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    Happy Independence Day to all the lovely Daydreamers everywhere! Glad to have met you all at the Pic a Nic a whole two years ago...and what a fine day it was...the sun was shining and the breeze was blowin', smiling faces all around. I don't think any of us could have imagined that day what a tight band would come out of the remaining crew of Dead members after FTW. I am Grateful Indeed. Here's to many more years of friendship and fun times with fine tunes...
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    Wow...two years!!!
    Amazing how the time does fly, huh?? And actually, it's even longer than that given all the pre-FTW planning, logistics, ticket heartburn and spreadsheets we went through. Spreadsheets? OMG, what was I thinking...lol. I could never find the time now to do that over again - seems to be the planets and orbits aligned just right, forming that time vacancy to execute on a plan - and that we did SD'ers!! I have zero intel to confirm this, but I have a really good gut feeling that D&C are not done. I think the music will continue for at least one more tour - who knows, maybe more. Maybe they'll even play in this little state called FLORIDA one day...lol. My only regret, with three consecutive summers of the music, is not taking either of my kids to a show. Many of you have shared the experience with your kids - that is so, so awesome and without question, the #1 item on my bucket-list. Peace, love and HAPPY 4th to all!!
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    "Here's to You, and You, and You"! Happy 2nd birthday. more inna bit, stay tuned. geoit's theterribletwosyaaaymeister
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    It was two years ago today that we all met up in Chicago for the FTW pic a nic, a lot has transpired since then. I would like to wish all th Daydreamers a Happy Independence Day and to once again thank Tony for brainstorming the idea. Without his hard work and vision it never would have been possible. I have made a number of good friends from that experience who have proven invaluable to me. We have toured together, vacationed together and grow together. Thanks to all who have contributed here, made me think, made me laugh and helped me change as a person. You know who you are. Life goes by oh so quickly, let's not waste a minute of it. Carpe Diem... https://youtu.be/_Mnw9uiYggU
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    What an amazing, transcendent summer celebration. "Thank You!" to the entire band for getting out there once again and making the magic! And thanks to everyone who was there along the way (or streaming from afar) for sharing the vibe and spreading the kindness with all of us. Maybe another tour after the dust settles? . . . Hope so! Onward! . . . still miss Jerry.
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    Thanks to all for the birthday wishes and thanks to the boys for the best birthday EVER! Let's do it again next year shall we?
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    awwwww... sportin' a woody for ya here in da Buff.... enjoy, check email soon.... got your back, thanks for your Shoreline generosity as well, love to all in Fontsville, especially the 4 legged variety
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    So grateful we all got a 3rd straight summer of live Dead in one way, shape or form. Thank you D & C - do it again next summer!! And don't shy away from using those acoustic guitars - Mayer on his Martin is heaven!! Big Buff hugs for the tour support as well :-) Peace SD'ers!!
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    ...wish we had another 20 to look forward to this summer. Feeling grateful.
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    Finishin' out the summer tour in style
    Not where I can stream, but tonight's setlist looks likes it's already achieved lift-off. Onward y'all! Oat Jeff
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Submitted by Boo469 on Thu, 04/16/2015 - 12:26

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Jenny Screamers!!!! will check out the Ballist point, recommend Mothers Milk, a nice dark one from Keegan brewers in the Hudson valley
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Submitted by _ on Thu, 04/16/2015 - 12:27

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Will check tomorrow at my local Beverage emporium....
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Submitted by tfonts on Thu, 04/16/2015 - 12:28

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TOTALLY !! That was my big high school beer. Unbreakable cardboard cases - remember those suckers? Huge, thick, green bottles. Then we used to slam Rolling Rocks and argue what the "33" meant. That, by the way, one of the true mystery questions of life...
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Submitted by _ on Thu, 04/16/2015 - 12:29

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The pride of Latrobe, PA...Preferred Yeungling....
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Submitted by tfonts on Thu, 04/16/2015 - 12:33

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Funny...Yeungling (America's oldest brewery in Pottstown, PA - o/s of Philly) was always a junk, cheap beer back in the day. Now it's chique, trendy and expensive. I'm a Stella man...beer, I say beer that is, boy...
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Submitted by KristineD on Thu, 04/16/2015 - 12:42

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had a friend who pal'ed around with a drop-dead gorgeous creature named Moe. Sweetest doggie I ever met.
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I was never a dog guy, til I met my boy...a rescue from Kentucky kill shelter...got him in 2011 at 15 months....what a gentle giant....a true stoner dog ...meant in the best of ways...his disposition of that of the Dude in Big Lebowsi....hence Sgt. Pupper
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Submitted by properlejdi on Thu, 04/16/2015 - 12:46

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Are you sure the green bottles are brewed south of the border? The (terrible) stuff in the brown bottles was and is brewed in my old home town (London) - also would not drink it knowing where that plant is built...and what it is built on - and half the people that work there...remember, Labatt's used to allow their workers to pull beers off the line and drink on the job...hell they used to have beer vending machines in the break room that were free...ah the 80's now there is H&S to deal with...now they put a weekly 24 on your paycheck.
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Submitted by Boo469 on Thu, 04/16/2015 - 12:50

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about the green bottles, they're all brown around here, not a Labatt drinker myself
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Submitted by _ on Thu, 04/16/2015 - 12:56

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Never seen em, green Molson golden and moosehead.... I'm a 2xIPA man, myself.... Need a Canucks second opinion here.... Jury is out....
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Submitted by properlejdi on Thu, 04/16/2015 - 13:07

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The green bottles were what we used to send across the border - had an alcohol content of like 3% and tasted more like water or Coor's light than beer...Brown bottles were domestic and had an alcohol content of 5%. These tasted like they were recycled beers from the night before...D-Town only ever had the greenies...they MAY have stopped that practice after they were bought by the Dutch and then bought again by the Brazilians...who knows anymore - never touch the stuff myself. Boo where you from?
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Submitted by Boo469 on Thu, 04/16/2015 - 13:32

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From Hamburg, just south of Buffalo, relocated to Rochester for school and stayed I don't remember green bottles, I recall brown stubbies
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Submitted by properlejdi on Thu, 04/16/2015 - 13:40

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Stubbies going waaaaay back. The death of the stubby is a sad story...interesting that upstate NY got the domestic stuff...even in Europe I always saw the green bottles...gave an already bad beer an even worse international reputation. In any event, I soooo would not recommend Labatt's under any circumstances. You CAN still get stubbies from a small brewer in Waterloo ON...Red Cap beer. The lager is kinda crap, but the Waterloo Dark is pretty decent. I always bought it when I was in Ontario just for the stubbies and the sentimental value. That and Labatt's and Molson, together killed the stubby.
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Submitted by Boo469 on Thu, 04/16/2015 - 13:54

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I still remember the Red Cap song,, cans or draft or bottles....... and Red Stripe still comes in stubbies, not that I recommend it
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Submitted by PonchoBill on Thu, 04/16/2015 - 14:28

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Mmmmmmm.....beer. I grew up in Hamilton Ontario and I always drank Lakeport. I don"t know if its still around. It was piss but it was cheap. I've moved on to better since. Stella, Keiths, Rickards. But really...nothing beats a pint of Guinness. "These peanuts are making me thirsty."On a side note, did anyone see that catch Kevin Pillar made last night against the Rays? I nearly shit myself.
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Submitted by StellaMoon on Thu, 04/16/2015 - 15:11

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I wasn't near my computer - but luckily it's my day off and I was able to go grab it (visiting my mom and cat today on my day off <3 ) I'm here I'm here ...
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Submitted by tfonts on Thu, 04/16/2015 - 15:13

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What did you grab? And say hi to "mom" from your SD family while you're at it :-)
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Submitted by StellaMoon on Thu, 04/16/2015 - 15:29

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When she gets home from work in the future. My sister is here doing laundry and she does say "Hiiii." She is one of the three I was trying to score SC tickets for (including me), and she is the closes thing I have to a significant other - "You are obsessed" she literally said to me 8 minutes ago. "You should come with me to the lot in Santa Clara," I then said. "I probably will," she said, haha. Her heart knows a good thing ;) I grabbed my computer Tony. It was at my place - next town over. Dead.net is o-k on my phone, not great. It's a beautiful day here in California. It's my day off and I am cruising (as we say in Hawaii). With a little launders mixed innit.
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Sister that was the most tripped out conversation I ever read.... I'm turning into my father....it's like Ebonics without the ebony..... And you know something is happening here but you don't know what it is....do you rrrrrgrrrrr! NOPE..... Rrrrrgrrrrr down the rabbit hole..... White flag held high..... I surrender....
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Submitted by SoCalDeadFan on Thu, 04/16/2015 - 16:39

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helluva catch. the pitcher now owes Pillar a case of Guinness or whatever he prefers.
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Submitted by StellaMoon on Thu, 04/16/2015 - 16:44

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Our brothers in arms and hearts have put in my hands two tickets - one for each night in Santa Clara! My turn again to feel that humble love and gratitude. This fits in so well with the beginning of my story, which I've told in brief to Tony via email... this time I will be there. All the years combine <3 ps. rrrgrrr you get the jist. It's just that I'm a deadhead and I miss/ed Jerry.
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Submitted by StellaMoon on Thu, 04/16/2015 - 16:46

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Chris and Dave ***************
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Submitted by tfonts on Thu, 04/16/2015 - 16:47

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It's a jubilee darlin' !!! WHOO-HOO !!!
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Submitted by _ on Thu, 04/16/2015 - 17:05

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STELLA STELLA! I know.......said in a David Gans monotone whisper.... congrats on the ducats chica! Beddy bye Boze time.... big announcement coming to SD next week...... It's a secret...... Do da do.... Do you promise not to tell.... Out!
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Submitted by properlejdi on Thu, 04/16/2015 - 16:58

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My brother's name is Chris and he was always first...(being the older)....maybe that is just me (probably)
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Submitted by bobby69 on Thu, 04/16/2015 - 18:12

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I finally found this forum,..it was a task for me,.. I'm severely sleep deprived and this Santa Clara Ticket fiasco has got me almost to the point that Klang was over Chicago. It's keeping me awake at night. I was supposed to see these shows with my Friend from Venezuela, He's in Texas now and as bummed as I am. I know I'm listed on the spreadsheet as not going, but it should say needs 2 tix for each night. but 1 is a start,...thanks for any and all help, I have you all in mind as well,.. been scouring cash or trade,...ebay,...etc...looking for any face value anywhere. If I score I will share the wealth as well. I'm in PA., and Ca. is a lot of travel without at least one ticket. preferably a saturday so I have time to look for a sunday while there, as well as a cheap flighht and shelter. Muchos Garcias!
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Submitted by High-Desert Dweller on Thu, 04/16/2015 - 19:19

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Please bring stories and pictures with you on the train ride. Great way to pass some time.
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Submitted by StellaMoon on Thu, 04/16/2015 - 19:31

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I am really looking forward to that, and pics and stories is a great idea. Please do the same. I freeze under pressure but hopefully I can recall one or two good ones. Cards. Movies. Planning what to carry-on and what to leave down below. I'm going to find out what the storage situation is in coach.
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Submitted by mkav on Thu, 04/16/2015 - 19:40

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anyone have natty bo from Baltimore? (not natty lite but probably similar quality). friend just dropped off Great Lakes Christmas Ale and Commodore Perry IPA. wow! GLBC is the best unknown brewery IMHO. Yuengling...it is too bad it got chic. I always thought it was good everyday brew, reasonably priced. Not anymore...the pricing. still a decent brew but not cheap. looking forward to sipping a few with SDers in Chi in 73-ish days.
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Submitted by mkav on Thu, 04/16/2015 - 19:40

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anyone have natty bo from Baltimore? (not natty lite but probably similar quality). friend just dropped off Great Lakes Christmas Ale and Commodore Perry IPA. wow! GLBC is the best unknown brewery IMHO. Yuengling...it is too bad it got chic. I always thought it was good everyday brew, reasonably priced. Not anymore...the pricing. still a decent brew but not cheap. looking forward to sipping a few with SDers in Chi in 73-ish days.
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Submitted by StellaMoon on Thu, 04/16/2015 - 19:45

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Haha yes. There are so many fun strings in the ball of yarn that's my name here. and MKAV - there is a forum on here for people to commune about their brews. I think it's called what's in your fridge? Not that this isn't a fine place to speak of such things. Of course it is. It's a fine place. Period.
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Submitted by mkav on Thu, 04/16/2015 - 19:54

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yeah i know but saw so many comments i had to say something.
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Don't know bout you all, but these weeks are flying by... With each day that Kyle counts down, I am realizing the days between become fewer and fewer. Before we all know it, it will be 7/6/15 and this will be long gone... So Totes....count slower, ok? And to the rest of us....let us savor each other's virtual company but real friendships... Talkin with Tony yesterday...yeah we really do have a special group here,...something to be proud of.... Coffee is on, hot and fresh.... Big weekend here in the not so Great not so white and not quite as north as some here.... @Bobby69.... So glad you made it brother....settle down easy.... This is the place and this space is getting HOT! So let's get on with the show....
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Submitted by bobby69 on Fri, 04/17/2015 - 03:13

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Coffee's on Here too.. Have to be at work in 45minutes,...UUUUgghhh!!! Another day sweating over lumber. swinging a hammer and fretting 'bout Tix. Will do my best to settle down,.. My girlfriend is about to throw me overboard! I don't blame her. I guess in the grand scheme of all that going on in the world I am a Lucky dog. You're right, before we know it, it'll be a few years down the road, we'll pull the SD tee shirt out of a drawer and Smile Smile Smile!!!!
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Submitted by tfonts on Fri, 04/17/2015 - 03:42

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And where's our countdown? Did our brother have too many Stella's last night? Hey now gang, SPECIAL TICKET UPDATE in your in-boxes. Bottom line, SC is a snap and all brothers & sisters here are a shoe-in for miracles. Chicago, well, that's another story...tons of yellow on the spreadsheet. We need to kill our yellow cell decease !!! TGIF to all :-)
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Submitted by Cain1974 on Fri, 04/17/2015 - 04:08

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Has me feeling....Wanna wish rrrggrrr's son Scott break a leg for tonight's album release!!! Have a Stella, rolling rock, and a shot of whisky for me...lord knows if I could get some child minding up here in the great white north Id cross that border in double time to join the party! TGIF. Sd'ers.
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Thanks grrrrrlllll... The support means a lot, have one of our SDers venturing in from Shippenville Pa, that's west of East nowhere on the map...coming to crowd surf, I'm sure.... And not to worry we have a case of Great Lakes Rye of the Tiger and....just for our Canandian groupie .... There will be whiskey in the jar'o.... whack for my Daddy-o .love that line.... Gonna try to video tape some and send it North so you can experience it vicariously.... Musha rin um du rum da.....
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Submitted by KristineD on Fri, 04/17/2015 - 05:11

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Good MORNing! It's great to stay up late, good morning, good morning, to you! :-)
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Submitted by deadgeek on Fri, 04/17/2015 - 05:13

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It is going to be a lovely day! Can someone please peel me off the ceiling?!?!
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Grab some coffee ....have a grateful Friday and peaceful weekend... Hi ho hi ho it's back to work I go.... that's where I mainly spend my time....
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No caffeine for you! Have a grate day
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Submitted by tfonts on Fri, 04/17/2015 - 05:17

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Hey now cat lady...please check your PM...thanks !!
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Submitted by Totem on Fri, 04/17/2015 - 05:36

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All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players: they have their exits and their entrances; and one man in his time plays many parts, his acts being seven ages. 71 Days to Santa Clara, 77 days to Chicago Sorry I missed the coffee talk this morning, I'm home with a little stomach bug today.
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And feel better brotha !!! I said now Doc.....Doctor!! Mr. M.D. - Doctor !!! Oh can ya tell me, what's ailing me. He said rrrrrgrrrrr, rrrrrgrrrrr,,,,,,ALL YOU REALLY NEED IS SOME RRRRGRRRRR LOVIN' !!!!!
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Submitted by deadgeek on Fri, 04/17/2015 - 05:46

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Hey now feel better soon! No one needs to be sick on a Friday!
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Now let me get this straight... Kyle bought a coconut he had a lime... He put the lime in the coconut and drank em all up then he call da doctor...said Doctor, is there nothing I can take... Call me in da morning...oooh ooo... All you need, all you really need is.... A little rest Mr MD....is way out.... Still have to figure out how to brive a dus and drum at the same time.... Hey Stella, STELLA! get your groove back... Take the wheel please.... Just keep your eyes on the road and your hands upon the wheel.....
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Submitted by Boo469 on Fri, 04/17/2015 - 09:52

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coffee this way, what time do you fellas and gals have to get up? this thread starts well before my rooster crows, he's getting on in the years.... rrrrgrrrr where is your boy, I say your boy, playing?
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