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  • SoCalDeadFan
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    our train bound brothers and sisters
    hey everyone- earliest to expect comms from al and miss moon about 4am mt. somebody pass that briver some cocaine please. 9 hours late and it just keeps slowing. gob ps - james, francis and miss moon i think they would get a kick out of hearing from you all. peace gob
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    Hey now welcome aboard... I know you miss Jerry. We do too! I'm Ellie Mae aka Miami aka Holly, it's my pleasure to welcome you aboard dis dus and to our merry band of pranksters. We're on the last leg of this journey and my what a long strange trip its been! Hang on tight you're in for a wild ride! Woo! Slow ride, take it easy Slow ride, take it easy Slow ride, take it easy Slow ride, take it easy I'm in the mood The rhythm is right Move to the music We can roll all night Oooh slow ride Oooh Slow ride, take it easy Slow ride, take it easy Slow down, go down, got to get your lovin' one more time Hold me, roll me, slow ridin' woman you're so fine Woo! I'm in the mood The rhythm is right Move to the music We can roll all night Oooh Slow ride, take it easy Slow ride, take it easy Slow down, go down, got to get your lovin' one more time Hold me, roll me, slow ridin' woman you're so fine Slow ride, easy, slow ride, sleazy Slow ride, easy, slow ride, sleazy Slow down, go down, got to get your lovin' one more time Hold me, roll me, slow ridin' woman you're so fine Slow ride, take it easy Slow ride, take it easy Slow down Go down Slow down Go down Come on, baby Take a slow ride with me Come on, baby Take a slow ride Oh, feel good Mmmm, feels so good I like it, yeah I feel good Oh, I feel all right You know the rhythm is right You know the rhythm is right We've got to rock all night We've got to rock all night You know the rhythm is right We've got to rock all night You know the rhythm is right We've got to rock all night You know the rhythm is right Woah, come all night
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    Report from the Train
    The report, like the train will be delayed. Casey Jones is not at the wheel. They are currently 9 hours behind schedule. They are losing time with every update. Talked to Al briefly. Conductor told him no signal for next few hours. He will try to post something in the a.m. Goodnite all, gob
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    THANK YOU MR. DUS BRIVER !!!
    Bar none, best behind the wheel in the entire fleet, baby !!! And thank you fellow Sunshine Daydreamer's - we're wheels-up @ 9am !!! AND THANK YOU ELVIS FOR AN INCREDIBLE WEDNESDAY EVENING MIRACLE :-) Safe, safe travels to all - next stop, FARE THEE WELL !!!!!
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    Meet me on the Battlefront
    Meet de boys on the battlefrontWhere the Wild Tchoupitoulas gonna stomp some rump Stanley says Auf Wiedersehen to you, and you and you!
  • SoCalDeadFan
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    James and Stella are leaving Grand Junction, CO. A report from the train will follow shortly. gob
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    Sweets ain't my thang....black or else wise...Cut my teeth on hardship and pain.... Always room on ba dus...and the timing is perfect.... I'm hopping off....got my papers...heading out to meet the boys on the battlefront... You're in good hands with Ellie Mae...met my match and then some kid.....and Happy Birthday.... Hear her coffee making skills are to die for..... Stanley and Sarge will spin the tunes.... Thank you all for a great ride.... For the final time, this is my song, and this songs for you....... You know who you are.....all of you....even Dave.....sorry brother.... Sarge....hit me..... (All children) There's a sad sort of clanging From the clock in the hall And the bells in the steeple, too And up in the nursery An absurd little bird Is popping out to say coo-coo (Coo-coo, coo-coo) (Brigitta, Gretel, Marta) (Fredrick, Leisel, Kurt, Louisa) coo-coo Regretfully they tell us coo-coo But firmly they compel us to say good bye coo-coo (All) To you (Children) So long, farewell Auf Wiedersehen, goodnight (Marta) I hate to go and leave this pretty sight (Children) So long, farewell Auf Wiedersehen, adieu (Fredrick) Adieu, adieu To you and you and you (Children) So long, farewell Au revoir, Auf Weidersehen (Leisel) I'd like to stay And taste my first champagne (talking to the captain) yes? (Captain) no! (children) So long, farewell Auf Weidersehen, goodbye (Kurt) I leave and heave A sigh and say goodbye Goodbye (Brigitta) I'm glad to go I cannot tell a lie (Louisa) I flit, I float I fleetly flee, I fly (Gretel) The sun has gone To bed and so must I (Children)So long, farewell Auf Weidersehen, goodbye Goodbye Goodbye Goodbye (guests) Goodbye Overture, dim the lights This is it, the height of heights.... And oh what heights we'll hit.... On with the show, this is it! Good night Irene, goodnight.... I'll see you in my dreams And at Buckingham Fountain..... GOD willing and the creek don't rise.... That's All Folks............ stick a fork in it cuz rrrrrgrrrr is well done....... Fare Thee Welll..... Listen to the river sing sweet songs to rock my soul.... Peace from my pipe.....
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    Mr. Dus Briver
    Fortunately Rrrrgrrrr brives a dus and doesn't crive a dab...can I have a "so glad you made it?" Hit it, Sgt. Pupper.... Mr Cab Driver won't you stop to let me in Mr Cab Driver don't like my kind of skin Mr Cab Driver you're never gonna win Mr Cab Driver won't you stop to pick me up Mr Cab Driver I might need some help Mr Cab Driver only thinks about himself Here we go Mr Cab Driver, Mr Cab Driver Mr Cab Driver, Mr Cab Driver Mr Cab Driver don't like the way I look He don't like dreads he thinks we're all crooks Mr Cab Driver reads too many story books Mr Cab Driver pass me up with eyes of fire Mr Cab Driver thinks we're all one sixty five'ers Mr Cab Driver **** you I'm a survivor Oh yeah, one more time, ahah Let me in Mr Cab Driver, Mr Cab Driver Mr Cab Driver, Mr Cab Driver
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    happy bday holly
    Belated best wishes!
  • SFwharfrat1989
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    Have licorice-Desperately seeking bus
    Hey now Mr. Bus Driver - We were going down the road feeling like garbage cause we miss Jerry something awful. We need to get off this darn bad-feeling road and your buddy SOCAL said you might have room on your bus. May may we get on so you can drive us under Jerry's Rainbow? We will bring bunches of black licorice because we suspect you "really REALLY like black licorice." Rick and Sarah aka Rico Suave and Big Leg-ged Woman We land tomorrow...and look forward to meeting you.
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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....