R.I.P. Bob Weir, my GOAT rhythm guitarist. I got into #gratefuldead via tapes of 1972-1974 improvisation, and the secret sauce for me was Bob Weir’s guitar. His rhythms, interjections, and harmonics were constant elements of surprise and delight to me. I danced to him. He had to create a space for himself in the Dead’s music, and he did so brilliantly and uniquely. I’ve never been able to listen to Dead tapes on which I can’t easily hear Weir’s guitar.