Grateful Dead

I had a dream last night that the band did Victim>Lovelight. Ok, so it was a nightmare. Regardless, it's about that time, boys and girls. Some things to keep in mind for Chicago: 1) If you ever saw Jerry, Donna, and Keith perform live, you are old now, and since the weather in Chicago in July can be more like Cambodia than Illinois, remember to stay well hydrated, even if the water is $11.00 a bottle. 2) Anticipate VERY long lines for everything; security, sanitation, sustenance, etc. Please be polite and patient. 3) The unexpected 'hot ticket' and Big Money scenarios that have occurred are making this whole thing feel more like a Super Bowl than a Dead show. Notwithstanding, the only time our scene ever really worked was when a high percentage of the attendees contributed to it with kindness, sharing, synchronicity, and humor. What will you bring? Best of everything to you all. I'll meet you at the Jubilee.

I have "2 extra tickets for Sunday night 6/28" of the Fare Thee Well shows in Santa Clara, CA. I won these tickets from the lottery and they are hard-copy tickets. I am looking to get face value plus fees/exactly what I paid for them. ***** TICKET AND PRICE INFORMATION ***** Sun Jun 28 2015 7:00 PM Fare Thee Well - Celebrating 50 Years of the Grateful Dead Reserved P5 Obstructed View Sec 121, Row 12, Seats ( 5 - 8 ) Although these section 121 seats are labeled obstructed view, they are on the side of the stage just before the sections start to have a decent view to the front. The seats are 12 rows up from the floor and I think in a pretty decent location for $85.00 a ticket. They are certainly in a much closer-in location than my $225.00 tickets I have for the first night. I will be in the Portland, OR area until Thursday night before I travel. After that I'll will be in Sunnyvale, CA on Friday morning and can meet you sometime that day or over the weekend to do a ticket exchange. You can email me direct at: cozmocatman@hotmail.com Here's my craigslist posting for additional information: http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/tix/5086228930.html Thank you for a real good time! ~ B ~

Hey now, San Mateo County has an extensive park system, many of them less than an hour's drive from the venue, though not necessarily in the middle of the night. I would recommend the smaller parks west of Skyline Boulevard such as Sam McDonald Park, Pescadero Creek Park, Memorial Park, or Junipero Serra Park. Check ahead; some require reservations, others parks have some reserve campsites and others first come first serve. Santa Cruz County also has wonderful parks, somewhat farther away and likely more popular this time of year. Still, Big Basin in Santa Cruz is the crown jewel of Peninsula redwood parks, and if you're planning on camping for several nights and/or can get a good reservation, it's an incredible place to explore. Learn what poison oak looks like; a lot of it hasn't turned red yet. No state monies for the parks (need that cash to feed that Jones) so do expect to pay — I don't know, 15 bucks wouldn't shock me. This flash I had may explain a lot about the problems we've seen so far and the ones we may see in Santa Clara. The promoter, and in the case of Levi's the staff and management, are amateurs. They have very little experience in doing what they are about to attempt, and nothing on the scale of FTW. That insecurity may be what fuels their parental "we are in total control here" approach to crowd management. The best thing we can do is to share some of our experience with the security staff if they'll listen to us. If they try to enforce no hacky sacks (it's in the rules, no airborne missiles!) in the parking lot, things might "get out of hand" — or they might just get clownish! The truth is, I was sort of hoping for something with a little more chaos and a few less cops, and maybe a non-curated Shakedown Street. Something more like a Grateful Dead concert, just for old time's sake. But the truth is it's not 1982, I'm going to have to work with what I'm given, and I feel very grateful that they decided to play two shows here for us, and very lucky that I got tickets to go. See you there! ;-)