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    Hey Matt.... Only one cheater in this game and she confessed... I do like her picks though....great minds, you know? As Dirty Harry said....a (wo)man's gotta know his/her limitations!
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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrOu0oc9aB4
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    i could certainly live with these 5! I thought about Derek n Dominoes Live at the Filmore, I think it is. That "why does love have to be so sad?" is major jam. It feels like a cardio workout just listening to it. Neil could/should be on my list except there is no single CD that is totally satisfying. But I am huge NY fan. I've made a few compilations (not greatest hits...my favorites that sound great on the same CD IMO) that might make it, but that's cheatin', and there's enough cheatin' going on in this game:)
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    That is a great disc, listening now....Pre glam and glitter.... That release is a keeper! Thanks Chris, and mkav for the inspiration....
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    I don't even like Elton John total body of work that much, but I do like that one. Good call.
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    my first concert was in Arizona, some old barn where the Suns used to play. I don't think it is still there....I moved to Phoenix in early 1978. The concert was fantastic. I have seen Springsteen maybe 6 or 7 times since...each show is a great party. Yeah...Money , Money could have been deleted. it is one of the few GD tracks I skip. thanks for the tip on the Habenero Sculpin. I tried at a beer fest this year in Ft Worth but I can't find it in stores. I'll look soon before it sells out. Yummy. Have fun at the lake.
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    Thanks for playing....nice list, I agree Mars Hotel was quite accessible and even Money Money is still listenable, barely....:-) Dylan and the Boss are no brainers, btw were you at Landover 78 for the Darkness tour...it was exceptional, best one of the east coast run IMO....think I may have a boot DVD of it as well.... Heads anywhere from 77 thru Naked not a bad one in the lot, all different but same as it ever was.... Now onto WP....when I first got SXM in the car and found deep tracks, I thought I knew music, but after a Weir solo performance in the studio, which blew me away, on comes Travelin' Light from your aforementioned release. I was intrigued, bought them, heard them, saw them... But I still don't get them, but hey....I respect what they do and their legions of fans must know something....very talented, I just can't find the groove.... BTW public service announcement Ballast Brewery in San Diego just bottled a fresh batch of Habanero Sculpin, not for the faint of heart or palate...it will wake up your taste buds....and don't mix with Mexican food....accentuates the pepper....interestingly a piece of good dark chocolate like 70% pairs well.... Happy Labor Day all!!!!! Off to Lake Ontario.....
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    Grateful Dead Mars Hotel. love the songs. Scarlet Begonias and Unbroken Chain are still two of my favorites. As those and other songs matured live over the years, I've always appreciated the original songs even more. Plus, this album, American Beauty, Europe 72 and Workingman's Dead were my original intro the Dead from a friend in the dorm. Our group enjoyed many days and nights listening to these records. Dylan: Blood on the Tracks....I just like this record. I'm not particularly a Dylan fan but this one is exceptional...and agree with the prior comment it and Desire are really 1 album. Bruce: Darkness on the Edge of Town. Not only do I like the music, the lyrics remind of growing up in Baltimore in a very working class neighborhood, from which my Dad would go to work in the factory every day. Never felt the angst or resentment that drips from this record but I get it. Also, this album was released as my now-wife-of-almost 37 years began dating. She turned me onto Bruce. Our first date was a Springsteen concert. The dogs on main street howl! Talking Heads Naked. I just like the bebop and groove. A couple of clunkers on this one but most are great. We used to host a 3 day Memorial Day party for 3 or 4 families with kids our age. Inevitably, sometime after the kiddies were asleep, someone would be dancing on the coffee table to "nothing but flowers"! Widespread Panic Space Wrangler. top tunes from top to bottom. I know some say too derivative but I don't care and would disagree if i did care. I first heard about WSP by reading the WSJ in late 90s in the weekend edition. The story talked about their similarity to the Dead in wanting to manage and control marketing, distribution, etc,. and incessant touring, penchant for jams, borrowing from multiple genres, etc. Intrigued, I went to a local record store...they still existed...and randomly selected Space Wrangler from a few others titles they had. For the next several years I often heard "Who is this? They're good!" when i had CDs on in my car. I preferred Mikey at lead, but Herring is not too shabby! There you have it. all rock. all older rock I guess. it pained me to leave JGB "Let it Rock" off, Drive by Truckers "Decoration Day", Little Feat "Feets", no DP in Boston 1991, no "Wake of the Flood". Doc Watson could make the list on another day.
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    Ahhhh Gershwin.... In 76 the Good Rats put out Ratcity in Blue....a worthy listen...if only for the title track..... I prefer my Rhapsodies Bohemian... so many tunes, so little time......
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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?