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What Not to Wear

Lana — Mon, 31 Aug 2026 19:12:52 +0000

I’ve never been a fan of being told what not to wear. In high school my friends and I not only had to wear dresses or skirts, but the hemlines had to touch the floor when we kneeled down. If they didn’t, the Dean of Girls, Alice Mitchell, would demand we change into something “appropriate” she pulled from a giant cardboard box in her office.

We complied, but the minute we left her office we’d head to the Home Ec room and hem the garments to a length we liked. If any teacher questioned what we were wearing we’d look surprised and say, “But this is what Mrs. Mitchell gave us”.

So, yeah, most of the time I don’t listen when people tell me what not to wear. But one time I would have.

In 1989 I was part of a group of women from our church selected to go to a 3-day leadership conference being held at a university. We’d stay in dorms, eat in the dining hall and attend class on campus.

The first morning my roomies and I headed to the dorm’s shared bathroom/shower area in our pjs. Several other women were already there. Everything seemed cool until I noticed one woman staring daggers at me and another shaking her head in obvious disapproval.

“What’s going on?”, I asked a friend. “Do I have toilet paper stuck on my heel or something?”

“No … it’s your t-shirt.”

“My t-shirt? Practically everyone is wearing a t-shirt over pajama bottoms.”

“But not *that* t-shirt.”

“What’s wrong with wearing a Gregg Allman Band t-shirt?” I asked, pulling the front tight so she could see the perfectly innocuous image of Gregg and the band clearer.

“It’s not the front, Lana. It’s the back.”

The back? Omg. The image on the back of the t was a slutty angel in high heels accompanied by the text I’m No Angel. No Angels Tour. Definitely not the thing to be wearing at a religious retreat.

I wish someone would have told me not to wear it earlier. I would have listened and happily complied.

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Anyone have any extra for Trower 10/14 in St. Charles?

meandean — Mon, 31 Aug 2026 18:49:54 +0000

If anyone has an extra ticket for Robin at the Arcada Theater on 10/14, I would be happy to purchase it from you. I have been looking on Stubhub and everything is priced over $200 right now. The theater only holds about 900 people, so I'm starting to think the secondary market is not the way to go. I am instead taking a shot in the dark to see if anyone here in the Chicago area has an extra. Thanks to anyone who reads this.

Military Leaders Warn Hegseth About Extending Iran War Operations

robslob — Sun, 30 Aug 2026 16:08:13 +0000

https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/military-leaders-warn-hegseth-against-100001182.html

Question now is, will the Megalomaniac-In Chief listen?

NFL 2026

Sang — Sat, 29 Aug 2026 14:58:42 +0000

I renewed the NFL pool again this year. Last year's members should get an invite. If anyone else wants to join, please do - the more the merrier.

Go to https://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/pickem

Pool name is ABBSpread

you need the group id - 24074 and the password GoBears

You can set it to remind you a day or 2 ahead of the first game of the week.

Pick all games with the spread.

Your worst week gets dropped. So if you are like DanB and get drunk and forget, it won't hurt you for one week.

oh, and there will be trash talking ...

Duane's Best "Non-ABB/Dominos" Songs ?

Rusty — Sat, 29 Aug 2026 11:21:16 +0000

https://www.al.com/life/2026/08/southern-rock-guitar-legends-12-best-songs-beside-his-2-famous-bands.html

Duane's best songs outside the Allman Brothers and Derek and the Dominos - as per Mobile, AL columnist, Matt Wake. A good read, whether you agree or not! ;)

Jam For The Cure

Lana — Fri, 28 Aug 2026 15:41:03 +0000

On March 31, 2007 the Peach Corps gathered for Jam for the Cure at the Beacon Hotel before the ABB's show that evening. Jam for the Cure raised awareness of, and funds for, cancer research. More photos can be seen by checking March 31, 2007 in the Live Show Database.

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Ally Venable: Steamroller Blues

robslob — Tue, 25 Aug 2026 23:05:12 +0000

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

Anybody ever heard of this girl? I hadn't until YouTube led me to her just now. Wowie Zowie is about all I can say! She really wails, but you'll know if you take the time to watch this all they way through. She's 27 years old and lives in Kilgore, Texas, 120 miles east of Dallas. This is a 10 minute video but if you just want to hear her play some really wailing blues guitar, go to the 5 minute mark.

Dolly Parton RIP

Rusty — Tue, 25 Aug 2026 18:41:34 +0000

https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/25/entertainment/dolly-parton-death

I have two really fond memories of Dolly Parton - and that is no pun.

The first - as a youngster watching the Porter Waggoner Show (with only 3 channels back then, you probably watched too). I remember her doing the live, in-show commercials for Breeze laundry detergent. Back then Breeze came with free hand towels in each box - similar to the way that cereal used to come with a cheap toy or prize. What made the ad's memorable was Dolly's deep southern accent, "free TILES in every box of Breeze". if you saw it, you remember it.

Second memory: one of my first professional jobs was Television Producer for a large book store chain. The store made practice of trotting out celebrity authors for book signings - which they wanted documented for various uses.

Without naming names, I'll tell you that some of these folks were nicer than others. A few were total A-holes, some were just fantastic to be around. Dolly Parton was of the latter camp. She was beyond nice to the horde of devotees who came out to see her.

The event gave me one of my favorite brush with fame stories: the time I pinned a lavalier mic' on Dolly Parton! I was right there on those boys, but alas - Dolly had a bodyguard who strongly resembled Steven Seagal!

I think it was her image ... and cup size (not coffee, here) that intrigued most. Not to be a dick, but I thought her vocals sounded like chipmunks on helium. She did pen some great songs, though.

The most current ABB 9\16\71 Warehouse audio / youtube video dedicated to Sidney Smith

jdbs2 — Tue, 25 Aug 2026 15:21:12 +0000

HEY Y'ALL . . . I'm back , after a few decades. Please help me find my way again . I have a ton of relavant vintage media to share . Scroll down just a little at my ' THE WAREHOUSE CONCERTS LIST 1970 - 1982 ' webpage http://www.blackstrat.net to arrive at the embedded ABB / WAREHOUSE 9/16/71 youtube video. Thanks , John DuBois 😬

Watkins Glen - Summer Jam documentaryTrailer (Preview)

allmansrvvegas — Tue, 25 Aug 2026 03:20:55 +0000

https://youtu.be/5RJRYtTYt1s?si=3FUhc73waS5W7vNs