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In reply to the discussion: Grateful Dead's Bob Weir Dead at 78 [View all]Brother Buzz
(39,594 posts)52. Bob Wier had a similar vision when Neal Cassady died in Mexico
I didnt 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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Picture him young and healthy again, because I believe he is, on the other side. Reunited with
highplainsdem
Yesterday
#13
You're welcome! I'm glad it gave you some comfort. And I have no doubt that you did really hear
highplainsdem
Yesterday
#29
I agree. Plus I thought Bob was cute. Very watchable. More seriously - see what he says in another 2019
highplainsdem
23 hrs ago
#40
From personal experience, I think most female Deadheads were Bob Weir fans,
OAITW r.2.0
23 hrs ago
#41
Not sure how he felt about the video documentation, or what aspect of it you meant...but when you wrote that, I was
highplainsdem
23 hrs ago
#42
He wished Jerry had taken better care of himself. From a Rolling Stone interview last March:
highplainsdem
21 hrs ago
#49
I get it We all now know that the Grateful Dead were not Dead and Company.
OAITW r.2.0
21 hrs ago
#50
Your first video features Donna Jean Thatcher Godchaux-MacKay who passed away two months ago
Brother Buzz
Yesterday
#14
That is a weird coincidence. Have you talked to your cousins since the memorial service?
highplainsdem
23 hrs ago
#44
Singing backup on Percy Sledge's breakout hit, When a Man Loves a Woman....
Brother Buzz
6 hrs ago
#63
Hampton, RFK, Philly, then Charlotte/Raleigh on the return & Roanoke every couple years
underpants
Yesterday
#37
Grateful Dead 1968 Newport Pop Footage............my first experience ................
turbinetree
Yesterday
#31