I still have the pick Dickey gave me and his music is timeless while B.B. plays the same o'l licks watching porn on his bus. I threw his pick in the sewer and will never travel to Memphis until I get a refund on the ticket they stole from me at his bus station and his bouncer's apologize for disrespecting me after I've supported his music and spent money in his club's since 1993...

Could be Brother Steve. Thing is, I don't know and neither does 99.9% of the folks on either site. Could just be old age. Could just be not playing together very much. Could be a thousand different things. Brother Dave mentioned something as well. Again, I'll take my chances every time and twice on Sunday. Been taken to the mountain too many times by the cat in the hat to bad mouth him and say the sh*t that is constantlly said about him. Rick hit it right about himself, Luke, Rainy etc.. concerning the spiritual place, or the zone, or just that happy, euphoric place that his music can take you. And thank you Amy. I have asked Lana and Rowland and have never gotten a response. Again, you are babbling about something that you have no clue. Sober as a judge? I have no idea. Now are you 100% sure about what you think?

You're right, it's not a contest. I see your kind and loving concern and comments toward Dickey continues. Lucky us. I'm glad to finally hear from someone who is in the inner circle and knows what Dickey's drinking and drug habits are these days. What I get is that you like to come on Dickey's site and stir up sh*t. Get it? It's also great to see your spelling knowledge and your knowledge of the history of certain phrases and ethnic slurs. Too bad you are clueless when it comes to kindness and tact towards Dickey on the freakin' Dickey Betts website. I'm sorry you are having a bad day Amy. I think you are peachy. And your love, kindness, and tact towards Dickey is overwhelming.

swa22 I was at one of the Carlson Daley shows when DBGS was the house band for a week in the summer of 2005... I think the video was on the homepage here for awhile.. it's only recently that it's not there, not enough room , I guess.. I will search youtube.. Jim King usually is very good at finding videos as well as Voador .... OH and ya know what else.. today is a gift, tomorrow is not promised and yesterday is gone... peace , love and all good things all.. :flower2:

to AmyReagan: "a spade a spade" is a racial slur that I will not tolerate from an a**whole like you or the GPI human resources department in Glacier National Park, a racist corporation from Arizona. I've seen the new ABB 2x since Dickey left and they don't have the the magic that Dickey brought to the band during the 1990's... The ABB sold out and Dickey formed a band that Duane would be proud of.

I think Bruce said it best: Trust the Art not the Artist... Dickey has provided us with amazing music for over 40 years... What a man/musician/band does on or offstage is none of the so called critics business, who have only turned into rats... Blue Sky is and will be my favorite song until the day I die. I know I guy who met Gregg Allman in Florida and he couldn't even start his car...have you ever seen the ABB Hall of Fame Ceremony when Gregg was a complete basket case...Dickey carried the Allman Brothers Band on his back after Duane died and the thanks he got was being booted out of the band when Gregg and Butch changed the ABB into a corporation, selling out like StarBucks & Samsung...and a wise musician told me that Warren Haynes is overated... That's my 2 cents after being an Allman Brothers fan since 1972. The band isn't the same without Dickey and I will not support the rats on the blue site. Keep Rockin' Dickey

Hey Dave, the lineup of Great Southern that you were a member of was by far the best Dickey has played with since leaving the ABB. You on bass, Mark on drums, Kris on the sax, Matt behind the keys and singing along with Dickey, and Dangerous Dan and Dickey on guitar. That my friend was an awesome band, you guys grooved every show I heard. High Falls, Jessica, Blue Sly, Immortal, Back Where It All Begins, you guys always nailed it. Still one of my all time favorite shows by anyone is the July 27, 2002 show in Atlanta, that is my idea of "Hittin' the Note!"

Thanks Brother Dave. You are a Kind Soul and one hell of a Bass Player!!! Peach.

Anyone that really knows me know I do not drink the Blue Site Kool Aid. Personally, the Blue Site has as many agendas floating around from the TOP (e.g. the Band, its management, its Site managers) down to fans, as the number of pellets in a #9, 12 guage shotgun shell (how is DAT for a comparison)...and is as scattered as same. When someone comes on this Site and bashes Betts, AND, is focused on his so-called alcohol use....that is a red flag, and the poster focuses is centric to the drinking. I personally think its that guy Jim that finally got banned (what was his name?) or a similar lemming. Anyways, folks, keep it in perspective please...you are not going to change this tune and its an agenda at work; not an honest critique of the show itself. I think that Rainy frames it well. She went to the show primarily to be in the cosmic space with Betts and his vibe. That satisfied her needs, and I get that. The performance becomes secondary. Actually, the lemmings can never grasp the concept because they never experienced what Hittin the Note really means. We used to talk about it all the time with Red Dog, but much of that concept and torch bearing went back to dust with our sweet Brother. So let this person speak their mind, and take it for the value of nothing, because she (he...whatever) either does not get it, or has another agenda to tout. Im really happy Dickey still performs personally, and I am equally happy some like Rainy and me and Jim and Luke and on an on and on (you know who you are) have matured past the performance to the spiritual aspect of what Dickey brings to the table.