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    marye
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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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  • johnman
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    I miss the chatroom as much as anybody...rarf!!!
    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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    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!
  • TigerLilly
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    the point is
    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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    hearing what you say dancingsinginggirl
    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.
  • DancingSingingGirl
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    the point is talkin bout- MUSIC baby
    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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    Grateful Dead Chat
    All are welcome to visit http://wemissjerry.org for chat while the chat here is down.
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    heeheeee!!
    pretty silly, huh?
  • Gypsy Cowgirl
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    "Dead Head Snobbery"....
    that statement is so making me laugh......love it.......teach your children well, for sure!.....
  • TigerLilly
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    Crap
    double post syndrome strikes again-my apologies.********************************** By trying we can easily learn to endure adversity -- another man's I mean. Mark Twain
  • TigerLilly
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    Loving the Dead
    doesn't mean that we aren't heads if we don't discuss them 24/7 in the chatroom either. Everybody's got their own story to tell. The music is the common thread, but we are all unique-Thank Goodness!!! Methinks that folks with no life of their own are more inclined to resort to Deadhead snobbery.********************************** By trying we can easily learn to endure adversity -- another man's I mean. Mark Twain
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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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I'm going to say something most substantive. Give me a moment please.
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What this approach lacks in spontaneity it sure makes up for in persistence. Conversation is always more interesting than recitation, so speak your mind and not someone else's.
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Getting kicked out of the chatroom is awesome. It's the thrill of being on the edge that gets me off. It's like my son sneaking out of bed and trying not to get busted. Sometimes he gets away with it but he usually gets snagged! Makes me feel like Indiana Jones man. I suggest you don't change a thing.

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Thank you Mary, for creating this topic. It may just placate the angry hordes for now. I will notify some folks, perhaps they will take advantage of this brilliant idea
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It's nice to say hi without getting kicked out!! Have a grate day!! :) Peace, Gigi Thanks Marye and Mr.Pid
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Just had to put the boot in, eh? Conversation is always more interesting than recitation, so speak your mind and not someone else's.

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The chat room was booting every 20 to 30 seconds. Then it would take maybe 10 to 20 tries to get back in after the boot. And you want to go back to this situation? What a kidder you are, otherwise I'd have to strongly question your judgment. Also I think perhaps you were possibly schooled in the same location as our friend Jesuschrist. You two seem to make the same spelling errors. Probably just one of those coincidence things, huh?
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This could do it for now. A group of folks could have a chat here, not as quick as a chatroom, but at least the posts do work and we haven't been kicked out of here for misbehaving...yet. If the doors of perception were cleansed, everything would appear to man as it is, infinite. William Blake

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Now I'm a kidder, ain't it crazy? Remember the old saying Never Trust A Prankster, do ya? Whatever became of rec.music.gdead anyway? ROTFLMAO
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out of the kingdom of fairy tales has appeared.Baron von munchausen....wonder what storys will come from there:-)(-:because it looks like JC ended up in hell........
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us to describe surreal situations with the bootin chat..well i can serve her.in fact i had the feeling(before i understood that nothing matters anyway)that the more i have tried to be polite the more kickings i got.maybe the computer didnt understand the word misbehavin:-)(-:
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I had just got my friend from Fl. to join and we say hi and she was kicked out.LOL!! I hope it gets fixed soon...with Marye on the job we know it will and soon...THANKS Marye :) anyway my friend is from my high school daze in NJ and her name is Alene aka Skinnyblondededhedbitch lol she is not a bitch,we just used to call each other that! LOL!! cause we were both skinny and blonde. So say high to Alene!! Welcome Alene!!!! Peace, Gigi Have a grate evening family :)
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how damn addictive the chat room has been. I feel like I'm missing something if I don't check in. I start missing people! I thought it was just me getting kicked out so much....guess it was all around. I was starting to take it personally. As for the thrill of not getting kicked out, Chris is kinda right, i would start in a chat w/ someone and then it's like pushing the limit...waiting to get flagged, but there's no siren or lights flashing so you keep going....then wham! booted again. I guess we must live for some cheap thrills. Still worried about my chat room addiction. Ami ps Chris- you'd appreciate my soon to be 6 yr. old daughter who stacked chairs and such to reach the stash of cookies atop the refrigerator cabinet. I snag her and she says, "I got this for you!". Lil bugger

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It was the computer doing the 'misbehaving', not the people innocently using the chat room!!! Turns out that most were behaving as a righteous DeadHead should, laughing, joking, goofing, and having fun. Sure we talk about our bad habits, but it's all in good sport. Heck, we know all the rules by now, AND the fire from the ice!!
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Anyone else having problems with the store..............I ordered the winterland set and got a confirmation email with no ups tracking info....I went in and sent customer service a message and they sent me back the WRONG tracking number. 411 shows and counting. One day I'll actually get around to listing them all.
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It had just become so ill-behaved. People couldn't stay on for more than 30 seconds at a time. It started to become more of a graffiti room than a chat room, so if we have to live with that, then this is a much more stable way of doing so. Thanks, marye for coming up with a creative solution to the problem. Guess we'll just have to yak in slow motion until they get it sorted out. Looking forward to news of same. Conversation is always more interesting than recitation, so speak your mind and not someone else's.

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... Dick's Picks 5 from the Oakland Aud, (which became the Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center). What a 'cozy' venue, newer and cleaner than Winterland, right near BART, and that great park right next door too. Believe me, most of us never hung out around Winterland after the shows... Anyway the encore of this one is a real nice Shakedown St. into Uncle John's band!!! May I suggest you pick this one up, and enjoy the ride?
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well,that sues my soul,because i had exactly the same problem.i really believed it was something personal.that paranoia developed until a point where i started bombarding mary and jonathan (ask them) with PMs that were not so polite,like i tried to be in the chat.but as the revolution arouse i began to understand that i would have to buy a wooden finger,like anybody else:-)(-:
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I figured it was a techno issue, because I was a bit crude at times and wasn't booted for misbehavin', as for paranoia, that's just a carry over from my way back daze. Mary & Jonathan deserve the special super dooper award for patience for dealing with us patients. Take care, Ami
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Me and Jesus are one of the same. My spelling is horrible sometimes! Give me a break will ya?!

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Hmmm, actually more than once... anyway as Bobby sang:"And at last it's the real thing Or close enough to pretend" So we can pretend to chat, which we are doing, it's just not in "real time". I am still and yet grateful to the site for taking care of us 'patients' as Ami called us. Are we running the asylum now?

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... you know I was just goofin', don't cha??? I would never think you were that self-righteous to come on here and spew that line of malarkey! What the heck was he on anyway??? LOLOL
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Anyone home? 9:07 PST If the doors of perception were cleansed, everything would appear to man as it is, infinite. William Blake

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As of 9:20 PM PDT (daylight) i'm getting this:The Chat Room is down for temporary maintenance and will be back soon. Is it fixed yet??????? LOLOLOL
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how goes it ? If the doors of perception were cleansed, everything would appear to man as it is, infinite. William Blake

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it's goin' grate thx... is this now a bionic $6,000,000 chat room?
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I don't want to think about how the chatroom doesn't work anymore but want to make do with what is until what isn't is fixed! I think I am going to go on a Europe 72 revisted trip for the next month or more. If the doors of perception were cleansed, everything would appear to man as it is, infinite. William Blake

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at least we can communicate w/o the constant dis-connect. that was grating on my nerves.i hope you enjoy your european vacation, say high to bob, cb, and tl when you see them ;^) ;^) nudge nudge
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i took your advice to my heart and put on a concert from holland in 72.great way to start the day,hal,and buddy as this is a very booty bootleg i have to say with my warmest feelings.Cant see where those Band needs to be remastered hahaha(what a word!!):-)(-:

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Mighty swell, mighty swell..... over 142 minutes of the goodness i call the GOGD ah to sleep, perchance to trip? sorry will
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How is everyone today!! Grate I hope!! Have a grateful Day!!!!!!!!! Peace,Gigi Here comes sunshine****Here comes sunshine*****
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in to see what condition the condition was in! a grateful good day to all:) i see we are now sending cyberpostcards, turn me over, heres the visual, orangered glow breaking over purpleishgray mountain peaks feathering out into turquois blue sky chasing away early morning blackness(and somewhere in the distance a coyote howls) they make cards with sounds too!). so thats my morning so far, could never have said all that in the chat, would of taken at least 3 boots and a pair of flipflops, next thing ya know your in margraritaville surrounded by dorsil fins(ahhh! blink eyes). i jest:) n' injest;))) anyway,i hope that all is well in your day, me, i actually have some pixels that need some manipulation,( in best nickelson voice) "they need to be corrected". (kinda like the fruitcake in spinning free)ttfn tc
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Let me see if I've got this right. The rain in Spain is falling mainly on your Jefferson Airplane? Conversation is always more interesting than recitation, so speak your mind and not someone else's.
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out there,hope you had a grateful night/day or anything which goes between,and youre feelin fine:-)(-:Like to communicate?????
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too funny. I can see Audrey Hepburn and Bob dancing away in Spain. As for old JC in Spinnin Free, he's really getting a lot people on their last nerve, I guess it's good to be Jewish- I'm not offended, highly amused by it, and now know why he got kicked out of the Local 5BC Carpenter's Union. You gotta laugh, it's just too damn humorous! Ami
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that our concentrated GD-vibes have sent ole JC where he belongs.To Hell:-)(-:
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the topics side,when you posted a message and it says O sec. ago.if you dont turn the page you might think time stood still because of the profound meaning of your comment:-)(-:
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the weather is sweet..in the tcheque rep.whats going on bob?