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    Thanks Marye!
    This is going to be a place where we can continue the discussions of the recent promotion 30 Days of Dead has sparked. What a wonderful month it was, but once it's gone....well we got two versions of that song didn't we. LOL. Besides continuing the wonderful discussions that this brought up, we can also share the ways we'll make up our gifts to others from this great promotion.♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥
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This is going to be a place where we can continue the discussions of the recent promotion 30 Days of Dead has sparked. What a wonderful month it was, but once it's gone....well we got two versions of that song didn't we. LOL. Besides continuing the wonderful discussions that this brought up, we can also share the ways we'll make up our gifts to others from this great promotion.♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥ Twirly Banner
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This was fun and it certainly helped get me through a rough patch this month! :) Scott
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I am so glad I decided to stop back in for a looky-lou..to find the {30 days of The Dead} starting up! The songs your crew pulled are incredable! Would be grate if this became part of Dead Net every month...I know I'm only dreaming,but a nice dream! AnyWho Thank You! Thank You! Thank You! and I Thank You Again for those who did not...You are All My Brother's and Sister's and I Love and Miss You Much...Promontoryryder
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It would be interesting to discuss this a little bit more. I'm really not the social networking type. My wife spends 6 hours a day IM'ing on FaceBook, but I'm lucky if I check my E-mail once a week. If I don't make an effort, I'll just be "out of the blue, into the black" and retreat into my own head. Talking to my cat about GD. It's becoming harder for me to keep in contact with my bros that I toured with. A few have passed now. When we do have time, it seems there is so much other life to talk about, and real time bonding with the music playing is rare. I don't mean to gush so much, but the odd thing, is that this simple promo touched me so deep.
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It sounds like you are in the same boat that a lot of us are in. That's why I am grateful for this site and the folks who come here as well as for Furthur. We got to keep this magic alive. We will get by. We will survive. Btw = I agree with you about Facebook! Those sites make me cringe. I prefer being a tad more anonymous! "It's got no signs or dividing line and very few rules to guide"
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Once the narrative information about Sugar Magnolia is released, the compilation of documentation for 30 Days of Dead will be complete, It's available for download at 30daysofdead.weebly.com. It appears as though all of the music will fit on 5 chronological CD's. Pigpen: Cream Puff War - Easy Wind A (64:16) Pigpen: China Cat Sunflower - He's Gone (71:54) Brent : Estimated Prophet Cassidy > Don't Ease Me In (67:46) Brent: St. Stephen - Let It Grow (60:23) Keith/Vince: Playing in the Band - So Many Roads (78:04) What song do we explore on December 1st? I nominate Ramble on Rose. Does anyone have a favorite version that they would like to share for our guessing game? Or have the rules changed? Maybe we ought to listen to a "Song of the Week," and select the most-liked version by consensus. This would definitely lead to lively discussions if we remain actively interested. What surprise awaits us on Day 31?
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Listen, a lot of people had some issue that we are missing very Jerry tunes, How about 12 days of jerry? I think helena mentioned this in one of her post, oohhh this would be fun, fun, fun November and More as I wait for the Score.....
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yeah, I like the idea for a Ramble on rose- that would be a great song to get I also like Unbroken chain, wharf Rat, loose lucy ( sung slowwww) I know a lot of people would have liked a scarlet/fire, eyes, mexicali blues, me and my uncle, there are just 2 many screw 12 days we need all of DECEMBER....ha ha On the 31st day....God said " Play more Dead"
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I don't know if most people have seen the insert you designed (SustainBill) But it is beautiful, I cannot belive how much Effort you, and CC put out for this promotion... Truly a BlessingThat said I am gonna put the tunes on and cook-LOL Happy Tuesday
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That we should come up with a weekly game to keep our interests peaked...perhaps even two or something. Ideas?♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥ Twirly Banner
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What a great run! In no particular order...I logged into the site numerous times over the 30 days and found something new every time. Met a dude online that sent me a DVD of of three SBD's of a run at MSG. Met another dude online and we're gonna keep the discussions going and are planning on doing a CD(s) swap. Got two friends in line for me to burn them the 30 Days to DVD. Kept a spreadsheet of the songs, dates and locations. Read some grateful and (quite amusing) hateful posts. Downloaded 38 unreleased songs (1 per day, 4 doubles, 1 triple and the "B" cuts). Won a weekly prize! (Chose the Warner Bros. Vinyl box set.) Was given a link to a hilarious Brokedown Palace that is started in the wrong key and Jerry says, "It's all f*&%$@ up man!" Got some cool album artwork from Canyon Critter that looks really great on my iPod. While doing "research" (HA! Research!), re-discovered "Bear's Choice" and the AMAZING Katie Mae. Probably much more. Gracias, rg
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Yeah, the 30 Days promo was great. I hope something gets going to keep me coming back to the site every day... If the Dead.net people are listening, the next thing needed is a mobile app that could link to the site(taper's corner, the store, the forum). That would be great. While nothing will top free downloads as a contest, perhaps asking other types of GD trivia questions could be interesting. I am a trivia guy and have tons of questions in my head.
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Many heartfelt thanks for the efforts of those who put this together and for those wonderful posters who kept the info and artwork flowing. This 30 days has prompted me to read the McNally book again and listen to whatever I have pre-71. I just love Pigpen. Best wishes for a healthy and prosperous December!
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There must be at least eight songs still left in the vault after the contest, right? If there was a way to get, say, ten bucks from half of the fifty-million people that showed up the first week of November and crashed the server looking for free songs, that could pay for buying the catalog from Rhino and royalties. It'd be like Harley buying itself back from AMF. Then find a way to get David Lemieux and Charlie Miller to transcribe it to flac and put it up on archive.org. And while I'm dreaming: ditch the streaming, the mandatory MP3s, the show blackouts, and put all the soundboards back, too! :D)) Scott
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Im happy to be part of anything.Basically just the Facebook freaks Imho.HA HA 10,000 came for free. Screwed it up for all. And they are the one's whining. Just a grateful one! Smiley dave Do For Other's You Will Feel Better. Guaranteed!!!!
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It looks like an original version in 16mm of the movie "The Last Days Of The Fillmore" It was a theatrical release for a short time only and has recently been re-released in a modified version on DVD. You can buy this now in the GD store.
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First Dead show was Festival Express in Toronto, 1970, the year I began my working life; these past 30 days were the first 30 days of my retirement from working life. Bookends! Retirement is going to be just fine. Thanks CC, kutsavi, sustainabill, 3Phase, everyone at Deadnet for this incredilby entertaining and musical month.
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thanks to everyone who contributed to the always interesting discussions
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Fillmore1972 Documentary/Feature film Film produced to document the final performances at Fillmore West in June and July 1971. The Grateful Dead appear performing Casey Jones and Johny B Goode. Other performers include Elvin Bishop, Cold Blood, Hot Tuna, It's A Beautiful Day, Lamb, Quicksilver Messenger Service and Santana. The New Riders Of The Purple Sage were included on the album that was released to mark the closing of the Fillmore but do not appear in the film apart from a brief non-performing section. Film credits; * Director - Richard T. Heffron * Producer - Herbert F. Decker The movie was released on DVD in 2009; * Fillmore: The Last Days, Various Artists, 2009 Music from the last shows of the Fillmore was released on LP in 1972; * Fillmore: The Last Days, Various Artists, 1972
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Documentation of the 30 Days of Dead promotion is available at 30daysofdead.weebly.com.Thanks for helping to keep the vibe alive.
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Thanks Sustainabill!
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yetay, Thank you for 3o & 31 days and Furthur we will go. Nothin Left to do but Smile, Smile, Smile yetay, DFA/Grateful Life
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Thanks Dead.net - great promo! The links to all the songs are still available from several different places, including Dead Roots: http://deadroots.net/30days +1 Happy and Grateful Holidaze everyone!
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This has been a November to remember. Thank you to all involved for making this happen. Out of all the downloads I only missed one. He's Gone B If someone would like to send it to me (gonzoftw@msn.com) it would be Gratefully appreciated. Peace
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First of all I had a wonderful time, and most of you found the site I've been on for years, which has truly been a blessing to my life. I've met and danced with some great friends this last 2 years simply because of Dead.Net. Here's a click-able link to Sustainabill's Insert for the discs...it's really cool: http://30daysofdead.weebly.com/ Also I would like to propose a new contest....this one, I'll do this week and your prize will be a brand spanking new "trade only" secret movie that some of you may not have... Sunshine Daydream Documenting the Creamery Benefit show and one of the finest ever heard IMHO. 8-27-72 Venetta, OR at the Old Renaissance Fairgrounds. This is a highly sought after unreleased video that is only traded. It is also the one that is the full and rare one that not alot of people have. I'm coming up with a good contest but any ideas will be welcomed....perhaps we can do this every week, and have one person do it, etc. etc. for the month of December. Well, there's the prize....now we just need to come up with a good contest. ♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥ Twirly Banner
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What an awesome contest! I finally got to put my best skill to practical use! :) Anyone know how long until when the first winning entry was submitted each day? A couple of days I had thought that I was likely the first respondent (e.g., yesterday, I submitted in roughly 6 minutes). No such luck. Apparently, there are people even more obsessed than me! :) Cheers, Odeo
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I got an email from a friend asking about a FB post (yeh, but not obsessively so) asking me why I was still on 'that GD stuff.' !!! I have been so incredibly joyful this past 30 Days, having been without my beloved Dead (except for one cd - the very first RoadTrips selfishly purchased a few years ago- and what little plays on my classic hits station) for nearly 12 years. My life has been focused on single parenting 3 boys on very little, my cassette player was broken by one of them 10 yrs ago, and my ex took the stereo leaving me with lots of GD vinyl but no way to play it (and he was NOT a deadhead so did not 'allow' me to listen to it, no idea how THAT happened.) I now have an incredible FREE collection to get started again with and have been dancing and happy for 30 days now. No way to say THANK YOU!! enough. Two downloads were not complete but I plan to fix that asap. Thanks to all who have made this possible and reminded me that the most happy times in my life are those spent with this awesome music playing! I have found archive.org and will NEVER be without GD music again. Keeping it alive!
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nanabool....it's hard to raise 3 boys (wow) with 2 much less alone. You'll find funny stories about deadhead/nondeadhead marraiges in the forum here as well that might make you smile. Glad you found your home....but don't forget that archive.org has 1000's (way more) of shows on the computer you can listen to as well. It's truly a great resource. Just go here and look up the Grateful Dead http://www.archive.org/details/GratefulDead It's really nice when I'm working on a project @ work and don't have any music with me.♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥ Twirly Banner
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If you missed some Downloads or want to turn someone on to them they are still available. Note below is from dead.net/30Days/archive The music of The Grateful Dead is meant to be shared and enjoyed by everyone. That's why we created the 30 Days of Dead. We at Dead.net realize that it was sometimes a little tougher than it should have been for you to download the music (especially that first week - sorry!, so we thought it only right that we give everyone a second chance to get every second of the music. It's the kind thing to do. Until the evening of December 8, 2010, we will keep this page and all of the links to the music live so that everyone has the chance to get and enjoy all of the songs.
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I could definitely supply shows (non-commercial of course) in wav format on CD's as a prize if you come up with a contest. "It's got no signs or dividing line and very few rules to guide"
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I think we could come up with a good contest with hard to get shows and coveted vines etc. I've got to work but will be thinking about a fun contest till then, and any and all ideas are welcome.♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥ Twirly Banner
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Who the weekly winner was for 11/22????♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥ Twirly Banner
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Let poor Cosmic Badger and other Euro Heads enter the next contest!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ********************************** I am not young enough to know everything. Oscar Wilde
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that the other was US only. >:-(********************************** I am not young enough to know everything. Oscar Wilde
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I got a feeling Euro heads were not included due to shipping costs. Just a hunch. I doubt there was any sinister plan to not include them. However if Critter can get another contest going I think it would be great to include our friends from across the sea. However I doubt Badger is super interested in "winning" one of my shows since I would bet he has nearly everything I have. If not, well then he could get hooked up for sure. "It's got no signs or dividing line and very few rules to guide"
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thanks kindly for thinking of us overseas heads for any new unoffical contest. I too doubt there is a sinister plan, just an isolationist attitude and recurrent lack of consideration for the past 4 years. Inflated shipping prices, rejected credit cards, exclusion from contests, exclusion from special offers, exclusion from deadnet store downloads and now this subscription farce etc etc. Everytime it seems to be getting better there is some new foul up. It's too dumb to be a plot, but it sure is hard work sometimes to be a foreign deadhead. Still we are used to it, while you folks were riunning around collecting ticket stubs we were waiting year on year on year for a visit from our favourite band. And we have become very resourceful and hooked up with just about everything, even from the most surprising places. ;-)
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tomcruz was the first person to answer correctly and will get to pick a Road Trips of their choice. You will be contacted within 5 business days with instructions on how to get your prize.
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the question was how to find out the weekly winner - not yet announced yet...
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I swear that when I downloaded Let It Grow, I heard Bobby say "we'll be back in a bit", but now when I play it, it cuts off before that. I tried re-downloading fron dead.net and the site posted here, but it still cuts off. Any help? Exorcist?
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there were two Sugar Magnolias yesterday . . . where was the other one from? . . .
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I've decided to burn these tracks in chronological order1 creampuffwar newpotatocaboose alligator dupreesdiamondblues darkstar masonschildren easywind 2 chinacatsunflower unclejohnsband newspeedwayboogie newminglewoodblues coldrainandsnow (easywind 12-31-70) sugarmagnolia truckin hesgone 3 playinintheband themusicneverstopped (sugarmagnolia 06-04-78) estimatedprophet sugaree 4 sailorsaint althea shakedownstreet cassidydontease saintstephen mybrotheresau 5 (hesgone 03-26-87) tennesseejedletitgrow (letitgrow 07-16-90) helpslipfranklins somanyroads
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We could all submit the funniest things the band said during a show....... I was listening to one of the shows from 95 (I was looking for Unbroken Chain) and starts making a joke of it..."Help on the range, Franklin's Glauwer, Trauma in the train, Florina." The omni march 28, 1995 I am sure we could all find some seriuously funny stuff and then vote which is the funniest, I am quite stumped on something really awesome for a contest anybody else have any ideas?
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So who's making artwork from the graphic kit they posted on the archive page. I asked a guy at work to put something simple together. I'll post it here when it's done.
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In addition to the chronological list given by soulcrow, here are some alternate arrangements for those of use that want to burn to CD. Total: 343 minutes across 5 discs (68 min average per disc). DAY OF RELEASE - put the B versions at the end...with disc breaks I opted to stay closer to the 68 minute mark rather than 75+. DISC 1: New Speedway Boogie, Dark Star, Althea, Playing In The Band. DISC 2: Easy Wind (a), Sugaree, He's Gone (a), Estimated Prophet, China Cat Sunflower > I Know You Rider, Cream Puff War. DISC 3: Saint Stephen, The Music Never Stopped, Truckin', New Minglewood Blues, Lost Sailor > Saint Of Circumstance, New Potato Caboose, Cold Rain And Snow, So Many Roads, Sugar Magnolia (19th). DISC 4: Alligator, Cassidy ; Don't Ease Me In, Tennessee Jed ; Let It Grow, Dupree's Diamond Blues, Help On The Way > Slipknot! > Franklin's Tower. DISC 5: My Brother Esau, Shakedown Street, Mason's Children, Let It Grow, Uncle John's Band, Sugar Magnolia (30th), Easy Wind (b), He's Gone (b). SUPER SETLIST - this takes into account the general placement of the song within a set, but I also wanted to space out the duplicate songs so they didn't appear on consecutive discs, and stay fairly close to the 68 minute average. DISC 1: Cold Rain And Snow, New Minglewood Blues, New Speedway Boogie, Easy Wind (a), Cream Puff War, Mason's Children, My Brother Esau, Tennessee Jed ; Let It Grow. DISC 2: Sugar Magnolia (19th), Truckin', He's Gone (b), Sugaree, China Cat Sunflower > I Know You Rider, The Music Never Stopped, So Many Roads, Cassidy ; Don't Ease Me In. DISC 3: Help On The Way > Slipknot! > Franklin's Tower, Estimated Prophet, Easy Wind (b), Althea, Let It Grow. DISC 4: Shakedown Street, Lost Sailor > Saint Of Circumstance, He's Gone (a), Playing In The Band. DISC 5: Dupree's Diamond Blues, Dark Star, Saint Stephen, New Potato Caboose, Alligator, Sugar Magnolia (30th), Uncle John's Band.
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Sounds like some great ideas & some renewed Grateful Energy. Still holding out for a possible win for the weekly drawing & will there be a special drawing for the 1/2 week that ended yesterday & started Sunday? Hmmm??
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Seriously, I really do. I really do hope Furthur can make it over to your neck of the woods. In the meantime, I think I hear San Francisco calling your name =) "It's got no signs or dividing line and very few rules to guide"
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...with the smaller touring company, and Phil's into classical stuff, I would've thought he would have made a Eurotour at some point over the last several years. Ratdog too for that matter, I guess that annual trip to Jamaica is enough for him.
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The compilation of documentation for 30 Days of Dead has been revised using the new fonts provided by dead.net. The latest revision can be found at 30daysofdead.weebly.com There are also "CD covers" depicting memorabilia from the shows of each disc. Please pass this on. Thanks to all.