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    So, we've all had some great conversations interrupted by that misbehaving chatroom lately. Mr. Pid wrote a great song on the subject...

    Feel free to pick them up again here. Or report your more surreal episodes of being booted for misbehaving. 

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  • marye
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    looking for a few volunteers...
    okay, we need some folks to check out the new chat room, which is on a testing site. I'll take the first dozen volunteers who PM me. Thanks!
  • Hozomeen
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    Hey Ya'll...I've been reading through the forums lately probably like most everyone else and seeing all this JC activity and just pondering the bad vibes...I guess I've been torn like most with the same dilemma we all must face from time to time questioning my feelings toward someone else stirring up my shit when it is usually me doing the shit stirring... I'm right with you CCj, I was asking myself all the same questions about being miffed at this mystery guest using a name, a word, to drive a point home about something I can't even follow anymore, because as a card carrying rude crude shit stirrer in the flesh, I guess I should be open to any and all good healthy shit stirring... in recent years I have taken to questioning my own paradigm rather than that of the shit stirrer before going on the offensive about anything, and in recent years I have hardly ever gone on the offensive about anything...its great not being offensive...but the thing is that eventually you come across a situation that just doesn't seem to come full circle...I mean, even if I don't agree with the shit being stirred, eventually I agree with and respect the point of view of the people stirring the shit for whatever reason, and that helps me reach inner peace as well as outward tolerance...the thing I just can't seem to nail down about this JC is that he seems to be opposed to people chatting about good intentions toward a cause, recently he has taken issue with the bickering on the site as well...okay, all in the name of good ole healthy positive shit stirring I guess...but the thing that really gets me is this thing about posting these grand statements to all of us on each forum so that we don't miss it, who knows, but the thing is that posting those things all over other people's areas is just plain stepping out of bounds...I don't know if this JC is aware of the effect that kind of thing has as far as setting himself outside the realm and really just scattering us all around inside here....its just not funny, nor is it getting across the message it claims to be promoting... the real JC never wrote his own gospel.....and I'm not sure but the last time I channeled Pigpen and asked him about the website his response to me was, "what the fuck is the internet?" I agree with JC about the bickering being a bummer, but I agree with everyone else on that one too....anyway, thats just my two cents...I like reading and chatting and stuff, but the JC BS is a little much....time to put on some good music, fire one up, and maybe play a little solitaire instead...I've just gotta have a break from the same ole thing over and over and over.... P.S. Ami, I like the name the 12 disciples question, thats a good one. I hope you don't mind if I use that one next time I get a Jehovah's witness...
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    long ago when a jehovah's witness came to the door, I would ask if they could name the 12 disciples. Many came, none entered,,,maybe we put JC to the test. CB, the badger is the missing link- the show is a mere accessory. enjoy your day if twirling. Is that the show with a long and decent Loose Lucy in the first set? Ami
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    I have just acquired the final missing link in my 1973 collection. If you thought that was a rather sad achievement you would be in full agreement with Mrs Badger. But hang on, what was that last, hard to find show The Month: October The Day: 25 The Venue: Dane County Coliseum The City: Madison, Wisconsin!
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    thanks Ami for the special lyrics and the precis of recent events with all their twists and turns! and ups and downs! And thanks good wishes to everyone else who is part of this thing whatever it is and whoever we are :-)
  • Hal R
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    Ami,nice description of the last day or so here and the lyrics for cosmicbadger are right on.GRTUD have to agree with you about that guy calling himself JC. The guy is not in on the conversation. If the doors of perception were cleansed, everything would appear to man as it is, infinite. William Blake
  • c_c
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    Grate song Ami!!! love it!! Why don't we have a section for song parodies?? ******************* personally, I do not care if someone wishes to call themselves Jesus Christ as their board name, but I wonder if it is in good taste?? being a rude, crude guy myself, even this miffs me a bit; just knowing that some folks take their faith and religion seriously, and I would hope everyone would respect peoples space about serious stuff like that. the fact that it is ALL over is another bummer. I hope the mods would just clean it up so we do not have to waste time seeing it again and again. it did seriously bum me out to be accused of being that poster in a pm, but that is ok, I've been dissapointed and bummed out plenty of times by those I 'thought' I knew. it is either an internet troll or a total nut or someone just trying to stir the pot. I'll say it again, ignore it; which I was doing until I got accused in a pm, and somewhat less clearly accused on the forum itself. there is, of course, a simple way to know exactly who it is, if the site administrators or if the Mods access to the ISP numbers, (internet server provider) numbers, it is ever so easy to trace who it is. proxy servers do not hide that kind of thing, either, so a kind chide might be in order. just a thought there. I think it would be hard for anyone to be funny posting as 'Jesus Christ' though I am sure the real Jesus had a sense of humor. did I ever tell you the joke about the priest, the rabbi, the mullah and the drunk off duty cop?? peace
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    loose ends & god I love youse guys....
    after looking back on a hectic day in this pseudo-chat room, I have to say I got a night time chuckle. CB is now either the well-endowed, tho modest Badger behind the hedge, unless it's a female badger which would mean she's a badger covering her beaver and with a nod to Hal, in Wisconsin yet! maybe the 'shroom is made of cheese. Gigi, if I had spewed Mescal, where on Earth would the worm end up? Speaking of on Earth, we have an appearance by JC himself and he's predeceasing others. reminds me of the great Monty Python- well, I just buried the cat! was it dead? No, but it didn't look so good, and I knew I'd be busy later in the week, so.... hey JC, tho I'm technically Jewish and we don't really believe in a heaven (or hell for that matter) say hi to my dad. I really miss him and he's a good 4th if you need a body for a pinnocle game. I agree with others, CCJ is too funny to be JC. And I don't know about you, but I don't sense any vibe of anyone really getting on anyone else- or am I just tripping? speaking of tripping, back to the dancing badger. I think CB should make mini-vids for all the various endangered species for heightened awareness. And how does this sound for Dancin' Badger music?: (sung to the tune of wave that Flag) here's the badge hard to image high on 'shrooms danced outta the room up and down all around near the bush what a cute tush danced outta bed whatta cheesehead world's spinnin round badger's searchin for the sound wave that badger wave him wide & high up and down boy in his hole my oh my oh my oh my..... Ami
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    forget the sprinkles********* wink ;)
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    ... a little of that special 'fairy dust' too... wink, wink...
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So, we've all had some great conversations interrupted by that misbehaving chatroom lately. Mr. Pid wrote a great song on the subject...

Feel free to pick them up again here. Or report your more surreal episodes of being booted for misbehaving. 

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pretty silly, huh?
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I guess the point was, misunderstood? or taken out of context. ? Not about whether or not you experienced the Grateful Dead OR HOW MANY SHOWS YOU WENT TO, but is about the folks that came into the Chatroom ( this IS The Grateful Dead Website) just to play ' chat games', and mess with people, and hack - day after day and they never would talk about the music. ! .thats all. c'mon... I think you know what I meant... either way, there's 4 original Grateful Dead members out there touring- right now, making some historic music, sure would love to be able to chat about that ! but -we are getting by -with texts and the forums and FB pages :)) we need a place here to post the current show reviews and current set lists. OO play on- KEEP LISTENING
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A large part of this grateful dead thing is family of course the main thing is music but family talk about other things,their lifes,the weather,their children,its all a part of relationship building.Im pretty sure theres threads in here about further and the rythm devils if not you start them sister i will be more than happy too get involved in anything dead related.
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that the chatroom has always been a non-topic restricted conversational flow (relationship building just like ripple said) since day one. And it will always be like that. Music AND whatever comes to mind. Think of it like a conversational jam! Conversations flows and twists JUST like the music does. If our "approved topics" lists are restricted, it will stifle the room. ********************************** By trying we can easily learn to endure adversity -- another man's I mean. Mark Twain
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Hey DSG if you wan't to talk about the music, talk about the music. You want to post reviews and setliests I would love to see them on the Furthur forum. If you want a new forum to post them ask Marye. Nobody should put you down for your passion and your head full of dead, but lots of us dont have the chance to see so many shows as you and, well you know, if we weren't there its a little hard for us to have a conversation about it. So we talk about other stuff too..and come on DSG...don't pretend you dont talk about other stuff in the Chatroom too :-) Its a drag when people get nasty and personal in the chatroom for sure and it gets me down too. But most folks are kind and if they step over the line are quick to apologise. I for one will be glad to meet up with you there when it is back on line and don't forget Donna Jean too!
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but there were times when people ...again, I won't point fingers...would be there just to complain about NOT getting on stage, or bragging in a sideways sort of manner about how many shows they had seen this year, or "so and so is out to get me", or "I spent X amount of dollars on tickets this year". That kinda stuff chased alotta people outa the chatroom. so, I'm hoping that when and if we get the chat back that crap will stay HOME or SOMEwhere else at least. wagwagwagwagwagwagwagwagwag....(waving paw) Time to look for a cooookie.....
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Cookies are a great topic anywhere and everywhere!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Cake too.********************************** By trying we can easily learn to endure adversity -- another man's I mean. Mark Twain
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is easier than herding Heads. You can't control the flow. Kinda the other way around. If what you want is a mindless groupie site filled with nothing but flacks spewing about how great their hero is, I'm sure there must be a Justin Bieber forum out there somewhere. Not that I've looked for one or anything... People everywhere just got to be free! Conversation is always more interesting than recitation, so speak your mind and not someone else's.
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I like hearing reviews of shows. Debating stuff about them is fun too. But that does not happen on this site much anymore. It did during the Dead 2009 tour but not so much with Furthur. I avoid chat rooms because I think they are creepy in a sense. Plus people's egos usually get in the way and that's where you get the putting people down, and other ugliness. Trust me non-DeadHeads show up with a goal of pushing the envelope and getting under your skin. So from that angle I agree with DSG. "The dire wolf collects his due while the boys sing round the fire"
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I just wanted to say how much i miss the chatroom and all of my dead.net family that i have grown to love over the last year.There is the occasional argument,some disagreements,and sometimes conversation gets a little weird,but that happens everywhere.We are all different and sometimes rub each other the wrong way,but mostly just enjoy each others company and conversation.I can just hope that the site will put a chatroom back up for us so that we can reconnect.In the meantime,i hope all my dead.net family is healthy,happy,and enjoying the music we have all enjoyed for so many years.I wish all of you peace love and prosperity until we meet again.
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that we're not "talking" to each via the chatroom...how the hell is everybody???
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could be worse...no use complaining....
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dunno why my post showed up above yours GC....it was in response...
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same time, same station maybe? How do u like my new profile pix of my granddaughter & Cosmic Charlie (the dog).......:)))
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wish I could see it better, though....
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Has anyone heard any rumors yet about a New Years Eve show?
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The chatroom was a great place to hang out. Kind of like therapy for me. Is it coming back??!!
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Folks, this is definitely on the radar. However, the tech wizard who was working on this had a family emergency, so progress is delayed. It will be fixed, just not as fast as many would like, sorry.
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I finally create a new user ~ it's me rider~ ( no dupe) & can't even chat with my dear folks I've missed so much!! I now have semi- regular internet access WHOO HOO !!!Hope everyone is having a groovy 1st day of fall. Can't believe summers done come & gone....HELLS BELLS! xoxoxoxoxo rider
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welcome home! Pull up a chair and open a bottle. Cookies in the oven will be ready soon. Now lets put on some music...
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We missed you girl! SO glad to see you got z internet again.♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥ Twirly Banner
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Leanne, Hello, hows ya :) All wot Badger said n more :) Hokay, pull up a chair n crack open the bottle n take a sip..pass the cookies to Johnman :) Keep dancing :)
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well....ok...i'll admit I knew where you were and that you are safe...but it just sounds so cool.....RIIIIIIIIIIDEERRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!
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did you ever make it out to SF?
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I hope the chat room doesn't crash with too many plp when it comes back......seems it's been missed....xoxo
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Well the chatroom is still down,but i wanted to say hey now to all my deadnet chatroom family again.I miss y'all very much and hope we will have our room back soon because i really miss it.Anyways,peace love and prosperity to you and keep on keepin on because the music never stops....
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Seems we have had some good luck with the IRC chatrooms, free, quick and easy on the slower puters...what do you think?♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥ Twirly Banner
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the tech stuff is pretty much outside my universe...
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... uh ... mmmh ... ah ... let me see ..... ah...... OH ! Yea ....! Now I remember Well Hell , .. Do yall miss me .? .. ah ... uh U-know since ye ole' yak room has been 100% snafu . I miss not being able to visit every now and then with dat famous land luber and armchair buccaneer "Ahoy Ye Matee' " ....JM...... you know who.. Argh ! And whats been happening in Portland O .. ? I don't know and it driving me crazy ... Because I can not yak it up with my OR .. Pear connection on the coast ..msmona.. Why must we suffer .... this cruel fait ... I mean like Gee Wiz, ... dude .. ! Whatsamotta University was invaluable ...... it has no value.. ah ... uh ..... Lets get Donald Draper in here and straighten this thing out... Because I'm drifting ..... drifting ... En art comme en amour, Ii'nstinct suffit.
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it'll be all right, tejas...........land lubber, huh?....I am an honorable and trusty Shellback, I'll have you know....arrrrr....
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It has been brought to my attention that Donald Draper will NOT be helping us with our problems...... He has made it quite clear .. That not only ' he ' .. but no one from his firm Sterling Cooper Draper Price ... will be offering any advice or services to ... uh ... As he put it "Hippies" ... uh.... Ah well ... hmmm.....So that about sez it all to what Madison Avenue has to say about ...GD.net .. of course ..... I don't agree ...But its not up to me...uh .. I'm just the messenger ... ah ... uh.. En art comme en amour, Ii'nstinct suffit.
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can kiss my hippie...................you all know the rest.
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you have your own hippie?...what do you feed it?....ya must spend a fortune on grilled cheese....save money on haircuts, though..........is that a cookie?...can i have it?
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that the flying monkeys keep ripple's hippy well supplied with beer for with the grilled cheese and cookies.********************************** By trying we can easily learn to endure adversity -- another man's I mean. Mark Twain
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I bet you he keeps his hippy in a yurt.********************************** By trying we can easily learn to endure adversity -- another man's I mean. Mark Twain
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Eureka! You have solved the mystery of why the flying monkeys have been scarce lately! (slaps forehead) They've gone into brewing beer, and then when there's enough stock on hand they'll start delivering again.********************************** By trying we can easily learn to endure adversity -- another man's I mean. Mark Twain
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doesn't show them actually brewing.....and they're more know for stealing then delivering....mebbe they are hiding in the yurt with ripple's pet hippie....do they grow spelt in Mongolia?? hey ripple....whatcha doin' in Mongolia, anyway?
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the Saga of ripple's yurt-residing hippy is going to bloom and grow. It's just too much fun to say ripple's hippy! :D********************************** By trying we can easily learn to endure adversity -- another man's I mean. Mark Twain
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Glad to be of service in solving the mystery. I was actually drinking some of that brew last night, for the first time, had never seen it before. I took one look at the label and started laughing...and we launched into this big Wizard of Oz didn't-the-flying-monkeys-scare-the-pants-off-you-when-you-were-a-kid jag. (They scare the pants off me to this day). But Johnman's right, I don't know what that monkey is doing in the wheatfield, looking sinister as flying monkeys are wont to do. No hippies in sight, but it looks like there's a flock of flyers in the background circling around SOMETHING. I'll need to drink some more to get to the bottom of it...the bottle, that is.
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I've seen in a long time! Miss you chatters...for now.... ♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥ Twirly Banner
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"you have lost your mind"........hahaa=so funny......