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    @Whos on first....
    Hey ABBOTT! Bombay Sapphire....a straw will do.... I'll bring the women.... We got to right this ship tho.... Cuz...New Orleans is Sinkin' and I don't wanna swim.... .......I don't know, third base? Lions, and Tigers and Bears....oh my....hey where's Dorothy the meek....jumped ship with Pugsley? Now I'm pooped.....
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    Gergelis, you crack me up everyday. My office neighbors must hear my laughing through the walls. Well, quite a few of we biologists are GD lovers so they understand. They know I'm cracked. LOL! Yah, we all need some flexibility and knowing that we all are doing the best that we can as we travel through this land. Like I eluded to yesterday, some sweet Viking mamas or Egyptian goddesses might delay my arrival to said picnic. I did a Google ruler measurement. It's between 0.5-0.6 miles from the museum to the super secret picnic location. Watch out for them teddy bears trying to get on the dus.
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    @all of the above...and the below....
    ba dus is on autopilot and will stop for stray cats, dogs and heads... appreciate the well wishes Totes, and hope you're correct... re. High noon....time is relative and always has been, Totes, Lainie Bear and I will be at the museum in the morning....and after pic a nic.... However we need a window of arrival time, to expect every camper to be there for a photo op at exactly high noon is risky at best....and lacks necessary wiggle room and fluidity.... busy city busy weekend and people from all over....walking, biking, cabbing, ubering, crawling and limping there... Provided tickets are in hand Elaine and I will be there....Scott and Rosalie are a lock.... Hey look it's Brian Setzer....gotta slow down....hop on...there's a seat next to Fester....grab some coffee... you got something to say? The floor is all yours..... Well, we're having a ball just a-bopping on the big dance floor Well, there's a real square cat, he looks a 1974 Well-ell, he looked at me once, he looked at me twice Look at me again and there's a-gonna be fight We're gonna rock this town We're gonna rip this place apart We're gonna rock this town Rock it inside out We're gonna rock this town Make 'em scream and shout Let's rock, rock, rock, man, rock We're gonna rock till we pop We're gonna rock till we drop We're gonna rock this town Rock this place apart after reading back the lyrics...not the best choice of song...let's try Stray Cat Shuffle....it's the bees knees....
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    FONTS, AS SHARED EARLIER TODAY, THE DUS BRIVER HAS MEDICINE THAT CAN REMEDY THAT. I SUGGEST YOU RELAX, ENJOY YOUR OWN RIDE AND EASE OFF THE MICROMANAGEMENT PEDAL. THIS DUS HAS A BRIVER.
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    Simply making sure, Kyle, that you don't miss out on our already calendared Pic-A-Nic and M&G and group picture at our designated spot at Grant Park at high noon on Saturday 7/4. Capice?
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    I see no conflict anywhere fonts. Explain? There is a reason there is "important" information there. Read it again. Stay positive and see the forest through the trees. This forum is for sharing info for planning. Stick it, in an email update if you wish to.
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    Field Museum Important Info for Saturday
    Am I allowed to leave The Field Museum and come back later? Yes, if you come back on the same day and have your tickets handy. So you can leave the museum, make the Pik-A-Nik for lunch, and return to the Museum if so your pleasure tends. I am geeky, so I will be at the museum most of the morning, picnicteer, then return to the museum for some jazzy Dead and Archive/ GDTS exhibit. It's all in the same area (museum is about 1/2 mile from the picnic). For those that missed the ticket link yesterday, there is a link to the event below. Everything is Dead at The Field Museum All The Years Combine: Deadhead Treasures From The Grateful Dead Archive & GDTS Too Drawing on the extensive collection of the band’s own archive, All The Years Combine: Deadhead Treasures From The Grateful Dead Archive & GDTS Too features material from every part of the Grateful Dead’s career that document the special bond between the Grateful Dead family and their family of fans. Visitors will have the opportunity to see band and fan correspondence, decorated ticket request envelopes, newsletters, drawings, posters, tickets, backstage passes, and fan-made concert tapes. Jazz & Colors: Wave That Flag July 4, 12:30pm – 3pm, performances throughout the Museum, included with admission Following the success of Jazz & Colors in New York’s Central Park and Jazz & Colors: The Masterworks Edition at the acclaimed Metropolitan Museum of Art, Jazz & Colors comes to Chicago’s Field Museum with a more focused and intimate experience. Jazz & Colors: Wave That Flag will feature local jazz musicians performing in various parts of the Museum taking on the songbook of the Grateful Dead for two sets of music on Saturday, July 4th. Jazz & Colors is a co-production of The Field Museum and the promoters and performers of Fare Thee Well. http://www.fieldmuseum.org/at-the-field/programs/everything-dead-field-…
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    Thanks, Totes - this is awesome information. Only caution is our Pic-A-Nic and group photo op is Saturday, July 4th at nigh noon. We want to make sure all our peeps are at our meeting spot in Grant Park for that. Also, is there a direct link you can share on how to get to the specific information of this event? Looks like awesome fun...thanks !!
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    Submit your FTW necessities for the list! -water bottle -sunscreen - chargers -cash -bubbles, beach balls, balloons, face paint , temporary tattoos, confetti -sunglasses -some surprises -lanyard for GDTS Tix -travel size booze for jazz Colors at the Field Museum -harmonica -frisbee - sunshine dreamers t-shirt -spreadhseets for effigee -source of fire -tickets put in carry on, taped to an inside super secret pocket -party hat for the 4th of July -camera to capture eagles filling the sky -casting searchlight -rain poncho (it never rains on the 4th of July, the sun always shines) -tin foil hat -frankincense -transporter beam -re-entry blanket -oranges for the dus -invisibility cloak -aspirin -walking shoes so I don’t get the walkin’ blues -smiles -band aids -coozy -GD50 clear plastic bag (for Santa Clara) or sensible holder of stuff (for Chicago)
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    said tyhe cat in the hat in the back.... Fine job of steering da dus, rgrrrgrr, and taking those curves at just the right speed. Tis quite a shiny badge you've got there... I like the steelie face logo and Captain Rich tag. Anyone catch the Smithsonian Channel's Aerial America last night? It featured Illinois, and had several majestic aerial flights over Chicago. I was hoping they would fly over Buckingham Fountain, and sure enough they did...the area for our meet-up just to the SE of the fountain loomed right up large in my screen. The trees looked a bit shaggy, the lawn green, and my heart skipped a beat at the vision of deadheads everywhere converging on that area in a couple of short weeks....here is the link, etc: http://www.smithsonianchannel.com/shows/aerial-america/illinois/701/340… As we get closer to our destinations...rggrrgr promised to drive a bit more slowly (right!) or at least slow enough for the deadheads along the way to get on...as we approach California, there may be a sea of people around us...make sure you wave and say high to them... Matter of fact, practice smiling and greeting your neighbors today, here on this ride, at home in your hood, and elsewhere as the opportunities arise. You never know who is needing that special twinkle and smile and you may have one at the perfect time. Make a difference today friends if you can, and if that isn't in the cards, help someone who is. To each and all, the skies are yellow and the sun is blue...I hear music around the next bend...how 'bout some cookies and milk everyone. geolikescookiesandmilkandmusicandsmilesandwavesandpeacemeister
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Jenny Screamers!!!! will check out the Ballist point, recommend Mothers Milk, a nice dark one from Keegan brewers in the Hudson valley
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Will check tomorrow at my local Beverage emporium....
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TOTALLY !! That was my big high school beer. Unbreakable cardboard cases - remember those suckers? Huge, thick, green bottles. Then we used to slam Rolling Rocks and argue what the "33" meant. That, by the way, one of the true mystery questions of life...
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The pride of Latrobe, PA...Preferred Yeungling....
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Funny...Yeungling (America's oldest brewery in Pottstown, PA - o/s of Philly) was always a junk, cheap beer back in the day. Now it's chique, trendy and expensive. I'm a Stella man...beer, I say beer that is, boy...
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had a friend who pal'ed around with a drop-dead gorgeous creature named Moe. Sweetest doggie I ever met.
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I was never a dog guy, til I met my boy...a rescue from Kentucky kill shelter...got him in 2011 at 15 months....what a gentle giant....a true stoner dog ...meant in the best of ways...his disposition of that of the Dude in Big Lebowsi....hence Sgt. Pupper
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Are you sure the green bottles are brewed south of the border? The (terrible) stuff in the brown bottles was and is brewed in my old home town (London) - also would not drink it knowing where that plant is built...and what it is built on - and half the people that work there...remember, Labatt's used to allow their workers to pull beers off the line and drink on the job...hell they used to have beer vending machines in the break room that were free...ah the 80's now there is H&S to deal with...now they put a weekly 24 on your paycheck.
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about the green bottles, they're all brown around here, not a Labatt drinker myself
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Never seen em, green Molson golden and moosehead.... I'm a 2xIPA man, myself.... Need a Canucks second opinion here.... Jury is out....
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The green bottles were what we used to send across the border - had an alcohol content of like 3% and tasted more like water or Coor's light than beer...Brown bottles were domestic and had an alcohol content of 5%. These tasted like they were recycled beers from the night before...D-Town only ever had the greenies...they MAY have stopped that practice after they were bought by the Dutch and then bought again by the Brazilians...who knows anymore - never touch the stuff myself. Boo where you from?
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From Hamburg, just south of Buffalo, relocated to Rochester for school and stayed I don't remember green bottles, I recall brown stubbies
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Stubbies going waaaaay back. The death of the stubby is a sad story...interesting that upstate NY got the domestic stuff...even in Europe I always saw the green bottles...gave an already bad beer an even worse international reputation. In any event, I soooo would not recommend Labatt's under any circumstances. You CAN still get stubbies from a small brewer in Waterloo ON...Red Cap beer. The lager is kinda crap, but the Waterloo Dark is pretty decent. I always bought it when I was in Ontario just for the stubbies and the sentimental value. That and Labatt's and Molson, together killed the stubby.
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I still remember the Red Cap song,, cans or draft or bottles....... and Red Stripe still comes in stubbies, not that I recommend it
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Mmmmmmm.....beer. I grew up in Hamilton Ontario and I always drank Lakeport. I don"t know if its still around. It was piss but it was cheap. I've moved on to better since. Stella, Keiths, Rickards. But really...nothing beats a pint of Guinness. "These peanuts are making me thirsty."On a side note, did anyone see that catch Kevin Pillar made last night against the Rays? I nearly shit myself.
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I wasn't near my computer - but luckily it's my day off and I was able to go grab it (visiting my mom and cat today on my day off <3 ) I'm here I'm here ...
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What did you grab? And say hi to "mom" from your SD family while you're at it :-)
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When she gets home from work in the future. My sister is here doing laundry and she does say "Hiiii." She is one of the three I was trying to score SC tickets for (including me), and she is the closes thing I have to a significant other - "You are obsessed" she literally said to me 8 minutes ago. "You should come with me to the lot in Santa Clara," I then said. "I probably will," she said, haha. Her heart knows a good thing ;) I grabbed my computer Tony. It was at my place - next town over. Dead.net is o-k on my phone, not great. It's a beautiful day here in California. It's my day off and I am cruising (as we say in Hawaii). With a little launders mixed innit.
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Sister that was the most tripped out conversation I ever read.... I'm turning into my father....it's like Ebonics without the ebony..... And you know something is happening here but you don't know what it is....do you rrrrrgrrrrr! NOPE..... Rrrrrgrrrrr down the rabbit hole..... White flag held high..... I surrender....
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helluva catch. the pitcher now owes Pillar a case of Guinness or whatever he prefers.
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Our brothers in arms and hearts have put in my hands two tickets - one for each night in Santa Clara! My turn again to feel that humble love and gratitude. This fits in so well with the beginning of my story, which I've told in brief to Tony via email... this time I will be there. All the years combine <3 ps. rrrgrrr you get the jist. It's just that I'm a deadhead and I miss/ed Jerry.
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Chris and Dave ***************
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It's a jubilee darlin' !!! WHOO-HOO !!!
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STELLA STELLA! I know.......said in a David Gans monotone whisper.... congrats on the ducats chica! Beddy bye Boze time.... big announcement coming to SD next week...... It's a secret...... Do da do.... Do you promise not to tell.... Out!
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My brother's name is Chris and he was always first...(being the older)....maybe that is just me (probably)
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I finally found this forum,..it was a task for me,.. I'm severely sleep deprived and this Santa Clara Ticket fiasco has got me almost to the point that Klang was over Chicago. It's keeping me awake at night. I was supposed to see these shows with my Friend from Venezuela, He's in Texas now and as bummed as I am. I know I'm listed on the spreadsheet as not going, but it should say needs 2 tix for each night. but 1 is a start,...thanks for any and all help, I have you all in mind as well,.. been scouring cash or trade,...ebay,...etc...looking for any face value anywhere. If I score I will share the wealth as well. I'm in PA., and Ca. is a lot of travel without at least one ticket. preferably a saturday so I have time to look for a sunday while there, as well as a cheap flighht and shelter. Muchos Garcias!
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Please bring stories and pictures with you on the train ride. Great way to pass some time.
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I am really looking forward to that, and pics and stories is a great idea. Please do the same. I freeze under pressure but hopefully I can recall one or two good ones. Cards. Movies. Planning what to carry-on and what to leave down below. I'm going to find out what the storage situation is in coach.
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anyone have natty bo from Baltimore? (not natty lite but probably similar quality). friend just dropped off Great Lakes Christmas Ale and Commodore Perry IPA. wow! GLBC is the best unknown brewery IMHO. Yuengling...it is too bad it got chic. I always thought it was good everyday brew, reasonably priced. Not anymore...the pricing. still a decent brew but not cheap. looking forward to sipping a few with SDers in Chi in 73-ish days.
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anyone have natty bo from Baltimore? (not natty lite but probably similar quality). friend just dropped off Great Lakes Christmas Ale and Commodore Perry IPA. wow! GLBC is the best unknown brewery IMHO. Yuengling...it is too bad it got chic. I always thought it was good everyday brew, reasonably priced. Not anymore...the pricing. still a decent brew but not cheap. looking forward to sipping a few with SDers in Chi in 73-ish days.
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Haha yes. There are so many fun strings in the ball of yarn that's my name here. and MKAV - there is a forum on here for people to commune about their brews. I think it's called what's in your fridge? Not that this isn't a fine place to speak of such things. Of course it is. It's a fine place. Period.
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yeah i know but saw so many comments i had to say something.
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Don't know bout you all, but these weeks are flying by... With each day that Kyle counts down, I am realizing the days between become fewer and fewer. Before we all know it, it will be 7/6/15 and this will be long gone... So Totes....count slower, ok? And to the rest of us....let us savor each other's virtual company but real friendships... Talkin with Tony yesterday...yeah we really do have a special group here,...something to be proud of.... Coffee is on, hot and fresh.... Big weekend here in the not so Great not so white and not quite as north as some here.... @Bobby69.... So glad you made it brother....settle down easy.... This is the place and this space is getting HOT! So let's get on with the show....
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Coffee's on Here too.. Have to be at work in 45minutes,...UUUUgghhh!!! Another day sweating over lumber. swinging a hammer and fretting 'bout Tix. Will do my best to settle down,.. My girlfriend is about to throw me overboard! I don't blame her. I guess in the grand scheme of all that going on in the world I am a Lucky dog. You're right, before we know it, it'll be a few years down the road, we'll pull the SD tee shirt out of a drawer and Smile Smile Smile!!!!
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And where's our countdown? Did our brother have too many Stella's last night? Hey now gang, SPECIAL TICKET UPDATE in your in-boxes. Bottom line, SC is a snap and all brothers & sisters here are a shoe-in for miracles. Chicago, well, that's another story...tons of yellow on the spreadsheet. We need to kill our yellow cell decease !!! TGIF to all :-)
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Has me feeling....Wanna wish rrrggrrr's son Scott break a leg for tonight's album release!!! Have a Stella, rolling rock, and a shot of whisky for me...lord knows if I could get some child minding up here in the great white north Id cross that border in double time to join the party! TGIF. Sd'ers.
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Thanks grrrrrlllll... The support means a lot, have one of our SDers venturing in from Shippenville Pa, that's west of East nowhere on the map...coming to crowd surf, I'm sure.... And not to worry we have a case of Great Lakes Rye of the Tiger and....just for our Canandian groupie .... There will be whiskey in the jar'o.... whack for my Daddy-o .love that line.... Gonna try to video tape some and send it North so you can experience it vicariously.... Musha rin um du rum da.....
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Good MORNing! It's great to stay up late, good morning, good morning, to you! :-)
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It is going to be a lovely day! Can someone please peel me off the ceiling?!?!
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Grab some coffee ....have a grateful Friday and peaceful weekend... Hi ho hi ho it's back to work I go.... that's where I mainly spend my time....
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No caffeine for you! Have a grate day
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Hey now cat lady...please check your PM...thanks !!
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All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players: they have their exits and their entrances; and one man in his time plays many parts, his acts being seven ages. 71 Days to Santa Clara, 77 days to Chicago Sorry I missed the coffee talk this morning, I'm home with a little stomach bug today.
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And feel better brotha !!! I said now Doc.....Doctor!! Mr. M.D. - Doctor !!! Oh can ya tell me, what's ailing me. He said rrrrrgrrrrr, rrrrrgrrrrr,,,,,,ALL YOU REALLY NEED IS SOME RRRRGRRRRR LOVIN' !!!!!
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Hey now feel better soon! No one needs to be sick on a Friday!
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Now let me get this straight... Kyle bought a coconut he had a lime... He put the lime in the coconut and drank em all up then he call da doctor...said Doctor, is there nothing I can take... Call me in da morning...oooh ooo... All you need, all you really need is.... A little rest Mr MD....is way out.... Still have to figure out how to brive a dus and drum at the same time.... Hey Stella, STELLA! get your groove back... Take the wheel please.... Just keep your eyes on the road and your hands upon the wheel.....
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coffee this way, what time do you fellas and gals have to get up? this thread starts well before my rooster crows, he's getting on in the years.... rrrrgrrrr where is your boy, I say your boy, playing?
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www.savannahkingmusic.com poke around...shameless plug btw up and at 'em 4:45 est on work days....out by 10pm....not getting any younger Coffee on, tonight its Jack n coke, Bombay and tonic and beer... Come to da Buff and party.... Studio at the Waiting Room Delaware and Tupper doors 6pm main act 7:30 +/-