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    So 80 shows are only 3.46% of the total number of shows. So 3.46% of 6,594.9 hours of music comes out to 228.2 hours of music or 9 1/2 days of goin down the road feeling bad. Considering Swannie needs to sleep 8 hours a day and lay in a field staring at the sky Sunshine Daydreaming 4 hours a day, the music will never stop for 19 days! Okay, it's gonna take longer the that to travel from Timbuktu by hot air balloon. WE NEED MORE SHOWS!
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    The Grateful Dead performed 2314 shows from 5/5/65 til 7/9/15 with an average duration of 2 hours and 51 minutes excluding noodling tuning set breaks take a step backs and getting everything just exactly perfect.... That figures out to 395,694 minutes or 6594.9 hours of continuous music... Get a humping Swannie! Morning Totes
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    Okay, he might need to take a hot air balloon part of the way from Timbuktu.......That makes things a bit more complicated. I hope he has a good tail wind.
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    I just provided the question in my edit. lol!!!
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    A day off from the countdown,
    means 2 more days closer to the shows! 5 weeks, 4 days, and 14 hours until Santa Clara! 6 weeks, 3 days, 12 hours until showtime in Chicago! If MadSwan starts humping to the shows a day early (meaning he needs to wear his humping pants today), can he listen to all those shows? Some would say, "Yes, but only if we convert all them there flacs to mp3 so they fit on an iphone." LOL, and they're probably right! This is like one of those math problems I always got wrong in school. If MadSwan has 80 shows and needs to walk from Timbuktu to Santa Clara, how many days until he runs out of Jerry if he walks at 5 mph? Four questions: 1) who is doing the math to see how many days of music that is, 2) how much 'space' is needed to fit all the shows on one portable listening apparatus?, 3) If the bus comes by, will you get on?, and 4) How much wood could a woodchuck chuck, if a woodchuck could chuck wood? Yous y'all had better start Patchin' those sails and Shinin' those rails!
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    TY brother !! I was wondering what happened to you and the countdown yesterday. I think there's a app on my iPhone to calculate Swan's required walking speed for his journey - brb with the answer :-) Greets from San Fran !!
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    If the Daydreamers crack this egg of a forum before it hatches, do we all get stuffed Dead50 bear or something as a carnival prize?
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    Perhaps you can hoof it ala Forrest Gump...wear your Walkman If you leave this weekend you'll make it in time....it will also afford you the ability to listen to each show chronologically from 5/5/65 through 7/9/95....
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    GDTRFB :-)
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    I'm canceling my flight to Santa Clara
    I've taken a hard cold look at the factsLooked at the numbers Seriously weighed the time I would need to commit And I just can't make it work. There's just no way to listen to 80+ shows in that amount of time. I'm gonna have to drive from Maryland. Slowly. Thank you gracious donars.
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Submitted by BobLoblaw on Thu, 05/14/2015 - 10:03

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Talk amongst yourselves. I'll give you a topic. Peanut butter is neither a peanut nor buttah. Discuss. Mines. Music. Oreos. Peace, rrrrgrrrr. I wish Scotty could beam me to Maryland as well.
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Submitted by Boo469 on Thu, 05/14/2015 - 10:33

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that smoke Before consuming the oreos, as a great man once said, even a lunchcart hamburger tastes good after tea...
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Submitted by _ on Thu, 05/14/2015 - 11:45

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How you my man? The Buff breezes are blowing fine here, how is Rachacha.....? Be careful.... smoke gets in your eyes.... I miss Jerome Kern and Garcia......
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Submitted by Boo469 on Thu, 05/14/2015 - 10:44

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warming up nicely, and my Truckin' up to Buffalo, party at the Ralph, is on the truck for delivery, might have to slip on a new shirt and have a listen. On a side note, monkeys on ex. are up for the first party in the park in june......
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Submitted by _ on Thu, 05/14/2015 - 10:48

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where those New York girls know what to do..... dates and times welcome..... Social calendar filling up......
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Submitted by Boo469 on Thu, 05/14/2015 - 10:48

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where do you get Kern n? Jerry's middle name is John, and, darn it, I miss him every day"Jerome John "Jerry" Garcia was an American musician best known for his lead guitar work, singing and songwriting with the band the Grateful Dead, which came to prominence during the counterculture era. Wikipedia"
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Submitted by _ on Thu, 05/14/2015 - 10:52

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Jerome Kern whom Jerome John Garcia was named after..... verklempt again..... Free association is a bitch sometimes..... And I know....
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Submitted by Roadking on Thu, 05/14/2015 - 13:00

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Zappa was one of the best , he was my hero and I always want to ride pygmy ponies and raise dental floss , tell me with the right setting sun you could not see yourself riding the range
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Submitted by Totem on Thu, 05/14/2015 - 19:34

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The Wheel (Phil)Uncle John's Band (Phil) Standing on the Moon ( ? ) Liberty (Barraco?) Get Out of My Life (Allen Toissant) Shady Grove (David Grisman, Sam Bush...) Roadrunner (Frampton) Deal (Buddy Miller) Sugaree (Jorma) The Harder They Come (Cliff) Fire on Mountain (Weir, Hart, Cliff) Help on the Way Franklins Tower Scarlet Begonias (Bisco Discuits with Uncle Billy) I Know You Rider (Disco Biscuits and Billy) Loser (moe) St. Stephen (O.A.R.) NFA - Bertha(Los Lobos) BEW (Trampled by Turtles) Shakedown Street (Yonder) Days Between (Weir)
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Submitted by _ on Thu, 05/14/2015 - 17:02

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Nice.... Thanks for the heads up totes..... Wonky connection here.... I will rely on your closed captioning depiction.... carry on Marcel Marceau...... addendum..... back in the saddle again..... response to video feed.....hoochie mama....
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Submitted by KristineD on Thu, 05/14/2015 - 17:27

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Fire on the mountain ! Oh, thank you thank you thank you i love you totem!
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Submitted by KristineD on Thu, 05/14/2015 - 17:33

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it was nice while it lasted. thanks for the teaser!
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Submitted by Totem on Thu, 05/14/2015 - 17:41

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Things started getting hot with Jorma, then Jimmy Cliff. Sugaree and Harder they Come were great. Second set should be rockin.
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Submitted by KristineD on Thu, 05/14/2015 - 17:49

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it comes and goes. got an audio connection now, but sounds like intermission. Ah, here we go! A little help forthcoming... and some nice red wine. ...and, lights out! totem, i love you man! haha! the volume gauge on rippleish's site goes to 11. roll away!
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Submitted by _ on Thu, 05/14/2015 - 17:45

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patience..... the video went south.... Audio not bad.... this feeds my Jerry jones..... Not the Cowboys owner.....
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Submitted by _ on Thu, 05/14/2015 - 17:47

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Let it flow like a river.... very nice stream.....
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Submitted by KristineD on Thu, 05/14/2015 - 18:05

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You know, I find there are some advantages to watching a show from the comfort of one's home.
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Submitted by KristineD on Thu, 05/14/2015 - 18:11

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that curly haired guy standing stone still. That's how my honey is at a show -- say's he's dancin' in his head. And the avatar on the Ghost Network page is hilarious!
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Submitted by _ on Thu, 05/14/2015 - 18:21

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If I had a gun for every ace that I'd have drawn.... This must be heaven man....and kat.... ...love me some moe. They used to play at Broadway Joes on Main Street in da Buff..... But I digress...
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Submitted by _ on Thu, 05/14/2015 - 18:31

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Missing Jerry....but not so much for the moment.... It's downside up here in da Buff....
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Submitted by Totem on Thu, 05/14/2015 - 18:30

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lol. as soon as I saw the pocket coming, I was outta there!
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Submitted by KristineD on Thu, 05/14/2015 - 18:39

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Back in the 80's, my dad took the entire video of my brother's wedding with the camera upside down. The last thing on the recording is his grumbly baritone growling ... "godammit, you mean I've had this fucking thing..." One of my life's true precious memories. Man oh man, I miss that man.
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Submitted by _ on Thu, 05/14/2015 - 18:38

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Sore subject here.... Both died recently.... Cherish them, remember them, forgive them if you must..... For we become them.... Just look in the mirror....
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Submitted by KristineD on Thu, 05/14/2015 - 18:43

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Ah, Rich. I'm so sorry. My sympathy comes from the very bottom of my heart.
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Submitted by _ on Thu, 05/14/2015 - 18:49

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Sad thing is in my successful yet twisted life...I miss Jerry more... Missing Jerry is my metaphor for missing all I have lost....... It's a sickness... But.can't wait for Chicago Katwoman.... Los Lobos.... Bertha.... Dressed myself in green.... I miss Jerry.....
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Submitted by DevilsFriend on Thu, 05/14/2015 - 18:50

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Kreutzmann is singing books on Sunday at Barnes & Noble in Skokie
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Submitted by DevilsFriend on Thu, 05/14/2015 - 18:52

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Sorry Bro. Music heals.
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Submitted by _ on Thu, 05/14/2015 - 19:14

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Ran into a rainstorm.... Not a drop on me..... I had to move...... Thanks #88 Gone are the days...... Yonder Moutain doing Shakedown?
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Submitted by Totem on Thu, 05/14/2015 - 19:19

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.Did I miss anything between Bertha and Shakedown. when i hear Yonder fiddle my brain makes me smell weed. I have no explanation for it. Ally roks.
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Submitted by Totem on Thu, 05/14/2015 - 19:32

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I'll have to pull a good aud of this tomorrow to listen to over yardwork over the weekend. I just Pre ordered the new Yonder Mountain vinyl yesterday. I'm having fun showing my kids records. Tonight I was showing them the first album I ever bought, The Wall. Many albums are missing, but I still have the first one.
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Submitted by KristineD on Thu, 05/14/2015 - 20:32

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good night rrrgggrrr and company, good morning dear stella.
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Submitted by Klangstone on Thu, 05/14/2015 - 23:09

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Youngster! I think my first LP was Out of the Blue by ELO, or was it Capt Fantastic by Elton? Probably Elton John, I think it came out in '73-74 (I was 9-10 yrs old).
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Submitted by Klangstone on Thu, 05/14/2015 - 23:11

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R.I.P. B.B. King! I was lucky to get to see him about 10 years ago with Buddy Guy warming up. BB sat the whole time while he played but put on a great show. A true blues legend...
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Submitted by truckineric on Thu, 05/14/2015 - 23:22

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I saw BB King at the Memorial Auditorium in Sacramento about 16 years ago. Great show.Great man. RIP Mr. King
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Submitted by StellaMoon on Fri, 05/15/2015 - 00:30

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And goodnight, dear B.B. Thank you for the music. It's nice to think of everyone communing together in person and remotely over the Dear Jerry fest while I was at work doing the deal. Sorry for the loss of the Blues great. It's just that Wheel. So. Here's to all our safe passage to Chicago and beyond. It will be great while it lasts <3 Boo I hope to see some of those monkeys in June. Hope they have a place to play! Sounds like there's nothing but nothing near SC. Big sigh. :) I have a gray-eyed cat snuggled up to me as I say goodnight with my brown eyes. Another two hours before rrgrr and Tonytone are up but... I think we've had enough of a day, que no? It's been a big full day. Night dreamerz... Sweetest of dreamzzz.