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Grateful Dead Members Laud Bill Walton as Band’s Biggest Fan and ‘The Best Friend I Ever Had’
Members of the Grateful Dead and its current offshoot, Dead and Company, shared their grief and love for superfan Bill Walton.
Dead & Company, which is in the midst of a residency at Las Vegas’ Sphere, posted a collective statement as well, on top of those of individual members. The reference to “Father Time” alludes to how the Celtics great dressed up and played that role during a 2015 New Year’s Eve show by Dead & Company in Los Angeles, pictured above, and at earlier shows by Dead offshoot groups, as seen in the photo montage posted on Instagram. Weir, the co-frontman of the two groups, posted a photo of himself playfully thumbing his nose at Walton, with the caption: “Yo Bill, thanks for the ride.
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