Are there still Deadheads?
Despite the disbandment of the group after the death of the band’s founder and lead singer Jerry Garcia in 1995, the Deadhead community lives on today.
Did Bob Weir get fired?
In mid-1968, Pigpen and Bob Weir were briefly kicked out of the Grateful Dead. “When I first saw them, they had just quit being the Warlocks and they were not necessarily that good, with the exception of Pigpen. …
Why do Deadheads spin?
They and a growing band of hardcore Deadheads became known as “spinners” because of the dizzying, whirling dervish-style dancing they performed to the thundering, hypnotic rhythms of the Grateful Dead. “This is an extreme wing of the Grateful Dead family,” McNally said during a break in the music.
Why are they called Deadheads?
A Back in the early part of the nineteenth century the term dead head (at first two words) was a theatrical term for a person who had been admitted without charge, perhaps because they had performed some service such as putting up a poster advertising the event. The verb to dead head followed soon afterwards.
Is Bob Weir the ‘cute one’ of the dead?
But it’s also a sly comment on Weir’s position to the uninitiated. He was definitely the second-in-command of the Grateful Dead to the bearded, nine-fingered lead guitarist, Jerry Garcia. If Garcia, dead almost 19 years, is the John Lennon, then Weir, very much “the cute one,” is the Paul McCartney.
Is Bob Weir a rock legend?
His eyes drill into me as he answers my questions. “Come Together” by the Beatles is on the P.A. system, and I realize that, as far as rock legends are concerned, Weir, a founding member of the Grateful Dead, is one of the very few who could be considered in the same league.
Why do Deadheads love John Mayer so much?
Deadheads have praised Mayer for what he brings to the stage: the respect that he shows for Jerry Garcia, while not trying to be him. For some, these new performances allow the community to continue, while welcoming new members into the fold.
How did Bob Weir record 60 hours of interview footage?
For starters, he had the dough to do it right—recording 60 hours of interview footage with Weir, as well as accruing commentary from some unlikely sources. For every Mike Gordon of Phish, there’s a Lee Ranaldo of Sonic Youth or Jerry Harrison from Talking Heads.
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