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    @Good Morning indeed....
    Hot and humid, was 79 degrees at 5:30 am, hit 90 yesterday... Time for an uplifting song by the Allman Brothers.... Jessica.... (It's an instrumental so feel free to hum along)
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    @ Good Morning Daydreamers!
    I walked out my front door to the MOST AMAZING MORNING! Crisp air, nice breeze and dare I say it a hint of fall in the air... For STL in August that is rare. It's a beautiful morning, ah I think I'll go outside for a while And just smile Just take in some clean fresh air, boy No sense in staying inside If the weather's fine and you've got the time It's your chance to wake up and plan another brand new day Either way It's a beautiful morning, ah Each bird keeps singing his own song So long I've got to be on my way now No fun just hanging around I got to cover ground You couldn't keep me down It just ain't no good if the sun shines When you're still inside Shouldn't hide Still inside Shouldn't hide Still inside, shouldn't hide. Oh, oh, oh Ooh-ah-ah Ooh-ah-ah There will be children with robins and flowers Sunshine caresses each new waking hour Seems to me that people keep seeing more and more each day Gotta say, lead the way It's okay, brand new day Gotta say, it's okay Brand new day, gotta say, lead the way Oh, oh, oh Ooh-ah-ah Oh, oh, oh Ooh-ah-ah Whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh Ooh-ah-ah Oh Ooh-ah-ah Oh, oh, oh
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    Sweet Dreams and Happy Trails This sums up my last couple of weeks and was played yesterday on Soul Selector with Papa Ray. I'm working forty hours Six long days And I'm highly embarrassed Every time I get my pay And they working everybody Lord, they working poor folks to death And when you pay your rent and your car note You ain't got a damn thing left Ain't that a bitch, yes it is Somebody doing something slick, yeah they are It's got me wondering which is which Might as well go out yonder and dig a ditch Ain't that a bitch, yes it is Now ain't that a bitch Lemme tell you about my qualifications I program computers I know accounting and psychology I took a course in business And I can speak a little Japanese, fox on Gotta work two years To get one week off with pay And when I'm on my job I better watch every word I say Ain't that a bitch, oh boy Somebody doing something slick, downtown It's got me wondering which is which Mighty well, go out yonder and dig a ditch Ain't that a bitch, it's way, way to cold Ain't that a bitch Make me wanna holler, Lord, Lord Lord, have mercy to see Won't somebody please help me to see landlord I want to play the guitar, come here guitar Somebody doing something slick Now listen to this Stop at the supermarket To get myself something to eat And when I look at the prices They knock me off of my feet I was in the baloney section And I had to take myself a close look Now Abdul-Jabbar couldn't have made these prices With a sky hook Ain't that a bitch, yes, it is Somebody doing something slick, yeah they are It's got me wondering which is which Mighty well go out yonder and dig a ditch Ain't that a bitch, ain't that a bitch Surely there's something slick going on Surely there's something slick Surely there's something slick going on Surely there's something slick, ain't that a Surely there's something slick going on Surely there's something slick Surely there's something slick going on Somebody's show slick, ain't that a Surely there's something slick going on Surely there's something slick Surely there's something slick going on Somebody's showing slick Surely there's something slick going on Surely there's something slick Surely there's something slick going on Surely there's something slick
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    @Reborn.....
    night Trixie..... Get your motor runnin' Head out on the highway Lookin' for adventure And whatever comes our way Yeah Darlin' go make it happen Take the world in a love embrace Fire all of your guns at once And explode into space I like smoke and lightning Heavy metal thunder Racin' with the wind And the feelin' that I'm under Yeah Darlin' go make it happen Take the world in a love embrace Fire all of your guns at once And explode into space Like a true nature's child We were born, born to be wild We can climb so high I never wanna die Born to be wild Born to be wild
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    The gypsy woman told my motherBefore I was born You got a boy child's comin' He's gonna be a son of a gun He gonna make pretty women Jump and shout Then the world wanna know What this all about? But you know I'm him Everybody knows I'm him Well you know I'm the, Hoochie Coochie Man Everybody knows I'm him I got a black cat bone I got a mojo too I got the Johnny Conkeroo I'm gonna mess with you I'm gonna make you girls Lead me by my hand Then the world will know That I'm a Hoochie Coochie Man But you know I'm him Everybody knows I'm him Well you know I'm the Hoochie Coochie Man Everybody knows I'm him On the seventh hours On the seventh day On the seventh month The seven doctors say You was born for good luck And that you'll see I got seven hundred dollars And don't you mess with me But you know I'm him Everybody knows I'm him Well you know we're the Hoochie Coochie boy The whole round world knows we here
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    Born under a bad sign.I've been down since I began to crawl. If it wasn't for bad luck, I wouldn't have no luck at all. Bad luck and trouble's my only friend. I've been down ever since I was ten. You know, wine and women is all I crave. A big bad woman's gonna carry me to my grave. Bad luck and trouble's been my only friend. I've been down ever since I was ten. Born under a bad sign. I've been down since I began to crawl. If it wasn't for bad luck, I wouldn't have no luck. If it wasn't for real bad luck, I wouldn't have no luck at all. Born under a bad sign. Born under a bad sign. Public radio is great, have our flavor here...short of SXM doesn't get better.....
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    So, rrrgrrr, i've neglected to tell you about STL public radio KDHX. totally listener supported radio with a great variety of music. Soul Selector is in the afternoons and you can listen online @ KDHX.org. They have archives and yesterdays Blues show was awesome! Please check it out for me... I come up hard, baby But now I'm cool I didn't make it, sugar Playin' by the rules I come up hard, baby But now I'm fine I'm checkin' trouble, sugar Movin' down the line I come up hard, baby But that's okay, cause Trouble man Don't get in the way I come up hard, baby I'm in for real, baby Gonna keep movin' Gonna go to town I come up hard I come up, gettin' down There's only three things That's for sho' Taxes, death and trouble, h'oh! This I know, man, is This I know, sugar Girl, ain't gon' let it sweat me, baby Got me singin' Yeah! Yea-aah! Hoo-ooo-ooo Come up hard, baby I had to fight Took care of my business Wit' all my might I come up hard, awful hard I had to win Then start all over And win again I come up hard But that's okay, 'cause Trouble man Don't get in my way Hey, hey! I know some places And I see some faces I've got the connections I dig my directions What people say, that's okay They don't bother me, oh yeah I'm ready to make it Don't care what the weather Don't care 'bout no trouble Got myself together I feel the kind of protection That's all around me I come up hard, baby I be for real, baby With a trouble minds Movin', goin' to town I come up hard I come up, gettin' down There's only three things fo' sho' Taxes, death and trouble Ooh, this I've known, baby, ooo! This I've known, baby Ain't gon' let it sweat me, baby Woo! "I'm on the ground, yeah, yeah!" Woo, I come up hard But now I've cooled I didn't make it, baby Playin' by the rules Come up hard, baby Now, I'm fine, I've Checkin' trouble, sugar Hey, movin' down the line Oooh.
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    @Knock three times on the ceiling.....
    You went away and left me long time agoAnd now you're knocking on my door I hear you knocking But you can't come in I hear you knocking Go back where you've been I begged you not to go but you said goodbye And now you're telling me all your lies I hear you knocking But you can't come in I hear you knocking Go back where you've been Ahhh yeah Let me hear it Ohhooo woo Oohh You better get back to your use-to-be 'cause your kind of love ain't good to me I hear you knocking But you can't come in I hear you knocking Go back where you've been I told you way back in 52 That I would never go with you I hear you knocking But you can't come in I hear you knocking Go back where you've been Yeah Owoooooooo!
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    Yeah, you got satin shoes Yeah, you got plastic boots Y'all got cocaine eyes Yeah, you got speed-freak jive Can't you hear me knockin' on your window Can't you hear me knockin' on your door Can't you hear me knockin' down your dirty street, yeah Help me baby, ain't no stranger Help me baby, ain't no stranger Help me baby, ain't no stranger Can't you hear me knockin', ahh, are you safe asleep? Can't you hear me knockin', yeah, down the gas light street, now Can't you hear me knockin', yeah, throw me down the keys Alright now Hear me ringing big bell tolls Hear me singing soft and low I've been begging on my knees I've been kickin', help me please Hear me prowlin' I'm gonna take you down Hear me growlin' Yeah, I've got flatted feet now, now, now, now Hear me howlin' And all, all around your street now Hear me knockin' And all, all around your town
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    @You don't know how lucky you are boy......
    Pays the price, works the seasons throughFrozen days, he thinks of you Cold as ice but he burns for you Mother Russia, can't you hear him too? Mother's son, freedom's overdue Lonely man, he thinks of you He isn't done, only lives for you Mother Russia, can't you hear him too? Punished for his written thoughts Starving for his fame Working blindly, building blocks Number for a name, his blood flows frozen to the snow Red blood, white snow He knows frozen rivers won't flow So cold, so true Mother Russia-he cries for you Ooh ooh ... Bah dah dah dah ... Punished for his written thoughts Starving for his fame Working blindly, building blocks Number for a name his blood flows frozen to the snow Red blood, white snow He knows frozen rivers won't flow So cold, so true Mother Russia-he cries for you
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....back my Heads to the trip that never ends....we're so glad you could attend...come inside, come inside!!!!!!! And settle down easy!
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Ramble on!
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Hey now brothers and sisters, welcome home and thank you Marye and Uncle Rich !!!! Cheers !!
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Check your PM please - thanks !
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...so glad I made it....
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Calling local Chiacgoans for an after-show tavern/bar suggestion for Fri and Sat? My 2c below. •walkable from concert, or •cab/uber to the north (lincoln park etc) of Chicago with tons of dive bars and fancier ones •prolly all want to avoid the 20-something macho/frat "my parents are rich but didn't give me attention" vibe of State/Rush street ◦(no offence to Greek brothers or sisters...I have many good friends) •Many of us are at downtown hotels, so hotel bar (yikes!) is another option; ◦major hotel will be screening for hotel room keys at the entrance....they fear the zombie hippie mobs
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Thanks, jambo...good call. Thinking Geo can organize a sub-committee to his GP committee lead chair role? C'mon, Geo !!!!!
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Saw earlier posts on the Dead50 blog waving off Midway for lodging. Probably should have researched that before I got my hotel. Is the area sketchy, isolated, smelly? I was planning on using the L to get around to/from festivities. Good or bad idea?
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It is a good idea to know where everyone is staying in case of hotel (yikes) after parties, or before parties. I am def a daytripper! Truthfully, I'm not sure a huge ass party is for me after partying from early afternoon to midnight. Maybe add it to Tfonts' spreadsheet? I'm at the Westin River. I would love nothing more than to take over the hotel bar with Sunshine Daydreamers! At least distance to my hotel will be important if I'm gonna be firing all cylinders at an after patty!
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Thank you giving us some S P A C E Marye!
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Thanks Marye...and thanks guys for getting this done!! All bookmarked and ready here in MD!
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So glad you made it!!!!!
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So glad to be on the "inside." Now let's get some tickets to be on the inside in July!!
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All good things in all good time sister..... We all got each other's backs that's why we are in this space!!!! And yes....this space is getting hot!!!!!!! Just waitin' on fonts Trey ink..... ;-)
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Thanks, Marye, and everyone involved in putting this together--especially Tfonts the driver of the bus and Klang the mascot hanging onto the hood ornament and rrrrrr guh rrrrrr and Stella Moon Girl and now Geo and what the hell, thanks everybody for taking part. This is a pretty amazing bunch, y'all--that much is evident from the building of Rome in a day when days ago there were streets of rubble. I'm really looking forward to this. I'm staying near the I need a magnificent miracle mile where I will be waving my finger (any extras?) unless the prices come down which I still think they might.
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So glad you made it brutha!!!!
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ok just got lost but found u, look for an email from me sometime tomorrow on tshirt update, cuz I will send a photo. Thanks to everyone for everything for making this happen.
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Sunshine DayDreamers, I am at the Palmer House Hilton. 4 years of living and working on the road and staying in hotels left me with close to a million hilton points. I booked a room with points the minute the shows were announced. -- Tom
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You b Tami???? so glad you made it!!!!!!!!!
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...party at the Palmer House Hilton!!!! Better set some ground rules quick.
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So glad you made it!!!!!!!
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Whomever you be.. So glad you made it as well!!!! Gonna pitch a wang dang doodle in a little over 100 daze!!!!!!
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NOT !!!! But the man is making a house call tomorrow at 10am for my new steelie 50 tatt :-) Whoo-hoo !!!
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It's ok Justin Bieber ink is Hitler friendly as well... Drums n Space for half the show!!!!!
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so glad you made it....God this is wearing thin!!!!!
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Dude - I'm a Hilton whore too but I'm at the one on Michigan Ave... Oh, right across the street from Grant Park :-) Hey gang, the spreadsheet goes out in the AM with Vol. # 5. (Geo likes the Volumes....might be Dick's Picks-ish..). On it, there's hotel info. NO PERSONAL posting stuff here please.
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You need a pic kiddo. Let's get some cool thingy up there for your name. Can't believe no comments on my Spectrum T-Shirt. That was my "Dead" home....most played venue in this great land of ours !!! And of course was there in '09 just before the wrecking ball tore it down. Unveiled a tie-die 53 in the banners - OMG....CHILLS. And the encore that night? Samson and Delilah of course...."if I had my way....I would tear this ole building down." Alright...I better go see my wife before the divorces me !!! God bless her poor soul....lol
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Someone please come up with a pic or logo-thingy for me!!! And I need a name, too??? Okay, sounds good. I'm just not that clever or creative as you can plainly see from my Dead.net name.
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Spectrum was a great venue, no doubt. Spent a few evenings there myself!! Love the tee, tfonts! I used to wear a tee to all concerts...sure I made the purchase on the lot somewhere. It read "Who are the Dead and why do they keep following me?"
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So glad to be here and see so many wonderful people! Can't wait to meet at the picnic!
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You are all part of that X factor, that unexplainable extra reason why I/we did what we did. I try to explain it to my non dead head wife. "Was it the music she asks"? "Yes" I answer.. "Was it just the music she asks"? "No there was more" I say. Was it the adventure? Yes there was plenty of adventure, hitching, sleeping out doors, making do, waking up covered in dew far away from home, giving things away, having things given to you, meeting strangers/friends, missing class, quitting jobs, following a crazy path that somehow improbably seemed to work out. Was that all? No there was something else, the quest, the music the adventure, the crazy path, the friends all that plus *something* else. This forum, this chat this group.. You are that something else !!! Thanks
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Okay, Here's the Deal So Far on our Birthday Weekend, subject to change in a few hours, so pay attention...you in the back, tone down the drums for a bit...thanks... Hi campers and camperettes, cats, and catettes, We are the Sunshine Daydreamers. Thanks to rgergelis, his Karma and his just all-around coolness and welcome smile, and Marye for her spot-on attentiveness to all-that-is-right, we now have this portal in cyberspace. Pretty cool, huh, pull up a chair, or stool, or carpet, join us and hop on this magic bus as we head for Chicago. For the un-initiated,and as a bit of history, Tfonts gathered a bunch of names over the past days, from folks going to or planning on being in Chicago, got them in on an email, sent out an email blast and all sorts of stuff happened...it kind-of exploded into 15-20 conversations on whowhatwhenwhere and how to have a picnic. Apparently, we can't just show up with a checkered tablecloth and some fried chicken and call it good. Thank God, for that would be way too plebeian and droll. So committees were formed, officers were elected,t-shirts and coffee mugs were designed, tasks were delegated, and we now have have meetings, we follow Roberts Rules of Order, and even have donuts. NOT!!!...but we did agree on a name, Sunshine Daydreamers. And some other stuff, like a T-shirt which is in the works. It's not too late to get in on a t-shirt, so do your homework and notify the responsible person for that. Things are fluid, we are all partying and listening to righteous tunes, you are included if you are going and are kind, and we may meet and hang out in one OR ALL OF three places, as follows: 1) A pub/hotel bar south of Soldiers Field 2) A pub/hotel bar north of Soldiers Field 3) Somewhere close to the fountain in downtown Grant Park for a Grand Hug-and-Meet-and Greet, maybe at high noon on Saturday and maybe someone can bring a camera and take a picture or sumpin'. 4) An ongoing meet and hang out spot (near #3) that will be a central gathering all weekend long, starting around noon on Friday and running till whenever on Sunday. It could be a great place for a rendezvous; to touch bases, get a plan, and party on before (during) or after the show, as you stroll thru to other hot spots that may grab your attention. Anyhow, that's it in a large nutshell. If you have an idea, or a plan, or a suggestion, or a comment, or a cold beer, OR A TICKET by all means, share. Stay tuned for further announcements...here and elsewhere, from those that are in the know, or from those who are telling us what we need to know, or from you, who has a brilliant idea and JUST KNOW it will be the perfect addition to our Grand Picnic and Show...please share, your comments are welcome. Still waiting for someone to make us our all access laminates, btw...and still waiting for a mascot... Remember friends at the end, as always, it's about the journey: the life, the love, the planning, the music, the vibes, the family, the experiences and the memories...so live large, plan grand, love without end and go for it! One last thing, as Tom right below said, we are and have "That Something Else"...dream it, say it, prove it...and Let There be Songs..To Fill the Air. cheers, geo
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I'm lovin' my peeps here !! Morning all and TY for such wonderful posts. And alas, your humble correspondent will be sending out Vol. V update this morning with important info needed so head's-up for that. Make it a great day and a great week, all !! ps - I'll try to shoot you a pic of my new tatt today (the SYF 50th logo). My artist is making a house call today @ 10am. But those with ink know that first pic might require a "parental warning" an if so, I may wait a month :-)
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....so glad you made it.... Have a grate Monday to all us Daydreamers.... Walk me out in the morning dew.... Still waiting to see that Trey ink.....in honor of his 50th birthday.... :-) good luck tfonts....
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Tom Hanlon - and everyone who's made it here so far and everyone to come... Perhaps Tom Wolfe put it slightly right (as right as words can be). I can't find the quote I'm thinking of right now, but here's one somewhat in the same (grant) ballpark. “The Pranksters never talked about synchronicity by name, but they were more and more attuned to the principle. Obviously, according to this principle, man does not have free will. There is no use in his indulging in a lifelong competition to change the structure of the little environment he seems to be trapped in. But one could see the larger pattern and move with it - Go with the flow! - and accept it and rise above one's immediate environment and even alter it by accepting the larger pattern and growing with it.” ― Tom Wolfe, The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test Alright I don't live on the East Coast like tfonts - I have no excuse (except I like the witching hours and I work a lot of nights) Nightzzz all :)
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so glad you made it...
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Only 102 days until showtime! Patch those sails and shine those rails!
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So glad you made it brother! Summertime come and gone my oh my oh my!!!!
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If Napoleon was right when he said that armies (including peaceful ones like Sunshine Daydreamers) travel on their stomachs, and if you can trust an out-of-towner, especially one from Texiz, here's an option that's 2.5 miles/5 minutes from Soldier Field that according to today's issue of USA Today offers the "Best Sandwich in the World": http://ftw.usatoday.com/2015/03/ricobenes-chicago-best-sandwich-in-the-… http://www.ricobenespizza.com/#!location-and-contact-info/c66t
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Hey, I hope things are warming up for y'ous all (or is that all y'all, this southern thing gets confusing). I used to hail from your parts and went to college up there. It is slightly warmer where I'm at now.
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Everyone on here should email a "contact seller" to this prick and tell him what you think!!! See below what i sent to him. http://www.ebay.com/itm/111624201929?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPag… You are one of the few lucky Dead Heads to score these coveted CID VIP packages and are going with 2 of your passses. But you should be ashamed of yourself to capitalize on the unfortunate ones. This package cost you around $2500 maximum, but $4100 was not enough for you. It looks like you want $7500. Your 2 passes completely free plus $2500 gravy for flight and incidentals. Shame shame on you!!
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What gets me is that the seller is advertising this as a VIP package. It is a travel package, not a VIP package. NOT VIP. The price is ridiculous and I hope no one bites. The last bid was way over face for sure (maybe about $1000) and it is falsely advertised. It should have been sold at &4100. Was that 1 3-day or 2? I was assuming it was 2.
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Whoa....that's some cold shit....props to you and.. So glad you made it....
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Thanks for the cuisine tip.. So glad you made it too... I know it's getting old but I'm in charge of door greeting! Don't want anyone to feel left out of our merry band of misfits.... Remember Enjoy Every Sandwich!
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Where bouts you go to school?