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maybe about 2006.... "Started out to Richmond for the Cosmic New Year's Run Four nights listening to Dark Star, expect'n plenty of fun Hoping to dance all night with Starhead friends hanging all around. Just bought a brand new Prius, gets mileage you wouldn't believe But ran out of gas in the mountains while traveling I-81 Outside of Possum Hollow but the car won't run on pure ethanol. Another stop at a thrift store Bess and Tim got to have their fun Not much but good old clothes, soft and cuddly warm I found me a big law book and largest French Press in the land. Finally made it to "The National" Talked with Sara at the Tee shirt stand Chuck and Lisa were at the show Connie and Gary from the far northern land. Show got off a bit slow, Musta not had something turned on. Second set was setting fire, Franklin's Tower and Terrapin Loved see'n Dan Healy dancing behind the big mix'n board. Fire alarm went off at 4 am, but hotel wern't burn'n down Took forty minutes to stop the sound Everybody was just standing round. Next night in Norfork found DC Frank by the rail All our friends were bounc'n high When Lisa sang "Hurts Me Too" both Janis and Pig just had to smile. Drove seventeen miles across the sea Chesapeake Bay all around Then up the peninsula, beautiful birds and trees railroad on our side. New Jersey roads ain't no good, Bumps and twists and turns, Can't find my way around I now agree with Herdy, don't want to come here no more. Montclair's Wellmont Theater Another beautiful show Woke up in the morn'n, it was cold and windy too, Big white flakes a fall'n, brightly cover'n the ground This Southern Boy ain't seen snow like this since winter of 99. Hit my head in Baltimore, knocked me out stone cold. Didn't really wake up till second set But then things came around Danced with some blonde haired girl, cutest chick in town. When the show was over, we all headed out of town Kira couldn't find the cab so we walked till break of dawn Stopped in a 7-11, not much else going down. Finally back in the hotel, don't know what room I belong. Called up my wife, Bess, just to catch the number home. Woke her out of sleep so fast, her eye got full of pain. Had to take her to the hospital, the doctors were all amazed. We broke off from the tour... had to get Bess on home. Sorry to miss John's show, but later this year we'll go at it again.

Thank you, Chuck and Tea! (I guess Tea is the head honcho here? - I'm honored. 😊 ) An Obsession to say the least, Chuck!!!! I just found a double-bill that I can do before Jamaica! Hampton Beach for 2 shows! So psyched!!!!! When I see 2 shows listed ON A WEEKEND, within 2,000 miles, I'm ON IT!!!! 😃😃 Once I pull the trigger on the flight and hotel (or AirBnB), just the entire month, or whatever it is, becomes an anticipation bliss factory!!!! So, it's not just the shows, it's the whole lead-up to those shows! I'm paying for and enjoying months of happiness before it even happens!! LOVE IT!!!! And, this is a slight bummer with the site. I again got notifications that DesertDead, Taper Ron, and Dead duck responded to this post, but those posts are not shown.....????? What's up with that? I would like to thank them or respond, or whatever, for their posts. Can that issue be remedied? If not, THANK YOU, you three invisible posters! 😉 Listening to one of my faves right now - 11-14-87 , Long Beach. Fricking SOLID!!!!!! Let's fricking ROCK in Hampton Beach!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! DSO RULES! Mark

Virgil Cane is my name and I served on the Danville train

Like the old dog gone astray, he's just old and in the way

A couple that get me because they show just how well read and intelligent Robert Hunter and Bob Dylan were. In Casey Jones, “Trouble ahead, trouble behind” makes me think of the true story of Casey Jones. He pulled his train into a railroad siding to let another train through. Unfortunately, his train was longer than the siding so he had to put his engine back on the main track so that the other train would make it past his caboose. Train kept A- rollin’ right into Casey and his engine. In Desolation Row, “The Titanic sails at Dawn, everybody is shouting which side they are on.” The word “Posh” comes from Port out, Starboard home. Leaving Europe, that would put those passengers in the sun for the entire voyage. I’m sure there’s more like that but those two have invaded my mind and set up camp. That’s what I think of when I hear those lyrics.

We feel the energy of your anticipation. Christmas morning comin your way ⚡️

Thanks to everyone for taking the time to read this and letting me share about someone who enjoyed DSO and music like all of us here. gr8fulpair and tea thanks for the kind words my friends, haven’t seen you guys in too long…and I know well be there soon….and can’t wait…..but I feel the love from everyone who commented and who feel like Frank was someone we all know who’s a shining light in our life……thank you again everyone. love is real

Sometimes your cards aren’t worth a god damn if you don’t lay them down non GD current…I want a zoot suit with a reet pleat (damn you tube)

Well, I am probably not the only one that harkens to wings a mile long. And if I step a little outside GD canon there’s the incredibly evocative notion that Big John’s been drinking since the river took Emmy Lou.

Am I missing something? Because this makes absolutely no sense to me. As they say on Shark Tank-- I'm out.