Bob Weir - Personal Life

Personal Life

Weir remained single throughout his years with the Grateful Dead, although he lived for several years (1969–1975) with a woman named Frankie Hart, who was a former go-go dancer at the Peppermint Lounge in New York, and later, on the TV shows Hullaballoo and Shindig. Frankie was the inspiration for Weir's well-known song "Sugar Magnolia". Frankie met Bob through Mickey Hart, who dated her briefly after they met following her first Grateful Dead show in New York in 1968. Her real name at that time was Frankie Azzara (from a previous marriage), but used the stage name Frankie Hart (she apparently "borrowed" Mickey's last name). Although she and Bobby never married, she adopted his last name after moving in with him and was subsequently known as Frankie Weir. For a short time, she was a secretary for the Beatles' publicist, Derek Taylor, and subsequently an assistant to George Harrison. She also sang vocals in the mid-1970s for a Bay Area band, James and the Mercedes (which occasionally opened for Kingfish), starring James Ackroyd, from James and the Good Brothers. On July 15, 1999, Weir married Natascha Münter. They have two daughters, Monet Weir and Chloe Kaelia Weir. Natascha's younger sister Leilani Munter is a race car driver in the NASCAR circuit.

Weir is on the board of directors of the Rex Foundation, the Furthur Foundation, and HeadCount. He is an honorary member of the board of directors of the environmental organization Rainforest Action Network, along with Woody Harrelson, Bonnie Raitt, and John Densmore. He is also on the honorary board of directors of Little Kids Rock, a non-profit organization that provides free musical instruments and instruction to children in under-served public schools throughout the U.S.

Weir is reported to be a member of the Bohemian Club and has attended and performed at the secretive club's annual bacchanal at the Bohemian Grove.