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Gregg Allman .......I cannot believe it has been 5 years.

Hello Audiogoners - and with a sad note I realized that Gregg Alllman left us 5 years ago today. I understand especially right now …...that there is a lot more sadness to be found and going around in this world. But, musically this guy was my musical North Star. I first saw him perform live in dive bar back in 1976 or 1977 ( it was the seventies ) and although I really liked the Allman Brothers, his solo stuff had me hooked. I followed him around as well as the Allman Brothers for the next 40 years. ( I still wished that they all could have worked things out with Dickey as they were NEVER the same after he left or was asked to leave . Derek Truck is an exceptional guitarist but IMO never sounded good with them ) I just miss that man's voice and his sound......his songs and the Allman Brothers songs are the backdrop to my life. The '' Road Goes on Forever '' ….miss you and your music today Gregg Allman
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I crossed paths with Gregg in the late-90’s. It was about 10:30 A.M., in the Tower Records on Venture Blvd. in Sherman Oaks, California (the same blvd. upon which Tom Petty saw vampires moving west ;-). From across the store’s floor I heard a raspy voice bellow "HEY, LONG HAIR!" I turned around (I was indeed a long hair, the only one in the store), and saw Gregg, leaning against what appeared to be an assistant, who was preventing him from falling on his ass. Gregg was completely smashed, at 10:30 in the morning.

I walked over to him and stuck out my hand, and he reciprocated, his hand shaking mine. He was at a loss for words, so I just said "Nice to meet ya", and turned and walked away. I don’t know if he was already drunk, or still drunk from the night before, not yet having been to bed. I suspect the latter.

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