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    Monday morning you sure look fine
    Friday I've got traveling on my mind. . Well show week is here and I woke up way before the little bed clock suggested. Bruce Hornsby we're coming to see you! Roll them fingers gleefully cross them keys,keep the guys from bickering onstage. You gonna be my hero, and that's just the way it is. Just exactly perfect.
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    High water risin’—risin’ night and dayAll the gold and silver are bein' stolen away Big Joe Turner lookin’ east and west From the dark room of his mind He made it to Kansas City Twelfth Street and Vine Nothin' standing there High water everywhere High water risin’, the shacks are slidin’ down Folks lose their possessions—folks are leaving town Bertha Mason shook it—broke it Then she hung it on a wall Says, “You’re dancin’ with whom they tell you to Or you don’t dance at all” It’s tough out there High water everywhere I got a cravin’ love for blazing speed Got a hopped-up Mustang Ford Jump into the wagon, love, throw your panties on the board I can write you poems, make a strong man lose his mind I’m no pig without a wig I hope you treat me kind Things are breakin’ up out there High water everywhere High water risin’, six inches ’bove my head Coffins droppin’ in the street Like balloons made out of lead Water pourin’ into Vicksburg, don’t know what I’m goin' to do “Don’t reach out for me,” she said “Can’t you see I’m drownin’ too?” It’s rough out there High water everywhere Well, George Lewis told the Englishman, the Italian and the Jew “You can’t open your mind, boys To every conceivable point of view” They got Charles Darwin trapped out there on Highway Five Judge says to the High Sheriff, “I want him dead or alive Either one, I don’t care” High water everywhere The Cuckoo is a pretty bird, she warbles as she flies I’m preachin’ the Word of God I’m puttin’ out your eyes I asked Fat Nancy for somethin' to eat, she said, “Take it off the shelf— As great as you are a man You’ll never be greater than yourself” I told her I didn’t really care High water everywhere I’m gettin’ up in the morning—I believe I’ll dust my broom Keeping away from the women I’m givin’ ’em lots of room Thunder rolling over Clarkesdale, everything is looking blue I just can’t be happy, love Unless you’re happy too It’s bad out there High water everywhere....... Just paddle on into Chicago....
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    Hey there Daydreamers, Trying to keep our heads above water here in the Mississippi river Valley We may need a boat to row before too long. Hopefully the bus has oars! We managed to hike 9.5 miles in the St. Francois mtns but had to turn back early, due to high water Biding our time in the river city before we journey to the windy city. Man the sails dus briver the winds are high!
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    Last Saturday night, I got married,Me and my wife settled down Now me and my wife are parted, I'm gonna take another stroll downtown Sometimes I live in the country, Sometimes I live in town Sometimes I take a great notion, To jump into the river and drown I love Irene, God knows I do, I'll love her till the seas run dry But if Irene should turn me down, I'd take the morphine and die Stop rambling, stop your gambling, Stop staying out late at night Go home to your wife and your family, Stay there by your fireside bright So goodnight Irene, goodnight..... I'll see you in my dreams...
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    Felonius my old friendStep on in and let me shake your hand So glad that you're here again For one more time Let your madness run with mine Streets still unseen we'll find somehow No time is better than now Tell me where are you driving Midnight cruiser Where is your bounty Of fortune and fame I am another Gentlemen loser Drive me to Harlem Or somewhere the same The world that we used to know People tell me it don't turn no more The places we used to go Familiar faces that ain't smilin' like before The time of our time has come and gone I fear we been waiting too long
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    Wanna wish you all a happy and special day today- may it be filled with laughter and love!
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    Coffee is on.... Summers here and the time is right for.... All these inspirational messages..... What's that Sarge? The title of Stella's last post reminded you of what? Why don't you just play it then.... Hear that whistle, it's six o'clock (Don't let go, don't let go) Come on baby, it's time to rock (Don't let go, don't let go) I'm so happy to have you here (Don't let go, don't let go) Keeps me grinnin' from ear to ear (Don't let go, don't let go) Ooh wee This feeling's killing me Awe, shucks I wouldn't stop for a million bucks I love you so Just hold me tight and don't let go (Don't let go, don't let go) Hold me tight and don't let go (Don't let go, don't let go) Thunder, lightning, wind and rain Love is humming inside my brain There's one thing baby, that keeps me crying You been keeping your lips from mine .....and a Happy belated Birthday to Stella's mom.....
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    There can only be one explanation, as far as I'm concerned. Now, signing off until we all finally share hands near the Fountain.
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    Whew! That was a loooooong nap I took in the back there, eh? Thanks for the constant lullabies there. Make for sweet dreaming. 41 posts later... Hey. HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!! This is a special day! Have a sweet one all you dads and daddies. :) Say. Something really cool happened on Thursday (my mom's birthday incidentally). I got my first paid editing gig that night that wasn't from a friend, family member, or school newspaper, so... Thanks. I know it's a part of the motion that made me: 1) Read Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (FINALLY) on a beach in Thailand in December 2) Decide on a meditation cushion in Burma in January that I was going to see the Dead 3) Look into it right on time when I got home and set about it with an open hand 4) Bring those golden intentions to fruition 5) Be open to joining up with y'all 6) Continue to dream and voice what I would like in my life while keeping this current one afloat... Sometimes this bus feels like a monastery/a mirror, or maybe a spot to work out those kinks we got wrong in kindergarten. Anyhow. Sometimes y'all bring out the best in me, so thank you. Okay. Clearly delirious. Someone tell me to go back to sleep. I know all your voices chatting away will sound like a river singing sweet songs. xo
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    Hey there, I hope the forum lets me post links, sometimes it freaks out and thinks links imply spam. Anyhow.. I was viewing some images produced by stacked neural networks here.. pretty groovy stuff. http://googleresearch.blogspot.com/2015/06/inceptionism-going-deeper-in… In that collection there is a neural net generated freak out of Georges Searut's pointilist painting " A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte".. seeing that I realized that the "la Grande Jatte" painting is in Chicago, within walking distance of the concert. The painting is huge, like 10 feet long. Sort of a nice thing to stare out when feeling grateful. -- Tom
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Submitted by seeing red on Sun, 03/29/2015 - 11:18

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Just sold, 3-day obstructed view pass for $900. Not sure if it was a legit ticket or not, but none-the-less prices are still dropping.
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Submitted by tom hanlon on Sun, 03/29/2015 - 12:25

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Hi you all, I am here, I am reading but every time I go to post I start to ramble, then I wander and then I get distracted so I come back to an hour old post and I never click "post" So this will be short yet hopefully I will actually post it :-) I love the rggrrrr suppers ready stuff, makes me want to go see Steve Hackett from Genesis. Phil is playing with my favorite non-hippie guitarist Bill Frissel on April 22 or something. Bill Frisell is really something he plays big fat melodic notes and makes great use of pauses and space. Check him out, my favorite is "good dog happy man" but his John Lennon tribute is pretty wonderful. If I lived in Cali (hint hint to Klang, I would go to that show at TRX) I nearly went for it myself, the flight was $350, the car rental out of SFO would be brutal, and to visit Marin, or point Reyes or drive through Napa would be wonderful. My patient wife could only make a 3 day trip out of it, so the 10 hours or more in travel each way made the trip seem way to brutal. You do not rush a visit to Marin. Madness and adventure is fine, but it is way more relaxing when you have all the time in the world with no pressure except the next show. Anyhow, I am trying to quit obsessing on this thing and enjoy the spring. Things will most certainly work out. I am lucky that the experience of tour has helped create the courage in me to follow a path that has led me to an opportunity to do at least some of this 50 year celebration. Whatever burdens I have taken on they seem to be out of my way for a stretch of time. woo Hoo for that !!! So with a positive vibe I may try to spend less than 2 hours a day searching for tickets, hoping for news and all of that. See some of you at Dear Jerry.. Yeow!!!! -- Tom
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Submitted by _ on Sun, 03/29/2015 - 12:56

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With the gods of Magog... In unison... So glad you made it!!!! Welcome!!!
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Submitted by _ on Sun, 03/29/2015 - 13:21

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Hey you...yeah you stop swarming around...back on the path.... Ya know Fred...gotta keep them on the path! At a honky tonk...guess Jerry was wrong...found one open on Palm Sunday Rock on children
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Submitted by tom hanlon on Sun, 03/29/2015 - 19:38

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Rggggrrrr and tfonts are good at keeping things on the path. That is good.. I like that path. the thing about 9/8 is it is impossible to march to, and that is what I like about it. Keeps you moving, but not in a very regimented way.. Everyone else excuse the madness, or get used to it.. it is all good madness.
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Submitted by MadSwanDisease on Sun, 03/29/2015 - 20:26

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Saw a pair of 3 days for 6 and change. Had them in the freakin cart. Gone before I could process my card. Please tell me one of us got them!
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Welcome to the working week! Grab some coffee, Tim Horton dark roast freshly ground.... Again some tea available... Freshly made oatmeal brown sugar pancakes with strawberries n peaches as well.... Off to the salt mines.... Ready Sneezy, Sleepy, Grumpy, I mean Fred, and oh yeah, anybody see my little red rooster.... ;-)
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Submitted by _ on Mon, 03/30/2015 - 05:10

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You gave me no warning... Insubordinate and churlish... Back on the path.... Ba dah ba dah!!! Morning Kyle!!!!
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Submitted by tfonts on Mon, 03/30/2015 - 05:15

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Thank you my brother !! Make it a great week !!
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Submitted by Boo469 on Mon, 03/30/2015 - 08:26

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was that varmint stew road kill, or did you waste a bullet? and is there any left? I'm hungry
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Still serving up breakfast, tip jar in corner, I'd appreciate it, been slaving in this hot virtual kitchen, a Canadian chick offered to throw something in the jar but when I realized what the exchange rate was I gave it back along with $2 out of own pocket.... ;-) Sabres Leafs tomorrow night... I speak for all Buffalo hockey fans when I say go Leafs go we lose the last 6 we get the first draft pick.... every time I watch a game this year, I start humming... If I had a gun for every Ace I've drawn.... check back around 4:30 est, should have an idea worked out for shrimp and scallop stir fry....if you don't dig seafood, brother Louie has some falafel wraps with tahini....
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Submitted by tom hanlon on Mon, 03/30/2015 - 08:38

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I just saw a list of all the after shows and before shows,and then I got an email for a steve kimock Jerry tribute at house of blues. Chicago is going to be a total flashback freak scene.. Totally neat...
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Submitted by Boo469 on Mon, 03/30/2015 - 08:41

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the sabers are up to it, no problem. I can see why you returned the loonies, eh, can you even exchange them for Molson's anymore? RIT lost last night in the hockey version of the eliete eight after dispatching #1 the day before, it is tough being a sports fan in WNY...still hunting tickets, if I enconter any varmint, I'll bag em for lunch tomorrow.
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Submitted by _ on Mon, 03/30/2015 - 08:46

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Answer to your question, Totem found a dead squirrel Saturday and fed exed it to me... gotta save my bullets for wabbit season!
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Submitted by _ on Mon, 03/30/2015 - 08:47

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Remember boo boo got to keep the loonies on the path....
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Submitted by Boo469 on Mon, 03/30/2015 - 08:54

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just heard your tip jar klang, but it was just some clown goofing off...
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Submitted by _ on Mon, 03/30/2015 - 08:59

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Hoooooooohah!
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Submitted by _ on Mon, 03/30/2015 - 14:02

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on my Wavelength....ohhh mama oooh mama oooh mama.... God I love Van Morrison.....1978 release for those who don't know... Tonight it's scallop n shrimp stir fry with peppers asparagus and noodles with a soy sauce and ginger base... No other options, sake on me, Totem brought some Kirin and phantom of the opera will be giving the blessing for the feast... 6 pm est....kitties... Please....Stay on the path.... Cuz Supper will be ready children! Of that I'm sure... Footnote.....if you don't get it.....not my problem yo...... rrrrrgrrrrr Hey T..... somebody get me a doctor.....David Lee Roth reference..... Out....
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Submitted by geomeister on Mon, 03/30/2015 - 14:04

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...as Jerry most succinctly put it... Let it be known there is a fountain, That was not made by the hands of men.... We do pause before this meal to give thanks for all that is right with the world, to ask protection to all who feel threatened, to ask for strength for all who feel weak and to ask for success for all searching for tickets or their way... ...above all, we pause to give thanks for our family, friends, and din-din's everywhere.... So Be it, and Let's Eat.
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Submitted by Cain1974 on Mon, 03/30/2015 - 14:37

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Thanks for the all you can eat asian style stir fry Uncle Rich! Im coming hungry. I will Share this quote first: "I was eating in a Chinese restaurant downtown. There was a dish called Mother and Child Reunion. It's chicken and eggs. And I said, I gotta use that one"-Paul Simon AMEN.
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Thanks for the all you can eat asian style stir fry Uncle Rich! Im coming hungry. I will Share this quote first: "I was eating in a Chinese restaurant downtown. There was a dish called Mother and Child Reunion. It's chicken and eggs. And I said, I gotta use that one"-Paul Simon AMEN.
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Submitted by _ on Mon, 03/30/2015 - 15:11

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grab a plate
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Submitted by _ on Mon, 03/30/2015 - 15:09

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....rolling loaded dice....but we and I mean we are gonna let it slide... enjoy what you got of yours...cuz we done shared all of mine.... happy to have you here.... peace brothers and sisters... Watching the Martha Stewart channel.... Need a new recipe... Damn, you people can eat... and Tami...keep the change.... Go Leafs go! ....walking across the sitting room, I turn the television on, need to know the weather..... Play on words....hey foghorn...how sharp are they?
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Submitted by Cassaundra on Mon, 03/30/2015 - 15:27

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Beautiful Blessing So grateful I may break bread with friends
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Submitted by tfonts on Mon, 03/30/2015 - 15:29

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Boy...I say now boy....You, I say you about as sharp as a bowling ball, boy.
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Submitted by _ on Mon, 03/30/2015 - 15:32

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aka Sandra....if my memory serves..... So glad you made it soul sister.....you come highly recommended and feel free now that you've acknowledged our blessing to partake.... The stir fry is exceptional....in addition to Kirin and sake' We have some green tea and fortune cookies.... Found them in the back of the drawer but they're like twinkies...good for years.... eat drink and be Jerry folks.....
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Submitted by KristineD on Mon, 03/30/2015 - 16:10

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God is great, god is good. Let us thank him for our food. Amen. Scary how etched in one's brain that childhood stuff gets. Steak & taters here tonight. Blessing all!
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Submitted by tfonts on Mon, 03/30/2015 - 16:23

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Kristine D - one can NEVER to wrong with steak & taters. Yum. But were the taters "tots?" Me? Typical guy - will eat anything. Thank God my wife cooks and feeds me. We had a nice home made shrimp salad with avocado, roasted nuts, cucumbers, tomatoes, and who knows what else in there...some blue cheese dressing and a few Club crackers - BINGO !! Still though, no tots...
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Welcome....feel free to bring your own, just make sure there's enough to pass... Foghorns got the cannoli, freshly made right brah? We have Pinot noir merlot and a semi dry Riesling for later..... Just remember Kristine....please stay on the path..... Got to keep them on the path right Foggy?
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Submitted by Cassaundra on Mon, 03/30/2015 - 17:00

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Aka is correct! Indeed I'm looking forward to tasty wine & good company!
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welcome to our virtual world...we are one in spirit and direction. It's easy to get lost and go astray, we have no shepherds here only guides, and even the guides wander off at times. It will all become clear to us all as we go a little Furthur....cuz we ALL want to get here together, where you ask? Don't, even the most seasoned travelers are unclear....one thing is for sure....if you can see a path, stay as close to it as possible, For aI'm done herding sheep...or kittens or heads, getting too old for that gig, but if you see a buss top, stay near by or remember where it is...cause there's quite a trip to be had.... Hey I think I hear Eric Burdon....spill the wine.... Don't worry there's plenty more where that came from..... Check out the boys singing round the fire..... Off to get some shut eye.....working on the breakfast menu for tomorrow, Recommendations graciously accepted....
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Submitted by KristineD on Mon, 03/30/2015 - 17:36

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go-live day (at risk of jinx, went off w/o a freakin' hitch!!), so my wonderful hubby cooked for me. Medium rare NY strip on the grill. Creamy, buttery mashed w/sautéed 'shrooms & gravy. Corn and salad. A nice, big busty red. There are some things in the universe that are perfect. I am almost always on the path right foggy ...
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Submitted by _ on Mon, 03/30/2015 - 17:36

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You and only you will know if the path is correct, all that's required is that we all go in the same general direction....Foghorn...a little help please????!!!!! While you're waiting partake in the wine.... Cheese and crackers courtesy of geomeister....
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Submitted by BobLoblaw on Mon, 03/30/2015 - 19:30

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I packed on a few pounds in the last week after reading these posts. Yum.
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Submitted by StellaMoon on Mon, 03/30/2015 - 19:44

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To all who keep the home-hearths burning, while I go out to hunt *and* gather. Proud and grateful traveler here! ***
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have a cup of hot coffee, tea or cocoa... we have eggs with chicken sausage or Canadian bacon... Have a Grate day... We had some snow last night, I gotta go and shovel the path to help you find your way in.... ;-)
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Submitted by tfonts on Tue, 03/31/2015 - 04:02

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KristineD - Great job on the go-live ... CONGRATS !!! ALL - multiple updates and announcements in your in-boxes this morning. March concludes today and the jesters will be in full force tomorrow !!! Have a grateful day everyone !!!!
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Submitted by Totem on Tue, 03/31/2015 - 06:53

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94 days until show time. Patch those sails. It's gonna be a wild ride!
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Submitted by Dire Wolf Cichlids on Tue, 03/31/2015 - 06:15

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Tickets will get cheaper by the dozen, don’t succumb to these scalper scumbags. Stub Hub Quick Analysis Notes I hand wrote down on each date: Mar 7 Mar 31 Friday 1611 1769 Saturday 1578 1786 Sunday 1407 1620 3 Day 829 847 Total 5425 6022 That is 597 more tickets now which is an 11% increase in the past 23 days. I honestly thought the number would have gone down in this time frame when I first wrote down the number back on March 7. I have also seen for example 2x3 day passes directly behind the stage go from over $3000 on 3 occasions several weeks back, to many now selling well below $2000. Lowest sold for $1615. 2 such passes end today in 14 hours from now and both have highest bid less than $1250 right now. Don’t sweat getting tickets, they will be plentiful and much cheaper as time passes. All tickets, not just behind the stage will drop!! Cheers Greg
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Submitted by _ on Tue, 03/31/2015 - 07:13

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Have a cup of Joe... And I second that emotion...scalper prices will drop... BTW peeps...Stones US tour dates announced....left coast in SD right coast Buffalo and points in between
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Submitted by Cain1974 on Tue, 03/31/2015 - 09:55

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Let's keep the party going. July 11 in Buffalo. I'll bring pecan pie. It'll be a gas, gas, gas.
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To all tax paying citizens, green card carrying folk and those two living in the cardboard box under the trestle. I hereby welcome to the Land of the Lost, aka Sunshine Daydreamers aka the place that houses Dead Space..... KLANGSTONE.... where are you? drumroll... Ahh, crap, I gotta go if anyone sees a clown around these parts wearing a Giants cap....you know how to reach me.....
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Submitted by tom hanlon on Tue, 03/31/2015 - 11:26

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You know you are getting old when.. Club seats with an obstructed view sound great because they have padded seats ! Behind the stage looks great because it will not be crowded !! The hilton seems like a nice place to end the day, instead of the days of not letting the day end at all. You plan a picnic instead of a party ;-) Enough for me.. time for nap :-) -- Tom
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Submitted by Cain1974 on Tue, 03/31/2015 - 13:44

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Call Me T: misses T The dinner torch has been passed to me tonight by uncle rich who is off to see Zappa. He won't be making it to the table but we will keep his place. Tonght on the menu: grilled Atlantic salmon Glazed in garlic and maple syrup. Bulgar and brown rice pilaf with wild mushrooms, and green beans and almond slivers. yummers if I do at so meself. Please SD-ers stop by if yer hungry but Mind your ps and qs, there are youngings here. Games of cards and charades in the parlor to follow.
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Submitted by tfonts on Tue, 03/31/2015 - 14:01

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Hey now Miss T - that's sounds five star delicious !!! Any beverage to compliment that fine meal? And btw, gang, this is our 300th post !! And be careful tomorrow - you know what day it is.... CHEERS !!