My friend Pete (which many of you have met) took the picture at Chicago's Goose Island Fest back in 2000 (which was the first time I met the guys). My parents had the picture enlarged and framed for me as a birthday gift the year after I believe.
Cut to 2006 (where it came off the wall I think for the first time since I put it up
), I took it to the Vernon Hills, Illinois show and had it autographed there after the concert.Dave signed it "Oh Jim Tons 'O love", and there's a little story behind it too. Dave asked me if I wanted anything personalized on it... I kind of hesitated and said "Oh, Jim"... and then my buddy Pete sarcastically said "Tons of Love", so that's what he wrote.
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This is their RIAA award for GDU which I'm sure many of you have seen on eBay. Many of these are listed for $150+, which I don't think I'd ever shell out... but I couldn't pass up a deal of $35 for it.
I think I got it probably around 2003 or 2004. One interesting thing I did learn about this award though is that is one of the very few RIAA awards to be displayed in a landscape position.I used to have the GDU, LYDLS, and Clam Dip posters hanging up at my other house, but kept them off here cause I want to paint these walls sometime soon.
it's next to the arlo guthrie autographed album cover i have also in a frame. i thought i had a photo of it but i couldn't find it. sorry! 
