Spikester 93 Posted May 27, 2017 Report Share Posted May 27, 2017 RIP Greg Allman, dead at 69. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
YOT 3,743 Posted May 28, 2017 Report Share Posted May 28, 2017 Bummer. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jerry52 893 Posted May 28, 2017 Report Share Posted May 28, 2017 People with so much talent at times piss it al away on drugs and booze. This was his problem and destroyed his liver having to get a new one. Married 6 times! Looked drunk at his hall of fame induction,just a shame. His two brother were no better. I really am amazed he lasted this long. Hepatitis C was what kicked him to the curb and the anti rejection drugs finished him off. Rest in peace Greg to bad to bad. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
patriot 7,197 Posted May 28, 2017 Report Share Posted May 28, 2017 Temptation is a Gun By Gregg Allman, Cain, SchonCopyright 1994 Sony Music Entertainment, IncLike the hopeful dreams of manyHe had everything and moreA lovely wife and childrenAll the things worth fighting forHe knows, there was stillStill, something missing in his lifeThough he promised to be faithfulHe was good at telling liesHe had an eye for young girlsHe would steal some on the sideOh no, he just could not be satisfiedIt's a game of all or nothingThere is nowhere safe to runSomeone might just pull the triggerCause temptation is a gunHe met her at a night clubOn the other side of townSomehow he could not resist herShe's the best he'd ever foundShe knows, she found her ticket to the other sideIt's a game of all or nothingThere is nowhere safe to runSomeone might just pull the triggerCause temptation is a gunHis foolish ways seem harmlessBut his world was so divineCause at home they know his secretsThey've heard all his alibisAs he tries to face his feelingsHe can't justify his crimesNow comes the final endingOf the dreams he once held sacred deep insideHe can kiss it all good-byeIt's a game of all or nothingThere is nowhere safe to runSomeone might just pull the triggerCause temptation is a gunOh, ummmm, ya babyAhhhh temptation is a gunTemptation is a gunAll or nothing, all or nothing 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
evlblkwpnz 3,418 Posted May 28, 2017 Report Share Posted May 28, 2017 I thought he died long ago, so to hear he had recently died was a shock. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
G O B 3,516 Posted May 28, 2017 Report Share Posted May 28, 2017 He should have had Keith Richard's doctor! (HELL, I want Keith Richards Doctor!) 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
evlblkwpnz 3,418 Posted May 29, 2017 Report Share Posted May 29, 2017 He should have had Keith Richard's doctor! (HELL, I want Keith Richards Doctor!) Nothing to do with the doctor, Keith apparently nailed the perfect chemical combination to preserve his internal organs and brain at some point. He may have accidentally replicated an ancient Egyptian formula for preservation by other chemical means. I can see it now... snort 1.4 ounces of oil based coke, inject 2 grams of heroin, eat 33 hits of acid, 13 Bayer Aspirin, and down an 18 pack of Natural Light to take the edge off. He is a true testament to how much chemical abuse the human body and mind can handle. It wouldn't surprise me if he had a few nights like that. He looks and sounds like he has been to the edge and beyond, a lot, lol. When Keith kicks it, it will most definitely be big news. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
vulcan16 971 Posted May 31, 2017 Report Share Posted May 31, 2017 Had the pleasure of seeing Gregg Allman open up for Stevie Ray Vaughn around 1988. One great show Quote Link to post Share on other sites
getitat 609 Posted June 6, 2017 Report Share Posted June 6, 2017 I thought he died long ago, so to hear he had recently died was a shock. Hello You may be thinking of his more talented brother, Duane (The artist responsible for the beautiful, lilting, bottleneck guitar lines on "Layla" from Derek and the Dominoes, often erroneously credited to Eric Clapton) -Guido in TX Quote Link to post Share on other sites
getitat 609 Posted June 6, 2017 Report Share Posted June 6, 2017 Had the pleasure of seeing Gregg Allman open up for Stevie Ray Vaughn around 1988. One great show Hello I was fortunate to have seen the original Allman Bros. (with Duane Allman and Barry Oakley) on the 4th of July weekend in 1970 at the Atlanta Pop Festival when I was 14. It has been heralded as their first "national" gig, being 5 months prior to their magnificent "Live at the Fillmore East" recording around Christmas of that same year, as I recall. I have been a rabid Allman Bros. fan ever since, particularly the original band with those two members mentioned above. That festival also marked Jimi Hendrix' last big American concert, he fittingly performed on Saturday night, July 4th. To anybody who may have misconceptions about Jimi, who was a Vet, he encouraged the audience to stand up prior to tearing into a fire-breathing version of "The Star-Spangled Banner." I will never forget...... -Guido in TX Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rhodes1968 1,638 Posted June 6, 2017 Report Share Posted June 6, 2017 (edited) Money and fame ruin lives, nothing new about that. Careful what you chase Knew of these these guys as a kid mostly through cousins when they were doing the Allman Joys thing, but never saw them again until after the Fillmore concerts as the Allman Bros. Back then the South was kind of the worlds largest small town and family stretched across the region. They were not bad kids, bit wild yeah who wasn't but mostly music and motorcycles... and girls heh Been kind of sad trip for them, should have stuck to motorcycles... but then we would not have Whipping Post Edited June 6, 2017 by Rhodes1968 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
getitat 609 Posted June 6, 2017 Report Share Posted June 6, 2017 Money and fame ruin lives, nothing new about that. Careful what you chase Knew of these these guys as a kid mostly through cousins when they were doing the Allman Joys thing, but never saw them again until after the Fillmore concerts as the Allman Bros. Back then the South was kind of the worlds largest small town and family stretched across the region. They were not bad kids, bit wild yeah who wasn't but mostly music and motorcycles... and girls heh Been kind of sad trip for them, should have stuck to motorcycles... but then we would not have Whipping Post Hello Well, it seems motorbikes were not a wise choice for either Duane or Barry. If I'm not mistaken, they both crashed their Harleys into the same tree, almost exactly a year apart. Many people speculated that while Duane's accident truly was one, Barry's mishap may have been not so accidental...... -Guido in TX Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rhodes1968 1,638 Posted June 6, 2017 Report Share Posted June 6, 2017 Yeah but then Duane would have stayed in school and not had access to as much wildness as the money bought them. Even without the wrecks it would have been something else. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gaddis 1,689 Posted June 6, 2017 Report Share Posted June 6, 2017 I thought Duane crashed his motorcycle into a truck carrying peaches? Thus the title of the album "Eat A Peach" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gaddis 1,689 Posted June 6, 2017 Report Share Posted June 6, 2017 And Snopes proves me wrong. http://www.snopes.com/music/hidden/eatapeach.asp Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sim_Player 1,939 Posted June 7, 2017 Report Share Posted June 7, 2017 And Snopes proves me wrong. http://www.snopes.com/music/hidden/eatapeach.asp You trust the crazy cat lady and her husband? 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rhodes1968 1,638 Posted June 7, 2017 Report Share Posted June 7, 2017 And Snopes proves me wrong. http://www.snopes.com/music/hidden/eatapeach.asp Still it's a good story, but no. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
getitat 609 Posted June 7, 2017 Report Share Posted June 7, 2017 Hello Well, so much for "the same tree...." But, it was a romantic story, anyway. -Guido in TX Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gaddis 1,689 Posted June 7, 2017 Report Share Posted June 7, 2017 And Snopes proves me wrong. http://www.snopes.com/music/hidden/eatapeach.asp You trust the crazy cat lady and her husband? Well, I figured sine Duane probably was a Liberal and wasn't carrying a gun at the time... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Spikester 93 Posted June 8, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2017 Did anyone catch the tribute to Gregg on the CMT Awards with Jason Aldean and others doing Midnight Rider? Derek Trucks was playing Duane's Goldtop Gibson. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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