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Brother Buzz

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52. Bob Wier had a similar vision when Neal Cassady died in Mexico
Sun Jan 11, 2026, 01:54 AM
Jan 2026

I didn’t mention it in my other post to you, but Donna Jean flew out from Alabama to visit Jerry in the rehab center. She knew his medical history, and told the powers that be he should be transferred to a hospital. Her pleading fell on deaf ears and she became bitter how things shook out.

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Grateful Dead's Bob Weir Dead at 78 [View all] highplainsdem Jan 2026 OP
FUCK!!!!! gay texan Jan 2026 #1
Damn Codifer Jan 2026 #2
We all do. highplainsdem Jan 2026 #8
Rest in the power of music SheltieLover Jan 2026 #3
I feared this day coming. ificandream Jan 2026 #4
Statement of Chloe Weir on Bob Weir's passing. ificandream Jan 2026 #5
Untold thousands of hours of joy. Thank you, Bobby. mahina Jan 2026 #6
Wow! ybbor Jan 2026 #7
..... chowder66 Jan 2026 #9
One More Saturday Night. Thanx Bobby. You made living better for me. Botany Jan 2026 #10
Like I need this news today. OAITW r.2.0 Jan 2026 #11
Picture him young and healthy again, because I believe he is, on the other side. Reunited with highplainsdem Jan 2026 #13
If there is a heaven..... OAITW r.2.0 Jan 2026 #15
This is from an interview Bob did for GQ in 2019: highplainsdem Jan 2026 #16
Makes perfect sense to me SheltieLover Jan 2026 #20
Me, too. highplainsdem Jan 2026 #24
... SheltieLover Jan 2026 #25
Thanks for posting! Oddly, soothing. OAITW r.2.0 Jan 2026 #23
...or maybe it takes concerted focus. SheltieLover Jan 2026 #26
You're welcome! I'm glad it gave you some comfort. And I have no doubt that you did really hear highplainsdem Jan 2026 #29
Bob Weir. While many saw Garcia as the force OAITW r.2.0 Jan 2026 #34
I agree. Plus I thought Bob was cute. Very watchable. More seriously - see what he says in another 2019 highplainsdem Jan 2026 #40
From personal experience, I think most female Deadheads were Bob Weir fans, OAITW r.2.0 Jan 2026 #41
I worked in a bike shop in the early 80s Du916 Jan 2026 #55
That's very cool, that you met him that way! highplainsdem Jan 2026 #64
Here's an article from DirtRag Du916 Jan 2026 #69
Thank you! highplainsdem Jan 2026 #70
I wonder how Bob liked the video documentation of his life? OAITW r.2.0 Jan 2026 #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 2026 #42
He wasn't Jerry when it came to holistic attitudes about life. OAITW r.2.0 Jan 2026 #45
He wished Jerry had taken better care of himself. From a Rolling Stone interview last March: highplainsdem Jan 2026 #49
I get it We all now know that the Grateful Dead were not Dead and Company. OAITW r.2.0 Jan 2026 #50
"He burned brightly while he was alive." OAITW r.2.0 Jan 2026 #51
Bob Wier had a similar vision when Neal Cassady died in Mexico Brother Buzz Jan 2026 #52
Tragic that they didn't listen to her. highplainsdem Jan 2026 #65
Thank you for all the joy, Bob. ancianita Jan 2026 #12
Your first video features Donna Jean Thatcher Godchaux-MacKay who passed away two months ago Brother Buzz Jan 2026 #14
That is a weird coincidence. Have you talked to your cousins since the memorial service? highplainsdem Jan 2026 #44
No, but my son is holding down their fort in Portland. Brother Buzz Jan 2026 #48
And both succumbed to lung cancer... Pluvious Jan 2026 #59
Singing backup on Percy Sledge's breakout hit, When a Man Loves a Woman.... Brother Buzz Jan 2026 #63
There is a big hole in my heart tonight. RIP Bobby. flashman13 Jan 2026 #17
RIP Bobby Half-step Jan 2026 #18
Experienced the GD in 1977. Bob... Clouds Passing Jan 2026 #19
Bob spit on me underpants Jan 2026 #21
You were part of the East Coast, NY crew. OAITW r.2.0 Jan 2026 #36
Hampton, RFK, Philly, then Charlotte/Raleigh on the return & Roanoke every couple years underpants Jan 2026 #37
I had forgotten that about Bobby lmao Pluvious Jan 2026 #66
Thanks for the memories Bobby! EarthFirst Jan 2026 #22
This is a huge loss. IcyPeas Jan 2026 #27
RIP BOBBY Sailingdiver Jan 2026 #28
Empire state bldg Rver Jan 2026 #30
Beautiful. Wonder how NY will honor Trump's passing? OAITW r.2.0 Jan 2026 #38
I would think nothing whatsoever... Rver Jan 2026 #43
Orange fireworks halobeam Jan 2026 #53
Grateful Dead 1968 Newport Pop Footage............my first experience ................ turbinetree Jan 2026 #31
The Eleventh. OAITW r.2.0 Jan 2026 #39
They were still with Jefferson Airplane............. turbinetree Jan 2026 #71
damn.... Talitha Jan 2026 #32
RIP Bob... CaptainTruth Jan 2026 #33
RIP, Bobby. yardwork Jan 2026 #46
He was in great shape. ForgoTheConsequence Jan 2026 #47
I know what Im going to say is going to be unpopular SamuelTheThird Jan 2026 #54
If you don't have anything good to say Du916 Jan 2026 #60
So we should just ignore he was with many underaged girls? SamuelTheThird Jan 2026 #61
This message was self-deleted by its author Du916 Jan 2026 #62
Which biographer? maxsolomon Jan 2026 #68
Saw the Dead multiple times at the Fillmore in NYC flamingdem Jan 2026 #56
Bob Weir was one of my all time favorites RIP airplaneman Jan 2026 #57
Fare thee well, Bobby. EuterpeThelo Jan 2026 #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 2026 #67
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