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  • #1141
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    GDTSToo - got my MSG tix yesterday
    I know it's hard to wait for mail order in the day of instant online ticket sales, and I know I'd be bummed to get my moneyorder back instead of a pair of tickets, but I was lucky enough to get two sweet seats in the mail yesterday and I hope the same goes for many of you! My buddy got our Spectrum tickets last week, so I presume that most people will be getting theirs in the next day or two (we're in PA and NJ). We're still waiting to hear on the other four MSG tickets for our group, so we're not exhaling just yet! It's gonna be a sweet run ;) As for the Dead radio, check out Jerryradio.com for a rotating selection of full shows. The Sirius/XM GD station is pretty siiiiick though... Good Times
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    DEAD SIRIUS ♪♪:-)(-:
    southerntam-you sold me,sweetie! Im gettin' that for sure! I dont think it's unreasonable to pay 12 bucks a month to hear DEAD music every time I put on my radio!☆☆☆♪♪♪"If nautical nonsense is something you wish-Then drop on the deck and flop like a fish"♪♪♪☆☆☆
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    Channel 32 baby!
    That's the only reason I got Sirius lol! It's great, all day and they play some rare gems. I love it! Can't say enough...well I"d love to hear more interviews maybe, but other than that I love it.~Tam
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    You know if you sign up for GDTSTOO email alerts, you can stay pretty informed. Try that before you lash out at them. Just a thought. "All we need is music, sweet music. There'll be music everywhere. There'll be laughing, singing, music swinging. Dancin in the street"
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    It's all there RnC
    You want it, you got it, but you got to pay for it. It's good, but it's gottern very commercial. GDradio.com was pretty much all dead with the rest of the boy's music thrown in there with some interviews and stuff. There were a few commercial messages, but pretty low key. You could see what show was playing. I just checked it out after a long hiatus and see that deadnetcentral.com and icenine seemed to have laid down the law to those folks. Even on this site Lemieux got slammed for putting a whole show in pieces in the taper's section (5/5/78) and nobody is allowed to download (easily) taper's section anymore. Message to Bobby, Phil, Billy, Mickey & Hunter: How much money is enough? I understand how it is feeling that everybody trying to feed off a piece of you but lines that keep getting drawn in the sand wash into the sea, evetually... Have a good tour everybody!!! I'm outta here :-)(-:
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    seeing seeing double double??
    sorry
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    GRATEFUL DEAD 24/7!!!???
    Im going off topic for this-I have known about satalite radio for a while but I just recently found out about the GRATEFUL DEAD CHANNEL-(I nearly shit me knickers!!!)ALL DEAD ALL THE TIME?!?! Are you kidding me?What a beautiful thing.I need to hear from people who have this! I read that they have complete live shows+interviews+imput from the core 4. Im drooling-I must have this! Tell me all about it from a DEADHEAD's point of veiw,please.Thank-you-We'll be back in a just a little bit.
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    GRATEFUL DEAD 24/7!!!???
    Im going off topic for this-I have known about satalite radio for a while but I just recently found out about the GRATEFUL DEAD CHANNEL-(I nearly shit me knickers!!!)ALL DEAD ALL THE TIME?!?! Are you kidding me?What a beautiful thing.I need to hear from people who have this! I read that they have complete live shows+interviews+imput from the core 4. Im drooling-I must have this! Tell me all about it from a DEADHEAD's point of veiw,please.Thank-you-We'll be back in a just a little bit.
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    try the Ride Board topic in the forums.
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    There is a link on GDTSTOO to sign up for information updates: http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/GDTSTOO/Following is a portion of an update that I received on 2/13 and was also previously posted in this thread: We are processing the last of the Philadelphia orders this week & next as well as MSG. The first Shoreline is the next out of the door. The remaining shows will be processed in 3-6 weeks. Credit cards will also be processed this week & next. Please try to hold your phone calls and emails as we are busy bees filling ticket orders. I will admit that mail order is slow. However, back in what my step-kids / grandkids refer to as "The Day" we had the east coast and west coast hot lines - this was before the incredible age of the internet when some of us were still ( and still are ) listening to vinyl. The folks at GDTSTOO are good people that have always worked hard to take care of us and deserve credit for all they do. After all there are far more fans wanting tix than there are peeps in their office. Try and take a deep breath and ...... smile, smile. smile there will after all be music to fill the air! Peaceful Journey to You All...... Saint Stephen with a rose. In and out of the garden he goes. Country garland in the wind and the rain. Wherever he goes the people all complain.... Shine On! Saint Stephen
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The band says Happy New Year with an announcement of almost twenty shows in April and May.  More details to come!

https://dead.net/dead09

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Submitted by Sway714 on Tue, 01/13/2009 - 06:23

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Ha-Ha-Ha..... why are you so suprised about the fact that brokers (a.k.a $calpers) have tickets before the pre-sale? ....... It'$ a mu$ic bu$ine$$ Tour packaging....Vip Packaging..... Ticket Brokers.... Ticket sale manipulation. ~Can't stop the Greed~
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Submitted by mary i on Tue, 01/13/2009 - 06:28

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"I am sure the guys are invested in the same markets that most people are that just took a big dump." If that's the case then they should realize that we just don't have the money. We hadn't planned to do alot of shows...just the ones in Philly, but with only one income due to my losing my job back in August, $400 is just out of our reach...we've got more important things to spend that kind of money on...like housing, food, utilities....just the basics... They've sold us out...
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Submitted by Sway714 on Tue, 01/13/2009 - 06:32

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Don't punish yourself over the prices..... You have about as much control over that as you do over "The Bail Out" If you think it matters weather you go to the shows or not your mistaken. These shows will sell out and they wight have to add shows because of the demand. If you don't go someone else will. And it's only gonna get worse...There is no regulation. There never has been. It's 2009 not 1970..........Bill Graham is long gone.
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Submitted by brendasinger on Tue, 01/13/2009 - 06:36

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is there a code for buying tix or is my membership on here all I need?
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Submitted by Beadwhisperer on Tue, 01/13/2009 - 06:39

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Dayum. $100 bucks. Guess that's not gonna happen. Heat my house, buy groceries......or buy tickets. Sorry. I'll keep my fond memories of the Grateful Dead. It's just sad, that's all.
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Submitted by JINGLE on Tue, 01/13/2009 - 06:53

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ITS GONNA HURT, BUT THE MONEY WILL BE WELL SPENT, I WOULD OF DONE ANYTHING I HAD TO BACK IN THE DAY TO GET IN,,,,ITS JUST MONEY ITS MADE TO BE SPENT,YOU CAN ALWAYS MAKE MORE,,,,STILL PLANING ON DOING ABOUT 6 NIGHTS IF I DIDNT HAVE TO WORK WOULD TRY TO DO THE WHOLE TOUR,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, YO YO GRATEFUL DEAD,,,,,,,,,,, JINGLE - FEW GOOD MEN MC - NEW YORK
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Submitted by tigger on Tue, 01/13/2009 - 06:56

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...you go to the shows or not your mistaken." Matters to me. I have to look in the mirror in the morning. It's their right to charge whatever they want to for tickets. It's my right to say, "thanks for the memories, but you're gutting what this used to be about." I don't want any part of it.
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Submitted by sweendog67 on Tue, 01/13/2009 - 07:00

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Wow, This is incredible!!! I live in Scranton Pa. I have 9 shows all within driving distance from home. The closest is Wilkes-Barre at 17 miles the furthest is Buffalo about 5hrs... Tic prices are a bit steep to make all the shows but If I were only back in my twentys minus the wife and kids I would be on the road again. I always said this is the best place to live for concerts. 125mi. from both Philly and NYC. I am Going to Wilkes-Barre and both Spectrum Shows. I will try for a MSG as well hope to see ya there!!!! Music is why I love life so much. Live music only makes it better. In music, I beleive everyone can find PEACE..... Sadly the world isn't ready..
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Submitted by tomharp on Tue, 01/13/2009 - 07:05

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Sure everything costs more these days, but they have sold out to class warfare. Used to be everyone paid the same price and got a fair shot at decent seats. It's bad enuf the scalpers always manage to scoop up the best seats, but now the band is engaged in scalping themselves. VIP seats for a couple hundred dollars a piece?!? Or pay $45.00 more for "better" seats---and they don't even tell you where those seats may be. Then the online presale eliminates the "cheaper" tix altogether for most venues. WTF? My first dead ticket cost $6.50. I don't mind paying more but this is insulting and a ripoff of the fans that got them where they are thru good times and bad. At Penn State, I couldn't give extra tix away. If these shows fail to sell due to this BS it will only lessen the probability of future shows.
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Submitted by nyctc7 on Tue, 01/13/2009 - 07:05

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The price of tickets to big-name acts has risen steadily and spectacularly. Some top ticket prices at Madison Square Garden in 2007 and 2008 (not including any VIP tickets that may have been offered): Bob Seger, $79.00 Ozzy Osbourne, $79.75 Neil Diamond, $120.00 Rush, $129.50 Van Halen, $149.50 Barry Manilow, $150.00 Roger Waters, $174.50 Celine Dion, $189.50 Jimmy Buffet $201.50 The Police, $254.50 Steve Winwood & Eric Clapton, $254.50 Genesis, $256.50 So $100 is not out of line. I don't completely buy the story about how expensive it is to tour today. It undoubtedly is, but I believe the reason tix are so expensive is because the performers want to have a big pay day.
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Submitted by Artie on Tue, 01/13/2009 - 07:05

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Yes people are freaking out about the ticket prices, it is shocking but have you been to a football game, Hockey game or a Basketball game recently? That’s is what is out of control!!!! The ticket prices are in line with what other bands are charging in this day and age. The good news is you have a few options that will be cheaper that the $100 seats. Some acts are charging more for tickets just to keep the scalpers away from the good seats. I go to a ton of shows and the ticket prices usually range from $70 – $150 and up to $400 (Sting as an example) http://public.fotki.com/araslich/concerts/
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Submitted by jsb4694 on Tue, 01/13/2009 - 07:06

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I have my memories of the great 1993 run of shows that I went to and I wouldn't trade them for anything. I did see The Other Ones at MSG and they put on a great show as well as both nights of the Dead at Jones Beach in 2004. But with the state of the economy today and people losing jobs left and right... I can't justify spending 100+ on a concert ticket.
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Submitted by GottaPokeAround on Tue, 01/13/2009 - 07:13

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So I am down on the registering and so forth but where should we be parked at noon? I mean should we be at the venue page off of this http://www.deadtickets.rlc.net/TheDead/calendar.aspx So click on Greensboro and just keep reloading that and hope that the "Ticket Info" link will change to "ok you can order tickets now" from what it is now: "Tickets for this event go on sale Tuesday, January 13 at noon EST." thanks, pokey
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Submitted by C-HAWKS on Tue, 01/13/2009 - 07:20

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Just a Heads up for those getting tickets today especially with alot of peeps being low on funds.. I have used music today several times and they do charge an extra service charge, also beware of the mailing options for they automatically put you on the most expensive mailing option but you can change that option but you have to click that option, there is no access code or password, all you have to do is registor and then when you go back to the site tomorrow all you have to do is sign in with the password you made. This is not rocket science and very user friendly
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Submitted by pomo1 on Tue, 01/13/2009 - 07:23

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Here are the facts: 1. The 60s, the 70s, the 80s, and even the 90s are gone, deal with it. The notion that the Dead were different, but have now sold out is quaint, but ignorant. They have adopted the corporate culture long ago. 2. The guys ( and their suits) are entitled to charge what they think the market will generate. If they overcharged, then the venues will not fill up. If they fill the arenas, then they priced it at the right level. In any event, the market will determine the correct price level, not your whining. 3. If you are suffering from these unfortunate economic times, then you shouldn't be spending ANY money on concert tickets, so the difference between 50 or 100 bucks is not a factor. 4. If you really want to see the boys, you can probably find a way. This is real life folks, you make decisions and sacrifices every day. 5. When you compare the prices with the costs of other entertainment today, they are not really out of line. That being said, I hope everyone who wants to go can somehow get a ticket and be able to enjoy the music. Peace. "Let there be songs to fill the air."
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Submitted by fleaflicker on Tue, 01/13/2009 - 07:28

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Im not saying the dead dont deserve what the other artist are getting for a show, cause their just as good musicians as any of the other mega bands but it was the mindset the dead always carried knowing they didnt need to charge that nor did they want to. It was more about the music and getting people and themselves off and resisting the corpartions, after all thats how the grateful dead ticket service got started was trying to get away from the corporations putting their hand in the till. I've thought about it alot, im not so mad anymore about the ticket prices as i am that i feel the dead have lost their way and their values.
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Submitted by Sway714 on Tue, 01/13/2009 - 07:33

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Don't blame the band....blame the market for the prices. Greed drives this process If people were not willing to pay so much the ones with their hands out (Promoters) would have to settle for what ever they could get. Even in a depression....people still party....still need to be entertained....and most of all need to be sedated.
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Submitted by Leggs2 on Tue, 01/13/2009 - 07:34

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We used to play for silver, now we play for cash.
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Submitted by C-HAWKS on Tue, 01/13/2009 - 07:35

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I posted this yesterday prior to knowing who was handling tickets..Now that we do know ..Here is the link from this site http://www.deadtickets.rlc.net/TheDead/shopper.aspx Questions I had prior to the presale are becoming clearer.. We will most likely get password right before the tickets go on sale The tickets becoming available 9am West Coast time Tickets will range from 50-100 dollars a ticket not including Ticket service charge My game plan tommorrow is to open 4 windows on the computer prior to the sale I suggest refreshing all these until you have your ticket info 1 open e-mail (Keep refreshing for notification from this site on a password 2 open Ticket site and have it ready for purchase 3 Open this site and keep it on the page with presale and ticket info...Keep refreshing so you don't miss it 4 Open this forum and keep refreshing since if someone gets aditional info or the password chances are they will post it here... Good Luck to everyone here and may we all get in
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Submitted by fillmore on Tue, 01/13/2009 - 07:36

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You hit it right on fleaflicker. Everyone is upset about the prices but it's more about the boys losing their way and values. It was always special for me that they were not like everyone else.
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Submitted by Bananaman on Tue, 01/13/2009 - 07:41

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Mail ordered 4 seats for msg at $58.50. They are on the presale as only one tier, $99. Think my m'o seats are behind the stage? I don't care, I'm just happy to go and have a good time at a fair(er) price. Good luck all. Have Love and Keep It - Patrick
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Submitted by meaniesam33 on Tue, 01/13/2009 - 07:42

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It's all I can do not to let the negativity bring me down. I am freaking thrilled that the boys are touring! Good luck to everyone at noon!! See y'all in Greensboro!! "You know it's gonna get stranger, so let's get on with the show!"
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Submitted by GottaPokeAround on Tue, 01/13/2009 - 07:42

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thanks for those instructions - could those bitching about ticket prices leave this area clear for those of us willing to pay so we can work with each other to figure it out? I am not sure where you people have been - rock shows are expensive now. If you don't like it, don't go. The Dead is a rock band, not some nonprofit circus. poke
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Submitted by ChicoNYC on Tue, 01/13/2009 - 07:43

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I am happy about the tour but times are tough. Have you seen the prices for the good seats? $350. for a good seat? Come on guys, we're dead heads not Donald Trump!! I guess money talks. Too bad.
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Submitted by SoPo Jody on Tue, 01/13/2009 - 07:44

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anyone know if we can buy multiple shows through this site or will it be a one show at a time deal? example: order show>cash out>order show>cashout OR oder all shows>cash out
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Submitted by hankdee on Tue, 01/13/2009 - 07:45

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How and when do I get pre-sale tickets? Password? What site? Help Please.
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Submitted by JJG4Ever on Tue, 01/13/2009 - 07:48

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Down to the box office, packin' a gun"Give me 4 seats, I gotta have my fun "$400 dollars please, the ticketwench said Dupree said, "I'll pay these tix off to you in lead Simple economics - supply and demand - see y'all at the gigs "Between the two slices of bread in the sandwich of hypocrisy, there is often more than one sandwich, making it difficult to eat in the dark. However, there is always a flashlight in the Thermos!" - R Hunter
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Submitted by C-HAWKS on Tue, 01/13/2009 - 07:49

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I am sorry but when people pay 12.00 to get in a movie not including snack, drink and possibly dinner when you can own the DVD 3 months later and enjoy it almost just as much I have no problem paying for a day with the Dead since that memmory will last forever and I am not being shushed or having to listen to a ceell phone going off in the back ground..You get what you pay for a 1 night with the Dead during these times is priceless..People waste countless amounts of money every day on doctor bills and prescription to get by...For me the docotrs will be in the pffice @ Shoreline May 10th
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Submitted by fawko on Tue, 01/13/2009 - 07:52

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Can't really afford to go but the wife and I are making it happen. This could very well be the last one. Looks like mastercard is gonna make a few bucks off me for this venture. 8/
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Submitted by snodgrass42 on Tue, 01/13/2009 - 07:53

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Its shocks me how unselfish the boys have been for decades, proving over and over again how much they care about the fans. They are actually putting 4 seperate bands on hold to make this tour happen. Imagine the personal sacrifices involved in all the peoples lives revolving around those bands. They are doing this for us. Not the money. If they were about the money it would have happened about 30 years ago. I am pretty disappointed in this knee jerk reaction to a band that has given us so much for so long. Personally I would walk through fire to see them again. I understand wanting to see them so bad and being frustrated about not being able to afford it. Its been a reality of mine most of my life. I have seen about a third of the shows I would have had money never been an issue. That said thank yo to everyone that has helped make this tour possible! I am entirely grateful for even a possiblity to see more shows! 42% of all statistics are made up.
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Submitted by southerntam on Tue, 01/13/2009 - 07:53

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Didn't tell the boss why, she wouldn't get it anyway. Just said I had some stuff to take care of and that I needed to use an hour or so of sick time. I'm waiting anxiously, got everything ready, all four screens open ect.
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Submitted by Vincent405 on Tue, 01/13/2009 - 07:54

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Hope the ticket site can handle the traffic it's about to get. Glad I know the Verizon Center in DC well so I'll have an idea where the tickets they offer are located. Maybe I'll buy an extra and invite the new guy in the big white house nearby...... Sometimes we live no particular way but our own
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Submitted by gravedigger7 on Tue, 01/13/2009 - 07:55

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where do you get your access code? I have a account set up but dont know what the access code is?? Help
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Submitted by southerntam on Tue, 01/13/2009 - 07:56

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I'm with you, I couldn't get over all the negativity around here, it was such a buzz kill. I'm so excited I can hardly contain myself...I mean this is a chance to see the Boys again. I'm so grateful it's even happening and if I don't get seats up front...oh well, at least I'll be there to listen and dance to the music I love so much! Woohooooo!!!!
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Submitted by pomo1 on Tue, 01/13/2009 - 07:57

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I am with you about the Grateful Dead being different and going their own way. Its part of what made them and the scene so special. The point of my post is that those days are long gone. On the other hand, I will always cherish the times when they and the whole Deadhead scene were special and when I was on the bus. My advice: DONT LET WHAT THEY ARE DOING NOW RUIN THOSE MEMORIES. "Let there be songs to fill the air."
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Submitted by southerntam on Tue, 01/13/2009 - 07:58

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How ampted up alot of us are...all the excitement and nervous energy. Then once we get our tix it's like all the air will flow out of our sails and we'll be waiting again. Kinda funny when you think about it.
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Submitted by fleaflicker on Tue, 01/13/2009 - 07:58

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they have a new welcome screen for dead.net Open a new window and type dead.net you'll see. Clears up the confusion of where to get the tickets
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Submitted by cynciti on Tue, 01/13/2009 - 08:00

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I wont have any money until Friday Jan. 16- Will there still be tix available at that time? I want to see the Greensboro show.
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Submitted by patper on Tue, 01/13/2009 - 08:01

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that possibly these painfully outrageous prices are simply presale prices and the nationwide prices will be lower? it makes sense, because otherwise there's no point in a presale. most bands make presales available to people who have bought the album or pay extra money. i have an hour to figure this out.
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Submitted by GratefulTwinz on Tue, 01/13/2009 - 08:02

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scalpers are gonna be all over these tickets like seagulls on a 1/2 eaten cheeseburger.
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Submitted by C-HAWKS on Tue, 01/13/2009 - 08:04

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I realized on the ticket page of this site it has recently been updated..If anyone has ticket question croll down and click on ticket questions..It brings tou directly to the agencies pages and it answers several different questions people have inquired on
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Submitted by delapper@gmail.com on Tue, 01/13/2009 - 08:04

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I heard they were going to play 4 shows in June at Red Rocks, but I can't that anywhere...any one else heard this?
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Submitted by C-HAWKS on Tue, 01/13/2009 - 08:06

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If the scalper read all the negative vibes in these forums about ticket prices and alot of Heads taking a pass they may move on to the Phish forums
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Submitted by Sway714 on Tue, 01/13/2009 - 08:09

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There will be plenty of tickets available at the venues? Fans with x-tras. Scalpers unloading seats they would have had to have eaten because nobody wanted to pay those crazy prices. No worries~
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Submitted by ering143 on Tue, 01/13/2009 - 08:14

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i'm a friend of a friend of a scalper. if he is at a show and cant get rid of his tickets, he wont sell them any cheeper, he uses them as a business write off!! dozens of tickets unused!!!bunch of bulls*it if you ask me.
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Submitted by C-HAWKS on Tue, 01/13/2009 - 08:16

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I hope his accountant has to work over time with the leftovers from this tour