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Grateful Dead Guitarist Bob Weir Collapses Onstage in New York (Video) .
San Francisco Chronicle ^ | April 26, 2013

Posted on 04/28/2013 7:29:53 AM PDT by ConservativeStatement

Grateful Dead singer-guitarist Bob Weir collapsed during his performance with Furthur at the Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, New York last night. The band, which also includes bassist Phil Lesh, was closing out a nine show residency at the historic venue when the 65-year-old Weir stumbled and fell to the floor about a minute into the song “Unbroken Chain.”

He was helped up by crew members and was able to complete the tune while seated in a chair before the band took a brief break. When they returned without him, Lesh told the crowd that Weir had strained his shoulder earlier in the day and would be unable to complete the set, but the music never stopped.

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KEYWORDS: dead; gratefuldead; music; rockandroll; weir
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To: sakic

I let my brother convince me that they had an “off” night and they’d be better the second time. He was wrong. They sucked again.


21 posted on 04/28/2013 8:35:52 AM PDT by Lurker (Violence is rarely the answer. But when it is it is the only answer.)
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To: dayglored

His “doc” should have pumped him up on cortisone or something before the concert, if the injury was known. That’s just SOP for those big time bands. I loathe/despise/hate the Dead; always have. All their crap music sounds the same. JMO.


22 posted on 04/28/2013 8:48:13 AM PDT by Carriage Hill (AR-10s & AR-15s are the Muskets of the 21st Century. Free men need not ask permission.)
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To: dayglored

Yes. I, too, have been there.

The worst one was the five hour new years eve solo piano gig with the flu in 2001. While everyone was still upset about 9/11. I never forget that one.


23 posted on 04/28/2013 8:55:02 AM PDT by left that other site ((Ban the ubiquitous and deadly solvent, Di-hydrogen monoxide!!!))
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To: null and void

Indeed.


24 posted on 04/28/2013 8:55:29 AM PDT by left that other site ((Ban the ubiquitous and deadly solvent, Di-hydrogen monoxide!!!))
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To: ConservativeStatement

“Surrender gracefully the things of youth.”


25 posted on 04/28/2013 9:05:17 AM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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To: ConservativeStatement

I roomed with three deadheads my freshman year in college (1980). It was as wild and crazy as you can imagine. I’ve listened to more bootleg live Dead performances than any non-Deadhead.

But I still like the songs from American Beauty and the (gasp) disco-influenced Shakedown Street.

But please, no more live performances. You know, the ones when the crowd starts clapping when the song isn’t over, which happens five times before the song ends.


26 posted on 04/28/2013 9:05:21 AM PDT by St_Thomas_Aquinas
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To: Lurker

Oooh, that’s harsh. I love the Dead. Saw them several times at Cal Expo Amphitheater when in high school and college. I listen to more death metal these days, but I love a lot of old hippie music.


27 posted on 04/28/2013 9:29:28 AM PDT by lefty-lie-spy (Stay metal. For the Horde \m/("_")\m/ - via iPhone from Tokyo.g)
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To: ConservativeStatement
The only thing he's even been involved in that I like is a live version of “Hypnotize” with Kingfish.Other than that...no thanks.Particularly the Grateful Dead.
28 posted on 04/28/2013 9:32:24 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Leno Was Right,They *Are* Undocumented Democrats!)
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To: Lurker
Absolutely the most over rated band in history. Saw them twice and they sucked both times.

I could not disagree more, and I was not a fan. It would be interesting to know which band(s) you think are not overrated. For example, I think the Rolling Stones were very overrated, but that is a matter of personal taste in what I like to hear and not in their musical abilities. I now think the Grateful Dead were the best live jam/rock/etc band ever. Other bands had moments/years (like Allman Brothers Band with Duane). I just know the sound I like to hear. Two famous men who heard about everyone from those decades said it best:

"They're not the best at what they do, they're the only ones that do what they do." Bill Graham employed all the best bands from the 1960s onward. He knew them all and there were alot of great bands thay played wonderful live performances at his venues.

Bob Dylan's press release regarding Jerry Garcia's death

"There's no way to measure his greatness or magnitude as a person or as a player. I don't think any eulogizing will do him justice. He was that great, much more than a superb musician, with an uncanny ear and dexterity. He's the very spirit personified of whatever is Muddy River country at its core and screams up into the spheres. He really had no equal. To me he wasn't only a musician and friend, he was more like a big brother who taught and showed me more than he'll ever know. There's a lot of spaces and advances between The Carter Family, Buddy Holly and, say, Ornette Coleman, a lot of universes, but he filled them all without being a member of any school. His playing was moody, awesome, sophisticated, hypnotic and subtle. There's no way to convey the loss. It just digs down really deep."

I suspect you saw two concerts from the 80s or 90s.Grateful Dead Projects is a collection of great jams from concerts that span the band's career.

29 posted on 04/28/2013 11:38:25 AM PDT by af_vet_1981 (The bus came by and I got on, That's when it all began,)
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To: Lurker

Dead music never did anything for me. I did appreciate the cute hippie chicks though.


30 posted on 04/28/2013 12:21:40 PM PDT by Rebelbase (1929-1950's, 20+years for full recovery. How long this time?)
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To: ConservativeStatement

I’m grateful it was (apparently) not a stroke, and for every year the surviving members and friends continue to play music for us.


31 posted on 04/28/2013 2:40:17 PM PDT by af_vet_1981 (The bus came by and I got on, That's when it all began,)
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To: ConservativeStatement
That was THE worse rendition of Unbroken Chain. Ever.
32 posted on 04/28/2013 2:48:38 PM PDT by Vision (We are not descended from fearful men)
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To: Lurker
What did one Deadhead say to the other after the LSD wore off?

"This music sucks."

When the band plays "Hail to the Cheif", they're pointing the cannon at you.


33 posted on 04/28/2013 3:26:24 PM PDT by ex91B10 (We've tried the Soap Box,the Ballot Box and the Jury Box; ONE BOX LEFT!)
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To: BobL
I saw them once, and all they did was tune-up their instruments. They never actually played a song.

Your claim would be easy to check. Do you imagine yourself to be an honest man ? What was the date ?

34 posted on 04/28/2013 6:43:58 PM PDT by af_vet_1981 (The bus came by and I got on, That's when it all began,)
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To: BobL; af_vet_1981

When did you see them? What were one of the dates?


35 posted on 03/24/2018 7:51:12 PM PDT by SamAdams76
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To: af_vet_1981

I think he’s lying too. He never saw them.


36 posted on 03/24/2018 7:51:39 PM PDT by SamAdams76
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