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    I leave you with this lullaby Ms. Katniss......5am est comes around, well at 5am est..... thanks for hopping onboard the raft....... Now it's time to say good night. Good night, sleep tight. Now the sun turns out his light. Good night, sleep tight. Dream sweet dreams for me. Dream sweet dreams for you. Close your eyes and I'll close mine. Good night, sleep tight. Now the moon begins to shine. Good night, sleep tight. Dream sweet dreams for me, dream sweet dreams for you. Mm, mm, mm. Close your eyes and I'll close mine. Good night, sleep tight. Now the sun turns out his light. Good night, sleep tight Dream sweet dreams for me, dream sweet dreams for you. (Whispered:) Good night, good night everybody Everybody everywhere Good night Ohhh shit....Sgt. Pupper in da avatar house!!!! :-)
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    ah, that song
    ...always takes me back to that beautiful evening at the Rosehall. Told the story before - singing with those gentlemen was a highlight of my life. The tender smile on his face as I sang this one with him word-for-word is a treasured memory. He looked at me like I was his first-born baby-girl -- so, so sweet.
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    Oh....I sang....but don't remember the girl I was with, doesn't matter now.....but this song rocked my soul.... going out to Chicago.....and Kristine....you'll always be mama to me...... :-) No, woman, no cry; No, woman, no cry; No, woman, no cry; No, woman, no cry. 'Cause - 'cause - 'cause I remember when a we used to sit In a government yard in Trenchtown, Oba - obaserving the 'ypocrites - yeah! - Mingle with the good people we meet, yeah! Good friends we have, oh, good friends we have lost Along the way, yeah! In this great future, you can't forget your past; So dry your tears, I seh. Yeah! No, woman, no cry; No, woman, no cry. Eh, yeah! A little darlin', don't shed no tears: No, woman, no cry. Eh! Said - said - said I remember when we used to sit In the government yard in Trenchtown, yeah! And then Georgie would make the fire lights, I seh, logwood burnin' through the nights, yeah! Then we would cook cornmeal porridge, say, Of which I'll share with you, yeah! My feet is my only carriage And so I've got to push on through. Oh, while I'm gone, Everything's gonna be all right! Everything's gonna be all right! Everything's gonna be all right, yeah! Everything's gonna be all right! Everything's gonna be all right-a! Everything's gonna be all right! Everything's gonna be all right, yeah! Everything's gonna be all right! So no, woman, no cry; No, woman, no cry. I seh, O little - O little darlin', don't shed no tears; No, woman, no cry, eh. No, woman - no, woman - no, woman, no cry; No, woman, no cry. One more time I got to say: O little - little darlin', please don't shed no tears; No, woman, no cry.
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    Old pirates, yes, they rob I; Sold I to the merchant ships, Minutes after they took I From the bottomless pit. But my hand was made strong By the 'and of the Almighty. We forward in this generation Triumphantly. Won't you help to sing These songs of freedom? 'Cause all I ever have: Redemption songs; Redemption songs. Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery; None but ourselves can free our minds. Have no fear for atomic energy, 'Cause none of them can stop the time. How long shall they kill our prophets, While we stand aside and look? Ooh! Some say it's just a part of it: We've got to fulfill the book. Won't you help to sing These songs of freedom? 'Cause all I ever have: Redemption songs; Redemption songs; Redemption songs. [Guitar break] Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery; None but ourselves can free our mind. Wo! Have no fear for atomic energy, 'Cause none of them-a can-a stop-a the time. How long shall they kill our prophets, While we stand aside and look? Yes, some say it's just a part of it: We've got to fulfill the book. Won't you help to sing These songs of freedom? 'Cause all I ever had: Redemption songs All I ever had: Redemption songs: These songs of freedom, Songs of freedom.
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    oo's da big mama, mon ?
    You a-go tired fe see me face; Can't get me out of the race. Oh, man, you said I'm in your place And then you draw bad cyard - A-make you draw bad cyard, And then you draw bad cyard. Propaganda spreading over my name; Say you wanna bring another life to shame. Oh, man, you just a-playing a game And then you draw bad cyard draw bad cyard; A-make you draw bad cyard draw bad cyard; A-make you draw bad cyard. I want to disturb my neighbour, 'Cause I'm feelin' so right; I want to turn up my disco, Blow them to full watts tonight, eh! - In a rub-a-dub style, in a rub-a-dub style, In a rub-a-dub style, in a rub-a-dub style. 'Cause we guarding the palace so majestic; Guarding the palace so realistic! Them a-go tired to see we face (oh yeah!), Me say them can't get we out of the race; Oh, man, it's just a big disgrace. The way you draw bad cyard draw bad cyard; The way you make wrong moves make wrong moves; The way you draw bad cyard draw bad cyard; A-make you draw bad cyard draw bad cyard; A-make you draw bad cyard - In a rub-a-dub style, rub-a-dub style, In a rub-a-dub style ...
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    Welcome onboard Katniss..life preservers on lower deck..... Well now keep on truckin' mama, truckin' my blues away Keep on truckin' mama, truckin' my blues away Here you come mama big as sin, tell what you been doin' by the shape you're in So keep on truckin' mama, truckin' my blues away If you been doin' what I think you been doin' baby, can't do that 'round here You been doin' what I think you been doin' baby, can't do that 'round here Here you come mam big as hell, tell what you been doin' by way you smell So keep on truckin' mama, truckin' my blues away What's that smell like fish pretty baby, I really would like to know Tell me What's that smell like fish oh mama, I really would like to know That ain't puddin' baby ain't no pie, it's the stuff that I got you by So keep on truckin' mama, truckin' my blues away Now yes you gotta leave this mornin', get your yas yas outta my door Now yes you gotta leave this mornin', get your yas yas outta my door Ashes to ashes mama, dust to dust, what-cha gonna do when that damn thing rusts So keep on truckin' mama, truckin' my blues away.....
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    skunkweed in da rub a dub style, mon
    Oh, what else can I do, oh, what else can I do Oh, face in a screw oh, racing to prove You never remember the blossom sender Still in a rub a dub style Long time you don't know what I'm doing whoa Long time see troubles are brewing yeah Slick to the way you rock it and know that You'll cope with that Not gonna let it sit 'til I say, "how dope was that" Keep your head pumping 'til you get in the zone Not giving up not going home Stick to the way you rock it just do it real slow Nobody can really say 'cause nobody really know Only thing that matters if it's funky to you You got a choice of what you can do so Oh, what else can I do, oh, what else can I do Oh, face in a screw oh, racing to prove You never remember the blossom sender Still in a rub a dub style Stick to the way you rock it just do it real slow Nobody can really say 'cause nobody really know Only thing that matters if it's funky to you You got a choice of what you can do
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    Sarge lost a fight with a skunk....it's rub a dub dub time.... Damn son you stank!!!!! Pass the duckie on the left hand side....
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    the lyrics could covey the sound. The whole is greater than the sum of it's parts. We passed upon the stair, we spoke of was and when Although I wasn't there, he said I was his friend Which came as some surprise I spoke into his eyes I thought you died alone, a long long time ago Oh no, not me I never lost control You're face to face With The Man Who Sold The World I laughed and shook his hand, and made my way back home I searched for form and land, for years and years I roamed I gazed a gazely stare at all the millions here We must have died alone, a long long time ago Who knows? not me We never lost control You're face to face With the Man who Sold the World
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    I can't help about the shape I'm inI can't sing, I ain't pretty and my legs are thin But don't ask me what I think of you I might not give the answer that you want me to Oh well Now, when I talked to God I knew he'd understand He said, "Stick by my side and I'll be your guiding hand But don't ask me what I think of you I might not give the answer that you want me to" Oh well
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Submitted by Totem on Thu, 03/26/2015 - 06:06

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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!
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Submitted by motoman615 on Thu, 03/26/2015 - 06:03

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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.
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Submitted by _ on Thu, 03/26/2015 - 10:23

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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?
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Submitted by geomeister on Thu, 03/26/2015 - 10:29

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....better pass the hat...I spent my money on Phish VIP seats.........for my worst enemy...
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Submitted by _ on Thu, 03/26/2015 - 11:03

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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!
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Submitted by SoCalDeadFan on Thu, 03/26/2015 - 12:50

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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.
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Submitted by _ on Thu, 03/26/2015 - 13:17

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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...
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Submitted by mkav on Thu, 03/26/2015 - 15:09

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good luck with the interviews and talk to my wife when we're all in Chicago:)
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Submitted by tfonts on Thu, 03/26/2015 - 16:02

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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.
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Submitted by jambo on Thu, 03/26/2015 - 16:12

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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
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Submitted by tfonts on Thu, 03/26/2015 - 16:34

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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!!" :-)
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Submitted by _ on Thu, 03/26/2015 - 16:36

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So glad you made it.... Scootch on up to the fire bro.... Plenty of room in the house of the Dead....
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Submitted by _ on Thu, 03/26/2015 - 16:38

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I represent that remark..... Get down and row, row,row, row!!!! Tie dye khakis bro!!!!
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Submitted by BobLoblaw on Thu, 03/26/2015 - 17:21

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I see a t-shirt with Jake on it somewhere.... I just filled out the spreadsheet. Cookie! Take it easy.
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Submitted by High-Desert Dweller on Thu, 03/26/2015 - 18:15

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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.
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Submitted by ASL on Thu, 03/26/2015 - 18:44

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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?
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Submitted by mkav on Thu, 03/26/2015 - 18:47

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Sadly, not me. Can't swing the time nor $ for both.
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Submitted by seeing red on Thu, 03/26/2015 - 19:18

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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 :)
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Submitted by ASL on Thu, 03/26/2015 - 19:35

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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...
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Submitted by tfonts on Fri, 03/27/2015 - 03:55

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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 :-)
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Submitted by esvbbv on Fri, 03/27/2015 - 04:06

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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.........
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Submitted by KristineD on Fri, 03/27/2015 - 05:35

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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.
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Submitted by tfonts on Fri, 03/27/2015 - 06:04

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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 !!!
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Submitted by spascarella on Fri, 03/27/2015 - 06:17

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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
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Submitted by KristineD on Fri, 03/27/2015 - 06:20

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Just the idea of pedaling up a SF hill makes my butt hurt.
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Submitted by _ on Fri, 03/27/2015 - 06:28

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So glad you made it, coffee is on have a cup...
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Submitted by _ on Fri, 03/27/2015 - 06:30

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My little red rooster been too lazy to crow for days... TGIF yo!!!
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Submitted by _ on Fri, 03/27/2015 - 06:34

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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.
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Submitted by Graceful_Dead on Fri, 03/27/2015 - 07:24

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.. 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?
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Submitted by kurt009 on Fri, 03/27/2015 - 08:37

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Hello all and thanks for the add! So glad I could make it! Hope to meet some of you in Chicago!Eternally Grateful!!!
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Submitted by KristineD on Fri, 03/27/2015 - 08:43

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them day's gone, kiddo! we're fully invested, nowadays. i prefer to think of it as silver.
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Submitted by High-Desert Dweller on Fri, 03/27/2015 - 09:12

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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
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Submitted by KristineD on Fri, 03/27/2015 - 08:56

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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...")
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Submitted by tfonts on Fri, 03/27/2015 - 08:56

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Welcome, Kurt!! Although I'm not the official welcomer... He'll greet you soon I'm sure :-)
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Submitted by _ on Fri, 03/27/2015 - 09:33

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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.....
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Submitted by _ on Fri, 03/27/2015 - 09:40

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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
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Submitted by _ on Fri, 03/27/2015 - 09:52

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Right back atcha ...two times over! Hey, just got a Doritos and double stuffed Oreos delivery, Thanks Totem.... munch em if ya got em
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Submitted by mkav on Fri, 03/27/2015 - 10:03

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I have relatives in Chicago who use these all the time weather permitting. They love them.
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Submitted by Totem on Fri, 03/27/2015 - 10:09

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Unless there is a beer holder I dunno if the prostate ache will be worth it. Are these everywhere 24 hrs or just along the waterfront?
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Submitted by tfonts on Fri, 03/27/2015 - 10:12

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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 !!
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Submitted by Totem on Fri, 03/27/2015 - 10:12

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The Chicago Style Pizza Pie is on the way.
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Submitted by KristineD on Fri, 03/27/2015 - 10:27

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24/7 365, from what their web site says. Outlets all over town. p.s. we got a LAKEFRONT, not a waterfront. Jeez, next thing ya know, you'll be putting ketchup on yer hot dog. :-)
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Submitted by _ on Fri, 03/27/2015 - 10:19

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Hooooooooohah! In my best Pacino voice.... Glad you have our backs mofo!