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    TigerLilly suggested this one after GypsySoul thought she deserved an Iron Bladder Award, or some such, for superhuman endurance as reported in the Bathroom Break topic. So nominate your pals for silly awards here. Silly but kind awards...

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    i was just havin' fun
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    just sends it to the top of the heap in current topics. No real need to do this...
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    Sir spamalot is back!!
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    The first annual Galileo Looking Glass Award for outstanding literary achievement goes to (drum roll)... Matt Taibbi! I've cobbled together some bits gleaned from an interview Matt did with campusprogress.org recently and interjected some quotes that I felt enhanced the gist. Matt's articles from Rolling Stone Magazine this year on both the economic meltdown and health care reform are outstanding imo. Thanks Matt! CP: You wrote a column in the New York Press a few years back referring to journalism as “shoveling coal for Satan.” I believe you also said that journalism as a career was worse than being a worker in a tampon factory. Should any sane young person consider a career in journalism? MT: If you have no real knowledge or skill set and you’re lazy and full of shit but you want to make a decent wage, then journalism’s not a bad career option. The great thing about it is that you don’t need to know anything. I mean this whole notion of journalism school—I can’t believe people actually go to journalism school. You can learn the entire thing in like three days. My advice is instead of going to journalism school, go to school for something concrete like medicine or some kind of science or something and then use the knowledge you get in that field as a wedge to get yourself into journalism. What journalism really needs is more people who are reporting who actually know something. Instead of having a bunch of liberal arts grads who’ve read Siddhartha 50 times writing about health care, it would be really nice if some of the people who are writing about health care were doctors. ~ from campusprogress.org ________________________________________ "...there is no such thing as Objective Journalism. The phrase itself is a pompous contradiction in terms." - Hunter S. Thompson ________________________________________ …for these people, with the proximity to power, being able to sit in an airplane with Hillary Clinton or with John Kerry or John Edwards or Barack Obama—that’s like the sexiest thing they’re ever going to be involved with. And it’s a lot of fun for these people. It’s intoxicating. You can’t take some 25- or 26-year-old kid who is just out of college, put him in that environment, and expect him to be totally objective about it. ~ Matt Taibbi from campusprogress.org ________________________________________ "I'm shopping around for something to do that no one will like." ~ Jerry Garcia ________________________________________ CP: ... Rudy Giuliani you called “the electoral incarnation of Tommy Lee Jones’ acid-bath-surviving Two-Face character.” And you referred to Joe Biden’s “creepy poof of blow-dried gray pubic fuzz.” Do you or your editors ever hear from these guys? MT: Yeah sometimes. The biggest thing I get is people not wanting to talk to me again after. Nobody ever calls up and says, “Hey, I don’t have pubic hair on the top of my head.” I mean, what are they going to do, argue? There’s no upside in getting into an argument with a media creature like myself. With somebody who has to maintain a respectable air of decorum like a politician, there’s no winning end game to getting into it with a lowlife like myself. ~ from campusprogress.org ________________________________________ "If we confuse dissent with disloyalty — if we deny the right of the individual to be wrong, unpopular, eccentric or unorthodox — if we deny the essence of racial equality then hundreds of millions in Asia and Africa who are shopping about for a new allegiance will conclude that we are concerned to defend a myth and our present privileged status." ~ Edward R. Murrow
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    i dunno if it deserves an award, but the crossword puzzle for last friday had merl saunders as one of the answer (37 down jazzman _____ saunders)....thought it was cool....by the way, the same crossword is found in many papers.
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    Golden Road. And yes, Happy Birthday Nicola Testa.
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    Happy 153rd birthday, Nikola! Google is doing a nice tribute for him today and if you head over, there's tons of sites with info on one of the greatest scientific minds that ever lived. Thanks NT, for (almost) everything! "All energy flows according to the whims of the Great Magnet. What a fool I was to defy Him."
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    But am compelled to give him the... Star Squirrel Photographer of the Year Award. Golden nut trophy for your mantlepiece Buddy. Soon you'll have a waiting list of squirrels wanting you to photograph their special occasions. ********************************** Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society. Mark Twain
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TigerLilly suggested this one after GypsySoul thought she deserved an Iron Bladder Award, or some such, for superhuman endurance as reported in the Bathroom Break topic. So nominate your pals for silly awards here. Silly but kind awards...
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Two awards for me!Weeeeeeee! Thanks so much Stu, sorry I missed you, But glad you enjoyed your meal!! TL...my new shoes are awesome can't wait to break them in.. tour 09 here I come! Peace,Gigi
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to pkpotter for always bringing light to the site and smiles to our faces with his affirming posts. Thank you pk. If the doors of perception were cleansed, everything would appear to man as it is, infinite. William Blake
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2nd that award for lovely peaceful PK, and wanna add MarkintheDark for a good vibes award, if I may. His posts been amusing me for a while now.********************************** 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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*giggle**blush more* Good vibes is not something I've ever been accused of; TigerLily is easily amused, therefore I'm movin' to France. Thanks doll. I'm voting with Hal on PK too, PK is almost too nice to be a human. Nice potter, as well - they're more sculpture than pottery. Happy Holidays afterglow, all. ********************************************* I have a sigfile! --> www.kindveggieburritos.com *********************************************
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of these guys have cracked me up and made this a much better space this year! Thanks much gents, and here's to next year!! The Truth is realized in an instant, the act is practiced step by step.
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To Techgurl. For getting drunk and flushing her new cellphone down the toilet. Or so she suspects. Just imagine her trying to find her phone, by calling it from elsewhere, right when somebody doin' their biznis!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ********************************** 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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Nick my son did the same thing haahahaha!It really does suck though! Hope you get a new one soon!! Peace,Gigi
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Down there in that nice warm sewer there's an alligator getting ready to pounce on a juicy rat, when suddenly: a cell phone rings! Hahahahha! Wonder what her ring tone is? Suddenly: a cell phone rings "Friend of the Devil"! hahahahahahaha! Ah, sewers. That brings back memories.... ********************************************* I have a sigfile! --> www.kindveggieburritos.com *********************************************
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that you described, Mark, think "going down the road feeling bad" might be kinda á propos for that cell phone ring!********************************** 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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But those vibes are a reflection of the magnificent spirit of love and family this little magical band from San Francisco has planted on this big blue marble. That spirit shines through the folks here like the golden rays of the sun on a beautiful day at a grateful dead concert in the park.I think the The Golden Spirit Award goes to the many here that make this place a home. In no particular order, Hal, for his wise words, Oroboros, for his teachings and stories, Markinthedark for his sense of humour and his kind investigative work, TigerLily for her beautiful spirit shinging across the grate pond, Gigi, for her the happiness and love she showers over us all, grdaed73 for the life of the party atmosphere he shares here, nobody loves a party, iknowyourider, for the color she brings to the world through her words, Marshun, for the sunflowers, Freeidea, for his beautiful poems, Trevor, for his nice hippy ways, Mr pid for his intellectual spirit, Techgirl for her virtual smile and erickat, Lopezz, sunshinedaydream, ltapilot, birdsong, Tommo, and the many viners for the wonderful seeds they have planted in the garden here at deadnet, and many more. And Marye, for pulling it all together, with a smile, and a little help from jonathon. Thanks for making this world a better place. An honor to share it with you. peace, hope, and dreams, pk
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bunch of ya here deserve an award just for being kind and thoughtful.........tiger gathering the chatfolk to cheer me up recently brought tears to my eyes.....(chatfolk? where do i come up with this shit?)..hopefully things will break for me this year (and soon, i hope....before i lose my home). either way i want to thank all of you from the bottom of my heart for thoughts and encouragement. .......i remain, eternally yours........johnman
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Wanna give the highest award of deadhead kindness to Freeworld! For my miracle airplane ticket to the Shoreline show. And to Mona for having a ticket for me, the same night. Jerry smiling down on both of you. Am quite sure! ********************************** 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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That is so cool! If the doors of perception were cleansed, everything would appear to man as it is, infinite. William Blake
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one lucky tiger......too bad i can't meetcha there, just can't get it together.....please.....enjoy!!!
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don van vliet......"captain beefheart".....68
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Our new friend Morokolli, who said he never got an award before. Think could be our very first Finn here, so he deserves an award anyhow, just for that! ********************************** 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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I will second that tigerlily!Good vibes bouncing around all over the place!! ;))
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Id like to give a huge #1 Trophy award to THE HARD CORE 4!!!!And of course all the DEADHEADS for making this possible!!! GOOD VIBES
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I'd like to give the Bareback Award to Southern Tam for her "unbridled" enthusiasm for the upcoming tour. If you don't know what I am talking about, check out the Dead To Tour topic. She almost singlehandedly negated all of the negative vibes. "Let there be songs to fill the air."
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thats a fine award to bestow upon such a positive force! southern tam, git on yer pony and ride!! maybe i'll check out that forum again.
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I finally got it. I say yeeeee-hawwww! I wish mom and dad could see this.
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Here ye - Here ye I hereby propose to nominate HalR the highly coveted " keeper of the vibe" award. He shall be knighted tonight at midnight, upon the wink from our esteemed knight sir Oroboros, and shal recieve the goblet of good vibes, at which time he will proceed to drink the entire pint of ale, and shall never empty the goblet as - the glass is always half full - and shall remain so during his tenure as "Keeper of the vibe" Congratulations Hal, thank you on behalf of the community, and shall you always drink from a full glass. peace,and good vibes to all. pk
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Especially that "half full glass" thing. Cheers! MarkintheDark ********************************************* I have a sigfile! --> www.kindveggieburritos.com *********************************************
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Don't forget SUPERHAL, able to squash bigots with a few keystrokes. (that title goes back a ways) "SUPERHAL, The Keeper of the Vibe" has a grate ring to it, don't ya think? ********************************** It's the end of the world as we know it, and I feel fine
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As the singular Oroboros, I hereby recognize Hal (super & regular alike) as our 'Keeper of the Vibe'. All in his presence have noticed his glow and feel this vibe passed on to us all. Hal enriches our tribe with his wise words, kind advice, and gentle wit. Hail, hail, and cheers to Hal and us all, as we raise our pints to one who adds so much to our dance, warms our hearts, and encourages each on the path. "Believe it if you need it, if you don't, just pass it on...." The Truth is realized in an instant, the act is practiced step by step.
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Trying to dose myself up good for an all-night burn-a-thon, so I will be toasting with a quadruple shot Arabian Mocha Sanani espresso. Buzzzzzzzzzzz. Cheerz, MarkintheDark (typedthisinonlyfifteensecondsespressokicksasszzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz) ********************************************* I have a sigfile! --> www.kindveggieburritos.com *********************************************
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i woulda thot....keeper of the GOLDEN vibe.....considerin', ya kno........
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You brought a smile to my face and light to my being.In return I raise a glass of Northern Lights Pale Ale (brewed about a mile from where I write) to salute your Grateful spirits. If the doors of perception were cleansed, everything would appear to man as it is, infinite. William Blake
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Wanna nominate Phatmoye for giving us a fresh new wind of positive posting energy.********************************** It's the end of the world as we know it, and I feel fine
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the Technology Adventures award to Phatmoye and Cassidysdada for getting here on PS3s and Wiis.
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Thsnks ladys,This website is so awsome, if it wasnt for deadnet i couldnt of got know craig (AKA theotherone71) hes cool, and only lives bout 3 hours from me, and tigerlilly and marye, and all you folks with the positive vibes, im really excited about this tour and cant wait to hear from you heads that are going to shorline what was played. thanks again marye & tigerlilly, its hard to get off deadnet with all the positive vibes in cyberspace! Love you all, Phatmoye
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I ment craig,(darkstar1971)Phatmoye
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to Lil, for doing just that through allsorts of adversities - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Spanish Jam
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to Jerry Garcia for keeping his spirit alive in all our hearts on this message board____________________________________________________ Will you come with me? Once in awhile you can get shown the light in the strangest of places if you look at it right!
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I second that award. That chick sure looks like she's "seen the light" QUACK********************************** It's the end of the world as we know it, and I feel fine
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Were gonna give this guy an award for having the longest screen namePhatmoye
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Has to go to Savage, for his generous and beautiful work, all through the night last night. Made alot of peeps very happy Savage, with your skills! Thank YOU!!!!!!!! ********************************** It's the end of the world as we know it, and I feel fine
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for Izzie! SHE's BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hooray! Welcome back izzie, and look forward to hearing more from you again.********************************** It's the end of the world as we know it, and I feel fine
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Your tag line worried me for a minute there, TigerLilly... It's the end of the world as we know it because Izzie came back? But yes, I am alive and kicking!
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hereby me and all others who might agree with my opinion,declare Mr.JERRY GARCIA the one and only guitar-monster having ever walked this planet,......or floated through the Universe!!!!!!!!! JERRY FOREVER.................................:-)(-:
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After nearly two years of regularly giving them a hard time I think its about time I nominated the mysterious 'powers that be' for an award. The long promised 'tidal wave' of releases has now really arrived (entire '77 and '68 shows in the last month!), the adoption of the Pure Jerry catalogue is a stroke of genius, the addition of the new search and filter tools on the site is a great improvement, the continued tolerance of the vineyard is most welcome and the advance coverage of the Dead tour has been very imaginative. The only flies in the ointment are the bizarre postage charges for store orders outside the US, but I hope that this award will encourage them to sort that one once and for all. So step up 'Powers That Be' to receive your deserved award (you can wear disguises if you want to continue to be mysterious)
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FOR PLAYING WITH THE DEAD IN ROTHBURY!!!!Wouldn't mind givin Dylan some more awards a little earlier in the summer as well!! I need to see more Dylan!! Peace-
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Special award goes to “Doctor” Johnman for outstanding services to the suffering, sad and needy in the chatroom last night. You were a shining light in there man! When things got really tricky and I and others could think of nothing to say, you came through with calm, strength and humour.
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Cake of Kindness for Johnman! Well said CB, and very much deserved award!!!!!!!!!!!!********************************** It's the end of the world as we know it, and I feel fine
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and cookies - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Spanish Jam
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which i probably don't really deserve, but i truly appreciate the thoughts....makes me feel that at least the people here care about me...even if no one else does. i can talk a good line when i need to i 'spose...and it helps me forget my own sadness....i love you folks...thanx