• 4,725 replies
    marye
    Joined:
    By request, a gathering spot for Chicago-bound folks to connect and plan!

Comments

sort by
Recent
Reset
  • mkav
    Joined:
    post 4019
    very nice.
  • tfonts
    Joined:
    Okay, Marye...I'll say it...
    Maybe Rich and Holly ought to have their own dueling song lyric thread and then the SD'ers can chime in every now and then :-) Love to all !!
  • _
    Default Avatar
    Joined:
    post 4019....
    it's been a fun trip.... This ones Deadicated to us..... They're selling postcards of the hanging They're painting the passports brown The beauty parlor is filled with sailors Mortatone is in town Here comes Mayor Klangstone and Mad Swan Disease... His custom amps got them in a trance One hand is tied to the tight-rope walker The other is in their pants And Oat Willie and Pam who says hi are restless They need somewhere to go As Pupper and I look out tonight From Desolation Row. Katniss, she seems so easy "It takes one to know one," she smiles :-) And puts her hands in her back pockets Tom Hanlon style....nice hat brah! And in comes Devil's Friend, he's moaning "You belong to Me I Believe" And Totem says, "You're in the wrong place, my friend You better leave" And the only sound that's left After the ambulances go Is Stanley sweeping up tonight On Desolation Row. Now the moon is almost hidden The stars are beginning to hide Holly and OzarkMatt Have even taken all their camping gear inside All except for Cain74 and Abel And the hunchback of Notre Dame Everybody is either making love Or else expecting rain And Bob Loblaw, he's dressing He's getting ready for the show He's going to the carnival tonight On Desolation Row. Now StellaMoon, she's 'neath the window For her I feel so afraid On her twenty-second birthday She already is an old maid To her, death is quite romantic She wears an iron vest Her profession's her religion Her sin is her lifelessness And though her eyes are fixed upon Jerry's great rainbow ASL just spends her time peeking Into Desolation Row. Boo469 disguised as Kurt009 With his memories in a trunk Passed this way an hour ago With his friend, a jealous monk and kids in tow... He looked so immaculately frightful As he bummed a cigarette Then he went off sniffing drainpipes And reciting the alphabet You would not think to look at him But he was famous long ago For playing the electric violin On Desolation Row. rrrrgrrrr, he keeps his world Inside of a coffee cup But all his sexless patients They're trying to blow it up Now his nurse, some local loser She's in charge of the cyanide hole And she also keeps the cards that read "Have Mercy on His Soul" They all play on penny whistles You can hear them blow If you lean your head out far enough From Desolation Row. Across the street they've nailed the curtains They're getting ready for the pic-a-nic geophantomoftheoperameister In a perfect image of a priest They're spoonfeeding Bobby69 To get him to feel more assured Then they'll kill him with self-confidence After poisoning him with words And Graceful is shouting to skinny girls "Get outa here if you don't know" Tfonts is just being punished for going To Desolation Row. At midnight all the Dreamers..... And the superhuman crew Come out and round up everyone That knows more than they do Then they bring them to the factory Where the heart-attack machine Is strapped across their shoulders And then the kerosene Is brought down from the castles By insurance men who go Check to see that nobody is escaping To Desolation Row. Praise be to Gobs black Licorice Ba dus sails at dawn Spascarella's shouting "Which side are you on ?" And Miller's horse and mkav Fighting in the captain's tower While Geeky just laughs at them And Roadking just holds flowers Between the windows of the sea Where lovely mermaids flow And nobody has to think too much About Desolation Row. Yes, I received your letter yesterday About the time the door knob broke When you asked me how I was doing Was that some kind of joke ? All these people that you mention Yes, I know them, we're quite lame I had to rearrange their faces And give them all another name Right now I can't read too good Dont send me no more letters no Not unless you mail them from.... the Sunshine Daydreamers subforum....
  • _
    Default Avatar
    Joined:
    @natural born Eastman....
    ....c'mon pretty mama let's get on the road again.... musical history lesson.... Furry Lewis.....re done by James Luther Dickinson and the North Mississippi Allstars Kassie Jones Parts 1 and 2 I woke up this mornin', four o'clock Mister Casey told his fireman get his boiler hot Put on your water, put on your coal Put your head out the window, see my drivers roll See my driver roll Put your head out the window, see my driver roll Lord, some people said Mister Casey couldn't run Let me just tell you what Mister Casey done He left Memphis, it was quarter to nine Got in Newport News, it was dinnertime It was dinnertime Got in Newport News, it was dinnertime I've sold my gin, I've sold it straight Police run me to my woman's gate She come to the door, she nod her head She made me welcome to the foldin' bed To the foldin' bed Made me welcome to the foldin' bed Lord, the people said to Casey, "You're runnin' over time" "You'll havin’ a collision with the one-o-nine" Casey said, "This engine's mine I'll run it in close just to make my time" Said to all the passengers, "Better keep yourself hid Natural' gon shake it like Chainey did Like Chainey did I’m natural' gon' shake it like Chainey did" Mister Casey run his engine in [a miles of place] Number four stabbed him in the face The depot told Casey, "Well, you must leave town" "Believe to my soul I'm Alabama bound" "Alabama bound" "Believe to my soul I'm Alabama bound" Missus Casey said she dreamt a dream The night she bought her sewin' machine The needle got broke, she could not sew She loved Mister Casey, 'cause she told me so Told me so Loved Mister Casey, 'cause she told me so There was a woman named Miss Alice Fry Said, "I'm gonna ride with Mister Casey 'fore I die" I ain't good looking but I takes my time A rambling woman with a rambling mind Got a rambling mind Casey looked at his water, water was low Looked at his watch, his watch was slow On the road again Natural born eastman on the road again Lord, there's people tell by the throttle moan The man at the fire's Mister Casey Jones Mister Casey Jones Mister Casey said, before he died One more road that he wants to ride People tells Casey, "Which road is he?" "The Southern Pacific and the Santa Fe Santa Fe" This mornin' I heard someone was dyin' Missus Casey's children on the doorstep cryin' “Mama, mama, I can't keep from cryin' Papa got killed on the Southern line On the Southern line Papa got killed on the Southern line” "Mama, mama, how can it be Killed my father on the first degree" "Children, children, won’t you hold your breath Draw another pension from your father's death From your father's death" On the road again I'm a natural born eastman on the road again Tuesday mornin', it looked like rain Around the curve came a passenger train Under the boiler lay Mister Casey Jones Good old engineer, but he's dead and gone Dead and gone On the road again I'm a natural born eastman on the road again I left Memphis to spread the news Memphis women don't wear no shoes Had it written in the back of my shirt Natural born eastman don't have to work Don't have to work I'm a natural born eastman, don't have to work
  • liketohike
    Joined:
    @ Monday Daydreaming
    Hello lovely people! We have among us a poet and didn't know it. Thanks, rrrrgrrrr for that thoughtful piece, including all of us merry pranksters. Makes me a bit verklempt... As for a new thread....I dont think we need it...thoughts? The page loads fine for me still and I would hate to leave all the other thoughts and memories from this forum behind. Geoits420somewheremeister had the honors of post 4020...but it doesn't have to stop there... On the road again Just can't wait to get on the road again The life I love is makin' music with my friends And I can't wait to get on the road again On the road again Goin' places that I've never been Seein' things that I may never see again And I can't wait to get on the road again On the road again Like a band of gypsies, we go down the highway We're the best of friends Insisting that the world be turnin' our way And our way Is on the road again Just can't wait to get on the road again The life I love is makin' music with my friends And I can't wait to get on the road again On the road again Like a band of gypsies, we go down the highway We're the best of friends Insisting that the world be turnin' our way And our way Is on the road again Just can't wait to get on the road again The life I love is makin' music with my friends And I can't wait to get on the road again And I can't wait to get on the road again
  • marye
    Joined:
    folks
    do you want a new thread? Is this one starting to load slowly because it's got like 4K posts? I don't want to get the bus off course, but we can do this if you want.
  • geomeister
    Joined:
    @ The Row
    Dang, Richers...that's one fine twist to a Dylan classic. Very creative...fun reading (or singing) the clever references to our family....see where daydreaming gets you? Well done, maestro, well done. Have a grand day- g
  • Roadking
    Joined:
    work so busy but I will be at
    work so busy but I will be at ny for dead and company if anyone else is going to be there
  • _
    Default Avatar
    Joined:
    @Lisa
    Another one bites the dust.... Another post older and one post closer to death... ;-)
  • deadgeek
    Joined:
    @4020
    No one is posting because we don't want it to end! Let's skip 4020 and just Keep Truckin Geeky
user picture

Member for

17 years 6 months
By request, a gathering spot for Chicago-bound folks to connect and plan!
user picture
Default Avatar

Member for

9 years 9 months
Permalink

Well. I don't want to speed up the wheel, but I'm not gonna lie, between the daily grind and the anticipation, it would be cool if we were in Chicago already... quite a bind, and a little confusing if I try to grasp it. I think I'll just let it go and go DRINK SOME WATER Tami. Thank you sis, for the tip ;) Also the moon is starting to show her face again, so things will be smoothing out again, if any of you were wondering why the wheels have felt so wonky lately :)
user picture
Default Avatar

Member for

13 years 9 months
Permalink

Whatchu talking bout Willis..... Godspeed Chandra Stella Blue Moon Artois Smith..... May the four winds blow you safely into your peaceful place... With lots of H2O...... It looks like rain, and it feels like rain, here comes the rain..... rrrrrrrgrrrrrr getting his Tom Brady gear out..... Gonna let some air outta the tires too...smoother ride.... Apologies to Patriots fans .... It's only cheating if you get caught....the hoodie said that.... Snaggggggggglepussssss out! Exit....stage left.....even.....
user picture
Default Avatar

Member for

13 years 9 months
Permalink

So far it's me, my woman, my girl, my other girl, my boy n his girl, 2 cats in the yard, and my dog named Boo....apologies to Rachacha and Sgt.Pupper... Stella if you don't win the ducats no one should....
user picture

Member for

9 years 9 months
Permalink

no apologies necessary, there have been more than one dog named after me.
user picture

Member for

9 years 9 months
Permalink

Is anyone planning on watching the other one?
user picture
Default Avatar

Member for

13 years 9 months
Permalink

Coffee is on.... Ba dus on autopilot.... ....enjoy Memorial Day weekend peeps....
user picture

Member for

17 years 2 months
Permalink

is on a fast for the weekend. We'll eat Tuesday. Take those ships on a test sail this weekend! Patch those Sails and Shine Those Rails!
user picture

Member for

9 years 10 months
Permalink

Hey Gang - Listing these today. SD have priority. GOB Grateful Dead Fare Thee Well CID Ticket Package 'Steal Your Face' Santa Clara Have (3) Sat 06/27/15 - Grateful Dead - 2 Day Pass - Levi's Stadium - Santa Clara - CA [ section: 112 row: 8 ] Description For sale are three (3) CID Ticket Packages, $1142. each. each package includes the following: -(1) 2day pass to Santa Clara FTW shows Premium Reserved seats, Sec 112, Row 8. -Limited edition, screen printed Grateful Dead 50th Anniversary event poster (1 per night) -One (1) copy of “Fare Thee Well” Hard Cover Coffee Table Book by Jay Blakesberg (mailed after the show) -CID lounge access before, during, and after the show with complimentary food and cash bar -CID Entrance Tickets are will call.
user picture

Member for

13 years 1 month
Permalink

We're gonna be three days lighter when we step on the scales Tuesday!
user picture
Default Avatar

Member for

13 years 9 months
Permalink

You Son of a Bee!
user picture
Default Avatar

Member for

13 years 9 months
Permalink

Heard info comes with tix delivery
user picture
Default Avatar

Member for

9 years 7 months
Permalink

I heard that, too, but wasn't sure if there was any new information. No one seems to have any certainty on the process.
user picture
Default Avatar

Member for

13 years 9 months
Permalink

Will post here when we hear...have a great weekend
user picture

Member for

13 years 9 months
Permalink

"...sounds which began as mere noise, like tom-toms and thundering gongs, savage, fanatical, ritual, end by arriving at the purest music." Yes! This is from Dr. Faustus by Thomas Mann. He goes on to describe an artistic work that had the “urge to reveal in the language of music the most hidden things, the beast in man as well as his most sublime stirrings”.
user picture

Member for

15 years 10 months
Permalink

Happy weekend all Coffee's ready, just the way I do it, like an oil-worker's boot dipped in storm water runoff. Taking the better half on an overnight date to see Garrison Keillor do his Prairie Home Companion show at Wolf Trap. Shakedown scene to include Powder Milk Biscuits and ketchup! Promised her I would not mention the Dead for 48hrs, the woman needs a respite from my madness.
user picture

Member for

9 years 10 months
Permalink

Good morning all... As our esteemed dus briving coffee cranking and radio dial twirling captain is off on an adventure, I'll take a quick hand at the wheel...turn up the bass you say? Why sure! Over that away you'll see the amber waves of grain, back to your left you might see if you are looking closely some purple mountain majesties, up above are those spacious skies and just in front are the fruited plains...pretty country isn't it? Let's honor those who gave their lives for our country, this weekend especially, but always keep their spirit alive in our hearts. We salute you, we appreciate you and we lift a glass in your honor! Now let's have some of that hash-slinging, lyric-dropping, free-wheeling banter, as we continue the journey already in progress... Cheerio!
user picture

Member for

16 years 8 months
Permalink

Followed by outcries of.... "is it July 6th yet?" Our poor spouses...lol
user picture
Default Avatar

Member for

13 years 9 months
Permalink

Was close to 12 hours clean ...got my rental at Logan, equipped with Sirius and off the wagon I went...much to my better halfs dismay. Enjoy the weekend...New England is great in the Spring. Thanks for the coffee Mad Swan, the Graceful perspective on life and the guided tour geo... Off to the Brewery tours I go....sure beats the mines.
user picture

Member for

9 years 9 months
Permalink

Is that pesky trey out side the dus? I heard the fruit doesn't fall far from the trey..
user picture

Member for

9 years 7 months
Permalink

Hello All...if you have not seen this..... http://www.gdtstoo.com/GDTSTOOupdate.html GD 50th update: The commemorative tickets are almost finished being printed, and they are dazzleing! Tickets will be sent out in early June. We will not be accepting address changes, you will have to make your own arrangements from this date on. We also will not be accepting any mail service upgrades. We are diving in again and wont be up for air until mid June and our emails will be on auto reply for the first two weeks of June. We do not have seat locations. You will find out your seat locations when you receive your tickets. The GD50th Fabulous Envelopes are an "Art Movement" of their own. We will be posting our museum pieces soon. Please check dead50.net for any other show information. -------------------------------------------------------
user picture

Member for

9 years 9 months
Permalink

mmmbop mmbop mmmmbop where is the Jerry blend this monin' rrrrgrrrr, Stella? mbop mbop bop bop..........I miss Jerry
user picture

Member for

9 years 10 months
Permalink

Got an early stop on da dus bride to give the air in the tires time to breathe...plus, there is a celebrity sighting being reported by our trained puppy-on-the-street. Coffee is on the house, step right over this way, we are featuring Chez Ray and his selection of special brews. Morning Brews Roast is here in this carafe, and Drop Dead Dark right over there next to the hypnotic donuts. Chez Ray was of the Boys catering chefs and takes it to the next level. For all your Grateful Dead coffee needs you can visit CheZ Ray and his organic coffee at http://www.chefchezray.com/ He will be joining us today, and is available to sign coffee mugs, tear stained t-shirts, and Birkenstock sandals, all of which are for sale in booth right to your left. Enjoy this rare moment, allow you to be transported back 40 years to the days of yore, treat yourself to a vintage tape, enjoy the kind...remember our Vets and make someone smile... Daydreamers are the best, carry on...have a grateful day! geodadusbrivingcoffeepouringmeister
user picture
Default Avatar

Member for

13 years 9 months
Permalink

So glad we look out for each other on our cosmic climb to Chicago...great choice of coffee...the wavy gravy rainbow blend is interesting....thought for a minute I saw Faye Wray but then I happened upon my spectacles.... Giving thanks for our great land, those who chose to defend it and those who were forced to do so.... Funny how we as a nation often take these things for granted and tomorrow is not just another one of those Monday days off.... Think I'll take a seat over by that big guy in the monkey suit, hey buddy will ya pass me a banana? Goes good with the donuts and coffee....thanks for the time away General Geo.... Watch out for that tree! Hey Boo Boo, Magilla over here just said "I know"....(disaffectedly)
user picture

Member for

9 years 9 months
Permalink

Thanks Geo for bringing chez Ray to my attention. What a cool bean.
user picture

Member for

9 years 9 months
Permalink

that's no "guy in a monkey suit" that's our esteemed mayor, better polish those spectacles
user picture

Member for

9 years 9 months
Permalink

that is the name of our new comedy ensemble featuring klowns, hungry dancing bears and a bunch of kids that missed the dus and never saw Jerry ( ahem, Ah yes I miss Jerry) we will be featured at all acid test locations. Details will be released as they become available, tune your tinfoil to the all newbie channel.
user picture
Default Avatar

Member for

13 years 9 months
Permalink

....with my morning brew my honey...walk me out with my morning brew today.... Beautiful sunny day, cup of coffee in hand... Plenty to go around... Let's try to enjoy what we have and be grateful... Well there's flooding down in Texas, all of the telephone lines are down.... Here's wishing them well.....
user picture
Default Avatar

Member for

13 years 9 months
Permalink

Best music to fly by.... Stephane Grappelli and David Grisman Live.... try it, you'll like it.... Hope all had a peaceful and productive weekend.... Coffee on tomorrow 5:30am est Gob willing and the creek don't rise..... rrrrrgrrrrrr zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz morning Stella....
user picture
Default Avatar

Member for

13 years 9 months
Permalink

Coffee is on.... Off to work I go.... Have a good day all.... ps....king of the road....you didn't see me?.. .I was the guy wearing the Bills LeSean McCoy jersey that was getting stoned in Columbus Park at the hands of those Pats fans.... btw you live in a great city ..... The seafood is wicked awesome....
user picture

Member for

9 years 10 months
Permalink

Nope I watched the news there was nothing about tin foil hat and dancing feet invading the common but I sure you walked the freedom trail , And got a large D.D. coffee
user picture

Member for

17 years 2 months
Permalink

"What I like best about music is when time goes away." Bob, I think it's just that your watch is broken. Tick Tock 4 weeks, 4 days, and 13 hours until showtime in Santa Clara. 5 weeks, 3 days, and 11 hours until showtime in Chicago! Our clocks are synchronized to Universal Lunar Time.
user picture

Member for

17 years 2 months
Permalink

Dear Chicago FTW, I have received my itinerary for FTW. All your arrows and circles and exclamation points suggest I will be somewhere and everywhere at all times. The FTW weekend promises to be completely epic. Thank you Billy for the invitation. I have received it and thank you Devils Friend for the book. As I romp around this room I see Tami, and fontsman, and rrrrrgrrrr, geo, and stella, and the Doktor, Dire, the mayor, and every Daydreamer there ever was; same as it ever was. Everyone has their Buzzzzz onnnnn. Water flowing underground. Ya just gotta buzz-around. I am high-steppin' into Sweet Home Chicago on Thursday. It's 106 miles to Chicago, we got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark... and we're wearing sunglasses. I'm on a mission from Gob. Thank you Chicago FTW for providing me sleep time in the schedule 3 of the 4 nights I am in town. I will believe it when I sleep it! I meet the Queen at noon for the Daydreamer fancy hat contest. New contest? I have the perfect prize. Buzzzzzzz onnnnnnnnn!
user picture

Member for

9 years 9 months
Permalink

perfect day for a daydream.Stella drink your water girl. Put some Berries today if you got. Or mint. Welcome Back back doc rggggrr to the mine. Hope famy time was sublime. And in the romper room of our mind I see my friends and all is fine. You just gotta buzz around.
user picture

Member for

9 years 9 months
Permalink

this weekend, found mint, original, fudge covered, double stuff, golden, double stuff golden, birthday, golden birthday, berry, but no reese anywhere, I did hear of an even more elusive oreo: the reese brownie oreo. has anyone heard of or eaten one of these?
user picture

Member for

9 years 10 months
Permalink

...he goes down to the gob and warms his feet... Just BOGging down the thread with more lyrical whimsy. Wind Up Ian gives his take on God and religion: "He's not the kind you have wind up on Sundays" Happy Tuesday peoples, Gob less ewe!
user picture
Default Avatar

Member for

13 years 9 months
Permalink

Ok first off Totes....don't bogart that Buzz my friend....pass it over to me...your enthusiasm is infectious....and yes I too long for the days of haze and the buzz off the crowd at the fountain... Boo Boo, do you have Tops supermarkets in Rachacha? Reese's oreos are a staple in da Buff Tops, never had the brownie, but the S'moreos just got released...S'mores Oreos...eat them up yum.... Finally, at the newBee....dont know if you looked in the mirror lately grrrrrllllll but it certainly looks like your buzzin' buddy misses Jerry or needs an antidepressant or somethin'....adderal perhaps?...at least compared to Totes' dancin'fool of a Bumble... and thanks for the musical suggestion....let me tune the dial just exactly perfect....no.....little more bass...now ahhhhhhh...thats it... just sing along with Mr. Mayor and follow the buzzin' bee.... Life is too short, so love the one you got 'Cause you might get run over or you might get shot Never start no static, I just get it off my chest Never had to battle with no bulletproof vest Take a small example, take a t-t-t-t-tip from me Take all of your money, give it all to charity.... Lovin' is What I Got.... Now, I ask you...isn't that just sublime ;-)
user picture

Member for

9 years 9 months
Permalink

Corporate office is in Roc town, I will look there, I neglected to mention the smores, did you find the black and tan? went to pick up a quart and it was gone! grabbed a stockboy and he tells me it is discontinued, not by manufacturer, but by Danny the W. Had him clean out the back for 5 quarts, I would bring to pic-a-nic, but the ice cream doesn't travel well.
user picture
Default Avatar

Member for

13 years 9 months
Permalink

Sold out at my Wegs...Tops carries the Reeses though...need to go to a larger one so to speak...inner city Tops in da Buff has less of a selection....worse case scenario I will trade 60 cases of Oreos for your turntable.... win win....
user picture

Member for

9 years 9 months
Permalink

pug dysmorphic disorder. No Meds required. Just a bee costume apparently does the trick.
user picture
Default Avatar

Member for

13 years 9 months
Permalink

After watching and tearing up over TOO the Bob Weir story..... especially Jerrys demise in the 90s coincident with the scene deteriorating..... mmmmmmmbob bob, bob bob ... PDD has quite a buzz to it..... a new found respect for Weir and his jazz fills ....still can't believe Ratdog played when Jerry died... WWJD? a dysmorphic dog....? I bet he misses Jerry though.... We all do...
user picture

Member for

9 years 9 months
Permalink

I think he'd want the music to continue just like it did. No different than what they did after all the others died. Music heals.
user picture
Default Avatar

Member for

13 years 9 months
Permalink

mmmmmmbop bop bop bop it does....