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  • mkav
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    very nice.
  • tfonts
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    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 !!
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    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....
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    ....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
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    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
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    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.
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    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
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    work so busy but I will be at ny for dead and company if anyone else is going to be there
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    Another one bites the dust.... Another post older and one post closer to death... ;-)
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    No one is posting because we don't want it to end! Let's skip 4020 and just Keep Truckin Geeky
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Than on the road, every day! On the road again - with my family of my chosen friends Every time we see a fallen tree we just gather firewood for our next meal. Coffee every morning. Starlight every night. No. No where. I'd rather be than here now with you. I'm so happy the freon fiasco is done. Can I hang my head out the window? Maybe it'll blow away this headache.
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Stick your head out the window....it will all blow away... Caffeine cures migraines.... Stella....it's a good day....from mornin' til night! Eyes on the road, hands upon the wheel! Oh, a roadhouse up ahead..... What shall we do?
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Pull over in Tehachapi, will ya, I need some smokes... I miss Lowell like I miss being 8.
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I been warped by the rainDriven by the snow I'm drunk and dirty, don't ya know And I'm still, oh, I'm still I'm out on the road late at night I see my pretty Alice in every headlight Alice, Dallas Alice I've been from Tucson to Tucumcari Tehachapi to Tonapah Driven every kind of rig that's ever been made Now I've driven the back roads So I wouldn't get weighed And if you give me weed, whites, and wine Then you show me a sign I'll be willin' to be movin' Now I smuggled some smokes And folks from Mexico Baked by the sun Almost every time I go to Mexico And I'm willin' And I've been kicked by the wind Robbed by the sleet Had my head stoved in But I'm still on my feet And I'm willin', oh, I'm willin' And I been from Tuscon to Tucumcari Tehachapi to Tonapah Driven every kind of rig that's ever been made Driven the back roads So I wouldn't get weighed And if you give me weed, whites, and wine And then you show me a sign I'll be willin' to be movin' ...just cuz I could! The bus bee rollin'... ....just like the other one..... Buzz on up.....
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we got quite the ride to the finish line.... Jedidah He's got a dime says he catches more fish every time Well I've gotta line If you've got a pole Well I'll meet you at the fishing hole But you gotta put on your sailin shoes Put on your sailin shoes
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Good karma came to klowns and klangs this morning. Anyone see Cassaundra around here today? She get off the bus or did she not get on this morning? We need a navigator, rrrrgrrrr is driving this thing the wrong direction! Chicago is East. Hey driver! East is thataway!
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It's time for those halcyon glowing lyrical tunes - make us grateful to be with each other but mellow enough for an afternoon catnap. Some of the 20-year old road trip staples (besides the dead and dylan) I happened to have on cassette when I drove down to Baja from BC were Joni Mitchell and Cat Stevens. Per exemple. A mix would be sweet.
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Whoever is controlling the music, me like me some Jim Croce too!
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If you're driving into townWith a dark cloud above you Dial in the number Who's bound to love you Oh honey you turn me on I'm a radio I'm a country station I'm a little bit corny I'm a wild wood flower Waving for you Broadcasting tower Waving for you And I'm sending you out This signal here I hope you can pick it up Loud and clear I know you don't like weak women.... Next up....Nena...with....99 Luftballons....on K DED You and I in a little toy shop Buy a bag of balloons with the money we've got Set them free at the break of dawn 'til one by one they were gone Back at base bugs in the software Flash the message: "something's out there!" Floating in the summer sky Ninety-nine red balloons go by Ninety-nine red balloons Floating in the summer sky Panic bells, it's red alert There's something here from somewhere else The war machine springs to life Opens up one eager eye Focusing it on the sky Where ninety-nine red balloons go by Croce free zone here at K DED but got some Blue Swede.... Ooga-Chaka Ooga-Ooga Ooga-Chaka Ooga-Ooga Ooga-Chaka Ooga-Ooga Ooga-Chaka Ooga-Ooga Ooga-Chaka Ooga-Ooga I can't stop this feeling Deep inside of me Girl, you just don't realize What you do to me When you hold me In your arms so tight You let me know Everything's all right I'm hooked on a feeling I'm high on believing That you're in love with me rrrrrgrrrrr....off the bus...autopilot..... 8 tracks under passenger seat.... try David Peel and the Lower East Side.....or some Arlo next..... Time for Jim Ladd...High in the Hollywood Hills.... Night kids.....beer in the fridge....
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A song everyone from Tonopah knows. I know.
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Euphoria building. More Lightning storms over the coming days and week. Pucks and tickets flying everywhere. Biz dev meets recreation in Denver next week. Then BD, fathers day, SC, DSO, AT, FTW, AT, FTW, AT, FTW, AT. Before all this an upcoming DSO show was enough to get me excited. It’s musical and magical. Ho Gawks. Never done the first post of the day before. Not trying to steal thunder. Steal lightning…different story.
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Good morning first post is not bad , I am doing dso at Hampton beach casino tonight ,,,, Warming UP!!!!
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#88, nice job.... Roadking, top 'o the morning to you sir! Saturday is upon us and chores galore here in sunny Fubbalo.... Coffee is on....excuse me Adam, let me tune that radio dial to....no, a little left of center... That's how we like it.... a little light music....to rise and shine by.... Watching the sun Watching it come Watching it come up over the rooftops. Cloudy and warm Maybe a storm You can never quite tell From the morning. And it's going to be a day There is really no way to say no To the morning. and praying for mail....
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Good morning to you sir , music is on but not soft , rockin it . Busy busy month , father's day my oldest is getting married , the next week Santa Clara , then to the Austin Texas music bbq , to see my youngest son , then off to the Chi-Town to meet my peeps and glow in the music , can an old man make it ? Not sure but what a way to go!
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That's right, 3 weeks and 11 hours to Santa Clara, and 3 weeks, 6 days, and 9 hours until Chicago! ho, ho, ho Patch those sails and shine those rails! Ho, ho, ho, ho
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you know how time fades away..... Mr. Mayor.....we have miles to go before ?...... Hold on tight.... "Now Dasher! Now Dancer! Now, Prancer and Vixen! On, Comet! On, Cupid! On, Donner and Blitzen! To the top of the porch! To the top of the wall! Now dash away! Dash away! Dash away all!" cuz..... I've been everywhere, man I've been everywhere, man Crossed the deserts bare, man I've breatherd the mountain air, man Travel, I've had my share, man I've been everywhere I've been to, Reno Chicago Fargo Minnesota Buffalo Toronto Winslow Sarasota Whichta Tulsa Ottowa Oklahoma Tampa Panama Mattua LaPaloma Bangor Baltimore Salvador Amarillo Tocapillo Pocotello Amperdllo I'm a Killer Thank goodness for my AAA membership and GPS
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That's quite a month! Pace yourself! 'morning, pretty people!
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Morning Ms. Katniss... Get to our age...its pace and balance here... Coffee is on....raspberry blend.... ....and I got 20 million things to do....
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Coffee, tea, me? No working man, today...well maybe a little. The eggs have some smooth cream and some spicy chipotle Cholula. Lovely day for a roadking ride, but today legs are turning pedals instead. Getting ready for the Death Ride in July. The month of the Dead in more ways than one. Get yer great buzz on today, peeps, and enjoy every drop!
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very pretty day here in the nw suburbs of lovely chicaogoland (yes, "chicagoland" is a thing they say 'round here), and we're glad to be alive. gratefully, it's the garden for me today! i get to dig in the dirt and plant stuff. for me, there is nothing better. sunshine daydreams to y'all !
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Toiling in the back 40....67 degrees sunny nary a cloud... Dave Nelson and John Dawson spinning on da old Victrola.... Back to searching all the joints in town.... Peace from Paradise!
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Won't our love, like all things, "..slowly too fade away.."? Everything physical will change, given enough time. But what of the non-physical? That's a different matter (if you will). The force of the will, through recognition, commitment, and renewal creates a shared mindset which can endure, unchanged by time. For the Love to Not Fade Away, the necessary and sufficient condition is our believing that it will be so. A better description might be not faith away.
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Very Gracefully said Tom....and a good Sunday morning to you... Coffee is on ...bagels are fresh, have plain and veggie cream cheese, butter and lox.... The wheels on the bus go round and round....and we are one day closer to Santa Clara and Chicago....and death... Our virtual kinship remains intact, for now.....like family we laugh together, reminisce together, get on each other's nerves, and then make peace...I fear the things that keep us on the bus will be but a memory in but a month....for its the sojourn not the sojourner....with that said, let's savor every minute...carpe diem kids.. And now on K DED, going out by special request for our Mayor....Jim Croce.... Photographs and memories Christmas cards you sent to me All that I have are these To remember you Memories that come at night Take me to another time Back to a happier day When I called you mine But we sure had a good time When we started way back when Morning walks and bedroom talks Oh how I loved you then Summer skies and lullabies Nights we couldn't say good-bye And of all of the things that we knew Not a dream survived Photographs and memories All the love you gave to me Somehow it just can't be true That's all I've left of you But we sure had a good time When we started way back when Morning walks and bedroom talks Oh how I loved you then MMMMMMBOP BOP, BOP BOP MMMMMMBOP BOP, BOP BOP MMMMMMBOP BOP, BOP BOP
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What beautiful Sunday morning messages.....thanks all - SPECTACULAR !!! And we finally had a tripple-crown winner yesterday....way cool :-) Meanwhile, everyone PLEASE check your email for the weekend update - thanks !!
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Rapid Roy! Wore out that tape the summer I graduated...
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Good afternoon and late morning Sunshine Daydreamers! All the sounds of the earth are like music, The breeze is so busy it don't miss a tree, And an ol' Weepin' Willer is laughin' at me. My oh my 2 weeks, 6 days, 8 hours the sun shines in our backdoor in Santa Clara. 3 weeks, days, and 6 hours we wrap our arms Soldier Field like a ring around the sun! Patch your sails and shine the rails!
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Totes..trust me.....they make meds for that problem.... SD'ers get free psychiatric care... call now 1(800) NOVOICES..... Mr. MD..... Have a great day....can always count on Kyle!
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Doesn't it get lonely in there?
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Looks like we have a series on our hands....Just put the broom away.... Isn't it ironic....it's like rain, eh? we are full circle back to the dreaded path....seems like March again.... You know what....we are the loonies...and....we gotta stay on the path.... The lunatic is in my head. The lunatic is in my head You raise the blade, you make the change You re-arrange me 'til I'm sane. You lock the door And throw away the key There's someone in my head but it's not me. And if the cloud bursts, thunder in your ear You shout and no one seems to hear. And if the band you're in starts playing different tunes I'll see you on the dark side of the moon. C'mon Toto....let's check out the Darkside.....got myself a different tune to play...... and I know how the song goes....
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Too good to stop at 4. Seven takes us closer to SC; the days between. The path is the daily struggle. The grass feels better under foot. But is it really greener on the other side?
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Yessir....
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Yessir....I looked over the fence....and the grass is indeed greener.... right Henry? AND NOW HE’S ROLLIN’ DOWN THE MOUNTAIN GOING FAST, FAST, FAST AND IF HE BLOWS IT THIS ONE’S GONNA BE HIS LAST RUN TO ACAPUCO TO TURN THE GOLDEN KEYS HENRY KEEP THE BRAKES ON FOR THIS CORNER IF YOU PLEASE
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sorry, I repeat myself when under stress....and this laptop has greazy keys that stick.... See previous post ;-) Like back in time.....
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Back to the chicken stand, bro.
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On July 6, meet me at July 5. Repeat each July 6.
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Pardon the interruption in all Jim Croce radio all the time on K DED.... But as we get closer to Tijuana...all I got is mariachi static on my radio..... And the tubes they glow in the dark.... I'm on a Mexican Radio..... (Shameless old MTV plug...) ....all night long.....
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Had a fierce high school crush on Martha Quinn.
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Thank Gobd.... I always gravitated to Mark Goodman.... signed, Epstein's mother
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.....as my organic chemistry TA at NYU said in 1977 to the question, " Harry what does it mean?" In his best broken Greek, offered... "what sits on roof goes Meow?".... Now back to K DED.....by special request..... .....I was lost, I was gone....and listening to Levon..... I was looking at her, but I was listening to Levon......
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sold cartoon balloons in town, didn't he?
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His family business thrivesJesus blows up balloons all day Sits on the porch swing watching them fly Levon. Levon likes his money......