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The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers! Older brother had all that stuff. Also had every National Lampoon since it started in 70 till about 75, Mr Natural and Fat Freddy's Cat. My mom tossed them all after I moved out west after college.

I remember reading all the Danny Dunn books.☺

That was an awesome day. It was great to be back in Buffalo and see the Dead with childhood friends. The 'Cold Rain and Snow' really made me smile. I just remember seeing the look of amazement on a couple of friends faces who had never been to a show.

I drank a couple shots of whiskey with Warren outside the back door of the Warfield Theater in San Fran after an Allman Brothers show early 90s sometime, Annabelle Garcia was there too. Last time I saw him was onstage with the Dave Mathews Band at the Gorge Amphitheater in central Washington a few years ago. I got to see him and his band Govt Mule a bunch of times as well. Great player. Mickey was a pretty intense guy and seemed upset that people thought it was over. He grew up in Brooklyn and was in the Air Force in Europe for a few years. He was very accomplished at judo (became a black belt) and taught combative measures. He also played drums in the Airmen of Note, their elite big band. Another fun fact, both his parents were champion rudimentary drummers (marching band) so he started playing at a very young age. His father won the championship at the Worlds Fair in New York 1939 before he was born.

When Jerry died they had a memorial at Golden Gate Park and when it was over I was waiting for my gal at the time at the car when Mickey Hart came walking up with one of his kids on his shoulders, he was parked right next to me. We were acquainted because I played Djembe in the GD Mardi Gras and New Year parades over the years with him and Wavy leading the way, in fact we had just played that afternoon in a procession circling the crowd. I said "Hey Mickey, I just want to say thanx for all the incredible shows and unforgettable times" or something like that. He got all intense and told me "It's not over man, it's Not over". I didn't say anything because I could tell he was pissed but I knew it was over.

I have only seen the various incarnations a few times over the years since Jerry left. I was given tickets to The Dead last year with what's his face, John somebody I think, on guitar and it was bad. It was nice to see some folks I hadn't seen in a while but the music was not good imo. I saw Phil and his band at a fest in Portland Or. last summer and it was fantastic. Billy was showing up at the Oregon Country Fair for a few years in a row and playing late night shows with a guy named Papa Mali and that was fun. Without Jerry I definitely won't go out of my way. I saw Joe Russo not too long ago, great show. I can't remember what he is calling his band.

I have seen them many times since Jerry passed, the last was about a year ago in Eugene. John is a very good guitarist indeed.

I saw Dave Mason there in 81, had a friend in Westbury and drove down from college in Albany. I saw Hot Tuna there as well. That place is legendary.

I remember a t-shirt on tour in the late 80s of Bob in his pink hotpants doing one of his weird tossing his hair moves with the caption: 'Be nice to Bobby' ?

I saw Kingfish a few times, Mathew Kelly ripped on guitar. 87 in Telluride at the Fly Me to the Moon saloon was a night I won't forget, for many reasons.?

Bjorn Ulvaeus' first cousin is a good friend of mine, she lives in Santa Barbara. If pop is your thing Abba was as poppy as it gets, at one time they sold more albums then any group in history. It may still be true for all I know. Shopping music for girls as far as I'm concerned, but to each their own. Cant argue with that, saw the Jerry Garcia Band (with Jerry) many many times, with Melvin on the Hammond and the soulful ladies singing backup it was a religious experience. When the GD were on they would transport you there as well. I can't say I had a favorite, when Jerry was on I was just grateful to be there. Jerry with David Grisman was also a special treat.

Archive.org is the world's largest digital library and has a huge live music section with pretty much every live GD show for listening or download. They also have hundreds of other bands' live shows The archive was started by a Dead fan from San Fran who also started Alexa Inc. I recommend listening to Cornell and Buffalo from 77 to get an idea of their live sound and energy.

Is he in Mill Valley? I saw some amazing shows at the old Sweetwater that closed. Does he own the Sweetwater Music Hall now? I used to spend a lot of time in that area. Lived in San Anselmo for a brief time and lived in Bolinas, this was early 90s. Saw my first Dead concert at the Aud in 77, amazing show. The live experience was the best way to understand their appeal. Workingmans Dead and American Beauty are their best studio work imo.

Written by a pimple-faced kid who just graduated college. (No offense to any pimple-faced kids on TSW of course.)?

I must have missed when anyone at all thought the Bills were interested in Cam. ?????? Anyone? Is it only because they seem to sign a majority of Panther castoffs? It's just funny that the first I hear of any possible interest is a statement that they are not interested. Maybe I just wasn't paying attention because the idea was too absurd to consider.

I know two who have died, one a family friend in South Buffalo in his 50s, the other a close friends aunt. I know two who have recovered. One a good friend, the other a friend's mother. I have a longtime friend of over 30 years who is still in ICU here in Oregon, he is breathing on his own as of last night but has pneumonia and is not out of the woods yet. A very close friend in South Buffalo is a nurse working double shifts. I am very concerned as she is 60 and asthmatic. Stock up and stay home if you can. If you can't then take every precaution possible, this is unfortunately not close to being over yet imo. Hopefully they will have enough ppe for the front line workers soon and finally be able to do widespread testing for the virus. This isn't the time or place to discuss the dysfunctional train wreck in that regard. People who have had it already, the asymptomatic included, will have immunity and they must be identified by widespread serological testing for antibodies. Good luck and best wishes to you all.

Who's Casey Stangel?? jk Here's a couple more Stengel quotes The secret of successful managing is to keep the five guys who hate you away from the four guys who haven't made up their minds. Never make predictions, especially about the future.

Wr John Hightower Boise St. DE Darrell Taylor Tennessee Troy Dye has already been mentioned, I have seen him play in person many times. A bit undersized but what a playmaker. Great in coverage and great blitzing blowing up plays in the backfield. Hightower is a very smooth deep threat, long shot possibly UDFA. Taylor is a physical specimen who will need some work on his technical skills, maybe a 4rth rndr.

I had to use an app, can't remember what it's called though. Got it LitPhoto

Regardless of whether there will be better wrs drafted, it is almost a certainty that most of the wrs drafted will not be better. The Bills could spend their 1st 2nd and 3rd rnd picks on 3 wrs and still not be guaranteed to get one of Diggs' caliber.

My little brother's friend died of Cov19 in South Buffalo, I have a good friend in ICU here in Oregon. This is dreadful. Stock up on food and stay home if you can, this disaster is still far from over unfortunately. Best wishes to you all.

Reminds me of a movie scene from Madagascar I think, one monkey turns to the others and says "if anyone has any poo, now's the time to throw it".

Correct on both counts.

100% agree, Dak is far more valuable than Cooper to that team. Hilarious lack of self-awareness by Rex calling someone else a turd though, the guy is a mammoth walking, talking turd. Put together on a tandem bicycle the Ryan brothers are a Guinness book worthy size turd combo.

Adopting any dog that needs a loving home is a rescue in my opinion. We took our dog in at one year old when his elderly 'owner' passed on. He was going to the pound if no one would take him.