While the bears may not have influenced the music itself, the man behind the bears - an enigmatic audio engineer nicknamed Bear, who helped develop the group’s Wall of Sound system as well as the cartoon symbol - certainly did, and his work brought a resounding impact to the Grateful Dead’s legacy, much like Nike SB founder Sandy Bodecker’s impact on the Dunk and skate culture. The community-rich bond among Dead Heads is even more inviting thanks to the band’s fun, furry ambassadors. 24, 2020 1815 Name Grateful Dead x Nike SB Dunk Low Yellow Bear Colorway Opti Yellow/Blue Fury Release Date Jul. 46: Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, CA 9/9/72 by Grateful Dead released in 2023. (Another iconic Grateful Dead logo, the Steal Your Face skull, is printed on the underside of the sockliner.) Grateful Dead x Nike SB Dunk Low Yellow Bear Jul. The design theme of this collaboration pays homage to the Grateful Dead Bears, a series of stylized dancing bears illustrated by Bob Thomas on the back cover of the album History of. Front and center in the Nike SB Dunk Low Grateful Dead is the band’s most lovable symbol, the dancing bears, which first appear on the back cover of the group’s 1973 LP “History of the Grateful Dead, Volume 1 (Bear’s Choice).” Set in three colorways, the shoe playfully features bear-inspired detailing, such as a faux-fur and suede upper, a frayed Nike Swoosh mimicking the bears’ collars and an image of the bear on the tongue. It features a dancing bear, the cuddly icon of the Grateful Dead, right on the boxplus a QR code that would transport salad eaters to a Spotify playlist with 20 hand-picked hunks of tuneage. Nike Skateboarding teamed up with legendary psychedelic rock band Grateful Dead to release the Nike SB Dunk Low Grateful Dead Bears Green, now available on StockX.
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