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    Hey, I hope things are warming up for y'ous all (or is that all y'all, this southern thing gets confusing). I used to hail from your parts and went to college up there. It is slightly warmer where I'm at now.
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    If Napoleon was right when he said that armies (including peaceful ones like Sunshine Daydreamers) travel on their stomachs, and if you can trust an out-of-towner, especially one from Texiz, here's an option that's 2.5 miles/5 minutes from Soldier Field that according to today's issue of USA Today offers the "Best Sandwich in the World": http://ftw.usatoday.com/2015/03/ricobenes-chicago-best-sandwich-in-the-… http://www.ricobenespizza.com/#!location-and-contact-info/c66t
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    So glad you made it brother! Summertime come and gone my oh my oh my!!!!
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    Hotel...motel...Holiday Inn
    Me n LainieBear got a roof over our heads
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    Only 102 days until showtime! Patch those sails and shine those rails!
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    so glad you made it...
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    Tom Hanlon - and everyone who's made it here so far and everyone to come... Perhaps Tom Wolfe put it slightly right (as right as words can be). I can't find the quote I'm thinking of right now, but here's one somewhat in the same (grant) ballpark. “The Pranksters never talked about synchronicity by name, but they were more and more attuned to the principle. Obviously, according to this principle, man does not have free will. There is no use in his indulging in a lifelong competition to change the structure of the little environment he seems to be trapped in. But one could see the larger pattern and move with it - Go with the flow! - and accept it and rise above one's immediate environment and even alter it by accepting the larger pattern and growing with it.” ― Tom Wolfe, The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test Alright I don't live on the East Coast like tfonts - I have no excuse (except I like the witching hours and I work a lot of nights) Nightzzz all :)
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    ....so glad you made it.... Have a grate Monday to all us Daydreamers.... Walk me out in the morning dew.... Still waiting to see that Trey ink.....in honor of his 50th birthday.... :-) good luck tfonts....
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    What a way to start a day :-)
    I'm lovin' my peeps here !! Morning all and TY for such wonderful posts. And alas, your humble correspondent will be sending out Vol. V update this morning with important info needed so head's-up for that. Make it a great day and a great week, all !! ps - I'll try to shoot you a pic of my new tatt today (the SYF 50th logo). My artist is making a house call today @ 10am. But those with ink know that first pic might require a "parental warning" an if so, I may wait a month :-)
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    Okay, Here's the Deal So Far on our Birthday Weekend, subject to change in a few hours, so pay attention...you in the back, tone down the drums for a bit...thanks... Hi campers and camperettes, cats, and catettes, We are the Sunshine Daydreamers. Thanks to rgergelis, his Karma and his just all-around coolness and welcome smile, and Marye for her spot-on attentiveness to all-that-is-right, we now have this portal in cyberspace. Pretty cool, huh, pull up a chair, or stool, or carpet, join us and hop on this magic bus as we head for Chicago. For the un-initiated,and as a bit of history, Tfonts gathered a bunch of names over the past days, from folks going to or planning on being in Chicago, got them in on an email, sent out an email blast and all sorts of stuff happened...it kind-of exploded into 15-20 conversations on whowhatwhenwhere and how to have a picnic. Apparently, we can't just show up with a checkered tablecloth and some fried chicken and call it good. Thank God, for that would be way too plebeian and droll. So committees were formed, officers were elected,t-shirts and coffee mugs were designed, tasks were delegated, and we now have have meetings, we follow Roberts Rules of Order, and even have donuts. NOT!!!...but we did agree on a name, Sunshine Daydreamers. And some other stuff, like a T-shirt which is in the works. It's not too late to get in on a t-shirt, so do your homework and notify the responsible person for that. Things are fluid, we are all partying and listening to righteous tunes, you are included if you are going and are kind, and we may meet and hang out in one OR ALL OF three places, as follows: 1) A pub/hotel bar south of Soldiers Field 2) A pub/hotel bar north of Soldiers Field 3) Somewhere close to the fountain in downtown Grant Park for a Grand Hug-and-Meet-and Greet, maybe at high noon on Saturday and maybe someone can bring a camera and take a picture or sumpin'. 4) An ongoing meet and hang out spot (near #3) that will be a central gathering all weekend long, starting around noon on Friday and running till whenever on Sunday. It could be a great place for a rendezvous; to touch bases, get a plan, and party on before (during) or after the show, as you stroll thru to other hot spots that may grab your attention. Anyhow, that's it in a large nutshell. If you have an idea, or a plan, or a suggestion, or a comment, or a cold beer, OR A TICKET by all means, share. Stay tuned for further announcements...here and elsewhere, from those that are in the know, or from those who are telling us what we need to know, or from you, who has a brilliant idea and JUST KNOW it will be the perfect addition to our Grand Picnic and Show...please share, your comments are welcome. Still waiting for someone to make us our all access laminates, btw...and still waiting for a mascot... Remember friends at the end, as always, it's about the journey: the life, the love, the planning, the music, the vibes, the family, the experiences and the memories...so live large, plan grand, love without end and go for it! One last thing, as Tom right below said, we are and have "That Something Else"...dream it, say it, prove it...and Let There be Songs..To Fill the Air. cheers, geo
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Too much information.... Cmon #88 back to the task at hand C or sssssee you all in Chicago..... Go Hawks....
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Mine is pronounced either like "church" or "sharon." Chandra or Chandra. Both are valid, as long as it's "ah-ndra." How do you pronounce your name Devil's Friend?
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88Eighty eight Ate ate Haight haight Never hate.
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Wait a minute...... Ok.... Hammertime... Break it down..... can't touch this..... Sorry kids disco era Donna does that to me..... Oooohhhhhyeaaaaahhhhh.... Happy Spring yo! Dancin dancin in the streets!!!!! Go Blackhawks!!!!
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"Hate Hate" the first is a verb the second a noun repeat. It is a wonderfully negatively positive thing to chant. or is it positively negative? *note* it should not be taught to children who have not passed the irony threshold, otherwise negativity might win. But to anyone with a touch of Irony, I find it to be an aggressively positive mantra. -- TH
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We may have a problem down the line... Go Wild!!! Hope all is forgotten by July...But, I cannot help but observe that the Blackhawks suck.
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(IMO) I don't see that anyone has been wronged here, and from my perspective you were acting with good intentions. But I was not involved with any part of the alleged agreement so I cannot speak for others who may have been involved. All I can say is you certainly haven't wronged me in any way and I hold no ill-will towards you. I can't speak for the whole group, but you are still welcome here as far as I am concerned. - your Mayor
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And what a good morning it is..... in Busytown.... Coffee is on.... Time to Wake, Time to Bake.... with apologies to Richard Scarry.... brownies are on the table....Huckle cat and Lowly worm made them.... Have a fruitful FourTwenty kids... and Happy Birthday to Tito Puente! Oye Como Va!
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Sunshine daydreams with a chance of meatballs. 68 until Santa Clara 74 until Chicago Happy Monday!
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Morning and thanks for the countdown as usual.... Load that thermos up with some Java, take a few brownies for the road....
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@ Klang +1. Coffee good, brownie good, must get moving. the salt mines aint gonna dig themself
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And That Means I'm running late,..gotta get down to the mine as well. ...I Am A Deadhead ....And I Miss Jerry!!!
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Thank you Totes - just can't start the day w/o ya !!!!! A few updates hitting your in-boxes this AM. And holy shit, Tim Tebow is an Eagle? WTF, Chip???
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Gotta get down to the coveted mine, that's where I mainly spend my time! Make good money $5 a day, made anymore I might move away... HEEHEE Happy Monday all! (if there is such a thing)
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As a night-owl and artist-type, I recommend you do as I - and EASE into Mondays... what's the rush? So far so good... but then I've only had a couple sips so far... when life seems like easy street, well, you know.
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As yes dearest Stella - ya just can't beat it !! Even right about now here in the east for a mid afternoon jolt on this glorious 420 Day !!! Can't go there yet though....lol
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pass the joe and set up my timbales and pass the tamalis and the salsa Happy B-day
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That's why I celebrate 4 20... without Tito there is no Carlos Santana..... Whether it's... Oye Como Va.... Or GooGoo G' Joob! It's still I miss Jerry!.....
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wish I had some for lunch. For one summer, we had a lady who brought her outta-this-world homemade tamales to our local farmers market. I'd buy a dozen at a time, and be lucky to get half of them home without snarfin' 'em at the market. Then, *poof*. She disappeared, never to return. Most likely got an awesome catering gig, but my heart still yearns for her chicken tamales.
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Big time mail activity today peeps - awesome !! Way to go on the T-Shirts !! Simply amazing !!! Way to go on the tickets, hotels, super boxes, etc... Tremendous networking and SD spirit !! And I had tamales for dinner !! (just kidding K, but man, your post made me hungry)
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we didn't have to wait weeks. me & hubby were just deciding to jump in. Thanks for trying, though!
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this didn't work out but truly I'm determined.
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Can anyone tell me which of the 3500+ emails has the picture of the Pic-a-nic shirt. Like what volume or date was it? Or better email it to me please.
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Could someone tell me how to follow a thread? Also I want to tweet but that is beyond me
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Happy Tuesday folks... Coffee is on, 420 is over.... Brownies all gone.... Steak and eggs this morning, sourdough toast and fresh fruit.... In re. following threads..... confusion...will be my epitaph.... good luck on your quest Don Quixote....aka Saundra.... to dream the impossible dream.....
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Thanks rrrrrgrrrrr for the mornin' menu !! Swan, I'll send it over to you...
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not to lazy to crow today. Tuesday up and at 'ems. going to mark this for day tremendous things, just not sure what yet. Thanks Tony - right there in the inbox. What a beautiful piece of art. Trippin on mid-week positivism.
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It's Another Tuesday on this Bright blue ball, just spinning, spinning free! Post 4-20 haze is lifting and it's time for this cat to hit the road,.. Hope everyone has a good one!
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67 days until Santa Clara. 73 days until Chicago. Rise and shine those rails and patch those sails! Time to get some hot brew and shake it, shake it Sugaree in your coffee!
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Good Morning SD's. Just Grateful to be amongst friends. That is all. Have a wonderful day!
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The birds are chirping away outside my window. Time to get moving and get my coffee buzz on!
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Just in from "Those Who Keep Track of Things Important" Hear ye, hear ye, hear ye! We are one month old today!!! Yes, on March 21st, our fearless founder and seeker of truth, TFont, announced our new Name: The Sunshine Daydreamers! Here's his email from that fateful morning: "GROUP NAME: Well gang, nearly and I mean nearly ALL of you voted and the final tabulations are in. Right now, you can break out your 1973 release of the late, great Jim Croce’s “I Got a Name” on 45 (shit, I’m guessing there are folks here who weren’t even born in ’73 and may need an explanation as to what a “45" is? lol…). Anyway, I digress…or as we like to say in the Dead vernacular, I’m a Ramblin’ - sorry, Rose. So the vote was cast wide and deep. Reflective of our coast-to-coast and sea to shining sea group. We had, incredibly, 20 creative names to pick from (thanks, again, to all of you for that). And while the voting did indicate a critical mass around a few prospective names, the one undisputed leader and the one that received the most #1 votes (there were no ties here) was………modest snare drum roll now over-dubbed to that Croce classic you have spinning in the background: SUNSHINE DAYDREAMERS \o/\o/\o/\o/\o/\o/\o/\o/ Lift a glass, stand in front of a mirror and sing a selfie-toast, "We are the Daydreamers and we are one month old. We Miss Jerry but we will get by, because we are friends and the music never stopped." Then tuurn and take a bow, for you are Someone Who Counts. Take care one and all! geopartymeister
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If I knew you were comin I would have baked you a cake... thanks for stopping by...have a cup of java jive.... One month an 1,237 posts... and I know said disaffectedly....
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Geo - I love ya man !! I'm in near tears :-) And now you have another hat to wear, the "grand historian!!" Wow...it's only been a month? Seems like a year ! lol... Kinda like the way we measure our marriages too, if ya know what I'm sayin'.... Well hey, we may be going to hell in a bucket, but at least we're enjoying the ride !!
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Thanks for everything Tfonts & company. Also, a very special thanks to Tom H.!!! See you in California! Eternally Grateful
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seems shorter and longer at the same time. thanks to all for turning our group from a granfalloon into a community. special thanks to Tom, for making SC possible for many of us. it will be show time before ya know it
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I love Spring! But, this definitely seems like so much more than a month.... the folks here are a special breed....can't wait for Chicago.... Baked you all a cake....after you blow out the candles...have a piece.... It's on me.... oh well, coffee breaks over.....back to briving this dus.... it's a privilege ..... wanna take the wheel, just ask.....cuz I do believe we are on autopilot..... To infinity and BEYOND! Right Stella?
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Happy birthday, deeeaaaarrrrrr uuuuuuuuhhhhuuuuuhhhs, happy birthday to us! All I ate this morning was a hard-boiled egg. No cake, no other culinary delights--so unDaydreamer-like. Fueled by delicious coffee and yolk, lol. Oh, well, all in the name of shining sails and patching rails at work. See you all around our third anniversary and I hope the honeymoon never ends . . . . PS - thanks again, Tom!
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Happy Birthday Anniversary and happy unbirthday to us all of the other days. We certainly have put a lot of mileage on this bus and by the time we "get there" we'll be experts (at being beginners). Today I'll have coffee before taking the wheel but the wheels know where we're going so... until then.... I'm trying to imagine post-CHI SD land. Silly? Where's my coffee.
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No way, Stella - ain't happening. We'll always have and forever be the SD'ers. Next time Bobby in whatever iteration comes down here to So Fla, you're all invited down. Plenty of room at the ranch. No reservation needed. We'll be dancing amongst the palm trees in our flip-flops, SD T's and tin foil hats baby !! BTW, it's Taco Tuesday here - who's hungry?
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Post 9/11..... errr 7/5/15..... nothing changes.....but the names to protect the innocent..... Bobby or Phil come Truckin up to Buffalo..... Always welcome....have extra parka and mukluks..... Coooo Roooooo Coooooo Cooooooo..... Gets a might chill here at times.....
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Time does fly...I feel like I've known some of you guys for years already! What a group! Can't wait to laugh with y'all in person!! And what a laugh (or two or three...) it will be!! I started my day with a hard boiled egg, too. Think I'll end it with a glass (or two...) of chardonnay! Have a good evening, Birthday Peeps! ASL
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That avatar doesn't suck..., Happy Birthday kid!
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Wow, thanks! Got it from some cool Deadhead a while back...
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Who's with me on the committee?