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    @Boo Who?
    People say I'm crazy doing what I'm doing,Well they give me all kinds of warnings to save me from ruin, When I say that I'm o.k. they look at me kind of strange, Surely your not happy now you no longer play the game, People say I'm lazy dreaming my life away, Well they give me all kinds of advice designed to enlighten me, When I tell that I'm doing Fine watching shadows on the wall, Don't you miss the big time boy you're no longer on the ball? I'm just sitting here watching the wheels go round and round, I really love to watch them roll, No longer riding on the merry-go-round, I just had to let it go, People asking questions lost in confusion, Well I tell them there's no problem, Only solutions, Well they shake their heads and they look at me as if I've lost my mind, I tell them there's no hurry... I'm just sitting here doing time, I'm just sitting here watching the wheels go round and round, I really love to watch them roll, No longer riding on the merry-go-round, I just had to let it go.
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    He turned thirty-five last Sunday In his hair he found some gray But he still ain't changed his lifestyle He likes it better the old way So he grows a little garden in the back yard by the fence He's consuming what he's growing nowadays in self defense He get's out there in the twilight zone Sometimes when it just don't make no sense He gets off on country music Cause disco left him cold He's got young friends into new wave But he's just too friggin' old And he dreams at night of Woodstock and the day John Lennon died How the music made him happy and the silence made him cry Yeah he thinks of John sometimes And he has to wonder why [Chorus:] He's an old hippie and he don't know what to do Should he hang on to the old Should he grab on to the new He's an old hippie...his new life is just a bust He ain't trying to change nobody He's just trying real hard to adjust He was sure back in the sixties that everyone was hip Then they sent him off to Vietnam on his senior trip And they forced him to become a man while he was still a boy And in each wave of tragedy he waited for the joy Now this world may change around him But he just can't change no more [Chorus] Well, he stays away a lot now from the parties and the clubs And he's thinking while he's joggin' 'round Sure is glad he quit the hard drugs Cause him and his kind get more endangered everyday And pretty soon the species will just up and fade away Like the smoke from that torpedo...just up and fade away [Chorus]
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    @Brandy......you're a fine girl....
    This one is for the bus.....and its inhabitants...... I remember to this day The bright red Georgia clay And how it stuck to the tires After the summer rain Will power made that old car go A woman's mind told me that so Oh how I wish We were back on the road again Me and you and a dog named boo Travellin' and livin' off the land Me and you and a dog named boo How I love being a free man I can still recall The wheat fields of St. Paul And the morning we got caught Robbing from an old hen Old McDonald he made us work But then he paid us for what it was worth Another tank of gas And back on the road again I'll never forget the day We motored stately into big L.A. The lights of the city put settlin' Down in my brain Though it's only been a month or so That old car's buggin' us to go We've gotta get away and get back on The road again
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    I'm just really bored at work since the doctor I work for has been out of town. I was just scrolling through friends' posts and thought I might try to correct someone's falsehood...big mistake. They enjoy telling lies. Next up, unrelated song Theres a port on a western bay And it serves a hundred ships a day Lonely sailors pass the time a way And talk about their homes Theres a girl in this harbor town And she works laying whiskey down They say Brandy, fetch another round She serves them whisky and wine The sailors say... Chorus: Brandy, you're a fine girl < you're a fine girl > What a good wife you would be Your eyes could steal a sailor from the sea Brandy wears a braided chain Made of finest silver from the north of spain A locket that bears the name of the man that Brandy loves He came on a summers day - bearing gifts - from far away But he made it clear he couldnt stay The harbor was his home - Chorus - Bridge: Brandy used to watch his eyes As he told his sailor stories She could feel the ocean fall and rise She saw its raging glory But he had always told the truth Lord he was an honest man And Brandy does her best to understand At night when the bars close down Brandy walks through a slient town And loves a man who's not around She still can hear him say She hears him say...
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    @Chillax.....
    Facebook? Really? C'mon kid.....it's a piranha fest.....like virtual Shark week..... try this....if it doesn't pacify then I don't know...... Take me home, Sarge..... When we came to the station all the trains were rusty The doors were open and the windows broken in There was grass in all the cracks and the air hung musty The travel posters were flapping in the wind So we moved through the dust and gloom Playing waiting games in the waiting-room Lay our sleeping-bags out on the floor And on Sunday morning easy rider comes to me with apple cider Leaves me here without a place to go If I followed the coast road, I'd be home by evening The harbour lights still cut across the bay From the slot machine arcade the lights go streaming To the bikes outside the rock 'n' roll cafe Ah but you know those small town blues Are really too much to lose There's nothing really there to go back for And on Sunday morning easy rider comes to me with apple cider Leaves me here without a place to go Any railway station would be just fine, fine, fine To settle down and wash the cobwebs from your head Oh, if your situation's running dry, dry, dry Find a waiting-room beneath the stars to make your bed' Cause you know London can make your brain stall The streets get cold and empty on a rainy night So you duck into the subway station, you can hear the trains call They want to take you to the Earl's Court Road, but it don't seem right Cause it's na, na, na noowah On the juke-box, singing in the burger bar See the people's faces in the passing cars don't want to know And on Sunday morning easy rider comes to me with apple cider Leaves me here without a place to go You have the most appealing surface I have seen Bring it over here, lay it down by me Don't mean to make you nervous, I just mean To make you see, this is the place to be When we came to the station all the trains were rusty The air was empty and the platforms overgrown There were old tin cans and cats and the doors were crusted With mud and leaves and names carved long ago And the rails go on for ever in a silver trail to the setting sun You can follow them anywhere you want to go And on Sunday morning easy rider comes to me with apple cider Leaves me here without a need to know
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    made the mistake of commenting on a friends Facebook post which was being trolled by certain extremists. Funny when they start to lose an arguement they start throwing insults. Next motherfucker's gonna get my metal On we plow The big bully try to stick his finger in my chest Try to tell me, tell me he's the best But I don't really give a good goddamn cause I got my lunchbox and I'm armed real well I got my lunchbox and I'm armed real well I got my lunchbox and I'm armed real well I wanna grow up I wanna be a big rock and roll star I wanna grow up I wanna be So no one fucks with me I got the pencils in my pocket, try to put me down Wanna go out, gotta get out To the playground, gonna throw down at the playground I wanna go out Next motherfucker gonna get my metal Next motherfucker gonna get my metal Next motherfucker gonna get my metal Next motherfucker Pow pow pow, pow pow pow, pow pow pow, pow pow pow I wanna grow up I wanna be a big rock and roll star I wanna grow up So no one fucks with me
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    @Only the Strange Remain....
    True dat.....'cept when you were five.... Well, nuff said bout that..... Collection of Great Dance Songs was a good start.....Money was remixed...and in your face.... First saw Floyd on a PBS show in 1973.... Some live in studio performance of Money....opened my eyes fo sho... And I leave you with this little ditty..... Stay and help me to end the day. And of you don't mind, We'll break a bottle of wine. Stick around and maybe we'll put one down, Because I wanna find what lies behind those eyes. Midnight blue burning gold. A yellow moon is growing cold. I rise, looking through my morning eyes, Surprised to find you by my side. Rack my brain to try to remember your name To find the words to tell you goodbye. Morning dues. Newborn day. Midnight blue turn to gray. Midnight blue burning gold. A yellow moon is growing cold. Take care, Sarge has ba dus for now.....
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    hehehe...band is Def Leppard off the Hysteria album. Listened to them a lot in my hometown growing up. First dance in Junior high was to them. Saw them in 2006 or so in STL with Styx, they still got it! As for the Floyd, well what can I say. I remember watching the video to learning to fly when I was about 5 and I was hooked. My first CD was Floyd, I asked my grandma to get me one for xmas and she bought me "a collection of great dance songs" I have the complete boxed set, etc. I love old Floyd and all those you mentioned. Astronomy Domine is unmatched. I like Floyd post Waters too like the Division Bell but nothing was the same after Syd. (Shine on you crazy diamond) The local rock stations play Money so much it almost stings my ears at this point. Which is a shame because the message is on point. Beyond the horizon of the place we lived when we were young In a world of magnets and miracles Our thoughts strayed constantly and without boundary The ringing of the division bell had begun Along the Long Road and on down the Causeway Do they still meet there by the Cut There was a ragged band that followed in our footsteps Running before time took our dreams away Leaving the myriad small creatures trying to tie us to the ground To a life consumed by slow decay The grass was greener The light was brighter With friends surrounded The nights of wonder Looking beyond the embers of bridges glowing behind us To a glimpse of how green it was on the other side Steps taken forwards but sleepwalking back again Dragged by the force of some inner tide At a higher altitude with flag unfurled We reached the dizzy heights of that dreamed of world Encumbered forever by desire and ambition There's a hunger still unsatisfied Our weary eyes still stray to the horizon Though down this road we've been so many times The grass was greener The light was brighter The taste was sweeter The nights of wonder With friends surrounded The dawn mist glowing The water flowing The endless river Forever and ever
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    @you win....
    Who in hell is that? Matt said you liked Floyd......one of my faves.....really like early stuff....but after Syd Barrettt.....more, obscured by clouds, ummagumma and meddle The path you tread is narrow and the drop is shear and very high The ravens all are watching from a vantage point near by Apprehension creeping like a choo-train up your spine Will the tightrope reach the end; will the final cuplet rhyme And it's high time Cymbaline It's high time Cymbaline Please wake me Butterfly with broken wings is falling by your side The ravens all are closing in there's no where you can hide Your manager and agent are both busy on the phone Selling colored photographs to magazines back home And it's high time Cymbaline It's high time Cymbaline Please wake me The lines converging where you stand they must have moved the picture plane The leaves are heavy around your feet you hear the thunder of the train Suddenly it strikes you that they're moving into range Doctor Strange is always changing size And it's high time Cymbaline It's high time Cymbaline Please wake me And it's high time Cymbaline It's high time Cymbaline Please wake me
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    I didn't forget Puppers, he was sleepin in the back with the dirty hippies, he needs his rest. Ah ah Ooh ooh Ah ah Ooh ooh White lights, strange city, mad music all around Midnight street magic (ah) crazy people crazy sound Ah ah Ooh ooh [Chorus] Jack Flash, rocket man, Sergeant Pepper and the band Ziggy, Benny and the Jets, take a rocket We just gotta fly I can take you through the center of the dark We're gonna fly On a collision course to crash into my heart I will be your, I will be your, I'll be your Rocket yeah satellite of love Rocket yeah satellite of love Rocket yeah satellite of love Rocket baby! c'mon, I'll be your satellite of love Ooh ooh Ah ah Ooh ooh Ah ah Spotlight magnetic razor rhythm laser love Guitar, drums, load up, stun! Ah ah Ooh ooh Jet Black, Johnny be, Gene Jeanie, Killer Queen Dizzy Lizzy Major Tom so c'mon We just gotta fly Ooh ooh Ah ah Ooh ooh Ah ah Spotlight magnetic razor rhythm laser love Guitar, drums, load up, stun! [Chorus] Rocket baby! c'mon, we're gonna fly Oooh Countdown commencing, fire one Five, four, three, two, one, zero, we have liftoff We just gotta fly Ooh ooh Ah ah Ooh ooh Ah ah Spotlight magnetic razor rhythm laser love Guitar, drums, load up, stun! [Chorus] Rocket, baby, guitar, drums, light up We're gonna fly, rocket yeah Satellite of love, we're gonna fly Rocket yeah, satellite of love Rocket yeah!
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You gonna be ok if I hit save...? 401 or bust.Avatar change test also. Nothing else to say.
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You gonna be ok if I hit save...? 401 or bust.Avatar change test also. Nothing else to say also
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How's it goin, eh? I repeat myself when under stress, I repeat myself when under stress, I repeat myself when under stress.... This question is for Canucks only, we have a few here.... What song did I just quote.... Winner gets an atta boy/grrrrrllllll and a special honorary medal from our mayor.... Hey Klangstone.....where's you at my man, being mayor requires commitment.... No....Klangstones still in charge here....take off...Rob Ford.... Maybe you can play Beer Hunter with Bob n Doug!
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Three French toast? Oh, wait, I'm not a Canuck. And a beer! Edit--dang, I thought it was the first quote!
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What is king crimson...that took me hours and hours. Take off you hoser.
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....maybe you're all in Chicago, nobody's here.... And who is Klangstone? Wasted away again in Justin Bieberville.... At least he can dance.....
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trebeck is one cool canadian..
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You have earned your street cred here on Shakedown...this town has got some heart....congratulations....you are worthy... Advice agreements Babble burble bicker bicker.... Ballyhoo Brouhaha !!!! It's all talk!!!! Later, goin to watch some curling, eh????
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Nice Canadian reference...... Loved SCTV..... So glad you made it.... Cmon Klang....help me Rhonda!!!!! rrrrrgrrrrr out....
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You sir are risking the mighty rath of Klang. He rules from an awe inspiring rig, much like the Wizard of Oz's. Only his uses the avatar of an evil clown. Maybe you haven't seen it. Those of us who have know how terrifying it is. You have been forewarned. Just remember Mayor Klangstone has ordered that no one look behind the curtain.
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damn son, you have a future in stand up.... on my way to watch Kentucky Wisconsin... Thanks for the help here.... And yes.....the wrath of Klang is worse than Charlton Heston in Ben Hur.... Klang...keep that guy in line....on the path....please....
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Klang is Rgggrrr's alter-ego. Beans spilled. Or rumor spread? Again, beware the meds and round-number hoarders. I got no dime (or your $20 bill) but I've got some time to hear your story.
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The plot thickens..... Im funny, funny how...funny like a Klang???? Screw you guys Im going home.... Keep the $20 you filthy animal.... night beelzebubs brethren family day tomorrow.... May the Klang be with you...if he ever shows up here... ;-)
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I never saw that one coming. But now that you mention it. It does seem suspicious that you never see them post a comment at the same time. I feel that this warrants furthur investigation.
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Klang Klang Klang goes they trolley...rice a roni the San francisco treat... It's east vs west here... Your mileage may vary.... believe if you need it if you don't just pass it on..... Back to the game..... Go Leafs Go.... Or... Let's go Buffalo!!!!! Such a long long time to be gone such a short time to be there.... Suppers Ready for me tomorrow.... See you all Monday.....
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Hi there and welcome to sunshiney daydreamer land! Well I don't have the official packet info in front of me at the moment, but the general gist is: *keep it friendly and positive *keep discussions generally pertaining to this group and the social gatherings being planned for Chicago, additional local happenings, the pick-a-nick and other group meetings * local info for help and aid to us all * use the other main thread for ticket discussions or save it for PMs * use the other main thread for complaints about the ticket situation if you must * be kind, rewind keep peace in your heart and get on the bus! rgergelis is driving the wheels off this crazy thing and we need enough bodies aboard to keep us balanced on the road to Chi-town. All aboard!! P.S. Mayor in name and satirical statute only. Here to help out if and when I can, just like any ordinary good citizen of dreamer-land.
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Well we may be of the same mind but we are not the same person. Brothers from another mother lets call it. can't wait to meet y'all at the picnic....and beyond Thanks for the comedic levity. Truly refreshing TTFN T...I...double rrgrr
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still not sure I get the gist of it.... but it's alright.... Happy Easter...and continued peaceful Passover....
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welcome Walter White and thanks Mr Mayor, I couldn't have said it better... Enjoy your Holidays everyone.... the bus is here and anyone can drive.... gonna cook a Leg of Lamb.....after getting right with my Lord.... There may be leftovers.... Ohhhh...chef of the future... Can it core a apple? Yes it can core a apple..... Let there be peace in the valley...
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Let there be peace in the valley has never been said with more certainty. Just glance over at the avatar immediately upon reading. I pity the fool who disturbs the peace.
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Happy Easter Sunday to all! Let there be more Spring in your Life, Life in your Step, Step in your Purpose, and Purpose in your Spring! Blessings, Peace and Love go out to you from our family to yours, and may all good things come your way! geospringmeister
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I hope you all have a beautiful day! Full of joy and blessings abound! Love Saundra
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Thanks oh King of Spring.... Freshly baked bread and some Cabernet on the bus....help yourselves.... Meager in comparison to what you're used to but.... we will make due... a little sustenance on our road to Chicago... kitties... Supper is Ready!!!!!
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congrats on the ducats!!!! eat up....
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Wishing your families all a joyous celebration , to eat, gather andBegin anew. And may the easter bunny remind not to out all our eggs in one basket. That some body parts are meant to be floppy and To let happy thoughts multiply like Bunnies!
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From John Cash and the Carter family..... Oh well I'm tired and so weary but I must go along Till the Lord comes and calls, calls me away Well the mornings so bright and the land is the light And the night, night is as black as the sea There will be peace in the valley for me someday There will be peace in the valley for me, Oh Lord I pray There will no sadness, no sorrow, no trouble, trouble I see There will be peace in the valley for me. Well the bear will be gentle and the wolf will be tame And the lion shall lay down by the lamb and the beasts from the wild shall be led by a child And I'll be changed from this creature that I am There will be peace in the valley for me someday There will be peace in the valley for me, Oh Lord I pray There will no sadness, no sorrow, no trouble, trouble I see There will be peace in the valley for me.
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That's what I'm taking about.... thanks for putting closure on my opening farewell... beautifully done!
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talking bout a drums n space speech.... it's out there...and I like it.... Here comes Peter Cottontail...hippity hop and Flippity flopping his way to Chicago..... Ya can't close the doors when the walls caved in!!!!!
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How lovely, all the beautiful Easter wishes from this SD family....thank you all !! And right back to you and yours !! I'm off to SFO tomorrow for a few days of bizz - wishing everyone a great week ahead !! ps - I miss my avatar :-( Who's idea was it anyways, rrrrrgrrrrr, to change them on 4/1?
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blame Canada! ;-) Safe trip to the left coast....
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Avatar is back !!
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1,2,3....
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A man playing his guitarAnd singing for us all Only 88 days until showtime! Patch those sails and shine those rails!
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Is that Canadian bacon I smell searing on a hot cast iron skillet?
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Yessir.... Come and get it... Pour me another cup of coffee for it is the best in the land and I'll put a nickel in the jukebox.... We missed you and thanks for setting us straight on the days between...
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It's gonna be a great week - thank you totes !!! Love that new avatar too dude !!! Had to see that countdown to kick-start the day. Couple that with the smell of rrrrrgrrrrr sizzling Canadian bacon and you get boo-ya !!!!!!!!
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Saturday in the park... ...I think it was the 4th of July!
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and play that truck drivin' man
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Pull up a stool..... well the waitress she brought me some coffee... Tim Horton dark roast...
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Avatar test, but since I'm here.... Safe travels to Tony: are you going to Haight ashbury?
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Alice, to the moon Alice.... Bang zoom... welcome James, Canadian French roast coffee is on... I'm on my third... Hummananhummmana hummmana....
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Hi Everybody- I'm a Deadhead and I miss Jerry! Glad to see the countdown is back. Have a Grateful day.
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Coffee's on... Totes is mending sails, shining rails and I'm still Mr. T... make yourself at home.... Everyday's the 4th of July round here..... same as it ever was...same as it ever was.....
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from where i sit, you appear to be undergoing some kind of metamorphosis. maybe a new you will appear tomorrow.
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Oohhhh Lord Jesus...Hep me hep me please..... I look in the mirror ... and all I see is T.... in my travels I have indeed been humbled, and humbled I will remain... So if T is as good as it gets so be it, Hey Fonts if you're goin to San Francisco...be sure to wear some flowers in your hair... And change my t shirt size to 3X T,,,,,
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I say this with love and affection, no offense intended.... You suck! But you're looking mighty fine in those jeans boy....Mmmmmmmmmmmm....
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You are a hybrid me n Buckwheat..... ;-) deadheads anonymous is a nice place.... I'm a deadhead and I miss Jerry! group response...."I know" (Said disaffectedly ala David Gans)