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Led Zep's manager has come out saying that there is no chance of any reunion with or without plant and that if you missed them in 2007 you missed out
that would be a good thing to say, right before a surprise announcement. That was the first time the manager spoke pessimistically of the chances (after months of stoking the rumors), so maybe he was bluffing
If we assume that we were right on last year's clues, there were 2 or 3 that referred to MIA (I thought there were three, but glancing quickly through them I saw only two. Anyway...) So maybe there are also more than one clue this year referring to the same band.
Post by purplefuzzystuff on Jan 21, 2009 19:00:01 GMT -5
you will actually find this clue in the analog world, not the digital one ...in one of two jeans/gene's pockets where ladies venture not
I didn't get all of it....I know there are some missing words, in between the two parts and a little at the beginning. But I know that's the end....I think
If we assume that we were right on last year's clues, there were 2 or 3 that referred to MIA (I thought there were three, but glancing quickly through them I saw only two. Anyway...) So maybe there are also more than one clue this year referring to the same band.
star = sun = Sun Ra
'one star missing' = 'subtract Mr Ra'
Could clues two and five be for the same band?
Very well possible...let's look into that angle. And remember from clue #2 is two part band name: ie Tommy and the Bangers...
oh and The Dead have been on the rumored thread for a long time so maybe they could be clue #5 since Jerry Garcia will not be able to join them on stage
it can't be The Dead...but if you say Grateful Dead then you may have something there...and I don't think it's Fleetwood Mac...not Bonnaroo
Fleetwood Mac would OWN the what stage. They can really play, Linday Buckingham is about as underrated as a guitarist can get. And they have a catalong of great songs the entire crowd (anyone who listens to classic rock) would be familiar with,. I saw them a few years ago, my father was sick and gave me the tickets. I didn't like them at all before the show but they blew me away.
I don't think there are many bands that I would say "not at bonnaroo" to. Especially not the mac.
Post by mulcherry0420 on Jan 21, 2009 19:07:38 GMT -5
why does he keep bringing up the Lithuanian basketball team?
I have an OLD shirt that i got from a thrift store. It was the lithuanian basketball team's shirts...guess what was on it? a GD skeleton dunking a basketball.
The Grateful Dead's love and support for the Lithuanian National basketball team will not fade away.
Four years after they first got together, the Dead and the Lithuanian hoopsters -- one of the most unusual international sports and music alliances -- announced on Tuesday that the marriage will continue for the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta.
That means more tie-dyed uniforms and warmups will be on display in the world's most prestigious athletic competition as the Lithuanians try for another Olympic medal. At the 1992 Barcelona Games, the tie-dyed Lithuanians captured an unexpected bronze medal.
Lithuanian National and Sacramento Kings star Sarunas Marciulionis -- along with Grateful Dead guitarist Bob Weir and drummer Mickey Hart -- unveiled the 1996 duds at a press conference at San Francisco's Hard Rock Cafe.
"Watching them play in 1992, I've got to say that I was immensely proud," Weir said. "This year we hope they can turn the bronze into silver."
Marciulionis, Weir and Hart appeared along with former NBA star and noted Deadhead Bill Walton, Golden State Warriors star Chris Mullin, Phoenix Suns assistant coach Donn Nelson and Dead spokesperson Dennis McNally.
"I can't wait to see how this story turns out," Hart said.
The conference was highlighted by the unveiling of a ceremonial jersey honoring Dead guitarist Jerry Garcia, who died last August. The jersey bore the No. 1 and Garcia's name on the back; on the front, above the Lithuanian team insignia, was a skeleton with the middle digit missing. Garcia lost the middle finger of his right hand when he was a child.
The Dead became sponsors of the Lithuanian basketball team shortly before the '92 games, and through the band's Rex Foundation, have donated thousands of dollars for children's charities in that country.
Asked if the Dead were popular in his native land, Marciulionis replied to laughter, "Much more than before."
The tie-dyed shirts sport Lithuania's colors: green, red and yellow. A figure of a skeleton -- one of many Dead symbols -- wearing a green Lithuanian shirt is shown reverse-dunking a ball through the hoop, in the center of a ring of fire. On the back is a drawing of a basketball globe with a skelton hand twirling the ball on its index finger.
There are three other styles of shirts. All can be ordered through Grateful Dead merchandising (1-800-CAL-DEAD), through Marciulionis' number, which will benefit his basketball school in Lithuania (1-888-633-DEAD), or through Arvydas Sabonis' number, benefiting his school (1-800-977-SLAM). It may also be cyber-ordered at the official Dead site, or through the Lithuanian team home page.
you will actually find this clue in the analog world, not the digital one ...in one of two jeans pockets where ladies venture not
I didn't get all of it....I know there are some missing words
Tom Morello The Night Watchman
Watches - analog and digital
watch pocket in jeans
good answer. a pocket watch would have to be analog since they are old school(usually antiques). and would go in a man's pocket since women didnt carry them (they didnt wear jeans back in the day).
why does he keep bringing up the Lithuanian basketball team?
The Grateful Dead's love and support for the Lithuanian National basketball team will not fade away.
Four years after they first got together, the Dead and the Lithuanian hoopsters -- one of the most unusual international sports and music alliances -- announced on Tuesday that the marriage will continue for the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta.
Lithuanian National and Sacramento Kings star Sarunas Marciulionis -- along with Grateful Dead guitarist Bob Weir and drummer Mickey Hart -- unveiled the 1996 duds at a press conference at San Francisco's Hard Rock Cafe.
Read C.W. Nevius' story.
I knew lithuanian basketball team sounded familiar. This has to be right. Sarunas Marcialonus is also pretty much the biggest basketball star ever to come out of the country (played in the NBA)
Edit: If I just replied to two answers in a row that turn out to be right, and are for the Nightwatchman and the Dead, this might be the greatest double post in inforoo history(although I should probably give some credit to the people who solved the clues
it can't be The Dead...but if you say Grateful Dead then you may have something there...and I don't think it's Fleetwood Mac...not Bonnaroo
Fleetwood Mac would OWN the what stage. They can really play, Linday Buckingham is about as underrated as a guitarist can get. And they have a catalong of great songs the entire crowd (anyone who listens to classic rock) would be familiar with,. I saw them a few years ago, my father was sick and gave me the tickets. I didn't like them at all before the show but they blew me away.
I don't think there are many bands that I would say "not at bonnaroo" to. Especially not the mac.
Not trashing Fleetwood Mac, but would rather have someone else...just call it personal preference...
what clues was he mentioning lithuania about?? does anyone know? I've been trying to match them up, but there is so many now...
I think djjd squashed that clue...saying something along the lines that zimmy's fan of lithuania bball is just that...so not sure if it's a clue and he could joshing us
good answer. a pocket watch would have to be analog since they are old school(usually antiques). and would go in a man's pocket since women didnt carry them (they didnt wear jeans back in the day).
Unfortunately, if we are to believe our dear friend DJ JD, clue #6 can't be that easy.