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  • KristineD
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    the rest of it is so freakin' weird, we'll just close with the weirdest of it...softly. When all else fails We can whip the horse's eyes And make them sleep And cry I really am logging off now! :-)
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    Here comes old Rosie she's looking mighty fine Here comes hot Nancy she's steppin' right on time There go the street lights bringin on the night Here come the men faces hidden from the light All through the shadows they come and they go With only one thing in common They got the fire down below Here comes the rich man in his big long limousine Here comes the poor man all you got to have is green Here comes the banker and the lawyer and the cop One thing for certain it ain't never gonna stop When it all gets too heavy That's when they come and go With only one thing in common They got the fire down below It happens out in Vegas happens in Moline On the blue blood streets of Boston Up in Berkeley and out in Queens And it went on yesterday and it's going on tonight Somewhere there's somebody ain't treatin' somebody right And he's looking out for Rosie and she's looking mighty fine And he's walking the streets for Nancy And he'll find her everytime When the street light flicker bringing on the night Well they'll be slipping into darkness slipping out of sight All through the midnight Watch 'em come and watch 'em go With only one thing in common They got the fire down below
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    We don't need no stinkin' room..... We got ba dus...... Cmon baby take a chance with us.... This is the end Beautiful friend This is the end My only friend, the end Of our elaborate plans, the end Of everything that stands, the end No safety or surprise, the end I'll never look into your eyes...again Can you picture what will be So limitless and free Desperately in need...of some...stranger's hand In a...desperate land Lost in a Roman...wilderness of pain And all the children are insane All the children are insane Waiting for the summer rain, yeah There's danger on the edge of town Ride the King's highway, baby Weird scenes inside the gold mine Ride the highway west, baby Ride the snake, ride the snake To the lake, the ancient lake, baby The snake is long, seven miles Ride the snake...he's old, and his skin is cold The west is the best The west is the best Get here, and we'll do the rest The blue bus is callin' us The blue bus is callin' us Driver, where you taken' us The killer awoke before dawn, he put his boots on He took a face from the ancient gallery And he walked on down the hall He went into the room where his sister lived, and...then he Paid a visit to his brother, and then he He walked on down the hall, and And he came to a door...and he looked inside Father, yes son, I want to kill you Mother...I want to...fuck you C'mon baby, take a chance with us C'mon baby, take a chance with us C'mon baby, take a chance with us And meet me at the back of the blue bus Doin' a blue rock On a blue bus Doin' a blue rock C'mon, yeah Kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill This is the end Beautiful friend This is the end My only friend, the end It hurts to set you free But you'll never follow me The end of laughter and soft lies The end of nights we tried to die This is the end
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    Mama told me when I was young Come sit beside me, my only son And listen closely to what I say. And if you do this It will help you some sunny day. Take your time... Don't live too fast, Troubles will come and they will pass. Go find a woman and you'll find love, And don't forget son, There is someone up above. [Chorus:] And be a simple kind of man. Be something you love and understand. Baby, be a simple kind of man. Oh won't you do this for me son, If you can? Forget your lust for the rich man's gold All that you need is in your soul, And you can do this if you try. All that I want for you my son, Is to be satisfied. [Chorus] Boy, don't you worry. You'll find yourself. Follow your heart, And nothing else. You can do this, If you try. All that I want for you my son, Is to be satisfied. [Chorus] Baby, be a simple, be a simple man Oh, be something you love and understand Baby, be a simple kind of man
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    Well you're dirty and sweet, clad in blackDon't look back and I love you You're dirty and sweet, oh yeah Well you're slim and you're weak You've got the teeth of a hydra upon you You're dirty sweet and you're my girl. Chorus: Get it on, bang the gong , get it on Get it on, bang the gong, get it on You're built like a car, you've got a hub cap diamond star halo You're built like a car, oh yeah You're an untamed youth that's the truth with your cloak full of eagles You're dirty sweet and you're my girl. how bout we all get a room.....
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    My baby she may not a-lookLike one of those bunnies out of a Playboy Club But she got somethin' much greater than gold Crazy 'bout that girl 'cause she got so much soul I said she got the kind of lovin' Kissin' and a-huggin' Sure is mellow Glad that I'm her fellow and I know That she knocks me off my feet Have mercy on me 'Cause she knocks me off my feet There is no girl in the whole world That can love me like you do My baby when she walks by All the fellows go, ooooooo, and I know why It's simply 'cause that girl she looks so fine And if she ever leaves me I would lose my mind She got the kind of lovin' Kissin' and a-huggin' Sure is mellow Glad that I'm her fellow and I know That she knocks me off my feet Have mercy on me 'Cause she knocks me off my feet, hey There is no girl in the whole world That can love me like you do Yeah, everybody in the neighborhood Will testify that my girl she looks so good And she's so fine She'd give eyesight to the blind And if she ever leaves me I would lose my mind She got the kind of lovin' Kissin' and a-huggin' Sure is mellow Glad that I'm her fellow and I know That she knocks me off my feet Have mercy on me 'Cause she knocks me off my feet There is no girl in the whole world That can love me like you do Baby, yeah, you got that soulful feel Yeah, it's all right Mercy, mercy g'night from those true sons of Chicgoland, The Buckinghams... have a good weekend, y'all
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    Well, its 8 o'clock in Boise, Idaho I'll find my limo driver Mister, take us to the show I done made some plans for later on tonight I'll find a little queen And I know I can treat her right. [Chorus] What's your name, little girl? What's your name? Shootin' you straight, little girl? Won't you do the same?. Back at the hotel Lord we got such a mess It seems that one of the crew Had a go with one of the guests, oh yes Well, the police said we can't drink in the bar What a shame Won't you come upstairs girl And have a drink of champagne What's your name, little girl? What's your name? Shootin' you straight, little girl? For there ain't no shame. [Chorus] [Chorus] 9 o'clock the next day And I'm ready to go I got six hundred miles to ride To do one more show, oh no Can I get you a taxi home It sure was grand When I come back here next year I wanna see you again What was your name, little girl? What's your name? Shootin' you straight, little girl? Well there ain't no shame What was your name, little girl? What's your name? Shootin' you straight, little girl? Won't you do the same? That's right it's Miami or Ellie Mae....but I prefer Holly.....
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    I was cutting the rug Down at a place called The Jug With a girl named Linda Lu When in walked a man With a gun in his hand And he was looking for you know who. He said, "Hey there fellow, With the hair colored yellow, Watcha tryin' to prove? 'Cause that's my woman there And I'm a man who cares And this might be all for you." I was scared and fearing for my life. I was shakin' like a leaf on a tree. 'Cause he was lean, mean, Big and bad, Lord, Pointin' that gun at me. I said, "Wait a minute, mister, I didn't even kiss her. Don't want no trouble with you. And I know you don't owe me But I wish you'd let me Ask one favor from you." [Chorus] "Won't you give me three steps, Gimme three steps mister, Gimme three steps towards the door? Gimme three steps Gimme three steps mister, And you'll never see me no more." Well the crowd cleared away And I began to pray As the water fell on the floor. And I'm telling you son, Well, it ain't no fun Staring straight down a forty-four. Well he turned and screamed at Linda Lu And that's the break I was looking for. And you could hear me screaming a mile away As I was headed out towards the door yes, please...
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    damn girl.... Ronnie Van Zant..RIP.... talk about a band who made a deal with the Devil..... Shoulda asked the Lord above for Mercy..... Take me if you please....
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    Hey buddy, I agree. I am a changed person as well. I met up with you folks to try to get a taste of the vibe and I got a whole soul full! Those talking trash obviously are not as attune to the cosmic vibrations reverberating through Chicago that weekend as we. Well I used to wake the mornin' Before the rooster crowed Searchin' for soda bottles To get myself some dough Brought 'em down to the corner Down to the country store Cash 'em in and give my money To a man named Curtis Lowe [Verse 2] Old Curt was a black man With white curly hair When he had a fifth of wine He did not have a care He used to own an old Dobro Used to play across his knee I'd give old Curt my money He'd play all day for me [Chorus] Play me a song Curtis Lowe, Curtis Lowe Well I got your drinkin' money Tune up your Dobro People said he was a'useless Them people all were fools 'Cause Curtis Lowe was the finest picker To ever play the blues [Verse 3] Well he looked to be 60 Maybe I was 10 Momma used to whoop me But I'd go see him again I'd clap my hands, stomp my feet Tryin' to stay in time Well he'd play me a song or two Then take another drink of wine [Chorus] Play me a song Curtis Lowe, Curtis Lowe Well I got your drinkin' money Tune up your Dobro People said he was a'useless Them people all were fools 'Cause Curtis Lowe was the finest picker To ever play the blues [Verse 4] On the day old Curtis died Nobody came to pray Old preacher said some words And they chucked him in the clay Well he lived a lifetime Playin' the black man's blues And on the day he lost his life That's all he had to lose [Chorus w/alternate ending] Play me a song Curtis Lowe, yeah Curtis Lowe I wish that you was here So everyone would know People said you was a'useless But them people all were fools 'Cuz Curtis your the finest picker To ever play the blues
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Just checking in for the first time this day I am moved by graceful's comments and others' as well. I am generally not a "joiner" but I'm am so grateful I signed up for this ride with this group.
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Monday morning you sure look fine.... Coffee is on.... we dig, dig, dig, dig in a mine... rrrrrgrrrrr gonzo....
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Good Morning all and thanks for getting us to this waypoint so nicely. We got us a fine dusbriving coolhead, a leader who knows how to lead, a timekeeper with up-to-the-second accuracy, rounded to the nearest day, and a whole passel of riders who know how the songs go. Hope your coffee is just right, the son shines down on you, and all your music is crispo and clear. Ice cream,? Why thank you, I like Jerry's Cherry Garcia...miss him tho.. Hey you twiddling with the knobs, could you turn up the bass a bit? Thankee kindly... Ahhh...this is the life. g
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That was a very graceful post!
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Friday I got travelin' on my mind. First you love me, then you get on down the line. I don't mind... Just Klowning around this fine Monday mornin'.
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On a Monday to catch up on the weekend emails (I can't do this 7 days) and now I'm all verklempt,, pass the joe please while I compose myself.....
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It may come to pass that things get a bit clunky with this many posts in a thread, and at some point we might want to launch SSDD 2.0. Or 1.1. Or whatever release number seems appropriate. Lemme know.
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check your PM please
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Thanks, Marye....you're at command and control central so just let us know, please. Right now, it seems, like things are processing pretty fine. Everyone agree?
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fo shizzle.... marye as Mr Fonts said....you feel free to call the shots here...we are ever so thankful for the playpen you provided our travelin band of bozos....and bolos.... speaking of Bozo.... Have you looked in the mirror lately? Mr.Mayor you had some work done I see..... Remind me not to see your cosmetic surgeon..... ;-) ouch.....
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Slow down this dus at the next dusstop, I hopped off to search out some Chicago ducats, I'm dusty and tired and need to rest, my dogs are barking and I need to set for a spellstrawberry rhubarb pie this evening, lil dab of ice cream if you please
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And you know who you are.... Strawberry Rhubarb pie.... Can't slow down and it's too late to stop now, hop out, I will circle back around after walking Sgt Pupper, and thanks to Zeke he has the hots for one Madamoiselle Nobs..... I was in the kitchen, Seamus that's the dog was outside....... Owwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww! Werewolves of London...... Draw blood..... I miss Richard Wright.... mmmmbop bop, bop bop..... ooooh ice cream....and I know.
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with the tech folks. I may be worrying about an issue that went away in the '90s.
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Just pm me if we need to change buses...midstream......I will be sure the sheep remain inside their pens....love Peter Gabriel..... thanks kid..... rrrrrgrrrrr back to the mines....
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rrrrgrrr have you tried the yueng ling ice cream? I recommend black and tan, dark chocolate and salted carmel ice cream.........
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.....big words there.... That's..... SuperSoCalisurrealisticpillowexpialidocious......... it's a scrabble word.... 9 gazillion points on the triple word square....
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@ Wegmans, quarts only, they have 4 or 5 flavors, forget them. Black and Tan!
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He's my pimp.... On it like black on tan...... Western NY humor here...bear with us.... Thanks Boo Boo my affair with The Oreo has ended... @jeopardy .... Name that movie in the form of a question .... Goddamned Ape ate all my Oreos....
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Hey, how did you get your avatar to animate?
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You gotta jiggle it a little....that's what Jack Klompus would say.... Search the net for animated avatars....save one and text it to yourself...if it animates, it can be uploaded here and it will animate...or as marye said far in the future, see next post...you can create one, unfortunately I am not that gifted....hence my 2D Grateful bear.... Sorry my response teleported into the past.....
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you can make animated gifs, and they seem to work as avatars, at least if you don't go too nuts.
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...with Jesus and John Wayne.... ....I was waiting on a chariot, they were waiting on a train.... the sky was full of carrion "I'll take the mazuma" said Jesus to Marion "That's the 3:10 to Yuma" Coffee is on..... Happy Tuesday.... ....my ride's here...
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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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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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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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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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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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I just provided the question in my edit. lol!!!
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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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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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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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Everyone can use some good tail and more music..... Talk amongst yourselves....
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.....6594.9 hours of music.... Gonna go back to live archive.... And listen sequentially.... Kinda like the Bible on acid
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Put on some of that Legion of Mary in the coffee house. Let's roll the FLAC for crispy Tuesday morning joe. That's some great sounding betnikky stuff to start anyone's day. Cheers Marye, grab a cup!
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Step right up, step right up... Guess your weight within 10# and birthday within 3 months for only $10..... Can't stop laughing.....maybe you can help animate Mr Mayor... (You are messing with my mind brother....and I like it) Love you Totes..... To all who missed the opportunity.....que sera sera..... What will Bee will Bee Back to business.... you didn't hear? the grand prize ifor breakin' eggs is a Mayor Klangstone Bobblehead..... The Good Samaritan he's dressing, he's getting ready for the show.... He's going down to the Carnival tonight on Desolation Row.....
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hmmmm...that is 275 days...just about 9 months...or the typical human gestation...I guess you could say Grateful Dead have given birth to something.or in the case of many of us...is it "jest-ation"?
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I ain't clowning around here.... But I venture to guess that we are the fruits of all that hard labor....
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Coffee good. MadSwan I get it. Hopefully I get to go to all 5 shows - but I've been doing the math on how many tacos I'd have to sell and with the days getting shorter - it's a lot!!!
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I wonder how many tacos can be laid end to end around Soldier Field.
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depends, soft shell or hard shell?
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Soft - always soft for eating. But for math, let's say hard shell? I like hard shell for vintage family get togethers though.
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Hey. I've been intermittently MIA on here and the email threads. I am endeavoring to get all caught up, and update our intrepid leader on all things SD: tickets, itinerary, and all of the things. And respond where requested and where there is otherwise light or dark that I can contribute to or help with... I am also getting more serious about shining rails and patching sails, so sometimes it takes me a minute!! Love to all.
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Makes soft and hard shell tacos better..... Acquired taste.....add Greek yogurt to the mix....smooth....
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you can tripe mine
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Gonna boogie my scruples away!!!! It's a hype face boogie....