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  • docks of the city
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    that blurry blue
    I really like that blurry deep blue that is used on any area on site related to the tour. (in lettering and visuals) It is so "Sixties". I hope you continue to swirl it around here. Also I notice in some show listings that it is noted that this is the "first time" or "last time" they played a certain song. I wish the song lists had more history listed. All the way around, this site is excellent.
  • marye
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    in PM and in What Else Should We Be Talking About. Thanks.
  • Northbound Train
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    SUGGESTIONS
    Love the forums here but I have a few suggestions. I hang my hat at several difft forums from Fantasy Football to Gambling sites to Grateful Dead etc, etc.... Why is it that we can't start our own new threads??? I've never seen anything like that at any forum, anywhere. I like the idea of the "Best of" thread but it is 200 posts long and IMO would be best served if you have say a best of "Loser" thread, best "Terrapin" etc, etc... I am a long time Head but I can tell you I don't know shows and dates off the top of my head like some of these cats do. I read through 100 posts in that thread looking for the best Terrapin and haven't come across much yet. Maybe individual threads for each song, or maybe have a thread devoted to what we would like to see as a "Best of" thread... I know Loser and Terrapin would be my first two. That's my .02 on that topic. How bout a Best of 70's shows, Best of 80's etc, etc??? Best of Brent shows??? Maybe an all time Best Show thread....members would post their favorite show which in turn staff would narrow down and maybe a poll of some sort to get the All Time Top 10 shows....see, I'd start these threads but unfortunately I am "not allowed to post new content in forum"...that's mind boggling to me that I can't create a thread on a forum...isn't that what forums are all about? One other thing in regards to the forums...I notice you don't have a "quote" option, where we can't quote another members post and answer it directly. There are two members looking for the best Days Between in that thread, we should be able to quote it and answer it directly rather than just make a post. Let me know if you need any additional help. Thanks, Northbound Train
  • GottaPokeAround
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    Taper's Section Jukebox, please?!
    Hi Folks, I would love to see the taper's section have a 'jukebox' so that we could just hit go and it would randomly stream all previously posted nuggets forever. For those of us with computers hooked to the stereo this would be great rather than having to dig into each taper section and clicking a nugget. Then it's over then you have to go back and hit another one, etc. Yes I know about all the other dead streams, but they stream too weakly (56kb), have ads, get boring, or all of those. If you do look into this, please make it stream at 128kb because anything below that is not really worth listening to through a stereo. thanks! pokester
  • marye
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    well, theenjoyer
    speaking as the moderator I'm not quite sure what you're getting at here and we have fairly lively participation from the members who stick around. Should you wish to be one of them that is cool. The interface is not perfect. However, we do the best we can with what we've got. Thank you.
  • theenjoyer
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    Forum format and Open Topics
    This is a strange forum in how it's formatted and the fact that users can't start new topics. The display is not user friendly and the static nature of threads severely limits the amount of activity you will see from users. I wonder what your stats are on members with a post or two. If you had a more standard interface with some moderators there would be more activity and more participation from existing members. I'd be happy to have more dialogue about this. Just fire me an e-mail. Thanks for giving us a place to gather and be kind.
  • FractalEye
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    Phil Instruction
    I'm a bassist.I'd like to encourage Phil to make a DVD (or two) giving bassists tips on how to play in his style. He'd be in good company, as John Entwhistle and Jaco Pastorius have both made such DVDs. It may not be a big money maker, but it would leave a lasting legacy for future generations of bassists. It would also be a great opportunity to record him playing with the camera on him. All the Dead DVDs I've seen only zoom in on his fingers occasionally. Alternately, you could post the vids here.
  • Sunshine-daydr…
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    Hinky
    Not on Dixon of Dock Green or The Bill then :-) Bob - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Spanish Jam
  • marye
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    hinky
    shows up on cop shows a lot.:-) The late great Jerry Orbach in his role as Lenny Briscoe was very given to using the word.
  • TigerLilly
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    and thanks izzie
    for expanding our vocabulary! Life goes on now that the hinks are gone. No more hinky badgers! Hooray!
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So... what's your fancy? What features would you like to see?
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about cosmicbadgers?
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i like when you scroll over the speaker at the top of the page it gives the speaker set up for the wall of sound at least thats what it looks like to me....the donna years are my favorite sound for me.....
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I noticed when I was pre-ordering the Road Trips Volume 3 Number 1 that if you leave your shopping cart for any reason before checking out there is absolutely no way to get back to it unless you purchase another item and then delete it from you cart. That is is a really big omission. It really reflects badly. That's a basic feature every e-commerce site has - a View Shopping Cart button. It doesn't have to be on every frame maybe just on the home page or the store page - but come on.
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good point. I'll pass this on.
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For a little while it was possible to click a button and have a list of recent orders sent to your e-mail. Perhaps not the ideal solution, but better than nothing. Now we seem to be back to no info at all, clearly a step in the wrong direction.
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I love being able to search past shows and read the input of the attendees, I feel it is one of the greatest features of this site because it gives you an awesome perspective. If at all possible could you add project shows such as The Other Ones, The Dead, and Furthur to our options for review and show attendance? I feel it would give the younger generation much more ability for input. Thanks friends!

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Yes Mr. DeadTurtle, I have it on good authority that the suggestions you've made will most definitely be implemented here. In fact, I'm certain that these changes will go into effect in a matter of hours! Thank you so much for your input! Have a nice day :))
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I agree about the show listings and Turtle's astute observation and desire to engage younger fans. It just suits the complete archivist's sense that many of us have...
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it feels a good to know your input is considered and I can't wait for the new addition to the site, I'm sure fans like Krs10 and myself will enjoy the resourse very much. Keep up the grate work and love for this grate institution!
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I can assure you that we pay attention to suggestions and some of them eventually come to fruition. Some don't. I will pass this along. I do not know what's possible and what's not. I would suggest, however, directing your attention initially to finding out who, if anyone, has compiled such extensive lists for the side projects a la DeadBase. And since much of our information on GD set lists comes from DeadBase, you might want to go post any queries and corrections in the DeadBase Need Your Help topic in the forums, as Stu Nixon is keeping an eye on that. I think the likelihood approaches zero that we're going to have the resources to compile such lists from scratch; if you can point to existing resources that at least moves things further along. As the side projects proliferate so do the complications of record-keeping. In short, I don't know if it's doable or not but somebody doing the groundwork and reporting back wouldn't hurt. Thanks.
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I understand this would have to take alot of time and work from alot of people but I feel when compilied that it would be a fun and useful resource for the GD community. I will do what I can in finding resources for side project info. Anyone else have any ideas?
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This isn't a site specific feature, per say, but a music subscription for the archival releases would be great. It is great to have the Taper's Section streaming and the Road Trips CD series. However, it would be nice to have a subscription service that allows you to download new music when it is available. As much as I love buying the newest archival release as a CD, some folks might prefer to buy a yearly subscription and just download new content as it becomes available.
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the My Shows doesn't work for you? Under My Dead.net on the left?
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Mary, I know about the "My Shows" on the LH bar, but as dead.net used to be, so anyone, including outsiders, who are not registered or signed in, could see what shows, from none to 3000 or so shows any particular registered used attended. As far as I'm concerned, not seeing that infromation makes dead.net a more secure and safer site. And again, thank you (& Izzy) very much for all the work you do around here, keeping us D'Head's in order around here and being a go-to person for us. Peace, sistah!
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Where are they? I don't even see My Dead.net on the left side.

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They sort of got lost in the site update. We're working on getting them back, but no, you are not imagining this.