Friday, February 26, 2016

David Welker Grateful Dead Free Friday Poster Giveaway


Ok Deadheads we got a very special Free Friday Poster Giveaway. David Welker was so kind, he is giving one of you the chance to win this dope Grateful Dead poster from their Fare Thee Well shows in Chicago last year. They sold out at the show and David said no to the GD to do a second edition for online sales. This one is a Printers Proof, it is not numbered but there are maybe 30 or so. Not for sale ever.

Now go to the top of the post above the picture and click on comments or scroll down (depends on how you see this post) to leave a comment about what you're favorite Grateful Dead song or album. Don't worry if your comment does not appear immediately I have to approve them before they are published. I will use the Random Number Generator to pick a winner. Entries are limited to ONE PER PERSON PER HOUSEHOLD. Please leave your name with the comment, comments without names will not be accepted. Entries will be accepted until 11:59 PM PDT Saturday February 27  and the winner will be announced on Sunday.

HUGE THANK YOU to David Welker for his generosity in providing this poster, be sure to check out all his art work at http://www.welkerstudios.com/

323 comments:

  1. Right this very second it is Candyman. In 5 minutes that will change.

    Thanks for the giveaway!!!

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  2. In The Dark is my favorite Grateful Dead Album, very under rated indeed---Jason S.

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  3. My favorite Grateful Dead album is Terrapin Station. My favorite Grateful Dead song is Peggy O. Thank you very much for this opportunity, and thank you big time to David Welker!!!!

    -Will Becker willbeck32@yahoo.com

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  4. Best Album "American Beauty" with the song "Sugar Magnolia" being my fav song. Thanks for this incredible giveaway.

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  5. Chris Mixon

    Scarlet Begonias / From the Mars Hotel

    GREAT WAY TO START THE WEEKEND!! THANKS!!

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  6. Blues for Allah
    Phil Emerson
    phillipmichealemerson@gmail.com

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  7. Workingman's Dead- Grate Album, Swell Cover & A Dynamite Tour With NRPS. Love Your Show Dana Otr Marver

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  8. Amazing poster for an amazing weekend in Chicago. Memories for life. Almost impossible to pick a single favorite song, but Scarlet Begonias -> Fire on The Mountain is certainly towards the top of the list! Thanks for the opportunity!

    M. F. Roscoe

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  9. We all have a little Wharf Rat in all of us.
    Listen to the Music Play.
    Eddie Derengowski

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  10. Favorite Album: European Tour '72 without a doubt. Huge DW fan thanks for the give away.

    Nluther21@gmail.com

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  11. Reckoning. My first. Sick Mouse artwork. Originally thought ALL Dead was acoustic. The joy to learn this was not the case.

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  12. David Welker rocks! His skills and generosity are unmatched

    Thanks
    Adam B

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  13. Big River is my favorite song! Amazing print!

    -David Leather

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  14. Hard to choose a favorite song, lets go with Album: Terrapin Station

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  15. John Oswald "Grayfolded." If you've never heard it, check it out! Two hours of Dark Star comprised of over 100 live performances.

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  16. Favorite song is "Black Muddy River" Favorite album Workingman's Dead
    Thanks !

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  17. dave_boardman@hotmail.comFebruary 26, 2016 at 9:28:00 AM EST

    Ripple and American Beauty never grows old with me, thanks for the opportunity for this old Dead Head to get a nice print

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  18. Mark Harris - Comes A time

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  19. WOW this has to be the best giveaway you have ever done. To many great songs to pick a fav. but to list one I guess I'll go with CHINA DOLL.
    Brad

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  20. Great giveaway. My favorite Grateful Dead album is American Beauty. I have many fond memories of that album from my childhood because my mother listened to that constantly. I grew up around the Dead's music and still love it today.
    Have a grateful Friday and good luck everyone.

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  21. Scarlet Begonias...My daughter's middle name!

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  22. Touch of grey! All time favorite. Been listening to it since I was born in 91!

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  23. Live Accoustic April 18, 1970 which was put out in 2013 for Record Store Day i think.. Steve Duginske

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  24. Favorite tune is Wharf Rate, Favorite Album is Workingman's Dead. Thanks for the Opportunity!

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  25. My favorite GD song is Help on The Way, thanks very much. Great art!

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  26. That's It For The Other One

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  27. NAME: PETER VOLCKENS
    FAVORITE ALBUM: American Beauty, 1970
    THANKS!!!

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  28. Shakedown street. My name is Ben myers! Thanks for the chance!

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  29. I'd have to say Althea. It has such a beautiful melody and yet has a haunting aspect to it.

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  30. Have to say my favorite is dick's picks volume 6 (rolls of the tongue nicely.) Just solid Jams and tight lyrics

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  31. Hmm favorite GD song!? Tough one. Brown Eyed Women right now. Thanks guys and thanks David.

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  32. Love this Welker print!
    My favorite dead song would have to be easy to love you
    With giveaways like this it's so easy to love David for this opportunity
    Thx
    Aaron Kondas

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  33. West LA Fadeaway

    Thx David & ITRPF

    Regards,
    Mike T.

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  34. Song has to be Tennessee Jed, just because I love rocking out to it.

    And my favorite album is the Europe 72 compilation volume 1.

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  35. Smokestack Lightning. - Sean O'Connell

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  36. Shakedown Street played @ 1st show..... that disco funk groove -Unbelivable!!!

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  37. Hard to pick a song...I'll go with an album, Terrapin Station, brings back good memories of a friend...

    Christopher Carver

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  38. China Cat Sunflower 🌻Thanks y'all!

    Alex St. Martin

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  39. Hi my name is Tera Lane and my favorite album by the dead is Reckoning and my favorite song is Cassidy. Thank you. Hope I did this right

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  40. Standing on the Moon is one of my favorite songs. There are sooo many. Philip Lofy

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  41. My favorite is: Casey Jones
    I love this print. It is really amazing.
    -Sam Johnson

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  42. Music never stops . Been to plenty of shows but never seen 70k people dancing from floor to Skybox . One of my moments in life I'll never forget . Not to mention Perfect weather

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  43. Album - workingman's dead

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  44. " High Time" No drug pun.. Just super deep lyrics ....

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  46. 'If I Had the World To Give'.....it was the first song I played my wife on guitar and it swooned her :) And I WOULD give her the world. Thanx for the opportunity!!!!

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  47. American beauty
    Darkstar
    Andy bromber

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  48. crazy fingers

    moiz merchant

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  49. Anthem of the Sum. Classic dead that really got me into their studio work as apposed to just the love concerts. There is more to them than the shows!

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  50. Friend of the Devil

    Si Hague

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  51. My favorite jam ever is a 91 shoreline show
    Scarlet>Victim >Fire
    Thank you for doing this, how cool of you amd of David.
    Have a GRATEFUL day
    (~):}

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  52. unbroken chain from the mars hotel always has made my hairs stand up when it plays - Troy McKinley

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  53. Hell In A Bucket...it's one hell of an enjoyable ride...lol

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  54. Standing on the Moon
    Aaron Schnackenberg

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  55. It all depends on the mood I'm in but I'm gonna say the other one

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  57. Thanks for the opportunity, this is great!

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  58. Favorite Dead song has got to be Ripple.
    Thanks for this chance! Super cool. :)
    - Liz Whelan-Summers

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  59. Thanks for the opportunity. Althea is ny favorite Grateful Dead song. Always reminds me of someone. Love you brother.

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  60. Dire Wolf is my favorite song!
    -Mario DiPasquale

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  61. Ripple....Lot's of fond memories of hearing this song by a campfire in Moab, Utah echoing off the canyon walls. I can still close my eyes still and hear it fill my soul with smiles. :)

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  62. Favorite song: Black Muddy Water
    Favorite album: American beauty

    Thanks again for the opportunity!!
    Mike A
    Exterminatethefake@yahoo.com

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  63. Shakedown St

    -Chance Dunbar

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  64. Unbroken Chain is my favorite. Hopefully I'll get to hear Phil sing it soon.

    Andrew Kurtz

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  65. American Beauty is my favorite Grateful Dead album! Thanks for the chance!

    K.C. Douglas

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  66. Bertha! Thanks for the opportunity to win such a badass print!

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  67. "Comes a time" has always pulled my emotional strings. I mean "got to make it somehow, on the dreams you still believe." Honestly makes me want to tear up just those two lines. Life and love can be hard. this song speaks to faith and hope that we will find happiness

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  68. I'd have to say LOSER is my favorite. After years of struggling with addiction I got help and got clean and sober. This song really strikes a tone with me. I'm coming up on 6 months clean and have never felt so good! I've replaced my old addiction with a new one.. collecting art and gig prints! And Mr. Welker is one of my favorite artist! Gl all and thanks for this chance!!

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  69. Aziza El Feil
    Uncle John's Band
    Thank you for the chance, was at the Chicago shows and was unable to get one.

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  70. Song has to be Tennessee Jed, just because I love rocking out to it.

    And my favorite album is the Europe 72 compilation volume 1.

    -Josh Page **I forgot to put my name in the post**

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  71. Sugar Magnolia is the perfect song...exactly what I need in my life. :)

    Thanks for the chance!! Jeffery Merrell

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  72. Mars Hotel is my favorite GD album. Scarlet Begonias literally changed my life! Thanks so much for the chance!

    Brian Turner

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  73. "Casey Jones" is my favorite Dead song.

    - Bob Wu

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  74. Franklin's tower.

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  75. Sugaree!
    write2sleepy@yahoo.com

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  76. Zac Henske
    Favorite album is Anerican Beauty and the very first dead song I've ever heard and still my fav is brokedown palace. Such a simple yet beautiful tune

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  77. Terrapin Station

    Awesome giveaway! Thanks!

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  78. Terrapin Station
    -Tripp Madry

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  79. Either Blues for Allah or Dark Star
    Thanks for the opportunity!

    ~Sean Miller~

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  80. Have to go with St Stephen at first but Althea really grew on me after GD50

    Greg Hendrickson

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  81. Terrapin Station - always has been always will be!

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  82. Friend of the devil / American beauty

    Thank you for the chance!

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  83. Uncle John's Band is my favorite! Thanks!

    -David

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  84. Hey my favorite Dead song is Estimated Prophet. First dead song to stick with me through the years.
    Zane Nicholson

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  85. My favorite song is Wharf Rat and favorite album is American Beauty!

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  86. Scarlet Begonias - reminds me of my wife

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  87. Brokedown Palace is my favorite GD song!! Thanks for the giveaway Mr. Welker!!

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  88. favorite dead song is Althea for sure!

    - Tim Ubinger (timothy.ubinger@gmail.com)

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  89. Fire on the Mountain

    Great Giveaway!!! Thanks for the chance

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  90. My favorite Dead song changes regularly...but I think at the moment it would have to be Wharf Rat; thanks for the chance! -Andrew

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  91. In the end there's just a song...Stella Blue
    John planr4321@aol.com

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  92. Shakedown St. & Dark Star

    TGIF!

    Pete Weisman

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  93. American Beauty!

    Cameron Drane

    Cameron.drane25@gmail.com

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  94. Tennessee Jed because there ain't no place I'd rather be...

    -Rob

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  95. Brad welshimer
    bradwelshimer42983@yahoo.com

    Favorite song is shakedown street
    Album is terrapin station
    Thank you

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  96. Tennessee jed for sure.

    Thomas Markovich

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  97. Workingmans Dead is the best album.
    -Jennings Marcus

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  98. My favorite album, as cliche as it sounds, is definitely American Beauty. Doesn't matter where I am in life or what time of year it is, every time I listen to it I feel like it's summertime and I'm 17 years old again. The beautiful mix of folk, rock and psychedelia is so far up my alley that I don't think there will ever be an album that resonates with me as much as this one does.

    Michael Cantrell

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  99. Cassidy - Thanks for the chance!

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  100. Wow! Thanks Mr. Welker! Aaah, so, if I had to choose a GD favorite, I'd say "Two From the Vault", a live one from 4.23-24.1968 @ the Shrine Auditorium. Absolute gnarly, smokin' hot show featuring an incredible Dark Star->St.Stephen->the Eleven, and on and on and on. New Potato Caboose! It's a beauty from start to finish. The fellas were hungry these nights, and I'm grateful they released it on vinyl, which has enabled me to hear things I've never heard before, i.e.: Bobby making wise cracks in the rest in St. Stephen, etc. Good, good stuff. Kinda like your art work. Anyways, many thanks Mr. Welker for this opportunity and for the amazing work you put out. Many thanks and much respect.
    Derek Cobb

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  101. American Beauty
    Terrapin Station
    chriscaselden@gmail.com

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  102. Too many favorites to pick but I saw Willie Nelson come out and play Ripple with The Dead in 2004a and it was pretty amazing.

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  103. A late 60's Hard to Handle. My first show was 89 so I obviously never got the chance to see it live. But, I have listened to it all around the world and it always fills the soul. Namaste!

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  104. Wharf Rat
    Chris S
    Csawk@hotmail.com

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  105. Fav is Tennessee Jed
    Michael Demopoulos

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  106. Always love Eyes of the World. Especially the version on Without a Net! Thanks for the giveaway!
    Steve Shuff

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  107. My favorite song is Sugar magnolia, my boyfriend sings it to me all the time :)

    Pollie degrandchamp
    Polligotacracker@yahoo.com

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  108. Robert Culler - My favorite GD song is "Brokedown Palace"

    Thanks for the contest! Missed this one in Chicago! ☝��️��

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  109. My favorite album is for sure American Beauty. Reminds me of the open road and heading to shows when I was in high school. Back when I first discovered the GD.

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  110. William Vogds "Candy Man" Is my current favorite
    Thanks
    Wvogds52@yahoo.com

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  111. Thanks for the giveaway. My favorite song is touch of grey it love it as a little child. Especially the part where the dog steals the bone. It's been a true anthem for me in my life

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  112. Europe 72 has always been my favorite album. Thanks for the opportunity!

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  113. I'm going to have to say Truckin'. I know it's probably considered by many to be a big hit song and therefore cliché but for me it will always remind me of come to the US on a working holiday visa from New Zealand in the mid 90s of spending much of a summer working in a friends back yard in Oregon building a lawn irrigation system. In between listening to Neil Young's Mirror all we'd flip Grateful Dead tunes and this track maybe 2-3 times a day

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  114. The one and only Franklin's Tower.

    Nick G

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  115. At the moment, Birdsong.

    - The other David W.

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  116. "Comes A Time" is a favorite song.
    "American Beauty" is a favorite album.

    Beautiful poster! Thanks for the giveaway!

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  117. Favorite album Working Man's Dead. Favorite song Franklin's Tower.

    Check out my artwork @ www.matthewhamby.com

    Thanks!

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  118. Jonathan Wolfe
    Scarlet Begonias - "Once in a while you get shown the light, in the strangest of places if you look at it right"

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  119. Uncle Johns Band

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  120. American Beauty - And this Welker poster certainly qualifies as an American Beauty

    Kevin G

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  121. The workingmans dead. And my favorite song is uncle Johns band!

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  122. Box of Rain - 'believe it if you need it, or leave it if you dare......such a long long time to be gone and a short time to be there'

    Matt L

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  123. Scarlet Fire is just too good to pick anything else

    Brad Tenem
    Btenem@yahoo.com

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  124. I love the best of Jerry the Album and my favorite song is shakedown street, we all still use the term after all these years.

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  125. So difficult to narrow down the favorites list but one song always stands out as the pinnacle for me...Weather Report Suite !

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  126. Working Man's Dead is the perfect album for me.
    TJ lsuassassin@hotmail.com

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  127. "Box of Rain"

    Thanks Welker and ITRPF

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  128. WOOHOO!!! Favourite song is Fire on the Mountain!

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  129. Terrapin Station, buy a sliver.

    =-Kelly Schroeder

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  130. Gotta go with Ripple. I love this print. Beautiful work. Thanks for the opportunity!

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  131. thanks.

    standing on the moon

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  132. wow...tough call, but Peggy-O and Workingman's Dead are the first gut-calls, so I'll rolly with that...Thanks guys!

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  133. My favorite GD album is terrapin station. Suck killer jams

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  134. Scarlet Begonias/Fire on the Mountain best combo of songs. Thanks for the treats.

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  135. "Comes a Time" Only caught it one time but what a treat! Kevin Olis

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  136. Current favorite - west la fadeaway

    Paul - jedihound@gmail.com

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