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  • Totem
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    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!
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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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    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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    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 :-)
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    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...
  • geomeister
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    The West Coast Chapter of the Sunshine Daydreamers
    Has a nice ring to it...having their first Chapter meeting!
  • seeing red
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    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 :)
  • mkav
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    cali too?
    Sadly, not me. Can't swing the time nor $ for both.
  • ASL
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    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?
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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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One size fits all in da Buff.... grrrrrlllllll can blaze a mean salmon.... Be free....be chill and most importantly be kind.... If the phantom is free a blessing is welcome....otherwise...., On his behalf...bless this food...please stay on the path .... Yada yada.... Carry on Cain74.....
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#300 post..... Boom Shakalaka!!!!! Carry on..... Yeah Mr T????!!!!!! hey boy ya look might fine in those jeans.... cue Eddie Murphy March 31st.... Ohhh what might tomorrow bring.... On my way to San Ber'dino peeps!!!!! Luv me sum Dweezil!!!!! rrrrrrrrrgrrrrrrrr....take it Ms. T
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Come and get it kitties! Tables all set, a place for uncle Rich and his bride and all you sDers who pass on by. Those on the west coast: I'll keep the fire Burning, if you make it here on time we'll be doing smores and games later in the parlour, cards and dice are my fave. Who's bringing the liquid? Geo got any wine left?
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Come and get it kitties! Tables all set, a place for uncle Rich and his bride and all you sDers who pass on by. Those on the west coast: I'll keep the fire Burning, if you make it here on time we'll be doing smores and games later in the parlour, cards and dice are my fave. Who's bringing the liquid? Geo got any wine left?
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My poor canadian born mom would be aghast that I would invite you all for din din but forget the sweets. PleaseForgive. As they say In Canadian, I am sorry. So tonight if you have not filled up too much, I am offering plantain tarts in (dis)honour of our former toronto mayor Rob Ford who is world Famous for smoking crack and talking Jamaican slang. Notice the u's. Those extra u's is proper English theys am.
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Nice find DevilsFriend, and a good "heads" up for those who will be in Marin. 4th street will be a sweet little scene for those 3 evenings, me thinks. Better brew some beers Broken Drum!
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GOOD MORNING MY HAPPY FAMILY OF SD'ers !!! And a group thanks to rrrrrgrrrrr and Marye for this wonderful, whacky April 1st name and avatar change to our family and friends :-) Hey now, there is a significant VOl. XII; No.1 update in all of your e-mails this morning - it requires your attention !! (no April fool's joke on that one) Cheers All !!!
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I have a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore! I think a see a grrrrlllll with a pic a nic basket get caught up in a twister......coming outta the Great White North, maybe a Chinook??? I wonder what goodies are in there? Now I'll be checking in on occasion....this is unchartered waters....for even the most experienced head.. Sails n rails better be in tip top shape.... If I only knew how to find the Great and powerful Poobah?
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Have some coffee...while you're waiting...
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Nice smoke rings, dude !! Whatcha baking there, buddy??
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How's it goin' eh?
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how's it goin eh? Is that a pic a nic basket I see?
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i have a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore...
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Pic a Nic basket.... Damn girl what's your name where you from and how may we be of assistance? Oh did anyone ever tell you that you look like Mr T? I mean that in as non a derogatory manner as possible....
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Follow me downThe golden road of devotion. I'm looking for the wizard!
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The yellow brick road? And who's that old hag with rings on her fingers and bells on her shoes that's laying under that double wide over yonder? Hey kid check out dem glitter shoes Foxy Shazaam! (Band reference Google if you don't know)
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"Well, they’ll stone ya when you’re trying to be so goodThey’ll stone ya just a-like they said they would They’ll stone ya when you’re tryin’ to go home Then they’ll stone ya when you’re there all alone But I would not feel so all alone Everybody must get stoned..." Anybody know who what when where and why?
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Hey stop giving them ideas....now the munchkins are throwing stones....and singing...ashes ashes....all Follow the yellow brick road... Are you a good witch or a bad witch... Why I'm Trey from Phish!!!! I'll get you my pretty and your little trustifarians too!!! Oh my!!!!
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Ok finally found the Mayor of Munchklangland.... Ouch...stop throwing stones, YOU, yeah you, lollipop guild kid get over here. Do you know who I am, that's right Homey D Clown....think throwin stones is acceptable... Well, I don't think so....Homey don't play dat! Ok so mayor Mike, where do we go....stay on the path you say, which one....there are so many roads.... Ahhhh the Golden road that Dorothy spoke of, the yellow brick road.... But to get there I have to go thru Detroit....aren't there Lions and Tigers there, yeah and then Chicago....bears? Oh my.... Hey Dorothy the meek remember if we get to see the wizard, aside from asking to go home to TO, I mean Kansas, you have to tell him that the Dead are only playing 3 shows, all in Chicago....and Trey will play Jerrys parts.....most disturbing though is that Donna won't be there..... Ooooohhhhhhhyahhhhhayyyahhhayyyyy...wait that caterwauling ....listen.... Playin like a wave up on the sand....ya here that....the Promised Land can't be far..... A little help here, I'm on this tightrope and there ain't no net....but if we stay on the path....I'm sure we will see Oz the Great and powerful, he's in the Emerald city of Bedrock..... Oh yeah brontosaurus burgers and pterodactyl stew for supper, hopefully the Great and Powerful Oz will bless the feast.....(hint, hint).... We're off to see the meister, the wonderful wizard of Oz.... Later kitties....
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The heads are bowed the children calmwe pause and give thanks, and sing our psalm... Have a ticket, need a ticket, it's all the same We're all just players in Your game Bless this day and all who are here Keep us safe and away from fear... We give thanks for all that is before us, please bless us all, 'specially those who cuss. Amen.
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Dude, WTF did you put in your coffee this morning? SHARE SOME !!
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BEAUTIFUL, Geomeister - simply beautiful. Bt my fav is still that FF grand poo-bah avatar and that kick-step you got going on there. Don't pull a groin dude.
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who is this rrrrrgrrrr of which you speak it is merely Homey and Dorothy the meek..... I wonder who the Wizard is.... Gotta follow my muse.... Listen...."layin back in an old saloon, peso in my hands.....Everybody loves a polka"..... Guess Dorothy took another road, well ok....I came this far...as Van the man sez....it's too late to stop now... Thanks for the blessing of the virtual feast Fred, but I gotta stop at Mexicali for a cerveza and a siesta...can't wait to get back to El Paso though.... ok follow the yellow brick road...hey look it's Michael Jackson!
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Ok done throwing stones, apples, oil can....Trey on roof...hey scarecrow wanna play ball... Bag it tag it sell it to a butcher in a store, you pill head! Lion in the distance.... Gonna do my best Samson....If I had my way! Fat chance, we can't always get what we want... Run toto run... Just figured it out, Dorothy ran off with the cast of the wiz....easin on down the road, feeling bad... Guess this path is for my steps alone...thanks Geo for the advice....you oughta write a book.... I will be back, got some poppies in the distance...gonna be awhile...
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After addressing the poppy situation, 40 winks later, an ER visit and 2 amps of narcan, Homey wakes from his dream like state, steadfast on reaching the great and powerful Oz.... To his left he sees Dorothy doing the thriller dance with Michael...boy did Eddie Van Halen sell out...but for the sake of time we will save that thought for another day....
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The evil Trey....poppies...poppies.... how do you pass that up, oh yeah....where's my $20 yo? Want it back with interest.... Cuz homey don't play dat! So glad you made it...friend.... ;-)
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Those poppies are glorious, said Dorothy of the North, just the spot to take a slumber.What's that in the distance, a figure of rodent royalty. The queen of mice and rats in drain ditches is here too!
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Can't say I blame her.... Billy Jean...ahhh forget it... Yes it's a Squirrel of a different color!,,,, (Thanks kid...I'm good but not that good) your turn...
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Having awoken from her poisonous sleep, Dorothy found herself being stared down by hundreds of field mice. Whilst she slept, the Tim man had chopped off the head of a wildcat who was chasing down the Queen of the Field Mice. "Off with its head", he shrieked! Wait that's a different tale.Oh well, off The path again and back down the rabbit hole I Goes.
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WTF..., Ok I'll play along.... speechless here....give me a few.... really...really....??? this was unscripted btw....
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Am I who I think I am? I look in the mirror and I see Mr T.... When this trip began you were me..... And I was homey? We gotta see the wizard grrrrrllllllll.... cue the wizard....hey geo... Help Cecil help..... Going to rewatch Eddie Murphys Delirious.... I'll be back!
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How come no stealie dangling from your neck?
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....Dorothy here.... Best plans of mice n men go astray when Mr. T is in the house.... Happy April Fools Day I guess... Still going to meet the wizard tho....
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As we begin the next chapter, Dorothy has just awoken from a DeLerious doze in the coCaIN fields. Tinman, by the stroke of his ax has decapitated a wildcat Who had been chasing the Queen of field mice. This brave feat has earned him A pledge of allegiance by the queen and the thousands of mice. No doubt this rodent help will come In handy for Dorothy and her crew on their quest.
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So kitties, Dorothy n Mr T? WTF...homey don't play this....are thru detox n rehab... N we disposed of the evil Trey....a little Sunshine Daydream in aqueous form.... I'm melting, I'm melting....stuff a sock in it brah.... So here we are Homey and Dorothy the Canuck waiting for the almighty Oz, no Geo to impart some divine wisdom...to all of us lost on the path...or the road or the drain ditch.... We saw chicken hawk, and Fred, n Michael Jackson and even Mr T, we traveled the golden road, followed the yellow brick road and arrived in the Emerald City....ummmm Bedrock.... What lesson is that we need to learn from this oh Mighty one? Poobah what say ye? (Don't leave us hanging dude, we got stuff to do)
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Gotta change my avatar back....that was a sick joke....Mr T really?Not cool... Kitties... Follow your own paths... They are your own... There is a fountain..... If our paths cross in Chicago or Oz or Buffalo I am all in.... However I am taking a step back... To quote Roger Waters... Through the phish eyed lens of tear stained eyes I can barely define the shape of this moment in time And far from flying high in clear blue skies I'm spiraling down to the hole in the ground where I hide.... gotta get down to the Cumberland Mine, that's where I mainly spend my time.... If you need me, you know how to find me... Chicago or bust.... Happy April Fools Day... Thanks Tami, George, Totem, Friend...where's my money brah?, and Foghorn aka the chicken hawk... And especially Mike Langley...love you Klang.... rrrrrgrrrrr out!
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All is right in the Dead.net City of Oz, except for the litter of meece, a headless wildcat, that barefoot lady with the house on top of her, and various characters in our play who might not ever look at a forum post under the Sundream Dayshiners thread ever again in the same way.... Thank you for imparting your wisdom on this thread, and showing it isn't just a great rock and roll band that can play "Space and Drums" during the middle of an otherwise structured set; characters like you can get pretty wild too. As you leave the theater of the mind, be sure to leave little crumbs so we can follow you safely out of the forest. Or, as the case may be, rescue you should you get lost. Take care, keep the stories coming this afternoon, know that the Wizard has your back, and you still have a few hours left on this April Ship of Fools Day to play your hand with us. We won't fold, we won't bluff, we won't double down, and we won't try to go all-in; that comes in July. Thanks one and all...as darkness descends this evening, fear not, the door is open, the fire burns steadily in the hearth, there is a snifter of brandy on the side table, and we'll leave the light on for you. Take care, don't ever forget your friends and family and be kind to all. Oh yes, one more thing...remember that you CAN dance as you listen to the river sing sweet songs to rock your soul, for you most certainly do know how these songs go.... Peace Geowizardfredmeister
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...is that i seem to understand most of this -- the path right foggy, fer sure. did you know that Dorothy finally did get to live in Oz forever? A princess, no less. Auntie Em & Uncle Henry, too.
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...to hide a Sunshine Daydream. Here I am! Hey rrrrrgrrrrrr, you promised a welcoming package????
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Ok....one encore..... In the past two weeks I've gotten to know some some SD members, some by text, some by email and a lucky few by phone....Those whom I've reached out to and those who have reached out to me....we are no longer strangers, but friends without faces....to the rest of you I hope to make your acquaintence... after tonight, I'm out of the kitchen.... So brontosaurus burgers, pterodactyl stew and Molson beer, eh? I cooked it, George blessed it, Supper Is Ready.... see you all in the new Jerusalem (that's Chicago) may God bless you and yours.... Go Leafs Go!!!!!! rrrrrgrrrrr has left the building! there's no place like home!
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Dude, rrrrrgrrrrr welcomed you x pages/blogs ago. Day late and a dollar short my man !! Happy 4/1 !!