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  • #1721
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    we now have 3 kids three and under. had planned on brining the whole family to shoreline to meet their extended family...but now we are thinking that we may leave the babes at home for the day. it's hard - we keep going back and forth b/c we want the kids to have the experience and to feel the love...but keeping in mind that our kids don't groove crowds or loud noises, and like to go to bed at 7pm...plus, they just wouldn't understand why jerry wasn't there....too bad they aren't playing mid-day outdoor shows
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    SHAKIN BONES
    SO THE KIDS THEY DANCE AND SHAKE THEIR BONES, it truly is a great thing to see all these parents taking there children, its awsome to see how the music gets passed down from generation to generation. I hope my son gets his son or daughter into this like i am with him.Phatmoye
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    Given the time lag between pre-sale day #1 (1/13) and the start of the tour in mid-April, I'd expect the GDTS staff to start mailing tickets sometime in February. The best way to stay in the loop on this is to sign up for GDTS e-mail updates (sign up at gdtstoo.com). They're very good about sending out periodic updates to nervous 'heads that're brooding about their orders. The only downside to mail order is waiting to find out what tickets ya got (versus the 'sorta' instant gratification of on-line sales), but in my experience, the kind folks at GDTS take very good care of their customers. My friends and I have ordered from them so often over so many years that we've almost stopped being surprised when they've recognized our separate orders and issued us tangential seats. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ One man gathers what another man spills...
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    do your self a favor
    caring for a two year old is not an arena deal. save the love for later sure that little nug will unsterstanad.
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    There were a lot of typoes and missed sentences in my last post. It's tough posting from a blackberry. I meant to write "good love, .." Not "god love, ..." Anyway I was really just saying I think a sitter is a better option for both of you at that age for an arena show. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * -enjoyin' the ride -There'll never be another Jerry
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    Anyone have their tickets yet? Just checking. I sent my request in for 4 in Albany on the 13th...and was just wondering when they would start mailing them out.
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    Bring him along Steve, this community is about family, and as one of my fellow viners, a wonderful man whom I respect greatly told me recently, there's nothing more important than family.The experience will seep deep into his soul Steve and enrich him forever.
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    Steve-O - cmon seriously? A <2-yr old to an arena show? Is getting a babysitter you can trust an issue?Because if you can it would be better for both of you. Your kids will not get his ears blown out . And he won't really enjoy the experience that that sustained a time. And he won't remember to appreciate anyway. (There are other ways to share the god love GD head vibe with him beside bringing him inside an arena show at that age). . If you can get a sitter you can trust you'll have a much better time and will be able to enjoy the whole show too. That's my opinion/advice anyway. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * -enjoyin' the ride -There'll never be another Jerry
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    pk, regretted when I stopped going to stadium shows back in the late 80's... good to be back so long as the scene stays cool. "walk a mile in another man's shoes. you will be far away, and you got his shoes, too" ( -;
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    I love it when I see people with their kids at shows. I hope to take my grandkids to their 1st show - just can't afford it right now. I would feel better about taking my grandkids to see The Dead than many of the other bands I see. I saw lots of kids at AC/DC as well as Roger Waters - I think hearing protection for kids at in door venues is a good idea. My hearing is getting bad already. Saint Stephen with a rose. In and out of the garden he goes. Country garland in the wind and the rain. Wherever he goes the people all complain.... Shine On! Saint Stephen
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The band says Happy New Year with an announcement of almost twenty shows in April and May.  More details to come!

https://dead.net/dead09

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Submitted by Canyon Critter on Thu, 03/26/2009 - 00:19

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Heck I just might have to volunteer for Rothbury this year....let me tell you it's one of the best! And I might just have to tour the whole shabang this year. Yet everytime I do this, I feel the lull period just before the tour...Damn I have no more money left! Oh well, maybe I'll go sell some Veggie Burritos and Gooey Goo Balls in downtown Naperville, IL Just kidding! That would be a joke, I tried this experiment (of non-deadshow vending) once in college at the Super Bowl...didn't work out so hot. But hey at least I'm enjoying the ride! _____________________________________________ Will you come with me? Once in awhile you can get shown the light in the strangest of places if you look at it right!
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Submitted by GratefulTwinz on Thu, 03/26/2009 - 01:48

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Rothbury? What is this Rothbury you speak of? Phil me in please! "That song Do the Hokey-Pokey scares me.....What if that IS what it's all about?"--George Carlin
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Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 03/26/2009 - 04:21

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Check out the home page. Rothbury is a 4 day camping festival with Bob Dylan and The Dead (There only summer appearance thus far scheduled) among others, at Rothbury, Michigan over the July 4th weekend. Check out the dead.net homepage for links to the Rothbury web page. It is promised to be "sustainable camping" but it is anything but (see my post two pages ago).
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Submitted by streamline on Thu, 03/26/2009 - 07:22

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Ticket orders which include the April 12th show will ship at the end of the week of March 23rd.Once these orders ship, the rest of the tour will ship shortly thereafter. Therefore, ticket orders with shows in May will receive their tickets earlier than our regular 2 week window. Once tickets ship you will receive an email confirmation of your shipment along with the tracking number for your order. NOTE: IF YOU HAVE MOVED or would like to have your tickets shipped to another address, changes to addresses can only be made prior to the receipt of the e-mail notice of shipping by replying to this e-mail immediately with the new shipping information. "When it comes to humility, I'm the greatest!" - Bullwinkle Moose
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Submitted by rowdyroddy on Thu, 03/26/2009 - 10:12

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When I first came on here, I posted a somewhat cynical comment about this "mail order" thing that the Dead has been doing for years. I may have said something like "its for people without credit cards". I am an avid music goer and control freak when it comes to tickets. There's no good seat I can't obtain. Except for this one. Anyway, I'm glad someone politely came on this message board and humbled me, that gdstoo.com has been a tradition for years among followers of the Grateful Dead. I took that advice and skipped the online presale, decorated my letter for a day, made sure my money order was perfect and handed it to my local mailwoman. All I can say is that this is a great day. The tickets arrived for the Denver show and they are beyond belief. I love this band and what gdstoo.com is doing. Next thank you note will be directly to them. I may even send a "real" letter. See everyone in Denver!
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Submitted by caroroses on Thu, 03/26/2009 - 10:24

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gdtstoo rocks! thanks for letting us know that denver ticks are on the way.
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Submitted by Moye on Thu, 03/26/2009 - 10:47

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Just my opinion but, the reason they make us wait so long is because they don't want the scalpers to scalp.... Think about it......Moye-
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Submitted by streamline on Thu, 03/26/2009 - 11:04

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This is a huge problem too. Scalpers get their hands on great seats early on and then have months to make their best deals with them. However, this is made more difficult for them when they can't promise to the buyer that the seats they're selling are actually in hand at the time of the transaction. It may be a bit nerve-wracking to normal consumers like us, but this policy has been established with us in mind. A couple of years ago, I contacted the Boston Red Sox Web site after I was shut out during their annual "Sox Pax" ticket sale in December. Four-game packages for 32 games were up for sale on their site, complete with the virtual waiting room that we saw during the pre-sale for Dead tix this year. I'd gotten into the system, placed my order and had been kicked out before I could complete the purchase. I explained all of this in my email and asked if the folks at redsox.com would email me when the rest of the games went on sale. Instead, I got an email from the team's front office, asking me to call them back, which I did. The guy at the other end of the conversation apologized for the inconvenience and asked me what games I wanted tickets for and where I wanted to sit. I protested that the games I wanted to go to were all sold out, but he explained that the Red Sox have some of their staff people monitor eBay during the Sox Pax sale, to see if their tickets come up for sale there on the same day. If they do, the Red Sox cancel the sale! So, I was able to buy four seats to four games in '07, right behind home plate! Sometimes, just sometimes, the system works for us. "When it comes to humility, I'm the greatest!" - Bullwinkle Moose
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Submitted by locatedphilzone on Thu, 03/26/2009 - 11:44

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True greensboro will be crowded. That means a huge shakedown. I got my fix and my tix
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Submitted by JackstrawfromC… on Thu, 03/26/2009 - 12:50

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Communication is key - if they would state up front that they want to hold on to the tickets until the last second to avoid scalpers then I am totally cool with that. But when musictoday doesn't say anything, then we are left to speculate and that leads to rumors and to frustration etc.... "When the smoke has cleared she said, that's what she said to me. You're gonna want a bed to lay your head and a little sympathy"
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Submitted by st.stephen_colorado on Thu, 03/26/2009 - 18:18

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Glad to hear you got your tix and things worked out well for you! What section are you in? We're gonna pitch a ball Down to the union hall We're gonna romp and stomp till midnight We're gonna fuss and fight till daylight We're gonna pitch a wang dang doodle all night long Shine On! Saint Stephen
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Submitted by orlando on Thu, 03/26/2009 - 21:22

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Got my tkts today for Albany .... and killer killer seats, floor, section 1 row 16..... thanks so much to GDTS TOO. The few times I have gotten great seats it was always from mail order, looks like the folks there have pulled it off again for meThanks again
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Submitted by Moye on Thu, 03/26/2009 - 21:35

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BIG GRINS!!! See everybodys tickets are arriving as show get closer.... "Theres a band out on the highway,Their high steppin into town, Its a rainbow full of sounds, and it's fire works, calliopes and clowns, And everybodys DANCIN!"
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Submitted by unkle sam on Fri, 03/27/2009 - 00:02

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just got an email from musictoday, presale tickets will be here sat. or Mon. They are in the ups system and heading this way, can't wait, 16 days till greensboro.
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Submitted by gratefaldean on Fri, 03/27/2009 - 04:22

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I got the email too. I had managed to opt out of the default 2nd-day UPS shipping to the cheaper USPS shipping...without timing out the transaction. Given the way the presale went, the gods were smiling on THAT move. So MusicToday gave me the tracking number and a link to UPS! Which showed my tracking number to be invalid. Jumped onto the USPS website, used it there, and low and behold, left Charlottesville VA last night. I should have it by Saturday, since I'm just a state away in NC..right? Nothin' left to do but smile, smile, smile! See y'all at the show!
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Submitted by streamline on Fri, 03/27/2009 - 05:40

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This is all great news. A lot has been written here about the ticket buying process becoming too complicated. Part of that is due to how sophisticated scalpers have become. The demand for tickets has grown too, but the older, classic acts tour fewer and fewer days a year, which really squeezes the market as well. I've bought tickets from MusicToday in the past and they've always come through. You just have to wait a bit - but they get to you. "When it comes to humility, I'm the greatest!" - Bullwinkle Moose
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Submitted by Moye on Fri, 03/27/2009 - 07:31

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Feels like spring is hear! Nice and sunny out today. Shows are gettin closer. Seems like the days between just flew by. Won't be long and we'll be shakin our bones to some good ol' grateful dead tunes!! "Wrote a letter, mailed it in the air, you may know my fella, i gotta a friend somewhere!!!"
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Submitted by Bamski on Fri, 03/27/2009 - 07:47

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I received my Albany tickets the other day from GDTS TOO and was pleasantly surprised to see, what I believe to be, front row seats. They are FLR 3, Row A. According to seating chart they looked great. Rock on.
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Submitted by streamline on Fri, 03/27/2009 - 10:11

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Phil, Bobby and Warren are scheduled to appear on the ABC TV show, The View on Monday, where they're expected to play at least one tune. I'm not clear as to whether this broadcast will be truly live, or whether it was taped on an earlier date. What information I've been able to glean though indicates that this will be a live broadcast from NYC on Monday AM. The View is taped live at 11AM (East Coast Time), Mon-Thurs. "When it comes to humility, I'm the greatest!" - Bullwinkle Moose
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Submitted by tommcgee1 on Fri, 03/27/2009 - 10:13

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Got word from friend about text message from Dead going out in NY area
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Submitted by JackstrawfromC… on Fri, 03/27/2009 - 10:13

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Bobby and Phil - along with Bill O'Reilly - are scheduled to join Baba Wawa, Whoopie Goldberg, and Elisabeth Hasselbeck on ABC's The View on Monday morning. Check local listings. "When the smoke has cleared she said, that's what she said to me. You're gonna want a bed to lay your head and a little sympathy"
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Submitted by tommcgee1 on Fri, 03/27/2009 - 10:15

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Rumor floating around is free show in Battery Park, TV show, then PM at small venue.
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Submitted by Moye on Fri, 03/27/2009 - 10:20

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And yep, 11 A.M. on ABC, Bob Weir and Phil Lesh.NICE>>><<< "Theres a band out on the highway,Their high steppin into town, Its a rainbow full of sounds, and it's fire works, calliopes and clowns, And everybodys DANCIN!"
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Submitted by JackstrawfromC… on Fri, 03/27/2009 - 10:23

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This is all so exciting... We are getting closer ... "When the smoke has cleared she said, that's what she said to me. You're gonna want a bed to lay your head and a little sympathy"
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Submitted by Canyon Critter on Fri, 03/27/2009 - 10:28

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Thanks for the info all!_____________________________________________ Will you come with me? Once in awhile you can get shown the light in the strangest of places if you look at it right!
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Submitted by pomo1 on Fri, 03/27/2009 - 10:51

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I heard same rumors for Monday. "One watch by night, one watch by day If you get confused, listen to the music play"
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Submitted by Rukind52 on Fri, 03/27/2009 - 13:38

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Got my tickets today for Wilkes Barre. THANK YOU GDTS, TOO!!!! Great seats. In all the years I've gotten tickets from them, they've never let me down. Muchas garcias!!! See you at the show!
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Submitted by Wharfrat89 on Fri, 03/27/2009 - 15:40

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Just received an email and that stated my Greensboro tickets are on the way via UPS and what do you know, the tracking number actually worked....I should have 'em Monday....Does anybody know if they requrie a signature?
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Submitted by pyrat on Fri, 03/27/2009 - 15:48

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Can anyone share the details of the shows on 3/30?
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Submitted by st.stephen_colorado on Fri, 03/27/2009 - 15:52

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Got my Denver ticket today - despite a foot of snow! Sec CCC row 13 - SMILE! SMILE! SMILE! We're gonna pitch a ball Down to the union hall We're gonna romp and stomp till midnight We're gonna fuss and fight till daylight We're gonna pitch a wang dang doodle all night long Shine On! Saint Stephen
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Submitted by marye on Fri, 03/27/2009 - 16:44

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because hey, I got it, so I think if you've got a Dead.net account you got the message.
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Submitted by smithfish on Fri, 03/27/2009 - 16:45

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from the email I received at 6:26 pm tonight"As a special thanks to our email and text alert subscribers, below is a link to an online form where you can enter for a chance to win tickets. The winners will be randomly selected and then notified via email."
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Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 03/27/2009 - 18:16

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I got an e-mail time-stamped 12:24am on 3/28 with the link to enter. Clicked on the link and the pages said sorry, entry had expired! That is not kind! Why has the entry expired so quickly??
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Submitted by streamline on Fri, 03/27/2009 - 18:30

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You had to enter before 9PM East Coast time. I got the message when I came home...at 9:20PM. Ah well... It's still a very cool thing for the guys to do for the fans. "When it comes to humility, I'm the greatest!" - Bullwinkle Moose
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Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 03/27/2009 - 18:40

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No biggie. It is a nice thing to do.
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Submitted by thegreen on Fri, 03/27/2009 - 19:12

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What a great way to show 'fan appreciation'...sure wish I could get to NY (from Chicago) by Monday, or I would've entered. It's too bad that with all the money-hungry scalpers out there, they can only pull this sort of thing off on VERY short notice. If you don't live in NY, ya gotta be ready to fly fast! For those of you lucky enough to win tix- Have a great time!!
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Submitted by Moye on Fri, 03/27/2009 - 21:35

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GRIN ON ;)......... Tickets are arriving..... "Theres a band out on the highway,Their high steppin into town, Its a rainbow full of sounds, and it's fire works, calliopes and clowns, And everybodys DANCIN!"
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Submitted by GratefulTwinz on Sat, 03/28/2009 - 02:47

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Just saw the rehearsal stuff they have on u-tube, Man the guys sound like they're ready to go again! Everybody's real positive and already sounding great(wait till the ball gets rollin!!!) Cant believe I had to give my ticket/show money to a lawyer!! NEED A MIRACLE FOR WORCESTER 4/18-SEND ME TWO TIX-I'LL BE YER BEST FRIEND......:-)
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Submitted by LooksLikeRain on Sat, 03/28/2009 - 09:53

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Whow.. freeekZ! Iwon one to Roseland! email came in little after noon.. ok gotta get a flight like real quick and wife says no way she can go on such short notice from work.. crap anyone got a good mind-meld I can do on her like real quick!?
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Submitted by pomo1 on Sat, 03/28/2009 - 10:07

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I am going to Gramercy and Roseland!!! I will fill you guys in on Tuesday. "One watch by night, one watch by day If you get confused, listen to the music play"
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Submitted by JackstrawfromC… on Sat, 03/28/2009 - 10:08

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Have fun you guys! Yes and please give us details! "When the smoke has cleared she said, that's what she said to me. You're gonna want a bed to lay your head and a little sympathy"
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Submitted by Canyon Critter on Sat, 03/28/2009 - 10:21

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So awesome to the winners....hope you have a twirlin good time! It will be a grateful time no doubt. Keep us updated!_____________________________________________ Will you come with me? Once in awhile you can get shown the light in the strangest of places if you look at it right!
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Submitted by smithfish on Sat, 03/28/2009 - 10:24

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Just got my tickets for denver...still waiting and hoping for a miracle on an email for Mondays show.