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I like the old allman Brothers the New Allman Brothers and I am a Dickey Fan as well I'm sure butch is too as well as most of the band members there just not friends Dickey is a tough one.

Butch, Since you are reading the guest book, maybe you respond to another Tony. I sent you a heartfelt thought out PM about Hep C awareness, weeks ago (I am an advocate for awareness) and some shared insights into some of the things you said regarding Gregg, and tried to politely share some info with you, as you said some confusing Hep C statements in quote. I also pointed out my thread in the Forum, 6000+ reads, with many factual articles. I recieved no response from you. Maybe if I would have talked Betts talk it would have warranted acknowledgement? Tony Hirsch Hep C Survivor Awareness Advocate Old ABB Fan New ABB Fan Dickey Fan. As you can see Butch, I can have it all...... Thank you if you read this.......

well alrighty then... I believe in this band now more than ever.....:dance: so many speak of brotherhood...I have been a family band member here since 03, and a member much longer, how many of you come to visit my site/sites...show support/ the "Brotherhood" or have bought my CD? to the 10 folks that did you know I am grateful....I gave over a 150 CD's away..and mostly to folks I never see here...and paid for the shipping.... I have a great Band now, was doing solo for a period but now....Kim Stone former Spyra Gyra on Bass, Guitarist Michael Reese L.A. Music Award winner,played with Mitch Mitchell,Mick fleetwood and many others, our drummer spent time with Badfinger, Iron Butterfly, his band opened for Van Halen years back.......many of you do...but many of you dont have an Idea how hard this biz is.....and when your not 20 something anymore Gad Zooks...this is the hardest thing in my life I have ever done...and still try to go forward.... Amen to the ABB for keeping on Keeping on, I would have never got into Music if it was not for those guys, everyone of them......which includes the surrounding family and roadies.... There is a lot of truth in this joke, IM not talking about the weekend warrior but Musicians who really try to get to another level.....:guitarist: Whats a Musician without a girlfriend????................HOMELESS...LOOOOOL It amazes me how some of you expect these guys after all the touring they have done ups and down to know what is in their hearts & Mind..... Change is not always understood!!! Be groovy all, :wave: Tommy

thanks for posting butch. we, well i'll speak for myself, i appreciate you taking the time to mitigate some of the comments creating the stir. remember this all came out of a discussion on the "almost brothers" and spun into pointing fingers? for me, i didn't get the connection.

Mr. Trucks, you absolutely should care about my respect as I represent a very large segment of what used to be your fanbase...with statements like that, no wonder it is shrinking fast! It makes it very difficult for us to pay our hard earned money to come see you play when you represent yourself in this manner. Please use the words..."Betts was never my friend"...because that is exactly what you are saying and I think that is just untruthful! Someone is not telling the whole truth, I, for one, tend to believe the person who is not known for stabbing a back or two. RD has been genuine since '69!

Soap Opera time. Butch is wrong and I would take a lie detector to prove what I said was true. The day he said that to me it stopped me in my tracks, just as it did when Gregg said what he said. Those two statements have stuck in my brain. It broke my heart when they said those things. I took the brotherhood deep down in my soul and lived by it. To see it fall apart was a bad thing and made me lose respect for the people that I called brother. Funny thing is that Butch never came to me and ask what was up. Always taking the side of others and holding it against me. The few and they were very few times that I came to you with something, you did not have time and did not want to be bothered. Butch you did not come and talk to me as a Brother should have. You know I always put the band first in everything. I can tell you what is wrong with me in a few words. YOU TURNED YOUR BACK ON ME. That day, YOU DID SAY YOU DID NOT GIVE A G DAMN. to be exact. I will stand before the world and say that. Your memory has not been to great on things. I do speak the truth. If their is a good lord then he can strike me dead if I am not telling the truth. Word for word. Philly boy your colors are showing and they are Red.

Holy macaroni....now if Jai-King-Moe-Nod comes out and posts today I am going to fall off my chair!;) Have a great evening everyone! It is almost soccer Mommy time and then Abi has an art show at the school.:)

Mr. Trucks...I respect what you have to say! More importantly I respect your work over the years... with all due respect" it is very easy for me to believe these words you speak of Jaimoe... ...after all you are publicly telling us you don't like Betts...please be the honest guy you are and use those words instead of beating around the bush about being happy now!! on second thought...I take that back about respecting what you have to say...I'll just respect your work!!

Sorry to interrupt all this "brotherhood'' talk, but I just felt like saying that It’s gonna be a great summer in the Delawhere Valley. It started when the first ABB show of the summer was announced, at the Camden Waterfront on August 23. Then came the news that the Mule will play the beautiful Grand Opera House in Wilmington on July 24. The Grand is a Beacon-esque place with great acoustics and not a bad seat in the house. I saw DTB there a couple of years ago and it was great. Then just this week it was announced that the Soul Stew Revival is going to play at Longwood Gardens, about 20 minutes north of Wilmington, on July 2. For those who don’t know, Longwood Gardens used to be a sprawling DuPont estate and is now one of the most famous gardens in the world. It also has a nice, intimate outdoor amphitheater and, once again, there won’t be a bad seat. So anyone who is close enough, jump at the chance to catch this show. I’ve been to concerts there before and it’s a great experience. You can arrive early, tour the magnificent gardens and horticultural exhibits, and even eat at one of the two restaurants on the premises, then stroll over to the show (make that shows – Scrapomatic opens for Derek and Susan). Trust me, you’ll love it. And the best news of all – I already have tickets to all three shows! Now all I need to hear is that Dickey is going to make a First State appearance and the summer will be perfect… OK, you can go back to the arguing...

Ok. Lana sent me the latest from Red Dog. I have tried to stay out of airing stuff in public but this one has to be answered. There has never, ever been a time that I would have ever said that "I don't give a damn about Jaimoe". That is pure crap. Red Dog and Vid had many run ins and Vid would at times ask me to help out. What incident Red Dog is referring to, I don't know. What I do know is that there is absolutely no way I would ever make a statement like that. There is little doubt that the closeness we had in those first few years were special. There is also no doubt that as we grew, married, had children and the other obligations came to be a part of our lives that there was no way to maintain that closeness. Things do change. Why Dickey is no longer with us is a subject that has been discussed, argued, you name it. It happened. We still play. I still love playing with this band and, for the first time in many years, I like all of the people I am playing with. I think that is why last year was one of the best tours I have ever been involved with. Of course it was totally different from the first few years when a group of us in our early 20's with nothing in the world but each other and the music we were playing was tearing up the country. Those years were absolutely incredible and I will forever be thankful that I was able to be a part of them. Things do change. Red Dog, I am so sorry you are so hurt and angry. I wish there was something I could do to help. Please stop this. If you can't, at least don't lie. THERE IS NO WAY IN HELL I COULD EVEER SAY I DON'T GIVE A DAMN ABOUT JAIMOE.