I know what sans means smart arse and no you don t explain why that word was there What the fuck does it mean Does it mean all the band but those bracketed were apprehended or the band were left sans which is pretty fucking archaic by the way pretentious some might say those bracketed If it s the former then that s a crap choice of word and doesn t relate to the opening of the paragraph at all which is about Garcia getting busted If it s the latter then it really makes no sense whatsoever