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13. Picture him young and healthy again, because I believe he is, on the other side. Reunited with

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friends and loved ones who are already there, and young and healthy again. I hope his loved ones here will be able to sense that he is very much alive and they will see him again.

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Grateful Dead's Bob Weir Dead at 78 [View all] highplainsdem Jan 10 OP

FUCK!!!!! gay texan Jan 10 #1

Damn Codifer Jan 10 #2

We all do. highplainsdem Jan 10 #8

Rest in the power of music SheltieLover Jan 10 #3

I feared this day coming. ificandream Jan 10 #4

Statement of Chloe Weir on Bob Weir's passing. ificandream Jan 10 #5

Untold thousands of hours of joy. Thank you, Bobby. mahina Jan 10 #6

Wow! ybbor Jan 10 #7

..... chowder66 Jan 10 #9

One More Saturday Night. Thanx Bobby. You made living better for me. Botany Jan 10 #10

Like I need this news today. OAITW r.2.0 Jan 10 #11

Picture him young and healthy again, because I believe he is, on the other side. Reunited with highplainsdem Jan 10 #13

If there is a heaven..... OAITW r.2.0 Jan 10 #15

This is from an interview Bob did for GQ in 2019: highplainsdem Jan 10 #16

Makes perfect sense to me SheltieLover Jan 10 #20

Me, too. highplainsdem Jan 10 #24

... SheltieLover Jan 10 #25

Thanks for posting! Oddly, soothing. OAITW r.2.0 Jan 10 #23

...or maybe it takes concerted focus. SheltieLover Jan 10 #26

You're welcome! I'm glad it gave you some comfort. And I have no doubt that you did really hear highplainsdem Jan 10 #29

Bob Weir. While many saw Garcia as the force OAITW r.2.0 Jan 10 #34

I agree. Plus I thought Bob was cute. Very watchable. More seriously - see what he says in another 2019 highplainsdem Jan 10 #40

From personal experience, I think most female Deadheads were Bob Weir fans, OAITW r.2.0 Jan 10 #41

I worked in a bike shop in the early 80s Du916 Jan 11 #55

That's very cool, that you met him that way! highplainsdem Jan 11 #64

Here's an article from DirtRag Du916 Jan 12 #69

Thank you! highplainsdem Jan 12 #70

I wonder how Bob liked the video documentation of his life? OAITW r.2.0 Jan 10 #35

Not sure how he felt about the video documentation, or what aspect of it you meant...but when you wrote that, I was highplainsdem Jan 10 #42

He wasn't Jerry when it came to holistic attitudes about life. OAITW r.2.0 Jan 10 #45

He wished Jerry had taken better care of himself. From a Rolling Stone interview last March: highplainsdem Jan 11 #49

I get it We all now know that the Grateful Dead were not Dead and Company. OAITW r.2.0 Jan 11 #50

"He burned brightly while he was alive." OAITW r.2.0 Jan 11 #51

Bob Wier had a similar vision when Neal Cassady died in Mexico Brother Buzz Jan 11 #52

Tragic that they didn't listen to her. highplainsdem Jan 11 #65

Thank you for all the joy, Bob. ancianita Jan 10 #12

Your first video features Donna Jean Thatcher Godchaux-MacKay who passed away two months ago Brother Buzz Jan 10 #14

That is a weird coincidence. Have you talked to your cousins since the memorial service? highplainsdem Jan 10 #44

No, but my son is holding down their fort in Portland. Brother Buzz Jan 10 #48

And both succumbed to lung cancer... Pluvious Jan 11 #59

Singing backup on Percy Sledge's breakout hit, When a Man Loves a Woman.... Brother Buzz Jan 11 #63

There is a big hole in my heart tonight. RIP Bobby. flashman13 Jan 10 #17

RIP Bobby Half-step Jan 10 #18

Experienced the GD in 1977. Bob... Clouds Passing Jan 10 #19

Bob spit on me underpants Jan 10 #21

You were part of the East Coast, NY crew. OAITW r.2.0 Jan 10 #36

Hampton, RFK, Philly, then Charlotte/Raleigh on the return & Roanoke every couple years underpants Jan 10 #37

I had forgotten that about Bobby lmao Pluvious Jan 11 #66

Thanks for the memories Bobby! EarthFirst Jan 10 #22

This is a huge loss. IcyPeas Jan 10 #27

RIP BOBBY Sailingdiver Jan 10 #28

Empire state bldg Rver Jan 10 #30

Beautiful. Wonder how NY will honor Trump's passing? OAITW r.2.0 Jan 10 #38

I would think nothing whatsoever... Rver Jan 10 #43

Orange fireworks halobeam Jan 11 #53

Grateful Dead 1968 Newport Pop Footage............my first experience ................ turbinetree Jan 10 #31

The Eleventh. OAITW r.2.0 Jan 10 #39

They were still with Jefferson Airplane............. turbinetree Jan 13 #71

damn.... Talitha Jan 10 #32

RIP Bob... CaptainTruth Jan 10 #33

RIP, Bobby. yardwork Jan 10 #46

He was in great shape. ForgoTheConsequence Jan 10 #47

I know what Im going to say is going to be unpopular SamuelTheThird Jan 11 #54

If you don't have anything good to say Du916 Jan 11 #60

So we should just ignore he was with many underaged girls? SamuelTheThird Jan 11 #61

This message was self-deleted by its author Du916 Jan 11 #62

Which biographer? maxsolomon Jan 12 #68

Saw the Dead multiple times at the Fillmore in NYC flamingdem Jan 11 #56

Bob Weir was one of my all time favorites RIP airplaneman Jan 11 #57

Fare thee well, Bobby. EuterpeThelo Jan 11 #58

He passed out 2 acid tabs to me and my companion, Haight Asbury 1968. I didn't take it bc I'd never done it and was afra scipan Jan 11 #67