Amazing color 24 x 38.75 Island Records poster for the 'Survival' album by Bob Marley & The Wailers, featuring a huge portrait of the reggae icon surrounded by flags of Black nations, prominently signed and inscribed in thick green felt tip, "To David, Rasta Live, Bob Marley." Affixed to a same-size mount and in fine condition, with edgewear and a few surface creases.
Accompanied by a detailed provenance statement from the original recipient, in part: "I was traveling through Atlanta in my 78 ford van on my way to Florida to spend the winter. I believe it was 1979 so I was 22. I was listening to the radio and the announcement came 'Attention Reggae fans, Bob Marley will be at Turtles records on Jonesboro road at 4:30 today.' I looked up and saw the next exit was Jonesboro road.
It was about 3:30 so I exited and found Turtles. I went in and asked the guy in there if Bob was really going to be there and he said yes. Since it was just an hour, I decided to go take a nap in my van. When I woke up it was after 4:30 but there was no crowd of fans. I went in and said to the guy, 'I thought you said Bob Marley was going to be here.'
He replied 'he's right over there.' Then I saw the top of his dreadlocks stuffed in a yellow wool stocking cap bouncing just above the row of records. He was very short. I met him at the end of the aisle. And we shook hands. There were only two older women and the guy working there. The women had already met him and were just hanging out in the corner. It was just me and Bob talking. I remember saying that 'it scared me when I heard you got shot' and he said 'It scared I too mon.' I had the Turtles guy take some pictures of me and Bob together. When I got the film developed, the pictures were all over exposed. Then Bob took me over to a table where he had a large stack of posters. I think he was a little disappointed that the only kid there was me, a tall skinny white kid. But he asked me if I would like for him to sign a poster for me. He remembered my name. I hung out a little while after that and no one else showed up…Then I said goodbye with another hand shake…I was fortunate enough to have seen him play two consecutive nights at the Roxy in Hollywood and at the Santa Monica Civic auditorium during the Rastaman Vibration tour. The show at the Roxy was the best show I have ever seen."
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