Tom Banjo

I’ve been trying to work myself into the right space to share here and just feeling too much when I think about it. On my way to Kauai today for 6 nights I hope and believe that the sound of the waves and the feel of the sand will center me so I can truly share stories about a person who meant so much to my life. We had more good times coming brother. The darkness was gonna give. I just can’t believe that those times have been taken from us. I hope to see you again on the other side. You challenged me. Cared for me. Insulted me. Supported me. Changed me. I’m not sure you even knew just how much you impacted my life and I know I did some of the same for you. We were cut from the same cloth kind caring good spirited ass holes.

Rude’s gone

Ya heartbroken but also pissed off confused some disbelief. I’m not sure if I’d hug him or sock him in the jaw right now but I do know I won’t get to do either.

Lots of emotions right now. You were loved.

I mean the ledges and more for jgb and to show Whitney a place that means a whole hell of a lot to me but no complaints getting hyryder too. It helps that the ledges is right around where we will be with the RV at the time.

We do take a small reprieve from RV life coming up. Mother in law visits Colorado to see James Taylor and then we go to Hawaii (Kauai) for 6 days. Before doing Grand Canyon, Albuquerque, El Paso, Austin area, Gulf Shores Alabama, Fort Myers Beach, and then up to Ocean City for a few weeks of a family visit. Gonna catch some DSO shows around then. Then we hit the 4848 festival. Visit friends in Ohio. Hopefully, gratefulfest then out to California for dead60 (stop in Vegas on the way) then up coast of California into Oregon. Head home. Go visit Costa Rica to look at properties before the school year begins.

I didn’t get an invite either. But I think my box set has arrived. I’m debating on but will probably start a summer journey journal on here. Whitney and I are traveling all summer in RV this year. We just did 5 nights at giant city state park in southern Illinois. A good buddy got married Saturday. We head to a jellystone campground next for a little water park fun with the kiddos. Some bitter sweetness there we didn’t know about sages and spirits until we had already booked and told kids we was going to jellystone so we will miss some great music at the Mishawaka here. But it’s all worth it. We seeing lots of music. Lots of nature and lots of friend this summer.

It pains me to miss this show it pains me more to miss Vince and Sue

Love seeing your post

We were late and I couldn’t tell you the songs that well anyway but Jake played guitar and did an awfully fantastic rendition of Tom thumbs on vocals. Lots of Colorado’s music family showed up to support him and even Jay Lane made it out. It was a fun night for sure.

Funny when I read all gone 3 weeks later I thought you guys was being stupid cause he doesn’t die until 73 but like usual you guys no better than me I get it now last show not when he leaves us.

The shakedown was epic

I have successfully made it to Indianapolis in my RVs maiden voyage. Family flies in late tonight then drive towards buckeye lake. Sleep at a Walmart for a bit. We need some last minute supplies. Also will need a market. I do not due meat from Walmart. Then get in line for Jubilee. Just a heads up. Skip plays in the New Gypsy Cowboys and they open the weekend off at 345 Friday. I’m gonna try to make it down there for the set.

The camping trip plus jgb axial tilt plus the first two day openers ( big on lady’s list) are the real draw we will be coming off 5/6 mid July Dso shows. After the early August trip we going to look at properties in Costa Rica Jamaica maybe even El Salvador

We may do this. We traveling in RV most of summer. Head up northern coast of California into Oregon after.

I really should proofread my posts my mom taught English as a second language and was an English major. She would be disappointed.

I love that plan. Execute it. I will try to work the crowd and spread some energy. I hope to identify someone I didn’t see on Friday night bringing the heat and spreading the joy on Saturday night. I’ll approach 5 people max and ask them if their nolongerhere I hope I hit it. One caveat if you changed your forum name please let me know I won’t ask people I know. I met someone from this forums at a small show in Colorado some how and I think I did have the kids with me and it well known I have kids. In fact, Delilah seen more shows than a lot of people that claim to be starheads or big fabs of Dso. I have her at a 100 plus shows over 6 years. And I will admit I may be slightly exaggerating by I will say for sure she’s seen 60 plus shows over 6 years. But dude comes up to me and says your masons child right. And I can’t say for sure if I changed name to Tom banjo yet. But he knew who I was and I didn’t really know how. Good dude by the way haven’t seen him post much on here lately but I seen him all over. I think I may be a little too much for him but he shows love and positive energy and feels. And I will always identify with mason. I almost introduced myself to some heads vending at the Ardmore as mason. I don’t really want to get to know people anymore. I can be standoffish. Overtly untrusting. And sometimes just a complete ass hole. At the very least dismissive. I have a triangle of trust. I trust Whitney I trust my best man, Bryan peterman. He isn’t into the dead btw but his step dad saw many shows and came to a few dso shows with me. He’s the one that committed suicide on my birthday and I broke down to on the streets of Birmingham for. Triangle of trust isn’t gonna be come a rectangle and certainly not a circle. i hope friends know some of that is tongue and cheek. There are others I trust and have big friendships with but those are the only two I’d share all the facts and bear myself too. I have a few that border on that territory. Please hope I mean to insult no one here. Just trying to make it clear I’m not trying to find new people in life. I however do want to keep the door just as slightly as ajar as possible. You never know where you might get shown the light. I’d love to get to meet you. Btw I gave my real name to Josh outside the Ardmore. And during the last set of music I think Whitney and I really showed what we are and what we mean on the dance floor. It felt good to have one person stop me and say I like your move and another and this one is probably unhealthy feeding my ego but he straight told me what you just did was art. In Jamaica where Whitney and I dance together more than anywhere else really because we have space we had several people tell us we were an inspiration we made their night they loved watching us. I have an unhealthy ego and maybe shouldn’t here people compliment me or us like that but I want you to know that this music and it’s message mean quite a bit to me and it is my goal on any given night to absorb the music and let it flow through and move me in a way that allows my movement to move others. If even for a second my spirit and energy helps another enjoy their night more or connect them more to the music it means the world to me. It will be easier for us to find each other if you come to the crowds front left stage right. A little beyond the stage all the way to the rail. When it’s still light out during the first set when we have the kids with us we will almost 100 percent be there. I will be looking for someone who inspires me. I make a point of letting those that inspire me know. I love it when a dancer catches my eye and breaks me out of my own trance. It’s not quite as fulfilling as getting totally lost in the music yourself but it’s a tremendous feeling to experience joy passion love even pain and suffering through the way someone expresses themselves through the music of the GD. Many many people have given me this inexplicable and invaluable gift. It often helps me get myself totally lost absorbed and connected to the music complete ego death escaping oneself to the complete acceptance and expression of true emotion and the beauty of what it means to be human, totally self aware but not in anyway self righteous. From the high road to the low so many roads I know. I am so incredibly blissed I have found this music and have allowed others passion inspire me. If you can’t tell I am really excited for Jubilee. Really excited to see so many friendly and familiar faces. Overjoyed to spend time amongst people with a shared love for this music. I hope to inspire and to be inspired. I have no doubt with Dso inspirationally playing this inspirational music that many will inspire me and maybe with luck I will inspire one. It’s gonna be an amazing time. love is real

Seems they working Low spark up to be ready for Warren. Haha And you say you want a revolution. Some say someone will get through to people how to get one. Kesey tried Jerry tried. We can make it happen.

Purchased the RV today. We look forward to seeing you guys there. Fambam5

I vouch for dude put him up if you can. He’d do the same for you.

The whole reason we went to Philadelphia was for Dupree diamond 3 and like we always are we were late and missed it had to tell skip when I saw him we missed it.

Penns peak has a legit shakedown but it can pop anywhere and many venders show up here and there at Dso and create mini shakedown. These are do dead and co even phish and panic to make there living but love Dso and you might get 3 or 4 venders but they legit heads and I support them every time. Just saw smoke for the first time in at least 5 years probably longer. Bought some wares from him for sure. Also left my debit card at his set up. Got it back the next night. Trust dude through and through and I did way before leaving my debit card. Whitney made sure to buy stuff from all vendors including a jar of cauliflower from a vendor knowing we couldn’t bring it home on the airplane. I also scored a sweet not fade away welcome mat from another vendor. Some of you know not fade away was/is a common sign off of mine on posts. Cafe Istanbul where we had our private event and axial tilt played as well as jgb during jazz fest had a a pretty legit shakedown. Balloons and all. It was missing the bacon chicken ranch. Can’t wait to see you guys at the jubilee. Never stop never stop.

I’m not gonna lie I hope the sit in happens but I also hope this doesn’t happen. I’ll put a 100 on Dso with Warren playing low spark Sunday night. Any takers?

We caught some of the Ardmore stuff. It was great to be back at brownies. I bought a sweat shirts. Whitney and I definitely represented to the last band on the 2nd night. Felt good to get dance practice again. They don’t really post here anymore but they will get the joke. Place has changed much more a commercial venue then the dive bar that splintered played on the thursdays nights. Back door a few songs into the show and you could walk in the back door and dance for free.

Love that photo. I look like such a boy. No beard. Even the silver fox doesn’t have that much silver going yet. Never forget those days at the quarry. Some of the best times of my life.