Grateful Dead Jerry Garcia in Egypt September 1978 Jerry inside tombs of Sakkara

Description

It all began in the spring of 1972 when the GD were on tour in Europe.  Jerry, MG and Phil went to see the ancient megaliths of southwest England.  They visited Sidbury Hill, Avebury's megalithic circles and Stonehenge.  The Cosmic Trio (MG, Jer, and Phil, of course) became immensely interested in historic patterns in time and how those patterns related to present moments....any given present moment.  It occurred to them that energies might be able to be tapped into from the past, and that their music, the music of the Grateful Dead, may be able to enhance those energies, while those energies in turn could enhance the Dead's music.  They thought that this may be more likely to happen at ancient mystical sites around the world.  An idea had been born!
Between 1972 and 1977, then manager of the Dead Richard Loren was paying close attention to middle east politics.  He visited Egypt multiple times, and returned at one point with pictures that showed that adjoined to the Sphinx was an outdoor concert venue behind which the three pyramids of the Gizah Plateau reigned night after night in their floodlit glow.  It took but about three seconds to convince Jerry, Bob, Phil and Co. that they should play a series of shows at the Gizah Sound and Light Theatre at the foot of the Great Pyramid.
While an enormous amount of diplomatic effort went into making these shows happen, including an Egypt Concert sub-committee being formed under the moniker of the MIDS (men in dark suits) that included Phil, Richard Loren and Alan Trist, by March of '78, it seemed that the shows would in fact happen.
And, in fact, as we all know, the shows sure did happen.  A three night run at the Gizah Sound and Light Theatre in Cairo, Egypt was played on the nights of September 14th, 15th and 16th, 1978.  The final night, the 16th was played while the "stars" aligned into a full lunar eclipse.  And, British Rock & Roll photographer extraordinaire, Adrian Boot, was present for the entire run of of shows and the sightseeing trip afterwards.  These photos include some of Boot's best images from the shows and the after-trip! (more photos to be added very soon)
This incredible series of photos of Jerry and the group's guide took place when Jerry was exploring the tombs at Sakkara, Dioer's funeral complex.  Exact date (beyond 2nd week September 1978) unknown.
This series of 9 photos of Jerry is printed from the actual film negatives, showing evidence of such in the margins of the larger print.  This large print (printed in the UK), measures 17 x 20.5 with the printed image (one image of the 9 individual pictures) measures 15.75 x 17.375.  It is as close to mint as possible and thus gets a Near Mint + rating (see below).  It is hand-signed by Adrian Boot and is numbered 3/25.  Only 25 of these will ever exist.....  It has been stored archivally and flat since the day I bought it from Mr. Boot having never been displayed or framed.  This is a super cool grouping of Jerry shots!  Enjoy.
This photograph will be carefully shipped in an archival sleeve inside an overly protective tube.  I am happy to combine shipping.
Thanks for looking, and, as the guy with the short cut off pants likes to say, "everybody, hang loose."
My Photography (and poster) Grading System:
Mint:
there is NO SUCH THING unless you're the printer or the photographer and are touching the finished product in the darkroom or off the printing press immediatley after being printed.  Once someone else touches it, even ever so perfectly, to me, the best it can be is NEAR MINT.
Near Mint
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Near Mint Minus
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Very Fine
:  Still great looking and crisp, posters or photographs of this grade have usually been around for many years and sustained minor wear.  These posters may have fold in corners or a slight crease or two in the image area, but with no paper missing.  In some cases, there may be minor tears in the margins or light aging in regards to the coloration.  If a poster has a number of these stated issues, it will usually grade out as “Fine.”
Fine
:  A poster grading “Fine”might have minor damage in the central image or a fair amount of edge wear (or both in some cases).  It may also have light tape stains on the back, abrasions or mild scratches, tape pulls or multiple tears.  This grade often exhibits multiple tack holes and may have heavier aging of the paper (especially if it's an old poster) or some identifiable staining.