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For those not makin' tracks to Macon, Richey has kindly added some pix from the city to the "Places" section of the Media Gallery. Thanks, Richey! Take care and know that you are loved, Lana

JFC:D, Thanks for the reminder & your great bro too:) Drive safe and think of us NYer's not there 🙁 Party hardy for us too!! 😀 😀 😀 😎 PeachNutt 😎

yes the Band saga is another tragedy... I saw the Band several times.. the Last being the summerof '76 in Asbury Park at the Convention Hall...Aztec-2-Step opened for them... They Blew me away that night... their albums, to me, can never duplicate the POWERFUL sound that group of guys put out in concert.. it was simply amazing...i guess Rock of Ages comes closest from my experiences.. more unbelieveable.. at the time in '76 , was that they were callin it quits when they seemed to be at the top of their game. ahh but the relation "ship" was sinking.. same old dog do... but what a group of musicians they were..

Johnny....I don't know. It's a tough assignment but I'll try my best not to collapse into a babbling puddle of mush during your absence though I may need a little help from my friends.Hey, here's an idea...send "Happy Birthday Ken" over to the GB to take your seat while you're off Macon memories at the GABBA shindig. Berry Happy Birthday!! *smile*

Today would have been Berry Oakley's 54th. It's also my brother Ken's 54th. To the greatest bass player I ever saw, and to my great brother who brought us all the complete 7/24/71 show, thank you.Johnny

Marley, Thanks for the write-up about the Last Waltz. I saw yesterday on amazon.com that there will be a 4 CD box set released of the Last Waltz-there must be a ton of unreleased material. Levon's beef with Robbie wasn't just about writing credits-Levon also felt that Robbie hogged the spotlight during the LW and was more interested in mugging for the camera than being a part of a group effort and that he conspired with Scorcese during the editing process as well to cut most of the band footage at the expense of showcasing Robbie Robertson. Levon felt that what was originally a great idea-throw a party with the band's best friends to celebrate 25 years of great music-degenerated into the "Robbie Robertson show" and if you watch the finished product, you definitely come away with that impression. At least I do, every time I watch it. Still a great film, though. And yes, Neil Young is toasted, and not just on vitamin C, either-he's pretty ripped on tequila as well. And at Marley's suggestion, I will offer up 6-27-71, the ABB at the Fillmore East on the final night (but the early show, not the great, rumored lost late show) for B & P (one disc) to the first five who e-mail me. This show is legendary (the YDLM is, in my opinion, possibly the best available with the exception of the Soul Sacrifice from WLPJ studios.) Bill Graham's introduction is priceless, "...the best of them all, the Allman Brothers!"

To jump on The Band thread, Rhino Records is releasing a 4-CD expanded, remastered "Last Waltz" on April 16, and MGM is releasing the DVD May 7. I seem to remember a report that Neil Young had a huge "coca cola" boogar hanging from his nose that was air-brushed out of the movie. It will be interesting to see if it's reinstated for the revised version.

Yes it is very sad Peachnutt . Hard to imagine two guys going through so much together and now they can't even speak to each other. 😮

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Morning all:) Wayne, The Eat A Peach "One Way Out" is from 6/27/71. Not March. Tom mentions the June "OWO" was much hotter that the March-Fillmore East version. 😀 The March version has a some "miscues". 😎 PeachNutt:cool;