Gregg Allman Undergoes Liver Transplant Surgery

Rolling Stone ^ | 6-24-10

[SueRae]

My prayers for his recovery and special prayers for the donor and their family.

[Reaganwuzthebest]

One of my favorite bands, timeless music that never dies.

[Persevero]

I find it odd that the surgery is called “successful” and it just took place this morning. It seems to me that it would be a while before we know it is “successful.”

That said, I hope he recovers well.

[Alberta's Child]

Prayers for a speedy recovery. The Allman Brothers are an American institution.

Point of trivia . . . "Melissa" (one of my favorite songs from that band) was written by Gregg Allman as an ode to the long-haul truck driver that he probably would have been had he not been successful in music.

[billorites]

Treat that new one nice now!

[truthguy]

All those years of boozing will take a toll on you.

Another great guitar festival for Clapton. Good for him. He's about the only guy left who could pull this off. Contrast Eric (& Jeff Beck) who's still putting out quality material and shows with the imbecile Paul McCartney who's living on what he did over 40 years (oh my) ago!

[HospiceNurse]

Based on his drug abuse and alcohol consumption, he shouldn’t have been on the transplant list. No non-celeberity would be. I love his music too.

[a fool in paradise]

PING

[equalitybeforethelaw]

How did he qualify? I thought you had to be drug and alcohol free to even be considered? Maybe he got the David Crosby exemption?

[Jeff Chandler]

One of my favorite bands, timeless music that never dies.

Or, in the case of Rambling Man, never ends.

[Jack Black]

Lots and lots of famous people on this list, many of them needle drug users, obviously.

What Not To Share: Celebrities with Hepatitus C

[SMARTY]

Fancy pick’n

[Jack Black]

Greg quit doing drugs a long time ago. As far as I know Hep C is a blood transmitted disease and can not be caught from drinking booze. It was not reported that he had cirossis, though Hep C makes one more susceptable to other forms of liver damage.

[Scythian]

? That looks like Crosby?

[Jeff Chandler]

Beck and Clapton are basically performers, and as long as a performer keeps up his chops, he can maintain his career.

McCartney is basically a song writer. It is neither easy nor normal to produce creatively over an extended period of time. McCartney produced some great songs over about a span of about a decade. Now the well is dry.

[Jeff Chandler]

of about . . .

[upsdriver]

? That looks like Crosby?

It is David Crosby.

[Reaganwuzthebest]

That’s a warmup song. :)

[oilfieldtrash]

Gregg Allman claimed in a radio interview he contracted Hepititis C from a tatoo parlor.