I see that Bob Weir has died which is sad
We have an obit on the way
Workingman’s Dead was my introduction to the Grateful Dead when I was a kid in the 70s. Though my oldest siblings were certainly fans, my interest was piqued after hearing “Casey Jones” on the radio. As best I recall, that was pretty much the extent of my knowledge of the Grateful Dead at the time. This being amongst the first albums I ever purchased, it was definitely foundational and unquestionably helped shape my musical tastes. That said, the impact was more deeply rooted in my love of country, folk, and acoustic music as well as the fine craft of songwriting that is on display throughout that album.
Bedroom rising from an old growth tree
Bringing out the sawmill, cutting the 12 inch beams
Building a pattern, the reservoir to fill with dreams
Rings like Saturn telling their old story…
Big Thief “Red Moon”
I watched the celebration of his life from San Francisco last night (UK time) which was pretty moving. It was on YouTube and Nugs live. You can see it on Youtube It was odd seeing Nancy Pelosi singing along with the concluding 'Ripple'.
This morning I caught the end of the Howling Wolves (Graham Lesh and friends which included a fair few big names) performing their musical tribute to Bobby at San Francisco's Warfield Theatre. It must have finished 1:30-2:00am local time. Also on YouTube
@richardparkinson Not as weird as Tucker Carlson also being a Deadhead.
@martinjohnson Now that is completely unfathomable. Unless he got on the bus with 'Money Money'
