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And I liked Dickie Betts as well as Duanne.

Speaking of the Allmans,what do you think of Gov't Mule?I've become a bigtime Mulehead,Allen Hayes ranks up there with Dickie and Duane in my book.That first CD is one of my fav's right next to Floyd's Live at Pompeii.Of course that one isn't released on CD[lifted it off Napster a couple of years back].Do have the VHS version of the movie.Also dig the hell out of Robin Trower,Rory Gallagher,and Frank Marino of Mahogany Rush.

Warren Haynes, IMO is the most underrated guitar player in America today. His tone is powerful and still tasteful. His voice absolutely ROCKS my soul. I have yet to hear a bad or wasted note played by this man. Whenever I feel like I need a good guitar lesson (usually 3 times a year or more hehehe) I stick in the Gov't Mule Live CD and get smoked all over again.

I profess to be ignorant of Gov't Mule. But while I'm off to Tower soon to get that Gilmour solo accoustic mentioned earlier maybe I'll look for some Mule.

I'm friends with Bett's guitarist. They do all their t-shirt printing at my warehouse complex here in Nashville.

Betts is almost 60 and tours like Willie Nelson...non stop basically and usually for 40-50K for a 2=3 hour gig....not bad. He's bringing home the bacon and is decent with his people. He set my friend up in a new house in Bradenton.

My wife and I may go to the Southern Rock at the amphitheater here this summer...it's a bit of a different crowd than I am used to but I'd like to see what's left of Lynyrd Skynyrd while I can.

I've gotten spoiled...I really like to see bands up close in clubs....I don't go much anymore but I saw Lucinda Williams, The Cult, Cheap Trick, and Hole in a very small venue envornment in the past 2 years...very nice. (I know Love is a skank and killed Kurt but...)

I would go to a Stadium to see the whole Floyd.

Actually the last thing I saw was about 6 weeks ago when Daryll Whorley did "Have You Forgotten?" at our pro-war rally here. I also saw Steve Winwood from across the river at the River Stages festival here 2 Sundays ago....he sounded great but I couldn't see him. His estate borders my modest home here in Nashville where his homegirl wife and he live when school is out for their kids in England. He's on the hilltop and I'm down in the valley(hollow) with the peasants..lol