Grateful Dead

I never got it together to see the tours that consisted of Philadelphia, NYC, and Boston. Most of my shows were in the Midwest and west, so I am making a point of going to the Nassau Coliseum and MSG with my brother. Has anyone seen the huge banner of Garcia outside of MSG? It may be in the foyer, but I don't remember exactly where it is. I was coming out of Penn Station one day, and they had all these banners for the great events at the Garden and one of them was Jerry Garcia representing all of the Grateful Dead shows. I told my brother about it, so now I am on the hook for showing it to him. :)

Everyone is acting like the boys are taking advantage of us all. I beg to differ. If you truly do the math (for which I have taken the liberty) you will see what I mean: Location Capacity Lower Upper" Total Greensboro, NC Greensboro Coliseum *22,000 $89 $65 $1,781,919 Washington DC Verizon Center *19,500 $98 $68 $1,716,000 Charlottesville, VA John Paul Jones Arena * 14,500 $75 $45 $942,485 Albany, NY Times Union Center *17,500 $96 $56 $1,446,584 Worcester, MA DCU Center *14,500 $96 $65 $1,242,102 Worcester, MA DCU Center *14,500 $96 $65 $1,242,102 Buffalo, NY HSBC Arena *18,500 $97 $57 $1,547,704 Wilkes-Barre, PA Wachovia Arena @ Casey Plaza *11,000 $95 $1,045,000 Uniondale, NY Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum*17,000 $98 $1,666,000 New York, NY Madison Square Garden *20,000 $100 $2,000,000 Hartford, CT XL Center * 17,000 $98 $68 $1,495,824 E. Rutherford, NJ IZOD Center *20,000 $98 $1,960,000 E. Rutherford, NJ IZOD Center *20,000 $98 $1,960,000 Philadelphia, PA The Spectrum *18,000 $96 $1,728,000 Philadelphia, PA The Spectrum *18,000 $96 $1,728,000 Chicago, IL All State Arena *18,500 $95 $50 $1,479,873 Denver, CO Pepsi Center *22,000 $95 $60 $1,833,270 Los Angeles, CA The Forum *18,000 $85 $50 $1,320,000 Mountain View, CA Shoreline Amphitheater *22000 $95 $35 $1,209,976 Gross Ticket Sales $29,344,839 After 40% expenses $17,606,904 Each Band member $4,401,726 * average taken from Wikipedia " = 1/3 capacity with the exception of Shoreline which is 2/3 See what I mean,it's a mere 4.5MM each.........hardly enough to get upset about.Times are tough and may get tougher! Don't hate the player!!! I have no problem with it. As they say "Keep your day job,till your nightjob pays" Peace

The parking lot for the Wac Center shares some spaces with the baseball stadium, it's a big area (the football stadium is there too), but the Phillies are playing the Mets there both days of the shows. Friday at night, Saturday during the day. Sometimes we live no particular way but our own

<...lunch costs me $20.00, dinner is around $75.00...> snip <...A night out at the nightclub will run you at least 100 bucks...> I Whoa - Rob! Where are you eating? The Ivy? Not everyone in L.A. is spends that kind of money... I live in Hollywood and I eat f*a*n*c*y for half that, and you must be buying a lot of people drinks to have a $100 tab at any clubs I know of. Unless you're hanging with Paris Hilton. $10 an hour? Seriously, you need to take it down a notch or let Paris buy the drinks. I'm not freaked out by the ticket prices though. They're actually a lot less expensive than most concerts with good seats in the $200s. See you at the show, brother. :o) Peace, Bearly

Dude, you know our love will not fade away....................will be the encore for almost all these shows my brother!_________________________________________________________ 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!

Believe it if you need it,if you don't just pass it on!

So what do you think...One more Saturday night as the encore!!I'm going out of my mind and its over 4 months away! or maybe the opener

Why yes, things HAVE gotten a tad overheated here the last few days. In general, wading in while dozens of people are screaming curses at the band, the world and each other is often counterproductive. I am pleased to see folks sticking up for the community and the good vibe, and welcome all newcomers who come here in the same spirit. In addition to the fairly legalese TOS to which Hal alludes, I heartily encourage you to check out the Very Few Rules that pretty much define the way we live here. Thanks, further, etc. ME

I feel you Travis! I'm used to going to parking lots at the Oakland Coliseum (what do they call it now? The MAC a FEE something or another) and drummin my little Head off enjoying the vibes, cooking phat fires, and enjoying veggie burritos with a little sage stick on the side. They closed down some kind places in SF just like that one earlier. I know that the United Center in Chicago will not have a good parking lot, that being said, I do know alot of heads around here over the now 9 years I've lived here. Will be Heading with some kind peeps just around the corner of the show. _________________________________________________________ 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!

You can disagree and argue like crazy here if you want but we are expected to focus on the topic and issue, not to turn it into personal slams. One of the great things about the site has been some of the heated passionate discussions; those types of things can inspire deeper thinking. We are bound to disagree on things. Diversity is what makes the world such a colorful place. If the doors of perception were cleansed, everything would appear to man as it is, infinite. William Blake