Tell me the name of this symbol...

[BamaLefty]

I'm trying to broaden my horizons when it comes to music. I know I've seen this logo before, but couldn't tell you it's meaning or what band it was linked to for my life. I know there are several, all of which have a different color, marching a line.

I also think it has an LSD connotation? Or am I wrong on that?

Anyway, thanks in advance. Not remembering what this symbol means is driving me crazy.

[bicentennial_baby]

1. Dancing Bear, Grateful Dead

:)

[BamaLefty]

11. Thanks to all of you!

Dead Heads, Jerry Garcia, yeah...

[NightWatcher]

2. the grateful dead dancing bear?

[XemaSab]

3. They're the grateful dead bears

:hi:

[MonkeyFunk]

4. It's the Grateful Dead Bear

don't know if he's got another name.

[SallyMander]

5. It's the Greatful Dead bear

Don't know much more than that... :shrug:

[ohiosmith]

6. Grateful Dead

[Guava Jelly]

7. Grateful Dead ..and Blotter acid

The bears were used on blotter acid produced by Owsley. Owsley's nickname was Bear, the logo is a (registered?) trademark, and it appears in the Bear's Choice cover art. Earlier sightings of the bears suggest that the design may have existed for some time.
http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~mleone/gdead/faq/dancing-bears.html

[MrCoffee]

8. i always heard them referred to as "Jerry Bears"

[LaurenG]

9. One of the grateful dead dancing bears. Here are the rest "Do Da Bears"

[redqueen]

10. Dancing bear...

also the Grateful Dead bear. But dancing bear is enough.

I used to have a nice shirt with those guys on there. No idea what happened to it. People need to stop stealing my clothes! x(