RAINBOW Bar and Grill LOS ANGELES vintage 1970s T-SHIRT! GLAM ROCK SUNSET STRIP

RAINBOW Bar and Grill LOS ANGELES vintage 1970s T-SHIRT! GLAM ROCK SUNSET STRIP (image 3/[null, null, null])

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WOW! What an awesome piece of vintage L.A. Rock N' Roll memorabilia! This is from a cherished and well preserved vintage collection acquired in a recent collection from a Bill Graham employee during the 70s! It has been stored meticulously and is in excellent condition with no visible tears or holes. This rare slim vintage t-shirt was from the early years of legendary Los Angeles Rock n' Roll hangout, The Rainbow! I doubt many of these have survived, let alone in this shape! You can see by the pix that it's a small size tee with original tag, about 16" pit to pit and 18" from collar to bottom. Totally styling and uber rare! This will be a prized gem in any vintage t-shirt collection! Once again this is a guaranteed authentic true vintage piece. WOW! Postage is $9.95 insured the USA, $24.95 overseasThe Rainbow Bar and Grill is a bar and restaurant on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood, California , United States , adjacent to the border of Beverly Hills, California . Its address is 9015 Sunset Boulevard .The bottom level of the building is the restaurant, The Rainbow Bar and Grill. Upstairs is an exclusive club called "Over the Rainbow", which consists of a full bar, a dance floor, and a DJ booth. The restaurant is next to The Roxy Theatre and The Key Club .The restaurant was founded in early 1972 by Elmer Valentine , Lou Adler , Mario Maglieri and others, [1] [2] opening on April 16, 1972, with a party for Elton John . [3] At the time, the word "rainbow" signified peace and freedom. It quickly became known as a hangout for celebrities of all types. [4] John Belushi ate his last meal [5] (lentil soup) at table No. 16 [ citation needed ] . For many years, the owner was Mario Maglieri. [4]Before becoming the Rainbow, the restaurant was the Villa Nova restaurant, which was originally owned by film director Vincente Minnelli , at the time married to Judy Garland . Joe DiMaggio and Marilyn Monroe met at the restaurant on a blind date in 1952. [6]The Rainbow became known as a hangout for rock musicians and their groupies . Notable regulars at the Rainbow in this period include Keith Moon , Alice Cooper , Micky Dolenz , Harry Nilsson , John Lennon , Ringo Starr , and Neil Diamond . [5] Elvis Presley was known to have occasionally visited the Rainbow [ citation needed ] . The group of musicians calling themselves the Hollywood Vampires made the Rainbow their home away from home in the mid-1970s. In the last two decades of his life, Motörhead frontman Lemmy was a daily fixture at the Rainbow whenever the band was not on tour, and often played a video poker machine at the end of the bar table. [7]Los Angeles songwriter Warren Zevon referenced the scene at the Rainbow in the last verse of his 1976 song " Poor Poor Pitiful Me ".The musical group Rainbow was named after this club. [8]The track "Rainbow Bar & Grill" from the Cheech & Chong album Let's Make a New Dope Deal takes place in the bar and restaurant.Producer Kim Fowley used to hang out at the Rainbow, especially in 1975, when he formed the all-girl group The Runaways . Actress and musician Cheryl Smith was given her pseudonym Rainbeaux Smith early in her career as a result of her frequenting the Rainbow; she briefly replaced Sandy West as drummer of The Runaways at the end of that band's existence. [ citation needed ]As musical trends on the Strip changed towards heavy metal in the 1980s, the Rainbow followed suit. Members of Mötley Crüe , [9] Poison , and Guns N' Roses frequented the bar. [10] It was mentioned in a number of songs, such as "Sunset and Babylon" by W.A.S.P. , "Vampire" by L.A. Guns and "Peach Kelli Pop" by Redd Kross , and featured in the videos of " November Rain ", " Estranged " and " Don't Cry " by Guns N' Roses and also, although briefly, "Rock Out" by Motörhead .Anthony Kiedis of the Red Hot Chili Peppers noted in his book Scar Tissue that he often sat with his father, Blackie Dammett, at the club along with members of bands such as Led Zeppelin and Kiss . Often the waitresses and... read more

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