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#4359871 - 05/27/17 08:06 PM RIP Gregg Allman  
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Throughout history, poverty is the normal condition of man. Advances which permit this norm to be exceeded — here and there, now and then — are the work of an extremely small minority, frequently despised, often condemned, and almost always opposed by all right-thinking people. Whenever this tiny minority is kept from creating, or (as sometimes happens) is driven out of a society, the people then slip back into abject poverty.
This is known as "bad luck.”
-Robert Heinlein
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#4359872 - 05/27/17 08:19 PM Re: RIP Gregg Allman [Re: JohnnyChemo]  
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Damn.

R.I.P.


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#4359874 - 05/27/17 08:32 PM Re: RIP Gregg Allman [Re: JohnnyChemo]  
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R.I.P. Good tunes from him


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#4359878 - 05/27/17 09:08 PM Re: RIP Gregg Allman [Re: JohnnyChemo]  
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RIP - love the Allman Bros Band

#4359891 - 05/27/17 11:12 PM Re: RIP Gregg Allman [Re: JohnnyChemo]  
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RIP. Still have a Southern Rock playlist on my older Shuffle, lots of Allman Brothers, will revisit this evening on my walk.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggeab0lKz2c



The rusty wire that holds the cork that keeps the anger in
Gives way and suddenly it’s day again
The sun is in the east
Even though the day is done
Two suns in the sunset, hmph
Could be the human race is run
#4359896 - 05/27/17 11:38 PM Re: RIP Gregg Allman [Re: JohnnyChemo]  
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The world has lost a great musician.
RIP Gregg Allman

#4359897 - 05/28/17 12:00 AM Re: RIP Gregg Allman [Re: JohnnyChemo]  
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RIP

A real artist. Too few left in this world.

#4359909 - 05/28/17 03:03 AM Re: RIP Gregg Allman [Re: JohnnyChemo]  
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great clip MarkG. RIP to a wonderful musician.


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#4359916 - 05/28/17 05:31 AM Re: RIP Gregg Allman [Re: JohnnyChemo]  
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When I was a kid of about 17, if I recall 40 years ago now there was this beach bar called the Oar House out on the Island from Bradenton, Fla. My buddy and I would get in and drink there because it was easy to get served or someone would vouch for you even though they didn't know you. Greg was a frequent visitor and frequently got drunk. Now I wasn't there but the story goes that he got arrested for drunk and disorderly behavior at the bar, and shortly afterwards it burned to the ground (which wasn't too particularly surprising because it was basically a 50 year old screened shack) but the story kinda assumed he had something to do with it. Dickie Betts lived in east Manatee County and we always figured the good old boys did it. That and I once saw him taking a piss by his White T/A at the then new Blake Hospital one afternoon right in front of the main entrance, there were always some minor run-ins for him and the Betts boys back then. Haven't thought about that in years, funny. I lost a friend and a fine musician a couple weeks ago to a heart attack so I'm feeling somewhat sentimental. Greg Allman like many musicians bore out much of his pain in his music and I think Melissa even though written long before ABB was his outlet for the loss of his brother. I posted a link here that explains it best.
RIP Greg

https://americansongwriter.com/2014/05/behind-song-melissa-allman-brothers/

Crossroads, seem to come and go, yeah
The gypsy flies from coast to coast
Knowing many, loving none
Bearing sorrow, having fun
But, back home he'll always run
To sweet Melissa
Mmm, hmm

Freight train, each car looks the same, all the same
And no one knows the gypsy's name
And no one hears his lonely sighs
There are no blankets where he lies
Lord, in his deepest dreams the gypsy flies
With sweet Melissa
Mm, hmm

Again, the mornin's come
Again, he's on the run
A sunbeam's shinin' through his hair
Fear not to have a care
Well, pick up your gear and gypsy roll on
Roll on

Crossroads, will you ever let him go?
Lord, Lord
Or will you hide the dead man's ghost?
Or will he lie, beneath the clay?
Or will his spirit float away?
But, I know that he won't stay
Without Melissa
Yes, I know that he won't stay, yeah
Without Melissa
Lord, Lord, it's all the same

PS. it appears my memories are pretty fuzzy, I found a story from the local paper that puts things into proper perspective time-wise, I completely forgot about the band playing there before the bar burned down but I do remember the arrest..
http://www.islander.org/10-25-06/bluesfest_allman.php

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#4359936 - 05/28/17 01:28 PM Re: RIP Gregg Allman [Re: JohnnyChemo]  
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Great stuff there. Liked the locally article particularly.

Last edited by JohnnyChemo; 05/28/17 01:29 PM.

Throughout history, poverty is the normal condition of man. Advances which permit this norm to be exceeded — here and there, now and then — are the work of an extremely small minority, frequently despised, often condemned, and almost always opposed by all right-thinking people. Whenever this tiny minority is kept from creating, or (as sometimes happens) is driven out of a society, the people then slip back into abject poverty.
This is known as "bad luck.”
-Robert Heinlein
#4359997 - 05/29/17 03:51 AM Re: RIP Gregg Allman [Re: JohnnyChemo]  
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In the mid to late 80s in the USAF I had a supervisor who was straight out of the 70s. He was always saying "yeah man" when you would talk to him. He said he went to school with the Allmans. A ton of great music from them, and now Gregg can be with Duane. RIP to another great loss.



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#4360207 - 05/30/17 12:55 PM Re: RIP Gregg Allman [Re: JohnnyChemo]  
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RIP. 69 is way too young. frown


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