311 | Hawaii

In 1995 I began working for 311. During the eleven years that passed after that , I had the opportunity to travel with them all over this country, including Hawaii. Generally when the band visited Hawaii they would rent Harley Davidson motorcycles and spend at least a day cruising the island. Being that they were somewhat novice riders, management would often encourage these joy rides to take place after the show, so that any accidents would not interfere with the concert. Most of the band equipment was shipped in days before the concerts, including the merchandise for the shows. The promoter would hold the stuff until the first show, and then we would rent a small airplane to island hop the gear between shows. Some of those small cargo planes were incredibly rickety looking, and rusty. The band and crew took commercial planes, or sometimes helicopters between islands.
Promoters are allowed to print posters to advertise the show. Some of these are done with more artistic talent than others. All of these promo posters become collectible. Very rarely, the bands photograph is included in the art. These posters are distributed to record stores, bars, nightclubs, and schools in order to advertise the upcoming show.
On March 24th 2006, Three-Eleven performed a show at the Kona Brewing Company, in Hawaii. The promoter was allowed to incorporate a photograph of the band in its Promo poster.
I am auctioning this RARE poster, with a portion of the proceeds to benefit Habitat for Humanity.