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Connecting => Miscellaneous => Topic started by: rv_bass on January 10, 2026, 03:50:34 PM
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https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/bob-weir-grateful-dead-dead-obituary-1234810106/ (https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/bob-weir-grateful-dead-dead-obituary-1234810106/)
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oh man, :-[ :-[ :-[
From Bobby's FB page
It is with profound sadness that we share the passing of Bobby Weir. He transitioned peacefully, surrounded by loved ones, after courageously beating cancer as only Bobby could. Unfortunately, he succumbed to underlying lung issues.
For over sixty years, Bobby took to the road. A guitarist, vocalist, storyteller, and founding member of the Grateful Dead. Bobby will forever be a guiding force whose unique artistry reshaped American music. His work did more than fill rooms with music; it was warm sunlight that filled the soul, building a community, a language, and a feeling of family that generations of fans carry with them. Every chord he played, every word he sang was an integral part of the stories he wove. There was an invitation: to feel, to question, to wander, and to belong.
Bobby's final months reflected the same spirit that defined his life. Diagnosed in July, he began treatment only weeks before returning to his hometown stage for a three-night celebration of 60 years of music at Golden Gate Park. Those performances, emotional, soulful, and full of light, were not farewells, but gifts. Another act of resilience. An artist choosing, even then, to keep going by his own design. As we remember Bobby, it’s hard not to feel the echo of the way he lived. A man driftin’ and dreamin’, never worrying if the road would lead him home. A child of countless trees. A child of boundless seas.
There is no final curtain here, not really. Only the sense of someone setting off again. He often spoke of a three-hundred-year legacy, determined to ensure the songbook would endure long after him. May that dream live on through future generations of Dead Heads. And so we send him off the way he sent so many of us on our way: with a farewell that isn’t an ending, but a blessing. A reward for a life worth livin’.
His loving family, Natascha, Monet, and Chloe, request privacy during this difficult time and offer their gratitude for the outpouring of love, support, and remembrance. May we honor him not only in sorrow, but in how bravely we continue with open hearts, steady steps, and the music leading us home. Hang it up and see what tomorrow brings.
📸 Chloe Weir
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I do not have favorite guitar player; too many greats in too many genres, too many moods. It changes minute by minute.
But if the Guitar Genie came out of my soundhole tonight (or any other night) and offered me the chops of any picker, living or dead, I would not hesitate to say "Bob Weir". Probably the most underrated player ever (which I guess tends to happen if you spend 30 years standing between Jerry Garcia & Phil Lesh........)
This one really hurts..
Peter
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What a beautiful statement from Chloe.
Glad friends and family were with him.
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We all physically succumb to age at some point. For most of us, our loved ones will remember us… but life will go on. Eventually, those individuals will pass and the impact that we have had while on this earth will vanish. That is not likely to be the case with Bobby. I did not know what rhythm guitar was until “hearing” the types of things he did with the guitar. What he contributed to music and art at a global leave will never be lost.
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Sad to hear. My condolences to all.
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There are cultures that hold death to be a 3-stage process. 1st, when your body gives out. 2nd, when the last person who knew you passes. and 3rd, when you're really dead, is the last time your name is spoken.
Bobby will be a good long while arriving at the last phase.
Peter
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Just saw the news.
From Chloe's statement, "a farewell that isn’t an ending, but a blessing. A reward for a life worth livin’."
And what a life it was.
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I'd say Bob had a great run. Played right to the end, and stayed viable and sharp in his music. Much more a triumph than tragedy. Sorry for his family, friends, and musical pals for the loss.
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Saw a flag pole with a faded pair of cut-off jean shorts flying at half-mast.
🥰
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I had just left practice with my Dead band and commenced the 2.5 hour drive home when Cozmik Cowboy called with the sad news. Bobby may not have known it, but he was my guitar mentor. And we spent many a night at Winterland and other venues with our minds interconnected with about 5000 others. There truly was nothing like a Grateful Dead concert. And Bobby has the distinction of spending more time on stage performing than any other human in history.
We watched the wonderful Netflix documentary “The Other One: The Long Strange Trip of Bob Weir” again last night. Highly recommended.
May the Four Winds Blow You Safely Home
Fare You Well, Fare You Well, I Love You More Than Words Can Tell
Bill, tgo
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Saw a flag pole with a faded pair of cut-off jean shorts flying at half-mast.
🥰
😍
Peter
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We watched the wonderful Netflix documentary “The Other One: The Long Strange Trip of Bob Weir” again last night. Highly recommended ...
Bill, tgo
Thanks for the reminder of The Other One"; watching it now.
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Saw a flag pole with a faded pair of cut-off jean shorts flying at half-mast.
🥰
😍
Peter
:)
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Fare Thee Well Bobby. Your presence on this earth will be missed and will not be forgotten for millennia.
I am glad we can still come here and commiserate. Thank you Alembic!
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'He's Gone', Europe 72
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News travels fast in the family. The first call I got Wikipedia still said "is" but it already was. He was the kid in the band hard to take all these departures, inevitable though they are
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John Mayer; "Thanks for letting me ride alongside you. It sure was a pleasure. If you say it’s not the end, then I’ll believe you. I’ll meet you in the music. Come find me anytime."
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/john-mayer-bob-weir-tribute-dead-and-company-1235498027/ (https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/john-mayer-bob-weir-tribute-dead-and-company-1235498027/)
Weir once said .. “I had a little flash while we were playing one night. It was toward the end of the tour. I don’t remember what city it was in. We were getting into the second set, setting up a tune. We were all playing, but the tune hadn’t begun yet. We were all feeling out the groove, just playing with it. Suddenly I was 20 feet behind my own head, looking at this and kind of happy with the way the song was shaping up. I started looking around, and it was 20 years later. John’s hair had turned gray. Oteil’s had turned white. I looked back at the drummers, and it was a couple of new guys. I looked back at myself, the back of my head, and it was a new guy. It changed my entire perception of what it is we’re up to.”
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Thanks for posting that, Dave.
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Dead & Co. put up a nice tribute post on YouTube;
http://youtube.com/post/Ugkx41ZB4ky5Zo0dRjOXPh8PHkeXf2hjX2IW?si=lbsxb7gHyXMrQ1LH (http://youtube.com/post/Ugkx41ZB4ky5Zo0dRjOXPh8PHkeXf2hjX2IW?si=lbsxb7gHyXMrQ1LH)
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An old college buddy (I took him to his first show, Milwaukee Civic Auditorium, spring '80; he went to see at least 100 more) just sent me this:
https://www.theringer.com/2026/01/12/music/bob-weir-grateful-dead-death-obituary (https://www.theringer.com/2026/01/12/music/bob-weir-grateful-dead-death-obituary)
Peter
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An old college buddy (I took him to his first show, Milwaukee Civic Auditorium, spring '80; he went to see at least 100 more) just sent me this:
https://www.theringer.com/2026/01/12/music/bob-weir-grateful-dead-death-obituary (https://www.theringer.com/2026/01/12/music/bob-weir-grateful-dead-death-obituary)
Peter
Just finished reading it; thanks!