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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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    @FLATTERED YOU ARE CONCERNED WITH MY SCHEDULE
    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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OK Geo, you've gone too far this time! "geohotdiggitydogwe'rehavingfunnowmeister" heehee hehe haha ho?
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Love is all we need... Hoping for safer and better (let's get back to normal) times for ASL and the MadSwan... ;-)
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You should see a doktor about those eyes... Talk about ccreeeeeeeeepppyy.... klown vs. frank - who's scarier?!
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Hey, buddy, since I haven't seen you in a while just wanted to let you know that I saw the Rox-Giants game on Friday at Coors Field. I love watching those two teams play! And now I find out that the Rox will be in SF for the SC shows. Bliss! Maybe we can put together a SD outing at AT&T.
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Rockies @ Giants, maybe....
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Not sure if this has been covered before in this thread, but there is a bike share in Chicago called Divvy. It looks like it is a good form of cheap, healthy transport if you are in the downtown area. $7 for a 24-hour pass (unlimited 30 minute rides) with a ton of stations. http://www.divvybikes.com/
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There's a fear down here we can't forget.... Hasn't got a name just yet... Always awake always around..... sayin let there be peace in the valley..... mmmmmm bopbop bop bop!!!!!!!
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Yes dude, KristineD mentioned that a long while ago - good to bring it up again. Those are around a lot of major metros now a days... Bal'more seems at ease this evening; let's hope the 10pm curfew is adhered to. 1K Nat'l Guard in full dress helps a bit I might add... Tomorrow, peeps !!
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That song is and will forever be timeless......unfortunately/fortunately. We must thank John Barlow, Bob Weir and Grateful Dead for this unending lyrical reminder of the past, the present and the future.
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I think I am gonna make Aug. 13 GD tribute nite @ AT&T. Looks like we will meet on at least a couple of occasions, hopefully! This is an official message from your not so ever-present mayor Klangstone
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it's too dark to put the keys in my ignition,And the morning sun is yet to climb my hood ornament.... putting together puzzles always get tougher once the corners and edges are in place.... Happy Wednesday...people....to borrow from totes....get on them humping pants..... Coffee is on....cream and sugar abundant..... ....riding high in April, shot down in May Ya know I'm gonna change that tune... Think I'll roll another number for the road.... ....I'll feel able to get under any any load..... ....and you put the load right on me...... But I digress.....
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I feel Like a Gerbil and the wheel is turning, but I can't slow it down....You know the rest....I wish someone could invent the 36 hour day so I could get everything done,...ahhh but that might throw Totes countdown off! All I know is if I keep Briving my Dus like Cassidy and don't watch my speed, I'm gonna be celebrating The Grateful Dead's 50th Anniversary "Where Thee Fell" Tour. Better get some Coffee,...Lather ,..Rinse ,...Repeat...
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MYTH: For those who may not know, The Baltimore Orioles and Chicago White Sox announced yesterday they will be playing an afternoon game at Camden Yards that is closed to the public due to civil unrest. FACT: What has not been reported is the Orioles announced Phish would be performing at the game and everyone just turned their tickets back in. now you know, my foil hat friends. Happy Wednesday
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Hear you loud n clear Bob....thanks for chiming in.... Always good to share coffee and thoughts in the morning.... there's no dus briving secrets.... It's all about moderation and harm reduction.... Just remember your mileage may vary..... Take the wheel anytime and have a safe and productive day....
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Chris, glad it was a quieter night there.... have some coffee.... Happy humping....
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60 Days to Santa Clara66 Days to Chicago Rounding the 2 month mark! Seems like a long, long time. Waiting. BUZZ is stirring in the hive. Doing that crazy little bee dance. This is a no humping zone. FLYING ONLY! P.S. Humping pants are allowed in the flying zone. Just no humping and flying. DAHF (Dreamers Against Humping and Flying)
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LMAO !! Love ya Totes - simply awesome, brotha !! Hey, speaking of our little boy Buzz, where is the little critter and how's your Buzz makeover project going??
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Remember, no flying and humping simultaneously! ;-] Hey, does anyone know when the shirts are slated to ship? Just curious, I couldn't find any tracking info. ...
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The Buzz project is behind schedule but right on time. I need to get Buzz tuned to be just exactly perfect. Once I have a graphic ready I'll share it.
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They have to make them first, klown
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. . . is one that arrives slightly later than you expected.
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I guess it will probably be at least a couple of weeks after the end date of ordering which makes sense. Just excited about getting it, looks like we have a wait for a bit...
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i thought she (from etsy) said they would start shipping on or about May 9. she is making less than 100 shirts i think so a week to get them done seems ok.
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......Time to get outta my humping pants.... And it's time for me to fly..... cue REO..... maybe the Eagles can land Johnny Football...him and Tebow.... Ohhhhh...I'm scared......I'm scared..... gonna lay around the shanty mama and put a good buzz on! peace from space.....
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Browns? Bills? C'mon fellas....FLY EAGLES FLY !!!! Or as a great band once sung: The Eagles filled the sky..... I have a great stealie shirt w/ the Birds logo in it and that line underneath it - SWEET !!
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Too often the browns' light at the end of a tunnel ends up being the headlight of a (AFC) northbound train that runs em over.But not this year...I feel it!
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'boutcha. I am. Only distracted by current events and subsequent coordinating of rallying around family and today a migraine. Peace be with the affected in Nepal and Maryland. Peace peace peace. And understanding.
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My boy - word is ALL OVER your Brownies offering two #1's to Tenn !!! YOU WANT MARCUS !!! Problem might be those even lower J-E-T-S Jets, Jets, Jets who sit at #6 and could trump you guys. Dude, we were there a couple of years ago when your Browns opened the season against my Eagles. Spent nearly the entire Saturday before at the R&R HOF and the Dead special, entire top floor exhibit there - OMG !!! Anyways, we hung out at lake Erie, saw the dead rats floating in the river as we tailgated, kicked ass in corn hole and flip-cup in the parking lot, and loved your town's game-day experience - TOUCHÉ !!! BTW, Birds kicked ass :-) FLY EAGLES FLY !!
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Not enough energy to type it twice... Welcome back, how's the left coast? Missed not much, riots in Swantown, Clowns n Klangs n things... Coffee on... rrrrrgrrrrr out...
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We havn't sunken into the ocean yet... I'm a tri-coastal gal, having grown up in Hawaii and Boston - back and forth all of the years until I planted my flag in California and British Columbia, depending on the time... It's a beautiful day today, and we are here, organizing a screening to raise money for the Nepal Earthquake-affected. My cousin and baby cousin survived it, near the epicenter. They are coming home to NoCal for a little respite before deciding on next move. I am some yarn in that net. Headache has gone so now to prepare for my daily trip to the mines. Also I got my t-shirt(s). 443!! Maybe I WILL have a spot more of joe before I go...
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Speaking of stealies, I saw a new SYF sticker today with a picture of Lake Tahoe. Either that or it was a brain that melted into a blue puddle. Either way, as they say here in the Reno/Tahoe area, Keep Tobias Blue.
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bad vibes from there... at least the O's won, WTF.... FTW.... WFT.... all we are saying is give peace a chance..... @ASL @Angry Duck.... @Brethren n Sisteren.... stay safe.... Mmmmm bopbop bop bop.....
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Browns .... NO TRADE. Too many other needs to mortgage the future on mariota. He will be a very good QB I'm sure but he can't play D nor catch the ball. RnR HOF is very cool. I have not been there in a few years...long drive from Texas. Browns game day experience IS a blast. Imagine how cool it will be when they start winning (Insert joke about hell freezing over). I remember that game. Watched it a sports bar here in DFW. P***ed me off when Bs dropped INT in late Q4 then Eagles scored. Another example of the Browns almost always almost win.
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Go to ticket Exchange on forums tickets offered. a guy wants to trade his 7/4 for California
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draft day : Can't believe how it must feel to have your team just hope to find a way to win , my team wins cause they do what ever they have to do to winfix balls trick plays tape practice draft killers Does not matter to us we do all we have to do to win lol. Truly we have a great coach and the best QB with the hottest wife . You guys just hate us cause we win win win
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First off a big So glad you made it... Welcome Steve.... So the month of April comes to a close... Coffee is on .... the Apple watch is found to be defective....whaa? And now the suns coming up, riding with Lady Luck.... Freeway cars and trucks... Time to hit the mines.... Have a grate day y'all....
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Yes it is a good morning! , I'm still above ground!! sorry to hear about Apple watch,.Aside from that, I hope everyone's day goes well. It's Hammer swinging time for me,.. then off to see my daughter play guitar and sing at her High School Talent Competition...I think she's doing something by Ed Sheeran, or possibly Nicki Bluhm and The Gramblers. Time to Charge up the camcorder and get a coffeee infusion,...HI HO,..Hi Ho,....
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One Watch by Day A changeable morning here in St Pete. A little bit of sky, a little bit of clouds, a splatter of rain drops here and there, a west wind blowing. I hope Spring has Sprung for the all of we Sunshine Daydreamers. Summer is coming up fast, so it's high time to put on a Let it Grow and listen to the music play. 59 days to Santa Clara 65 days to Chicago We have cracked the 50's seal. P.S. Patch those sails and shine those rails.
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Ordered t-shirts last night. One for me, one for my son, and one for what I don't know yet. I have to wait a lot less time than everyone else to get mine mailed. :P.
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I don't hate you...just really, really envy you. Browns had Belichick years ago and you could tell he was going to eb good. Media and many fans hated him, but was/is good.
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Having grown up in NYC and watching the Jets, then living in Buffalo for 36 years and bleeding red white and blue....I have hated many teams, none as much as the Pats..with that said....I wish The hoodie was our coach and Brady our QB....Road king you have one hell of a franchise up there and while watching the Super bowl in Maui with Seahawk fans I was in awe of your teams victory.... Congrats and glad you are one of us! Can't wait for fall!
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at least Bills got to the Super Bowl several times. Losing in the SB is not being a loser, said the disconsolate Browns fan, about to witness another mangled draft.
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All I can say is: The EAGLES filled the sky... GO BIRDS !!!!! And rrrrrgrrrrr, even you could have ran that ball in from the 1/2 yard line for the ring - what a Pats gift !!! WTF were you in awe of, their luck? No wonder they changed your area code to 0-4-4. (but you know I love ya man as you are my brother from another mother)
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Football has none.
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Your reasons are just, your actions are equally bad. Baltimore riots, you suck.
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I recall, many moons ago, the Boston Patriots, and man did they suck!!! Growing up in Buffalo with a father that hailed from Boston we would go to the home games, and for the longest time the patsies were woeful. Their time will come. Go Bills.