Grateful Dead

I fixed my Jerry jones..... Spent some time bonding with a pole, a cool kitty and the Chicago Blackhawks....I'm out another $20 Reminisced over personal losses, celebrated life and new found friends who are all dreamers.... Woke to the sound of the thunder and the rain pouring down, and it looks like the old man is.... ....getting on..... Bye B.B. If anybody sees Lucille give her a hug for me.... Coffee is ready! It's Friday....let's be thankful for all we are blessed with, 'cause as Chandra pointed out... The wheel is merciless night dear Stella...good morning Campers! The Thrill may be Gone But Our Love Will Not Fade Away...... Mmmmmmbop bop, Bop Bop.....

RIP big blues man

Will you be ready for the Sunshine Daydreamers? This ship is damn near ready for sailing! Dear Jerry was a nice warm up listening party on the couch, but we want to hear for the Dreamers who dreamed it! Happy Friday! 6 weeks, 1 day, and 14 hours until showtime in Santa Clara! 7 weeks and 12 until showtime in Chicago! Patch Those Sails and Shine Those Rails! Have a Buzzy Day.

That smell in the air during Shakedown was just lil ol me doing some late night baking in da Buff!

Morning all. Ears Buzzin, head mushin, after show wake up day. Sweet weariness! Had a blast yesterday. Got caught up in the horrible backup on Rt. 29 getting to the show and missed the Shakedown scene and Daydreamers meetup, really sorry guys - next time for sure. Made it to the venue Just as Phil was starting.. I brought my 3 sons (Phil, Spiro, and Costa) to the show - first live Dead related experience for all them - fulfilling a promise to them, and a dream to me. That for me was what the night really ended up being about. I wanted to wait until they were old enough to appreciate the music and not worry if we got separated in the crowd. This was a family bonding night I will treasure forever, especially since they're at or getting to an age when family activities seem fewer and paths are branching off for them. We danced and laughed, pranked and shared post-show pie (cherry crumb). . Jambase has a good rundown of the shows events: http://www.jambase.com/Articles/125076/All-Star-Cast-Honors-Jerry-Garci… (BTW - that's me and Costa's "J" in the first photo - sign was about 15' high) . SPECIAL SHOUTOUT: Who ever started the tin foil hat thread, we made and wore them to the show as a goof, but they are really great for finding each other in a large crowd, and at least ten people told us we were reference points for finding friends. Genius idea!

So glad you had family time at the show....that's what the spirit of the scene is, I remember taking my oldest to 2003 Dead with Hunter and Dylan opening, then in 2009 both of my daughters....it's my boy's turn in Chicago.... Streamed the show vicariously with Totes and Kristine..... Nice set list and overall representation of all that was is and forever will be Jerry... Grab a cup of coffee and remain comfortably numb.... torrent up on bt.etree.org...127 seeds...wicked fast...

First, good morning SD group and happy Friday (glad Deer Jerry was a fun success trip for all who went). OK, for the message (you may recognize it, heard it on the way to work this morning and made me think of the 'dreamers): "You're my blue sky, you're my sunny day Lord you know it makes me high when you turn your love my way Turn you love my way, yeah, yeah." ...we're having a high time, living the good life... * brought to you by Mike and Klangtones

We here in Sactown USA have a skunk problem, they are everywhere. So we have a special entrée this year at the 50th anniversary of the Klangfest. BBQ Skunkburgers. Stallone said, "This is Rat. I'm eating a ratburger. Not bad!" Well, you haven't lived until you've had one of Klang's infamous skunkburgers. The bad smell of a live one somehow transforms into a culinary delight once charred over the Weber. You have to use pinewood to smoke it though, mesquite or hickory just doesn't get it done. You need that pinetar sap to seep into the skunk for the proper flavour to come out. Then top it with bbq sauce and tarter sauce (don't ask, it just works). Happy feasting, see you at the camel ranch...

Stink on a bun. That's exactly what I need right now. Bust open the sinuses and revitalize. Better than a big Jolt cola.

GG with "The Thrill is Gone." Sending my deepest sympathies, Lucille. Such fun listening into Set 2 of Dear Jerry Last night, with excellent company. Watching the scene actually brought a tear to my old eyes (*lol* especially when upside down.) I particularly enjoyed Trampled by Turtles and Yonder Mountain (a banjo Shakedown Street? It was awesome!) Confirmed my thought that we'll all go home Sunday in July humming Ripple. Let there be songs to fill the air! Have a grateful day, all.

sorry to hear, my condolances.......pass the coffee please, it is Friday, wearing comfey clothes in the mine today, casual fri, on Mondays, we have necktie day (optional) I get to break out one of my Jerry ties from my collection of over 40, I wondered many times when the heck I would ever wear them, now I know, Mondays!

I'll bring you a CD or a file to Chicago I should be able to swing a SB , I also have a nice SB of Del from a couple years ago, Del is great to see, they set up two vocal mics and two instrument mics and dance around them depending on singer, lead instrument etc, it is an old school sight to see and hear!

Check your emails soon.... Let there be songs to fill the air....indeed.... On its way to #88, Air Canada, and Mr Flinstone as well... Yeah Totes and Mr Ed....you have been Jerrycurled as well Yabba Dabba Doooooooo

Love those Jerry ties! I don't have forty, but I have an exclusive collection as I've rid myself of imposters. I get comments all the time "is that a Jerry Garcia tie?" Lol, people know more about the Dead than they let on sometimes. Let's hear it for Fridays! Humping pants are in the hamper, ties in the drawer, and jackets in the closet. A bit of rain for the parched desert and my Rockies finally won a game! Dear Jerry was awesome--the parts I got to see. Still need to take a gander at Scarlet and Shakedown but saw the rest. RIP BB--filled the air with songs from start to end. Have a tin-foily Friday everyone!

very nice, sounds way better than audio that was streamed, so lucky to be able to listen to the cans in the mine, Audeze LCD-2's with a little tubed amp, my coworkers laugh at my setup, I also have a CD player on the desk, no one seemed to know what a CD player is anymore, they really bust a gut when I told them I also have a turntable.......

I am vinyl or flac CD players are coasters here on the Ponderosa...... Blu Ray is another story.... Enjoy my brother in all things Jerry!

is my preferred choice, the new spring '90 with Branford and the truckin up to Buff sound amazing, have to settle at work, I have a very nice VPI HW 19 MKIII for sale if you know anyone looking.....

I very well may....

Swanny - so happy for you bro !!!! What a fucking post :-) Gave me chills dude at 33K'. Thanks, man !! TGIF SD famlia - great, safe weekend to all !!

You back east yet????

Wish I had scored tics to Chicago so I could hang with all you shiny dreamers. It just wasn't in the cards but maybe I'll run into a couple of you in SC. Happy birthday to Wavy Gravy!

Getting there bro.... Wheels-down ATL. Board at 3:30 for PBI. Sporting my GD 50th lid baby!!!!

Get home pour a cold one, hug the dog....n Lana.... And experience Dear Jerry....... Godspeed....

We got room on the bus, bro !! Seen you post here a bunch. Drop me a PM with your personal email addy if you wanna join this merry bunch of brothers & sisters. Chicago attendance not a prerequisite. Cheers !!

We do glimmer and shine, don't we? I've been surprised you haven't hopped on our little bus, already. Welcome aboard! But, watch out for rgr -- he'll try & make you drive.

pm me your email if you'd like a little electric aural DearJerryCurl.... Curse you woman.....the words change as I read them!,,, Happy Friday Ms. Katniss.... And remember.......You ain't lived til you brived this dus.

As the psueudo-mayor (not Sotomeyer) of SD-land I welcome you with open arms, open beerbelly and open lungs. Not to worry my fellow local constituent, we will find YOU in SC... Next month, man!!! WOOOHOOO, shine those chrome rims....

Listen this is being typed with all due respect that our Mayor deserves....new avatar please? On behalf of your constituents.... Live long and prosper....

Your wish is my command... ...but be careful what you wish for...

Send in the clowns....where are the clowns?

You may be the dus briver but, I am the ... "Bus Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii-der (get up in the morning get on the bus)" Anyone guess who that band is? Are we 40 (forty/forte) strong now????? Long live (and prosperous) the dreamers!

Dang it, it's supposed to move... Arrrgh!

exactly whos on first?

Shake it up now, Klangeree....we will meet you at the Jubilee....and if that jubilee don't come....we will come to Klangstock.....be ready....ample notice given..... re the avatar....jiggle it a little....

Check your in-boxes SD'ers.... Weekend Update awaits :-) Cheers !!

Good morning.... Must be getting old here, back in the day I could sleep past noon.... Another weekend upon us that is bound to go slip sliding away..... Coffee is on..... Carpe Diem.....

We are in the deep 6's 6 weeks and 11 hours until Santa Clara! 6 weeks, 6 days, 9 hours until Chicago! HAVE A GRATE SATURDAY

Hey SD'ers. What are some of your favorite tricks for getting back on the sunny side of the street? The grind's got me down and I want to howl at the moon... but it's a new moon so she's in hiding. Natural remedies please ;) Should I just call it and listen to Blues 24/7 until it lifts? Blessings on your day. :)

You know what doesn't hurt? Jam of the Week!

Mmmmmmbop bop ....bop bop

I would never advocate a quick fix.The time course of getting right is proportional to the duration of the situation that got you down. Nevertheless, In the end there's still that song Comes crying like the wind Down every lonely street That's ever been

Some small thngs I do to turn a frown upside down: do something kind randomly, get outside for a walk, bubble bath, watch mr bean, stand on your head or stretch upside down off your bed for a bit. Drink water...

I have a whole theory about water and "the way things go." I really ought to test it. I just need to set an hourly alarm to remember to drink the stuff! :) Thank you family!! <3

Just a few weeks ago, and for the first time, I shed real tears for Garcia's death.I had been a lapsed Deadhead after seeing some lackluster shows in the early 80's, and back when I first learned of Jerry's death, I sighed and shrugged; I lamented more how he had contributed to his own demise, than on what he meant. Thank goodness for the Internet Archive: it has brought me all the way back to a seat near the front of the bus. Only with the passage of time do I fully appreciate the towering musical accomplishment of the band. Reveling in all of those recordings, totally independent of the "scene", has validated for me that that those magic moments were as authentic an experience of transcendence as any person has ever had. And so recently when it came to picturing myself saying to another one of you beautiful people, "I miss Jerry", it really moved me, thinking he gave so much of himself to so, so many people, and how much life he fit into his 53 years. Praise be to the source of all Love.

Beautifully said my brother... And I'll never forget that day when I first heard the news in '95. One of those moments/times & place of where you were, that one never forgets.

I just read your post Graceful....and I am crying like a little girl..... 8/9/95....at work, saving lives and a co worker comes up to me and said, Jerry is dead.... I walked around in a fog the rest of the day....when I found out Bobby had Ratdog on the road and didn't cancel his tour.....I wrote him out of my life....selfish SOB I thought.... I boycotted all things post dead until 2003 when the Dead announced the 2003 tour with Herring and Joan....sat 12th row with my then 15 yo daughter, saw Hunter, Dylan and the Boys.... Opened with a long jam into Music Never Stopped>Casey Jones.... Back on the bus....since....in a very obsessed and some would call sick way....since then both parents died, and despite my wonderful wife of 31 years and 3 magnificent children....here I sit crying... ....there's something about a Sunday, makes a body feel alone.... I too Miss Jerry, and my parents....and you guys who I feel like I know.... disclaimer .....second anniversary of my dads passing.... I'll be better tomorrow...promise.... Coffee is on....

I second that emotion...................

Nice and timely avatar SoCal...

Hey there Sunshine Daydreamers! 5 weeks, 6 days, 6 hours until we are in Levi's Field. 6 weeks, 5 days, 4 hours until we're in Soldiers Field. Time to get in show shape! Grab some Jerry on the player and shake those thangs!

Totes I got worried....thanks we knew we could count on you...enjoy our Buzz!