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Cute, soft, collectable. Each bear is uniquely designed for a song, lyric, or band member and will tickle the fancy of any true Deadhead. A series of stylized dancing bears was drawn by Bob Thomas as part of the back cover for the album History of the Grateful Dead, Volume One (Bear's Choice). The bear is a reference to Owsley "Bear" Stanley, who recorded and produced the album. Bear himself wrote, "... the bears on the album cover are not really 'dancing'. I don't know why people think they are their positions are quite obviously those of a high-stepping march!