Today me and the fellers were deep into a recording session cutting a tune called ‘Wrestling An Angel’ when my wife told me our friend Bob Weir had made his journey from this earthly realm into the heavens. We are all completely devastated but I also can’t help but feel like he is at total peace and more magical now than he ever was. I’ve never knew a person so in tune with the cosmos. Who was so mystical and smart and mysterious, alluring and radiant. He was a star wrangler .. a celestial skysage who traded fear for wonder. Now he is riding the northern lights and skipping barefoot between the constellations… We took a while to try to understand the news and then told some beautiful stories about our times with him.. but eventually we decided to pick ourselves up and got back to recording our music because that’s what he would have wanted us to do. As he said “There’s work to be done.”
I’ll always cherish the memories I have of Bob .. of hanging out in his hotel room and him showing me his record collection and mobile recording rig. Sitting there listening to kind of blue in silence. Soaking in the frequencies. Of him busting into ‘when I paint my masterpiece’ at my wedding.. and in an instant he turned the place into a joyous musical celebration. It was the greatest gift anyone could have given us.
He was always ready to “Kick up a fuss.” He always had boundless time and knowledge to share with everyone and was truly one of the kindest people I’ve ever known. The world is a better place because of him. I’m extremely grateful to have crossed paths with him in this life.
I am sending all of my love and prayers to his beautiful family and my heart breaks for them.. having just lost my mother recently I comprehend and sympathize with how hard it is to lose someone we hold so dear.
Words are hard to find in these moments.. I just know that he has had such a profound impact on so many of us and we will all carry that onward into the horizon until we someday meet again.
Heavens choir just gained a beautiful new voice. There is joy in knowing he is with some of his old friends again.. singing and laughing and playing beautiful songs.
Train wheels runnin’ through the back of my memory
Bobby was known to forget the lyrics to his own songs, but he rarely flubbed a Dylan cover.
* He also rocked his cutoffs, and Brother Fido hung his own with some tie-dye in Springfield as tribute…
This one hits so hard. So hard.
6 Comments
- Pot calling kettle - Tuesday, Jan 13, 26 @ 8:01 am:
So much great music. So much joy gifted to the world.
Some folks look for answers
Others look for fights
Some folks up in treetops
Just look to see the sights
I can tell your future
Look what’s in your hand
But I can’t stop for nothing
I’m just playing in the band
I knew him for his workout videos, especially his promotion of CrossFit, and all the men’s health articles. I’m not into the kind of music he played so I never realized he was a big deal in that too.
Sad that he tried to do the right things health-wise and still died too young.
Long as we got to be
Long as we are
I just wanna be
One of them little stars
One of them little stars
That’d just be fine
All you gotta do now
Just hang up there and shine
Hang up there and shine
- Joe Bidenopolous - Tuesday, Jan 13, 26 @ 11:51 am:
Oh, Bobby. It’s hard to believe that it’s been 30 years since Jerry died, but you kept the lovelight on and let it shine ever since.
For the longest time, Jerry was the only one missing. Now, in a little more than a year, we’ve lost both you and Phil, and only Bill and Mickey are left.
The world will be just a little less rich without you in it. But I know him and Jerry and Phil will be that lovelight shining from above.
- btowntruthfromforgottonia - Tuesday, Jan 13, 26 @ 12:42 pm:
Turn on channel six, the President comes on the news
Says,I get no satisfaction, that’s why I sing the blues
His wife say, Don’t get crazy, Lord, you know just what to do
Crank up that old Victrola, put on your rockin’ shoes
- Pot calling kettle - Tuesday, Jan 13, 26 @ 8:01 am:
So much great music. So much joy gifted to the world.
Some folks look for answers
Others look for fights
Some folks up in treetops
Just look to see the sights
I can tell your future
Look what’s in your hand
But I can’t stop for nothing
I’m just playing in the band
- So_Ill - Tuesday, Jan 13, 26 @ 8:43 am:
Fare the well, old buddy. Thanks for the memories.
I can’t recall the death of someone I never met hitting me this hard.
RIP Bobby
- Lurker - Tuesday, Jan 13, 26 @ 10:19 am:
I knew him for his workout videos, especially his promotion of CrossFit, and all the men’s health articles. I’m not into the kind of music he played so I never realized he was a big deal in that too.
Sad that he tried to do the right things health-wise and still died too young.
- Loyal Virus - Tuesday, Jan 13, 26 @ 11:39 am:
Long as we got to be
Long as we are
I just wanna be
One of them little stars
One of them little stars
That’d just be fine
All you gotta do now
Just hang up there and shine
Hang up there and shine
- Joe Bidenopolous - Tuesday, Jan 13, 26 @ 11:51 am:
Oh, Bobby. It’s hard to believe that it’s been 30 years since Jerry died, but you kept the lovelight on and let it shine ever since.
For the longest time, Jerry was the only one missing. Now, in a little more than a year, we’ve lost both you and Phil, and only Bill and Mickey are left.
The world will be just a little less rich without you in it. But I know him and Jerry and Phil will be that lovelight shining from above.
- btowntruthfromforgottonia - Tuesday, Jan 13, 26 @ 12:42 pm:
Turn on channel six, the President comes on the news
Says,I get no satisfaction, that’s why I sing the blues
His wife say, Don’t get crazy, Lord, you know just what to do
Crank up that old Victrola, put on your rockin’ shoes