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    @ I got a pickle...I gotta pickle today hey hey...
    The sun will come out tomorrow... All my little plans and schemes Lost like some forgotten dream Seems like all I really was doing Was waiting for you Just like little girls and boys Playing with their little toys Seems like all they really were doing Was waiting for you Don't need to be alone No need to be alone It's real love It's real, yes it's real love It's real From this moment on I know Exactly where my life will go Seems that all I really was doing Was waiting for love Don't need to be afraid No need to be afraid It's real love It's real, yes it's real love It's real Thought I'd been in love before, But in my heart I wanted more Seems like all I really was doing Was waiting for you Don't need to be alone No need to be alone It's real love Yes it's real, yes it's real love It's real, yes it's real love...
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    @As Buhwheat used to say......
    .....HERE I IS,,,,,,,!!!! Tomorrow.....God willin and the creek don't rise...... When the dream came I held my breath with my eyes closed I went insane, Like a smoke ring day When the wind blows Now I won't be back till later on If I do come back at all But you know me, and I miss you now. In a strange game I saw myself as you knew me When the change came, And you had a Chance to see through me Though the other side is just the same You can tell my dream is real Because I love you, can you see me now. Though we rush ahead to save our time We are only what we feel And I love you, can you feel it now.
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    @ Wish You Were Here
    Remember the old days when I met you. I never thought I would get you. Remember the good times we shared together, and now they're just a song. Remember the first time that I saw you. Remember the first time that I taught you. Remember the old friends we knew together, and how they've all gone on. Well we danced by the light of the moon. The band kept on playing that tune. You asked me to carry you home, we were alone. And then I saw moonlight dance in your hair. Now I'll never, never, never see it again. No I'll never, ever, ever have it again. It's gone, just like the song that lives on. Doesn't it seem like the right time. I wanna go way back through my lifetime. Gotta go way back and re-live those days, when everything was mine. Doesn't it seem like a long ways. Back through the fog and the byways. Doesn't it seem strange it took so long, but I saw it all today. The moon through the trees did go down. The snowflakes had covered the ground. Morning left moonlight behind; day was unkind. But then I saw lovelight dance in your hair. Ah I'll never, never, never see it again. I'll never, ever, ever have it again. Oh no, just the snow and I know.
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    @Dark Side of the Moon.....
    Come a little bit closerHear what I have to say Just like children sleepin' We could dream this night away. But there's a full moon risin' Let's go dancin' in the light We know where the music's playin' Let's go out and feel the night. Because I'm still in love with you I want to see you dance again Because I'm still in love with you On this harvest moon. When we were strangers I watched you from afar When we were lovers I loved you with all my heart. But now it's gettin' late And the moon is climbin' high I want to celebrate See it shinin' in your eye. Because I'm still in love with you I want to see you dance again Because I'm still in love with you On this harvest moon.
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    @ Moons over My Hammy
    hehehe One two three four Never been anywhere, south of the Delaware Never been through Kalamazoo Never been to Timbuktu Livin' is fantasy, travelin' mentally Makin' up tunes in hotel rooms 'Bout places I've never been to Though I've never crooned under a Kentucky moon I had my dream, Kentucky moon But it's all imagery From songs, films and TV But I can visualize, what I've never seen? But I had my dream, Kentucky moon Route sixty six to me is still a mystery And Ohio, too Went Chicago blue down to St. Louis blues Never been anywhere, south of the Delaware Never been through Kalamazoo Never been to Timbuktu But I can visualize, what I've never seen? So I sit and dream, Kentucky moon As I sit by a stream in the moon But it's just imagery From songs, films and TV But I can visualize, what I've never seen? So I sit and dream, Kentucky moon
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    @How 'bout this.....Miami?
    Moon over miami,Shine on my love and me, So we can stroll beside the roll, Of the rolling sea. Moon over miami, Shine on as we begin, A dream or two that may come true, When the tide comes in. Hark to the song of the smiling troubadours, Hark to the throbbing guitars, Hear how the waves offer thunderous applause, After each song to the stars. Moon over miami, You know we're waiting for, A little love, A little kiss On miami shore.
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    By the light of the silvery moon I want to spoon To my honey, I'll croon love's tune Honey moon, keep a-shinin' in June Your silvery beams will bring love's dreams We'll be cuddlin' soon By the silvery moon Place, park, scene, dark Silvery moon is shining through the trees Cast, two, me, you Summer kisses floating on the breeze Act one, be done Dialog, where would ya like to spoon? My cue, with you Underneath the silvery moon By the light of the silvery moon I wanna spoon To my honey, I'll croon love's tune Honey moon, keep a-shinin' in June Your silvery beams will bring love's dreams We'll be cuddlin' soon By the silvery moon Act two, Scene new Roses blooming all around the place Cast three, You me Preacher with a solemn-looking face Choir sings, bell rings Preacher, you are wed forever more Act two, all though Every night the same encore By the light, not the dark but the light Of the silvery moon, not the sun but the moon I wanna spoon, not croon, but spoon To my honey, I'll croon love's tune Honeymoon, honeymoon, honeymoon Keep a-shinin' in June Your silvery beams will bring love's dreams We'll be cuddlin' soon By the silvery moon The silvery moon
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    @ Well, you are a lot of things but....you're not a walrus
    In this life I've seen everything I can see womanI've seen lovers flying through the air Hand in hand I've seen babies dancing in the midnight sun And I've seen kings and queens from the heavenly skies above I've seen old men crying at their own grave sides And I've seen pigs all sitting watching Picture slides But I never seen nothin' like you. [Chorus] Do ya want my love Do ya want my face Do ya want my mind Do ya want my love Well I heard the crowd singin' out of tune As they sat and sang auld lang syne by the light Of the moon I heard the preacher bangin' on the drums And I heard the police playin' with their guns But I never heard nothing like you In the country where the sky touches down On the field she lay her down to rest In the morning sun They come a runnin' just to get a look just to Feel to touch her long black hair they don't Give a damn [Chorus] Well I think you know what I'm trying to say Woman That is I'd like to save you for a rainy day I've seen enough of the world to know That i've got to get it all to get it all to grow
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    @ I am the Walrus
    Well, while were at it...I'm crying Picture yourself in a boat on a river With tangerine trees and marmalade skies Somebody calls you, you answer quite slowly A girl with kaleidoscope eyes Cellophane flowers of yellow and green Towering over your head Look for the girl with the sun in her eyes And she's gone Lucy in the sky with diamonds Lucy in the sky with diamonds Lucy in the sky with diamonds Aaaaahhhhh... Follow her down to a bridge by a fountain Where rocking horse people eat marshmallow pies Everyone smiles as you drift past the flowers That grow so incredibly high Newspaper taxis appear on the shore Waiting to take you away Climb in the back with your head in the clouds And you're gone Lucy in the sky with diamonds Lucy in the sky with diamonds Lucy in the sky with diamonds Aaaaahhhhh... Picture yourself on a train in a station With Plasticine porters with looking-glass ties Suddenly someone is there at the turnstile The girl with kaleidoscope eyes Lucy in the sky with diamonds Lucy in the sky with diamonds Lucy in the sky with diamonds Aaaaahhhhh... Lucy in the sky with diamonds Lucy in the sky with diamonds Lucy in the sky with diamonds Aaaaahhhhh... Lucy in the sky with diamonds Lucy in the sky with diamonds Lucy in the sky with diamonds [fade out]
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    @nothing else matters......
    Lord have mercy, have mercy on me...... I am he as you are he as you are me And we are all together See how they run like pigs from a gun see how they fly I'm crying Sitting on a cornflake waiting for the van to come Corporation tee shirt, stupid bloody Tuesday Man you been a naughty boy. You let your face grow long I am the eggman, they are the eggmen I am the walrus, goo goo g' joob Mister City Policeman sitting, pretty little policemen in a row See how they fly like Lucy in the sky, see how they run I'm crying, I'm crying I'm crying, I'm crying Yellow matter custard dripping from a dead dog's eye Crabalocker fishwife pornographic priestess Boy you been a naughty girl, you let your knickers down I am the eggman, they are the eggmen I am the walrus, goo goo g' joob Sitting in an English garden waiting for the sun If the sun don't come You get a tan from standing in the English rain I am the eggman, they are the eggmen I am the walrus, goo goo g' joob goo goo goo g' joob Expert texpert choking smokers Don't you think the joker laughs at you? (Ho ho ho! He he he! Ha ha ha!) See how they smile like pigs in a sty, see how they snied I'm crying Semolina pilchard climbing up the Eiffel Tower Elementary penguin singing Hare Krishna Man you should have seen them kicking Edgar Allan Poe I am the eggman, they are the eggmen I am the walrus, goo goo g' joob goo goo g' joob Goo goo g' joob goo goo g' joob Goo gooooooooooo jooba jooba jooba jooba jooba jooba Jooba jooba Jooba jooba Jooba jooba
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Let's see how much I can absorb as I go over the dus records... i am on the mobile device, not my computer, but there are some SCRAPBOOK worthy items here. All the packing lists!! I will try to go back over later tonight when I've got the laptop. This needs an official list I think. Xo
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Packing List -water bottle -incognito 3 oz "lotion" bottles -sunscreen -chargers and extra batteries -cash -bubbles, beach balls, balloons, face paint , temporary tattoos, confetti, source of fire -sunglasses -some surprises -harmonica -frisbee - sunshine dreamers tshirt -spreadhseets -tickets put in carry on, taped to an inside super secret pocket -party hat for the 4th of July (and 3rd and 5th) -camera to capture eagles filling the sky -casting searchlight -rain poncho (it never rains on the 4th of July, the sun always shines) -tin foil hat -extra marbles (in case you lose them) -GD and JGB mp3's, NOT FLAC! -frankincense -transporter beam -re-entry blanket -oranges for the dus -Reece's Oreos -invisibility cloak -kaleidoscope eyes -aspirin -walking shoes so I don’t get the walkin’ blues -smiles -Pretty maids all in a row -band aids -coozy -GD50 clear plastic bag (apparently not required for Chicago, but for Santa Clara)
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I don't care what the Canuck puts in her bottles, if we got Reese's Oreos we need MILK! Goddamned ape ate all my Oreos! I miss Clyde.....and I miss Ruth Gordon...
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Stella where will you find the time? Are we planning games for after the photo? I'd really like to!!! Or are people planning on only buzzing by for a spell? We should do a spelling bee! Pin the tail on the hippy, musical chairs, pass the dutchie... (Ha ha my spell check on dutchie came up as Ritchie)... We could play that too. K. Doc? You'll get passed around on the left hand side.
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hello darkness my old friend.....I've come to talk with you again.... ain't goin' there cuz the batteries in my flashlight are dying slow... But...If you ever feel lonesome And you're down in San Antone Beg, steal, or borrow Two nickels or a dime to call me on the phone I'll meet you at Alamo Mission Where we can say our prayers The Holy Ghost and the Virgin Mother will heal us As we kneel there ....in the moonlight, midnight, moonlight..... Hey Stella...I sang you a song this morning....
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'Bout Willis? Ok, count doc in for the games...who else is game for hanging around after photo? After midnight we gonna shake our Tambourines.
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Dressed myself in greenI went down to the sea Try to see what's going down Maybe read between the lines... Yes I'm just passin' thru this time I won't be stayin' here long Just like an outlaw in a Willie Nelson song So I guess I'll be rollin' on Bye-bye to you Honey I can't stay You know I'm just passin' thru Well, it's hard to figure out just why That I've got to be free Stayin' in just one place Don't appeal to me So I guess I'll be rollin' on Bye-bye to you Sorry I can't stay You know I'm just passin' thru Oh the games people play now Every night and every day now Never meaning what they say now Never saying what they mean
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YOU GOTTA LIKE THAT LIGHTNING BOLT! Woohooo
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If we in fact being hosted at Tony's hotel for a tie one o, . I hereby propose all SDers to a tie one on challenge- if you recall geo sent in a how- to video on how to transform a neck tie into a bow tie- start practicing...
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That was, if you missed it. She was kind this month. So... Mahalo nui loa Uncle RRRGRRR. Your singing voice is fantastic! Thank you :) Tami it sounds like you are inspired and fired about the games? I'll ask around, but in the meantime maybe run with what you have? I'm thinking only one or two. We might not get to them. We might be too busy snacking and running around talking to each other FACE TO FACE. I'm going to be silly with it. Oooh. What about SD trivia. "Which SDer when to ___ ___ State and graduated ___ ___ laude?" etc. Oof. That would take some information gathering... time. *** So. I am looking for a lower tier GDTSTOO ticket. One for any or all nights. I love my no-view seats. It gets me in the building, and I'll always remember the moment Ticketmaster said "You're going to the Grateful Dead!" Because of that moment I TREASURE my sweet sweet no-view seats. I have abstained from selling EVEN ONE of my tickets for over face value, much less for several hundred dollars as someone close to me suggested I do in March (they don't know). That way I would have been able to afford plane tickets or acomodations (sp). Rent, etc. "I can't do that" I said. Still. I would part with and sell at face value one of my tickets that I am grateful for, if I could get a golden ticket for one night or two at one of the lower prices. That would be alright! Just. You know. Putting it out there. I did finally send good 'ol E an email. Throw my hat in the ring. It's a little late but you never know. You just never can tell... Alright. Back to selling stuff on ebay! Love Stella. ps. How the frack do you spell "accomodations"??
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.....round the old oak tree....thanks for the inspiration Tami.... Morning all... Thursday here.... Grab your coffee... How bout them Hawks... Sorry Totes, but someone had to win that game.... follow the buzzing bee... all together now.... Here's a little song you can all join in It's very simple and I hope it's new Make your own words up if you want to Any old words that you think will do Sunshine Daydreamers no ka oi.....
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has any daydreamer received and email or there tickets yet . Maybe I missed it in a post . I have asked several of the people I know in Ma. who got gdts tickets and no one has gotten any news as of last night. We think they might be going out in batches such as our notification of hitting lotto.Yes I so want to hold my tickets in hand just like a kid at Christmas
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King of the Road.... Not here in NY....but told the merry mailman what to look for....he's a head as well, so he has a vested interest.... I agree with the batch idea....I keep looking at my 2/26 confirmation email...sick thing is wondering if it's an April Fools joke... but I know it's real....fingers and legs crossed here in da Buff.... guess I had too much coffee or beginnings of a prostate problem... getting old sucks... Have a great day....
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3 weeks, 2 days, 10 hours until the winds blow into Santa Clara! 4 weeks, 1 day, 8 hours until Chicago. That's right, one lunar month until the winds blow in CHI Town! Patch those Sails and Shine those Rails!
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Don't worry, be happy. I think the GDTS folks are working hard and getting out "batches" of emails and tickets. I'm thinking everyone will hear something over the next week or 2 rather than a single broadcast announcement (until all is said and done of course). Not that my word is any consolation and won't keep you from stalking your mailman everyday.
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2 M's in accommodations. :-) I was always a good speller.
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Games people play you take it or you leave it things that they say, aren't right If I promised you the moon and the stars would you believe me? Games people play in the middle of the night Although I am not big on party games, I have no where else to be than at the pic-a-nic until we head over to Soldier, so whatever we do to pass the time and have fun, I'm all for it. Should we wear all nametags? Seems kinda cheesy but how else are we gonna know who's who? A stand-up and speak session? Hi, my name is Mike....I am a deadhead and I miss Jerry...
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But I believe certain executive members of our Pic-A-Nic committee may, and I stress, "may," already be working on such a name tag idea. I can't confirm nor can I deny; we'll just have to wait and see :-)
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More USPS goodies arriving....FYI: cumberlandcase: #365 received my beautiful Chicago tickets priority mail this morning. Added bonus, I know the girl who drew Friday's ticket tbonebozzone MO # was 320
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.....pulling the dus over at the next rest stop....time to stretch, relieve ourselves, have a cold one....water, milk...uh huh, sure it is.... ice coffee, cerveza....etc....this space is getting hot and not in a good way....whilst you romp and frolic in the fields of opportunity I will be seeking a fresh shot of refrigerant for our dus's AC....as lately it's been blowing mostly hot air...and when we began this grand crusade it was cool as a cucumber.... Rest stop up ahead....smoke 'em if you got 'em.... Oh I see we crossed the Alabama state line.... Oh mama, could this really be the end? To be stuck inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again..... and Mr. Mayor....I know.... ( and a little advise....no more spell check...trust me, it's evidence based) Oh, Texas medicine and railroad gin....maybe I'll mix them?
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LMFAO.... Totes that's why I suggested you use the facilities.... still got that pile of undergarments in the back.... don't remember who was drivin' that night....but it was memorable... Love that two stepping son of a Bee! Just got done talking with Gomer Pyle, the attendant at yonder fill station....says refrigerant's gonna be a couple of days, and he found a bent Johnson rod under the hood as well...gonna be awhile....I'll let you know when it's safe to board.....til then, talk amongst yourselves...
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Pass the milk. And I tried to post a link here yesterday from Amazon for delivery of those elusive special edition Reese's Oreos. Even suggested we could get drone delivery to Buckingham Fountain. But the link to Amazon apparently breaks the laws of the Dead.net boards...It just keeps getting tougher to keep it light... Ho Gawks!
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just got done listening to Chick Corea with Airto and Flora Purim.... Gonna pipe that through our sound system..... Sorry about the previous posts.... But... I repeat myself when under stress, I repeat myself when under stress..... It's all talk...cheap talk....
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For a moment thought I might need to call 911 in Buff...
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Shhhhh...be vewy, very quiet......I'm hunting wabbits.... Elmer + Donna = Huhuhuhuhuhuhuooooohhhhhyeahhhhhhhhhhhhh!
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I was wondering yesterday, after listening to Zep, what Donna would sound like with Robert Plant...talk about aural candy (spelled carefully).
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He and Alison Krauss duet nicely together....adding Donna will make even me feel like a stranger.... So let's get on with the show.....
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Only offered spelling assistance because it was requested, but point well-taken. How could I turn down StellaMoon? (I tried to resist but it was futile)
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I defer to your vast expertise and etiquette in dealings with all things Lunar.... Have a good evening, kind sir..... Keep up the Mayoring.... And to SXM.....very nice gesture for the subscribing Deadhead nation.... Thanks Swannie....
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received my tickets in Dallas-Ft Worth area today...woo hoo. i think donna and plant would be...interesting...midpoint between complete cacophony and sublime harmony. actually, i REALLY enjoy Plant's Band of Joy and prefer it to the Plant/Krauss collaboration, which is also really good. BoJ's pounding kettle drums, mandolin and buddy miller's guitar are sweet together.
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Morning! Thanks for the opportunity to stretch - it'll do well for the cat nap I'm about to take zzzz.zz.
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Coffee is on and the weekend is around the corner.... No ducats in Buff yet....standard delivery option chosen 12 pm est dead50.net let's see if we can help our dreamer brothers and sisters out... time to put on your boogie shoes...... Cue the strobe, pump it up.....more bass... So let's dance the last dance Let's dance the last dance Let's dance this last dance tonight Happy Friday kids.... update....Gomer just called, needed Goober to help on fixing that Johnson rod.... Surprise, surprise, surprise! Guess that bent Johnson rod was Klanger's.... Good news, it has been all straightened out.... Yea for Klang.... Freon delivery around noon, gonna stay at the rest area til after TM today... Can't drive click and pray at the same time... The wheels on the screens go round and round... ....I need a miracle everyday!!! Good luck...
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The wheels on the screens go round and round... so funny. unfortunately, meetings and deadlines preclude my participation in the pursuit of tics. will have to be content with my nosebleeds. good luck everyone! hope everyone gets covered! ttfn
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Best of luck to everyone today! Edis ruoy no eb bog yam! 3 weeks, 1 day, and 10 hours until Dead music on the Pacific! 4 weeks and 8 hours until Dead music on Lake Michigan! Mend those sails and plank those rails!
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I love your silhouettes in the foyer, but today I don't want to see you on my screen. Looking for the checkout window followed by an elusive Reese's Oreo celebration. Good luck, everyone!
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Pull up your socks and grab your...... laptops.....? Instant karma, thanks Swannie, Katniss, Totes, Boo Boo and Loblaw.... Everybody prayin' and drinkin' that wine I can tell the Queen of Diamonds by the way she shines Come to daddy on the inside straight, Well I got no chance of losin' this time. Klangstone hold tight to that Johnson rod....we are in for Stormy Weather.... Totes, sails, bales, pails n rails....pal The rest of you get clicking.... Godspeed....meant in a non offensive way!
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As usual all day everyday - I am with you brothers and sisters! Here we go <3
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All gone Friday On with life. Damn.
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found the time, but not the good luck charm. shut out for you. back to the mines...
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Valiant effort here in da Buff, 3 laptops each clicked at 12:00pm est, each for different day...bupkis..... 2 of 3 at 12:12 pm less than 1 minute and squat.... well back to the mines for me.... Later kids.... All together now.... The wheels on the screens go round and round...ahhh sh!t.... 100 of bottles of beer on the wall....in a round.... Morning Stella! Have some coffee... :-)
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sure brought back memories... Congratulations on all who scored...it sounds like a dent was made in the number of needs.
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For some reason, her grundgey white laptop has always pulled through. Just to illustrate - I am trying to simply email myself the confirmation page from her laptop, but it won't let me sign into gmail. "Dude. My computer is magic, but really jacked." - Sissy Poo.
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One of ours.... Rosalie McFall's parents are old heads, shut out MO and TM, got SC but can't make it....just scored 2 for 7/4/15 sec 322...... the rrrrrgrrrrr extended family gonna represent....and ever so grateful for ba dus....and the company.... quick update....freon recharged, hot air no longer blowin in the wind.... Mr. Mayor had his Johnson rod fixed.... Got a full tank of gas.... Come on pretty mama, let's get on the road again...... Hi Ho Silver.......Away.... Next stop...Tucson...then Tucumcari.... ....I'm willin to keep on moving..... Natural born Eastman.....