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ggould

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RIP Vince Welnick
« on: June 03, 2006, 11:19:47 AM »
Vince occupied the fatal keyboard slot in the Grateful Dead for their last 5 years.  All other keyboardists (except for Bruce Hornsby) have died.  He was a sweet soul, and I interviewed him in 2000:

http://www.gdforum.com/news/vincetape.ram    (realaudio file)

It's not confirmed yet, but papers say it looks like suicide.

http://news.google.com/news?oe=UTF-8&ie=UTF-8&tab=wn&ncl=http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/breaking_news/14732260.htm&hl=en&filter=0
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RIP Vince Welnick
« Reply #1 on: June 03, 2006, 10:49:39 PM »
RIP Vince. If there's a heaven we all end up in, it's sure to be filled with wonderful music.
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RIP Vince Welnick
« Reply #2 on: June 04, 2006, 01:40:20 AM »
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RIP Vince. If there's a heaven we all end up in, it's sure to be filled with wonderful music.


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Re: RIP Vince Welnick
« Reply #3 on: June 04, 2006, 09:27:33 PM »
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Vince occupied the fatal keyboard slot in the Grateful Dead for their last 5 years.  All other keyboardists (except for Bruce Hornsby) have died.  He was a sweet soul, and I interviewed him in 2000:

http://www.gdforum.com/news/vincetape.ram    (realaudio file)

It's not confirmed yet, but papers say it looks like suicide.



Crap. Just checked in while I'm still conscious and saw this for the first time. A terrible thing. Vince was a godsend to the Dead when they needed him most. Hope he finds some peace.

(Btw, what about Tom Constanten? He was only in the Dead for a short while, but wasn't he considered a member of the band?)
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Re: RIP Vince Welnick
« Reply #4 on: June 04, 2006, 10:46:36 PM »
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(Btw, what about Tom Constanten? He was only in the Dead for a short while, but wasn't he considered a member of the band?)


He most definitely should have been, and he most definitely is alive.  (He opened for the Jefferson Starship at B.B. King's last August; his setlist included "Mountains of the Moon" and "Yo-Ho-Ho and a Bottle of Rum."  Engaging, joy-seeking man.)
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Re: RIP Vince Welnick
« Reply #5 on: June 05, 2006, 10:07:55 AM »
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(Btw, what about Tom Constanten? He was only in the Dead for a short while, but wasn't he considered a member of the band?)

you get extra credit points!  TC is in that netherworld as to whether he was in the band long enough, but  nonetheless, he escaped!
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