Grateful Dead

We're gonna need more pies....

One of those voices in my head might have told me something good this time. Maybe we could whip up our own version of a VIP package. No free t-shirts, posters, or coffee table books. But certainly rock bottom prices. Daydreamers have put in for lotto tickets, me included. Just automatic reflex. I booked two prime hotel rooms before Santa Clara really knew what was coming to town that weekend. Some of us are eventually going to conclude that we can't do the double whammy, no matter how hard we try. I faced this reality this morning. But maybe we could put the two together and create a little magic. If nothing else, I have these rooms available for any Daydreamer that has the rest of their sh!$ together and just needs a place to keep it.

thanksI do not really believe in "signs", etc. but I gotta tell you there have been some compelling coincidences lately. When my wife went to the US post office a few weeks ago to inquire if my MOs were cashed, she heard two dead songs on the radio. now, hearing an occasional dead tune on this station is not that big of a deal, but 2 within 15 minutes??? and yesterday, she heard Sugaree on that same station. this station is cool, and plays a wide variety of music but I can't recall EVER hearing a Garcia tune in the 5+ years the station has been in existence. once in a while you DO get shown the light, maybe

I need a miracle was streaming on 2/26 at 1:40 pm est when I got Elvis email #320.... There are no accidents....or coincidences.... So glad you're going to the new Jerusalem....

i have not let myself get too psyched b/c i did not have "official" word, even though GDTSTOO cashed the MOs and I knew that weeks ago...but now that I KNOW (yes, in caps)...WOW...can't wait for July.

Happy days are here.

Excellent idea....I'm not married to Santa Clara....but am in lottery...and am off that weekend... But to have brethren who get shut out of both have a chance to go at face....is priceless... Ears to the ground...nose to the grindstone.. Cue the King.... Well it's one for the money, two for the show.... Shake them hips horse.... Ooooooh mama!

Live too far away from everything. 200 miles to the train station, 250 to 300 miles to the nearest airports. Google Ely, Nevada and you can see what I mean. Not enough time available to cover that much ground in that short of time. Only transportation from home is by car, iron horse (Harley) and a lazy foul mouthed hay-burner that always overstates his abilities.Had to throw the towel in on Santa Clara.

With your permission I will miracle El Kabong if I hit the lottery.... Nanuk has room in her hotel for him....thanks Dorothy! right quicksdraw? Hi ho silver....away!!!

Hey Klangstone, As Keeper of the Artwork, I can say definitively that you are still On the Shirt. Even if your mayorship and ticketedness were in question at T-shirt press-time, I would have lobbied strongly to leave you on. Like it or not, you're an indelible part of our SD and FTW trip. Onward!

youll shoot your eye out kid!

You know it's gonna get stranger so let's get on with the show.... diggin some Johnny cash.... early one morning while makin the rounds....wish I'd been at San Quentin for that one.... Missed my bucket list....least I caught Willie....

Nice to know that! Eases my mind even more. Got at least 1 ticket, got a shirt got a plane got a hotel. Now just need a July and a picnic and I will be complete!

You're among friends... There's no place like home! Can you put me up in Cali for a few days...just me n Mr Ed....?

Good thing I did some research before going along with that miracle for El Kabong idea. Just what is going on here Mr.? http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=El+Kabong

Hey it's Eds loss if don't want your Philly miracled...no sweat.... Nanuk doesn't have to clean up his mess...stop farting horse.... Babalooie volunteered to take his place.... Offer holds..... I'm a wabbit......

Baba Looey passed the Google background check. El Kabong was more nafarious than I knew. Good thing that one didn't slip by the refs.

Thanks...taking a horse cross country is a lot of work...especially one that insubordinate and churlish...(see Key and Peele Substitue teacher on YouTube ...) you better be deaf dead or mute.... Had to be there!

Sound system being scrapped. Need any electronic components for the bus. T-Horse found out about Plan A. Really started complainin'. We're back to going to Chicago by train. He's says we all three can fit in the sleeper compartment. I don't know, they're only 6x6x4. He likes to stick his head out the window. No Spaghetti-o's for him this trip.

Offer stands bus can pick him up...show him a good time in Santa Clara and return him to you unscathed in Chicago..... You and yours can sing those old railroad blues....

I'll bring some extra hay just in case he makes it on the train. His conversation skills may come in handy for us railriders. Either way he's covered looks like. Some benefits of quadpeds.

Just cuz I could.... Peace out!!!!

But kinda thinking about ditching him at Klang's house party if he goes to Santa Clara.

Done deal bro... Don't tell Klang...be like Godfather part 1.... What a surprise...a look of terminal shock in his eyes...

.. that I want to go to chicago. getting seriously frustrated with trying to find reasonably priced lodging *mad*

That's you Mr mortatone. We have 2 other Jeffs so you are the other other one All good things in all good time.... The deadheads anonymous community provides.... Can you help with speakers for the upper level of our double decker Lodging will free up as Santa Clara gels...

And perhaps I can help with speakers. Small or large?? Any particular ohm or wattage requirements?

we've been finding ads for availabilities on that weekend and at decent prices, but we can't seem to get a response from the hosts of the apartments. Highly frustrating !!!

geo is a friend of the devil and a friend of mine.... I want kickass speakers that can handle 7.1 DTS surround ...have to be able to handle a wall of sound..... Say 120 watts per channel? Welcome to the circus brother!

Ha! When it comes to audio, I'm stuck in the 50's and 60's tube technology :D I do have a surround sub that my wife's uncle gave me today. I have no use for it. I can get details if you think you might be able to put it to good use.

Nothing wrong with a good ole Macintosh amp.... Warm sound...... Talk to ya later, don't want to hear it again tonight! I miss Jerry.... But I also miss Vince Welnick! rrrrrgrrrrr out

I mothballed the wagon this morning and disassembled THorse's Mobile Wall of Sound system. There is four 1000 watt amps and which are bridged in pairs. This baby can accurately reproduce the most radical of Phil's Bombs. I don't know what the speakers are rated at but with 80% volume they don't even break a sweat. Probably gonna have to engineer some external racks to accomodate all the speakers. Make sure to check bridges for low clearances.

Have that glue factory reject bring m by....JeffTOOO....will hook em up..... Give Nell a hug Duds.... White punks on dope.... Sorry, listening to the Tubes Greatest Hits....

PM me if you need a room, I'll give you the details. I still have my old reservation that hasn't been cancelled. It may not be what you're looking for but it's priced nice. It's at the Best Western Hillside.

.. but I'm gonna hold out for now. Also celebrating a 10th wedding anniversary so looking for something the wife can feel cozy about.

Folks here will give a shout if something opens up. Travel plans will be changing for some when the lotto results are announced.

76 Days until showtime in Sana Clara 82 days to showtime in Chicago Now I started off on mother's milk, but soon hit the harder stuff

Morning campers.... And what a beautiful day it is.....no major plans here in Buffalo.... As always, coffee is on... We have bagels, plain, jalapeño cheddar and everything Whipped butter and 2 types of cream cheese vegetable and maple walnut, eh? .....and my best friend my drummer won't even tell me what it was I dropped......

Hazelnut coffee in the pot, sunny in Florida, hot outside, cool inside, like a nine mile skid on a ten mile ride.

If it were 38 years ago, I'd be watching the Laff-A-Lympics

Shit son, if it were 38'years ago, I'd be sleeping till 2pm on a Sunday...

Hey Folks: Looking to sell two tickets to Dear Jerry tickets at Merriweather 5/14. Face Value. Can't do show with work:( Drop a line billyv2930@gmail.com Peace out........

In a Sunday that makes a body feel alone....And there's nothing short a dyin' That's as lonesome as the sound Of a sleepy city sidewalk And Sunday morning coming down... Peace rrrrrgrrrrr out... On my way to watch my boy play.....

Hi All, Not that anyone cares, but I've been offline for a bit. Just some random thoughts... So now that SC is happening, when do we think we'll see more (and better) tix come alive for Chicago? I haven't been keeping such a close eye like DWC and James have been doing (thanks BTW!), but overall I'm not seeing a vast improvement yet. Maybe it's too early still? Thank you Tami and Jeff!!! Love the t's! SOOOOO want to do SC, but I'm committed to Chicagoland. Can't imagine not being able to spend time with all you guys at our Pic-a-Nic...Cali is really tempting though. I'm willing to enter the lottery if you guys think it will help. Let me know. Anyway - are we all still banding together for tickets for Chicago? So grateful for these new friends. Have a good week guys!

Hi Anita it's t-shirt gal here...you are welcome and I am most looking forward to Chicago even tho I am making a pit stop on my way there in Cali first. I also am able to enter lottery on behalf of someone also if they think it will help. So far there is a thread on our email going by subject line Santa clara initiative, but I haven't seen any formal requests for that yet. Wishing reeeGGGrrrs son and band mates 'break a leg' I watched their video online it's gorgeous music. Hot toddy for Night cap Fire be burning, drop by if you can. Night all.

GREAT tees. thank you

I am bidding on SC to trade so SD heads can go to Chicago....if I get tix, and can trade you get tix....or any needy head in our 30+.....Thanks for checking in.....liked the old avatar better kid....

I liked the old Avatar better too. Couldn't find it in my threads. Would love to repost if you will resend!!

Forgot to watch/listen to the band. Ugh. Rich - please share again. Is it too late to listen?

Squeaky wheel gets the grease? That first article was a real whining piece of journalism. I'm not sure what to make of this. If he admitted he's a fucking whiner and apologized for the first article, well that would be worth reading. 'Some Folks Look for Answers' -- How the Grateful Dead Came to Announce Two Additional 'Fare Thee Well' Shows Posted: 04/10/2015 4:00 pm EDT Updated: 04/10/2015 4:01 pm EDT GRATEFUL DEAD When promoter Peter Shapiro became aware of the article I wrote last month, "Ladies and Gentlemen, Not the Grateful Dead," taking him to task for the way ticket sales were handled for the Grateful Dead's "Fare Thee Well" shows, scheduled for July 3-5 at Chicago's Soldier Field, he had two choices: 1. Write it off as the "butthurt whining" of someone who didn't get tickets (which, just for the record, was not true), or 2. Defend the manner in which ticket sales were conducted, the choice of venue and the way in which these factors served to stimulate the secondary market, causing ticket prices to soar into the thousands. But Shapiro was not satisfied with either of those choices and came up with a third, very Grateful Dead-like option: He got my cell phone number from a mutual friend and called me to talk about the issues I had raised. Shapiro set the tone of the conversation by saying, "I'm a 'head' (referring to the term "Deadhead" that is commonly used among fans of the Grateful Dead), you're a 'head.' I just thought we should honor the spirit of the Grateful Dead and talk." And talk we did, for almost an hour on that occasion, and on numerous other occasions during the ensuing month, leading up to today's announcement that the band will add two shows to the final chapter in their illustrious, 50-year long, strange trip. Over the course of our almost-daily conversations, emails and texts, Peter Shapiro and I maintained a level of respect and professionalism that was truly remarkable as we navigated our way through the complicated topics at hand. As a result, tough issues were addressed, the voices of the many thousands of Deadheads who didn't get tickets to the Chicago shows were heard and a solution was crafted. There were three primary issues that I had raised in my article: the small percentage of tickets that were fulfilled through the initial mail order by Grateful Dead Ticket Sales, the choice of Chicago's Soldier Field as the venue and the selection of Trey Anastasio as the lead guitarist. I made it clear to Shapiro that my concerns about the latter two issues were relatively minor, and only relevant because they resulted in too many true Deadheads being shut out, while stimulating the secondary market, thereby raising ticket prices. One of the most fundamental principles of the Grateful Dead and their fans, expressed in biblical language, has always been this: Thou shalt not sell a ticket to a Grateful Dead concert for more than face value. Critics of my article called me out for failing to accept the way ticket sales are conducted in the present day and age, and mocked my suggestion that all the tickets should have all been sold through the mail order. Peter Shapiro was not one of those critics. Rather, Shapiro came to recognize this as a problem that needed a solution. "Your story, and others -- yours was the biggest one -- made us realize there was a problem," Shapiro commented. "I went to the Grateful Dead ticketing office and saw the (decorated mail order) envelopes; it was painful. We knew people were shut out." So, Shapiro went to work to create a solution. About two weeks after our initial conversation he mentioned to me that he was trying to convince the band to do two shows in California and asked my opinion of that idea. "What would you think about two shows in the Bay Area the weekend before (the Chicago shows)?" To which I replied, "Pete, if you pull that off and sell all of the tickets by mail order, what's happened with the Chicago shows will be quickly forgiven." After weeks of tireless work that ranged from convincing the band to negotiating agreements that enabled the use of an online mail order system, Peter Shapiro and the band have announced today that there will be two additional shows, June 27 and 28 at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. Most importantly, some 90 percent of the tickets will be sold in true Grateful Dead style, through an innovative online mail order lottery. According to Shapiro, "We will not be using the typical on-sale method. Everybody who enters will have an equal chance to get tickets in a true lottery, and the ability of 'bots' and other online ticket gathering techniques is eliminated." The additional shows were announced on a special edition of Tales from the Golden Road, a radio show on the SiriusXM Grateful Dead Channel, at 3 p.m. EDT today, and the online mail order began immediately with that announcement at Dead50.net, and will continue through 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday. Shapiro read a letter on behalf of the band, which you can read here. In the beloved Grateful Dead song, "Playing in the Band," there is a passage that goes, "Some folks look for answers/Others look for fights." It is tempting to interpret this as extolling the virtues of looking for answers, while pointing out the folly of looking for fights. But it is often the case that we must fight for what we believe is right so that the folks who have the power to provide the answers will be moved to do so. This is known as speaking truth to power. Like so many of the messages in Grateful Dead songs, this principle applies broadly to numerous issues that we deal with in our troubled world -- global warming, our political system, GMOs, fracking, police violence -- and the list goes on and on. In this final chapter of the Grateful Dead, the band's legacy as a vehicle for social justice remains intact. Those of us who took issue with the way so many Deadheads were excluded from the Chicago shows stood up and raised our voices, and Peter Shapiro and the band were forced to look for answers. And the answers they came up with -- two additional shows in the Bay Area, where the band's roots run deepest, and a fair, affordable method of ticketing -- serve to reassure us that the spirit of the Grateful Dead is still alive and well. Follow Stewart Sallo on Twitter: www.twitter.com/StewSallo