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happy b-day Lana (although I will get to say it in person tomorrow)..Otiel and the Peacemakers TONIGHT!! Chicago House of Blues, backporch stage..if you have not seen this band, GET HERE..they are awesome..remember.this is our guesbook and we can over run it with our vibes of love..,, :birthday: Lana :crowd: of love

:birthday: LANA! :birthday:

The Happiest of Birthdays to the Queen of Peach!!! And I echo Jeanne's sentiments to those of you traveling to Lanaroo - be careful out there and arrive safe!!

Exactly Terri - no more audience feedback!!

Rick, re your WARNING TO LIBERAL post and as a veteran I must tell you, you don't know what the hell you're talking about. I'm guessing you were NEVER a veteran, and as so I would appreciate it greatly if you (& others like you) wouldn't make broad judgement and ASSumptions about us. About the only true assumption you can make about most veterans is, that we all love America, but that doesn't necessarly mean that we buy into the policies of the administration while we're in uniform. To give you an example how wrong your thinking is, I was trained to be a Field Corpman, basically what that mean in combat situation I would be attached to a Marine unit in the field providing initial medical care. Now I'm a Vietnam era veteran, and I was against the Vietnam War as were many other veterans, but if I was given the orders to go over there, I would have went. Not because I believed in the war but simply because I had a duty and obligation and the training to provide medical care to Marines.

Hey All, A just saw where Mule will be in town here in San Diego this coming Saturday 11/13/04. Now how do I shake the wife and get My Old Miami Boy Joey to go to the show with me....... Theses are the things unknown, yes the things unknown........ Last concert Sting 9/26/04 don't ask you already know. Warren just when it was a about to fade, I took out and through the ACE of Spades. Ask Gregg true story..............many years ago..... many years ago......Deeooh, ah... Deeooh, ah ooooooooooooooh. There is no time or distance in the spirit of the world........ The Mushroom

Rick, I read your post and gave it some thought. Here is my response. No venom here, just my respectful disagreement. I would consider myself to be a liberal, although that label is open for interpretation. I'm definitely a Democrat. I'm also a veteran. I was one of the lucky ones...I slipped in just under the wire before the minimum enlistment went from two years to four years. I left home two weeks after high school graduation and spent my entire hitch in what was then West Germany between 1983 and 1985. My unit was the 2nd/75th Field Artillery, and we were, in the grand scheme of things, on the "front lines." We spent about half of our time running around in the woods playing soldier. If the sh*t had ever hit the fan, my guess is that my unit would have been one of the first to be deployed. Fortunately for me (and for the rest of the world, I suppose), that didn't happen. I did my time, received an honorable discharge, and came home to go to college. For what it is worth, I received the highest rank and every medal and ribbon that one could receive for a two year enlistment, short of seeing combat. All of my evaluations were above average. In short, I was a "good soldier." I can honestly say that I didn't think a whole lot about causes while I was in the service. I was there to do a job, and my principle job, as was the principle job of those around me, from the battalion commander on down, was to FOLLOW ORDERS. Right behind that was not asking a lot of questions. Maybe I was unique, but I don't think so. I met a lot of different young men from all over the country. Some were like me, just doing their time and heading back to the States. Some were in it for the long haul. Some had wives and children, some didn't. There was every race, religion, ethnic background and socio-economic demographic represented. But the one constant that I saw, at least in my little piece of the armed forces, was that the best way to get by was to just do what you were told. The reasons behind the orders you were given weren't important, 'cause you still had to follow them! Again, maybe my way of thinking was unique. Maybe things would have totally changed had I seen combat. But from where I was standing, there wasn't a whole lot of thought about causes. We didn't rise at the crack of dawn to do pushups and run in the rain or spend a week at a time in the field enduring bitter cold so that could spread democracy around the world. We did it because we made a choice to enlist, and because it was our job. I haven't been one of the ones that has been airing a lot of my political beliefs here on the Guest Book before and after the election. We have a forum for that, not to mention the fact that I am on a couple of listservs that revolve entirely around politics. But I'll go ahead and say that I voted for John Kerry, and while I have nothing against President Bush personally, I don't exactly like the way he has run the country, and in particular I have been opposed to the war in Iraq from the get go. I accept that President Bush will be in office for four more years, but that doesn't change the fact that I have never been more proud to call myself a LIBERAL DEMOCRAT than I am right here and now. So yes, Rick, you can bet your a s s that I support our troops! I also feel I have every right to thank our veterans for their service. My late grandfather was a World War II veteran who saw plenty of combat, and guess what? He was a liberal Democrat, too! I said a little prayer for him today. Would you take that away from me? From him? You seem to delight in being controversial in your posts, even to the point of forewarning us when one of your patented doozies is coming. I respect your right to your opinion and your freedom to voice it here, but speaking only for myself, I feel that you've completely missed the boat on this one. EAPFP .

BIRD72 Hows the craggy snow covered rocks??? Yeah BOB played Keyboards all night... he Hasnt played guitar for over a year or so.... go to his web site and you can see his set lists... same encore for like forever ... but thats BOB.... also i totally agree with you on the JOHNNY WINTER "i'm a Bluesman" He aint what he was and he wont ever be that Blazing Madman of Speed Ala Guitar Slinger Etc. But Like All Great Blues Players They Try And Play Until The End ... At Least hes Alive And Kickin And For That I'm Grateful that JOHNNY'S Still With us Hes In My Top TEN Of the Greatest Of The Greats ...bigdave

How could I have ignored a Dylan album done at Muscle Shoals and with Marc Knopfler playing on it?

Dave, I think we're going to have to call you Big Lucky from now on! 😆