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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, 12:54 AM
21 hrs ago

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 Yesterday OP
FUCK!!!!! gay texan Yesterday #1
Damn Codifer Yesterday #2
We all do. highplainsdem Yesterday #8
Rest in the power of music SheltieLover Yesterday #3
I feared this day coming. ificandream Yesterday #4
Statement of Chloe Weir on Bob Weir's passing. ificandream Yesterday #5
Untold thousands of hours of joy. Thank you, Bobby. mahina Yesterday #6
Wow! ybbor Yesterday #7
..... chowder66 Yesterday #9
One More Saturday Night. Thanx Bobby. You made living better for me. Botany Yesterday #10
Like I need this news today. OAITW r.2.0 Yesterday #11
Picture him young and healthy again, because I believe he is, on the other side. Reunited with highplainsdem Yesterday #13
If there is a heaven..... OAITW r.2.0 Yesterday #15
This is from an interview Bob did for GQ in 2019: highplainsdem Yesterday #16
Makes perfect sense to me SheltieLover Yesterday #20
Me, too. highplainsdem Yesterday #24
... SheltieLover Yesterday #25
Thanks for posting! Oddly, soothing. OAITW r.2.0 Yesterday #23
...or maybe it takes concerted focus. SheltieLover Yesterday #26
You're welcome! I'm glad it gave you some comfort. And I have no doubt that you did really hear highplainsdem Yesterday #29
Bob Weir. While many saw Garcia as the force OAITW r.2.0 Yesterday #34
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
I worked in a bike shop in the early 80s Du916 19 hrs ago #55
That's very cool, that you met him that way! highplainsdem 6 hrs ago #64
I wonder how Bob liked the video documentation of his life? OAITW r.2.0 Yesterday #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 23 hrs ago #42
He wasn't Jerry when it came to holistic attitudes about life. OAITW r.2.0 23 hrs ago #45
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
"He burned brightly while he was alive." OAITW r.2.0 21 hrs ago #51
Bob Wier had a similar vision when Neal Cassady died in Mexico Brother Buzz 21 hrs ago #52
Tragic that they didn't listen to her. highplainsdem 6 hrs ago #65
Thank you for all the joy, Bob. ancianita Yesterday #12
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
No, but my son is holding down their fort in Portland. Brother Buzz 22 hrs ago #48
And both succumbed to lung cancer... Pluvious 7 hrs ago #59
Singing backup on Percy Sledge's breakout hit, When a Man Loves a Woman.... Brother Buzz 6 hrs ago #63
There is a big hole in my heart tonight. RIP Bobby. flashman13 Yesterday #17
RIP Bobby Half-step Yesterday #18
Experienced the GD in 1977. Bob... Clouds Passing Yesterday #19
Bob spit on me underpants Yesterday #21
You were part of the East Coast, NY crew. OAITW r.2.0 Yesterday #36
Hampton, RFK, Philly, then Charlotte/Raleigh on the return & Roanoke every couple years underpants Yesterday #37
I had forgotten that about Bobby lmao Pluvious 6 hrs ago #66
Thanks for the memories Bobby! EarthFirst Yesterday #22
This is a huge loss. IcyPeas Yesterday #27
RIP BOBBY Sailingdiver Yesterday #28
Empire state bldg Rver Yesterday #30
Beautiful. Wonder how NY will honor Trump's passing? OAITW r.2.0 Yesterday #38
I would think nothing whatsoever... Rver 23 hrs ago #43
Orange fireworks halobeam 20 hrs ago #53
Grateful Dead 1968 Newport Pop Footage............my first experience ................ turbinetree Yesterday #31
The Eleventh. OAITW r.2.0 Yesterday #39
damn.... Talitha Yesterday #32
RIP Bob... CaptainTruth Yesterday #33
RIP, Bobby. yardwork 23 hrs ago #46
He was in great shape. ForgoTheConsequence 23 hrs ago #47
I know what Im going to say is going to be unpopular SamuelTheThird 20 hrs ago #54
If you don't have anything good to say Du916 7 hrs ago #60
So we should just ignore he was with many underaged girls? SamuelTheThird 6 hrs ago #61
This message was self-deleted by its author Du916 6 hrs ago #62
Saw the Dead multiple times at the Fillmore in NYC flamingdem 19 hrs ago #56
Bob Weir was one of my all time favorites RIP airplaneman 19 hrs ago #57
Fare thee well, Bobby. EuterpeThelo 16 hrs ago #58
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