Rainy, That was a great post. Me, too. I'm over it. It was a great ride most of the time. I intend to focus on that. I was happy to read that Dickey popped in on Tony Tyler. Sure that was one of Tony's biggest and best surprises ever. That's what I like the most - hearing about people and their joys. Life is too short to focus on the bad stuff and while it happens, we have each other to lean on. Have a blue sky Sunday. Love ya Rain Lady.

:dog: Joseph :angel: :inlove:

Yes congradulations Nic and family!! Gregg Allman's Low Country Blues album is very good. I like it. I listened to an interview with Gregg last night and the lady doing the interview allowed people to call in with questions. Gregg said that if the songs selection was right, he would be interested in doing " a country album" in the future!! On the down side, one caller asked Gregg to talk about the events surrounding the death of his brother in 1973. Gregg said "It was in 1971 and let's talk about music man". The radio station host then asked the called for another question. He said "Okay, is there a chance that you would play again with Mr. Dickey Betts?" And the radio station host said "Dickey Betts. According to what I have here, Dickey Betts is the founding member of the Allman Brothers Band". Gregg said "He is ONE of the founding members" The lady then said "Would you play with him again?" and Gregg said after some laughter "I don't think so" and the lady, the radio station host said "that is a NO?". Gregg made no additional comment so she took another call. Well Gregg Allman continues to be negative about Dickey but he doesn't resort to all the negative specifics that Butch Trucks continues to do. JamBand magazine said on April 1st that Butch has promised that after 2012 he will stop the Dickey bashing. But I think it was an April Fools Joke from Jam Band magazine. But it does tell you that the people at that magazine have noticed that 10 years AFTER Butch and Gregg "faxed" Dickey out of the band, that Butch continues to trash Dickey in interviews. The more I think about it, I'm not sure what to say about that anymore.!!!! When it comes to Dickey, Butch and Gregg, it seems to me, are being complete ASS HOLES!! Is that how Duane would have done it? I don't think so. Gregg and Butch continue to make it clear that Dickey Betts is no longer a brother or a person they would even want to share a stage with in any situation. Butch Trucks is one of my favorite musicians and Dickey, since his firing, has said Butch is a great drummer and exactly what the band needed when they added him to the lineup. Dickey also has said positive things about Gregg's talent and how "we could all tell when Gregg showed up that he was what was missing in our band". I'm now at a loss to understand why Gregg and Butch continue to act as if Dickey Betts is some kind of infection they finally found a cure for. It is really sad and makes it difficult for me to even play my copy of Low Country Blues. I'm tempted to throw it in the trash can today. I recenlty wrote F*** Butch Trucks and now I feel like saying the same to Gregg. I wondered when they toured the Big House when they museum opened if when they saw all the old pictures and stuff and Dickey Betts was a big part of all that and they saw his pictures etc with the band, if they actually missed him or wished that he would have been there and joined them and Jaimoe (Gregg, Butch, Jaimoe cut the ribbon at the opening and Red Dog showed up uninvited if you remember) for the offical grand opening and dedication. They must have reflected on the loss of Duane and Berry, but now I'm thinking that when he came to Dickey, and seeing his picture and old equipment etc, that it made them feel sick and angry. I just don't get it anymore. There is trememdous "bad blood" for Dickey from Gregg and Butch and it seems it will never ease up before one of them passes on to join Red Dog, Twiggs, Joe Dan, Duane, Berry, Larmar and Woody. What in the world could it be that causes Butch in particular and it now seems clear Gregg too, to continue all this bitterness toward Dickey? He didn't run off with one of their wives or cheat them out of a lot of money did he?

Congratulations to Nic and his daughter Sarah and her husband on their wedding! I wish them all the best and a life-time of happieness together!!! 😀

Thanks Yall, I am getting there. You are a very kind bunch and thanks for sharing the love. Nic been thinking about you and your family all day....I sure hope yall had a beautiful day and that it was the start to a long happy marriage for your daughter! Cheers to you all! Hope everyone is having a beautiful weekend..... 🙂

NIC Happy Wedding to the young couple and all of your family!

Good stuff Brother Nic. We'll be thinkin' about ya'll today and sending happy and well wishing vibes to Sarah, Rob, family, and friends. Marci, I haven't seen anything but kindness and good vibes when I read your posts, so you certainly fit in w/ the kind folk that post on this site. Hope you continue to share w/ great bunch of folks we've got here. Capn, that is just too freakin' cool man. Hope Dickey and co. make it to your daughters wedding blackfish. Congrats to your daughter Jennifer and your family on the upcoming wedding. Hope Dickey can make it, that we be too darn cool. Hopin' everybody is doing ok this weekend.

Nic, happy wedding!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I love Gregg's latest studio release, Low Country Blues :clapping: Wonder if Butch has told Gregg that there will be none of the country stuff in his Allman Brothers Band? Singing While I'm :walk: Have a great weekend...heading to the French Quarter Festival Au Revoir

as you know... "people come from near & far to hear Richard Betts on that red guitar" gather round children!