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  • #371
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    I will be at the Gorge...... I pick up the tour in Denver May 7th, and will also see the ABB in Oakland at the Fox theatre May 12 & 13. I am looking forward to seeing family & friends as well as new faces. As for all of the good seats being bought up by scalpers- I got my tix through GDTS TOO at regular price. I got 13th row sec CCC on the floor in Denver, and sec 102 row CC at Shoreline on 5/10. Looking at the charges on my credit card a couple of weeks ago, I got reserved at Shoreline on 5/14 as well as the Gorge on 5/16... They should be arriving shortly and I'd be willing to bet they will be really good seats as well. My only nose bleed seat I got through ticketbastard - It will be nice to sit with Jerry in LA that night and enjoy the show. Peaceful journey to everyone heading to the shows - enjoy it while it lasts - watch out for each other and please be safe driving home. 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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    REVIEWS FROMTHE NEW "HEDS"---- BY "OLD DEAD FAN"
    ALOHA FROM MAUI -FAN SINCE LATE '60'S -FIRST SHOW IN NY. IN 70----ALL YER BITCHIN N MOANIN ABOUT THE MUSIC ---THEY A R E THERE FOR THE PEOPLE WHO ENJOYED THEM T H E N AND THEY WILL CONTINUE............. IF YOU children WERE THERE THEN.......... OH WELL.........SMILE---CUZ----WHAT A LONG STRANGE TRIP IT'S BEEN----STOP BEING BACK SEAT CRITICS AND EAT SOMETHING FROM THE GROUND TO SMILE...........
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    if U missed these, 2 bad, I missed the DC show, next stop NJ and NY ....TRYIN 2 GET MESSAGE 2 HIPPY FRED, BUSTED IN VT AND VACATIONED AT CLUB FED WITH ME AT 3 RIVERS, TX -- '91 -'93 ISH ... ?
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    while the song selection was not the best, they did sound tight....I enjoyed the event myself....and my pre-sale tickets were Section 106 with a great view.from what I've been told, they were trying to not repeat any of the previous concerts songs. All in all...a good time to be had by all.
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    Is anyone going ? It's The Dead, Doobie Brothers, and Allman brothers. Dream come true!!!!
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    I have to say i was not
    I have to say i was not happy at all with the Albany show. First off we bought our tickets presale. The expensive seats. Where were they located section 228 row S. Where was that? The very top of the arena obstructed view of the stage. My review on buying seats presale. Do not do it. P.S. Ticket brokers suck. Ruining it for all of us. Legalized extorsion if you ask me ,but hey it continues to flourish, and nobody does a thing about it. Keep lining those fat wallets with our hard earned money. Thanks alot. Ticket brokers buy up most of the good tickets to profit off of, they arent Deadheads....their Dickheads Now about the show. The show did have highlights .....into the mystic west la,cumberland,sugaree,broken arrow,throwing stones and fade away but just way too much space. To much meandering on their instruments. I mean what kind of drugs did i need to be on to enjoy what was happening on stage. The second set was like listening to space forever . Dadadadadada...da da da da...daa...daa. ....daaa..dadadadada...daaaaa...daaa dadadadada....daaaadaaaa. I think you get the point give us a break. We came to sing,dance,reflect and enjoy the moment. I dont know if anybody enjoyed that . I saw people in the front row looking confused and like ....where is this going? Come on with the price of the ticket give us a real show for crying out loud. I couldnt tell if they were playing for the fans or themselves? I love Drums..... space i could do without .If i had my way i`d replace space with a few acoustic songs to give micky and bill a break. Hey Phil ! You Rock! Please give us another tour same lineup as last but ask Warren to come along for the ride. Warren you are definitely MVP candidate. Bring back Phil and Friends. Phils band has it going on. I saw them last summer a few times un-freaking-believable. Down to business Thankyou Phil for having your priorities straight. Hope things are better the rest of the tour . Albany didnt do it for me and my entourage
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    11 Daze to Philly run, just listened to last nights show. :)Simply Amazing!! Enjoy the show tonight friends. 'All grace for instraments are known' Peace- Moye
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    Donor Rap
    The donor rap is Phil coming on stage and telling everyone to be organ donors.
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    To Me!!!!! 46 today, Buffalo on Tuesday, Thanks Honey, Mackenzie, and Michael.Anyone know if cameras are allowed in or do you have to sneak them? Peace
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    It's FINALLY here!! Yesterday I went and met the kind souls who Miracled my wife and I (very nice people) and they gave me my tickets for Worcester Tonight! "An evening with The Dead" Thank-you a million times over, K & D!!!! You guys ROCK!! Lamagonzo, Come on,man-You cant expect a rockin' show EVERY NIGHT!! You know how it is with The Dead--Up's and Down's--Just like LIFE--That's partly why we love them so much,They're not perfect nor do they pretend to be. Anyway,Phatmoye--Congrats on yer ticket score,PM me-Got somethin' to say. Also, Anyone Know what "Donor rap" is on the set lists? Id love to know...5 shows and no repeat songs yet!! Im calling Scarlet/Fire tonight in Worc!!!! It's 5 am and Im ready to GO!!! Anyone who was at last nights show have any tips for early arrival parking in near the DCU??
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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!

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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.