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  • MarkintheDark
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    Hahahahahahaha!
    "When did people start eating postage stamps?" Hahahahahahaha! ********************************************* I have a sigfile! --> www.kindveggieburritos.com *********************************************
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    good read
    http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/dc9/2008/12/echoes_and_reverberations_t…
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    Thanks Mr. Pid
    Ah, so that's it. And you're right, that is kinda dumb, the content management system not recognizing links entered into that particular field as external links. I mean, why would somebody link to a point within the site? Seems like an easy fix, too, just add the statement "Be sure to put http:// in front of your link or our mindless website will screw it up" (OK, maybe not those exact words, but you see what I mean) where it says "Your personal website, blog, etc." on the account Edit page...or just change the way that field is interpreted and add the http part automagically (maybe that's too challenging, who knows. I could do fix #1, though, and I'm a moron). I wonder why more users haven't noticed the issue, there's a bunch of instances like that. As for Kovu, everything came out fine :^D Note that the spell check system (which doesn't like "spellcheck", it's "spell check") gives the choices "Koufax", "Ovum", "Kory" and "Kort" to correct my dog's name. Wonder what I'd have to name a cat for the system to want to name it "Sperm"? Hold on, lemme check...nah, there's no easy ones... One of those Boys from Brazil is an honest to god real life billionaire, so he's Mr. Boy. "Yes sir, Mr. Boy, and exactly how would you like your ass kissed, sir? Please allow me to apply some chap-stick first, sir, so I won't chafe your incredibly rich ass" And the girl (there were two, but the other was cute but a little bitty thing) was all Woman. Truly a goddess, and I have a pretty high standard there. I never achieve it, but I have it. (hope they don't do that internet searching like some companies do now, google searching on my name to pry into my private life - at least I don't have any naked party photos on Myspace or whatever) ((but if they do bust me on a name search, firing me is OK as long as they let Her know that if Her ass needs kissing, I'm all over it. I'll pay good money for the privilege too, while I have any left.)) Cheers, and thanks again, MarkintheDark (buy the cookbook, the money goes to Rex and SEVA) ********************************************* I have a sigfile! --> www.kindveggieburritos.com *********************************************
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    To make a valid link to an external website on your Account page, remember to include the protocol string (http://) at the beginning. Otherwise the site's content management system assumes you mean some other portion of this site. Yes, I know it's stupid, but that's the way it is. As for the Boys (and apparently Girl) From Brazil, 'fraid I can't help you with that. Or the store either. Hope Kovu's feeling better! Conversation is always more interesting than recitation, so speak your mind and not someone else's.
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    Howdy folks, pop some popcorn and pull up a chair, here we go: First item of bitching: The store. Shipping rates are ridiculous. I ordered the new Road Trips release. One package, three CDs, and it's five bucks by the USPS. I've shipped a big package (like 20 cds) all the way across the country for five bucks, including buying the bubble mailer. So when I see that 25% of my expense will be shipping, and an order of $50 gets free USPS shipping I decide "hmm, there are several things I've been wanting, maybe now's a good time". Well, there I go thinking again: first item I'm wanting was the dancing skeletons fleece cap ("currently out of inventory") uh huh...OK, how about "Grateful Dead 365" (heaven knows if I bought that big ol' heavy book on it's own the shipping would be upwards of a million dollars!) oops, wrong again "currently out of inventory"...at that point I gave up. FWIW, the book through the dead store (when they had it) is $22 plus whatever the ungodly S/H charges would be; Amazon is $17.50 + 3.99 S/H and they are filthy with copies now. Free shipping on orders over $25. Second item of bitching: More at the store. How hard could it possibly be to show an item is out of inventory on the thumbnail page instead of going all the way to the item's page only to be disappointed (aside from the whole "it's the holidays, make sure things are well stocked" thing). Get those lazy html coders to work! Third item of bitching: this website. On the "My accounts" pages there is a spot where people can put a link to external, personal websites. How is that really supposed to work? Most of the time when I click on a member's link I get this error message "Page not found" and "The page you requested does not exist. For your convenience, a search was performed using the query member" etc, because the link isn't coded correctly. Instead of just the link as the member has entered it, the website adds "www.dead.net/member/" to the front of the link as entered by the member, resulting in a bad link. Now, it's not on *all* pages, because I see that marye's appears correct, but PAPPYPGH's gets the addition that makes the link bad (Pappy's was just the first example I checked, there are a bunch more). Fourth item of bitching: this website again. That heirarchical menu for navigating the forums kinda sucks. This particular forum, for instance. Where the heck is it in the heirarchy? I noodled around through the menu trying to find it for awhile without success (I could find the old, closed free-form forums), finally went through "All Recent Posts" to get here. OK, I'm tired of bitching. Well, tired of typing actually, plus my dog has just informed me he needs to go out, ("goddammit Kovu get that nasty rawhide off my foot, I'm trying to bitch here"), otherwise I could bitch all night long. Been that kind of week - don't even get me started on the Brazilians. Although they did terminate one of my bosses (aka "Idiot") Good job with that, Brazilians. Plus their head of marketing is smokin' hot. Very smart no doubt, and obviously very good at what she does, but really really attractive. I couldn't help but notice what with my having eyes and all. (actually, the Brazilians were all very nice, it's just nerve-wracking having a big-ass real company buy out this little pissant horribly managed company I only hired onto a few months back. I kept wondering what all the conversations in Portuguese were about, and if I was getting any of the blame for "Idiot"s bad decisions from before I started, that I've gotten dumped into the middle of) ((and they still haven't told us if they're going to change the company's name, so I don't know what to put in when I update my resume)) OK, I'm done. Thanks for stopping by! ("alright Kovu I'm coming!"). Now you guys go to Beth's website below and buy her cookbook for Xmas gifts, it's pretty cool. I would've put the site on my personal page as my website link, but well...;^D Cheers! PS The integrated spellchecking here is nice. See, I'm not totally negative! (damn that woman was fine) ********************************************* I have a sigfile! --> www.kindveggieburritos.com *********************************************
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    Odetta passed away on Dec. 3, 2008. She was 77. May the 4 winds blow you safely home. RIP peace.
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    HEY NOW,
    THE SITE OF OUR FAVOURITE BAND HAS A NEW TOPIC.IT IS CALLED "LITTLE LIGHT-DEAD HEADS BEHIND BARS"YOU WILL FIND ALL OTHER INFORMATION ON THE "FAMILIES" SITE.IF YOU CAN SPARE SOME TIME TO HAVE A LOOK IT MIGHT MAKE THE DIFFERENCE FOR A BROTHER OR SISTER OF OUR BIIIIIIIG DEADHEAD FAMILY.THINK ABOUT HOW MANY OF YOUNG,PEACEFUL PEOPLE SPEND THEIR TIME IN A PRISON CELL........EVERYONE OF US CAN DO SOMETHING TO MAKE THEIR DAYS IN HELL A LITTLE BRIGHTER!!!!!!!P.S.IF YOU KNOW ANYBODY WHO IS CLOSE TO YOU AND SERVING TIME IN A CORRECTIONAL FACILITY,THAN THAT TOPIC MIGHT BE OF INTEREST TO YOU.........
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    in peewee herman voice...
    thats nice, i love that story! :} quack
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    QUACK!
    Saw DSO again last night in Wilington DE. What a sweet venue the Grand Opera House is!! A dancin show if I say so myself....Promised Land>Might as Well>MaMa tried>Suaree> us blues> the music never stopped etc.... not in that order either my mind is still a little fuzzy HeeHee! Quacking up here in NJ Peace,Gigi
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continuing the free-form from where we left it...
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there was someone here who had a tat studio, maybe in one of the Carolinas?? I forget where, but I saw some samples of their work, pretty damn fine stuff.
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getting about that time of year to head out on the road again for a few months... so for now, I'll leave you with this: CC's Gone CC's been drinking, out on a binge No reason why, but just on a whim Now he is shitfaced, on a plane Flying away, he's just insane And now CC's gone Now CC's gone, Lord he's gone CC's gone With an elbow bending, it's a binge in fact CC's gone, gone, but someday he'll be back CC's gone A member of the club 'Mile High' His old lady letting out a great big 'sigh' Playing 9 ball, he can't lose Nothing left to do but booze, booze, booze... And now CC's gone Now CC's gone, Lord he's gone CC's gone Going where the there is no rain at all On a dry farm until fall Dug one well, made a ditch The muscles in his back are starting to bitch Again, CC's been drinking, out on a binge No reason why, but just on a whim Now he is shitfaced, on a plane Flying away, he's just in-sane And now CC's gone Now CC's gone, Lord he's gone CC's gone Ooh, one day CC's gonna be back Ooh, one day CC's gonna be back Ooh, one day CC's gonna be back
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I've thought about this situation on and off today with numerous different feelings / reactions and I'm going with my old standby: "You can only be a victim if you admit defeat" - Thats a line from a Descendents tune. The title of that song could be "Coolidge" but I'm not certain. Either way, the point remains that you and you alone are in control of how other's actions react with you. Its not the same thing as being "thick skinned". Its actually more like empathy. You need to step inside of his shoes for a minute and you'll probably find that you pity him much like Frodo and Bilbo pitied Smeagol. Face it, he made a deliberate attempt to mess with you and, to be perfectly honest, if I was looking at houses and I stumbled into a GD shrine complete with GD being played and posters, etc. I'd mess with the heads, too. Basically, because I'd have the understanding that deadheads are typically kind of out there and open to all kinds of kooky possibilities. However, I definitely wouldn't have made light of the passing of Jerry Garcia (rest his jammin' soul) out of respect for the heads in question. Yep, he did that to be a jerk and he succeeded, but we should all be laughing at his lack of understanding of the music. Which, while I'm philosophizing and quite loquacious, I'll add that deadheads are a potential turn-off for me sometimes. I just wanna hear the notes played. The kind of maniacally obsessive religiosity that some heads exude is simply too much for me at times. (some of you reading this may be in this category, but, for real, I mean no offense!) But hey, thats me. In fact, watching some of the footage of their shows lessens the musical effect for me, sometimes, but when I just put my ears on, well, shoot, I could listen for ages on end. I should shut up...now. | Wait until the veil is shredded, then reveal it |
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Ha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Classic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | Wait until the veil is shredded, then reveal it |
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Does anybody know what this says, besides what I can piece together (speaking NO Polish) that a 17 year old built their computer like this, and it WORKS!********************************** 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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thanks. that tattoo on that site is BAD. almost as bad as the one my dad got during his mid life crisis. the artist i was going to go to is on par with chris garver and had been featured in international tat magazines. turns out the age limit isnt 16 in ireland, and my dad wont give permission. I was thinking of getting a syf, as my second. my first i want to get as my 18th birthday gift at the famous miami ink.Peace, The Kid
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Just wanted to wish all of you 'lil Canadian Deadheads out there a merry, bright and peaceful Canada Day!! Be safe! Hugs from BC, ~littlebri
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yeah..miami ink are great,but the best on any good tatoo is that it comes out of your mind and phantasies and whatever,and than the guy making your tatoo becomes an artist..because he is able to get together your imagination and make it real with his handcraft.CC the one whos gone was pretty right,dont let yourself cover with black cats!:-)(-:
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Let the festivties begin..... Red and white, blue suede shoes, I'm Uncle Sam, how do you do? Gimme five, I'm still alive, ain't no luck, I learned to duck. Check my pulse, it don't change. Stay seventy-two come shine or rain. Wave the flag, pop the bag, rock the boat, skin the goat. Wave that flag, wave it wide and high. Summertime done, come and gone, my, oh, my. Have a Grateful holiday ya'll :) **~*Peace*~~** **~~**Gigi**~~**
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Right on Gigi :) Excellent way to kick this 4th of July off! PEACE
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What a beautiful holiday! Came home and poured a nice cold pale ale and put 2607 dead songs on shuffle and life is good! Happiest of 4ths to all! peace,pk
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zzzzzzzzziiiiiipppppppppp......KA BOOOM!!!bam bam bam bam.....BOOOMM!! Wave the flag,pop the bag Rock the boat, skin the goat Trap the rat, bell the cat Ball the jack, chew the fat Shoot the breeze, lose the keys Feed the poor, stop the war Make the signs, connect the lines Pay your fines, save your dimes Wave that flag, wave it wide and high Summertime done come and gone, my oh my from 28 March 1973 bam bam bam bam.....BOOOMM zzzzzzzzziiiiiipppppppppp......KA BOOOM!!! Happy 4th o'July America! PEACE n' b safe
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Don't forget about my sparkler, Rider!!!!!********************************** 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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did anyone watch the fireworks on tv? the ones broadcasted from boston harbor, the one with the orchestra? I was there. pretty sweet. best display ive ever seen. im gonna blow some stuff up tonight with my leftover pyrotechnics. im a little bit of a pyro, so i love it. i reallllllllllly want to blow up my old motor scooter, so unless any of you want it, its G-O-N-E.Peace, The Kid
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What a joke......We were painting my daughters room, and I stepped off my step ladder tripped on whose knows what :/ and put my bare foot right in the pan of paint hehe I'm like a one man three Stooges show, oh then of coarse I step onto the new carpet....oopsie! Wise guy eh?? What a start to the day :)
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I hope you remembered to yell "Kaihili" coming off the ladder, especially with the paint foottprints... Help! Conversation is always more interesting than recitation, so speak your mind and not someone else's.
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You will have those memories forever gratefulmom, as will I when I finally stop laughing! With you ,not at you! Keep on truckin!(come to think of it your foot was probably a perfect match with the dancing skeletons....very interesting.) peace and love and hope you had a wonderful weekend!pk
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Hope you got through this memory-intensive experience without actual injury!
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It was just so funny.....my daughter Kelly is still cracking up..and we finally got the painting finished too :)
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the world is now expecting it on youtube! glad to hear yer alright! | Wait until the veil is shredded, then reveal it |
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i cant use the chat, it is slow script. arghPeace, The Kid
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go sit on the group W bench!!! i couldn't hold that back any longer ; ) peace, nobody
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You can get anything you want at Alice`s resturant ,, except Alice .. I love that story ,, the movie was real good too .. grdead73 thanx for the little flash-back !! I can hear ol Arlo now ... peace & sunshine .... Stu ...
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love that song. i believe it encompasses the 18 and a half missing minutes from the watergate tapes. hehe ;PPeace, The Kid
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just popping in to say hey now! ( -; love and peace.
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Cheryl Crow video called "Out Of Our Heads" a pretty cool song and they show Jerry in it giving a peace sign :) right after these lyrics...Every man is his own prophet Oh every prophet just a man I say all the women stand up, say yes to themselves Teach your children best you can Let every man bow to the best in himself We're not killing any more We're the wisest ones, everybody listen 'Cause you can't fight this feeling any more, oh anymore If we could only get out of our heads, out of our heads And into our hearts Children of Abraham lay down your fears, swallow your Tears and look to your heart
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thanks for the heads up!
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I just received the news the Philly Spectrum will be demolished early next year and be replaced with a mall and restaurants. "And the times they are a-changin". It was my home venue through high school in the 80's. A lot of good memories will go down with that building. The most memorable was in 1986. I was normally a hallway dancer, but this show I dug my way to about the 4th row in between Phil and Bob and and saw first hand Jerry lose touch with himself and his guitar totally took over his body. It was a Morning Dew out of space and Jerry did not look like the pillar of health coming out after drums. He was sweaty and shaking, but kicked into the most soulful rendition of Dew that I ever witnessed firsthand. (I believe it was my 1st Dew too). His guitar played him....I was convinced. I had tears in my eyes for the first time at a show. I was so blown away. Dew ended and the Band went off the stage. I didn't really comprehend the show was over, until the faithful in Philly started booing the Dead post encore. THE BOO'ed the DEAD. I was flabergasted. Never before and never again. Never a dull moment. I will miss the Filthy Spectrum.
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they were BOOING? Not just doing that annoying MOOORRRE thing? Man, East Coast fans are hardcore!
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this is the first ive heard bout the spectrum it is the home of my first dead show 88 that place does n always hold a dear place in my heart since it was my home venu n also the place were i saw the boys the most it will surly be missed by my self along with countless othersat least we will always have the cherished memories
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My daughter Shanna is coming to town from Flordia, I haven't seen her in over 1 year!!Long story but I gave her up for adoption 29 years ago,and we met 13 years ago, we rarely get to see each other cause she's in Fl and I'm in NJ. She is like my twin we look and act so alike!! I will post pictures of us!! She gets here on Monday the 21st! I can't wait to see her again. **Here Comes Sunshine**
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Have a grate time with your Daughter & I look forward to seeing your pictures! 2 gratefulmom's? Very cool. PEACE
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Am sooo happy for you. Same thing happened to me, but in reverse (I am the daughter that was given up for adoption, and my biological mother found me just 11 years ago), so I find your post very special indeed!!!!!!!!!!!!********************************** 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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Have a wonderful time with your daughter and post pix!
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Have a magical time Gigi. Tugs at my heartstrings as I think about it. My daughter is not quite 18 and going through some decision's as we speak. Proud of you Gigi,have a grate time with her. peace and love,pk
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u r a lucky duck yet more! so happy 4 u, have a grate time and enjoy each other!peace tc
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have fun grateful mom. im glad you two are getting together.Peace, The Kid
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I hope all goes well with your long-awaited meeting! Let us JerseyDead.net friends know if there is anything we can do! Paps
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Have a "grate" reunion, gratefulmom! Does your daughter listen to GOGD?
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Hi all, Clueless newbie question: how come there are only 4 shows in 1975? Thanks. (currently listening to 75-06-17 AUD).
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everything after that was the reunion tour :o)))
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That was one hell of a reunion tour! : )
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YEAH!!!
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I met up with my daughter Shanna after a year and 1/2, it was a grate reunion, she is a beauitful person inside and out :) I just posted somes pics we took! She does listen to the Grateful Dead but is not a deadhead like her Mom :)She just turned 29 and I'm still 24...don't know how that happened :/ Peace,Gigi
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you guys look so much alike it cracks me up. So glad you had such a wonderful reunion.