Bob Weir, legendary guitarist for the Grateful Dead, is celebrating his 60th birthday today and Sirius is dedicating an entire day of programming on the Grateful Dead Channel in honor of this celebration, including a new one-hour radio special hosted by Bob himself.
The channel’s special tribute to "Bobby" will also include performances from the Dead and RatDog recorded on Bob’s Birthday over the years.
Other features will include an interview conducted by Grateful Dead expert David Gans (at 6pm ET today) plus music from Bob Weir’s solo albums and his many side projects including RatDog, Kingfish, and Bobby & The Midnights.
A new episode of Bob Weir’s radio show on the Grateful Dead Channel (ch 32) will air today at 5pm ET. The show premiered in September with the channel’s launch.
Weir celebrates his birthday alongside other luminaries including Angela Lansbury, Tim Robbins, Suzanne Somers, and of course your's truly. Even "let them eat cake" Marie Antoinette lays claim to this day in history, though in far less celebratory fashion, as it was the day she met her fate with the guillotine.
"Marie Antoinette lays claim to this day in history, though in far less celebratory fashion, as it was the day she met her fate with the guillotine."
That was f'ing hilarious!