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  • Oroboros
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    Hey, sken's verbal incontinence was contagious.But point taken, I must go and mental floss. Control is within my grasp.
  • c_c
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    "shut up, you're always talking" -- Tommy's mother in Goodfellas ( -:
  • Oroboros
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    Greetings and accolades to izzie and Marye for listening and assisting. I'm sure it (open thread) wouldn't have happened without you. What to say, what to say, shit, given this opportunity and passing up an audience. Is this stage fright? Cat got yer tongue? Nope, I'm just smiling wide on this Friday night and jazzed at the recent turn of events to connect with old and new friends in our new 'station.' Author Steven Peter's book titled 'The Stories Behind Every Grateful Dead Song 1965-1995 -What a Long Strange Trip' he chronicled an explanation around one of my favorite tunes, The Wheel and he wrote "Hunter compared the unending spin of the Grateful Dead's career path to the oroboros, a mythical dragon or serpent which is depicted as biting it's tail and symbolized infinity or eternal recurrence. It was a pattern the Dead could relate to on a different level as their own "snake" continued to grow bigger and bigger with every turn." This site is an extension of that concept, to be part of continuing to nourish and expand with the help of each other "one man gather's what another man spills". And even the story behind the Grateful Dead's name (I will leave that for another to share and elaborate on) is evidence of the evolving and helping nature of the Dead, this site, and the relationships that we foster with one another. Again Peter's book relates how world renowned scholar (on Myth and Religion et al) Joseph Campbell attended a Grateful Dead show and then stated "It turns on something in here", he later said enthused, pointing to his heart, "what it turns on is the life energy. This is Dionysus talking though these kids. Now I have seen similar manifestations, but nothing as innocent as what I saw with this bunch...this is a wonderful fervent loss of self in the larger self of a homogenous community. That is what it's all about." Shit, I guess I went overboard and got all high fallootin' and philosophical, er, heynow, crank it up. We have arrived. Let's dance.
  • GrayFolded
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    This will be fun.Thanks to are Mods for this free-zone......Im off to see Terrapin Flyer w/ Tom Constanten tonight at the Kinetic Playground in Chicago......IF YOUR IN CHI-TOWN YOU NEED TO GO AND SEE THESE GUYS!!!!!!!!! Dead to the Core www.myspace.com/bongwizard
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    Well put or not put. I, however, suffer from verbal incontinence and will gladly have something to say. Here are random and semi-on-topic tidbits. After Jerry ditched the Wah-Wah pedal in favor of the Envelope Filter, Playin' in the Band was never the same. The first kind veggie burrito I ever had transformed my tastebuds. Quixote's True Blue is a cool Dead Head bar in Denver, CO. When I bailed out on the scene in 1993 I was kinda bummed. Getting together like this with all of you sure is cool and makes me feel goofy like a kid again. I'm just a, well...porpoise.
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    yeah, this will be cool. thankx. but now I got nothing to say... ) - ; "a first in the history of the world!" comments CC Joe's old lady... peace. "The highway is for gamblers, you'd better use your sense Take what you have gathered from coincidence"
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First of all I laughed my ass off. Second, every episode of Ren and Stimpy lives in my dvd collection. Just say the word.
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Man, those hair balls are just too much! Classic show, I bet my kids would dig it PEACE
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Was any episode funnier that The Fire Dogs? Conversation is always more interesting than recitation, so speak your mind and not someone else's.
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in fact i was wondering y ren and stimpy where so popular amongst DHs......maybe because they are idealistic,somehow weird and dont care about that strange outside world with them funny RULES:-)(-:
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...thanks mr.pid,i just found that one...:-)(-:
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Yer welcome! "Save my horse!" Conversation is always more interesting than recitation, so speak your mind and not someone else's.
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Out atobservatory tonight. got huge telescope at school observatory. all us heathens are out howling at the moon and jammin to some dead and some Jaco (Love it! one of the greatest bass players of all time!) take out those cameras, duct taped mine to the telescope and it worked! wow, that was random and off topic. ;-)peace the kid
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What a beautiful eclipse! Thanks everyone! "If the forms of this world die, which is more real, the me that dies or the me that's infinite? Can I trust my habitual mind, or do I need to learn to look beneath those things?"
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What an awesome eclipse!!
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I enjoyed the eclipse alot. It was ruined for me though by a bunch of kids yelling and screaming as well as people not knowing that the more light there is, the less you can see the beautiful heavens. Found a quiet field with some friends and took some great pictures and we laid on my huge old indian blanket and listened to dark side of the moon. Perfect night. We encountered some howling coyotes but they were cool about it and left us alone. almost a spiritual night.
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Saw much of the eclipse and then went and saw The Waybacks and Hot Buttered Rum who played Brain Damage and Eclipse from Dark Side of the Moon. If the doors of perception were cleansed, everything would appear to man as it is, infinite. William Blake
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Hey skenisahen back from or to the dead from way back when....welcome back man! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Flight of the seabirds Scattered like lost words Wheel to the storm and fly" John Perry Barlow ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Thanks for the welcome back! Shoreline! Its a beautiful day in Shoreline today! I'm just a little too excited for spring and summer! Richmond Beach, here I come! | I'm just a, well...porpoise. |
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Not quite spring here. Got 8 in. of snow and supposed to get another six sometime this week. Great weather for keeping you down especially when youve got a ten page term paper due in history. on constant stream of shakedown street directly into my ear. earphone IV.
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I sort of shudder when I recall being faced with my US History term paper. But I did have the then current Mars Hotel to egg me and my manual typewriter on. That was at a school I'm guessing to be about 80 - 100 miles further east from you, and right on the ocean, so what little snow we got never lasted very long. Whatever point you choose to make, just make it coherently. That's really all that matters. Keep yer chin up and bang it out. You'll do fine. Conversation is always more interesting than recitation, so speak your mind and not someone else's.
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Thanks so much man. great album i hear. I used some heavy metal to keep me up. got it done though. ten pages. Fun fun fun fun fun. where/ what school?Peace
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'The most radical revolutionary will become a conservative the day after the revoulution."
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Ummm... can anyone explain to me how to join the vineyards? Id like to know how they work, and how to join.kid
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Just say on Billy's site, under the news tab that "Big News Coming Soon" - what could that be?
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Well there, kid, you can get the basic gist of vining from the first post here, and if you scan a few of the threads I'm sure you'll pick up on the protocol. As for My Old School Ties, I'll send you a PM. Probably best that way... Conversation is always more interesting than recitation, so speak your mind and not someone else's.
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Hey, anyone know any good home remedys for Pleurisy? coordin to the doc, thats what ive got. cant keep meds in my room, like tylenol, and could only find a recommendation to tightly bind the chest as a home remedy. any other suggestions would be much appreciated.Peace The Kid "children children, don't be scared, the moon is up and were all prepared."
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Hey Kid, Sorry to hear of your troubles. When I was back there in seminary prep school we had a variety of creative ways to insure access to Things We Weren't Supposed To Have. Not that I'm encouraging any such behavior, mind you. Just bragging. In any event, if you have a formal diagnosis from a licensed practitioner including a treatment regimen, won't your infirmary dispense for you? I know it's a nuisance to have to trudge over there periodically, but it's better than nothing. If your school has one of those asinine policies that forbids them from dispensing over the counter meds, then go back to your doctor and ask him for an actual prescription. That's something they probably can't choose to ignore. Feel better soon! You can't row if you can't breathe. Conversation is always more interesting than recitation, so speak your mind and not someone else's.
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a few minutes ago my room filled with the wild cries of birds flying over...my wife and I rushed outside and watched as hundreds of wild cranes passed over in long V formations, heading from their wintering grounds down in Spain towards their northern breeding grounds in Scandinavia and the arctic. Oh joy!
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Cosmicbadger, thank you for sharing this moment. If the doors of perception were cleansed, everything would appear to man as it is, infinite. William Blake
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IM ON SPRING BREAK!!!!!!! YAYYYYYY!!!! oh... sorry bout that... just so exciting. goin to floridia. hey, need some advice. should I get a sirius radio or XM. I prefer XM's layout, but Sirius has better stations (all dead station!). Hmmm... what a dilemma. by the way, thanks for the great moment cosmicbadger.Peace, the kid PS I may not be on for a while due to lack of computer acess.
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That should answer your question! Enjoy "Break". I (barely) remember those days! Nothing like salt air and sunshine to cure what ails you. Safe journey.
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Yeah, I thinki Ill go with Sirius. Its a bit more expensive, but theyve got more and better channels. I ythink good things are comin during break. had a dream I was on stage playn with the GD last night. strange dream.Peace, the kid
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iclips.net is running it live now!! Phil and friends comes on 8-12 tonight!! :)
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But I'll just have to tune in tonight, instead. Thanks for the "heads up". "If the forms of this world die, which is more real, the me that dies or the me that's infinite? Can I trust my habitual mind, or do I need to learn to look beneath those things?"
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i'm a newbie to the site and have been into the G.D. for about a year now. i'm only 17 so i have never been to a show and i was wondering if i am classifide as a certain kind of fan. i understand to be a dead head you have to go to shows, at least thats what i heard, but that would be a hard thing to do these days. would i be considered just "a fan" or do i have some cool name i can use. thanks
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Well you could use the name, Jimi, that is a totally cool one.But seriously, as serious as I can be about this topic. Hee, hee. Now some may disagree but I think that all you need to be a Deadhead is that you really love that music and that it is part of who you are, almost a guiding force or grounding place. I myself only made it to 9 shows, and I know that would not be enough for some to consider me a "Deadhead", but the music and band have been a big part of my life for 35 years, so I do consider myself a Deadhead and many of my friends do to. I think it is something in your heart, it is how the music moves your spirit. Peace, welcome aboard. If the doors of perception were cleansed, everything would appear to man as it is, infinite. William Blake
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I think that if you love the Grateful Dead and the music makes you shake your bones, then my friend you are a DeadHead!! :) Welcome!!I have been to plenty of shows with Jerry :) and without :( , its all about the music.... They're a band beyond description, Like Jehovah's favorite choir People joining hand in hand While the music played the band, Lord They're setting us on fire. ~*~God Bless the Grateful Dead~*~ Peace, Gigi
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thanks alot i'm glad to be apart :) i'm always surprised by the music, the way i dance when i listen to the music and what a community that has been built by the people who love the music. to think that music could bring people together the way it has...... theres not much to say, its awesome.
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well being a kind of second-hand deadhead, relying on the albums and live recordings, i have found that not many other kids my age, at least around where i live, dig the Dead the way i do. most kids i try to introduce to the Dead say they don't get the sound and i have always speculated why that was.i decided that the Grateful Dead have an almost liquid soud, it flows through you, you know, when you listen it just seeps through and almost doesn't register as music, more like sound perfection, to me at least. to try and clarify what i'm struggling to say, its something special in the listener, a connection to the music. for instance, i like to drink water alot and can tell the different tastes of diffrent waters (weird i know) but everyone else says water is water. the Dead's music is the best damn water i have ever poured in my ears :) but everyone i try and tell that to says music is music, water is water. i think they're crazy (but their also young) anyone have thoughts on this?
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Very well said and quite poetic. If the doors of perception were cleansed, everything would appear to man as it is, infinite. William Blake
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You don't need no ticketYou just get onboard... "Since you've all been such good boys and girls, I would like to take everybody in this entire audience out for milk and cookies. There are buses outside. Everybody follow me."
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Hey Jimi I read your post about The Dead having a "liquid Sound". Very well put. It does flow through you. That's gotta be the best description I've heard about The Band Beyond Description! PEACE
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they certainly are beyond description. thanks GRTUD i'm glad to be onboard :)
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ur printed words say much beyound ur years, it is obvious to me the music has touched ur life...u and the ones u touch will forever be changed in many different ways unique to each person. is deadhead the term for any of us...who knows? i and u should consider the term a compliment as we are all brothers & sisters in life and got on the bus when the music changed how we live...l8tr deadhead "The bus came by and I got on, that's when it all began" {the other one, "gd"} stay safe and feel good > (~):-}
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Very true man. Sound is the spice of life, or in this case, the aqua vitae, water of life. BTW My good friend Tim was at a place called the Wheeler ranch in 1969 and hung out with the band. anyone heard of it? he is computer illiterate and does not really have access to one. If anyone knows anything about it send me a PM. yet again, great stuff Jimiclark.Peace the kid
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you sure sound like a Deadhead to me... Welcome to the dead.net bus!
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Here is my Interview with Zion Rock Godchaux from Boombox: http://www.cincygroove.com/?q=node/185 BoomBox is producer/DJ Russ Randolph and singer/songwriter/guitarist Zion Rock Godchaux. This pair of dynamic artists uses their rich musical history and their vision of music and popular culture to deliver a style of music distinctly different from anything heard or seen in music today. This signature sound and show brings live music to a new, elevated level. Scott
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(on the bottom something in reply to deadheadkid's comment, too, which might be fun to Hal R also) and maybe not the last verbal hug from the dead.net people. I signed in here in early January, about a week before my 52nd birthday. Never been to a Grateful Dead concert. And knowing that being a German, living in Germany is just a weak excuse for having missed them. So don't worry at all. Would have chimed in earlier, but I did not read and post that much during the last few weeks, mainly because I am downloading and burning CDs like nuts, after I got aware of the bittorrent universe. So now I am lucky to read all the posts in this forum, that are new to me, and add something. As a seasoned rookie (poet, percussionist & storyteller, too). That "liquid sound" thing is the real one to me. Music/lyrics can touch ones mind, soul or body. But the best is, when it gets through to this trinity of what we are. And that's what the Grateful Dead music/lyrics does to a lot of people. (In case you are interested, send me a PM ... click on my name on top of this post, wait until you can click on the "Send a private message" (or something like that) ... and then we might get into about some music that moves the two of us and exchange some of it. I know some good "water" aside the Grateful Dead and I am curious what you jounggun like, aside the Grateful Dead). deadheadkid wrote that "Sound is the spice of lLife" and the saying "in the beginning there was the sound" (bible) comes to mind. Which is the same as what hinduists and buddhists experience (and know) regarding the mantra OM ... And now imagine my wild yelling, dance and laughter (mind, soul and body involved), when I read that the core/big one in that mantra is the space between the O and the M ... which is silence/nothing. Where we all come from and will return to. And I'd liek to add that after marye wrote that "you sure sound like a Deadhead to me", you don't have to worry any more. And I completely agree with Hal, who wrote that you could use your name as your name. And take an old farts advice, check out the difference between (speakig out loud) "My name is Jimi Clark" and "I am Jimi Clark". Drown in/Dance on/Be a Ripple (lyrics by Robert Hunter), bro. andré
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I'm seeing some ABB/Ratdog shows being added to the schedules at the Tweeter Centers in NJ and MA...maybe more...It's going to be a fun summer! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "So swift and bright, Strange figures of light Float in air" Robert Hunter ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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in light of recent news events, please visit www.savetibet.org and pass the information along to as many folks as you can. in a nutshell, china is trying to destroy tibet's culture and religion and hide this fact from the rest of the world. tibet is a country and a culture that actually practices "peace, love and compassion". please help any way you can. thank you