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    Hey, I hope things are warming up for y'ous all (or is that all y'all, this southern thing gets confusing). I used to hail from your parts and went to college up there. It is slightly warmer where I'm at now.
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    If Napoleon was right when he said that armies (including peaceful ones like Sunshine Daydreamers) travel on their stomachs, and if you can trust an out-of-towner, especially one from Texiz, here's an option that's 2.5 miles/5 minutes from Soldier Field that according to today's issue of USA Today offers the "Best Sandwich in the World": http://ftw.usatoday.com/2015/03/ricobenes-chicago-best-sandwich-in-the-… http://www.ricobenespizza.com/#!location-and-contact-info/c66t
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    So glad you made it brother! Summertime come and gone my oh my oh my!!!!
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    Hotel...motel...Holiday Inn
    Me n LainieBear got a roof over our heads
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    Only 102 days until showtime! Patch those sails and shine those rails!
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    so glad you made it...
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    Tom Hanlon - and everyone who's made it here so far and everyone to come... Perhaps Tom Wolfe put it slightly right (as right as words can be). I can't find the quote I'm thinking of right now, but here's one somewhat in the same (grant) ballpark. “The Pranksters never talked about synchronicity by name, but they were more and more attuned to the principle. Obviously, according to this principle, man does not have free will. There is no use in his indulging in a lifelong competition to change the structure of the little environment he seems to be trapped in. But one could see the larger pattern and move with it - Go with the flow! - and accept it and rise above one's immediate environment and even alter it by accepting the larger pattern and growing with it.” ― Tom Wolfe, The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test Alright I don't live on the East Coast like tfonts - I have no excuse (except I like the witching hours and I work a lot of nights) Nightzzz all :)
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    ....so glad you made it.... Have a grate Monday to all us Daydreamers.... Walk me out in the morning dew.... Still waiting to see that Trey ink.....in honor of his 50th birthday.... :-) good luck tfonts....
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    What a way to start a day :-)
    I'm lovin' my peeps here !! Morning all and TY for such wonderful posts. And alas, your humble correspondent will be sending out Vol. V update this morning with important info needed so head's-up for that. Make it a great day and a great week, all !! ps - I'll try to shoot you a pic of my new tatt today (the SYF 50th logo). My artist is making a house call today @ 10am. But those with ink know that first pic might require a "parental warning" an if so, I may wait a month :-)
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    The deal so far...and something else
    Okay, Here's the Deal So Far on our Birthday Weekend, subject to change in a few hours, so pay attention...you in the back, tone down the drums for a bit...thanks... Hi campers and camperettes, cats, and catettes, We are the Sunshine Daydreamers. Thanks to rgergelis, his Karma and his just all-around coolness and welcome smile, and Marye for her spot-on attentiveness to all-that-is-right, we now have this portal in cyberspace. Pretty cool, huh, pull up a chair, or stool, or carpet, join us and hop on this magic bus as we head for Chicago. For the un-initiated,and as a bit of history, Tfonts gathered a bunch of names over the past days, from folks going to or planning on being in Chicago, got them in on an email, sent out an email blast and all sorts of stuff happened...it kind-of exploded into 15-20 conversations on whowhatwhenwhere and how to have a picnic. Apparently, we can't just show up with a checkered tablecloth and some fried chicken and call it good. Thank God, for that would be way too plebeian and droll. So committees were formed, officers were elected,t-shirts and coffee mugs were designed, tasks were delegated, and we now have have meetings, we follow Roberts Rules of Order, and even have donuts. NOT!!!...but we did agree on a name, Sunshine Daydreamers. And some other stuff, like a T-shirt which is in the works. It's not too late to get in on a t-shirt, so do your homework and notify the responsible person for that. Things are fluid, we are all partying and listening to righteous tunes, you are included if you are going and are kind, and we may meet and hang out in one OR ALL OF three places, as follows: 1) A pub/hotel bar south of Soldiers Field 2) A pub/hotel bar north of Soldiers Field 3) Somewhere close to the fountain in downtown Grant Park for a Grand Hug-and-Meet-and Greet, maybe at high noon on Saturday and maybe someone can bring a camera and take a picture or sumpin'. 4) An ongoing meet and hang out spot (near #3) that will be a central gathering all weekend long, starting around noon on Friday and running till whenever on Sunday. It could be a great place for a rendezvous; to touch bases, get a plan, and party on before (during) or after the show, as you stroll thru to other hot spots that may grab your attention. Anyhow, that's it in a large nutshell. If you have an idea, or a plan, or a suggestion, or a comment, or a cold beer, OR A TICKET by all means, share. Stay tuned for further announcements...here and elsewhere, from those that are in the know, or from those who are telling us what we need to know, or from you, who has a brilliant idea and JUST KNOW it will be the perfect addition to our Grand Picnic and Show...please share, your comments are welcome. Still waiting for someone to make us our all access laminates, btw...and still waiting for a mascot... Remember friends at the end, as always, it's about the journey: the life, the love, the planning, the music, the vibes, the family, the experiences and the memories...so live large, plan grand, love without end and go for it! One last thing, as Tom right below said, we are and have "That Something Else"...dream it, say it, prove it...and Let There be Songs..To Fill the Air. cheers, geo
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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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that smoke Before consuming the oreos, as a great man once said, even a lunchcart hamburger tastes good after tea...
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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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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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where those New York girls know what to do..... dates and times welcome..... Social calendar filling up......
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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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Jerome Kern whom Jerome John Garcia was named after..... verklempt again..... Free association is a bitch sometimes..... And I know....
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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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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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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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Fire on the mountain ! Oh, thank you thank you thank you i love you totem!
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it was nice while it lasted. thanks for the teaser!
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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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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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patience..... the video went south.... Audio not bad.... this feeds my Jerry jones..... Not the Cowboys owner.....
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Let it flow like a river.... very nice stream.....
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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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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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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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Missing Jerry....but not so much for the moment.... It's downside up here in da Buff....
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lol. as soon as I saw the pocket coming, I was outta there!
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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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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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Ah, Rich. I'm so sorry. My sympathy comes from the very bottom of my heart.
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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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Kreutzmann is singing books on Sunday at Barnes & Noble in Skokie
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Sorry Bro. Music heals.
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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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.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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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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good night rrrgggrrr and company, good morning dear stella.
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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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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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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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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.