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July 16, 2015 - 8:55am

#1361

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@John Cale, Lou Reed, Maureen Tucker and Sterling Morrison....

Flight of ideas? Perhaps..... now on K DED.....from the streets of Greenwich Village.... Put on your reflective shades, Pupper.... White light, White light goin' messin' up my mind White light, and don't you know its gonna make me go blind White heat, aww white heat it tickle me down to my toes White light, Ooo have mercy white light have it goodness knows White light, White light goin' messin' up my brain White light, Aww white light its gonna drive me insane White heat, Aww white heat it tickle me down to my toes White light, Aww white light I said now goodness knows, do it Hmm hmm, White light Aww I surely do love to watch that stuff tip itself in Hmm hmm, White light Watch that side, watch that side don't you know it gonna be dead in the drive Hmm hmm, White heat Hey foxy mama watchin' her walk down the street Hmm hmm, White light Come up side your head gonna make a deadend on your street White light, White light moved in me through my brain White light, White light goin' makin' you go insane White heat, Aww white heat it tickle me down to my toes White light, Aww white light I said now goodness knows White light, Aww white light it lighten up my eyes White light, don't you know it fills me up with suprise White light, Aww white heat tickle me down to my toes White light, Aww white light I tell you now goodness knows, now work it Hmm hmm, White light Aww she surely do moves me Hmm hmm, White light Watch that speed freak, watch that speed freak everybody gonna go and make it every week Hmm hmm, White heat Aww sputter mutter everybody gonna go kill their mother Hmm hmm, White light Here she comes, here she comes, everybody get 'n gone make me run to her Holly a must own....Lou Reed Rock n Roll Animal 1974 RCA record label....
July 16, 2015 - 8:11am

#1362

liketohike

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@ Fantasy

To find that song I watched a youtube video with a family home movie at disneyland...kinda funny to pair with the song... Did you say gypsy? So I'm back, to the velvet underground Back to the floor, that I love To a room with some lace and paper flowers Back to the gypsy that I was To the gypsy... that I was And it all comes down to you Well, you know that it does Well, lightning strikes, maybe once, maybe twice Ah, and it lights up the night And you see your gypsy You see your gypsy To the gypsy that remains faces freedom with a little fear I have no fear, I have only love And if I was a child And the child was enough Enough for me to love Enough to love She is dancing away from me now She was just a wish She was just a wish And a memory is all that is left for you now You see your gypsy You see your gypsy Lightning strikes, maybe once, maybe twice And it all comes down to you And it all comes down to you Lightning strikes, maybe once, maybe twice And it all comes down to you I still see your bright eyes, bright eyes And it all comes down to you I still see your bright eyes, bright eyes And it all comes down to you I still see your bright eyes, bright eyes (She was just a wish) (She was just a wish) And it all comes down to you Lightning strikes, maybe once, maybe twice And it all comes down to you
July 16, 2015 - 7:23am

#1363

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@ Gypsies, Supertramps and thieves....Lunatics and hikers

Reality is way overrated....Monday has come around again I'm in the same old place With the same old faces always watching me Who knows how long I'll have to stay Could be a hundred years Of sweat and tears At the rate that I get paid Sometimes I slowly drift away From all the dull routine That's with me every day A fantasy will come to me Diamonds are what I really need Think I'll rob a store, escape the law And live in Italy Lately my luck has been so bad You know the roulette wheel's A crooked deal I'm loosing all I had Soon be like a man that's on the run And live from day to day Never needing anyone Play hide and seek Throughout the week My life is full of romance Guess I'll always have to be Living in a fantasy That's the way it's got to be From now on You think I'm crazy I can see It's you for you, and me for me Living in a fantasy From now on
July 16, 2015 - 7:14am

#1364

liketohike

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@ up with the sun

Boy howdy do we have some early risers here on da dus. Thanks for the coffee and for seeing me through...all of you! We keep this crew ship shape and I couldn't ask for better shipmates than yous guys! @ Stella my soul sister, we'll keep rockin out together virtually until we can rock out together live! Music soothes my soul and a perfectly timed tune can create such magic! and on that note here is Good Bye Stranger: It was an early morning yesterday I was up before the dawn And I really have enjoyed my stay But I must be moving on Like a king without a castle Like a queen without a throne I'm an early morning lover And I must be moving on Now I believe in what you say Is the undisputed truth But I have to have things my own way To keep me in my youth Like a ship without an achor Like a slave without a chain Just the thought of those sweet ladies Sends a shiver through my veins And I will go on shining Shining like brand new I'll never look behind me My troubles will be few Goodbye strange it's been nice Hope you find your paradise Tried to see your point of view Hope your dreams will all come true Goodbye Mary, Goodbye Jane Will we ever meet again Feel no sorrow, feel no shame Come tomorrow, feel no pain Now some they do and some they don't And some you just can't tell And some they will and some they won't With some it's just as well You can laugh at my behavior That'll never bother me Say the devil is my savior But I don't pay no heed And I will go on shining Shining like brand new I'll never look behind me My troubles will be few Goodbye stranger it's been nice etc...
July 16, 2015 - 4:56am

#1365

Cain1974

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The ship of friends

im on board. I'm also a cancer sign in my moon. Sensitivity is my sixth sense. Holly keep smiling. stella keep singing. Btw, is it possible to ask for the disc jockeys of This bus radio to provide when possible a name for some of those cool songs? I'd like to exore them more! Thanks vey much
July 16, 2015 - 2:56am

#1366

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@Thursday morning....

As promised a new pot of Philz Silken Splendor....Extra mugs.... and on K DED.....a little Nat King Cole for your listening pleasure.... Sarge let them snooze..... You're the cream in my coffee You're the salt in my stew You'll always be my necessity I'd be lost without you You're the starch in my collar You're the lace in my shoe You'll always be my necessity I'd be lost without you Most men tell love tales And each phrase dovetails You've heard each known way This way is my own way You're the sail of my love boat You're the captain and crew You'll always be my necessity I'd be lost without you You're the sail of my love boat You're the captain and crew You'll always be my necessity Like a restaurant with a recipe You're the lace in my shoe I'd be lost without you
July 16, 2015 - 12:32am

#1367

StellaMoon

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February 18, 2015

Good Times Bad Times...

Holly Briver has my number - from posting American Girl on June 29 as I packed my bag next the crashing waves of the 101 - to posting Dancing in the Moonlight around the time I was listening to that song and painting a new self-portrait... Sigh - a happy one. A slightly melancholic, un-lonely one. We are Real Americans. We are the True Patriots, loving this land - the Earth, knowing that this land is your land and mine <3 helping those around us in need - as much as they'll let us. And we've had our share of horror and loss. And yet... we sing and dance and love, and around here, it all rolls into one. Figures that just as I finally get my website up and ambling slowly down a sidewalk, I also finally log into ssdd for the first time... It all rolls into one after all. Especially with Holly driving <3 I am happy to share good times and bad times with you girl. In the days of my youth, I was told what it means to be a man, Now I've reached that age, I've tried to do all those things the best I can. No matter how I try, I find my way into the same old jam. Good Times, Bad Times, you know I had my share; When my woman left home for a brown eyed man, Well, I still don't seem to care. Sixteen, I fell in love with a girl as sweet as could be, Only took a couple of days 'til she was rid of me. She swore that she would be all mine and love me till the end, But when I whispered in her ear, I lost another friend, oooh. Good Times, Bad Times, you know I had my share; When my woman left home for a brown eyed man, Well, I still don't seem to care. I know what it means to be alone, I sure do wish I was at home. I don't care what the neighbors say, I'm gonna love you each and every day. You can feel the beat within my heart. Realize, sweet babe, we ain't ever gonna part.
July 15, 2015 - 6:08pm

#1368

liketohike

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@ bon soir

Feeling better now that the day is done. Good evening sirs and madames. See the curtains hanging in the window In the evening on a Friday night A little light shining through the window Let me know everything is alright, sing this song Summer breeze makes me feel fine Blowin' through the jasmine in my mind Hear me sing, summer breeze makes me feel fine Blowin' through the jasmine in my mind See the paper lying on the sidewalk A little music from the house next door So I walk on up to the doorstep Through the screen and across the floor Summer breeze makes me feel fine Blowin' through the jasmine in my mind Sing it, summer breeze makes me feel fine Blowin' through the jasmine in my mind, yeah When I come home from a hard day's work And you're waitin' there not a care in the world See the smile a waitin' in the kitchen Food cooking and the plates for two Feel the arms that reach out to hold me In the evenin' when the day is through Summer breeze makes me feel fine Blowin' through the jasmine in my mind Summer breeze makes me feel fine Blowin' through the jasmine in my mind Here we go, summer breeze makes me feel fine Blowin' through the jasmine in my mind Come on, summer breeze makes me feel fine Blowin' through the jasmine in my mind
July 15, 2015 - 4:55pm

#1369

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@i haven't got time for the pain.....

Apologies to Carly Simon..... it gets better....it really does... Signing off with this sad tune on KDED..... She came from Providence, the one in Rhode Island Where the old world shadows hang heavy in the air She packed her hopes and dreams like a refugee Just as her father came across the sea She heard about a place people were smilin' They spoke about the red man's way, and how they loved the land And they came from everywhere to the Great Divide Seeking a place to stand or a place to hide Down in the crowded bars, out for a good time, Can't wait to tell you all, what it's like up there And they called it paradise I don't know why Somebody laid the mountains low while the town got high Then the chilly winds blew down Across the desert through the canyons of the coast, to the Malibu Where the pretty people play, hungry for power to light their neon way and give them things to do Some rich men came and raped the land, Nobody caught 'em Put up a bunch of ugly boxes, and Jesus, people bought 'em And they called it paradise The place to be They watched the hazy sun, sinking in the sea You can leave it all behind and sail to Lahaina just like the missionaries did, so many years ago They even brought a neon sign: "Jesus is coming" Brought the white man's burden down Brought the white man's reign Who will provide the grand design? What is yours and what is mine? 'Cause there is no more new frontier We have got to make it here We satisfy our endless needs and justify our bloody deeds, in the name of destiny and the name of God And you can see them there, On Sunday morning They stand up and sing about what it's like up there They call it paradise I don't know why You call someplace paradise, kiss it goodbye C'mon Sarge....been a long day.... Holly be well......Coffee is on me tomorrow.
July 15, 2015 - 4:43pm

#1370

liketohike

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@ just breathe

Yep, got it.... just one more for the record... then back to KDED's originally scheduled program... And it's true we named our children After towns that we've never been to. And it's true that the clouds just hung around Like black Cadillacs outside a funeral. And we were done, done, done With all the fuck, fuck, fuckin' around. You were so true to yourself. You were true to no one else. Well I should put you in the ground. I've got the time, I got the hours, I got the days, I got the weeks. I could say to myself I've got the words but I can't speak. Well I was done, done, done With all the circ, circ, circlin' round. I didn't die and I ain't complainin'. I ain't blamin' you. I didn't know that the words you said to me Meant more to me than they ever could you. I didn't lie and I ain't sayin' I told the whole truth. I didn't know that this game we were playin' Even had a set of rules. We named our children after towns That we've never been to. And it's true that the clouds just hunger around Like black Cadillacs outside a funeral. And we were laughing at the stars While our feet clung tight to the ground. So pleased with ourselves For using so many verbs and nouns. But we were all still just dumb, dumb, dumber Than the dirt, dirt, dirt on the ground. Well wings on flames, kings with no names, Well this place just ain't got right air right now. You were so all over town but still so Crayola brown. Well you should run 'round yourself right now. And we were done, done, done With all the fuck, fuck, fuckin' around. Circlin' round.

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By request, a gathering spot for Chicago-bound folks to connect and plan!

Welcome.....

....back my Heads to the trip that never ends....we're so glad you could attend...come inside, come inside!!!!!!! And settle down easy!

WE HAVE A HOME !!!!

Hey now brothers and sisters, welcome home and thank you Marye and Uncle Rich !!!! Cheers !!

ok is cool all shiney and new

like being at the front of the line for tickets... page 1!

IS THIS THE RIGHT PLACE OR THE WRONG TIME??????

Is this where we get the tin foil hats? This space is getting hot!!!

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

re: after show...

Thanks, jambo...good call. Thinking Geo can organize a sub-committee to his GP committee lead chair role? C'mon, Geo !!!!!

KristineD other Chi-locals re:Midway

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?

After Party, Before Party, Anytime Party

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!

BTW

Thank you giving us some S P A C E Marye!

Hotel...motel...Holiday Inn

Me n LainieBear got a roof over our heads

Yay!! Thank You!!

Thanks Marye...and thanks guys for getting this done!! All bookmarked and ready here in MD!

@ASL

So glad you made it!!!!!

Why, Thank You!!!

So glad to be on the "inside." Now let's get some tickets to be on the inside in July!!

@ASLx2

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..... ;-)

Everyone sing in the People's Key of G

and we'll be fine.

ASL

Left you a PM

We have a home

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.

@Bob

So glad you made it brutha!!!!

Hi evry1

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.

Hotel Motel Holiday Inn

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

@cain

You b Tami???? so glad you made it!!!!!!!!!

Sounds like it's a ...

...party at the Palmer House Hilton!!!! Better set some ground rules quick.

@tom hanlon

So glad you made it!!!!!!!

@graceful ....

Whomever you be.. So glad you made it as well!!!! Gonna pitch a wang dang doodle in a little over 100 daze!!!!!!

@ fonts Trey ink...

NOT !!!! But the man is making a house call tomorrow at 10am for my new steelie 50 tatt :-) Whoo-hoo !!!

tfonts....

It's ok Justin Bieber ink is Hitler friendly as well... Drums n Space for half the show!!!!!

tfonts....

so glad you made it....God this is wearing thin!!!!!

@ Tom and the Hilton..

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.

@ ASL

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

Help on the Pic

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.

Spectrum

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?"

Caught on a limb no more!

So glad to be here and see so many wonderful people! Can't wait to meet at the picnic!

You are all something else, thanks for that..

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

The deal so far...and something else

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

What a way to start a day :-)

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 :-)

@Tom, @Rat and G

....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....

That Something Else

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 :)

@Stella

so glad you made it...

Tick-Tock

Only 102 days until showtime! Patch those sails and shine those rails!

@totem

So glad you made it brother! Summertime come and gone my oh my oh my!!!!

On Your Culinary Itinerary?

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

rgergelis

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.

CID VIP with Hotel

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!!

CID

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.