Death pool update...Bob Weir

[Nomad99 861]

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[patweisers44 876]

Rest easy, Bob.

https://youtu.be/VhLcu8obac8?si=T1MuYv9eCDwP-6DX

[BeenHereBefore 1,686]

You lost me with Friend of the Devil.

[cmh6476 1,181]

 

 

[FrancieFootball 350]

Got to see them twice, with Garcia.

[Strike 6,121]

Saw them once.  Very fun show.  I was bummed when Jerry died.  Now another one is gone.  RIP.

[Horseman 2,843]

1 minute ago, Strike said:

Saw them once.  Very fun show.  I was bummed when Jerry died.  Now another one is gone.  RIP.

6 times.  There is an argument that Weir > Garcia.

RIP

[Strike 6,121]

5 minutes ago, Horseman said:

6 times.  There is an argument that Weir > Garcia.

RIP

I would argue that the sum of the parts is better than the individual parts.

[FrancieFootball 350]

10 minutes ago, Horseman said:

6 times.  There is an argument that Weir > Garcia.

RIP

As far as guitar playing, Garcia by a mile. I liked Weir's vocals better.

[Horseman 2,843]

2 minutes ago, FrancieFootball said:

As far as guitar playing, Garcia by a mile. I liked Weir's vocals better.

Song writing.  

[FrancieFootball 350]

1 minute ago, Horseman said:

Song writing.  

I have never drilled down into who wrote what. 

[Horseman 2,843]

1 minute ago, FrancieFootball said:

I have never drilled down into who wrote what. 

Robert Hunter. 

[BeenHereBefore 1,686]

Finally he's Gratefully Dead.

[MikeMatt 535]

51 minutes ago, BeenHereBefore said:

Finally he's Gratefully Dead.

Too soon

 

 

Bob has looked a dead for years. 

[cmh6476 1,181]

2 hours ago, Strike said:

Saw them once.  Very fun show.  I was bummed when Jerry died.  Now another one is gone.  RIP.

The best two. 

[lickin_starfish 2,056]

Who was Bob Weir? Was he famous for something?

[cmh6476 1,181]

7 hours ago, lickin_starfish said:

Who was Bob Weir? Was he famous for something?

Billy Strings summed it up best

Today me and the fellers were deep into a recording session cutting a tune called ‘Wrestling An Angel’ when my wife told me our friend Bob Weir had made his journey from this earthly realm into the heavens. We are all completely devastated but I also can’t help but feel like he is at total peace and more magical now than he ever was. I’ve never knew a person so in tune with the cosmos. Who was so mystical and smart and mysterious, alluring and radiant. He was a star wrangler .. a celestial skysage who traded fear for wonder. Now he is riding the northern lights and skipping barefoot between the constellations… We took a while to try to understand the news and then told some beautiful stories about our times with him.. but eventually we decided to pick ourselves up and got back to recording our music because that’s what he would have wanted us to do. As he said “There’s work to be done.” 

 

I’ll always cherish the memories I have of Bob .. of hanging out in his hotel room and him showing me his record collection and mobile recording rig. Sitting there listening to kind of blue in silence. Soaking in the frequencies. Of him busting into ‘when I paint my masterpiece’ at my wedding.. and in an instant he turned the place into a joyous musical celebration. It was the greatest gift anyone could have given us. 

 

He was always ready to “Kick up a fuss” He always had boundless time and knowledge to share with everyone and was truly one of the kindest people I’ve ever known. The world is a better place because of him. I’m extremely grateful to have crossed paths with him in this life. 

 

I am sending all of my love and prayers to his beautiful family and my heart breaks for them.. having just lost my mother recently I comprehend and sympathize with how hard it is to lose someone we hold so dear. 

 

Words are hard to find in these moments.. I just know that he has had such a profound impact on so many of us and we will all carry that onward into the horizon until we someday meet again. 

 

Heavens choir just gained a beautiful new voice. There is joy in knowing he is with some of his old friends again.. singing and laughing and playing beautiful songs.

 

Thank you Bob.

[lickin_starfish 2,056]

Who is Billy Strings? Is he famous for something?

[MDC 8,229]

1 hour ago, lickin_starfish said:

Who is Billy Strings? Is he famous for something?

Bluegrass musician / singer.

[MikeMatt 535]

Truckin Up to Buffalo !

Go Bills - do it for Ratdog. 

[Engorgeous George 2,354]

First show 1977 Rochester War Memorial.  Last Show was last year at the Sphere.  Between, 3 continents and more shows than I kept accurate count of.

[cmh6476 1,181]

1 hour ago, Engorgeous George said:

First show 1977 Rochester War Memorial.  Last Show was last year at the Sphere.  Between, 3 continents and more shows than I kept accurate count of.

Awesome.   Only was able to catch him a few times but glad I did.   Went to the"farewell" tour in STL a couple years ago. 

[Engorgeous George 2,354]

56 minutes ago, cmh6476 said:

Awesome.   Only was able to catch him a few times but glad I did.   Went to the"farewell" tour in STL a couple years ago. 

Was hoping for maybe one more run at the Sphere this spring but felt after the last time I saw him he was reviewing and remembering his life in anticipation of the end.  I wish him peace and happiness in what comes next.

[Horseman 2,843]

That only leaves Bill Kreutzman (the last member of the original lineup), Mickey Hart & Tom Constantine left, two drummers and the only keyboard player who hasn’t died (Bruce Hornsby doesn’t count in my opinion) . Garcia , Lesh, Pigpen, Keith & Donna Godchaux, Brent Mydland and Robert Hunter all gone. They had one hell of a run though. 

Rain in a drain ditch, caught on a limb..

[cmh6476 1,181]

Warren Haynes said it best

RIP Bob Weir— Not how any of us wanted to start this year— this is a major loss to the world of music and to our extended family. Losing Bob this close to losing Phil is quite a blow. 

 

Bob was an enigma— a beautiful enigma. As the youngest member of the Grateful Dead he brought, as they all did, his unique personality and take on music into the mix. The Grateful Dead was the true epitome of 'the whole being greater than the sum of its’ parts' and as great as each of those parts was, the whole was truly a synergy that happened to exist as its’ own enigma in the beginning but grew in a space and time based on the dedication to a likemindedness at a moment in musical history when everything lined up in a way that could never happen again. They learned and grew together, in a way that can only be described as familial, and what they discovered, through psychedelic exploration and experimentation, led to not only an approach to music that had never been taken before but to the creation of a whole new genre of music. 

 

Bob was an integral part of this metamorphosis. His voice was the ultimate contrast and compliment to those of Jerry Garcia and Ron “Pigpen” McKernan and his songwriting drew from entirely different influences as well, including rhythm and blues, reggae, cowboy songs, jazz, and classical music,. His guitar playing defied traditional rhythm guitar as it existed prior and, although he and Garcia forged their styles together, their approaches couldn’t have been more different with Bob’s parts invariably seeming to add a sense of mystery and undefinable uniqueness to the music. Having played with Bob countless times through the years, I was always struck by this inimitable style and approach which was such a huge part of the Grateful Dead’s musical tapestries. 

 

When asked about this in an interview years ago, I was quoted as saying “Bob’s very unique chord shapes and rhythmic patterns push you to play differently, and outside yourself. He, very naturally, leads you into a lot of bobbing and weaving, counterpoint, and call and response. And he has this wonderful sense of not needing to compare this moment to any other moment. Every song, every performance, gets approached with a fresh outlook. It’s an intangible thing, but it’s so crucial to all he does.” 

 

When you combine that with the amount of great songs he wrote or co-wrote through the years (some of mine being “Cassidy”, “Jackstraw”, "Estimated Prophet”, “The Other One”, and “Looks Like Rain”) his place in the music pantheon is solidified. Aside from that, he was genuinely a beautiful human being and I am honored to have known him as a friend and to have played together the many, many times that we did. I will cherish those memories and the world of music will keep his spirit alive. — WH

 

: Bob Minkin / Mark McMillman / David Sullenger / Stuart Levine