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Had a dreadful week @ work, to the point tuesday night of having a serious talk with my mgmt. about options of how to exit. Still there today, but not sure of future. Pretty scary when you're the sole supporter of a wife and two teenagers. When I got home I talked options with my wife for several hours, she finally fell asleep. I creeped out, put on the headphones and blasted mountain jam. Immediately transported back to easier, less stressful times and events. I have to second what Joe Bell said in caps!! GOD BLESS THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND!!

Joe Bell, you rock!! Thanks for all that you do!

Happy Thursday Fans: Listening to Leon Russell after Jack P. Starting feeding deer and turkeys yesterday. Been feeding 3 stay kittens for several months. named em yesterday. Duane, Gregg & Jaimoe. My Foxes are still coming around. Named them Warren & Derek. One is dark red and one is light red. Still glowing after the ABB Atlanta show. Heck, I'm still glowing after Red Rocks. Have a good one and a good weekend folks. Billy's Picks : Ga Tech 28 NC St 27 Go Hop & Joe Penn St 21 Ohio St 20 Go PhillyBob USC 50 ARZ 17 Go Brent Tex 42 Ok 21 Mich 33 Minn 28 Go Lee Chippewas 21 Army 7 Rebels 28 Citadel 10 Co 24 Tex A & M 23 Go Red Rocks Neb 28 Tex Tech 24 Go Old Coot Wisc 28 NW 21 UCLA 28 Cal 27 Go Dino TN 24 Ga 21 Sorry Dawgs. go Gatlinburg Fl 42 Ms St 7 Fl St 35 WF 7 SC 24 Ky 20 Go Yurtle Take It as Light As Ya possibly Can.

gOOd Mo-Nun Krishna...Yup,Wide Awake Up Here.....

Morning Beautiful Peach-Heads.Hope Ya all are doing Kuwl....

Goliath, I woke up in the middle of the night too and reading your post inspired me to write the following: John Lynskey, the Editor of Hittin’ the Note magazine, and I were backstage after the show in Cincy talking to Warren about different songs the band could add to their considerable repertoire. It’s a topic I probably bring up too often, but I love to hear the Allman Brothers Band explore new territory. John and I both offered up “Outskirts of Town” and Warren mentioned that Butch suggested “Spoonful” prior to the Beacon run. I thought about “Spoonful” all summer long. It was the perfect song for the ABB – Warren and Gregg could swap back and forth on the vocals and Warren and Derek could just tear it up on guitars - it made perfect sense! I believe the Allman Joys recorded this song at Bradley’s Barn in August of 1966 (?) and The Mule does a killer version of it! Later in the tour, at the Knoxville show, I remembered how Warren, Derek and I had talked about “The Sky is Crying” the previous year. The Brothers ended up playing it twice - in Dallas (Stevie Ray’s hometown) and San Antoine! And so, with hope in my heart, I brought up “Spoonful” to Warren and Derek after the Charlottesville show. I thought the Allmans could end the tour like a Champion Boxer, getting a knockout in the 12th round, by playing that song - leaving us with a little taste of what may come next year. They both agreed it would be a great song to play but were not optimistic. The next night, in Raleigh, Warren set me up by telling me that it was probably not going to happen, end of the tour and all that. When “Spoonful” didn’t get played in Atlanta, it confirmed to me what Warren had said. Derek also played me like a fiddle and I didn’t even bother to check the set list in Charlotte - the show was so stellar that it really didn’t matter, after all. When the band went into the beginnings of “School Girl” I thought about the intro to “Spoonful.” I perked up a bit and then couldn't believe my ears when Warren went into the vocals. I was standing in the wings of the stage and Warren filled me up like a 1,000 watt light bulb when he flashed that trademark grin of his in my direction. The vocals and the guitars on this song were better than anyone could have hoped for! I was filled with transcendence and that glow has continued to stay within me - it represents all the good that music can be. After "Spoonful" we got an unbelievbable "Dreams" and then "Mtn Jam"...what more could anyone want except more?! I can’t wait for March! God Bless the Allman Brothers Band! JNB

Duh. The title of the bio is: "Michael Bloomfield: If You Love These Blues": Here's the link: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0879306173/qid=1128572917/sr=2-1/ref=pd_bbs_b_2_1/002-2292680-0465667?v=glance&s=books The resident Bloomfield (and Peter Green, as well as Eric Clapton) expert around here is finsky. That guy knows more about '60s blues guitar players than anybody I've ever met-and unfortunately he and I haven't met yet. But I have a TON of respect for his opinion-and he sure has shared a ton of fantastic music with me, too.

Rich, just read in 'The Big Book of Blues' this: "(Mike Bloomfield) cut the path that dozens of other white, blues-influenced rock guitarists, including Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, and Johnny Winter would follow in the late 1960s" WOW!! Mike Bloomfield 1944-1981

TanDan, if you love Rory Gallagher, you owe it to yourself to listen to Michael Bloomfield. He plays those wicked licks on Highway 61 Revisited by Dylan and the best place to start are the first two Paul Butterfield Blues Band CDs-the self titled debut and East/West. They set the template for the ABB and the Dead with the first twin lead guitar tandem, Bloomfield and Elvin Bishop. And Butterfield was one of the most ferocius harp players that ever lived. Of course I'm biased because I'm from Chicago, but I think they were THE most influential white blues band America ever produced. I love the ABB, but without the PBBB there never would have been an ABB. That's just a fact. There is a fantastic two CD import on Elektra of their first two records (not the anthology, although that is very good too) that has fantastic remastered sound and is the best place to start. I know you can get it at amazon for about 20 bucks or so. Believe me, you won't regret it if you do.