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I was introduced to the Allman Brothers Band actually before they were known as such. I knew about Duane and Gregg while they performed as the Hourglass and the Allman Joys. Unable to actually get into the clubs, we would sit outside places like the Casino on Pensacola Beach and listen. Later, my best friends big brother who lived in Macon, was asked to be a roadie for the band. About the time he was to accept, he was drafted and away he went on an all expense paid vacation to scenic Vietnam. By the time the first album came out, we were all living in Gulf Breeze, FL and the day the record hit the stores, we had it. I will never forget the moment my best friends brother burst into the room yelling, "they did it!!, come hear Duane and Gregg!! This is the Allman Brothers Band." Well, we managed to wear out 3 of those albums that summer as it did not come off the old Pioneer turntable except to flip it over. The rest was history. Long live the spirit of Brother Duane. spdb