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  • liketohike
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    Ok, so after much thought and consideration here are my "deserted island 5": 1. Pink Floyd- Meddle. Floyd is my all-time favorite band and this album reminds me of "tuning in and dropping out" early in my high school days. I also am reminded of the house we lived in during high school with the windows ipen and the cool spring breeze blowing in while rolling bones with my mom and step dad. 2. DJ Shadow- Endtroducing. This album is electronic "trip hop" and was my first and best taste of what a DJ and two turntables can produce. This album also takes me back to my rave days from the ages of 16-25 and all the crazyness that encompasses 3. M.I.A.- Arular-young adulthood memories, discovering new music and genres. Great beats and fun rhythms to keep things light and interesting. She puts on an amazing show, I saw her in Chicago at Lollapalooza and she was climbing on the scaffolding to the dismay of her managers. She also had laryngitis from touring so much but she still put her whole heart in the peformance. 4. Modest Mouse- The Moon and Antartica- reminds me of travelling between home and hometown between the big city and the rual prarieland...flat, flat, flat. Also, one of my favorite live acts discovered in my early twenties..saw them once on my bday and they signed this canvas bag I bought after the show with "Happy Birthday Holly!" I was so HAPPY! 5. The Squirrel Nut Zippers- Perennial Favorites. Big Band Swing, what can I say? Discovered in my teens love at first hearing. Katherine Whalen does amazing things with her voice and sounds straight out of 1930. A good album to keep around and would add variety to my "island 5" This is good exercise in choice. There is a lot of music and or songs that I may enjoy more than these but they are not included on one album. Some of my top 5 songs are all on different albums and the rest of each album I could take or leave. Since this was about whole albums for the rest of my life on the island these are my picks. 10 years from now these choices could be totally different. Thanks rrrgrrr for challenging us to "make up our minds"...did you ever have to finally decide?
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    Jeff glad you chimed in....this is indeed what I hoped we would become, a family united by Jerry, but much more diverse than that alone.....I as well ordered Boxzilla....but will keep it under wraps....since the desert island selection began, I know it's blasphemy but I tuned away from SXM 23, first time in like a year and am enjoying EVERYTHING else.... like a kid in a candy store..... Been listening to Springsteen for the first time since 2012 and just re registered with a Bruce live torrent site....soooo many SBDs out there.....so little time....if you'd like some live music, just ask it's an email away..... Say hi to Pam..... and yes everybody knows THIS is nowhere.....
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    Grate recollections here of late. Thanks to all Sunshine Daydreamers and friends for sharing your amazing memories. Please keep ‘em coming! Maybe we should consider a gathering where we could swap more stories and trade digital files of musical treasures. Our Pic-A-Nic in Chicago was a trip to be sure, but there wasn’t much time for subtleties – we were preoccupied with a more pressing mission over at Soldier Field. . . The Desert Fives have been perfect palette-cleansing diversions as we await the 30 Trips Box. One of my favorite tales was Rich's paean to Elaine a la Neil Young. Neil had a way of helping you ease past the many disappointments of teenage. I’ll never forget watching the sun rise over the Arkansas River to the strains of “Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere” after my “this-is-the-one” girlfriend broke up with me following our high school graduation and prom the night before (also my birthday). Neil understood! I've been blown away by the breadth and sophistication of y'all's lists and posts. Having come of age in somewhat of a musical backwater, I’m impressed and more than a little envious of the killer 60’s and 70’s music many of you witnessed firsthand. Even though there was less musical diversity to choose from, my Desert Five all came from those days when I was a wide-eyed, hormone-drenched teenager in the Arkansas Delta. Those are still the tunes that strike the deepest chords. Thank goodness for KAAY FM's midnight Bleecker Street out of Little Rock which was my sole alternative to AM bubblegum. Don't get me wrong, cruising cotton fields and levees on the way to bonfires on river sandbars with a little smoke and PBRs and the Woodstock soundtrack or the White Album or Sly or ___ on the 8-track provided many a fine memory (many of which I'm sure I can't recall) . . . and every now and then events like SDS meetings in Little Rock would punctuate the mundane with wisps of "exotic" music from the great beyond . . . In that world, we bought LP’s at places like JC Penney and Sears. Record shops were still a few years away in Pine Bluff. I discovered Disraeli Gears and Ars Nova at a head shop during a Latin/French Club field trip to New Orleans in '68. We thought things like an unknown Elton John opening for Chicago in Memphis were real discoveries. That's why I'm fascinated when I read posts from those who grew up in/near the City with cutting-edge radio programming and hip record stores not to mention vibrant club scenes and free concerts and FM streams of yet-to-be-mainstreamed artists. Once I got to college, I began a round of musical "catch up" that I'm still enjoying today. And back to the Desert Fives – Surely I’m not the only one that keeps remembering LP’s that got left off of my Short List. Ummagumma, Caravanserai, Hejira, Band of Gypsys, Burgers, Mad Dogs & Englishmen, All Things Must Pass, New Morning, Darkness and Scattered Light, Live at Leeds, Weird Scenes Inside the Gold Mine, Tarkus, Blows Against the Empire, Roll Over, Wake of Poseidon . . . And back to the Grateful Dead – This forum, especially the Desert Five Diversion, has been just exactly perfect for preparing for 30 Trips to rumble into town. I’ll be ready with fresh ears. Even managed to score a few Dogfish Head American Beauties last week “out in the west Texas town of El Paso.” Onward y’all!
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    Of course, they do! But, sometimes the melody is enough for me. *HaHa* Sir Paul is singing "We Can Work it Out" in the background. I'm peeling my eyes off the monitor for the evening. Good night! p.s. Never had the privilege of seeing Springstein. On his way to being the Woody Guthrie of our generation? A discussion for another day.
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    Waiting for Columbus....?????Trade anything but Dylan.... Keep those choices.... Blah blah blah....... Boom Chaka laka!! Lyrics matter!!!!!
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    What could I trade for some Feat? Hmm... There are songs I listen to for the sheer sound of them, I couldn't care less about the lyrics (Obla Di Obla Da!) But, then there are the songs that I love. That's a different story.
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    wow....got to the encore.....and you are right.....seen many a Bruce show, ain't never seen that...nor heard it.... I also am a lyric person, and and lyric subtlety aficionado..... ....marye, I want a mulligan, I will swap out anything but Layla and other assorted love songs for Bruce 8/9/78 at the Agora.....on my island....amazing show.... And that's why I play this game....!!!!
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    Glad to see da dus is rolling along smoothly...gotta pick up all the children to take em back to school or the mines...Man I miss summer vacation as a youth. Just not the same as an adult.
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    the thing that blew the top of my head off in real time, listening to the scratchy radio broadcast, and every time I've heard it in the ensuing getting-on-40 years, is Fourth of July, in a version that as far as I know was made up on the spot and never repeated--"Sandy, the angels have lost their desire for us," and extended riffing on the fireworks being Angels on Harleys coming down from heaven, etc. I admit it, I'm a lyrics freak, but I'm still agog at that one. It's just brilliant. It is also, in a number of ways, Dover Beach in a different idiom.
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    and it indeed does marye...back in the day bought a 3 LP bootleg Live at Winterland December 78 Christmas show recorded off of KSAN....from an old time record store called the Music Box in Queens NY, only guy who had the stones to sell bootlegs..if I'm not mistaken he was the bassist for a NYC punk band called Tuff Darts...their big hit was Your Love Is Like Nuclear Waste.....bad boy cost me like $50 at the time...blind pig records if I recall...played it til I wore it out....now it's on a torrent website free and without pops n clicks...technology....and thanks, got Agora 8/78 and it is a smoking show....never heard it before... I so do miss the 70's..
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GM I'm not trying for SC tickets as all my eggs are in the Chicago basket but I waited almost 3 months for my answer...happiness to have gotten a response from Elvis that my email had been sent and I didn't get it so yes indeed I'm in. So comparatively 5 days seems great. Good luck and a beautiful day to all.
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Good morning... Grab a mug and have a cup of joe...it's a special Jamaican roast... Fresh coconut milk and sugarcane...over there... Irie....
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Did you know????? In just the few short weeks Marye established this Sunshine Daydreamer's forum for us that we are now approaching our 1000th post? We are #2 in total posts on all of dead.net !! Time for some introspective analysis... What exactly does this tell us??? Hmmmmm.........
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Too much time on our hands... Ticking away...
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Ummm... I have spent many mornings in Negril greeting the morning with a cup of Blue Mountain..took a while to get over no half and half (spoiled American that I am :) Rasta Pasta at Alfred's..ohh now that's an idea SD Rasta Pasta Irie...
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Grandmas tearoom and her famous magic mushroom tea....looking at the cliff divers with kaleidoscope eyes.... Look for the girl with the sun in her eyes and she's gone!!! I was walking down the street concentrating on truckin' right... I don't like Reggae...I love it!!!
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Testing one ...two..three...avatar change technicals elude me even at post 900something.
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Hope that topic doesn't pertain to Klangstone....
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and the sweet memory of singing harmony to Bob Marley songs with the strolling guitar player at the (nearly deserted) Wyndham Rosehall restaurant. The smile on his face when he realized I knew every word to Redemption Song was like a sunrise. ...we sang every song that driver knew. Back to the salt mines. I can pick & shovel, too.
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Kristine... Dunn River Falls at Ocho Rios ain't too shabby either! Grab a cup of coffee...makes the mine work more bearable.... Hi ho hi ho.. It's off to work we go! We dig dig dig in a mine
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No way San Jose, no can do. I have become comfortably numb. Have two motel rooms, maximum occupancy 45 persons. 1.5 miles from Levi. No campfires allowed. I will always be around till closing time. May the horse be with you.
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To quote David Byrne.... I'm still waiting...I'm still waiting.... I can't get no Satisfaction I can't get me no credit card action... But I try, I try try try...
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You should not be fretting ever about not having half and half for your Blue Mountain (or your Kona for that matter). You should be sad that it was likely drip...you want to see what it brings out? Use a vac-pot (syphon) or pour-over...or better yet, an espresso made by an experienced barista...THEN you will never want anything else but Blue Mountain and Reggae I don't leave home without proper coffee gear...that is a must to start any day!
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So glad you made it brother.... Hop on the bus we are heading to Jamaica... Thanks to Cassaundra and my fellow dwarf for whetting the appetite... hey check out what's hiding in those wood carvings... Some green thumbs on this island... Those ladies over there will braid your hair for $5..... Grab a Red Stripe from the cooler.... The Wailers are tuning up..... One love one heart, let's praise the (insert deity of choice) and feel alright.... Praise whomever you'd like....I have many rivers to cross.... Rastafarii!
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oh, for some Jamaica Blue Mountain... Never you mind what da fella on da beach has in dat paper bag, mon!
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Or the dude wearing sunglass frames on the beach without lenses.... They're natural glasses, mon.... And trying to sell that questionable jizz colored milky liquid in a bottle....referred to as aloe... Rub this on your skin missy...you'll be as tan as me.... Gross me out...gag me with a spoon.... I don't like Jamaica, I LOVE IT!
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Sometimes we are sunglasses and sometimes we are umbrellas. Either way so happy to be a part of this. Too much sugar? Just add more coconut milk - also yum!!
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Get up in the mornin' See the dreaded Rastaman...smoke a spliff, Swim trew the rivas of Babylon, climb the mounts of Zion...
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Sorry, did it just cuz I could.... glad you liked my boys tunes.... Come to da Buff Friday....we are gonna pitch a wang dang doodle at the CD release party..... I know, left coast, better weather.... It's all good... Peace from my snow bank... ;-)
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tree days to go now - working for the next day Two days to go - working for the next day, yeah. Say we got - one day to go - working for the - Every day is work - work - work - work! ttfn
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Grumpy left you a red stripe...what a curmudgeon... Love that word, not as much as sarsaparilla, but it's a close second... Oh yeah...I'm the taxman.... Goo goo g' joob! Means I miss Jerry in Walrus....
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GD 50th update: We are now answering emails for anyone who is still in "limbo". We do not have seat locations at this time. The Fabulous Envelope Art contest winners have selected and notified! It was a difficult task, choosing the finalists, as each and every envelope is an incredible piece of art, many being museum worthy. http://www.gdtstoo.com/GDTSTOOupdate.html
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Trying to contain my enthusiasm - a Pending Charge just posted to my credit card from music today. It's different than a posted transaction. Kind of like a hotel pre-authorization.
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Sounds like the real deal.... Congrats in advance.... Have a cold one....
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You've been holding back on your artistic talent.
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Mine was a picture of a cow eating grass... "Where's the Grass?" you ask.. "Cow ate it all" I say.. "Where's the cow?" you ask... "He left, no sense hanging around..." Apparently, the GDTStoo folks thought it looked too much like Rgrgrgr's Polar bear/snowstorm envelope. got my pink slip early on...only it was white too. Thank you for your attention. We now return you to your regular scheduled forum posts.
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Lots of posts on the big board of peoples CC's being charged for their SC tickets. Any SD'ers have any luck? My ability to get tickets continues to be a whopping 0 %. And I'm not even going to SC - they'll be miracled to any SD'er or head who wants them @ face.
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I did not attempt to get tickets to SC because I didn't think I could afford the time away and the $ for going to SC AND FTW, despite my lovely wife's encouragement to go for it (last run and all)...I am now having serious not-a-buyer's remorse for passing on the SC lotto. I still may try to figure out a way to get to SC but need to continue to ruminate on that for a while. so, if anything is still available after my rumination period, I'll just havta look around.
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If I'm in you are...nothing yet...promised tix to Prop...he got em....Klanger? Don't know what hot Mikes up to...check this thread if confused....
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I'm in the lotto mis too dude for a pair, option 1 (~ $1K) both nights. If I hit, you'll know about it so hit be up bro! I will not be in SC. Gotta save-up my Sturgis $$ for Aug. Shit, looks like now we may be back in Chicago in September for Zac Brown at Wrigley too - frickin' nuts !!! BTW, ZBB puts on a KILLER show. Amazing musicians.
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Got my rejection email...sorry guys...rrrrrgrrrrr out of Cali.... Hot Mike and mcav....Godspeed! May your miracle come.....
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Just got my rejection e-mail for MO. Glad I had a plan B! Going to Cali for the warm up Going to CHI for the good-bye
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Received my e-pinkie too gang....sorry: We regret to inform you that you were not selected for tickets. Please note that your card was not charged and your number will be deleted from our system. For any customer service related questions, please contact customerservice@ticketstoday.com
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So glad you made it back... Congratulations.....
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Received my e-pinkie moments ago... We regret to inform you that you were not selected for tickets. Please note that your card was not charged and your number will be deleted from our system. For any customer service related questions, please contact customerservice@ticketstoday.com
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My pre-coffee rant this morning was out of line. (even though it was entirely tounge in cheek) Apparently I am one one of Shapiro's Illuminati cronies ...Just got conf for 2 tix/ Sat+Sun They split the seat assignments, requested any both nights, got P5 sat, P1 sun. . Now just got to figger a way to pull off the logistics.
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you magnificent bastard.... congrats...see what a good cup of Jamaican can do... Rastafarii!!!!!
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dude, keep that wife. The women are smarter, ya know.
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dude, keep that wife. The women are smarter, ya know. So much so, that it needed to be said twice! Dunno, now dead.net thinks I'm a bot. Makes me put in one of those word puzzles, then posts twice. I think that's my cue that I've been on-line too long today. Therefore, I shall bid you good night and sweet dreams.
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Cousin ,mom, and me no ticket s
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...smarter than the man in every way..... point taken... hi ho hi ho....its home from work I go!!!!! peace out kids.... breakfast ready in 9 hours and 50 minutes.... mmmmm.....french toast..... then back to the Cumberland mine.... that's where I mainly miss Jerry.....
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Alton Brown's recipe is to die for. Especially w/raspberries.
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Yay!!For real they picked yours? Did you post a pic of it and I missed it?