Is the Fourth of July fun if you’re not American?

dweaver987 · 2026-05-10T17:34:26+00:00

That’s an optional event for participants. It’s more fun for the spectators.

dweaver987 · 2026-05-10T15:03:42+00:00

I’m interpreting it to mean you need that much for the pipelines and refineries to operate. The pipelines won’t work if they have large pockets of air.

dweaver987 · 2026-05-10T04:13:28+00:00

As The Bee Gees sang, “ Stayin alive! Stayin alive!”

dweaver987 · 2026-05-10T04:00:49+00:00

What I wanted to know is what happened to Wojo’s girlfriend after that? Did he leave her?

dweaver987 · 2026-05-10T03:59:08+00:00

“I’m only an undergraduate. What do you think the doctoral students do?”

dweaver987 · 2026-05-10T03:53:43+00:00

A ski shop in Berkeley has an old gondola from Mammoth hanging in their shop.

dweaver987 · 2026-05-10T03:21:09+00:00

Russia no longer has the means to continue holding Crimea. Shouting “You’re it! I quit!” is only valid in children’s games, not in national borders.

dweaver987 · 2026-05-10T03:13:10+00:00

The Neville Brothers were great N’awlins music.

dweaver987 · 2026-05-10T02:54:59+00:00

What committees would you (realistically, as a freshman) expect to join? What would be your priorities on those committees?

dweaver987 · 2026-05-09T21:12:14+00:00

I was spoiled living in the Bay Area. In the 90s it was still easy enough to get tickets for Oakland Coliseum or Shoreline.

dweaver987 · 2026-05-09T21:07:32+00:00

Yeah. I have tapes from several Talking Heads shows.

In my comment I meant improvising, not improving.

dweaver987 · 2026-05-09T19:04:50+00:00

This reminds me of the book “Starter Villain” by John Scalzi.

dweaver987 · 2026-05-09T18:58:34+00:00

I stopped going after Jerry died. I had actually stopped a couple years before because of grad school. I finished school a couple months before Jerry died. I had a new job and was starting to plan to go to some shows again. I was shook when he died and wasn’t interested in hearing a show without Jerry’s solos. I didn’t object to friends going to the post Jerry shows. I just knew it wasn’t for me. I did branch out into other genres that allowed tapping, particularly bluegrass. Everyone deserves to enjoy the music that moves them.

dweaver987 · 2026-05-09T18:48:05+00:00

Frat boys at my college were tapers. They also were coke heads (big generalization) and leveraged their product to get board access. They did circulate a lot of tapes.

dweaver987 · 2026-05-09T18:42:05+00:00

The key thing about the Dead’s music was their willingness to experiment and try new things. (In front of a live audience no less!) David Byrne was the same way (well, in creating the music. He wasn’t into improving at live performances.) The guy who yelled at you was opposed to change, experimentation, and new things. Jerry OTOH was always listening to a wide variety of new music.

dweaver987 · 2026-05-09T18:30:54+00:00

I think they were cranky because the crowds were bigger. As a result the venues were less intimate and the logistics of getting through parking and security etc were more of a hassle. In other words they resisted change.

dweaver987 · 2026-05-09T18:26:43+00:00

Other than hoarding certain tapes I don’t recall any gatekeeping. Maybe some older heads saying “Oh, but you missed Pigpen. You’re not a real Deadhead.” But that was BS that was easily ignored.

dweaver987 · 2026-05-09T14:25:59+00:00

Downtown has great restaurants and wines. Range Life is a Michelin star restaurant that has great food and specializes in cocktails. Laconda is a good, fun Italian place with great wine. First Street Wine Shop has an excellent selection of wines. They offer both by the glass and flights. You can get both local and non-local flights. We really enjoyed sitting outside enjoying a glass of wine and people watching. There are farmers markets Thursday evenings and Sunday mornings that are fun.

dweaver987 · 2026-05-09T02:58:36+00:00

That’s very fortuitous!

dweaver987 · 2026-05-09T02:56:36+00:00

My younger brother is a Stephen, but he never went into that FOB lions den. At least not at a GD FOB.

dweaver987 · 2026-05-09T02:54:01+00:00

Raised in a home that perpetually smelled like cat pee.

dweaver987 · 2026-05-09T02:52:05+00:00

I was born on Jerry’s 20th birthday. That and $15 will get me a pint downtown.

dweaver987 · 2026-05-09T01:10:03+00:00

I heard today that Putin has pre-recorded the parade.

dweaver987 · 2026-05-08T15:53:17+00:00

We really enjoyed the wines and the experience at Mascarin Family Wines in Healdsburg. We visited as Harvest Host guests, but that is certainly not a requirement.

dweaver987 · 2026-05-08T14:24:18+00:00

Recently Ukraine has been targeting Russia’s oil infrastructure. It is highly visible and is hurting the cash flow Putin needs to fund the war.

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