Comments

sort by
Recent
Reset
  • Anonymous (not verified)
    Default Avatar
    Joined:
    Take the high road...
    ... not the low road of calling other people names. That usually means that you have nothing to add to the debate. Buddy Plant had something interesting to say -- he usually comes to this site to get away from the real world, not to discuss substantive issues. I uderstand that. But one of the things that attracted me to the Grateful Dead was the deadheads. I could always easily find some people to have discussions with who share my general views, more or less. The deadheads on the internet (a specific sunbset of deadheads) 14 years after the last show are a different breed though. I find it sad that they are now mirroring the attitudes of people in their peer group, generally. Why would I think otherwise? Too sad to think of a pithy line from a tune.
  • c_c
    Joined:
    cccccccccccccccccc
    never seem to blend. words to live by. peace.
  • c_c
    Joined:
    never seem to blend
    thanks for the song, badger I am honoured and humbled. cheers, mate. rare footage of cc joe released: never seem to blend. peace.
  • cosmicbadger
    Joined:
    CC Joe
    I said C., C. C. Joe ManOh see, what you have done I said C. , CC Joe Man You’re always making fun You drive us crazy where you’re here man But we sure miss you when you’re gone ;-) I said C., C. C. Joe Man Never know where you have gone Hustling pool halls all round Asia From Tokyo to Patpong Changing names and changing planes And writing stupid songs I said C., CC Joe Man I hope those sweat pants ain’t too tight So all the gases can disperse Before you get on your next flight I hope you find yourself one more sucker And take his cash tonight
  • TigerLilly
    Joined:
    Hey Gadeadhead
    Think the "lame O gonzo" is not particularly nice. Getting all heated up in debate is one thing, but insulting each other something else altogether. Opposing debate is the only way to really get at the truth, and it IS ok to say "I think what you say sucks, and I beg to differ" but is not ok to say "lame O".********************************** Education: that which reveals to the wise, and conceals from the stupid, the vast limits of their knowledge. Mark Twain
  • cosmicbadger
    Joined:
    light relief
    hey thanks Joe! was all getting a bit serious round here!
  • c_c
    Joined:
    hal
    On October 2nd, 2009 Hal R said: "my oh my look at all the stereotyping around here, whatever happened to open minds? C'mon people now" ***** this be a fairly stereotypical HalR retort me thinks. yuk yuk yuk. ( -: ***** Dark Hal R Hal R mashes Burning peels into ashes Tots of 'taters Chives and sour creme but it misses Butter lasting Melts into crevices of illusion Shall we try, you and I, potatoes from a can? With the famine or windfall of harvest Skin washers Eating them will make you fatter Arteries clogging To cholosterol levels rising Deadicated Procedes into farts in my eye Shall we try, you and I, potatoes from a can? With the famine or windfall of harvest (-; peace.
  • Oroboros
    Joined:
    Correction
    I meant to say "Amen, to you and to brother Johnman on that point." Disregard that "not' in the original post. My wife says that I need work in my editing as well. And of course she is right. The Truth is realized in an instant, the act is practiced step by step.
  • Oroboros
    Joined:
    lamagonzo, I was not 'redbaiting' you, I was
    quoting Lenin's truth of the "great lie' mentality. I did so since you were blaming Obama for the AIG bailout when that 'bailout' occurred under the Bush administration/direction. And I stated that you could hold Obama responsible for what happens under his watch, not what happened prior. That would be like me holding Bush responsible for oral infidelity in the Oval office. That infraction would be Clinton's and it is nonsensical to hold a prior administration responsible for a current administration's transgressions. That was my point. I do agree that both parties have much in common where they deviate from their mission regarding a just and fair administration of government to all. And we also agree on using less and living on less. Amen, to you and not to brother Johnman on that point. My 3 sons ridiculed me for using a 22 year old Marantz reciever. "Get something new, new is better, that receiver is old, aren't you embarrassed.....blah, blah,.." my boys called for me to get rid of something that worked fine (and had some sentimental value) but I told them that as long as this worked, why junk it to get something new? We may have more in common that we do different. To identify my leanings, I see myself as a fiscal conservative, libertarian in several respects and socially liberal regarding most issues. However, I find myself longing for a bygone era where persons that disagree can do so without abusing the faithful opposition. Ronald Reagan (R) used to have Tip O'Neil (D) over to the White House, to hammer out compromises to make this a better country/society and then each would praise each other. Similar compromises have occurred in prior administrations and unfortunately such practices have ground to a halt. And I don't see the current process as an improvement. The fact that several congressmen referred to political compromise as 'date rape' is an offensive statement and this sentiment has proven counterproductive (but pervasive) since they made those statements 15 years ago. I am not here to name-call (nod to Hal) and I don't begrudge those that want to protest or call out that the 'emperor has no clothes', and all have the right to do so. Unfortunately in the current culture and media, what we often have is a bunch of entitled individuals (on both sides) who have no respect of anyone else’s opinion. Both sides have fostered disrespect for civil public debate and instead prefer a spectacle akin to professional wrestling. Where each side is a caricature, and instead of making their point, each assails and vilifies their opponent. Name-calling and questioning a person's patriotism has taken the place of debate. Bait and goad. Just watch the TV or listen to the radio. In my opinion, it is unfortunate that civil discourse is no longer valued nor desired. Or even civil. I value and welcome debate. But I will continue to point out when some attack the persons on the other side of the aisle, by using the exact same tactics, and then attempt to present themselves as somehow above those tactics. I have seen too much of it in my lifetime and will not stand quiet. That is not a personal attack on you. It is an attack on the perversion that has supplanted debate in this country. It is also an attack on hypocrisy. Each person has a right to their own opinion but each doesn't have a right to their own facts. I will continue to challenge when some here use facts that are inaccurate. On either side of the aisle. I challenged my liberal friends as they overlooked and dismissed the Clinton era lies, misdeeds, and missed opportunities as well as when my conservative friends were/are apologists for Bush's lack of purpose, deceptions, and wretched mismanagement of the economy (how many spending bills vetoed? Who started this government bail-out?). I refused to call Clinton a liberal and/or Bush a conservative as their practice and policies were true to neither person's professed beliefs. But I could live more quietly with this if both willing to be honest in admitting that their documented behaviors differed massively from their stated purposes but each (and their supporters) cling to their desired label. And instead of acknowledging or discussing their decisions to divert wildly each President continued to contend how consistent they were to their principles. Lenin "A lie told often enough becomes the truth". Unfortunate, but accurate in each of their cases. And the 'big lie' mentality works on us as well. If we aren't paying attention. Or decide to accept blindly what is told to us by blogs, TV, papers, magazines, government, etc.. Obama is the new guy. His administration is eleven months old. Obama is responsible for what happens on his watch, not the prior watch. Just like you are responsible for what you say. Not for what someone said before you. That was my point. That is what I was trying to convey. If my communication was unclear, I am sorry. I am not always on point, just ask my wife. And she tells me I repeat myself and I babble. Say it ain't so..... The Truth is realized in an instant, the act is practiced step by step.
  • Hal R
    Joined:
    of course
    the person that wrote the note preceding this one is the one that is about to start the weekend and not the one that was reading the newspaper at lunch or listening to the radio news this morning As Greg Brown says "I don't know that guy". If the doors of perception were cleansed, everything would appear to man as it is, infinite. William Blake
user picture

Member for

16 years 10 months
Forums
continuing the free-form from where we left it...
user picture

Member for

16 years 9 months
Permalink

there was someone here who had a tat studio, maybe in one of the Carolinas?? I forget where, but I saw some samples of their work, pretty damn fine stuff.
user picture

Member for

16 years 9 months
Permalink

getting about that time of year to head out on the road again for a few months... so for now, I'll leave you with this: CC's Gone CC's been drinking, out on a binge No reason why, but just on a whim Now he is shitfaced, on a plane Flying away, he's just insane And now CC's gone Now CC's gone, Lord he's gone CC's gone With an elbow bending, it's a binge in fact CC's gone, gone, but someday he'll be back CC's gone A member of the club 'Mile High' His old lady letting out a great big 'sigh' Playing 9 ball, he can't lose Nothing left to do but booze, booze, booze... And now CC's gone Now CC's gone, Lord he's gone CC's gone Going where the there is no rain at all On a dry farm until fall Dug one well, made a ditch The muscles in his back are starting to bitch Again, CC's been drinking, out on a binge No reason why, but just on a whim Now he is shitfaced, on a plane Flying away, he's just in-sane And now CC's gone Now CC's gone, Lord he's gone CC's gone Ooh, one day CC's gonna be back Ooh, one day CC's gonna be back Ooh, one day CC's gonna be back
user picture

Member for

16 years 9 months
Permalink

I've thought about this situation on and off today with numerous different feelings / reactions and I'm going with my old standby: "You can only be a victim if you admit defeat" - Thats a line from a Descendents tune. The title of that song could be "Coolidge" but I'm not certain. Either way, the point remains that you and you alone are in control of how other's actions react with you. Its not the same thing as being "thick skinned". Its actually more like empathy. You need to step inside of his shoes for a minute and you'll probably find that you pity him much like Frodo and Bilbo pitied Smeagol. Face it, he made a deliberate attempt to mess with you and, to be perfectly honest, if I was looking at houses and I stumbled into a GD shrine complete with GD being played and posters, etc. I'd mess with the heads, too. Basically, because I'd have the understanding that deadheads are typically kind of out there and open to all kinds of kooky possibilities. However, I definitely wouldn't have made light of the passing of Jerry Garcia (rest his jammin' soul) out of respect for the heads in question. Yep, he did that to be a jerk and he succeeded, but we should all be laughing at his lack of understanding of the music. Which, while I'm philosophizing and quite loquacious, I'll add that deadheads are a potential turn-off for me sometimes. I just wanna hear the notes played. The kind of maniacally obsessive religiosity that some heads exude is simply too much for me at times. (some of you reading this may be in this category, but, for real, I mean no offense!) But hey, thats me. In fact, watching some of the footage of their shows lessens the musical effect for me, sometimes, but when I just put my ears on, well, shoot, I could listen for ages on end. I should shut up...now. | Wait until the veil is shredded, then reveal it |
user picture

Member for

16 years 9 months
Permalink

Ha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Classic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | Wait until the veil is shredded, then reveal it |
user picture

Member for

16 years 8 months
Permalink

Does anybody know what this says, besides what I can piece together (speaking NO Polish) that a 17 year old built their computer like this, and it WORKS!********************************** Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone, you will still exist, but you have ceased to live. Samuel Clemens
user picture

Member for

16 years 5 months
Permalink

thanks. that tattoo on that site is BAD. almost as bad as the one my dad got during his mid life crisis. the artist i was going to go to is on par with chris garver and had been featured in international tat magazines. turns out the age limit isnt 16 in ireland, and my dad wont give permission. I was thinking of getting a syf, as my second. my first i want to get as my 18th birthday gift at the famous miami ink.Peace, The Kid
user picture

Member for

16 years 5 months
Permalink

Just wanted to wish all of you 'lil Canadian Deadheads out there a merry, bright and peaceful Canada Day!! Be safe! Hugs from BC, ~littlebri
user picture
Default Avatar

Member for

16 years 2 months
Permalink

yeah..miami ink are great,but the best on any good tatoo is that it comes out of your mind and phantasies and whatever,and than the guy making your tatoo becomes an artist..because he is able to get together your imagination and make it real with his handcraft.CC the one whos gone was pretty right,dont let yourself cover with black cats!:-)(-:
user picture
Default Avatar

Member for

16 years 8 months
Permalink

Let the festivties begin..... Red and white, blue suede shoes, I'm Uncle Sam, how do you do? Gimme five, I'm still alive, ain't no luck, I learned to duck. Check my pulse, it don't change. Stay seventy-two come shine or rain. Wave the flag, pop the bag, rock the boat, skin the goat. Wave that flag, wave it wide and high. Summertime done, come and gone, my, oh, my. Have a Grateful holiday ya'll :) **~*Peace*~~** **~~**Gigi**~~**
user picture

Member for

16 years 5 months
Permalink

Right on Gigi :) Excellent way to kick this 4th of July off! PEACE
user picture

Member for

16 years 9 months
Permalink

What a beautiful holiday! Came home and poured a nice cold pale ale and put 2607 dead songs on shuffle and life is good! Happiest of 4ths to all! peace,pk
user picture

Member for

16 years 9 months
Permalink

zzzzzzzzziiiiiipppppppppp......KA BOOOM!!!bam bam bam bam.....BOOOMM!! Wave the flag,pop the bag Rock the boat, skin the goat Trap the rat, bell the cat Ball the jack, chew the fat Shoot the breeze, lose the keys Feed the poor, stop the war Make the signs, connect the lines Pay your fines, save your dimes Wave that flag, wave it wide and high Summertime done come and gone, my oh my from 28 March 1973 bam bam bam bam.....BOOOMM zzzzzzzzziiiiiipppppppppp......KA BOOOM!!! Happy 4th o'July America! PEACE n' b safe
user picture

Member for

16 years 8 months
Permalink

Don't forget about my sparkler, Rider!!!!!********************************** Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone, you will still exist, but you have ceased to live. Samuel Clemens
user picture

Member for

16 years 5 months
Permalink

did anyone watch the fireworks on tv? the ones broadcasted from boston harbor, the one with the orchestra? I was there. pretty sweet. best display ive ever seen. im gonna blow some stuff up tonight with my leftover pyrotechnics. im a little bit of a pyro, so i love it. i reallllllllllly want to blow up my old motor scooter, so unless any of you want it, its G-O-N-E.Peace, The Kid
user picture
Default Avatar

Member for

16 years 8 months
Permalink

What a joke......We were painting my daughters room, and I stepped off my step ladder tripped on whose knows what :/ and put my bare foot right in the pan of paint hehe I'm like a one man three Stooges show, oh then of coarse I step onto the new carpet....oopsie! Wise guy eh?? What a start to the day :)
user picture

Member for

16 years 3 months
Permalink

I hope you remembered to yell "Kaihili" coming off the ladder, especially with the paint foottprints... Help! Conversation is always more interesting than recitation, so speak your mind and not someone else's.
user picture

Member for

16 years 9 months
Permalink

You will have those memories forever gratefulmom, as will I when I finally stop laughing! With you ,not at you! Keep on truckin!(come to think of it your foot was probably a perfect match with the dancing skeletons....very interesting.) peace and love and hope you had a wonderful weekend!pk
user picture

Member for

16 years 10 months
Permalink

Hope you got through this memory-intensive experience without actual injury!
user picture
Default Avatar

Member for

16 years 8 months
Permalink

It was just so funny.....my daughter Kelly is still cracking up..and we finally got the painting finished too :)
user picture

Member for

16 years 9 months
Permalink

the world is now expecting it on youtube! glad to hear yer alright! | Wait until the veil is shredded, then reveal it |
user picture

Member for

16 years 5 months
Permalink

i cant use the chat, it is slow script. arghPeace, The Kid
user picture

Member for

16 years 9 months
Permalink

go sit on the group W bench!!! i couldn't hold that back any longer ; ) peace, nobody
user picture
Default Avatar

Member for

16 years 4 months
Permalink

You can get anything you want at Alice`s resturant ,, except Alice .. I love that story ,, the movie was real good too .. grdead73 thanx for the little flash-back !! I can hear ol Arlo now ... peace & sunshine .... Stu ...
user picture

Member for

16 years 5 months
Permalink

love that song. i believe it encompasses the 18 and a half missing minutes from the watergate tapes. hehe ;PPeace, The Kid
user picture

Member for

16 years 9 months
Permalink

just popping in to say hey now! ( -; love and peace.
user picture
Default Avatar

Member for

16 years 8 months
Permalink

Cheryl Crow video called "Out Of Our Heads" a pretty cool song and they show Jerry in it giving a peace sign :) right after these lyrics...Every man is his own prophet Oh every prophet just a man I say all the women stand up, say yes to themselves Teach your children best you can Let every man bow to the best in himself We're not killing any more We're the wisest ones, everybody listen 'Cause you can't fight this feeling any more, oh anymore If we could only get out of our heads, out of our heads And into our hearts Children of Abraham lay down your fears, swallow your Tears and look to your heart
user picture

Member for

16 years 10 months
Permalink

thanks for the heads up!
user picture

Member for

15 years 8 months
Permalink

I just received the news the Philly Spectrum will be demolished early next year and be replaced with a mall and restaurants. "And the times they are a-changin". It was my home venue through high school in the 80's. A lot of good memories will go down with that building. The most memorable was in 1986. I was normally a hallway dancer, but this show I dug my way to about the 4th row in between Phil and Bob and and saw first hand Jerry lose touch with himself and his guitar totally took over his body. It was a Morning Dew out of space and Jerry did not look like the pillar of health coming out after drums. He was sweaty and shaking, but kicked into the most soulful rendition of Dew that I ever witnessed firsthand. (I believe it was my 1st Dew too). His guitar played him....I was convinced. I had tears in my eyes for the first time at a show. I was so blown away. Dew ended and the Band went off the stage. I didn't really comprehend the show was over, until the faithful in Philly started booing the Dead post encore. THE BOO'ed the DEAD. I was flabergasted. Never before and never again. Never a dull moment. I will miss the Filthy Spectrum.
user picture

Member for

16 years 10 months
Permalink

they were BOOING? Not just doing that annoying MOOORRRE thing? Man, East Coast fans are hardcore!
user picture

Member for

15 years 10 months
Permalink

this is the first ive heard bout the spectrum it is the home of my first dead show 88 that place does n always hold a dear place in my heart since it was my home venu n also the place were i saw the boys the most it will surly be missed by my self along with countless othersat least we will always have the cherished memories
user picture
Default Avatar

Member for

16 years 8 months
Permalink

My daughter Shanna is coming to town from Flordia, I haven't seen her in over 1 year!!Long story but I gave her up for adoption 29 years ago,and we met 13 years ago, we rarely get to see each other cause she's in Fl and I'm in NJ. She is like my twin we look and act so alike!! I will post pictures of us!! She gets here on Monday the 21st! I can't wait to see her again. **Here Comes Sunshine**
user picture

Member for

16 years 5 months
Permalink

Have a grate time with your Daughter & I look forward to seeing your pictures! 2 gratefulmom's? Very cool. PEACE
user picture

Member for

16 years 8 months
Permalink

Am sooo happy for you. Same thing happened to me, but in reverse (I am the daughter that was given up for adoption, and my biological mother found me just 11 years ago), so I find your post very special indeed!!!!!!!!!!!!********************************** Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone, you will still exist, but you have ceased to live. Samuel Clemens
user picture

Member for

16 years 10 months
Permalink

Have a wonderful time with your daughter and post pix!
user picture

Member for

16 years 9 months
Permalink

Have a magical time Gigi. Tugs at my heartstrings as I think about it. My daughter is not quite 18 and going through some decision's as we speak. Proud of you Gigi,have a grate time with her. peace and love,pk
user picture

Member for

16 years 9 months
Permalink

u r a lucky duck yet more! so happy 4 u, have a grate time and enjoy each other!peace tc
user picture

Member for

16 years 5 months
Permalink

have fun grateful mom. im glad you two are getting together.Peace, The Kid
user picture

Member for

16 years 9 months
Permalink

I hope all goes well with your long-awaited meeting! Let us JerseyDead.net friends know if there is anything we can do! Paps
user picture

Member for

16 years 9 months
Permalink

Have a "grate" reunion, gratefulmom! Does your daughter listen to GOGD?
user picture
Default Avatar

Member for

15 years 11 months
Permalink

Hi all, Clueless newbie question: how come there are only 4 shows in 1975? Thanks. (currently listening to 75-06-17 AUD).
user picture

Member for

16 years 9 months
Permalink

everything after that was the reunion tour :o)))
user picture
Default Avatar

Member for

15 years 11 months
Permalink

That was one hell of a reunion tour! : )
user picture

Member for

16 years 9 months
Permalink

YEAH!!!
user picture
Default Avatar

Member for

16 years 8 months
Permalink

I met up with my daughter Shanna after a year and 1/2, it was a grate reunion, she is a beauitful person inside and out :) I just posted somes pics we took! She does listen to the Grateful Dead but is not a deadhead like her Mom :)She just turned 29 and I'm still 24...don't know how that happened :/ Peace,Gigi
user picture

Member for

16 years 10 months
Permalink

you guys look so much alike it cracks me up. So glad you had such a wonderful reunion.