Supplicated Velvet Thunder

Well a lil bird got in my head after the show so I reckon I ain't allowed to stay gone anymore and we'll be around, again. Nothing fancy and no weeks of tour but we can manage some regular attendance after all, I didn't get to see any of YOU folks at Davenport and y'all are half the fun! Kiss kiss my darlings!!!!

Well I suck at using the forums now.... Didn't mean to quote, can't get rid of it.... Whatever. So, we made it to the show! Stood outside as crowd gathered and played banjo and my mandolin w no E strings- Jesse ended up just scaring the hippies since they didn't care anyway- did have one kid harmonica jam w us and his girl played a mean tambourine it was chilly for fingers anyway, so we went in. Found a spot near front and as they tuned, dude in front of us hollered "shakedown" and he wasn't disappointed! Right into GSET and that's about when I remembered how to dance- even cleared a lil space from the youngins to flail a bit. They slowed it down a bit for FOTD and I floated thru the CC rider, which by this point had me guessing '81. Oh, boy, and I was right cause I still know how to play the game!!! Candyman was gorgeous and exploding and I remembered why I used to do this every night!!!! Uncle river was a hoot and the Althea was swooning and tasty. LLR melted my face off and I almost tasted the rain pouring down... And I wasn't the only one! Might as well took us to set break with a banging of bells and I couldn't be happier to finally be home! Luckily, our money came thru from Jesse's work that morning so we grabbed a few beers and a top balcony spot for second set- Jesse was tired and I needed more space to actually dance!!! Some younger boys with fresh patches and adorable overalls chatted w us and one even touched the bottom of my foot (my feet were flung over the seat in front of me at the edge of the uppermost balcony rail) and told me "you're feet sure are dirty" to which I informed him, "yes, that's from dancing barefoot down there" and he laughed cause they had been beside us for first set and apparently also now realized it was time for some space upstairs lol. Samson started off second set with a roar and I was stoked to finally be away from the crowd with room to move- which I took full advantage of. Kids beside me also had plenty of room so by ship of fools we were sailing together away from those to which we lend no hand. Jeff got way into it, super on point and weighted!!! Good thing the anchor was dropped cause the sailor saint woulda had me outta body under slightly different personal circumstances lol. Freaking fabulous!!!! Close enough to pretend, my ass. That was the real thing. So at this point I know we're gonna end up shoving drums space into a he's gone truckin sandwich and I got down for the cause. They did that marvelous soulful mostly a capella breakdown DSO has perfected in the he's gone and I almost cried but was too joyful to be leaking. Took a breather til truckin but the lil dance pit in the front left did their job and those kids raged the shit outta drums and space for all of us. Truckin got me out on the floor all alone (Jesse fell asleep- poor fella had been up since 4am and scaring hippies takes it all outta him- we didn't play our pirate song cause it woulda been too much, but our setlist is kinda scary and he has to scream so much.... LMAO) and the black peter had me finally completely gone from the theatre and floating/dancing in another world of sound and lights. It lasted forever and I didn't wanna come back. But that's why we can't get no satisfaction!!! A flame through the dark and spitting fire, hey hey hey. That was the stuff!!!! With a silly ol US Blues to take us home. So perfect! Glad Lisa came out to do us a solid. She really belted it and had fun with it and the woman enough sealed the night in gusto. So grateful for such a joyous night. Coming home was easy. Thank you, all of you, that make this home and carry it on your backs and in your hearts cause knowing home is always there and getting to come back, if just for one night, was comforting in ways I didn't know the world could still soothe.... Well, maybe not the world, but DSO is the only band that does what they do and that still means the world to me. Fuckin love all you, kids, thank you for a real good time. Will try not to be all night long coming home next time kiss kiss

Been a blast so far! Got here in time for Oktoberfest in La Crosse and had an amazing time playing music on the corner there. The brats, beer and cheese are indeed very good to us both and it's high time to go home tonight. We were gonna go play the open mic in la crosse but heading to Iowa instead cause this time Iowa is better lol.... But hey, my parents are from Iowa so watch it, Tea lmao. I have few words to express my joy in preparing to go dance the night away!!! Jesse will be home from work soon so we can head out. Gonna be our dogs first night alone in house (cause we own one, lol) instead of the car and I think it'll be mighty swell. Sooooooon........ Kiss kiss, u know I'll have a review up by morning lol- gotta see where night takes us.

Well, howdy folks. It's been..... Some three years I think??? We ended up finally making it out of South Carolina and got a place in the driftless in Wisconsin (amazing!!!) So heading to Davenport tonight. Been too long since I got to say "show tonight" and I had to hollatchya'll. just got my first pocket computer (non blackberry keyboard or flip phone) and technology saved my passwords for here n everything..... Good to be goin home, again. Kiss kiss!!!!

Oh man, my phone is outta mins and I know my brother was the one calling n texting all night though I can’t see the number bc he had to have had such a great time at this one, even though I didn’t show up to go w him 2nd year in a row i still have built to last from Asheville show stuck in my head. It’s still getting me thru the days between. times when I can help u out, other times you must fall.....thanks for showing me that no matter how many times I trip across the dance floor we never actually fall bc we are all spinning together. I dreamed of dancing in the front row all night last night and didn’t want to wake up. Glad all the friends still come around...... but I gotta go run and see about some shit now......... i love yall more more than words can tell, kiss kiss (hoping for Boston!)

Well, since no good deed goes unpunished, no more shows for us til we get back home. Hoping for Boston. Walking along on the mission in the rain...... and it’s not the good rain that brings life, it’s she shitty kind that’s made from tears of rage. Sigh. Guess we ain’t free yet......... kiss kiss, dance for me and I will see y’all another time!

I’m just grateful I’m just grateful so many have found Kratom and other means of dealing w the sickness of guilt. It is a sad thing for someone to self identify to the point of taking it all on the shoulders..... we don’t carry anything alone cause there ain’t shit to carry or anyone to carry it anyway. Shit, lady, was so awesome seeing you last night! And thanks for reminding me that Lisa Cat needs a patch also....... oh, so many roads. I miss you guys a lot. I hope this baby mama drama BS wraps up soon so we can get back truckin on. what a killer show. my blood brother still calls me sometimes when he hears Stella on the dead Sirius channel and I’m stoked we gonna actually go over and see him so we can have our first show together at DSO. And my brother can meet my husband. And we can all dance. He woulda taken me to my first show if he hadn’t gotten scared straight in college bc my oldest brother was taking him on tour since he was a lil un. But..... so many roads. Same source. Blessed gratefulness. When I went to my first show at the variety, they played Roses and I told my brother that I “got it” in a psychasilly text afterwards and he told me they played that song at his first show, too, and I am really excited to know that DSO never left any of us behind. Must’ve been.......... I dunno. Kiss kiss

Well..... can’t do Charlotte. But thinkin Wilmington after all and maybe Raleigh on the way if we make it! Damn life circumstances n bless the moment!

When you wear a skirt, it all just fits and there’s no legs or order to it. Just on and off. Hawaiins gave their land away bc they realized they wouldn’t get smited by their gods for men and women eating together, and that white mens Christian stuff was actually more logical.... which is fucked and sadly hilarious. But self forgiveness? Who is there to judge? Where do my intentions and actions begin and end in an interconnected world where we all influence each other and our collective sociality in such direct ways? So.... I forgive. But who I am forgiving and even the act of forgiving don’t seem to exist in a “self” way bc it’s all a part of the rest of it. Love u, kid (i was self stuck in Hawaii, for a while, remember? Lol don’t get island fever, dear!) and I dunno, shit, release is cool when it’s all like, creation and shit. Creation comes from release. One of the defects of the pot is having an already full pot. Diff than the crack in the pot or having a hole in it or it being poisoned.... if your cup is full, may it be again (bc you spun that shit w your homies on the corner or dancing in the back, and now it’s gotta get full so we can spin it again!) but sometimes that means that it’s actually all stupidly and painfully perfect all the time. You who choose. bwahahaha kiss kiss

Man.... bout goddamn time! Been gone too long. Because this show made me remember (again) that DSO is all I really care about, we are going to Charlotte tonight. Hehehehe. when we showed up we instantly ran into all of our friends and I had to go grab jesses 5th string mechanism bc bro had a string for his broken one.... when I got back w the peg, they had gotten him playin FOTD and it was lovely to jam dead w our friends and Jesse not bitch about it. His foot is better. I left him to take instruments to the car after our anniversary beer in the bushes and went inside bout 7:30. Had friends from our first tour together sitting up front so I went and hung out and made friends waiting for show to start. The guy of that couple called shakedown during tuning and we high fived when it started. The simple things. Jeff saw me and sang the “not because you missed out.....” and the “maybe you had too much too fast” right at me and I swooned. By rooster my ladies showed up beside me up front and it felt like how it’s always been.... me n the girls and a random old dude that felt free to dance bc we were dancing so hard so by FOTD I pulled a red n blue FOTD patch I just made out n gave it to said ol guy and he loved it and we all kept dancing. So lovely! Victim made me so happy bc they always do it so damn well and at set break when I went to pee I found two hippie dreads Asheville girls discussing the songs merits and we all hugged and hollered bout how awesome DSO does this one. Built to last and sotm were some of the first dead songs I ever learned on my mando (after the wheel!) so when I got the built I knew we would be sotm by second set. Still have my knack for knowing the set break song, and I danced w my lady friends on the rail til deal. Fucking awesome! found my husband outside smoking at set break and he came back w me and we danced around the room together all night. What a killer second set! Samson crazy playin..... couldnt find my pitb patch to give away bc music had us so hard so I just danced along. Jesses buddy that made him play FOTD came up and teased him through the first half bf drums space about marrying a deadhead bc he heard me play, then saw me dance, and realized how funny it is for us to be together, as we are so differently oriented in out traveling tribes. But we still all do it all bc that’s terrapin. However it is that you get there. Only song I been wanting all week was gimme some lovin and when they went there I lost my shit in excitement. Gave a sotm patch to a sweet lady w her ol man near the sound board and they thanked me profusely after show.... getting a patch of that song during the song is apparently a good thing for some folks. Fun times. that sotm almost made me cry but i was brave. Always thought about it like I’d rather be w DSO and my tour fam but this time i sang and danced it to my husband and it feels good to have a love like this. Fucking A. i still play bros n sis a lot and I was stoked to get that filler. This was an amazing show and because we need more and made the proper arrangements, looks like we are on the way for tonight! kiss kiss, see y’all in a few hours!

Amazingly lovely venue.... inside. Huge and spacious and decent sound except when dancing behind the speakers in the front by the side. Over there I couldn’t understand a word they were saying in banter, but at soundboard it was clear and perfect. But.... the security were searching people for lighters, vapes and cigarettes..... and had no smoking area...... and that was really really annoying! we made it after lotsa traffic in the cold rain (had my first New England snow in Maine a few weeks ago.... cool! Lol) and made it in for that second song. Instantly ran into people I love and we were in for a great night! The biodtl was a ridiculous explosion of welcome home energy and I wrote “happy home” on my setlist bc it seemed more right at the time. Omg here comes sunshine to sing my blues away?!? Perfection in trancendent moments! I figured they were trying to just wrap all my favorite sounds into one night, so I didn’t mind that my girlfriend was so taken by the music and whatever else she had taken that she couldn’t much stay on her feet from about here on..... but I was there to pick her up and the crowd was super sweet about her falling into everyone in her blissful glee (and me coming to rescue the situation each time lol).... what a night! the btw ground my heart soft and the bew melted it away. Divine alchemy. woman enough had me jumping in giggles (yay Lisa!) and the birdsong made my melted heart regrow with wings and soar away! i murmured to friends about wrs and the wolf and history as the song began, laughing that it’s me passing the legend on now (thank y’all for giving it to me, one show at a time! Hehe) and thank you for having this at my most recent show.... as it stole my soul the first time I heard y’all play it at my first show. knew it would be setbreak, that knowing built on years of judging the setlist wave to know when I can breathe again, and it’s sucked to not get to go smoke. But whatever. Jesse forgot his boot and pretended he could walk all night..... good for him! second set was one of those perfect ones that DSO manages to pull of with surprising regularity but still ranks as best ever, every time. My third world to give from them (we beat the odds, this lifetime!) after a ridiculously on point and wonderful scarlet fire Sampson..... holy Jerry! My girl lost her keys during scarlet and a girl handed em back just bf I shook her friends hand for the strangers stopping strangers bit and that was adorable! got asked if I was okay during Stella. Just crying to Stella.... as usual..... but damn..... best Stella ever it broke me right the fuck open! I get two shows this year, and Stella......... quite appropriate. This cool guy in overalls gave us beer and water most of the night and danced with us. Werewolves was terribly fun and that Stephen NFA stacker was just that kind of perfect spin on a night that I love good ol’ DSO for. Kiss kiss thank you i miss y’all more than words can tell

Damn, a few minutes too late to have to type it all up! Thanks, bro! Holy shit this was my second show this year. Wtf? Shame on me. but..... I got my 3rd world to give from these guys and that makes me the happiest unicorn ever. And seeing my sweet evangaline up front again after so many years of missing each other just made me swoon.... wish I had known she was there during Stella so we coulda cried together. soooo good to see you all, more blah blah blah I love this shit later, just had to drop through on my way to little sleep and say..... fuck..... what a fuckin epic show! Kiss kiss! thank you!

Sigh. Lovely. Wish I was there. Woulda been my 10 year anniversary show from my first festival when I bought my first car..... 6 months later I found DSO and a year later I left my corporate smut peddling job to tour DSO and vend feats full time. Long strange trip and all that. Dude I used to work for just gave us a ride to get us on a bus home. I sure have met lotsa folks in these last 10 years. Clothed in tatters always will be........ i miss y’all a ton. Tried to make providence but got stuck at the only fest I’ve been to all summer. Weird times we live in. Really odd. but back to the battle grounds for me- see y’all on the flip side of bullshit when we can spin together again.... might appear at a black mountain if we get miracles beyond just the usual extra ticket..... never can tell. Kiss kiss I love you!

I have been begging and pushing and trying to pull a don’t ease opener out of the universe at DSO since I got back from Hawaii in the fall of 2015. Bet it was awesome! Into BIODTL!?!? Y’all lucky ducks! Looks like y’all had a really special weekend and I can’t wait to hear about it now that I’m home where everyone was just there and I get to hear stories of what I missed over the coming weeks. Epic. Water flood fire blood..................... so..... guess we will see y’all in east providence as long as some disaster doesn’t appear by Sunday. Ya never know with what the spiral is turning out to us lately but it’s right down the fucking road and it’s gonna take a lot more than all that end of the world life and death stupid dualistic challenge shit to keep me away......... and prolly just have our girlfriend bring us cause we owe her a good night out. Kiss kiss

Fuck yeah! I dreamed of going to see the dead in a tiny field with all the fairy and rainbow clad ladies and as I pulled up me and this chick hand jived out “wake up to find out you are the eyes of the world!” From our cars. But then some awesome black dude came on to open and he was keys and rapping and it was awesome.... lol. wish we were there. Happy bday to my tour buddy! Hope he don’t get kicked out on his bday this year hehe. All our friends are there this year cause no fest up there same weekend this time, unlike last year when organic smiles was happening. Still out adulting- will be back in a big way ASAP. The lost summer of hospital tour 2018......... i love y’all more than words can tell!!! Post some reviews!!! kiss kiss

Also..... congrats, MC!!!!!!!! Jesse says he'll be happy to welcome ya to the club

I miss home. I miss Red Rocks and the swirling faces forming a rose over the crowd. I miss you guys and girls. I'm so happy you were all there and I get to read the reviews and feel the thrill. Cause the thrill is never really gone. Especially because DSO makes us keep on dancin'. We thought we would end up at Clifftop for the music competition but it's looking more like a Hampton Beach time......... never can tell. It all rolls into one so fast sometimes I can barely tell my pillow from a stone and the four winds keep blowing me....... but.... I'm so proud of you all for doing Red Rocks!!!!! Dream come true. Don't stop. But please please please do come around the dives forever- it's about the light in the dark, that watchtower shit. And this band and their fans shine so bright! Kiss kiss

Welcome to the forums welcome to DSO! My first 3 shows were electives and I had no clue they did recreations til I started touring them. used to be a 70-30 split but it seems more 60-40 now...... sometimes it's hard to know....... gotta love the guessing game!

He had never heard woman enough in his life and was amazed. Said the dark star NFA gdtrfb NFA was especially BIG Then he called and told me he took the kids to the show, too, and that when he realized it was the full weather report he squeezed the breath outta his eldest yammering about what was happening and that the dark star just completely stole his face with a total internal space mission back into the real reality and that he kinda fell apart when it ran into NFA. Wish we coulda been there to bring the party back to his house, but I guess it's an all good things in all good time kinda deal. Thanks for bringing the generations and the families together. DSO really keeps it alive for us in a way we can be proud and honored about sharing with those we love. Kiss kiss, see y'all in May

Weather report..... china doll...... he was blown away, thanks for giving my brother something to love me for and call me about. Too cool. I texted him after my first dso and he told me bout his but he ain't been back in a while and I'm glad they will be going more often love y'all so much!!!! Kiss kiss

Ah. My brother has been sending pics and comments to my flip phone since he arrived. he mentioned Bertha, playin and uncle johns and morning dew and said "wowserz" so I think it must be a real good time!!!!! love y'all!!!!

Seems like they ain't got enough time for foolin around no more!

My friends that haven't missed many shows since I told em WE tour DSO in Berkeley over a year ago said this was the best show and venue they had experienced in a long time. So I believe em! i really like this it has diff acoustic things I haven't seen em do that way! But tomorrow is forever is one of my fave songs to play and Lisa totally put it on my radar a few years ago bc she sings it so amazingly and I'm sad I missed this one!

Never get the same song experience twice..... and expectation always leads to disaster..... good job cursing the audience, kid! (Sorry, Rude, but thems the rules! Don't be so negative! bwahahaha) i been missing Birmingham shows whole life and I always remember that I always regret it every time I see the setlist- fate took took us there literally a day late and a dollar short but one day I will make it to the promised land kiss kiss

My heart is like a wheel........... thanks for finally doing it! Sigh. If our RV had decided to roll its wheels we woulda been there despite the foot but sometimes you buy a spaceship that doesn't go to the moon..... and remains in Charleston forever i cant even tell y'all how I feel. yall gave me the only thing I understand!!! i guess what I'm trying to tell you is you BLEW MY MIND!!!!!!!!!! even from Arkansas. What is space but an anomaly of time........ let me roll it to YOU (next time- cause next time we will do parking lot jams bf and after and subject you to the experience of living here with all of you!) kiss kiss. So grateful! Where were you, Mango? you should have been at this show, dick. (Kiss kiss)