Bill Walton’s Chicago Photos, Ranked
Maybe the non-musical highlight of Fare Thee Well was Bill Walton’s Twitter account, which featured extensive documentation of his travels from Santa Clara to Chicago and everywhere in between. The NBA Hall of Famer rubbed elbows with the band members, those in the crowd as well we members of the extended Grateful Dead family and managed to snap a photo with as many of them as possible, creating a wonderful collection of memories from the Chicago weekend.
Below is the definitive list of Walton’s Chicago photo tweets and for more required Fare Thee Well reading, check out this essay penned by Walton for the official show program.
12. The Chairman of the Boards and a man who collected almost 5,000 boards in his NBA career
Got the trifecta going #PageMcConnell #phish pic.twitter.com/nsjOICumDg
— Bill Walton (@BillWalton) July 4, 2015
11. Also, the Gordons
Tons of fun in Chicago with our extended Dead family #Sue&MikeGordon pic.twitter.com/YetLwPBjX0
— Bill Walton (@BillWalton) July 4, 2015
10. And finally, Trey Anastasio and Annabelle Garcia
Jerry brings us all together #Trey #AnnabelleGarcia pic.twitter.com/7LbqJkGRjY
— Bill Walton (@BillWalton) July 3, 2015
9. The Big Man throwing it down with 70,000+
It’s Saturday night, the Fourth of July and we’re in Chicago with the Grateful Dead – what could be better pic.twitter.com/bmcfMk4JDi
— Bill Walton (@BillWalton) July 5, 2015
8. VIP transport to Soldier Field
On my way to the show pic.twitter.com/jaHMTZYM3H
— Bill Walton (@BillWalton) July 5, 2015
7. Consulting with Cortez who was back home watching on the couch
Great to be home with the Big Boss Man. Cortez is grateful for the streaming of the celebration in Chicago pic.twitter.com/liaYWyJwVa
— Bill Walton (@BillWalton) July 7, 2015
6. A final goodbye from Chicago
I miss the Grateful Dead, we need to do more of THAT !! pic.twitter.com/X8QCkkkVQ0
— Bill Walton (@BillWalton) July 7, 2015
5. The Hornsby photobomb
An old guard but still a formidable front line #SteveParish pic.twitter.com/yaipCPy2dB
— Bill Walton (@BillWalton) July 6, 2015
4. More love to the catering crew. Always take care of the people who handle your food, kids
Thank you to the catering crew. Great job pic.twitter.com/E8IrIjiHfC
— Bill Walton (@BillWalton) July 6, 2015
3. I like cake too, Bill
I like cake pic.twitter.com/cQvJXIld1N
— Bill Walton (@BillWalton) July 4, 2015
2. One last hang with Jerry
Thank you Jerry for a real good time pic.twitter.com/lPoaiNXXRy
— Bill Walton (@BillWalton) July 3, 2015
1. Sparking it up with the Dancing Bears
Here we are sparking it up in the parking lot pic.twitter.com/FmWgzcVYi5
— Bill Walton (@BillWalton) July 3, 2015