock (photo shows it more yellow than it actually is) with a background of then-current newspaper clippings on the Vietnam War from Chicago newspapers. Absolutely clean. Sharp corners, no wrinkles, or tears. From a smoke-free environment.
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