Grateful Dead

Hang in there, never easy to deal with. Stay strong! Think of the good times.
OROBOROUS. Good to see you back in the mix. Stay busy, makes the down time easier.
Not sure what is going on with this site, but it doesn't seem to be running well.
And it has to be the first year that I can remember where they didn't do the 25 days of Christmas deals. I guess when you can't deliver anything why try to offer additional deals. Sad.

....also condolences. Mom is still here and killing it at 81. Doesn't drive at night but otherwise a tough mama. She lives in a two story though. Stairs man, stairs. Put one step in front of the other ma!

I sent an e-mail to customer service about the calendar and Hacky-Sack that hadn't shown up after five weeks of waiting after ordering, but I never heard anything. BUT, I DID receive the Hacky-Sack today. So I partially retract my semi-snarky comment about GDM from a few weeks back. Just hope the calendar arrives before 2020 . . .

Deadvikes: thanks, been lurking but busier than a one legged man in an ass kickin’ contest....

Daverock: you shouldn’t have, but thanks. I’ll catch up soon....

Sixtus: sorry about your father. Hopefully he’ll have a good passing and be with the ancestors soon. Sounds like it’s been a long hard road. Please know we’re all with you and your family! Lost Ma three years ago, and pops has come close a few times since then.....whoever said getting old is not for pussies wasn’t kidding...I’m still just trying to be a somewhat functioning adult, never mind all this old age bullshit.

Hope all y’all had a great gluttons day. Thanks for keeping things rolling here. It helps to at least check in and see you good folks and feel the spirit is alive, even if I don’t have time to participate. Ok, back to work, hopefully back here soon?

Holy crap!

I just checked the July 78 page.. MaryE posted something on 11/22 saying if you haven't received it yet to PM her. Of course, you can't create new PM's right now, so this would only work if you have PM'd her in the past in which case you can reply to that already existing thread. First world problems, I know..

You should have this by now.. and I know GSTL is better, but I like July 78 every bit as much. Just started Omaha a few hours ago, that Eyes of the World is sublime.

My sympathy to you and your pop. Also thanks for the GSTL box recommendation. I'm still waiting for the july 78 box I ordered on 10/26/19, but not complaining.

....the VGuy household will have your family in our thoughts. I lost my father in 2011 from Alzheimer's. No history at all on his side of the family. He never smoked, drank a glass of wine every now and then and rode his bike daily. Body was strong, but his mind failed in a matter of a year and a half. He gave us the best he had to give, which was a lot. Nothing like going to see a parent and them not knowing who you are. Dammit! Who's cutting onions? Love ya man and stay strong.

Sorry to hear about your Dad. Be with him while he's still here. My father passed last month. We were tight and I miss him a lot.

(Killed the link) (Hope it worked)

As others have already so eloquently stated.. sending many good thoughts your way, Sixtus. I don't think I can add much or improve upon previous comments.

Our parents live in us, our families and those we touch.. Having never met your father, I feel I know a few things about him from the time I have spent with you and your family. In a way, we all live on well after our time here is done.

Perhaps Hunters comments on Box of Rain apply.

https://relix.com/articles/detail/the-greatest-stories-never-told-rober…

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Edit: ..and no, I'm not saying this just to get a little floor space the next time there's a great show I want to see in Boston (#dibs on the couch)

Sorry to hear about your dad, we all know how the ride ends here, but it doesn't make it any easier when it comes for a loved one. My dad died a couple of years ago after a fighting a brutal terminal illness for a couple of years and I was shocked at the immense emotional impact that it had on me. I'm not big on displays of emotion, but I could have filled a gallon jug with my tears. All I can say is hang in there, the grief doesn't necessarily go away, but it does become more manageable as time passes.

I am currently working my way through the GSTL box again, up to 5/8/77 for a second listen this go around because even in the context of the universally strong performances of May '77 this is a standout show. You will not regret picking the GSTL box if you don't have it already, all of those shows are smoking.