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“Mr Goalie”, Glenn Hall died today. Won the Vezina Trophy thrice. Played 21 years in the NHL , including a record of 502 consecutive games started without ever wearing a mask. He’s credited with developing the “butterfly “ method of goaltending.
 
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Bob Weir (1947-2025)
His family announced his death today; unclear what the actual date was. He was diagnosed last year with cancer but is said to have died from related causes (lung problems.)
If you want to hear how strong a performer he was, especially with the Grateful Dead, of course, play any of their concerts from the '72 European tour -- Weir was on top of his game at that point, singing ballads and rockers with a beautifully controlled tenor voice. He cowrote two of their most-played rockers, Truckin' and Sugar Magnolia, and later wrote such heavy-weight numbers as Weather Report Suite, The Music Never Stopped, and Estimated Prophet, usually with co-writer John Perry Barlow. But the Weir song that was most foundational to the Dead's music has to be Playin' in the Band, which set the band up for extended jams from the early 70s through the end of their career.
I love the songs where Weir and Garcia traded verses: Jack Straw and I Know You Rider -- there may be others but these come to mind.
Unexpected and sad news. The only members of the Dead's 1967 lineup who are still alive are the drummers (Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann.)
Weir was the group's perennial youngster, a teenager when the group formed and always projecting a friendly, loopy sense of humor (although when he tells the Yellow Dog story during equipment mishaps, you want to skip the track.)
 
ideologyhunter said:
Bob Weir (1947-2025)
His family announced his death today; unclear what the actual date was. He was diagnosed last year with cancer but is said to have died from related causes (lung problems.)
If you want to hear how strong a performer he was, especially with the Grateful Dead, of course, play any of their concerts from the '72 European tour -- Weir was on top of his game at that point, singing ballads and rockers with a beautifully controlled tenor voice. He cowrote two of their most-played rockers, Truckin' and Sugar Magnolia, and later wrote such heavy-weight numbers as Weather Report Suite, The Music Never Stopped, and Estimated Prophet, usually with co-writer John Perry Barlow. But the Weir song that was most foundational to the Dead's music has to be Playin' in the Band, which set the band up for extended jams from the early 70s through the end of their career.
I love the songs where Weir and Garcia traded verses: Jack Straw and I Know You Rider -- there may be others but these come to mind.
Unexpected and sad news. The only members of the Dead's 1967 lineup who are still alive are the drummers (Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann.)
Weir was the group's perennial youngster, a teenager when the group formed and always projecting a friendly, loopy sense of humor (although when he tells the Yellow Dog story during equipment mishaps, you want to skip the track.)
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He was still sounding so good even August 2025 for the Golden Gate Park shows.

It was killer when Jerry died and the Grateful Dead ended.

Now Bobby and I don't know that Dead and Company will continue.
 
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Bob Weir

abcnews.go.com

Bob Weir, Grateful Dead founding member, dies at 78

Bob Weir, one of the founding members of the Grateful Dead, died Saturday at the age of 78.
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My mother's a big Grateful Dead fan and she just found out. I've been to some concerts too.
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Ya. Crazy Fingers is a Grateful Dead song.

I had about 900-1000 concert cassettes when I finally gave up on cassette tapes.

Now I only have about 290 concerts on my computer, about the same as around 700 cassettes. Mostly ripped from dead.net CD releases (Dicks Picks, Daves Picks, various box sets) or downloads from dead.net.

And another 200 Dead and company concerts from Nugs.

I had been to about 100 shows when Jerry died.
 
I had no idea she was ill -- although one notice described it as a short illness. She always seemed vibrant, vital, and sharply tuned in to a comic master stroke. One of the greats.
 
James Van Der Beek, 1977-2026.
I didn't see most of his work, remember him best for a sensational hosting job at SNL. After his cancer diagnosis, he gave some moving interviews about facing adversity.
 
I have no idea who this person is but dying at 49 is never a good thing.
 
Very sad, he will no longer have to wait for his life to be over.
 
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