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I was at the show. IMO he was drunker than a hoot owl ( drugged too). Weir stumbled , mumbled and bumbled around the stage until he finally fell during Unbroken Chain. He did Me and My Uncle during the first set and if you didn't recognize the music you wouldn't have recognized the song. The show was akin to watching a three hour train wreck.
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twobob
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The first time I leaning and fall and thought he had a stroke.
Later I saw this clip and it seemed he was carrying such a load he couldn't stay upright.
With the band playing on it seemed they were prepared for it.
Got to keep the labels on the bottles.
Its Dayquill before the show.
Nitequill after.
Never the other way round.
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troutbum21
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Weir lost his balance a number of times during the first set. Before he collapsed the roadies came out to assist him. They brought out a chair but he refused to sit kicking it to the side. By the time Unbroken Chain began Weir was leaning heavily against the amplifier. The roadies had at that point either disconnected or shut off his guitar. After falling they placed him in the chair, he continues to try to play but no sound is coming from the amp. I honestly thought that he had a heart attack but from the reaction of his band mates you get the impression that they knew what was happening. No Dayquill, Nitequill, Ambien or any other OTC product. He had an old fashioned "toot" on. Phil Lesh came out after a short break and said that Bob was treated by a doctor earlier that day for a shoulder problem. That may be so but anything more is BS. This is not the first time he was so loaded that he fell onstage. He pulled the same act at the Best Buy Theater, Times Square, NYC in 2010.
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If ya wanna sit around and watch drunks or druggies fall over themselves I can suggest some places ya can do it for free much closer to home. Woulda demanded my money and travel expenses back. Heard Mick Jagger say in an interview that they did some shows way back under the influence and realized the fans got lousy performances- They changed that - at least on stage.
post edited by retired guy - 2013/04/27 13:46:49
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troutbum21
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You're right. I can go to the Toyota Theater in Wallingford, support the local economy and watch a show. Or I could watch the show in lovely downtown Meriden for free.
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Dont think for a moment you arent supporting the ones on the street too - lol.
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If it's drunks your lookin for I have had my fair share of free comedy shows on the river, plus you get to fish.
The gods do not deduct from man's allotted span the hours spent in fishing. ~Babylonian Proverb
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Lookin down from Tressel North in Sept and Oct is the best free 'reality show' ever.
Tell me L/E cant make a living with no phone calls or tips right there all season.
Must be another 'secret spot'.
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Man I miss Jerry! Long live the omnipotent Grateful Dead 
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Yea, Jerry was always so high that you would not notice it if he switched up a little on what he got there on.
I was backstage at the Capitol in Portchester in April or May of 1970, and the GD had enough beer to run a Walmart on a Friday night stacked up. I'm sure it was for the roadies, Weir was rumored to be in the upstairs room with a tank of NO at the time.
But over the years, Bobbie was always the one who was usually close to sober, and when you consider 150+ shows a year for 30-40 years, a couple of bad ones (and pain meds or muscle relaxers and alchohol can have some unpredicatable and heavy interactions) could lead to something like this. I doubt this would happen for more than one show in a row.
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Furthur, Lesh and Weir's band released a notice that they were cancelling an upcoming May 9th show because Weir will be unable to perform in any capacity for the next several weeks. Rehab?
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