stands for No or
N. And a Curved line
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1) 3-21-96 What was it like to follow the grateful Dead around?
2) 4-6-97 Sunday
3) 5-8-97 Another popular question that I am asked is: Where did
you learn to make tie-dyes?
4) 6-23-97 Cheap Trick and ZZ Top at Montage Mountain on Sunday
June 22nd 1997.
5) 6-28-97 Willie and the Poor Boys reunion at The Swiftwater Inn
6) 6-29-97 Warren Haynes at The Stanhope House Sunday June 29th
7) 6-30-97 Furthur Festival at Montage Mountain Scranton PA.
Monday June 30th 1997
8) 9-97
9) 12-97 The 20th Century
10) 1-22-98 The history of the PEACE SIGN
11) 5-3-98 Hello Dave here,
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Hello Dave here, 5-3-98
I have 465 unread messages. I am sorry but I have alot going on in my life right now and I don't have the time I need to go on line.
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The history of the PEACE SIGN
By David J. Danowitz 1-22-98
There are Many stories that I have heard, But, The one I like to believe the most is.
In the late 50's early 60's, a young lady started a movement to stop the use of Nuclear
Powered Weapons. She was starting to get a following and wanted Eternal Nuclear
Disarmament. To reach her goal she decided not to have a name for her organization,
actually it is said that she didn't want an organization just the realization that Nuclear
Power is dangerous and needs to be used in a much more controlled environment. Weapons do
not fall in this category. but I digress................ She asked her father if he could
help her come up with a symbol that she could use to show what they (the organization that
isn't an organization) wanted. Her father worked for the railroad for a long time and he
told her that on the railroad trains go by signs so fast that they cant read words so they
use semaphore. Semaphore is the use of a symbol instead of a word so the driver can see,
read and react to the Semaphore symbol from a great distance. He asks his daughter what
she wants to say in her symbol. She wants Nuclear Disarmament. So her father said that a
strait line through a circle stands for No or
N. And a Curved line stands for D.
Buy putting them together, moving and shaping them a little, you get the modern day Peace Sign.
To me the circle stands for Eternal
the line up and down stands for N (nuclear)
and the line that goes from the bottom left to the center and down to the bottom right Stands for D (disarmament).
Eternal Nuclear Disarmament.
P.S. I believe I have her name and more specific information on this written down somewhere.
if I come across it I will let you know.
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By David Justin Danowitz
For Amie Kleva 12-97
Some people write
Some people sing.
Others just do their thing.
This world is not perfect
By any long shot.
We live in a world of Greed, Lust & Crime
But me,
I wouldn’t want to be in any other time.
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9-97
Well I haven't been working on the computer. I moved the store down the road to a new location. The new location has it's ups and downs. I just got an 888 Number. 1-888-HIPPIE-9 (888-447-7439) USA only. I am looking into a world wide # But they are expensive. Man I wanted to get a digital camera this summer, but it didn't happen. I guess getting 4 wisdom teeth pulled all at once was a little more important. And more painful too. So what is gonna happen in the year 2000. I believe we are in utopia right now. Most people choose to ignore this (among other things).
WE all live a lifetime, But, In that lifetime, Do we live??? djd 97
I recently found out that during the Woodstock concert in 1969, I was 2 years old and my parents were away and I was being babysat in White Lake NY. My dad said even at that age I could have walked there. The things you find out as you get older......
Well it is getting late and I need sleep. Thanks for stopping by.
Peace and Love to ALL
DJD 97
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Furthur Festival at Montage Mountain Scranton PA. Monday June 30th 1997
By Tie-Dye Dave
First band up was Moe. For those who didn't go in early, you missed a good opener.
Rumblin', Rockin', Jamin', Wailin', They were just IN' the groove. A solid band with an
incredible deep body shakin' sound. These guys must shake half the block when they play in
small places. If you like to feel the music you are listening to you should go see this
band live.
Next out was Sherri Jackson. She has a great voice and she plays a mean violin and guitar.
Brian McRae on percussion and drums. And Glenn Esparza on bass. Watching the drummer drop
his sticks and start playing with his hands was great and totally unexpected. They did one
of the best versions of Jimi Hendrix's song Fire, that I ever heard. The Fiddle added an
edge that I've never heard before.
Then the MC, Arlo Guthrie comes out and teases us with the Motorcycle Song. I thought he
was gonna do it, but he didn't.
Next up is Bruce Hornsby & his band. Bruce is becoming more and more of a showman. He
talks to the crowd, and seems to be making sure that they are having fun. He definitely
loves his job. When Wharf Rat started a cheer went out. A good part of the crowd were up
and dancing for their set.
Arlo's back with a Ukulele and does a quick song.
Ladies and gentleman it's &%$#in' Jorma Time, &%$#in' Jorma Time. Jorma Kaukonen
& Michael Falzarano take the stage. Earlier in the day I was near the backstage
entrance and I heard them playing these 2 new guitars for the first time, and they sounded
real crisp. They both were impressed with them and I think they used them during this set.
I've seen Jorma play over a dozen times and not once with the exact same people. Always a
good show. Louder than loud, although I was sitting close.
Next up is Ratdog w/ Bob Weir & Rob Wasserman. They started with Sugar Magnolia into
Take me to the river and they ended with Lovelight into Sunshine Daydream. The bass solo
was spacey and the bow Rob used added a wild resonate sound. The Sax player was
unbelievable. He was ripping out incredible leads that were blowing me away through the
whole show. I think that just about everybody was on his or her feet dancing for most of
the set.
Now it is Arlo's turn for his set. You can hear, as always, the screams for Alice's
Restaurant the whole set. I was hoping for him to do the Motorcycle song. Oh well Mr.
Customs man is also a favorite of mine. That and a few classics later and he was done. He
did tell a little story about Woodstock, I love his stories, and so seemed a good part of
the crowd around where I was sitting.
Next up the Highlight of the show for me. Mickey Hart & Planet Drum. I had not seen
them and was looking forward to it. A stage full of percussion instruments and one bass
player. The beat goes right to your bones, you feel like you are on a ride through the
jungle. Jorma came out for 2 songs, Fire On The Mountain being the first one. I've heard
Mickey do the "Fire Rap" 3 or 4 times previous, but with Jorma up there, I would
have to say that that was by far the best version I have yet to hear. Planet Drum is
great; the band members kept switching instruments. I would look away for one minute and
then when I looked again they had switched again. Wild show.
Now it is time for The Thrust Jam. Bob and Rob come out and start Desolation Row then
Jorma and 2 other musicians join them in the middle of the song and the 5 of them finish
it. A switch in musicians and we have 5 different people up there. This next song Every
Little Light is dedicated to Jerry Garcia.
Now the Black Crowes come out in a ball of energy. They do a smokin' set, man they seem to
have a lot of fun up there. During their set I walked around and the place was packed with
over 8,500 smiling happy people having a groovy time.
Then it was time for the Highlight of the show. The All Star Jam. Now this is a site to
see. A stage full of musicians all taking turns jamming' out. If they would do this for
half the show the crowd would have loved every second of it. Each show is different and
the jam can go in any direction. I sad to say was exhausted by this time and I left just
before The All-Star Jam. I heard some of it as I walked to my car but couldn't name the
song. And for those who wanted a break from watching the music could still hear it as they
walked around the Vendors Village along the back perimeter of the lawn. And did you see
the body painting by Scramble Campbell ???
A beautiful day for a great show, See you there next year (or at the next show).
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Warren Haynes at The Stanhope House Sunday June 29th
By Tie-Dye Dave
It was my first time at the Stanhope House, and the first time I've seen Warren Haynes perform solo acoustic. I've caught him with the Allman Brothers a few times. I have yet to see his current band Government Mule. He is a guitar genius, and a master of the slide guitar. He would be about a third of the way through some songs before I would recognize them. That was because he played them his way and not the way they became popular. Not only was this small intimate show phenomenally great, but then Warren hung out to meet everybody who waited the whole 2 minutes for him to come out of the dressing room after the show. Warren Haynes is a really nice guy, and he takes a lot of extra time for his fans. I was one of the few people in the house that didn't seem to know all the songs. Requests were flying, and he was playing them. He played some old blues tunes that I haven't heard in a long time. Robert Johnson would have been proud. Overall well worth the $21.oo I paid and the hour drive from my house to the show. I couldn't be certain but I think I recognized a few fairly well known musicians in the audience. I thank you Warren for a great evening. See you real soon.
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Willie and the Poor Boys reunion at The Swiftwater Inn
By Tie-Dye Dave
Saturday June 28th, and the original band is back together.
For the summer at least. I hope they decide to go a little longer.
I missed Willie Fishers vocals more than I thought I did.
It was nice to see some of the familiar faces that came out for this show.
If you like The Grateful Dead you are sure to like this band.
They also have an original called Golden Rule, which is one of my ALL time favorites.
Hope to see you at the next show.
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Cheap Trick and ZZ Top at Montage Mountain on Sunday June 22nd 1997.
By David Justin Danowitz
A.k.a. Tie-Dye Dave 6-23-97
Wow what a show.
With the sun blaring from behind Cheap Trick took the stage. I saw them in Florida many,
many years ago. I wasn't to impressed back then, but now I think they are much better. The
sound was pretty good, and when the 5-necked guitar came out the crowd went nuts. At one
point a young lady walked past the front of the stage screaming obscenities at the lead
singer, and throwing ice at him. He said a few, shall we say, unmentionable things back to
her. The crowd chuckled and moaned and then we were beyond that and back to rock n' roll.
They played most of my favorites. I think just about everybody enjoyed that part of the
show.
Then ZZ Top takes the stage.
These guys seem to have a great time up there. Lots of smiles and good vibes. They played
stuff from the beginning of ZZ Top, to the present, and everything in-between. Their stage
show was plain, nothing fancy. They seemed to be concentrating on the quality of the
music, not the aesthics of the show. I have seen them before and as always it was a treat.
They didn't kill us with just the new material. And the multiple encores were phenomenal.
If you missed the show don't you worry, I think they will be back again as strong as ever. I do know some people who are friends of ZZ Top from their hometown. They tell me these guys are totally down to earth. Just regular folks like your neighbors. I will definitely catch them the next time they are around.
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5-8-97
Another popular question that I am asked is:
Where did you learn to make tie-dyes?
Well, it all started in Florida. My cousin Risa was the Tie-Dye Queen of her High School
in the early 70's. I was young but I remember my Aunt Edna getting soooo mad 'cause her
tub and all the sinks in the house were each a different color, and they would change
every day. And we won't even get into what the washing machine looked like.
Some years later, in 1982, when I was 15, I saw someone wearing a tie-dye while visiting
Risa down in Florida. I asked her to show me how to make tie-dyes. So we went to the store
and bought some RIT dye. We took some of our white T-shirts and rubberbands, and tied them
up. We took 5-gallon buckets and mixed up 1 red, 1 blue, 1 yellow. Then we proceeded to
dip the shirts in the different colors.
A few years went by, then I found The Grateful Dead. 1987 was my first show in
Philadelphia PA. That is when I saw lots of different tie-dye styles out there. After my
first show I went home, got some dye and some shirts, and did up two dozen T-shirts. These
went over ok but they weren't as nice as I wanted them.
So after about seven months of this, I learned about better dye and a different style.
This was when I was in New Jersey over at a friend's (Mike DePasquali<sp?) house
showing him my shirts. Lo and behold -- in comes a guy named Dave who sold tie-dyes on the
New Jersey Shore for 2 summers. He picks up the phone and calls 800 information to get me
the number for Brooks and Flinn (a dye company now out of business). This company not only
sent me an incredible cloth color chart, but instructions on how to get Super Bright
colors and some really cool designs. This is a whole new technique. You use squirt bottles
instead of dipping.
That is when things really started to look real nice.
It was also when I really started to get into The Grateful Dead and touring around the
country, making all my money from Tie-Dyes. It was 1988, the summer I turned 21.
Thanks Jerry for just being you.
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4-6-97 Sunday
Well I started to change the pages over to the new form.
This will eventaully change again.
So what else is new.......
I am getting more comfortable with the programs I am using , and I think my site will
just get better and better.
thanks to all the input I have been getting.
IT ALL HELPS.
So keep even the trivail comments coming in please.
I will be moving to
SOON I hope.
Don't worrie this URL will be good for a long time and will have a link to the new site.
Thats it for today kids(kidding).
hunt and peck at ya soon
DJD
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Written on 3-21-96
What was it like to follow the grateful Dead
around?
That is a question I am asked alot.
To put it in 1 word.
FUN.
I mean it wasn't all fun and games, but
definitely fun for the most part.
First thing you do when you go follow the Dead around is.
Yes, quit your job. Sounds great huh.
Now you have mailordered your tickets and you have 8 of the 14 shows already in your
possession. This is a good feeling.
And on top of that you have 4 extra tickets to trade.
You could trade them for other shows or for that HUGE Tie-Dyed tapestry worth 3X the
ticket cost. Or you could sell them for up to 4x what they cost you. This last choice is
WAY frowned upon by the band and the fans of the band. "Scalpers Suck" could be
heard at many a venue in the last 4 years of touring as the Grateful Dead.
Ok so you quit your job and you have 2 more
checks coming in, so you go borrow the money from a relative (Thanks Dad). The car is
yours so no payments. Insurance is paid up for the rest of the year. Gas tank full, oil
checked,fluids checked, Fluids fluids.... Go back to house and get your cooler full if
goodies to get you through the first week. When they run out you only have max 2 weeks to
fend for yourself.
Not to worry lots of people sell food "on the lot" for cheep, and it is Usually
good. You figure out fast who to get food from and who not to.
Camping is the easy way to go and lots of all night parties to go to.
But I sold Tie-Dyes so I could sleep in a bed and take a shower with hot water and no
line. I also let friends crash on the floor for $5.oo a head. That helped pay for the
room. Especially when you get 8 people in the room and 6 of them paid $30.oo and the room
is only $35.oo.
You basically wake up in the morning to either go to a show (sigh), or to travel to the
next show. Now the show days were great. You wake up and the hotel parking lot is over
full and fellow vendors are setting up to make a few $. Make what you can when you can is
a good motto because you Never know when it is going to be a hassle free day that you make
good money.
The day usually starts with 2 choices
1) You have to get to "the lot" by
1pm to get a good spot to vend and have fun.
Sometimes this is a hassle cause you are 6 to 10 hours away and it is now 7am.
2) A whole travel day, good you say. Sorry but
now you have a day where you just spend money and you don't make any. besides that I would
rather be at a show.
You get to "the lot" and you park.
Now you have to wait for more people to arrive before you can try to set up your makeshift
display.
If you set up to soon then security will come buy and hassle you and/or take your stuff,
with the possibility of being arrested. The waiting game begins.
First you see people walking with goods for sale in their hands. These people are the
hardest to stop from vending because there were so many doing it this way. Oh what's that,
the burrito bus pulls in with 10 to 15 hard-core venders in its wake.
They get most of the attention away from you. Now you set up. 15 min. go by and 2 sales
$20 in your pocket. "Six Up", "six up" this means security is coming
and they are hassling people so you cover or break down or wrap up, Hopefully before they
see you. Then when they walk by you unwrap and sell again. this goes on for most of the 3
or 4 hours you vend before heading into the show.
Show time. This is what your here for. Yeah.
Your ticket says you are in sec. 23 seat 15.
You don't even look at it, you go right for the floor and try to sneak up as close to the
band as you can get. many tricks here but I am not going to give them away here, Sorry
yawl.
The band comes out and does a 45 min to 1 and 1/2 hour set, then it is Halftime. Bob Weir
comes to the mike and says we will be back after a short break.
This is where you walk around to find people that you only seem to run into here.
This is one of my favorite parts.
You here someone yell "420 in the Phil zone"
then you come across the Warf Rats.
I have allot of respect for these people, for they are totally drug and alcohol free. AND
darn proud of it. They actually make up a good part of the crowd believe it or not.
Then you get a drink and head back to your seat along with the other 1,000's of fans.
Uh oh, you hear the crowd go crazy, that means the lights went down and the band is about
to start the second set.
Panic sets in . GOTTA get to my seat, or any seat.
Cool you found a good seat. Of course it isn't yours.
But if you went to your seat then chances are someone else would be there anyway so what
the hey just stay where your at.
The band comes on and does an incredible 2nd set and now the encore. Killer, it is Quinn
the Eskimo.
You head towards the gate as the song finishes. Run to your car or vwbus and get your
goods to sell to the crowd as they exit and head to there cars.
After anywhere from 45 min. to 4 hours of this, they come through and clear everyone out.
The longer they let us stay in "the lot" after the show the more fun it is.
Time to go to a campground or hotel or home, or head for the next show.
Now of course there is allot more to this but I don't want to take up the whole paper.
Maybe if you like this and ask for another story I will write it but until then...
Peace and love to all.
David Justin Danowitz
a.k.a. Tie-Dye Dave
And excuse me miss have you gotten your free flower yet today........
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