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Suicide confirmed in death of Grateful Dead keyboardist
mercurynews.com ^
| 6/4/06
| By Deborah Lohse
Posted on 06/04/2006 10:28:13 AM PDT by paltz
The death of Grateful Dead keyboardist Vince Welnick, 55, was a suicide, the Sonoma County Sheriff's Department confirmed Saturday. An autopsy is expected to be performed Monday or Tuesday, said Lt. Bruce Rochester, who declined to say how the former musician took his life.
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TOPICS: Music/Entertainment
KEYWORDS: dead; gratefuldead; hetunedout; ingrate; music; suicide
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posted on
06/04/2006 10:28:15 AM PDT
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paltz
To: paltz
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posted on
06/04/2006 10:30:53 AM PDT
by
Tax-chick
(I am a daughter of God, a child of the King, a holy fire burning with His love.)
To: paltz
Sorry to hear this. From what I've read, that position
has been rather unlucky as far as longevity goes.
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posted on
06/04/2006 10:32:00 AM PDT
by
ThreePuttinDude
()....no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself...... ()
To: paltz
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posted on
06/04/2006 10:32:27 AM PDT
by
BenLurkin
("The entire remedy is with the people." - W. H. Harrison)
To: paltz
Why is that the life expectancy of entertainment types in the West seems to be lower than that of Zimbabwe?
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
06/04/2006 10:33:50 AM PDT
by
BenLurkin
("The entire remedy is with the people." - W. H. Harrison)
To: paltz
This very sad death is causing a Huge Split in the GD Community,crusing around the net Bob Weir is not a very liked man right now.
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posted on
06/04/2006 10:34:10 AM PDT
by
cmsgop
( Please ! For The Love of God Verizon !!! NO MORE MICHAEL McDONALD !!!)
To: Tax-chick
I guess he is grateful to be dead.
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posted on
06/04/2006 10:35:20 AM PDT
by
NCLaw441
To: ThreePuttinDude
Pig Pen died of liver cancer. Then Kieth Godcheaux OD'ed on heroin. Brent Mydland OD'ed on a speedball. Now this. The CURSE OF THE DEAD KEYBOARD.
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posted on
06/04/2006 10:37:06 AM PDT
by
BullDog108
("Conservatives believe in God. Liberals think they are God." ---Ann Coulter)
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
06/04/2006 10:38:47 AM PDT
by
BenLurkin
("The entire remedy is with the people." - W. H. Harrison)
To: BullDog108
Keith was killed in a car accident after he left the band..
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posted on
06/04/2006 10:39:53 AM PDT
by
cardinal4
(Kerry-Mcarthy-Gore-Clinton-Feingold-Murtha- Pelosi-the true Axis of Evil...)
To: NCLaw441
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posted on
06/04/2006 10:40:47 AM PDT
by
Tax-chick
(It's the Captain's 70th birthday. God grant him many more!)
To: paltz
Its a shame, Vince was treated very shabbily by the remaining members of the Dead after Jerry died and evidently he never recovered.
He was part of one of the most fun groups out there, The Tubes, and he did a great job playing with the Dead. He had a long history of bad health and depression.
RIP Vince
To: cmsgop
What's Weir got to do with Welnick committing suicide?
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posted on
06/04/2006 10:43:42 AM PDT
by
Huck
(Hey look, I'm still here.)
To: cmsgop
If there's one thing I hate, it's an incomplete story from someone who thinks it's their job to censor gossipy details.
A partial story- is not a story. I would rather not know anything... don't even tell us he's dead.
To: paltz
He had been taken, injured, from his home in Forestville near Santa Rosa, to a local hospital. He later died there, sheriff's officials said. I seriously doubt he tripped over his bong.
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posted on
06/04/2006 10:44:08 AM PDT
by
Popman
("What I was doing wasn't living, it was dying. I really think God had better plans for me.")
To: cardinal4
You are correct. Somehow my memory of him was he was always wasted, and he was fired from the band for that.
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posted on
06/04/2006 10:44:50 AM PDT
by
BullDog108
("Conservatives believe in God. Liberals think they are God." ---Ann Coulter)
To: paltz
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posted on
06/04/2006 10:47:29 AM PDT
by
BullDog108
("Conservatives believe in God. Liberals think they are God." ---Ann Coulter)
To: Central Scrutiniser
Tubes reunion pic...Fee Waybill with his arm around Welnick (back row, 2nd from right)
To: StAnDeliver
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posted on
06/04/2006 10:52:02 AM PDT
by
corkoman
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