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July 24, 2015 - 11:46am

#1151

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@life goes on.....great song, great band.....YouTube it....

Do you remember chalk hearts melting on a playground wallDo you remember dawn escapes from moon washed college halls Do you remember the cherry blossom in the market square Do you remember I thought it was confetti in our hair By the way didn't I break your heart? Please excuse me, I never meant to break your heart So sorry, I never meant to break your heart But you broke mine Kayleigh is it too late to say I'm sorry? And Kayleigh could we get it together again? I just can't go on pretending that it came to a natural end Kayleigh, oh I never thought I'd miss you And Kayleigh I thought that we'd always be friends We said our love would last forever So how did it come to this bitter end? Do you remember barefoot on the lawn with shooting stars Do you remember loving on the floor in Belsize Park Do you remember dancing in stilettoes in the snow Do you remember you never understood I had to go By the way, didn't I break your heart Please excuse me, I never meant to break your heart So sorry, I never meant to break your heart But you broke mine Kayleigh I just wanna say I'm sorry But Kayleigh I'm too scared to pick up the phone To hear you've found another lover to patch up our broken home Kayleigh I'm still trying to write that love song Kayleigh it's more important to me now you're gone Maybe it will prove that we were right Or ever prove that I was wrong Just watched the HD video on YouTube, first time in 30 years....somewhat dated but I'm verklempt.....entire album is a must have...
July 24, 2015 - 11:15am

#1152

liketohike

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@ angel in a centerfold...

So, during that song once as a child I asked my step mom, "what's a centerfold?" Kids say the darndest things... Girl, you're looking fine tonight And every guy has got you in his sight What you're doing with a clown like me Is surely one of life's little mysteries So tonight I'll ask the stars above "How did I ever win your love?" What did I do? What did I say To turn your angel eyes my way? Well, I'm the guy who never learned to dance Never even got one second glance Across a crowded room was close enough I could look but I could never touch So tonight I'll ask, the stars above "How did I ever win your love?" What did I do? What did I say To turn your angel eyes my way? Don't anyone wake me If it's just a dream 'Cause she's the best thing Ever happened to me All you fellows You can look all you like But this girl you see She's leavin' here with me tonight There's just one more thing that I need to know If this is love why does it scare me so? It must be somethin' only you can see 'Cause girl I feel it when you look at me So tonight I'll ask the stars above "How did I ever win your love?" What did I do? What did I say, To turn your angel eyes my way? Hey, hey, hey, yeah, awww
July 24, 2015 - 11:04am

#1153

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@my blood runs cold, my memory has just been sold......

An angel on a HarleyPulls across to greet a fellow rolling stone Puts his bike up on it's stand Leans back and then extends A scarred and greasy hand...he said How ya doin bro?...where ya been?...where ya goin'? Then he takes your hand In some strange Californian handshake And breaks the bone Have a nice day A housewife from Encino Whose husband's on the golf course With his book of rules Breaks and makes a 'U' and idles back To take a second look at you You flex your rod Fish takes the hook Sweet vodka and tobacco in her breath Another number in your little black book These are the pros and cons of hitchhiking These are the pros and cons of hitchhiking Oh babe, I must be dreaming I'm standing on the leading edge The Eastern seaboard spread before my eyes "Jump" says Yoko Ono "I'm too scared and too good looking" I cried "Go on", she says "Why don't you give it a try? Why prolong the agony all men must die" Do you remember Dick Tracy? Do you remember Shane? And mother wants you Could you see him selling tickets Where the buzzard circles over Shane The bitch said something mystical "Herro" So I stepped back on the kerb again These are the pros and cons of hitchhiking These are the pros and cons of hitchhiking Oh babe, I must be dreaming again These are the pros and cons of hitchhiking
July 24, 2015 - 10:51am

#1154

liketohike

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@ the girl on the cover

She'll have no problem getting picked up wearing that... I am just a new boy A stranger in this town Where are all the good times Who's gonna show this stranger around? Ooooooooh I need a dirty woman Ooooooooh I need a dirty girl Will some woman in this desert land Make me feel like a real man Take this rock and roll refugee Oooh Babe set me free Ooooooooh I need a dirty woman Ooooooooh I need a dirty girl. Ooooooooh I need a dirty woman Ooooooooh I need a dirty girl.
July 24, 2015 - 10:09am

#1155

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@Cat Scratch Fever....

Apparently they were travelling abroad And they picked up some hitchhikers...drill Wake up you're dreaming...what...you're dreaming We were moving away from the border Uh what border? Have a nice day...uh...have a nice day We were moving away from the border Looking for somewhere to sleep The two of us sharing the driving Two hitchhikers slumped in the back seat Hello I sneaked a quick look in the mirror She gave me a smile I said "Is anyone hungry? Should we stop for a while?" So we pulled off into a layby Her dress blew up over her head I said "Would you like to come with me?" She said something foreign under her breath And the sun shone down on her lovely young limbs I thought to myself she's much too good for him I lay down beside her with tears in my eyes She said
July 24, 2015 - 10:00am

#1156

liketohike

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@ purrr

Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh Black and orange stray cat sittin' on a fence Ain't got enough dough to pay the rent I'm flat broke, but I don't care I strut right by with my tail in the air Stray cat strut, I'm a (Ladies' cat) I'm a feline Casanova (Hey, man, that's where it's at) Get a shoe thrown at me from a mean old man Get my dinner from a garbage can Meow Yeah, don't cross my path I don't bother chasing mice around, oh, no I slink down the alley looking for a fight Howling to the moonlight on a hot summer night Singin' the blues while the lady cats cry "Wild stray cat, you're a real gone guy I wish I could be as carefree and wild But I got cat class, and I got cat style" I don't bother chasing mice around I slink down the alley looking for a fight Howling to the moonlight on a hot summer night Singin' the blues while the lady cats cry "Wild stray cat, you're a real gone guy I wish I could be as carefree and wild But I got cat class, and I got cat style" Meow
July 24, 2015 - 9:52am

#1157

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@Stray Cat Blues.....

I'm a tail dragger I wipe out my tracksI'm a tail dragger I wipe out my tracks well I get what I want and I don't come sneakin back You eat your dinner eat your pork n beans I eat smoked chicken any better to see I'm a tail dragger I wipe out my tracks I'm a tail dragger I wipe out my tracks Said I get what I want and I don't come sneakin back Everybody laying down there fast asleep I'm somewhere makin my midnight creep I'm a tail dragger I wipe out my tracks I'm a tail dragger I wipe out my tracks Said I get what I want and I don't come sneakin back District attorney and the chief of police They ain't never gonna track down me I'm a tail dragger I wipe out my tracks I'm a tail dragger I wipe out my tracks Yes I get what I want and I don't come sneakin back I'm a tail dragger I wipe out my tracks I'm a tail dragger and I wipe out my tracks Well I get what I want but I don't come sneakin back Yes I get what I want and I don't come sneakin back I'm a tail dragger Wipin out my tracks Stealin lil chickies And they can't find me Tail dragger for you baby
July 24, 2015 - 9:40am

#1158

liketohike

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@ Sly Cat

That last one will get your blood pumping. One more from TH... Here we go... C'mon... I was raised on the west side Shanty Town I didn't get up 'til the sun went down When your backs against the wall you better get tough I learned real quick how to swing and duck I was born in the sweet hot Florida sunshine Good lookin' women backwoods and moonshine Learned more about life on the streets than in school Sweet Mama didn't raise no fool (No she didn't) Hahahaha... Ooooohhh... Some folks cheat and some folks lie I can judge a man by the look in his eyes So don't hand me Jack and try to call it Cola I know the difference 'tween shit and shinola I was born in the sweet hot Florida sunshine Good lookin' women backwoods and moonshine Learned more about life on the streets than in the school Sweet Mama didn't raise no fool (No she didn't) Play it boys.. MMmmHhmmm... Mama was no angel when she taught me right from wrong She knew every single note and every word in every single song She taught me how to gamble and how to roll the dice If it makes you feel good DO IT don't think twice I was born in the sweet hot Florida sunshine Good lookin' women backwoods and moonshine Learned more about life on the streets than in school Sweet Mama didn't raise no fool I was born in the sweet hot Florida sunshine Good lookin' women backwoods and moonshine Learned more about life on the streets than in school Sweet Mama didn't raise no fool (Noooooo...) Talkin' 'bout Mama Ooooh I'm tellin' ya sheee... Talkin' 'bout sweet, sweet sweet Mama Talkin' 'bout sweet sweet sweet, sweet sweet Mama Talkin' 'bout sweet sweet sweet, sweet sweet Mama Talkin' 'bout sweeeeeeeeeet Mama
July 24, 2015 - 9:15am

#1159

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@boom goes the dynamite......

Boom goes the dynamite, dynamite, dynamiteBoom goes the dynamite, dynamite boom! Dum dada dum Doped up dollies on a one way ticket to blood Switch her on, turn her key, then sit back and watch her have fun She said, the night ain't over 'till someone tells me to calm down Sit down, sit down, calm down Doped up dollies on a one way ticket to blood Yeah 8-6-5 baby study the rhyme Dancing in the street loopy and blind 2-3-9 my little partner in crime Didn't study for the test and it's past bedtime 8-6-5 baby study the rhyme Feeling like we're moving through water tonight 2-3-9 it's a victimless crime Just digging on the feeling of feeling sublime A crime with the Missus, fuses lit by her light See my mujer impressionante is known to dance With sleepy feline eyes, cause she's a long cat, a sly cat Not someone going your way She's quite a little ninja, my tough little ninja Me entiendes hombre? I'm Ms. Mary Mack I'm dressed in black I got silver buttons All down my back I picked the lock With my black hair pin So me and my man Can sneak right in I cracked the safe Dialed 8-6-5 Escaped on elephants In the middle of the night Jumped over the fence We got so high And didn't come back 'Till we touched the sky
July 24, 2015 - 9:11am

#1160

liketohike

Joined:
May 29, 2015

@ Oh yes I do!

Rock me! Oh, yes sir I don't care if it comes in a bottle I don't care if it comes in a can I don't care if it's stirred or shaken Man, could you give me one for both hands? If it goes down easy It makes you feel good If it goes down easy It makes you feel good Sign on the wall said, 'No Dancin' On The Tables' She never lets the rules get in her way, no she don't She got the whole joint jumpin' and goin' crazy She grabbed my hand and danced me right outta the place Out of the place If it goes down easy It makes you feel good If it goes down easy It makes you feel good Might be one of those fine French wines Might be some good ol' down home brew Long as we get to have a good time Most times anything will do If it goes down easy Yeah, it makes you feel good If it goes down easy It makes you feel good Oh, that sound is sweet to me man Sounds good Listen here now There are things in life that just keep gettin' better Oh, yeah, I said no, but I guess maybe I meant yes Hey, she insisted, so I just had to let her When it's that smooth who really cares what anybody says, I don't So if it goes down easy It makes you feel good It makes you feel good If it goes down easy It makes you feel good If it goes down easy (Keep it comin' baby, fill up my glass) It makes you feel good (It's kickin' in and I like it like that) If it goes down easy (Maybe we shouldn't, maybe we should) It makes you feel good (All I know is it makes you feel good) If it goes down easy (It makes you feel good) It makes you feel good If it goes down easy It makes you feel good (Oh, keep it comin' now) If it goes down easy (Keep it comin' baby, fill up my glass) It makes you feel good (It's kickin' in and I like it like that) If it goes down easy (Maybe we shouldn't, maybe we should) It makes you feel good

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"rrrrrrrrgrrrrrrrr" groggy rooster crow this morning

Rise and Shine Sunshine Daydreamers! Get out of bed and play some Grateful Dead. Only 99 days to show time. Patch those sails and shine those rails! p.s. the countdown includes "the" day of the first show. "The" day deserves it's own countdown! Oh yeah!

7/2 entertainment

Yeah I'm a local. Stick with the 3 mentioned clubs and Rosas for blues.other spots a bit too "touristy". Myself , whichever day I don't go to FTW I will hit Fitzgeralds. There talent lineup is usually outstanding.

@moto

so glad you made it.... enjoy the company, no furniture here, settle up to the fire...cold ones in the fridge, hey Poobah need another beer run?

da Beer

....better pass the hat...I spent my money on Phish VIP seats.........for my worst enemy...

New rule...per Fred...aka Poobah

For all new comers... First the obligatory...so glad you made it...yadayadayada.... Youse guys gotta BYOB and roll yer own...We are short on cash.... And thanks for the reminder Phish are swimming back upstream after the Chicage run.... But at least the fires still goin.... Hey Foghorn! stop pissin on the fire, we are outta matches too!!! Maybe we'll have a Fire on the Mountain!

after shows etc

lifted from facebook post. "Fare The Well" Pre/ Post Shows: 7/1 - {Milwaukee SummerFest} Leftover Salmon, Keller Williams & Infamous String Dusters $19 7/2 - moe. @ House Of Blues $45 - Dark Star Orchestra @ Vic Theatre - Terrapin Flyer @ TBA - Leftover Salmon @ Park West $35 7/3 - {Pre Party} Grass Is Dead @ Hyatt Regency Hotel - Details TBA - {Pre Party Cruise} Terrapin Flyer ft. Melvin Seals & Mark Karan - $100 - moe. @ House Of Blues $45 - Dark Star Orchestra @ Vic Theatre - Mr. Blotto @ Reggies Rock Club - Jazz Plays Dead @ Velvet Lounge/Jazz Showcase - New Riders Of The Purple Sage @ Bottom Lounge - {Grateful Ball} Old Shoe @ Congress Plaza Hotel - {After Fare} Stu Allen & Mars Hotel @ Red Moon Theater 7/4 - {Pre Party Cruise} Terrapin Flyer ft. Melvin Seals & Mark Karan - $100 - {Pre Party} Grass Is Dead @ Hyatt Regency Hotel - Details TBA - {Pre Party} Stu Allen & Mars Hotel @ Red Moon Theater - 2-4pm - {Pre Party} Pink Talking Phish @ Reggies Rock Club - 3-6pm - moe. @ House Of Blues $45 - Pink Talking Phish @ Reggies Rock Club - Runaway Gin: Tribute to Phish @ Hard Rock Cafe -New Riders Of The Purple Sage @ Bottom Lounge - {Grateful Ball} The Mantras "Talking Dead" Set @ Congress Plaza Hotel -{After Fare} Stu Allen & Mars Hotel @ Red Moon Theater 7/5 - {Pre Party} Grass Is Dead @ Hyatt Regency Hotel - Details TBA - {Pre Party} Stu Allen & Mars Hotel @ Red Moon Theater - 2-4pm -New Riders Of The Purple Sage @ Bottom Lounge - Jazz Plays Dead @ The Store Lincoln Park - {Grateful Ball} The Shwagg @ Congress Plaza Hotel - {After Fare} Stu Allen & Mars Hotel @ Red Moon Theater ART SHOW/FAN VENDING: 7/3-7/5 - Phanart Presents: All In Good Company PhanArt Show. Fan based art and lot goods will be showcased and sold here. 7/2 Grateful Glass Gathering: ft Snoddgrass and other well known glass blowers. Glass will be showcased and sold here. Zane Kesey has something planned as well... ya i know fb is evil. i'm only on fb to follow the 50th so please vent your negative vibes somewhere else.

@socal

SO GLAD YOU MADE IT.... Btw got your backstage pass your beers are comp'd per Poobah Still gotta roll yer own... Come sing around the fire and tell Foghorn to stop pissing on it..... It's not funny Fog...gonna get a chicken hawk on yer ass!!! This space is officially getting HOT! Poobah said so..... Carry on children.... As you were...

dead geek

good luck with the interviews and talk to my wife when we're all in Chicago:)

@ interviews...

She's focussed.... Dead Geek closing the the deal that she won't let go down. ABC.....always be closing !! Because you can not win, if you do not play.

DSO @ Vic

Love the Vic, love DSO. tix go on sale tomorrow. its a nice warm up or main thing or hedge for those of us who are in ticket limbo still

YOU GUYS WON"T BELIEVE THIS.....

But the spreadsheet is full !! NO BLANKS !!! THANK YOU SD'ers !!!! Back of the T-Shirt name doc??? That's another matter...but let's not go there now...you know who you are :-) And appreciate your attentiveness because this had defined, "labor of love!!" :-)

@jambo

So glad you made it.... Scootch on up to the fire bro.... Plenty of room in the house of the Dead....

@tfonts

I represent that remark..... Get down and row, row,row, row!!!! Tie dye khakis bro!!!!

re: I represent that remark.....

"JAKE," my man....

tfonts

I see a t-shirt with Jake on it somewhere.... I just filled out the spreadsheet. Cookie! Take it easy.

California Zephyr Travel Advisory-July 2015

Notice is hereby given that this train may be subject to stopping in a small desert town and boarding two east bound tye-dyed passengers. If you should witness this, it is your responsibilty to report it immediately to the Monkey and the Engineer. This advisory is lifted for all destinations east of Chicago.

Okay, Can I Just Ask?

I know this is a bizarre question since most of us are STILL Chicago orphans...but is anyone considering a trek out to Cali at the end of June if the "official" announcement is made??? Just wondering since there is so much time, effort, positive energy, etc., put into our Chicago soiree...that's where I want to be...but I'm just thinking...might be a fun trip, too? I mean, when is going to California ever a bad thing? Totally asking too much, right?

cali too?

Sadly, not me. Can't swing the time nor $ for both.

Re: California trip

Yes ASL, I'll be treking to the California shows. Though it's only a 45 minute trek for me :) Now to hope that there are any shows :)

The West Coast Chapter of the Sunshine Daydreamers

Has a nice ring to it...having their first Chapter meeting!

Okay, Red...

45 minutes - we could probably all crawl that far! I really hope it happens for you guys out There. Would so love an excuse to go back, but the Midwest beckons...

Re: California trip

I had a hotel res at the Hilton in Santa Clara (literally adjacent to the parking lot of Levi's) but cancelled it yesterday. To have seen the look on my wife's face when I suggested a second Dead sojourn to compliment Chicago, well, let's just say a man knows when and when not to bark up a tree... I have a personal relationship with a Sr. Executive of a very large company HQ'ed down the street from the stadium. His company has a super-box there and we've already been in communication re the show and getting me some tickets. I think it seats 20. Absolutely zero guarantees, but if the shows are announced, I do believe I can/should be able to proxy some tix to our SD family here. They won't be comped, but guarantee won't be scalped. If anyone has a potential interest, please drop me an e-mail (not a PM here) with the subject line "Santa Clara tickets." This would classify as a "miracle" but hey now, it's still worth a shot :-)

@tfonts

Suite tickets are awesome. Use to run Suites at MSG NYC. Remember very pricey. Around $600 per plus. Have to say the best way to see any show or event. Peace out.........

Divvy Bikes

Has anyone mentioned these yet? http://www.divvybikes.com I haven't used them myself, yet, but I plan to. Divvy Bikes offer bike rentals with stations all over town. You buy a 24 hour pass for $7, that allows you pick up a bike at one place, ride it to where you want to go, and drop it off when you get there. For as many 30-minute trips in a day as you wish. So, for less than $25 bucks, you've got wheels for the entire weekend! From their web site: Divvy is a new bike sharing system featuring thousands of bikes at hundreds of stations from Andersonville to Hyde Park, available 24/7, 365 days a year. Each station has a touchscreen kiosk, station map, and a docking system that releases bikes using a member key or ride code. Sounds perfect for getting around town in July.

When Your Rooster Crows At the Break of Dawn...

....I'll be in Chicago bitches!. WooHooo, only 98 days until Showtime! Patch those sails and follow the trails!

Suite over Pit?

re: Divvy Bikes

Thanks, KristineD - that's a great idea and post. I've seen those in NYC and d'town SF too. Cool concept. For the Touch of Gray "senior" heads like me, who's bodies have taken a pounding over years of self-neglect and extreme abuse, well, Uber to the rescue baby !!!

Okay, Can I Just Ask?

I plan on going to California if I can get tickets. I already made a hotel reservation close by and have frequent flyer miles to use to get out there. Just have to see how hard tickets are to get. Steve

SF hills

Just the idea of pedaling up a SF hill makes my butt hurt.

@steve

So glad you made it, coffee is on have a cup...

eBay GDTS TOO tickets

Hey now gang: Here's a new eBay listing for GDTS TOO tix, a pair, GA-Floor, for Friday 7/3. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Grateful-Dead-Tickets-2-7-3-Soldier-Field-Gener… MadSwan, DrJeff and I scored on a six-pack of GDTS TOO GA-Floors yesterday, so it can be done. Cheers !!

@totem

My little red rooster been too lazy to crow for days... TGIF yo!!!

@esv

So glad you made it...Got some fresh bagels n cream cheese to go with the coffee, Poobah was gonna get some lox to go with it if interested.

Tell us, dear Uncle rrrrgrrrr

.. when you welcome new ones to the party with your familiar "So glad you made it", do you also whisper in their ear the next line of that song?

dreamers

Hello all and thanks for the add! So glad I could make it! Hope to meet some of you in Chicago!Eternally Grateful!!!

touch of grey ???

them day's gone, kiddo! we're fully invested, nowadays. i prefer to think of it as silver.

@ KristineD

TOUCHÉ !!!

Hotel Reservation Wanted

Hi All, I am looking for an oppertunity to get a room closer to Soldier Field and/or Union Station. Someone posted that they had extra reservations they made right after the shows were announced. Interested in reservations that are either closer or easily accessed by CTA bus or train. Don't mind short travel, just looking to leave the driving to someone else. I can transfer reservation to my name and plastic card. PM me if you can help. Thanks

Indiana wants me, but i won't go back there...

In light of the recent passage of the so-called "Religious Liberty" law in Indiana -- please give some thought as to whether or not you want to spend your money there. Thanks. (ha -- maybe, instead, I should have said "In darkness of the recent passage...")

@ k_koerwitz009@c...

Welcome, Kurt!! Although I'm not the official welcomer... He'll greet you soon I'm sure :-)

@Kurt

Sorry T, burritos burnt, made enchiladas instead, with green chili... Damn tasty.. Got distracted there... So Kurt you are here.....So glad you made it.....!!!! Have an enchilada, got dos Equis Amber in the cooler, paid outta pocket, Poobah's runnin low on change, heard he pawned his walker today for some polygrip.....

Hey now Grace...let's slow it down a bit

I'm quite old fashioned... depends on the mood I'm in...and whose ear I'm whispering in... Know what I mean? In the meantime grab some grub and help yourself to a cerveza mas frio! But at the end of the day in Chicago it's gonna be Love fest for all who venture.... They call me..... rrrrrgrrrrr

Wow, I was watching this bad boy and had emailed the seller 2x but never received a reply (I wanted a lower price). Two PL'1's (the $214.50 lower bowl seats) closed and sold for $1,825. Do the math, $912.50 a pop - ouch! http://www.ebay.com/itm/251889009484?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPag… This same seller has two other similar PL-1 postings for Sat and Sun, FYI: Sat: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Grateful-Dead-July-4-Mail-Order-Fantastic-Seats… Sun: http://www.ebay.com/itm/251889018079?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPag… G'luck, peeps !!