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  • SoCalDeadFan
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    our train bound brothers and sisters
    hey everyone- earliest to expect comms from al and miss moon about 4am mt. somebody pass that briver some cocaine please. 9 hours late and it just keeps slowing. gob ps - james, francis and miss moon i think they would get a kick out of hearing from you all. peace gob
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    Hey now welcome aboard... I know you miss Jerry. We do too! I'm Ellie Mae aka Miami aka Holly, it's my pleasure to welcome you aboard dis dus and to our merry band of pranksters. We're on the last leg of this journey and my what a long strange trip its been! Hang on tight you're in for a wild ride! Woo! Slow ride, take it easy Slow ride, take it easy Slow ride, take it easy Slow ride, take it easy I'm in the mood The rhythm is right Move to the music We can roll all night Oooh slow ride Oooh Slow ride, take it easy Slow ride, take it easy Slow down, go down, got to get your lovin' one more time Hold me, roll me, slow ridin' woman you're so fine Woo! I'm in the mood The rhythm is right Move to the music We can roll all night Oooh Slow ride, take it easy Slow ride, take it easy Slow down, go down, got to get your lovin' one more time Hold me, roll me, slow ridin' woman you're so fine Slow ride, easy, slow ride, sleazy Slow ride, easy, slow ride, sleazy Slow down, go down, got to get your lovin' one more time Hold me, roll me, slow ridin' woman you're so fine Slow ride, take it easy Slow ride, take it easy Slow down Go down Slow down Go down Come on, baby Take a slow ride with me Come on, baby Take a slow ride Oh, feel good Mmmm, feels so good I like it, yeah I feel good Oh, I feel all right You know the rhythm is right You know the rhythm is right We've got to rock all night We've got to rock all night You know the rhythm is right We've got to rock all night You know the rhythm is right We've got to rock all night You know the rhythm is right Woah, come all night
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    Report from the Train
    The report, like the train will be delayed. Casey Jones is not at the wheel. They are currently 9 hours behind schedule. They are losing time with every update. Talked to Al briefly. Conductor told him no signal for next few hours. He will try to post something in the a.m. Goodnite all, gob
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    THANK YOU MR. DUS BRIVER !!!
    Bar none, best behind the wheel in the entire fleet, baby !!! And thank you fellow Sunshine Daydreamer's - we're wheels-up @ 9am !!! AND THANK YOU ELVIS FOR AN INCREDIBLE WEDNESDAY EVENING MIRACLE :-) Safe, safe travels to all - next stop, FARE THEE WELL !!!!!
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    Meet me on the Battlefront
    Meet de boys on the battlefrontWhere the Wild Tchoupitoulas gonna stomp some rump Stanley says Auf Wiedersehen to you, and you and you!
  • SoCalDeadFan
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    James and Stella are leaving Grand Junction, CO. A report from the train will follow shortly. gob
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    Sweets ain't my thang....black or else wise...Cut my teeth on hardship and pain.... Always room on ba dus...and the timing is perfect.... I'm hopping off....got my papers...heading out to meet the boys on the battlefront... You're in good hands with Ellie Mae...met my match and then some kid.....and Happy Birthday.... Hear her coffee making skills are to die for..... Stanley and Sarge will spin the tunes.... Thank you all for a great ride.... For the final time, this is my song, and this songs for you....... You know who you are.....all of you....even Dave.....sorry brother.... Sarge....hit me..... (All children) There's a sad sort of clanging From the clock in the hall And the bells in the steeple, too And up in the nursery An absurd little bird Is popping out to say coo-coo (Coo-coo, coo-coo) (Brigitta, Gretel, Marta) (Fredrick, Leisel, Kurt, Louisa) coo-coo Regretfully they tell us coo-coo But firmly they compel us to say good bye coo-coo (All) To you (Children) So long, farewell Auf Wiedersehen, goodnight (Marta) I hate to go and leave this pretty sight (Children) So long, farewell Auf Wiedersehen, adieu (Fredrick) Adieu, adieu To you and you and you (Children) So long, farewell Au revoir, Auf Weidersehen (Leisel) I'd like to stay And taste my first champagne (talking to the captain) yes? (Captain) no! (children) So long, farewell Auf Weidersehen, goodbye (Kurt) I leave and heave A sigh and say goodbye Goodbye (Brigitta) I'm glad to go I cannot tell a lie (Louisa) I flit, I float I fleetly flee, I fly (Gretel) The sun has gone To bed and so must I (Children)So long, farewell Auf Weidersehen, goodbye Goodbye Goodbye Goodbye (guests) Goodbye Overture, dim the lights This is it, the height of heights.... And oh what heights we'll hit.... On with the show, this is it! Good night Irene, goodnight.... I'll see you in my dreams And at Buckingham Fountain..... GOD willing and the creek don't rise.... That's All Folks............ stick a fork in it cuz rrrrrgrrrr is well done....... Fare Thee Welll..... Listen to the river sing sweet songs to rock my soul.... Peace from my pipe.....
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    Mr. Dus Briver
    Fortunately Rrrrgrrrr brives a dus and doesn't crive a dab...can I have a "so glad you made it?" Hit it, Sgt. Pupper.... Mr Cab Driver won't you stop to let me in Mr Cab Driver don't like my kind of skin Mr Cab Driver you're never gonna win Mr Cab Driver won't you stop to pick me up Mr Cab Driver I might need some help Mr Cab Driver only thinks about himself Here we go Mr Cab Driver, Mr Cab Driver Mr Cab Driver, Mr Cab Driver Mr Cab Driver don't like the way I look He don't like dreads he thinks we're all crooks Mr Cab Driver reads too many story books Mr Cab Driver pass me up with eyes of fire Mr Cab Driver thinks we're all one sixty five'ers Mr Cab Driver **** you I'm a survivor Oh yeah, one more time, ahah Let me in Mr Cab Driver, Mr Cab Driver Mr Cab Driver, Mr Cab Driver
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    happy bday holly
    Belated best wishes!
  • SFwharfrat1989
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    Have licorice-Desperately seeking bus
    Hey now Mr. Bus Driver - We were going down the road feeling like garbage cause we miss Jerry something awful. We need to get off this darn bad-feeling road and your buddy SOCAL said you might have room on your bus. May may we get on so you can drive us under Jerry's Rainbow? We will bring bunches of black licorice because we suspect you "really REALLY like black licorice." Rick and Sarah aka Rico Suave and Big Leg-ged Woman We land tomorrow...and look forward to meeting you.
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Sounds interesting...I'm in if we can reasonably split.
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lends a sense of elegance and grace.... :-)
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Looks good to me - lets keep an eye - I am good for $400
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I will join in for 2 Saturday on any 3 days/pkg you get a bite on as long as its not obstucted.
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I put it on my watch list and will participate if there is room and if the price is right. Thanks for pointing this one out.
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Good luck you all on the divide and conquer Ebay sale. I intend to wait for a bit longer. Try to relax this whole thing is way more stressful than it used to be. My heart raced every time the seconds ticked down to a sale time. CID presale, TM sale, Dear Jerry Citi bank presale, Dear Jerry 9:30 club presale, Dear Jerry public. That is 5 near cardiac arrests while waiting for bits and bytes to come over the wire and show me success or failure. At least the Mail Order was not a single high stress moment, just a series of days waiting for bad news. So watching an ebay auction come to an end and wondering if my bid was accepted would be too stressful. I do wish you all luck though.
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Guy wants $1000 a ticket. Nobody bid it up. Does not look like a reserve bid. Lets screw him!
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Nice avatar ASL! Looks like a sticker, are you printing them? I've printed some GD50 logo stickers, 2.5" round to give to everyone at the pic-a-nic, would love one of these though.
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Too stressful to bid, I'm just waiting for my luck to come at me. It will come to all of us, I know it.
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I'm in if you've got room for one more. I won't place a bid 'cause I don't want to drive you up, but let me know if you're not bidding any more...
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It IS a nice one, right? But I can't take one ounce of credit. It's all rrrrrrrrrgrrrrrrrrrrr.
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Couldn't have said it better bro....you are spot-on. And to be clear, my expectations are still low on copping any of these eBay auctions. I do know this - I prefer a GDTS TOO commemorative ticket, rather than a TM ticket (I think I can speak for all on that one). I also want a frickin' view of the stage (which I believe every GDTS TOO ticket will have). I also believe, as posted last night on the big board, that when tickets finally get sent out in June and arrive in people's mailbox, that there will be a flurry of ticket sales during that time period. So, I've concluded that yes, there is a price for "peace of mind" by securing a ticket during the next 8-10 weeks, but patience, as always, is a virtue.
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I enjoyed the Dead Covers Bracket also. My first choice was "He's Gone" by Alice and her gang. I also liked The Lower Companions "Mississippi Half-Step" and The Play Dead "Black Throated Wind." For the record, I am hoping for a ticket for at least one night - with a view. Ideally a MO ticket. Depending on the cost, I will hopefully then have a ticket to get in the building to miracle to somebody. Welcome SoCalDeadfan! Nightzzzz
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...just had to say that - has such a nice ring to it, doesn't it? :-)
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This morning's mail to you BOUNCED !! Message: mailbox is full: retry timeout exceeded
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Hey now peeps: Yesterday I posted an eBay sale of interest for us. The initial $ 0.99 starting point for these four (4) alleged GA-Field GDTS TOO tix is now a still modest, $ 405. The seller has like tix for all three shows. The auction has two (2) days left. I sent him/her the following e-mail this morning. Trust but verify gang. Let's see if I get a reply. Will advise. Dear lakedrive101, Hi there: I represent a group of folks from dead.net. We are interested in buying all of your tickets for all of the shows. Can you answer the following questions please: - are these, as you state, GDTS TOO mail order tickets? - If GDTS TOO mail order, can you please provide a screen shot of their e-mail to you validating your lottery win with their batch #? I ask you this because your ad mentions the option of a TicketMaster transfer which is simply not-applicable for a GDTS TOO hard ticket. - You indicate these are "GA-Floor" seats. Are these, via the original Soldier Field seat map, the PL4, $99.50 seats? - Are you a deadhead? If not, no need for your reply. If so, please respect the spirt of our community. We'll pay significantly more than face, but we can't produce for you a wheel barrow of money. Thank you for your time and consideration. Tony URL of ad: http://www.ebay.com/itm/GRATEFUL-DEAD-FARE-THEE-WELL-CHICAGO-TICKETS-/3…
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Awwwwww shucks..... Said like the Cowardly Lion rrrrrgrrrrr
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So glad you made it!,,,,
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(rooster crows)Only 100 days until showtime! Patch those sails and shine those rails!
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The 100 day milestone !! TY Totem - love those daily updates dude !! CHEERS !!
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Well, the dude replied to my emailed questions with the simple words: "Good luck" Then I replied asking, "So that mean you opt out in answering my questions?" His reply: Correct. Not interested. See folks? Trust but verify. What a jackass. Hope some trusting head doesn't get taken for a ride.
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Sorry about the bouncing Emails...mailbox was a LITTLE full (not emptied since, like, 2012). We're all good now! Oh, and BTW, thanks for the Ebay information. Trust but verify... So awesome that an already-difficult situation has to be made even harder. Have a good day, All!
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I will send that ebay seller lakedrive101 the following message. ======== I believe you may be violating the Illinois scalper law with this post. Here is your post. ebay.. whatever link to post Here is the law. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/fulltext.asp?Name=094-0020 Included is a screenshot of your post. I will forward to the authorities to see if they want to take action, I may also pursue legal action on my own. If you feel you have not violated the law, then please provide me with the details required by the law. Such details may include your name, toll free phone number for complaints, proof of bond, refund policy etc. Thanks
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hello, hello !! sorry to be so absent, but work is in-freakin'-sane right now. Keeping up with the e-mail correspondence, and all my duties fulfilled, so far. 100 days and counting !! (maybe totem oughta change his handle to LittleRedRooster :-) ?)
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I also reported it to ebay as a fraudulent item. If they get back to me I will let them know that the seller does not have the item he is selling and is selling speculation.
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SSDers...I probably owe you information or something...it has been a crazy several days, both professionally and personally. I see there are dozens of unopened emails in my inbox, which I won't get to until probably at least tonight. I am not this unresponsive as a rule..if there is anything critical needed from me now, please poke me.
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So glad you made...wtf where'd you go?:-)
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You were supposed to be getting tickets for all of us ticketless bastards, where you been? :)
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Maybe selling his plasma for the jack to buy those ducats..... Just kidding mkav.... When things settle down, your seat at the bonfire awaits....
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You are funny...like a clown, maybe not Klangstone, but funny nonetheless. So glad you made it back here....
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Dark Star Orchestra just announced shows July 2,3 at the Vic in Chicago. Most of you are probably familiar with them. If not - they (usually) replicate historical Dead shows and they're great. Every once in a while they perform their own original set lists but they're mostly Dead tunes with a few other covers mixed in. John Kadlecik (Furthur) got his start with them. The Vic is an awesome venue. I saw DSO there a couple of months ago and as always they delivered. They did a Chicago show from 1976. Tickets are usually easy to get but with the July invasion they'll be tougher. Tickets haven't gone on-sale yet.
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How many estimated-Eyes a day is too many? Closure is good. I'd rather go get a slice or be a monkey on ecstasy. moe anyone? moe might just be the right counter-balance after a long day of Dead.
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Totem and Family: Anyone want to make a list somewhere? Moe Grateful Ball After Fare Dark Star Talking Pink Fish ....
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Did I get it right.....there is no us....as in Sunshine Daydreamers...without u...My best way to apologize for misspelling a sisters name.... My plan is dead x3 and explore other musical and artistic scenes, while all those are excellent options.... No one does it better than the Dead! Stella STELLA....love to say that.
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It's PinkTalking Fish.... Sorry I got OCD ;-)
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Stella, Funny you say that. I was making a table of after shows at work today, uh, during a break, I planned to send out I left it on my work laptop, but I can send it out early tomorrow for inputs. Sound good?
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Totem - perfect. I forgot DSO. I'm sure more and more will be popping up, so I'm real glad that you're on it. Also it's Pink Talking Fish :) rrrgrrrr - OCD or none, nothing wrong with writing the name of a band, or spelling a word correctly. I too honor the alphabet. I respect and revere my given and unusual name (Chandra), but Stella sure has a nice ring to it! Thanks family. ps. un-dead but Chicago-weekend related - I will be looking into the possibility of Blues and House music (both very Chicago related). If any of you have a line on either of those, please PM me or otherwise drop me a line! I may only have enough bandwidth to do all of the Dead related things plus probably the Art Institute.
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Hey now! Sorry I went dark on you guys. Been interviewing for jobs and had a big one to prepare for. My husband would like me to continue to support the lifestyle he has become accustomed to... How can I help?
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We are all SO GLAD YOU MADE IT!!!!!!!!! Welcome sister and settle down easy!
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For anyone who hasn't seen DSO - they really are great! I've seen them a few times in Baltimore over the years. They replicate a past Dead show start to finish. Lots of fun! The Vic might be a good Thursday night group activity for whatever SDs are in town?
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GM SD'ers !!! Hey now, for anyone interested and getting into town the day before the shows, rrrrrgrrrrr and his wife, and my wife and I will be heading to The Kingston Mines (a classic Chicago blues club). Given there will be three wonderful days to Let the Music Fill the Air from Friday to Sunday, Chi-Town is one of the blues meccas in the US so why not take in some or the local color, right? http://www.kingstonmines.com/ Note: AND TO THE RELIEF OF MANY OF YOU....I AM NOT ORGANIZING A FIELD TRIP FOR THIS :-) (but if Totem attends, we may have a 2nd daily event countdown!!) PS - if any of our local Chicago peeps have another or better recommendation, bring it on please.
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Thanks for posting, but I don't do FB. That reminds me though of a mail ti need to send to the crew...
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Kingston mines is a good bet.B.L.U.E.S is right down the street from the mines. Buddy Guys is real close to Soldiers Field. Also Fitzgeralds Great American Music Fest Starts 7/2, close to downtown Fitzgeraldsnightclub.Com
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Thanks, dude - great validation. You a local I take it, or deal it if you dare...