Guest Book

Red Dog, You know the Band better than I ever will but.. Chuck should not be made a member and probably would not want it. Comitting to putting the ABB above any other projects may not be in his best interest. AND he certainly has not been given any ownership in the Stones. While he may play in front of a lot more people with the Stones most of them don't even know who he is. Ask any ABB fan who Chuck is and they will grin and say, " Are you kidding?" I'm not suggesting he would play for minimum wage but I doubt he would demand or even want membership. A hired hand can still make a lot of money and that is ALL he is to te Stones. I love Chuck and what he brings to the band but how many seats would he sell at a solo show? For that matter NONE of the current ABB could do as well on their own right now, in terms of ticket sales, as the Band does as a whole. So being a hired hand for the ABB is beneficial in terms of exposure for all of them. Even the ones we know are destined to become "Bigger" one day. Your comments on the band surprise me. If DB were still in the Band and they sounded as bad as early 2000 there would be no ticket sales at all. Gregg Allman said it best and I did just what he told DB to do.... I listened to the tapes. They don't lie. DB was playing poorly to put it nicely. They did what they had to do and I still Beleive that if DB had "Gotten Better" and asked to come back instead hiring a lawyer that he would be in the band today. Getting better was not as important as his pride at the time and now I doubt he will ever ask to come back. There is really no reason for them to chase him down either. The ABB did some incredible stuff from 1989 - 1996. I'm not knocking 97,98 or 99 But this current version rivals the 70 -71 era no doubt about it. The DB sound that everyone misses didn't really evolve until Brothers & Sisters. I call it a country Twang and I love it. But you don't hear near as much in the early stuff and you don't hear it now. You don't hear a lot of DBs songs and thats too bad it really is. I wish they would play them anyway, if they want too. DB does have a unique sound and when he is on, nobody is better. But where the ABB was headed in the Spring of 2000 was nowhere and fast. Now let's say you are 100% right about needing DB for ticket sales. That means that Gregg Allman should be admired for putting the music before the ole mighty Dollar. Just my 2 cents Listen to the tapes! Jimmy