Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh, RIP

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Phil Lesh—founding member and bassist of the Grateful Dead—has died at age 84.

I met Phil several times and he was always warm, approachable, and emanated joy when he played music. In fact, my son, around 10-years-old at the time, found the Afikomen at a Passover Seder that Phil hosted. Phil presented him with a yamu…