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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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    thats nice, i love that story! :} quack
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    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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so glad for you Gmom!
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So happy to hear you had a good time. 24, possibly the theory that if you immerse yourself in as many years of magical music then you become one with it. Just a possibility. Happy for you,
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Very cool of gratefulmom to share her life with us the way she has recently. I'm touched by her openness and wish her and her family all this psychedelic universe has to offer (and then some mooOO0000OOOO000oooore ~ ; - ) "You know what the trouble about real life is? There's no danger music."
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quick pop in here, in Nagoya airport on the way to lands farther and further away. love and peace.
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Yes, thanks grateful mom, we are too grateful. CC, be safe and know lots of us here are with you in spirit. Thanks to you both for the love you give and the love you share. peace,pk
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I am the only 'user' online now so I get to make a special wish. OK.... I made it but I can't tell anyone what it is or it won't come true :-)
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Ok so I'm sitting on the beach in Sea Isle City NJ today and went to eat a pretzel and out of nowhere a sea gull came from behind swooped down on my head reached around my face and stole the pretzel right out of my mouth...omg it scared the shit out of me, my friend said it had my hair in a mess in 1 second flat, it happened so fast I was in shock...hehe those nasty seagulls suck!!!At least it didn't shit on me :)
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but did you get another pretzel? My sister-in-law's black lab, Elvis, once stole a perfectly prepared bratwurst for which I'd been patiently waiting all day. I had set it on an ottoman in front of me, was seating myself and then he snatched it! The worst part is he looked directly at me while he ate it - kinda like when the opposing team's player hits a home run and then poses at home plate. For seeking retribution: view Caddyshack. Bill Murray was trying to do away with gophers, but I'm sure some of his tactics could apply to seagull disposal. "Where does the time go?"
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Mean seagulls do suck, but a little harder to ignore. Yeeeouch! talk about in your face! Bill may be able to help.....maybe.
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my uncle had an irish setter that devoured our thanksgiving turkey one year. that was awesome. hmmmm...animals need to eat, too - go figure! | Wait until the veil is shredded, then reveal it |
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Just like in the movie The Christmas Story...hehe
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I was watering some young Colorado Blue Spruce trees yesterday and startled a large bird of prey, a Marsh Hawk, watching him wing off to the west. I walked over to where he went aloft and found a young rabbit with a hole in his side, just above the forearm, minus the heart!
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Jersey gulls seem to be getting more and more aggressive these days. Reminds me of when I was a kid on vacation in NC. My brother and I were sitting on the beach and a seagull flew by and shit on his shoulder. My father was standing there, points at him and starts laughing hysterically. I look at my dad thinking thats not funny, thats disgusting. All of a sudden here comes another one and it shits right on top of my dads head. Now he's not laughing anymore, but I'm doubled over cause NOW its funny. They didn't get me but I was already taking cover.Lessons learned: #1 Don't laugh when someone gets shit on by a gull. If it hears you it will target you next. #2 DON'T FEED THE SEAGULLS. You are just giving them ammunition. (unless you enjoy being shit on). : )
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i think you should be able to get an original vinyl edition of the "Big Bamboo"in a record shop nearby you.peace
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impossible rider, tommy is posing as a bike mechanic at the shop i've been going to for my wheels, i swear it's him or a clone.... hey dude, do you need this part???(gotta say it sounding like tommy), cracks me up, i'm gonna try to get a circle going next visit : )
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Right on, iknowurider! Tommy Chong spent 9 months in a federal prison for his role in selling water pipes and bongs, via the internet. Blackmailed by US Attorney, Mary Beth Buchanan (Gestapo appointee of Herr Bush) Tommy's case was never heard in a real court of law because Buchanan threatened to prosecute his family members (son and wife) unless he accepted the government's terms, who were also part of his bong business. Tommy's house was raided and ransacked by federal goon agents that (imo) should have had other business than shaking down a peaceful head like Chong. This was the pivotal case that sent me away from the Republican Party and back into Never-Ever Land (politically). Good luck on your reunion tour, guys! I hope to catch a show myself. "You know what the trouble about real life is? There's no danger music."
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Buddy Plant I haven't seen him on in a long time...anyone know?Miss u Bud!!
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Show: 1572 • 07/30/2008 House of Blues, Atlantic City, NJ Setlist: 4/3/88 - Civic Center, Hartford, CT Set 1: Promised Land> Greatest Story> Althea, Little Red Rooster, Cold Rain & Snow, Memphis Blues, Box of Rain, Don't Ease Me In Set 2: Playin in the Band> Crazy Fingers> Franklin's Tower> Women Are Smarter> Drums> Space> Gimme Some Lovin> Black Peter> Lovelight Encore: Baby Blue "Filler": Around & Around> How Sweet It Is> Ripple
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I was wondering the same thing the last few days, Gigl. Think maybe I'll send him an email to make sure he's okay.
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Don't ease, don't ease, don't ease me in.I've been all night long commin' home, don't ease me in. When I turned around sweet mama, she was way across town So I'm walkin' down the street with a dollar in my hand I've been lookin' for a woman sweet mama, ain't got no man. The girl I love, she's sweet and true, You the dress she wears, sweet mama, it's pink and blue, She brings me coffee, she brings me tea, She brings me 'bout every damm thing but the jailhouse keys. yea I'm just jammin.....................I love this song............ Don't ease me in
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taking the forum title literally i see... flap them wings sweet mama don't ease me in
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Is still kicking, heard from him today. If the doors of perception were cleansed, everything would appear to man as it is, infinite. William Blake
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Lately there has been an issue with black bears coming into the cities looking for something to eat. A few weeks ago a giant bear ran into a small grocery store and ransacked an aisle of various foods. The bear took off before the cops arrived, thus avoiding being killed. No one in the store was hurt. I think I would shit my pants if I were in a store and suddenly had a bear running past me.
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Saturday night in Philly Pa at the World Cafe' Live featuring Splintered Sunlight!!....this venue rocks...so come on out and dance ya'll It's gonna be FUN :)
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOUHAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU HAPPY BIRHTDAY DEAR MELISSA HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOUOOOOOOOOOOOO!! HAVE A GREATE DAY :) Peace & LOVE, Gigi
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hey paps how many b-days do u have, you got the cake over a week ago! do you celebrate 4 the whole month? i like it! happy birthday melissa,again! peace2U tc
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Happy Birthday Dear Paps :) Hope you have a Groovy Day! PEACE A month's worth of Birthday sounds pretty dang good 73, ha ha
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recently i have neglected my duty of making completely random posts, so heres 1 to enjoy.and yeash i know this belongs in the stories section, but it wandered, cause the fence broke. once upon a time, my step mother and i had an argument over some stupid thing that made me very angry. i forget what it was, due to the ensuing hilarity, but i would guess it was about censoring my computer. later that day, when she was out, i walked up the street to the CVS and bought a bottle of nair. i came back home and put it in her shamoo bottle in their private bathroom. later that night, she proceeded to give our dogs a bath. apparently we had no doggie shampoo, so used hers. i think you can see where this is going. in the end, the dog looked like a shaved rat, but didnt care as it was summer, and enjoyed being cool. the incident was blamed by the vet on what they thought was an allergic reaction. needless to say, no one used the shampoo after that. I will admit that, though it was horrible, and i feel bad for the dog, it was hilarious. Peace, The Kid
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why ur on the group w bench,kid! your a mothershaver! kid, i hope to never piss u off... too funny though :) peace
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Dylan Daze 2008: Three days. Three cities. Three shows. One Bob. Since I've gotten old and fully employed this is as close as I can come to following a tour around. It started out as an invitation to a friend of mine in Nashville to come up and see Dylan playing at a casino about thirty minutes from here in Indiana (I live in Louisville, KY). It's a Saturday show so I thought it would be easy to fit into work schedules. My friend looked at the tour schedule and said "sure I'll come up for it, but lets go to the show in Cincinnati the night before, and the show in Evansville the night after as well!" Cool! My friend is awesome, remind me to tell y'all about his first Deadish experience, and his discovery of archive.org. The roadtripping begins Aug. 22 at that whatchamacallit amphitheatre in Cincinnati (National City, I think, next to the big one that Buffet always sells out), then the Horseshoe (formerly Caesars') Casino in Elizabeth, Indiana on the 23rd, finally the Mesker Amphitheatre in Evansville, Indiana on Sunday the 24th. Sure hope it doesn't rain, I'm definitely too old to revert to "mud hippy". Other than that it should be more fun than a bald dog! Cheers, MitD
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in the mail, no less! i've never recieved one before, remember i never signed up for fear of the "man" coming down on poor unsuspecting heads! so, my loss right. so i look through and check it out, nice,very cool.... then i catch a glimpse of the addresse's name, mary? my wife!!!! what the... the one who says nobody listens to that shit anymore mary????? i'm so dejected... again reduced to nobody status... oh well...guess i better buy something from the store if i want my name on the mailing list, that how she got!
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you might get one later! I don't have mine yet either.
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hey yall,im in dublin and its awesome. typin this onm a pay by the minute computer so ill be quick. its great here, seein some awesome stuff. mayb ill meet some deadheads while im here. Peace, The Kid
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...so I thought I'd come poke around. This is bringing back memories. I was a spinner on tour from 90 to 93. I miss Jerry...
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im in cork now.went to this great little pub last night that i walked past during the day. cool little place, full of dead heads and there was a GD tribute band playin. decided i HAD to stop in. its beautiful here, ill post some pics later. Peace, The Kid
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Cork looks like a wonderful town! Have fun and don't get into any trouble!!Peace, Gigi
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what are you doing off the bench? sounds like your having a good time..enjoy :)Never had such a good time In my life before I'd like to have it one time more One good ride from start to end I'd like to take that ride again
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we had a great day 2day. went to blarney castle and kissed the blarney stone. baby bro had a melt down and ruined the rest of our afternoon. all in all an okay day tho. i am in need of a new watch tho as my current 1 just broke. if ne1 has seen or heard of GD watches that i could purcahse online let me know please.Peace, The Kid
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tell those Heads you're meeting to come join us here.
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thanks SO much gigi. im gonna get the bear one. im now here in a beautiful hotel in kilarney with a view of this huge lake and there r some creepy/cool ruins across the street whicjh i intend to do some splorin amongst tomorrow. went to blqarney castle yesterday and had great fun. ill post some pics later.Peace, The Kid
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Dear folks:I received an almanac from Dead.net, a week or so ago, and noticed it was addressed to my sister at my Kansas address: she lives in Ohio. Is the mailing list tied-in with addresses pulled from merchandising orders? She ordered a Dick's Pick's as a gift and had it sent direct to me last December.... Previous almanacs did have my name and address correct, but it had been awhile since I'd seen one in the mailbox. Looking forward to the next one!
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Here's something: I too received a GD Almanac. And two days later I received another one! Dead.net loves me two times, baby! (I'm guessing I'm listed twice in the Cosmic Database, I also get two copies of "official email list" messages). Here's something else: a short while ago I happened to be doing google searches for something or other, using the keywords "grateful dead", "moroni", "skeleton", maybe a couple of others. Scanning the list of sites that Google presented me with one caught my eye. It appears to be one of your more fundementalist Christian sites, and was basically talking trash about Mormons etc. For your amusement the link is: http://www.basicchristian.org/christian_mormon.html The following is a snippet that contains the keywords that got the page googled. Enjoy, and don't forget to vote! (I didn't see any copyright notices on the site, and believe that fair use provisions would allow this excerpt. I will understand if this post disappears, however. Hey, the Devil made me do it!) "The new Majority Leader for the United States Senate is now U.S. Senator Harry Reid {a loyal (LDS) Mormon} of Searchlight, Nevada. When Reid was being interviewed in his home by reporters, he took them into his bathroom and pointed to his most prized possession. It was an autographed poster of the Grateful Dead. (38) The Grateful Dead is a notorious hard rock band noted for their heavy drug cult following. They are a satanic group of the first magnitude, and their followers are referred to as deadheads. Their emblem is a skeleton wearing a tuxedo and top hat with the skull wearing sunglasses. It is true, our Senate Majority leader is a deadhead, and this may explain the residue of the two lines of white powder on the glass top of the table, where he was seated with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, sometimes referred to as "Nasty Pelosi.""
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do you suppose Harry Reid really IS into the Dead??? that is too bizarre. Thanks for tracking down the artist on that Moroni shirt though!
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would an autographed poster be in the bathroom except to become full of mildew and rot? I just love the web and all the rumors that it passes along and how often there are not legitimate sources for information. Aargh! If the doors of perception were cleansed, everything would appear to man as it is, infinite. William Blake
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if Snopes has taken that one on...
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What is this almanac that people keep referring to? Is it only a domestic U.S. thing??********************************** 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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I just checked, and the paper version only went out to folks with U.S. addresses. However, the Almanac is also available as a downloadable PDF file on the page noted above http://www.dead.net/almanac so you don't have to miss out...