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    Not a bad way to spend Thursday
    Morning all. Ears Buzzin, head mushin, after show wake up day. Sweet weariness! Had a blast yesterday. Got caught up in the horrible backup on Rt. 29 getting to the show and missed the Shakedown scene and Daydreamers meetup, really sorry guys - next time for sure. Made it to the venue Just as Phil was starting.. I brought my 3 sons (Phil, Spiro, and Costa) to the show - first live Dead related experience for all them - fulfilling a promise to them, and a dream to me. That for me was what the night really ended up being about. I wanted to wait until they were old enough to appreciate the music and not worry if we got separated in the crowd. This was a family bonding night I will treasure forever, especially since they're at or getting to an age when family activities seem fewer and paths are branching off for them. We danced and laughed, pranked and shared post-show pie (cherry crumb). . Jambase has a good rundown of the shows events: http://www.jambase.com/Articles/125076/All-Star-Cast-Honors-Jerry-Garci… (BTW - that's me and Costa's "J" in the first photo - sign was about 15' high) . SPECIAL SHOUTOUT: Who ever started the tin foil hat thread, we made and wore them to the show as a goof, but they are really great for finding each other in a large crowd, and at least ten people told us we were reference points for finding friends. Genius idea!
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    That smell in the air during Shakedown was just lil ol me doing some late night baking in da Buff!
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    @Dear Jerry, Bob, Phil, Mickey, Billy, Bruce, Jeff, and Trey
    Will you be ready for the Sunshine Daydreamers? This ship is damn near ready for sailing! Dear Jerry was a nice warm up listening party on the couch, but we want to hear for the Dreamers who dreamed it! Happy Friday! 6 weeks, 1 day, and 14 hours until showtime in Santa Clara! 7 weeks and 12 until showtime in Chicago! Patch Those Sails and Shine Those Rails! Have a Buzzy Day.
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    @that was just a dream.....
    I fixed my Jerry jones..... Spent some time bonding with a pole, a cool kitty and the Chicago Blackhawks....I'm out another $20 Reminisced over personal losses, celebrated life and new found friends who are all dreamers.... Woke to the sound of the thunder and the rain pouring down, and it looks like the old man is.... ....getting on..... Bye B.B. If anybody sees Lucille give her a hug for me.... Coffee is ready! It's Friday....let's be thankful for all we are blessed with, 'cause as Chandra pointed out... The wheel is merciless night dear Stella...good morning Campers! The Thrill may be Gone But Our Love Will Not Fade Away...... Mmmmmmbop bop, Bop Bop.....
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    RIP big blues man
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    Good Morning to you.
    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.
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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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    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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    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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    good night rrrgggrrr and company, good morning dear stella.
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Submitted by mkav on Sun, 05/17/2015 - 16:35

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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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Submitted by _ on Mon, 05/18/2015 - 02:39

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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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Submitted by geomeister on Mon, 05/18/2015 - 05:59

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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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Submitted by Klangstone on Mon, 05/18/2015 - 07:59

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That was a very graceful post!
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Submitted by Klangstone on Mon, 05/18/2015 - 08:15

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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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Submitted by Boo469 on Mon, 05/18/2015 - 08:37

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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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Submitted by marye on Mon, 05/18/2015 - 08:40

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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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Submitted by Boo469 on Mon, 05/18/2015 - 08:45

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check your PM please
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Submitted by tfonts on Mon, 05/18/2015 - 08:54

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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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Submitted by _ on Mon, 05/18/2015 - 10:14

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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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Submitted by Boo469 on Mon, 05/18/2015 - 09:44

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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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Submitted by _ on Mon, 05/18/2015 - 11:30

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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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Submitted by marye on Mon, 05/18/2015 - 10:08

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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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Submitted by _ on Mon, 05/18/2015 - 11:10

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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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Submitted by Boo469 on Mon, 05/18/2015 - 11:37

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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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Submitted by _ on Mon, 05/18/2015 - 12:01

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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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Submitted by Boo469 on Mon, 05/18/2015 - 12:26

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@ Wegmans, quarts only, they have 4 or 5 flavors, forget them. Black and Tan!
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Submitted by _ on Mon, 05/18/2015 - 12:30

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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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Submitted by Klangstone on Mon, 05/18/2015 - 13:26

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Hey, how did you get your avatar to animate?
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Submitted by _ on Mon, 05/18/2015 - 15:39

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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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Submitted by marye on Mon, 05/18/2015 - 13:54

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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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Submitted by _ on Tue, 05/19/2015 - 02:37

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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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Submitted by MadSwanDisease on Tue, 05/19/2015 - 03:14

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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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Submitted by _ on Tue, 05/19/2015 - 04:10

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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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Submitted by Totem on Tue, 05/19/2015 - 04:59

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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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Submitted by Totem on Tue, 05/19/2015 - 04:53

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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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Submitted by tfonts on Tue, 05/19/2015 - 04:57

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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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Submitted by Totem on Tue, 05/19/2015 - 05:00

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I just provided the question in my edit. lol!!!
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Submitted by Totem on Tue, 05/19/2015 - 05:04

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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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Submitted by _ on Tue, 05/19/2015 - 05:14

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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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Submitted by Totem on Tue, 05/19/2015 - 05:18

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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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Submitted by _ on Tue, 05/19/2015 - 05:18

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Everyone can use some good tail and more music..... Talk amongst yourselves....
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Submitted by _ on Tue, 05/19/2015 - 05:24

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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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Submitted by Totem on Tue, 05/19/2015 - 05:24

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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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Submitted by _ on Tue, 05/19/2015 - 11:03

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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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Submitted by mkav on Tue, 05/19/2015 - 10:20

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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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Submitted by _ on Tue, 05/19/2015 - 10:34

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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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Submitted by StellaMoon on Tue, 05/19/2015 - 12:00

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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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Submitted by Totem on Tue, 05/19/2015 - 14:08

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I wonder how many tacos can be laid end to end around Soldier Field.
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Submitted by Boo469 on Tue, 05/19/2015 - 14:13

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depends, soft shell or hard shell?
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Submitted by StellaMoon on Tue, 05/19/2015 - 14:38

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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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Submitted by StellaMoon on Tue, 05/19/2015 - 14:41

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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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Submitted by _ on Tue, 05/19/2015 - 14:43

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Makes soft and hard shell tacos better..... Acquired taste.....add Greek yogurt to the mix....smooth....
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Submitted by mkav on Tue, 05/19/2015 - 14:49

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you can tripe mine
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Submitted by _ on Tue, 05/19/2015 - 15:13

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Gonna boogie my scruples away!!!! It's a hype face boogie....