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Keller Williams: The Child Who Would Not Grow-Up | Review

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Submitted by Stites McDaniel(0)Tue, 03/27/2012 - 1:45pm

Writers need inspiration. Second to inspiration, writers need misery; at least the writers I identify with.

YMSB & Infamous Stringdusters | The Higher Ground | 10/27/11

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Submitted by Stites McDaniel(0)Sun, 11/06/2011 - 4:52pm

Hello old friend. It has been a while since we have seen each other and I feel a little awkward. Will you still accept me? I know I have changed since we have seen each other. You have stayed true to whom you were. Has it been a year? I am coupling my anxiety about your acceptance with serious excitement; seeing you for the first time in a while makes me remember all of the good times we have had.

Mike Gordon | The Higher Ground | 12/30/2008

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Submitted by Stites McDaniel(0)Wed, 01/14/2009 - 8:10pm
As the thermometer's mercury spends more of its time below freezing than above, I have a warm spot inside as, in my imagination, I concoct endless paths that Phish may take on their summer tour following the recently announced dates in June. Perhaps all the rumors of the phearsome phorsome headlining Bonnaroo Inc. are just meant to throw us off the scent of their real path.

DSO | The Higher Ground | Burlington, VT | 12/2/2008

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Submitted by Stites McDaniel(0)Mon, 12/08/2008 - 7:42pm
Are you a Grateful Dead snob? An easy way to answer that question is to read through the following list of statements. If any describe you, then you might fit the bill.
 
1. You will only listen to soundboard recordings.
2. You measure a person based on how many shows they saw, regardless of their age.
3. People who think Phish was the logical next step after The Grateful Dead don't have a clue.
4.

Richie Havens | The Higher Ground | 9/28/08

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Submitted by Stites McDaniel(0)Sat, 10/04/2008 - 10:13pm

I hope that you and I have something in common. I hope, like me, you have a few events in your life, maybe a handful even, that are unique. Not unique because they only happened to you, like that time your Aunt Rosemary pinched your ass as you walked by her at Easter Brunch. You can save that unique event for your therapist. No, I'm talking about the type of unique event where you didn't wonder if this was going to be a momentous occasion while you were experiencing it. You knew it was going to be important before it ever took place.