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"Dead" Guy Grateful to be Breathing Easy

Posted Oct 1st 2008 2:45PM by TMZ Staff

The dude who plays guitar for the Grateful Dead -- Bob Weir -- broke his ribs riding on a tour bus. The good news -- he will get by!

We're told Weir was truckin' along in a tour bus when it had to stop short. Bob was standing and fell when the driver slammed on the brakes.

A rep tells us it hurt for Bob "to breathe, hold the guitar, and laugh."

Weir was able to finish the tour with his band, Bob Weir and the Ratdogs, but had to cancel a recent fundraiser because battling broken ribs and a cold was just too much to handle.

At least now he's got an excuse to find some medicinal alternatives...

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1. I miss the Dead!! It is not the same without Jerry, but you boys still ROCK!!

Posted at 4:16PM on Oct 1st 2008 by nature girl

2. not a great picture but bobby still looks good. . .kissed him once in the early 80's. . .we were staying at the same sheraton hotel. . .would gladly do it again!

Posted at 4:27PM on Oct 1st 2008 by mother doot

3. PHISH IS GETTING BACK TOGETHER !!!

WOOOO HOOOOO

THEY ARE 1000 TIMES BETTER THAN THE DEAD EVER WERE

Posted at 4:31PM on Oct 1st 2008 by mike

4. Get better soon! I have 13 Greatful Dead concerts and an untold number of Rat Dog and dead shows since Jerry Passed. Bob your music always makes me smile and gets me groovin. Again feel better and keep that fire burning on the mountain!

Posted at 9:41PM on Oct 1st 2008 by KBKEN

5. By "a recent fundraiser", are they talking about the upcoming Obama fundraiser at Penn State? I just bought $140 tickets on e-bay and haven't paid for them yet. I'm starting to panic.

Posted at 4:31PM on Oct 1st 2008 by maple

6. Get well bobby, we love you!

Posted at 4:32PM on Oct 1st 2008 by native californian

7. That's a really old pic of bob. He looks nothing like that now.

In fact, he looks a little like Jerry

Posted at 5:43PM on Oct 1st 2008 by lisa

8. Fortunately for him, he had enough pot in his system that he never felt any pain.

Posted at 4:39PM on Oct 1st 2008 by Crabby

9. Be nice to Bobby, he's been nice to us ALL THESE YEARS.

Posted at 4:48PM on Oct 1st 2008 by josh

10. The writers at TMZ are idiots. "The Dead" is not touring right now. In fact, it has been quite a while since they have. There is talk of the Obama benefit this month though. The morons probably mean that it was the Ratdog tour bus...perhaps TMZ should be on TMZ for being morons......

Posted at 5:00PM on Oct 1st 2008 by Florida Deadhead

11. the dead sucks and so do all it's fake-ass fans. i remember being in high school in the 80s and there was a group of deadheads who were the most annoying bunch of people i've ever encountered. peace and love my ass... wake up hippies - that "movement" that you all stand for, half of you weren't even alive for it. and most jammi music sucks unless you're on drugs... you're not having fun kids, you're just having fun with the drugs and alcohol...

Posted at 5:11PM on Oct 1st 2008 by ***70s rock is where it's at****

12. to the guy happy about phish....

I saw phish 100 times, the dead 25, I would give up every phish show I saw post 97 for one more dead show.....

phish isnt half the band the dead was....

Posted at 5:38PM on Oct 1st 2008 by Garciyalater

13. Stopping short?? The bus driver stole my move!!

Posted at 5:45PM on Oct 1st 2008 by I laugh at others misfortunes

14.
#11

The Dead, sloppy as a pothead in art class, never possessed the technical proficiency of Phish. While the Dead had more of a grasp on their gumbo of American musical tradition, Phish could blow them off the stage with their technical musical wizardry.


Posted at 5:50PM on Oct 1st 2008 by mike

15. The Dead Sucks!
Weakass wimpy annoying music!!!!

Posted at 6:14PM on Oct 1st 2008 by eddie haskell

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