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    So Shapiro told a caller on the Golden Road Sunday that there would be "more stuff" on the scale of what Trixie said... So Boys, bring on the stuff! Sarge, kick the tires and light the fires! Let's roll Tonight I'm gonna have myself a real good time I feel alive and the world it's turning inside out Yeah! I'm floating around in ecstasy So don't stop me now don't stop me 'Cause I'm having a good time having a good time I'm a shooting star leaping through the skies Like a tiger defying the laws of gravity I'm a racing car passing by like Lady Godiva I'm gonna go go go There's no stopping me I'm burning through the sky yeah! Two hundred degrees That's why they call me Mister Fahrenheit I'm trav'ling at the speed of light I wanna make a supersonic man out of you Don't stop me now I'm having such a good time I'm having a ball Don't stop me now If you wanna have a good time Just give me a call Don't stop me now ('cause I'm having a good time) Don't stop me now (yes I'm having a good time) I don't want to stop at all... yeah! I'm a rocket ship on my way to Mars On a collision course I am a satellite I'm out of control I am a sex machine ready to reload Like an atom bomb about to Oh oh oh oh oh explode I'm burning through the sky Yeah! Two hundred degrees That's why they call me Mister Fahrenheit I'm trav'ling at the speed of light I wanna make a supersonic woman of you Don't stop me Don't stop me Don't stop me Hey hey hey! Don't stop me Don't stop me Ooh ooh ooh (I like it) Don't stop me Don't stop me Have a good time, good time Don't stop me Don't stop me Ooh ooh alright Ooh I'm burning through the sky yeah! Two hundred degrees That's why they call me Mister Fahrenheit I'm trav'ling at the speed of light I wanna make a supersonic man out of you Don't stop me now I'm having such a good time I'm having a ball Don't stop me now If you wanna have a good time Just give me a call Don't stop me now ('cause I'm having a good time) Don't stop me now (yes I'm having a good time) I don't wanna stop at all La la la la laaaa La la la la La la laa laa laa laaa
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    an all-time favorite -- matters not if sung by the Maywood mailman or Ms. Raitt. Sublime, regardless. ok, back to work... Well, I saw my baby walkin' with another gal today Well, I saw my baby walkin' with another gal today When I asked him what's the matter, This is what I heard him say See you later alligator, in a while, crocodile See you later alligator, in a while, crocodile Can't you see you're in my way now, Don't you know you cramp my style When I thought of what he told me, nearly made me lose my head When I thought of what he told me, nearly made me lose my head But the next time that I saw him, Reminded him of what he said See you later alligator, in a while, crocodile See you later alligator, in a while, crocodile Can't you see you're in my way now, Don't you know you cramp my style He said I'm sorry pretty baby, you know my love is just for you He said I'm sorry pretty baby, you know my love is just for you Won't you say that you'll forgive me, And say your love for me is true See you later alligator, in a while, crocodile See you later alligator, in a while, crocodile Can't you see you're in my way now, Don't you know you cramp my style I said wait a minute 'gator, I know you meant it just for play I said wait a minute 'gator, I know you meant it just for play Don't you know you really hurt me And this is what I have to say See you later alligator, after 'while crocodile See you later alligator, after 'while crocodile Can't you see you're in my way now, Don't you know you cramp my style
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    Good night Irene, goodnight.... Ill see you in my dreams.... Going to watch Scotty's band stomp some rump!!!!!!! ;-)
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    Almost made it through Monday at work. I like what you said earlier about Monday not having to mean the end of the weekend. It's just that my reality is more fantasy than their daydream... One man, one goal, One mission. One heart, one soul, Just one solution. One flash of light, yeah, One god, one vision. One flesh, one bone, One true religion. One voice, one hope, One real decision. Wowowowo, gimme one vision, yeah. No wrong, no right. I'm gonna tell you there's no black and no white. No blood, no stain. All we need is one worldwide vision. One flesh, one bone, One true religion. One voice, one hope, One real decision. Wowowowowo, oh, yeah, oh, yeah, oh, yeah! I had a dream when I was young, A dream of sweet illusion, A glimpse of hope and unity, And visions of one sweet union. But a cold wind blows, And a dark rain falls, And in my heart it shows. Look what they've done to my dream, yeah. One vision! So give me your hands, Give me your hearts. I'm ready. There's only one direction. One world, one nation, Yeah, one vision. No hate, no fight, Just excitation, All through the night, It's a celebration, wowowowo, yeah. One [echo] (One vision) One flesh, one bone, One true religion. One voice, one hope, One real decision. Gimme one night, yeah. Gimme one hope, hey. Just gimme, ah. One man, one man, One bar, one night, One day, hey, hey. Just gimme gimme, gimme, gimme Fried chicken. Vision [fading]
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    It's a game...the game of life....nobody wins.... As long as we get to smile, laugh, snort, blush, question....or spew coffee on the monitor at work it makes it all worthwhile.... Your mileage may vary..... I am an old woman Named after my mother An old man is another Child who's grown old If dreams were thunder Lightning was desire This old house it would've burned down A long time ago [Chorus:] Make me an angel That flies from montgomery Make me a poster Of an old rodeo Just give me one thing That i can hold on to To believe in this livin' Is just a hard way to go When i was a young girl I had me a cowboy It wasn't much to look at It was a free ramblin' man There was a long time No matter how i tried The years they just rolled by Like a broken down dance [Chorus] There's flies in the kitchen I can hear them there buzzin' And i ain't done nothing since i woke up today But how the hell can a person Go on to work in the morning To come home in the evening And have nothing to say
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    that term has found new meaning as of late... decisions, decisions; what to counter with, in this game... Open up your mind and let me step inside Rest your weary head and let your heart decide It's so easy When you know the rules It's so easy, All you have to do Is fall in love Play the game, Everybody play the game of love (yeah) When you're feeling down and your resistance is low Light another cigarette and let yourself go This is your life Don't play hard to get It's a free world All you have to do is fall in love Play the game, Everybody play the game of love My game of love has just begun Love runs from my head down to my toes My love is pumping through my veins (play the game) Driving me insane Come, come, come play the game, play the game, play the game, play the game Everybody play the game of love This is your life Don't play hard to get It's a free, free world All you have to do is fall in love Play the game Play the game of love Your life Don't play hard to get It's a free, free world All you have to do is fall in love Play the game Play the game of love
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    Hopping off for the day....sure has been a long hard ride.... Back in the 'morrow...God Willing and the creek don't rise.... Finally on KDED...from 1961 a song by Bobby Blue Bland..... I pity the fool I said, "I pity the fool" Well, I pity the fool, yeah I said, "I pity the fool" That falls in love with you And expect you be true Oh, I pity the fool Look at the people I know you're wonderin' what they're doin' They're just standin' there Watchin' you make a fool of me Look at the people I know you're wonderin' what they're doin' They're just standin' there Watchin' you make a fool of me Oh, I pity the fool, I pity the fool That falls in love with you I pity the fool, I pity the fool That falls in love with you She'll break your heart one day And then she'll laugh and walk away Oh, I pity the fool Look at the people I know you're wonderin' what they're doin' They're just standin' there Watchin' you make a fool of me Look at the people I know you're wonderin' what they're doin' Yeah, they're just standin' there Watchin' you make a fool of me Oh, I pity the fool I said, "I pity the fool" I pity the fool I said, "I pity the fool, baby" Oh, I pity the fool Mr. T got nothing on me.....
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    I've got a feeling, a feeling deep inside Oh yeah, oh yeah, that's right I've got a feeling, a feeling I can't hide No no no, oh no, oh no Yeah yeah I've got a feeling yeah Oh please believe me, I'd hate to miss the train Oh yeah, yeah, oh yeah And if you leave me I won't be late again Oh no, oh no, oh no Yeah yeah I've got a feeling yeah I've got a feeling All these years I've been wandering around Wondering how come nobody told me All that I was looking for was somebody Who looked like you I've got a feeling, that keeps me on my toes Oh yeah, oh yeah I've got a feeling, I think that everybody knows Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah Yeah yeah I've got a feeling yeah Yeah Everybody had a hard year Everybody had a good time Everybody had a wet dream Everybody saw the sunshine Oh yeah, (oh yeah) oh yeah, oh yeah Everybody had a good year Everybody let their hair down Everybody pulled their socks up Everybody put their foot down Oh yeah Yeah I've got a feeling A feeling deep inside Oh yeah Oh yeah I've got a feeling A feeling I can't hide Oh no Oh no no no Yeah yeah yeah yeah I've got a feeling I've got a feeling Everybody had a good year Everybody had a hard time Everybody had a wet dream Everybody saw the sunshine Everybody had a good year Everybody let their hair down Everybody pulled their socks up Everybody put the foot down Oh yeah Oh yeah I've got a feeling Yeah yeah yeah yeah (Oh my soul, so hard.)
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    yessir, good stuff-he likes it, hey Mikey! Turns me on, to this: Back in the year nineteen and five We had to have a rhythm very much alive We didn't have thing Still we'd sing We had to walk for the king til' the bell would ring Hypnotizin' boogie It's that hypnotizin' boogie It's that hypnotizin' boogie Sure feels good I can't dance but I wish I could Now Queen Victoria gave a costume ball Bow to your lady turn your back to the wall One guy jumped up in a ratty zoot suit Ripped off his mask he wanted to see if the sucker flew Hypnotizin' boogie It's that hypnotizin' boogie It's that hypnotizin' boogie Sure feels good I can't dance but I wish I could Back in the Coliseum man oh Rome Caesar and Cleopatra make themselves at home Julie said to Cleo, let's take a little walk Cleo said to Julius shut up and don't talk Hypnotizin' boogie It's that hypnotizin' boogie It's that hypnotizin' boogie It's that hypnotizin' boogie Gimme such a thrill I wanna dance I wish I could Hey inside outside every all around We got to hava hava the hypnotizin' boogie type of sound If you ain't heard it You wish to know I'll give you a little taste just before I go Hypnotizin' boogie Hoo hypnotizin' boogie It's that hypnotizin' boogie Gimme such a thrill I wanna dance I think I will I wanna dance I think I will
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    David Wilcox....Canadian...song is Riverboat Fantasy....look for the original studio recording...you will thank me later after your cigarette....and shower..... Sittin' on a riverboat havin' a party Me and my Cajun Queen She's turnin' twenty-one on the Mississippi river Headin' down to New Orleans The year is 1894 Oh, come on mama, and love me some more Her dark eyes flash like a gambler's rings She shakes her pretty head and sings Life for me is a riverboat fantasy Watchin' the sun go down A rock and roll band with a reefer in my hand Now look at that wheel go around Cocaine kisses and moonshine misses That's the life for me I'm sailing away from my heartache On a riverboat fantasy Can't think, can't drink anymore whiskey I could've drunk a river dry, this old boat She's just sittin' in the moonlight Catchin' the gleam in her eye Showers of rain come pourin' down The sky full of stars like a French lace gown Shimmer, glimmer, I think I'm gonna fall Woops, catch me mama, that's all Life for me is a riverboat fantasy Watchin' the sun go down A rock and roll band with a reefer in my hand Now look at that wheel go around Cocaine kisses and moonshine misses That's the life for me I'm sailing away from my heartache On a riverboat fantasy Delta sun beats down like a hammer It gives the low down blues I've got a cotton gin, I'll weave and spin And shake the dust from my shoes I made my money, I found me a honey To tickle me under my chin When morning comes, I'll ride into town And worry about the shape I'm in Life for me is a riverboat fantasy Watchin' the sun go down A rock and roll band with a reefer in my hand Now look at that wheel go around Cocaine kisses and moonshine misses That's the life for me, yes, it is I'm sailing away from my heartache On a riverboat fantasy
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NYC born n bred.... Citi field aka new Shea.... Me n Mr Met....shaking our bones on the dugout.....
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Submitted by SoCalDeadFan on Fri, 04/10/2015 - 10:03

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im so happy for you mike! yippie! great news! so glad you made it! onward and upward, just a little bit Further now.
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Submitted by _ on Fri, 04/10/2015 - 10:34

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Gans Lambert announcement at 3pm Klangstones Chicago bound.....!!!! We don't need NYC or SF.... Congrats... Mike. What a long strange trip it's been! Hop on the bus....
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but Klang's gotta chip in for gas on this magic bus....gotta keep our motor running.... I got some Seagrams gin, they all got cups but they aint chipped in just sayin.... Rollin down the street...smo.... Fo Shizzle yo! T minus 75 minutes......
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Submitted by Boo469 on Fri, 04/10/2015 - 10:54

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ahem,,yes well, ah my name is Boo, and I miss Jerry too, and do not take a taxi ride with Kane, he's a stiff
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Submitted by _ on Fri, 04/10/2015 - 10:56

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I know.... and hes a drunk and a womanizer....cant hold that against a man....can ya?
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Submitted by Boo469 on Fri, 04/10/2015 - 11:00

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with the druken womanizer, but a stiff, man that is low ok I admitted, what are the other 11 steps
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Submitted by DevilsFriend on Fri, 04/10/2015 - 11:05

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Give the kid a break. Prodigy is a heavy burden to carry.
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Submitted by High-Desert Dweller on Fri, 04/10/2015 - 11:31

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It's gonna be a great Friday!!!! From the bottom of the ocean To the mountains on the moon Won't you please come to Chicago No one else can take your place T-Horse just blew a kiss your way. For luck.
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Submitted by SoCalDeadFan on Fri, 04/10/2015 - 11:35

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she just said 'stand by for a major CONCERT announcement'
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Submitted by SoCalDeadFan on Fri, 04/10/2015 - 11:41

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she just said 'standby for a major CONCERT announcement'.
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Submitted by _ on Fri, 04/10/2015 - 11:38

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ooooh mama ooooh mama ooooh mama oooooh mama...... Van Morrison reference
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Submitted by Boo469 on Fri, 04/10/2015 - 11:51

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an update from the grateful dead at noon
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Submitted by SoCalDeadFan on Fri, 04/10/2015 - 11:52

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We are going to need a bigger bus!
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Submitted by tfonts on Fri, 04/10/2015 - 11:52

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Yep..I'm on it. Oh yeah...”major, major concert announcement coming up from the Grateful Dead” Has to be more shows....Citi Field and Levi's, my guess...
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Submitted by Totem on Fri, 04/10/2015 - 11:53

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I wanna ride on top and wave to the strange onlookers
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Submitted by Totem on Fri, 04/10/2015 - 11:58

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With Bill Walton in the Jerry Slot. Wooohooooo!
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Submitted by DevilsFriend on Fri, 04/10/2015 - 12:01

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Someone posted a link to the dead50.net HTML code on Facebook. Scan the text below for the references to Santa Clara and tickets. No references to any other shows were in any of the other code he shared. This is just a small portion of what was there. page-template-template--santaclara #show .vc_column_container{ padding: 0px 20px 20px; } .option-ticket-btn{ margin: 0px auto !important; } html .wpb_button { font-family:inherit; font-size: 12px; border-radius: 0px; line-height: 16px; padding: 9px 14px; display: block; *display: inline; /* IE7 inline-block hack */ } .page-template-template--santaclara #tickets .wpb_button { display: block !important; font-weight: normal !important; margin: 0px auto !important; padding: 11px 14px !important; width: 250px; } .page-template-template--santaclara #tickets .wpb_button a{ color: #fff !important;
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Submitted by tom hanlon on Fri, 04/10/2015 - 12:04

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3:00 PM I am listening on live stream, and feel like I am on a crazy rollercoaster. Was there this much drama back in the day ? This is crazy.. I have the radio on the internet, 2,000 dollars in cash, an index card, a collection of sharpies, kayak open in a browser to book travel, good god I need some xanax to calm myself down. -- Tom
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Submitted by tfonts on Fri, 04/10/2015 - 12:04

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Now @ 12:15pm PT. HAS TO BE SANTA CLARA ONLY. Klang got wood !!!!!
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Submitted by BobLoblaw on Fri, 04/10/2015 - 12:05

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"They realized they have to go back to where it all started...."
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Submitted by Totem on Fri, 04/10/2015 - 12:13

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Well, it is LOCAL shows. So there ya go. I am relieved it will not be 10 shows. Too much drama if it was.
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Submitted by SoCalDeadFan on Fri, 04/10/2015 - 12:14

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sorry - just santa clara
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I'll forward the email to our SD list now but check it out. Huge news for Deadheads! The original members of the Grateful Dead — Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann, Phil Lesh, and Bob Weir — have announced two additional shows at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California on June 27th and 28th, as part of their “Fare Thee Well: Celebrating 50 Years of Grateful Dead” run. Along with three shows at Chicago’s Soldier Field on July 3rd, 4th, and 5th, the run will mark the original members’ last-ever performances together. The band will be joined by Trey Anastasio (guitar), Jeff Chimenti (keyboards), and Bruce Hornsby (piano) and perform two sets of music each night. We are thrilled to offer CID Experience ticket packages and travel packages for this legendary pair of shows. CID Experience ticket packages include premium seating and special amenities; travel packages can be purchased with your preferred ticket type and offer a variety of hotel choices in the Bay Area with round-trip transportation to Levi’s Stadium included. Travel packages are ON SALE NOW – CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE! CID Experience ticket packages are NOW AVAILABLE FOR REQUEST through the CID Experience online ticket request – simply CLICK HERE to submit your request for CID Experience ticket packages. You may submit a ticket request for only one CID Experience ticket type – either Golden Road Super CID Experience Premium Reserved, Golden Road Super CID Experience GA Pit, Steal Your Face CID Experience Premium Reserved, Steal Your Face CID Experience GA Field. If you submit more than one order for CID Experience packages under the same name or credit card, your request will be canceled. However, you may enter the online ticket requests for both CID Experiences and regular tickets. There is no online ticket request for travel packages, which are now on sale. Please note – by entering the online ticket request, you are not guaranteed to receive tickets. Please make sure your card can be charged, and you will be notified whether or not your order will be fulfilled by 11:59 PM EDT on Sunday, April 19th. If there are CID Experience tickets remaining after the online ticket request period ends, they will be made available with the public on sale on Monday, April 20th at 10 AM PDT. If you have any specific questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to our Guest Services team via email at guestservices@cidentertainment.com or by phone at 888-805-8930. We hope to see you in Santa Clara for what promises to be an incredible pair of shows! CID Entertainment Guest Services 10AM - 6PM ET, 7 days a week (888) 805-8930 guestservices@cidentertainment.com Copyright © 2015 CID Entertainment, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in at our website for more information. Our mailing address is: CID Entertainment 1 South Broad Street 17th Floor Philadelphia, PA 19107
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Submitted by Totem on Fri, 04/10/2015 - 12:15

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Where are ya buddies? All my work concentration hit the shitter about 10 minutes ago. I may as well go get a few early.
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Submitted by Totem on Fri, 04/10/2015 - 12:18

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Hop on it man! Good sweet mother of Moses!
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Submitted by Totem on Fri, 04/10/2015 - 12:19

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Ours wasn’t just a long, strange trip — it was a VERY long, VERY strange trip. We weren’t sure what it was going to be like to put a punctuation mark on the end of it. None of us anticipated the overwhelming outpouring of love and interest following our initial announcement of the shows at Soldier Field, and we were blown away by the response. We have tried to do the right thing wherever we could for the Chicago shows by honoring the roots of where we came from, while dealing with the realities of the current times. But that’s hardly comforting when you’re shit outta luck for tickets and your only option is inflated prices on secondary ticketing websites. That would piss us off too. From the moment these shows were first talked about, we have been thinking about what we could do to honor the roots of our Deadhead experience, even in the face of changing technologies. (Remember: Ticketmaster didn’t even go online until we got out of the game.) These shows were always intended as an expression of our gratitude, to both the music and the fans, so it’s important that we get things as right as we can. We have always been proud of our in-house mail order ticketing process, and the phenomenal way our fans have built a tradition out of turning a standard envelope into a frame-worthy piece of art. Some 60,000 mail order tickets were issued for the Soldier Field shows by the good folks at Grateful Dead Ticket Sales — yet we were still crushed to see how many of your beautifully designed envelopes did not get tickets. For shows of this magnitude, it’s impossible to eliminate every scalper. However, we offer you this: Working with our partners, we are using an online ticketing platform for the Levi’s shows that will help ensure that the tickets for these shows will get into the right hands, the hands of our true fans. We believe that this process is the best way to give each of you an equal opportunity to obtain tickets at the most affordable possible prices. We are are proud to announce that 65,000 tickets per night will be available via the "online mail order" for the Levi’s shows. For the nuts and bolts, go to Dead50.net. We will not be adding any more Fare Thee Well shows. The three Chicago shows will still be our final stand. We decided to add these two Santa Clara shows to enable more of our fans to celebrate with us one more time. But this is it. We love you guys more than words can tell, and hope to see you in the Bay Area or Chicago. If you can’t make it to the shows, we are working on ways for you to still experience our Fare Thee Well, from wherever you might be. Stay tuned for those details. Gratefully yours, Billy, Bobby, Mickey & Phil
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A LETTER FROM THE DEAD GratefulDead-SantaClara-480 More Info Santa Clara Chicago Dear Heads, Although none of us knew it when we walked off the stage at Soldier Field on July 9, 1995, the Grateful Dead's long strange trip ended in Chicago that night. As you are aware, twenty years later, we’re returning to Chicago to properly say Fare Thee Well. But every good ending must start with a beginning. For us, it all began fifty years ago when we grabbed a bunch of instruments off the walls of a music store in Palo Alto California and began banging away on them in the back room, at night after the store had closed for the day. Since we made the decision to go back to Chicago to say our final goodbye, it has become clear to us that we first need to return to our beginnings, where we first said hello — to each other and to all of you. And so it is that we have decided to plug in for two additional shows on June 27 and 28 at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California — just a dozen miles south of where Dana Morgan’s Music Store once stood. At Levi’s — as at Soldier Field — we will have the pleasure of being joined by Trey Anastasio, Bruce Hornsby and Jeff Chimenti. Ours wasn’t just a long, strange trip — it was a VERY long, VERY strange trip. We weren’t sure what it was going to be like to put a punctuation mark on the end of it. None of us anticipated the overwhelming outpouring of love and interest following our initial announcement of the shows at Soldier Field, and we were blown away by the response. We have tried to do the right thing wherever we could for the Chicago shows by honoring the roots of where we came from, while dealing with the realities of the current times. But that’s hardly comforting when you’re shit outta luck for tickets and your only option is inflated prices on secondary ticketing websites. That would piss us off too. From the moment these shows were first talked about, we have been thinking about what we could do to honor the roots of our Deadhead experience, even in the face of changing technologies. (Remember: Ticketmaster didn’t even go online until we got out of the game.) These shows were always intended as an expression of our gratitude, to both the music and the fans, so it’s important that we get things as right as we can. We have always been proud of our in-house mail order ticketing process, and the phenomenal way our fans have built a tradition out of turning a standard envelope into a frame-worthy piece of art. Some 60,000 mail order tickets were issued for the Soldier Field shows by the good folks at Grateful Dead Ticket Sales — yet we were still crushed to see how many of your beautifully designed envelopes did not get tickets. For shows of this magnitude, it’s impossible to eliminate every scalper. However, we offer you this: Working with our partners, we are using an online ticketing platform for the Levi’s shows that will help ensure that the tickets for these shows will get into the right hands, the hands of our true fans. We believe that this process is the best way to give each of you an equal opportunity to obtain tickets at the most affordable possible prices. We are are proud to announce that 65,000 tickets per night will be available via the "online mail order" for the Levi’s shows. For the nuts and bolts, go to Dead50.net. We will not be adding any more Fare Thee Well shows. The three Chicago shows will still be our final stand. We decided to add these two Santa Clara shows to enable more of our fans to celebrate with us one more time. But this is it. We love you guys more than words can tell, and hope to see you in the Bay Area or Chicago. If you can’t make it to the shows, we are working on ways for you to still experience our Fare Thee Well, from wherever you might be. Stay tuned for those details. Gratefully yours, Billy, Bobby, Mickey & Phil
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Submitted by DevilsFriend on Fri, 04/10/2015 - 12:21

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fast fingers
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Submitted by Boo469 on Fri, 04/10/2015 - 12:25

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no ftw tix, now two shows even farther/more expensive I have got to step away from the madness this has become later
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Submitted by _ on Fri, 04/10/2015 - 12:28

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We decided, we are everywhere and we will be moving in to your house for the weekend before the Apocalypse... I got a room at your place and airfare.... Whose in?
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Submitted by tfonts on Fri, 04/10/2015 - 12:31

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Yo Mike !! We're heading west brother !! Warn the neighbors and put away the dog. rrrrrgrrrrrr and I are camping in your front lawn dude - mind if we borrow the head?
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Submitted by _ on Fri, 04/10/2015 - 12:34

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That there is an RV.... Pardon me I gotta clean the Shitter.... If you wanna abdicate the seat on the bus.... Let me know... Hey Jeff n Tami.... We may need to change the back of the shirt.....
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Submitted by esvbbv on Fri, 04/10/2015 - 12:35

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I am in the MEGA "Grateful Dead Lottery". Wish everyone tickets:) Peace out..........
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Submitted by _ on Fri, 04/10/2015 - 12:37

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Godspeed brother... We all deserve one miracle...
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Submitted by SoCalDeadFan on Fri, 04/10/2015 - 12:48

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CID ticket package requests do not appear to be actually selling tickets as of yet. Travel Packages may. I just cant tell.
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Submitted by _ on Fri, 04/10/2015 - 13:07

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Much easier than mail order.... Klang... Change the sheets please? Hey Dudley you bringing Nell n Mr Ed?
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Submitted by _ on Fri, 04/10/2015 - 13:09

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It's both like Chicago...got my hat in the ring.... Btw...touche' I'm a Yankee fan.... ;-)
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Submitted by High-Desert Dweller on Fri, 04/10/2015 - 13:16

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Get ready to fire the BBQ, paint the parking space lines on the neighbors lawns, and build a stage on your roof. I know of at least 50 psychedelic painted buses headed your way. We need to book some bands with Shapiro. Promise to have the music shut down by 4:00am each night. We understand you have to go on living with your neighbors long after the party is over. We will have to work up a showering schedule for 800 people. We'll need to rent portable showers if more show up. T-Horse is so excited, he's heard about your pool with the high dive. He's already running around wearing his snorkel mask and fins. He's getting away with not doing it here, but I'll see to it he's wearing his swim trunks.
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Submitted by _ on Fri, 04/10/2015 - 13:16

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Got our magic bus Santa Clara way.... Living after midnight, rocking til the dawn... Fonts bring your Harley.... Vroom vroom..... At least I'm enjoying the ride!