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Grateful Dead Grateful for Obama (Truckin, down a dead end street)
Fox News ^ | 2/5/2008 | Fox News

Posted on 02/05/2008 12:39:02 PM PST by tobyhill

The remaining members of the Grateful Dead — probably the most prolific and enduring psychedelic rock band — have gotten together once again, but this time to endorse Barack Obama for president.

The usually apolitical group waded into the presidential campaign Monday in a press conference and a concert that melded the old with the new. The show began with a recorded video message by Obama in which he thanked the members of the band for their support. A fog of marijuana hung over the crowd, the Reuters news agency reported.

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To: Jackknife

Figures. I thought NOLA would be kinda cool all things considered.

Fat Tuesday! We all should give up McCain for Lent.


41 posted on 02/05/2008 4:20:59 PM PST by bigfootbob
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To: tobyhill

Was Jerry and Pigpen there too?


42 posted on 02/06/2008 8:52:27 AM PST by HenpeckedCon
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To: Jackknife
I shure do miss The Fat Man.

That band REALLY moved some serious air.

But then again we moved some serious air ourselves a few times, didn't we?

43 posted on 02/06/2008 3:34:54 PM PST by The Drowning Witch (Blessed be the LORD my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight:)
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To: tobyhill
Nothing like paying attention to a group of septuagenarians reading Robert Crumb comics and smoking weed for their advise to success in life....

Now for a gratuitous plug for Robert Crumb...


44 posted on 02/06/2008 3:57:22 PM PST by Cvengr (Fear sees the problem emotion never solves. Faith sees & accepts the solution, problem solved.)
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To: The Drowning Witch
But then again we moved some serious air ourselves a few times, didn't we?

And will again come October ........

45 posted on 02/06/2008 4:21:40 PM PST by Jackknife ( "The Bureau of Alcohol,Tobacco, and Firearms should be a department store, not a gov't agency.")
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