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    marye
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    Here's the bulletin board/virtual refrigerator door/etc. for showing and telling about accomplishments you're proud of. Your art. Your graduation. Your promotion. The garden you just planted. Your kid's karate trophy. You get the idea...

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  • TigerLilly
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    WOW!!!!!!!!!
    That is really, really wonderful Doug!! You SHOULD be very proud of yourself!!!!Couldn't agree with you more that life itself is an education, if you let it be, and that "book learning" can also be important. ********************************** Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone, you will still exist, but you have ceased to live. Samuel Clemens
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    Back to School
    It has taken me thirty-four years, but I finally decided to go to college. I can't say that I am going back, because I have never attending before. I earned my GED, but that was as far as I got. Time waits for no one, and soon to turn almost fifty-one, I figured it was the right time. The next two years have me getting back to the basics on english and math (algebra.. what's that all about,) and what ever else is required. I better ask my seventeen and fourteen year old daughters about that math subject. Anyway, I am excited. My brain still functions, and I am commited to making it work. The goal is to get a degree (not sure on what yet) and go for a Masters. My dad is not here, (sniffle sniffle,) but he would be so very proud of me.Looking back, I wish that I had gone to school, but the education I got of having the boys following me around the good ol' USA and a few places in Europe, for twenty plus years was well worth it. I wouldn't really change a thing. Who were the Grateful Dead, and why did the keep following me all those years. Later Doug
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    May the Music Rock Their Souls
    good morning all my sisters & brothers, i hope u all get a few minutes this memorial weekend to remember those other sisters & brothers of ours who have perished or were maimed while in harms way. although we may disagree with the reasons of war these souls have paid the ultimate sacrifice and deserve>no demand our respect..."may the music rock their souls" stay safe and feel good!
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    SAW BOOBY AND RAT DOG SAT. IN ALBANY,SAW PHIL AND FRIENDS TUESDAY IN NYC,DANCED MY ASS OFF, BOTH OF THEM ARE ROCKIN IT, THE ONLY THING THAT WOULD BE BETER IS IF THEY GOT IT TOGETHER AND ALL PLAYED AS ONE BAND......BRING BACK THE GRATEFUL DEAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!ONE WAY OR ANOTHER THIS DARKNESS GOT TO GIVE. JINGLE - FEW GOOD MEN MC - NEW YORK
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    Well, on October 12, i went
    Well, on October 12, i went on my first boat trip with my wonderful soulmate boyfriend. i caught 2 mahi and 2 wahoo! it was soooo cool! I think i got a my first job since having my daughter and moving away from my old job in a garden center that i loved in sept 2006. it's just the garden center at target. i hate the idea of working for a big corporation, but i have to learn florida plant life before i can move on to the big dogs. i'm going to volunteer at the everglades park in my freetime, to help with knowledge and experience for the mitigation company we hope to star next year. Also, if anyone knows about what types of permits, etc we need to run a mitigation company (um, forgive my lack of a better way to explain, but it's when you go into a residential or businuess property and 'fix' their mistakes of pulling out too many native plants & trees- or helping them to landscape a property w/out breaking the law by removing too much.). so, if anyone knows anthing about this, my bf is much more educated on the matter, but not sure yet about permits & requirements, etc, so i was gonna start doing some research while i'm still 'in-between' jobs. my 3rd boat i'm gonna float is that on november 1st, my baby girl will be 15 months! She was born August 1st, 2006 (i didn't even try, she just happened to come out that day!). i love her with all my heart, and i am damn proud that she's so smart and so very beautiful! happy un-birthday, samantha! Congrats to everyone for doing so many great things! peace & whatnots
  • Sunny G
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    Hal R, you're so awesome......just saw your post from Aug, so I'm a little late. You blew your horn, impressed the heck out of me then left me laughing. You remind me of Coyote a little bit......... "There is at least one fine and admirable quality in every person. Find it."
  • Marshun
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    Blow the horn
    and if handy..."tap the tambourine". "The sun was screaming, "Hey you!".
  • Marshun
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    I read a book
    Finally got around to reading Jack Kerouac's "On the Road". I took my time and road along with Dean and Sal through the summer. There is just so much going on that a few pages would wear me out. Needed to pace myself with that crowd. I had a great time being a passenger on some outrageous cross-country trips. Met lots of cool people and stopped at some great places along the way. That was my bonus to myself for making it to 50 a couple weeks ago. Next up is Vonnegut's "Timequake". But I'm in no hurry now. "Where does the time go?"
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    thanks iz...
    It was late, it was a long day/week, and I took one look at that munged text, backed out and ran screaming from the keyboard.
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    editing for CC Joe
    is that how you wanted it to look? and dude, if I can blow *my* own horn, I have no doubt you can blow yours.
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Here's the bulletin board/virtual refrigerator door/etc. for showing and telling about accomplishments you're proud of. Your art. Your graduation. Your promotion. The garden you just planted. Your kid's karate trophy. You get the idea...
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Was informed today by the customer service department in India that they will NOT honor the coupon code that dead.net gave to me for not being able to fill a previous order... but they will however take my credit card information and charge me full price... NEVER WILL I SPEND MONEY HERE AGAIN!!! so much for good busniess or trying to keep your customers!!
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this isn't the right topic for store complaints. However, please send me the details here and I'll try to get this straightened out. Thanks.
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Here is a short, mostly silent film inspired by the song Help On The Way.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYWbdq7MHWI It is a social satire. also here is the link to Althea the short film,,,http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxAxhGqQfP4 and west la fadeaway the movie...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyX9RQKZ28Q thanks and please check out youtube channel: Hugo Hilarity for the latest in innovative entertainment. Kenny Tarr Studios. One man, one mission...make great entertainment. More voice actors to come...this week's releases...Candyman - horror thriller based on the song starring an animated Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt. My Brother Esau - starring Juaquin Phoenix and Charles Boyer. As a HUGE dead fan I hope you all dig what I am doing and beyond this and can let me know what you think....the production value will be increasing all the time. thanks kenny.tarr@yahoo.com call anytime as well, I am open24/7 to talk the Dead, my work, the world and how it can be changed. Thanks!
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will be 6, on 12/24....he wants a drum (more like bongos) & a harmonica......we'll go to the beach for drumming (where I told him all good drummers go)......
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Very very new here. Trying to find where to post to find long lost friend's. Namely 1 Jim davis. Lived in Dothan,Alabama in mid 80's. ANY info would make my soul feel good. Mail me at gentryclan@netzero.net. And be sure to turn on ya love light.....
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..about this website my brother from a different mother sent me. He knows I'm a huge DEAD fan so he bought me a something called a MUSICSKIN. ... Here's the website. I'd link it but I don't know how.------> http://www.music-skins.com/store/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=3_4980… There you can find a bunch of different GRATEFUL DEAD designs that cover cell phones, laptops, and mp3 players. CHEERS MATE !!
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Hey everyone....I am flying down to Mobile, Alabama to work for the next couple of weeks as a photographer. Yep, I'm making a business trip in what will hopefully be my new business. If all goes well I may end up doing some fine art work down there...wish me luck. Also, check out my website, it is my online portfolio... http://www.maclaindrigdon.net I'll keep you guys posted. This is a whole new adventure for me, and I am very excited. Laters Gators... MacLain
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good for you! all the best!
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Very nice photo`s !! Best of luck to you on your new venture !!
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Hi All! I am a patient lady...couldn't find a man worthy to even date. So, I bought my (OUR, I'm married now) '74 VW Bus. I joined a VW camping club. At one gathering, Vince Welnick was present! He was playing keyboards for the band. I chatted him up afterward, had several pics taken with him (this was when cameras had film), and asked for a kiss before I left. I wanted a peck, but he slipped me the tongue! hehehe.... Then again, I was pretty-little-VW-driving DeadHead. hehehehe...I've been married almost 2 years, and the going joke is, "Now that i have the bus, I can get rid of the wife." He's had plenty of chances to kill me: snorkeling, SCUBA, on the back of his Ski-doo... I think DaMan loves his wife. ;-)
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Hey - We've been working with Bob Weir over the last few months to create an iPhone app. Today it launched. Bob approached us about making and app featuring a twist on the classic kids songs. He recorded original music for some classic kids songs. His version of Old Mac Donald is wacky and crazy. The best part of this app is that 100% of the proceeds go to his charity The Further Foundation. So, check it out: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/weirs-world/id359503370?mt=8 Bob would love to hear what you and your kids think! We've also set-up a Fan page so he can keep updated about Weir's World. http://www.facebook.com/pages/Weirs-World/381664192352 Thanks - the folks at Weir's World
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Hey does any what Jerry's real name was?
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a trick question?
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My brother told me his name was Sam Morse. But I can't find anything about that.
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Now true, Sam Morse invented the telegraph, so there's some poetic connection there. But Jerry's name is Jerome (after Kern) John Garcia.
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It sucks having a brother!!!!~
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Jerry's brother cut off young Jer's middle finger with a hatchet! So it could be worse. They were quite young at the time. It did give Jer something of an iconic handprint.
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For all you heads in the academy, and for those of us struggling to follow along, I wanted to share my excitement at a new publication: The Grateful Dead in Concert: Essays on Live Improvisation Jim Tuedio, Stan Spector, eds http://www.mcfarlandpub.com/book-2.php?id=978-0-7864-4357-4 My partner, Brent Wood, contributed a beautiful essay entitled "The Eccentric Revolutions of Phil Lesh". It is a great piece of work and feels good to see it in print after hours of conversation, listening and writing. He's already published an essay on Robert Hunter's poetry and psychedelic experience and is currently tackling the subject of Jerry & tragedy. These pieces will hopefully appear as a whole book in future. This book is carefully put together with foreword by Stanley Krippner and contributions by the usual suspects. Great writing, nice organization (tuning, first, 2nd, 3rd sets, encore...) and good ideas! I couldn't be more proud.
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Just got off the phone from interviewing Jorma Kaukonen for a story that's going to be on the Rex Foundation site, and I'm still grinning from ear to ear. And invoking all the techno gods that the online recording worked!
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can't wait to read it! Meanwhile, back @ the ranch I just swam 1/2 mile 2 days in a row & going again the next 2 days......:)))
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and am looking forward to the online recording along with the story! Nothing like an icon interview...wow! Congratulations! Balloons! Sparklers!
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is not the best audio, unfortunately. Good enough to transcribe from, but not what you'd call broadcast quality. Still, we'll see what we can do.
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Thanks for sharing your ear to ear grin with us Marye....I was fortunate to have shared a few words with Mr. K. after a show at the beautiful Mt. Baker Theatre(where I work as an usher)up here in Bellingham,WA. He was on a tour featuring the 'Blues Guitar' with Robben Ford and Ruthie Foster. They each played solo sets and then traded licks in various combinations. I waited till the crowd got done with him after the show in the hope of asking how best to obtain a copy of 'Electric Hot Tuna....Live at the New Orleans'....Jorma was very kind and such an 'easy talker'.... P.S. It was so good to see and hear him playing with Jack Cassady at 'Furthur Fest' in May....
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I was really surprised, having done about 82 gazillion interviews with all kinds of people over the last 30 years, how easy and comfortable he was to talk to. This is one of my faves that I've ever done. One of the things he had to say is that he and Jack got to talking recently and realized they'd been playing for 53 years, and how many people are there that have not only spent their lives on one job, but one job they loved?

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I'm moving from NJ to Arkansas to start on my graduate degrees in interpersonal communications in about two weeks....
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this weekend. An outdoor affair, and their recessional was "I want to hold your hand" by the Beatles and I wept tears of joy and then we partied with friends and family. A grate night. They Love Each Other! The Truth is realized in an instant, the act is practiced step by step.
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Maybe I should move my rants in current events to this blog-site. Too many uncomfortable on this site with anything controversial.
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as well as anywhere else you chose! Being silent accepting sheep and not discussing hot topics is NOT how we change the world!********************************** By trying we can easily learn to endure adversity -- another man's I mean. Mark Twain
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Tiger Lilly is from Mount Carroll??!!
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I lived in Mt. Carroll from when I was 4 months old until I was 7 or 8. You know it?********************************** By trying we can easily learn to endure adversity -- another man's I mean. Mark Twain
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I lived in Mt. Carroll from when I was 4 months old until I was 7 or 8. You know it?********************************** By trying we can easily learn to endure adversity -- another man's I mean. Mark Twain
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I should've gone to work for the Pentagon, eh CB? TL: When I started inspecting export grain in southern Louisiana, I met 2 people from Mt Carroll: a young guy named Mick Merboth and an older gent named Bud Miles. I haven't see nor heard from either since 1981. Recent news from Mt Carroll: 2 teens suffocated in a grain bin.... http://www.wqad.com/news/wqad-mount-carroll-grain-bin-accident-072910,0…
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Bud Miles is ringing a very faint bell-I will ask my dad whether it rings any louder for him and let you know!********************************** By trying we can easily learn to endure adversity -- another man's I mean. Mark Twain
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Congratultions marye on the Jorma interview. I just saw him (Hot Tuna) at the State Theater in NOVA not long ago (awesome show btw). I don't know him personally but he (and the whole band) exude a very cool and peaceful vibe. Ditto to everyone else TL, O, et al.
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Just installed 4200 watts of solar panels on the roof. They went on line July 1 2010.In 2 months produced 1494 watts of energy. So I am just SUNSHINE DREAMING
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i am sure mother earth appreciates your hard work
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I'm proud to be working on a book called "Brand Like A Rock Star" that uses the experiences of rock 'n roll to demonstrate how to build powerful and lasting brands. The book is a collection of expanded postings from the blog www.brandlikearockstar.com. It should be out in mid-2011. Lots of cool bands are discussed, including Jimmy Buffett, AC/DC, The Beatles, and many others. The Grateful Dead are frequently included, and I would love to get feedback and input from the community. Please feel free to share!
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Best thing I accomplished with the help of another turned 24 yesterday.I know you cruise through here kiddo you were ratted out. Love Ya kept coming back. Do For Other's you Will Feel Better!!! Guaranteed
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LET'S GO GIANTS.....:)))
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It feels so good about the Giants! And Jerry Brown ain't too shabby either. Go California!
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My 35th wedding anniversary. Having a hard time getting my head around that big fat number...
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BROTHER !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! MUCH PEACE AND LOVE TO YOU AND YOUR GOOD LADY.