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What a Long, Strange Trip It's Been, RIP Bob Weir

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jespah
 
Reply Sat 10 Jan, 2026 06:47 pm
Weir, a writer, guitar player, and sometimes vocalist for The Grateful Dead (and a ton of side projects after Jerry Garcia's death in '95), passed away today due to cancer. He was 78.
https://variety.com/2026/music/news/bob-weir-dead-grateful-dead-1236628170/

He's the vocalist on the Dead's best-known song (and source of the title), Truckin':


Estimated Prophet (he's not just the singer; he also wrote this one, which may be my fave Dead song):
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Reply Sun 11 Jan, 2026 09:40 am
@jespah,
Everything I've ever heard about Bob Weir as a person paints him as really nice guy, very friendly and open. This was corroborated by a friend who worked as a roadie with the Dead for a few years.
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