Bob Weir (1947-2026)

So the kids, they dance, they shake their bones / And the politicians throwing stones / Singing, "Ashes, ashes all fall down" (ashes, ashes all fall down)

Bob Weir, Greek Theater, Berkeley, September 12, 1981. Photo by Clayton Call.

Good evening,

I know a good few of my readers are at least part-time Deadheads, and a few of you are all-in. I’m saddened to report that Bob Weir has left us.

He was a founding member of the band. He met Jerry Garcia at age 16 and took guitar lessons from him. Weir was said to b…