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    pukegrub
    9 years 10 months ago
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    First of all , I am captivated by the the pleading , bitching, worrisome, enlightened,wise,& even angry people on this thread. I tune in every 3 or 4 days to catch up on the fun. I think the shows might be less entertaining than this thread(just kidding) but really ENTERTAINMENT is why we are here & entertainers are very well paid( at least the successful ones).The Grateful Dead are entertainers(who paid their dues as someone has mentioned), as one of the best, you must expect high cost, & it's up to each & everyone of us,to decide if it's worth it & how much are you willing to spend to be entertained by the line-up they are presenting to you.Take it or leave it ,your choice. You think it's worth $500 or $5000 to be there,it's your choice. I think anyone whose life was effected by the boys , would want to "take that ride one more time" I know,I would, but I didn't make any commitment to be there,if I find myself there, so be it. One good thing is with all this hype I been dusting of the live shows & been reliving the great times I had, because of The Dead( I even subscribed to Dave's pick's for the 1st time). The bottom line is they are the entertainers & it's their trip-show & if they only play 3 shows,& that's how they want to go out,more power to them!!! They should make a mighty $ on it & remember all of you bitching about this mail order, you're lucky you have the dead family making it available to you,cause they were the pioneers behind mail order tix,as well as so many other things in the music business; traveling circus, bringing their own PA on the road, top of the line sound & lights. So you all could be out their in the freezing cold ( February)waiting in line for a chance to get a tix from ticketmaster alongside of the scalpers ( who if you don't pay their outrageous prices,they'll lose $ on the deal). Everything is up to you, choose what makes you happy ,what you feels it's worth. How's that commercial go? Something's are just Priceless ! Peace , love & happiness have no monetary value.
  • geomeister
    9 years 10 months ago
    Of Course!
    Surely you jest; I know, don't call me Shirley.. Hey Sir Unkle, we don't know what's up, and we can only speculate. I agree that it is gonna be tough getting tickets thru Ticketmaster. I'll go that route if my mailbox is the repository of an early letter from GDTS. Before that we have the VIP and Travel packages...yes, they will be expensive, but if it is a choice between the mortgage or tickets, I'll choose tickets....for the mortgage comes around every month, and the GD and family, well...although they use to come around monthly or so. it's been a couple decades since I was part of that scene. I agree, there will be rich young ones there..that's okay, and space is noise, but it's "our" noise...and it gives us a chance to educate the young-uns,especially if they have "...rings on their fingers and bells on their toes..." Peace and best wishes to you...and I hope you score those golden tickets one way or another. G
  • unkle sam
    9 years 10 months ago
    of course they ran out of tickets
    if you check the ticket sites, GDTS got some nice seats reserved for their share of the ticket allotment, the rest went to ticket master stubhub etc..., you will have one more chance to get a ticket at face on the 28th of this month, good luck to all who go this way, but I see most of these tickets bought up by scalpers and the cost will make it prohibitive to make the show. With the reselling of these tickets for such a price, only the rich and elite will be there, plastic hippie wantabe's that will say during "Space" "what are they doing? sounds like a bunch of noise to me"
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Grateful Dead Original Members Add Two Dates To Final Concerts

April 10, 2015

The original members of Grateful Dead have announced two additional shows at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California on June 27th and 28th, as part of their “Fare Thee Well: Celebrating 50 Years of Grateful Dead” run. Along with the three shows at Chicago's Soldier Field on July 3rd, 4th, and 5th, the run will mark the original members' last-ever performances toget

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Being in limbo is bonding, just like being a Head! We should all meet up in Chicago and have a good laugh about this 4th of July weekend! Love you all in limbo. Just like your mommma said, good things come to those who wait!
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LI NY here still waiting all mo cashed no email! Shutout for packages today! booooooooooooooooooooooooooo
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I'm going to hit the sack after checking e-mail one last time an let the universe dictate my fate. I believe we will get the tickets we are hoping for somehow!
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#435 (whatever that may mean), one envelope, 3 M.O. (One per day), 2 tickets per day, weeks of agony at the mailbox...Priceless!
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After suffering the same mega-stress as the rest of you, waiting for any news of my fate, constantly checking email the past few days and dreading opening the mailbox down the street every day, I was so fortunate to receive "Congratulations" email #399 at 10:55 PM MST last night (which I foolishly read at 2:45 AM when I woke up for a few minutes and naturally didn't go back to sleep since I was so excited!)So yes, there are definitely other heads in Arizona, and GDTS TOO is working late at night to get the emails out. Two tickets to each night; I am taking my son who has always wanted to go to a Dead concert but was too young when Jerry passed (or should I say he is taking me since he was the one who first called and invited me to go when the concerts were announced). My first concert was early 1971, and the Dead are essential to my life, like the rest of you! I wish everyone best of luck with the rest of the mail order and TM tomorrow!
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It's nice to hear good news. Enjoy the shows with your son. Rock on!!
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For those going Ticketmaster route.... I miss Jerry..... Reach out your hand if your cup be empty....if your cup is full, may it be again! Good luck grateful gals and guys....
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"No permission to access / on this server." Is this Finland only or does everyone has the same? I got in earlier but not anymore.
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No one has tix including mail orders? How?
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So, I see there's a pair of GA tickets on ebay for $7000, and it has 18 bids already. Unreal...
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Remember that auctions are subject to manipulation and not necessarily representative of the market. There are always exceptions to the rule and a handful of consumers willing to pay over market value. Just hold tight and don't give in to the extortionists. The tickets will come for those who are persistent with all efforts and insistent that the opportunists not be unjustly enriched!
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no e-mail no MO cash and no return. i know GDTS has work hard but please when you are done sending out pink slips please tell us ASAP thank you.i know will hope for web cast.all deadheads good luck today for ticketbasterds.you lucky ones have the fun of your life.the ones in limbo like me there is hope and good luck.What a long strange trip it has been.
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If you are at a Grateful Dead show, what is the difference between a scalper and a rose? Nothing. The pricks are on the outside.
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Less than an hour to TM. God the suspense is killing me. woke at 5am this morning i was so anxious Definatly should have skipped that 2nd pot of coffee. Good luck to all fans. There may be a day when the hearts of man fail. But it will not be this day! -
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After seeing a StubHub four-pack of floor seats listing at $14.5K, I needed a little laugh...thanks !! T minus 45 minutes to see if I get "pricked" now a third time (pre-sale, CID and TM). Best mojo and fingers-crossed for all !!
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Anyone know if these will be one ticket or three?
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Both single dates and three day passes
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If you get three day, do you get one ticket for all three days or three ticket.In other words, could I mail my buddy the day I cant go and I go other 2 days.
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Makes me wish I had a pair of tix, sure could use the money,can't believe it's worth it to people to see these(1show) incredible the hype surrounding these shows, Now all these shows are sold out ,they can announce shows leading up to the last time ever or maybe a tour after, minus a drummer.
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I believe it is a three day pass. I am not sure. Sorry.
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Funny I remember not going to a show in Providence RI ( maybe '86 or '87) because someone I knew had paid $30 for a tix & I didn't want to pay that much & wound up not getting in,taking my chances outside before the show. How times have changed
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wow, doesn't money mean anything? That's about 4 months wages. What some will pay for a memory.
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are you kind !come on , i wana here uncle johns band !
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sometimes only trying to get one ticket will get you in faster than multiple tickets, one is better than none.
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For anyone reading this right now - may the 4 winds blow a ticket safely home to you in 10 minutes when TM opens. I have been blessed with an email and want to share good vibes with all still trying to get to the show. I'll see you all there! Be Kind
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Needed that
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Ticketmaster out me in a queue told me I had 2 minute to wait then 1 then error message and blank page html script. Whose got my miracle? Cash and/or very interesting trades for your extra single or pair!
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had the same thing happen on one computer started over, and its just spinning keeps refreshing itself and saying 15 minute wait or more. other computer says same thing but its at 12 mins down from 45. third computer has the same 15 minutes or more due to higher traffic than usual. dorsnt seem to be going anywhere. says to not leave page or process starts over. anyone actually seeing a soldout message yet. it must be by now! wayching these continual spinning messages is about to fry my brain....just want to know if theres reason to even still be trying? goid luck!
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This is such typical bullshit! Somehow only scalpers are the ones to walk away with tickets while the fans get f@#ked! I'm pissed! No dice with MO, no dice with CID and no dice with TM.I need 4 for the 4th...pretty please!!!
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I just got the message "high demand NO MATCHES." Seriously?
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click on this and it does nothing, just refreshes, does not go to the seating chart, does not do anything.
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I just got two tickets in 100 level reserved for July 4th on Ticketmaster. Fingers crossed for those of you still on Ticketmaster waiting...
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is this done yet??? anyone see anything saying sold out? seems it must be by now....these spinning balls are rediculous! just want to know if theres any reason to sit here and watch this. by the way, i did have one computer end and say they could not process my request right now, started it over and have three screens with three spinners! they should have put a live show playing in the background to go with these spinners!!! bout to go back to bed! good luck folks!
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For anyone who may be lucky enough to have 2 extra tickets for 7/3 only (haha) - I have two nights reserved at a downtown hotel (7/2 and 7/3). Would love to work out some sort of trade off. Oh, and I booked before hotel prices went through the roof. Still hoping here in Annapolis...
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Screw em 40 years a dead head and now because I don't own a lear jet I can't go. Hope they enjoy themselves. Anyone want to buy my dead collection?
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feel the same way, ripped off, left for dead, ticketless, no hope, hopeless, it's over. The bus just ran over a lot of deadheads.
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got down to less than a minute wait time on one computer, than goes back to one minute, back to less than a....holy s#*+. just scored three for the first night! unbeleivable...aparently there is still reason to be trying. scored at 10:46 CST. PEACE.
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Behind stage and side stage is open now
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No mail, No email, No MO, No TM. But I don't remember if I included my mail in my mail order! Guess I keep waitin' for a miracle until June!
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They really are going out like assholes! Fare Thee well asshole!