Talk:Widespread Panic

message: Learn how to spell tier if you are going to use it in a sentence. Did you go to a second tier primary school? Methinks yes.....  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.249.41.17 (talk) 22:07, 11 August 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I have made reference to their records in terms of attendance in the article. To note, these are all pre-hiatus.--Moeron 00:09, 9 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I definitely think you are dead wrong about second teir jam band thing, I've seen them fill massive arenas.--M4bwav 01:19, 14 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  It depends on what you mean by "second teir jam band". If you mean it like how it is described here on Wikipedia, in terms of chronologically, they should be considered a second generation jam band. If, however, you mean by the amount of touring/selling tickets, I would have to agree that they are not in the same league as Phish/GD (yet, at least). --Moeron 01:46, 14 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Well that depends is there some kind of level of ticket sells we are talking about, because I don't think there are any jam bands in between Phish and WSP.  I mean if they are second teir, that would mean the first teir only has room for the Grateful Dead and Phish.--M4bwav 03:03, 14 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  this is some funny sh!t 

message: Please keep the "hard living"/"minimal technical skills" silliness out of the article. Wikipedia has a Wikipedia:Neutral point of view policy. Rhobite 01:38, 25 October 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Hard living 

message: That whole section was unreferenced speculation so I removed it.  If and when you find a source for it, by all means return it.  I've been too literally dozens of widespread shows, and listened to literally days of live dead material, while widespread may not play tripped out jams for as long a period at one time as the dead, widespread definitely plays tripped out jams.  And the dead don't always jam tripped out style, sometimes they are just extended country-rock jams.
--M4bwav 18:01, 7 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Sorry if my tone was sounded aggressive, I wouldn't mind expanding that part or any other part, if there were more references.  Referenced information is awesome because then people could read more in depth information if they wanted, I'll look around, if feel like digging anything up it would be pretty cool.--M4bwav 22:44, 8 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Jam not Jam band

message: I am going to try to better organize the article, add a "past members" box, include some links to interviews and such. I also want to add some more in from the timeline for the Everday Companion. Looking forward to working with some of you to present this article even better! --Moeron 15:08, 10 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Cool, I was going to organize it today, but if you want to do by all means.--M4bwav 15:32, 10 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Organization 

message: I have noticed that widespread is kind of popular in certain midwest locations, like parts of colorado, anyone hear anything like this, or have any sources.--M4bwav 15:35, 10 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Midwest popularity

message: I was going to record a spoken word version of this article, but I'm waiting to make sure the article is stable, so that the spoken version can be close to the real article.--M4bwav 13:30, 17 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Can you wait a week till about the 26th? I have been meaning to add more about the history and such, but have been tied up with other articles on Wiki. --Moeron 14:15, 17 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Lol sure, I don't take much encouragement to procrastinate.--M4bwav 14:33, 17 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Spoken Word Article

message: While the meaning behind many of Widespread Panic's songs is something of lore among fans (and very often open to interpretation), several rumors do indicate that there is at least some truth behind them.
A few examples of rumored meanings:
 Bear's Gone Fishin'  - Refers to a close friend nick-named Bear(who was dressed as a sea monster) disappearing from an after-show Halloween party and a concurrent dissappearance of a mermaid at the party.  When Bear finally reappeared, JB asked Bear where he had been, and Bear's reply was "Bear gone fishin'"
 Imitation Leather Shoes  - Quite literally based on Franz Kafka's book "The Metamorphosis"
 C. Brown  - A take on Charles Schultz' Peanuts comic strip
 Hatfield  - A ficticious account of the events surrounding "rain maker" Charles Hatfield and the Diego Wide Awake Improvement Club
 Big Wooly Mammoth  - Rumor among fans cite this song as an allusion to wearing a condom
 Chilly Water  - A long-time crowd favorite, apparently taken from the biblical story of Rebekah.
 Climb To Safety  - Rumor has it this song is about kicking a heroin habit
 One Arm Steve  - Shortly after joining the band, JoJo showed up to a gig and attempted to enter through the back entrance.  Alledgedly, a one-armed bouncer named Steve prevented him from entering, as his picture had not been added to the band's promotional poster 
 Jack  - A novel tale involving a deck of Bicycle playing cards
 Action Man  - Finding itself the subject of much debate, this song is commonly viewed as a reference to Man O' War, a racing horse, or, alternately, adult film star Ron Jeremy
Mercy  - One theory holds that this tune is about imminent death
I have moved the above section here because of the fact that this is rumor and speculation. If the policies of WP:V and WP:OR are followed and these theories are cited, they should be added back into the main article. Until that time, please discuss the reintroduction here. (Also, note that messageboards and other internet discussion sites are not considered WP:RS). -- moe.RON talk | done | doing 00:27, 26 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:   Song Histories  

message: I have cleaned up and edited the Discography section of the artilce per most other Wiki Band articles.  I don't have enough background knowledge of the band however, to clean up the remainder of the article.  It should be better divided into sections for easier searching/reading.  If someone could please do that, I would appreciate it.  Who know's FA status if that happens?  It certainly contains a plethora of info! Plm209 15:58, 26 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Cleanup 

message: Hi everybody.  My name is Matt and I'm am with Brown Cat, Inc. the management for Widespread Panic.  I've been asked by the band to make some additions to the Wikipedia site and check for any inconsistencies that may be present.  The band wants to offer the most accurate biographical information and facilitate the best general knowledge about the group.  I am going to create a Videography section.  Thanks guys and feel free to share your thoughts.  User:Mattd523 11:43, 10 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Brown Cat Additions 

message: I am going to be removing the images from the discography and related sections per WP:FAIR USE.  Note the section on images that the image must serve a purpose other than adding artistic touch to the page.  Each album should have its own page and the cover should be included there.  I will check each album to ensure this before editing.  This is just to warn everyone why the change is occuring and if you would like to discuss it with me feel free.  Another person well-briefed is Moeron.  He might be able to shed some light on any questions that might arise.  Plm209(talk to me • contribs) 14:54, 7 June 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Agreed; I am suprised I haven't happened to notice this page before, since it is one I edited a lot in the past =| -- moe.RON Let's talk | done 17:30, 7 June 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks for removing the videography images.  I didnt know what to do since there are no pages for individual videos and the images would become unlinked to any pages. Looks good to me! Plm209(talk to me • contribs) 14:41, 8 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Images in Discography 

message: I have removed bad reference links in this article.  The web pages no longer existed.  I will also replace them with updated links relative to the events (i.e. George McConnell's departure and Jimmy Herring's joining of the band August 2007).  Mattd523 11:03, 7 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Reference Update 

message: How can they have sold out 17 straight NYE?  The arena hasn't been open 17 years.  Do they mean 17 straight shows that were part of NYE runs?
With regard to the above, I agree:  I deleted that reference because it's false.  Philips opened in 1999, so there's no way that the band played there for 15 consecutive years (the number of years I deleted).  If there is some sort of record that someone is aware of, then they can add and cite it. Glenn Leavell (talk)  —Preceding comment was added at 04:22, 21 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Philips Arena record? 

message: Hi all.  I have moved the November Asheville show reference to the "2006-Present" section since this is not as relative to the "Live Show" section discussing the band's setlist process.
I have also added a citation for Domingo Ortiz's debut with the band.
Mattd523 (talk) 04:22, 6 Nov 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: 11/6/08 updates 

message: Hi there. I noticed that there are not a lot of solid third-party references on this page, and that many of the references are not appropriately cited. I think the content is good; it's just not appropriately cited. I'm going to edit this for strength of sources, OR, and NPOV, unless there are any objections. Thanks! RMJ (talk) 14:41, 23 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Planned review

message: I moved the discography section to it's on wiki page. I also added some photos and updated the information under "2006 to present" and added some more citations to the "charity/benefit work" section.  
Mattd523 (talk) 18:07, 1 October 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: 9/28/09 updates

message: The videography is now a separate page so I got rid of the video list on this page.
Mattd523 (talk) 18:09, 1 October 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: 10/1/09 updates

message: Just letting you guys know that I took the charity/benefit work section and simply created a table out of it to make it easier to read. 
Mattd523 (talk) 16:25, 6 October 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: 10/6/09

message: Hey all. I went ahead and added some pictures to the page under the Early years, 1996-2001 and 2006-Present sections.
Mattd523 (talk) 19:25, 5 November 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: 11/5/09

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message: "Grateful Dead, Allman Brothers Band, Phil Lesh & Friends, Phish, Gov't Mule"
^ I don't get this.  ABB and Mule make some sense but the others dont.  GD members have sat in before(Weir in 2000) but not the "Grateful Dead."  Same with Phish, Trey and Page sat in in 1993, also Page plays on the studio verision of Holden but that's it.  Since these were very limited engagements I don't think they qualify as associated acts.  I don't think the band ever had any interactions with Phil & Friends other than a member in common.  If there are no objections, I am changing this to "Col. Bruce Hampton, Vic Chesnutt, John Keane, Mavis Staples, Dottie Peoples, Warren Haynes, Derek Trucks, David Blackmon."  That's a partial list as there are more, suggestions welcome.  All are more accurate and had more extensive collaborations with the band than those listed.  What does everyone think?  UselessToRemain (talk) 23:17, 17 August 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Associated acts 

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message: Do the Porch Song exist as physical media or were they just downloads, if they were downloads only was cover art provided for them? I want to add cover art to the pages Wilmington, DE 2001, Milwaukee, WI 1996, Geneva, MN 2001, Atlanta, GA 1998, Kalamazoo, MI 1997, and Morrison, CO 2001 but am having no luck finding anything. Thanks in advance. J04n(talk page) 18:43, 16 January 2024 (UTC)
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