Joined: 26 Nov 2003 Posts: 916 Location: Fairhope, AL
Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2007 1:06 pm Post subject: Good Luck!
It's great to hear from you, Daved. I'm glad to hear that things are cool with you and Robben. We all look forward to hearing from you again in the (near) future! I'm glad things are going well. I may even get to meet you that you're more involved with the Southern Rock community! I've got your website bookmarked, and I'll be looking for you.
Frank
Yes it's great to hear from you Daved, and that you are still here, even if only for the odd lurking moment and post.
As you should know already, you have been invaluable to this board from its conceptional days (and earlier form the original board), right through to the present day. Your charasmatic and entertaining posts are testament to a person who is passionate about their work, and sincere with their friendship with people you have met along the road. Hats off to you mate.
I for one hope you continue to hang out here, and that one day I get chance to say hello in person again, hopefully with Robben's band
All the best with your future ventures,
DD _________________ Music is the universal language; speak it with emotion, listen with a passion.
Yes, I am still around... mostly as a lurker over the last couple of months.
Seriously, things have been sooooo busy and complex that I've had little time to participate.
Now I am home for about 3 actual weeks, before we start up the GAF Fall & Winter touring... a chance to catch up on the things I must.
My thanx to all of you who have expressed support, both publicly and privately, I honestly do appreciate it.
I'll be brief today. Just got home from Farm-Aid in NYC. It was the last show of the '07 touring season for ABB.
T'was VERY cool on many levels!
My most personally selfish reasons being, the memories I now, and forever will, possess of sitting about 3 feet from Willie Nelson and Gregg Allman in the front lounge of Willie's personally owned tourbus... after I brought Gregory his Gibson J-200 and was then personally introduced to Willie by Gregory... waiting and watching while they worked out a quick version of "Midnight Rider" to do together as an acoustic duo right before the ABB took the stage.
Another was virtually the same scenario for our show the day before in Atlanta, only this time with Dave Matthews in his trailer backstage, Gregg and his Taylor, and a runthrough of "Mellisa" for Gregg's guest spot with the DMB.
I will never forget watching Willie and Dave (from opposite ends of the popular music history spectrum in both time and experience), both nervously stuttering and stumbling with respect and admiration as Gregory went over with them their parts and the arrangements he wanted to use.
Another 'moment' was during the DMB show, standing center stage holding Gregory's Taylor, as the DMB band member's all rushed in with wide, sparkling eyes and big grins, crowding around us, eager to greet Gregg and personally shake his hand.
It really shed light on me as to the lofty place that Gregg Allman and the ABB ("Who's that? Sorry, but I don't think I've ever heard of them..." - G.Q. Public) hold in the esteem, history, and conscience of the more prestiges member's of the nation's musical community.
A quick note:
Robben and I have been in touch.
Though I'm sure we'll do more work together down the road, you won't see me with Robben on a regular basis for awhile.
He and I are cool.
No "problems" with each other, it's all just business, which I've been in long enough to understand, anticipate, and be in a position to deal with easily and effectively.
It's all positive and I'll expand more when I have the time.
Right now, though, things are busy, productive, rewarding, and enjoyable for me over in the "southern rock" communities of the ABB, GAF, DTB, Susan Tedeschi, and Govt. Mule... and should keep me busy till, and hopefully between, the occasions that Robben feels he again has work for me.
Gotta run now, but I'll be around.
It's really good news to hear that you're still here & still giving those great insights into life on the road. It's also cool that you and Robben are ok.
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