Guest Book

I got an email from amazon.com asking me to prepay for "Playlist - The Best of Allman Bros." Anyone know anything about this new cd? Contract thingy??

It was good seeing you & hugging you Saturday night....thought you were a little quiet, hangovers will do that, won't they? LOL.... Hate we won't see you @ Gabba this weekend...hope things are better with your mom...:)

Randy, that was my friend, Rick Willis. Here's some background info about him taken from the MTB website: "Rick Willis Born, raised, and musically nurtured in good ol’ Spartanburg, South Carolina, Rick Willis was inspired by artists ranging from Otis Redding and Sam & Dave to Van Morrison and Eric Clapton. Rick’s been a part of the MTB family lineage for a long, long time: his childhood home was just a few doors down from the household that founding MTB drummer Paul Riddle grew up in. One of his earliest gigs was playing in the Roosters with his friend and future MTB bassist, Franklin Wilkie. After some time living in Charlotte, North Carolina in the middle of the 1980’s, he returned home and promptly hooked back up with Wilkie and Riddle in their band the Throbbers, a jazz-fusion outlet that the Tucker rhythm section enjoyed during their down time. He later played with the Stinson Brothers, and every so often sat in with his friends Tony Heatherly, “Pic” Pickens, Mark Burrel, and Toy Caldwell in the Toy Caldwell Band. When Toy passed on in 1992, Rick stood in for him, singing and playing those illustrious tunes with Toy’s band at a slate of tribute concerts. With his stellar reputation fully intact, Rick would play onstage with the Marshall Tucker Band now and again, though he didn’t tour back then to spend time with his family. Currently, when he’s not crisscrossing America with the Marshall Tucker Band, Rick leads Jackson Crossing, an uplifting, heated ensemble that carries on his alliance with SevenMoore bassist Tim Clement, and reunites him guitarist Rusty Barkley and keys man Jimmy “Grub” Thornburg from his Charlotte days, as well as drummer Scott Stinson from the Stinson Brothers." Dont miss MTB when they play in your area....Rick will WOW you with his playing!!!

Nice memories all!

Enjoying the GB today. Good Post Leon! I missed the pregig 8 years ago before ABB. I was having my own gig with Aikens,Slash,Cher of Peterman, Groovy Don, Tatum, David S and Mary. All from Monroe County Alabama. I thought it was a real good show but I always do. Made the one the next year. Also met some of you in Nashville at TGIF. I think that was July 4th.

"Just" 8 years? Man, it seems like decades....everything in my world is completely different. Some good, some bad. Life. But it was indeed a great day for friendships to come to be. I wish there was a group photo out there of this. Too much Warren that night for me. I've warmed to him a bit since. 😉 No deal, Lefty....I was going on 3 hours sleep and a hangover, wasn't all that sociable. Got hugs from Leeann and Megan, so I got the priorities down. I'll be sure to get a handshake next time 😀 Great, quality show by you guys, as always. Can't make GABBA, first time in many years. Still trying to get organized from dealing with moving Mom, just don't have the time to deal with all the little details. I'll miss you guys.

Charlesinator, in the Applebee's house ... tell me it wasn't 8 years ago? I agree with GS this was where the friendship, fellowship and brotherhood started to overshadow the music. Well in truth that may have occured when Warren and Woody departed in 96 ... but I digress. It was a great night and so many friendships started then and there. However, I enjoyed the show especially Warren's guitar echoing on the yonder mountains ... classic.

Ryan, I definitely didn't have as much fun as you guys, from the sound of things. Since that show was the first of three in a row (Birmingham > Nashville > Louisville), I was definitely pacing myself. By the time the third night rolled around in my hometown, I more than made up for lost time, as those in attendance with me can attest. :beer: To be honest, I thought the '01 Oak Mountain show was just okay--one of those performances by the band that was overshadowed, for me at least, by the good times I had with friends bofore, during and after. When I pulled into the parking lot at the hotel across the street, I hadn't set one Birkenstock on the ground when I heard "GreatScott!" And there was GPM (who I had never met before, mind you), heading towards me across the parking lot with a big ol' grin on his face. It was just that kind of night! Enjoyed the pre-show at Applebee's, where I met Brent and Randy, among others. Spent the whole show with Zambi, and I swear it felt like we had been seeing shows together for years. Hung out with Jason Carter and Danielle afterwards, swapping stories (and shots) until the wee hours of the morning. I mean, where else can you have such good times with people that you've never met before? 😎

Derek and Susan are very special people, especially when it comes to the little ones.....:) there are an extraordinary amount of amazing people related to the Allmans, their organization and even more on this site..... 🙂 my family knows this from first hand experience..... 🙂 :waving: 😉