He was inducted into the school's arts guild, received an honorary diploma and even played a few Dead songs with a local band, the Fever, at the event. Weir returned to the school for his would-be graduating class's fiftieth reunion and the school's 85th anniversary in 2015. Barlow, who penned such songs as "Cassidy," "Estimated Prophet," "The Music Never Stopped," "Black-Throated Wind" and more, became a mainstay of the Grateful Dead, and introduced the band to LSD advocate and Harvard professor Timothy Leary. But his stint at Fountain Valley wasn't for nothing: Weir met close friend and lyricist John Barlow at the school. He failed out yet again, and returned to San Francisco, where he met Jerry Garcia. For his sophomore year of high school (1962-’63), his parents sent him to boarding school at Fountain Valley School of Colorado in Colorado Springs. Originally from Atherton, California, a suburb of San Francisco, Weir had dyslexia and consistently failed in school.
We'll still have Ratdog, Phil and Friends and all the other side projects, but who knows when we'll see all the remaining members (sans Lesh) on stage together again? In anticipation of the final run, here are some of the Dead's most memorable links to Colorado:īob Weir Met John Barlow While Living Here
(And no, the Donna Jean Godchaux Band absolutely does not count.) There are also the many side projects that sprang from those musicians, including Bob Weir & Ratdog, Phil Lesh & Friends, the Mickey Hart Band, Billy & the Kids and Hart's percussion ensemble, Planet Drum. The music never stops for Deadheads, who have been keeping the legacy going, sharing the virtuosic jam band with younger generations, forming tribute bands or creating unique artworks inspired by the Dead.Īfter Garcia's death, the music has also been pushed through revivals with the remaining members, starting with The Other Ones (later called The Dead), Furthur and Dead & Company. That venue didn't last long, but the Dead attracted a fanatic, loyal following that kept it alive until (and after) Jerry Garcia's death on August 9, 1995. The Dead started shining its light through the cool Colorado rain back in 1967, when the band first played the Family Dog in Denver. The Final Tour will stop at Folsom Field for a three-night run July 1, 2 and 3 tickets go on public sale Friday, October 14, at 10 a.m. Come July, Colorado will witness its last sets from the band, made up of Grateful Dead members Bob Weir, Bill Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart, along with Oteil Burbridge, Jeff Chimenti and John Mayer.
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