Daily #SteveKimock. When Vince got dropped from the #GratefulDead he fell into a deep depression. Wouldn’t get out of bed. #MissingManFormation was formed for the specific purpose of helping Vince heal. Was a very good band and Vince did better for a time. As we all know, of course, a few years later Vince became ill again and ended his own life.

https://youtu.be/y_rApilBe5c

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Daily #SteveKimock. I’m sure most who read these posts know the tragic story of #VinceWelnick. Depression is a brutal vicious disease. #MissingManFormation was formed expressly to help Vince out a deep depressive episode. It worked in the short run but in the end couldn’t save him.
Here’s part of a remarkable recording of their debut, starting with a cover of a composition by the great #AliAkbarKhan Sahib.

https://youtu.be/IXISeryJIYY

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We can’t make pulled pork without slaw, and we don’t chop cabbage without giving the big leaves to the dogs for hats, and since our old dog Captain died last May, I have to sit and cry a little for missing him #dogsofmastadon #missingManFormation #vizslas #grief #doggos