Comments

sort by
Recent
Recent Oldest A to Z Z to A
Reset
  • #181
    malcolmtmat
    Default Avatar
    Joined:
    looking for some help in seattle area
    trying to stay sober , not doing very good job, wondering if there is meeting around area, cant do AA or NA god stuff
  • #182
    dopeless hope fiend
    Default Avatar
    Joined:
    Pittsburgh & All Good Meet Up
    Hey friends - just putting some feelers out there if anyone knows about a Wharf Rat meet up scene for the Furthur shows this Spring/Summer?? I plan to hit Pittsburgh on the 30th and All Good in July. It would be great to connect with others and help to carry the message to those that might be suffering. If nothing is planned for All Good then lets pull something together?! It only takes two of us for a meeting! take it slow.
  • #183
    Mike Peck in TX
    Default Avatar
    Joined:
    Better Problems!
    Wow!I was just kicking in 1995 when I found out about the Wharf rats. One of the new comers in my homegroup was a Deadhead, and he explained the concept to me. So far, I've been clean and sober for 15 years. I still play music. If you are in Houston, come meet me at Last Concert Cafe, for a Sunday Jam Only a few other musicians have given me guff for NOT using, but I know I sound better and enjoy it more when I'm clean. I'm not troubled by what I miss by being clean, I'm more troubled by what others miss by being messed up.
  • #184
    trailbird
    Default Avatar
    Joined:
    Thank you Lord
    today starts my 4th month without a beer or anything else alcoholic. Got a ways to go to match my record of 3 years, 8 months, and 10 days, but it's a start. And I thank the good Lord everyday.God bless the fans.
  • #185
    TigerLilly
    Joined:
    well
    You didn't nix Hunter in your list. But August is not a girly name at all: (from the Oxford dictionary) # [adjective] of or befitting a lord; "heir to a lordly fortune"; "of august lineage" Synonyms: grand, lordly # [adjective] profoundly honored; "revered holy men" Synonyms: revered, venerable ********************************** I am not young enough to know everything. Oscar Wilde
  • #186
    hippiechickmom
    Joined:
    Hey Rats!!!
    Well, I will have 3 years here on March 13!!!! yay! We are expecting a baby in August and I am struggling with Grateful Dead/hippie boy names. I love Althea or Berkeley for a girl....as for boys, I do not want Dupree, Franklin, Ashbury, Jack, Jed, Jerry, Phil, Bob, Bill, Mickey, Samson, Reuben, Quinn, John, Stephen, Casey, Lesh....any ideas? I think August is too girly for real life....HELP!!!
  • #187
    wharfratpat
    Default Avatar
    Joined:
    The Wharfrat's Table Chat Room
    I just created a brand new Java Based Chat Room where concert-goers who have chosen to live drug and alcohol free can hang out...plan online meetings and talk about the tunes that touched our lives. Our primary purpose is to make ourselves available to anyone who feels we may have something they want. We offer support, strength, fellowship and hope. We are a group of friends sharing a common bond, providing support, information and some traction in an otherwise slippery environment. I hope to see you all there!! here is the link to the room: (Just copy and paste this into your java-enabled browser) http://host7.parachat.com/hosted/index.html?site=30201&room=The_Wharfra… "Once in a while you get shown the LIGHT, in the strangest of places, if you look at it right." - Robert Hunter One Day at a Time wharfratpat
  • #188
    redtony23
    Default Avatar
    Joined:
    Dear Not Again
    Hey tea2trey, hang in there, Dude. you've heard all this before, and some may find it boring, but go to meetings! Do the Steps! get a sponsor! I found for myself that I need to do these things if I want to stay sober, or clean, whatever. Staying clean/sober is as hard for me as getting clean/sober, I put down the chemicals and booze and I'm still JUST AS CRAZY. I have a few years now and it does get better! You have to work at it every day, though. We forget how bad it was and start thinking it's a good idea to "pick up" again. ((WRONG ANSWER)) It always gets worse. Peace and love to all who choose to live life unaltered. "Once in a while you get shone the light- In the strangest of places if you look at it right."
  • #189
    Wharf Rat 12-28-82
    Joined:
    Greetings.
    Hey all. Been a while since I've hung out here. Lots of changes in my life these days, but still clean, just for today. I just moved to SF, and looking for local Wharf Rats. Anybody out there? Just thought I would throw out a line and see what comes back.
  • #190
    tea2trey
    Joined:
    Not Again
    Been clean on and off since March 2003. Many relapses, I love being clean but when life starts getting good I tend to screw it up. I was very active in AA and just recently NA I love both programs but after some clean time I stop going and it doesn't take much to start up again. Been using little over a week now, stopped going to work, lying to everyone, isolating myself. You know the story. Today has been my "ween down" day. About out of everything. Have Detoxed several times using several methods. I'm ready to clean up again plan is day 1 tomorrow. Thank you deadheads that got clean before me. You have always been very supportive, hope to see you soon. Trey
user picture

Member for

16 years 11 months
Submitted by izzie on
Forums
Wharf Rats
Welcome, Wharf-Rats.
user picture

Member for

11 years 8 months

Submitted by hockey_john on Sat, 10/28/2017 - 06:00

Permalink

Band Grateful Dead Venue Tompkins Square Park Location New York, NY Date 6/1/67 - Thursday posters tickets, passes & laminates Comments Date: Sat, 07 Feb 1998 13:36:15 -0800 From: Mike Bobrik [nvbobrm@nv.cc.va.us] Subject: Old Set Lists Like your site. Was looking through the early set lists. and please add: 6/1/67 tompkins Square Park NY, NY. [Incomplete and in very approximate order]: Golden Road, Dancin' in the Streets, Midnight Hour, BIODTL, Schoolgirl, Cold Rain and Snow, Dew, Viola Lee. My first show. Thanks, MAB For a review see Ed Doherty's page: < http://www.winternet.com/~edoherty/ > Recordings Download Sources
user picture

Member for

11 years 8 months

Submitted by hockey_john on Sat, 10/28/2017 - 06:16

Permalink

As someone sober for many years to me it's as the saying goes. To thine own self be true. If it makes your life better by stopping taking the most controlling substance this worlds known I say it is up to you. If you no your doing what's rite then your doing what's rite. Because it makes you more content when you put your head on the pillow at night with a clear conscious . For me I can't take any chances with any substances at all which includes booze for that matter also.
user picture
Default Avatar

Member for

6 years 3 months

Submitted by JackJones99 on Thu, 02/01/2018 - 07:52

Permalink

Where is everyone meeting up for this? If nothing is setup, would anyone like to meet? I'd suggest we meet down under the pier, or by its pylons. We are Wharf Rats after all...9:30am daily? I don't see any other Barcelo Riviera Maya AA.
user picture
Default Avatar

Member for

5 years 11 months

Submitted by Smitty9971 on Fri, 05/25/2018 - 03:09

Permalink

A Grateful morning to all. I was wondering if there are still meetings at half time of Dead &Co. shows?
user picture
Default Avatar

Member for

9 years 3 months

Submitted by Nickedoes1 on Fri, 05/25/2018 - 09:43

Permalink

Will there be a Wharf Rat group at Riverbend next week?
user picture
Default Avatar

Member for

5 years 8 months

Submitted by patgarity52@gm… on Mon, 08/20/2018 - 23:25

Permalink

This Wharf Rat is tryin to go. I'll find the meeting by hook or by crook!
user picture
Default Avatar

Member for

5 years 8 months

Submitted by patgarity52@gm… on Mon, 08/20/2018 - 23:32

Permalink

I had just checked in at the Wharf Rat table at the last show in Chula Vista. The guy that was sitting behind the booth said a girl had noticed the table on her way to the bar. She said I've only been sober a week! Glad you were here to remind me........ Don't know if she lasted through the show but ya never know, sometimes sobriety is measured in minutes....
user picture
Default Avatar

Member for

5 years 8 months

Submitted by patgarity52@gm… on Mon, 08/20/2018 - 23:36

Permalink

I'll check back here to let you know if I win the ticket lottery. I'll need a meeting. Years ago while staying in Playa Del Carmen I was walking down a side street and found an Alano Club. It was in Spanish which I;m not towell versed but I understood what they were sayun'. Traeted me like a long lost brother.
user picture
Default Avatar

Member for

5 years 5 months

Submitted by Daz on Thu, 12/06/2018 - 18:24

Permalink

Never saw the band. By the time I became an avid listener it was too late. Thus, not really a Wharf Rat as such... Just wanted to share that my listening to masses of Grateful Dead is a huge part of my sobriety. Wishing you all a blessed and sober day.

user picture

Member for

16 years 11 months

Submitted by marye on Fri, 12/07/2018 - 11:26

Permalink

but I think you'll find they're still at shows and you'd be welcome. People with a better clue, please say more.
user picture
Default Avatar

Member for

5 years 8 months

Submitted by patgarity52@gm… on Sun, 04/14/2019 - 21:57

Permalink

Heading to Hollywood for two days of the Dead in June. Looking for some good meetings on tuesday before the show.

user picture

Member for

9 years 1 month

Submitted by cmhaz on Thu, 04/18/2019 - 06:35

Permalink

Hi-Ho friends and neighbors! CMHAZ -GoodAZDead here from Phoenix. Just celebrated 33 years of Drink & Dope-Free sobriety. It's never easy, but it does get easier. "Once in a while you get shown the light in the strangest of places, if you look at it right..."

user picture

Member for

4 years 3 months

Submitted by DelilahJoness on Thu, 01/30/2020 - 06:13

Permalink

Now more than ever I love Wharf Rat. Each time I listen to it I learn somethung new about the song. What’s amazing about Wharf Rat is the community and deep sense of connection it has with so many people. When you are feeling low we are here for you. My favorite part- I’ll get up and fly away!

user picture

Member for

16 years 11 months

Submitted by marye on Wed, 02/10/2021 - 09:45

Permalink

I'll see if I can find out.
user picture

Member for

11 months

Submitted by windysuisun on Tue, 07/11/2023 - 11:08

Permalink

Hello Friends- Big week/weekend ahead for Bay Area and was able at last minute to pic up a tix for final show: Now the big question: Will there be any W.Rats meeting up in person prior to or during the night of music? If so how would a person in recovery meet up? Have to say watching the thinking process prior to the show: IE: stay sober no matter what, etc. Thx for reply. Best- windysuisun