In a scene that eyewitnesses describe as “totally mellow, man,” Bob Weir was reportedly spotted last night in what insiders are calling the Eternal Jam Space, rocking a luminous rhythm guitar in a swirling jam session that appears to include Jerry Garcia, Pigpen, and an astonishingly enthusiastic squirrel with maracas.

“This isn’t sad,” one ethereal Deadhead told reporters, “it’s like Bob just walked offstage and into another dimension where the encore never ends.” Nearby, a bevy of celestial tour buses — with names like Stardust Express and Terrapin Station Shuttle — sat idling, their drivers sipping astral coffee and comparing dusty old setlists.

According to intergalactic sources, the Great Beyond’s stage manager whispered, “We had to delay the cosmic soundcheck by three days because Bob kept insisting on tweaking the tempo until it felt right.” Beagles were dancing, angels were nodding, and a friendly sasquatch blended perfectly into the rhythm section.

Fans on Earth awoke to this news like it was a surprise set announcement at Golden Gate Park: spontaneous cheers, some wondering whether to roll a cosmic joint, and others just smiling at the idea that Bob never left the stage — he just moved it to infinity.

One local Deadhead summed it up perfectly:
“Bob’s just up there teaching the stars how to improvise. That’s the Grateful Dead way — forever driftn’ and dreamin’.”

And so, while the world might say goodbye, somewhere out in the jam universe, Bob’s still strumming riffs where time bends like a classic segue from Terrapin Station into Morning Dew.