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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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    KA: Everybody got older...
    ...and after "put it on the plastic and I wonder where we''ll be when the bills hit", they found out. People got married, got careers, had babies and went through raw life. Attitudes change even as they still love the same music. Accept that pure long-hair hippie behavior is hard to find -- even at a Rainbow Gathering. Rather than complain, gravitate toward the people who are kind and stick with them. I don't know who passes that litmus test in the chat room. Chat room nerds tend to dominate the medium. I am reminded of going to a reunion of a fraternal organization wen I go to Dead/Furthur related events. I therefore don't expect to find the good-old-days in the chat room. Even some people who post in the forums here are right-wing-nuts and pro nuclear power now... What can you do? Marye does a good job keeping order here. The chat room is a strange beast to tend to. Still, no need to despair! ~ When Quinn the Eskimo gets here, everybody's gonna wanna dose! ~
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    a different take
    I'm not a chat room regular, but I had a great time there last night, on and off for a couple hours as I did other work. Only positive conversations, thanks to mona, gamedad, david, twirlingirl and many others. Good storytelling! I don't often have time to chat, but sometimes I'll have a peek and if it's a conversation of interest and i feel like i have anything to contribute, I'll take a chance. For those with negative experiences, i can sympathize. But one strategy that i'd suggest is one I use with telemarketers. Hang up. You don't need to give jerks your energy. Just drop them and they'll have no one to talk to except their lonely self. As for the privacy, I'm not too concerned about joking around under alias. It's all fiction as far as i'm concerned. So, just wanted to say.. it's not all bad.
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    bla bla as usual !
    It used to be that rock and roll was a world event , but it now sounds like a provencial habit for a small american club. The Rolling Stones stayed a planetary happening, and it would be ridiculous to resume it to a british only local band .Rock and roll used to be about rebels who had enough understanding about the world and dared to think for themselves, but this deadheads scene narrowed its views to think as their tv tell them to ! When hippies have the same opinions as their tv, it's called brainwashing, but as lilly said , it's useless to say different as no one wants to hear it and whoever has any opinion other than what 's approved is unwelcomed ! To top it all , me who used to travel with deaheads anywhere , days and nights, never planning ahead how and with who, because i was certain to always be with decent people around me , now i refuse to go anywhere with any of them ! That resumes clearly what's going on nowadays ! This chatroom clarified that , definitly .
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    oh dear
    well it is a sad day when the poison starts to spread to reasonable people with good intentions and kind hearts. All the more reason to stay away. I don't think a chatroom 'community' is like any other community. It is not typical and not representative of deadheads or humanity as a whole. Its members are self selected, with their own reasons and motivations for being somewhere where they can be anonymous and unaccountable. Sometimes those motivations are benign, but they can also be disturbing. I am particularly suspicious of anyone who does not ever post on the forums. Best just stay away.
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    sound very full of bitter "narrow minded intolerance" to me. Sounds to me like you really want to be able to chat, otherwise you would not have posted what you did. So instead of throwing such harsh words around, why don't you try to accept what is and hold onto the "30%" that you feel is in there. Or if you can't, then do something else. But postings like this one aren't going to help anything. This community is human, just like any other-with strengths and weaknesses. Of course is not "ideal" but then nothing ever is.********************************** By trying we can easily learn to endure adversity -- another man's I mean. Mark Twain
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    chatroom trashers
    Since early 80's i loved deadheads,so when i discovered this deadnet chatroom i thought i could renew frienships i had when in america .But now, after months gone by, i know all these great deadheads never go in there. Too many mean and vicious obsessional haters in there , as if playing with evil became a routine to spice shallow postures of "peace and love" bla bla .Coupled to the indifference cop out of those who never take a stand against the worse, the narrow-minded intolerance , bored druggies and warped drunks pretending their foul behaviors should always be excused simply because they like GD music ,enough is enough ! Whatever is left nowadays of the Greateful Dead , I don't recognize it most of the time, as music nor as people ! Sure , it's still ok for about 30%, but compared to the the 95% goodness I was used to, methinks the standards now just won't do anymore Eternity was never guaranteed, I realize we have to each go on our own Way and i'll let the wheels of Times roll on .C'est comme ça , et pas autrement !
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    I just gotta poke around
    In there again sometime :-) "Here's my half a dollar if you dare .. double twist when you hit the air. Look at Julie down below .. the levee doing the dopaso"
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    well....i'll keep tryin'
    i know there is still some good in there....jus' gotta drag it out....kickin' and screamin'
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    Biffidence regularis...
    ...of some sort.
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    what swan said
    I said this a year ago when I stopped using the chatroom . it took this long for others to notice. And yes it is sad as the chatroom was a haven for me when me wife had her surgery and I had to stay home all the time . Thank goodnes that is all done now .
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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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Submitted by c_c on Tue, 04/15/2008 - 14:36

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thanks badger, the old ears ain't what they used to, and I was pretty sure he said daughter. funny how those translators fuck things up. peace.
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Submitted by Ami on Tue, 04/15/2008 - 16:42

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and a good recommendation to NOT have any liquid of any kind in one's mouth before the dancing badgers start. I spewed all over...too funny and bizarro . Ami
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Submitted by GratefulGigi on Tue, 04/15/2008 - 17:53

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dancing badgers are in to football and mushrooms...wow Hey Ami it wasn't tequilia was it??? LOL Hey grdaed73 Flock you LOL!!! :) from the lucky duck flock..:)
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Submitted by Hal R on Tue, 04/15/2008 - 18:54

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We got disco ducks, daffy ducks, lucky ducks, sitting ducks and deadhead ducks here and then there is that lame duck in the White House. With that I will duck out of here. If the doors of perception were cleansed, everything would appear to man as it is, infinite. William Blake
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Submitted by grdaed73 on Tue, 04/15/2008 - 19:10

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i was confuzed, u r truly THE lucky duck, however be warned there WAS a flock of riders in here awhile back, now about dancing badgers.. close cousin to the dancing bear - primary interests include football, FUNgi hunting and consumption, live music and dayglo freesbies. also sorry about your computer, ami. hopefully you were able to clean up after the badgers
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Submitted by GreenRipple on Tue, 04/15/2008 - 19:30

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There's has to be a Dead song that can be go along with those dancing badgers? I tried to a few, like Sitting On Top of the World and Shakedown, I open the floor ...
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Submitted by Hal R on Tue, 04/15/2008 - 21:57

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So cosmicbadger, since I did live in Wisconsin for years and it is "The Badger State" and I was a badger I thought I should share these for you from you tube. I figure we are related in some way and would share these with you so you could relate to your American badger brothers. Start with 1 Univ of Wisconsin Fight Song 2. On Wisconsin then move on to cheesehead Packer stuff 1. The Cheesehead Song 2. Cheese-Head Packer Fan 3. Cheese Head Baby!!! 4. I'm A Cheesehead Baby, The Pride of Wisconsin 5. Wisconsin Wedge of Allegiance 6. Eddie Blazonczyk and the Cheeseheads After viewing these I gained a deeper understanding of my cultural heritage, my inner self and what made me who I am today. Enjoy. If the doors of perception were cleansed, everything would appear to man as it is, infinite. William Blake
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Submitted by TigerLilly on Tue, 04/15/2008 - 23:27

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Hadn´t read Ami's warning and had the same problem with spewing coffee-Brilliant Badgers! Now just imagine them rainbow colored and wearing tye-dies, and then we have Cosmicbadgers! If you guys agree on the most appropriate Dead song for dancing Cosmicbadgers, I will have one of the graphic design guys at work make us a visual. Have the luck of having a comic book illustrator (for an original sketch to be scanned and colored) and gifted graphic designers in house and available. A rousing match between the Cosmicbadgers and Discoducks perhaps?********************************** Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone, you will still exist, but you have ceased to live. Samuel Clemens
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Submitted by Hal R on Tue, 04/15/2008 - 23:27

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It is "Wedge of Allegiance" f the doors of perception were cleansed, everything would appear to man as it is, infinite. William Blake
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Submitted by Hal R on Tue, 04/15/2008 - 23:30

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There are currently 3 users and 55 guests online. Online users Hal R TigerLilly cosmicbadger If the doors of perception were cleansed, everything would appear to man as it is, infinite. William Blake
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Submitted by Hal R on Tue, 04/15/2008 - 23:52

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Just search Bucky Badger and you will get lots of videos, but after this even better search Buckystein --The Half/Badger-Half/man created by Dr. Frankenstein and you will have many visual goodies., I have to make up for both ccj and GRTUD tonight If the doors of perception were cleansed, everything would appear to man as it is, infinite. William Blake
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Submitted by Hal R on Wed, 04/16/2008 - 00:33

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Another YouTube goodie - he bad Honey Badger-The Most Fearless Animal on Earth If the doors of perception were cleansed, everything would appear to man as it is, infinite. William Blake
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Submitted by c_c on Wed, 04/16/2008 - 00:38

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badger, I dare you, NO, I double dare you to take a real video of yourself dancing and singing along to some dead tune with that cute little Beatle accent you got, and then post it up on youtube and then put the vid here. ( -: just an idear. peace
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Submitted by cosmicbadger on Wed, 04/16/2008 - 01:03

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for the Wisconsin links. It looks a bit scary up there..I am quite glad you moved away!!!
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Submitted by cosmicbadger on Wed, 04/16/2008 - 01:08

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Being modest (and having a lot to be modest about) I am the one partially obscured by the clump of grass
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Submitted by GRTUD on Wed, 04/16/2008 - 01:08

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Infamous Wisconsin resident, if I remember correctly. I've avoided the state for that reason alone. "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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Submitted by jesuschrist on Wed, 04/16/2008 - 01:46

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Jesus here … I have a message for all of you from beyond your realm. This is a Message from Jerry, Pigpen, Brent, Keith, and Bill. To all you who have taken this site and made it about personally attacking one another; who have made a point to forget about the music completely, who have disregarded what this web site is all about. You all have disappointed us greatly. Remember it’s about the music and what it means to each and every one of you. Stop the personal attacks against one another. There is a lot going on in this world right now. And not everyone is going to agree with each other on what should be done. The end of days is near. We need to come together and be united. No I’m not from the Chinese government. I have nothing to do with any government. Nothing we say on these forums about the world is going to change anything. Pray to who or what you believe in. At this point unless you are going to the different places or raising money to help fund these causes; all you can do is pray. So QUIT your bickering it’s time to get along and enjoy the music while we still have the freedom to listen to it. And Remember why we are here on this site in the first place!!!!
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Submitted by cosmicbadger on Wed, 04/16/2008 - 01:56

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I'm not sure Billy K would appreciate being prematurely deceased. I am sure your advice is well intended JC, but the last thing this happy caring funny community needs is a false prophet telling us what and what not to do.
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Submitted by TigerLilly on Wed, 04/16/2008 - 02:02

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that we are not personally attacking each other lately-we are just having fun with dancing badgers, etc. We are just having our troubles with YOU j.c.********************************** Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone, you will still exist, but you have ceased to live. Samuel Clemens
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Submitted by jesuschrist on Wed, 04/16/2008 - 02:07

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AS you have all said .... Speak your own mind .... and not someone elses ...... Actually my real name is jesus christ-valdercruz .... blame my mother .... and blame yourselves for your ignorance .... be happpy and enjoy the music .....
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Submitted by GRTUD on Wed, 04/16/2008 - 02:14

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technically the correct term. Oh for the love of... never mind, you all know what I was going to say.Selah. Knock this shit off, CCj! ;- )
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Submitted by c_c on Wed, 04/16/2008 - 02:34

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someone just accused me of being this dude whose board name is Jesus in a private message. that really hurts. it ain't me.
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Submitted by cosmicbadger on Wed, 04/16/2008 - 02:37

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Oh boy my Winterland 73 box set just arrived! Hyperventilating with excitement!
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Submitted by TigerLilly on Wed, 04/16/2008 - 02:49

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to send flamenco dress photos to your e mail adress, Bob, but mail came back as not being able to deliver-send me adress again and you will receive the photos!********************************** Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone, you will still exist, but you have ceased to live. Samuel Clemens
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Submitted by jesuschrist on Wed, 04/16/2008 - 03:27

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Not Billy K .............. Bill Graham
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Submitted by cosmicbadger on Wed, 04/16/2008 - 03:31

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fair enough JC. Did you get a chance to talk to Vince while you were over there?
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Submitted by TigerLilly on Wed, 04/16/2008 - 04:09

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Crazy Badger!********************************** Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone, you will still exist, but you have ceased to live. Samuel Clemens
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Submitted by Mr. Pid on Wed, 04/16/2008 - 07:01

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I certainly do believe that people should speak their minds. I also believe that people have the right to ignore anyone they choose. And I certainly never presume to speak for others without their express and demonstrable consent. But that's just how I see it. Conversation is always more interesting than recitation, so speak your mind and not someone else's.
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Submitted by Hal R on Wed, 04/16/2008 - 07:00

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GRTUD - yeah Wisconsin gave us Joseph McCarthy, but it also had a socialist mayor of Milwaukee even when I was a kid in the early 60's. Also a very strong peace movement. When I was a kid my parents took me to what was like a state historical site there which was like this old schoolhouse and a plaque there said it was where socialism was founded in the U.S. So lots of different energies going on there. The cheeseheads can get scary though. Also has Alpine Valley which was a good spot for Grateful Dead shows. If the doors of perception were cleansed, everything would appear to man as it is, infinite. William Blake
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Submitted by GRTUD on Wed, 04/16/2008 - 07:07

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I'm sure Wisconsin is great. I was "doing" HST when I made the remark. I know how much you like HST (as do I) so it was a half asses tip of the hat for you, at McCarthy's expense. Sorry if I came off negative. My uncle is from Wisconsin - major Packers fan - very nice and sweet man. I'd go there but for whatever reason, I haven't yet. "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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Submitted by GratefulGigi on Wed, 04/16/2008 - 14:56

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It's just not the same...it's hard to keep up with all the posts...waaaaa chatroom come back to us :) I miss getting kicked out too..hehe
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Submitted by GratefulGigi on Wed, 04/16/2008 - 15:00

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You were the 1st post and said .....I'm going to say something most substantive. Give me a moment please. Guess what...still waiting for it.........hehe

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Submitted by buddy plant on Wed, 04/16/2008 - 15:11

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I don't think I've ever said something substantive. Heck, I even had to look that word up in the thesaurus... I was bluffing, and it looks like I've been called... LOL
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Submitted by GratefulGigi on Wed, 04/16/2008 - 15:12

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Thats ok Bud anythimg you say is cool to me:) Peace

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Submitted by buddy plant on Wed, 04/16/2008 - 15:15

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... I say please mr.site administrator, please fix the chat room. How's that Gigi? I'll even go so far as to say 'pretty please with sugar on top'...
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Submitted by GratefulGigi on Wed, 04/16/2008 - 15:24

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with a cherry :) oh whip cream too!!!! Please!!!

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Submitted by buddy plant on Wed, 04/16/2008 - 15:29

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... a little of that special 'fairy dust' too... wink, wink...
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Submitted by GratefulGigi on Wed, 04/16/2008 - 15:31

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forget the sprinkles********* wink ;)
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Submitted by Ami on Wed, 04/16/2008 - 19:03

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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