E-MAILS & TWEETS Allman Memories
even a few African Americans, which was pretty far out for Macon at the time. The Band played notes I had never heard before ( I was only18 years old) and the tunes/jams were long but interesting. We all drank beer and smoked weed and it was my introduc- tion to hippie types and getting loose. The next visit home was Sunday Dec 14, 1969
and I was home on Christmas leave and ABB was back in the park again! I went down with same group plus one more chick, Jenny Walker. This time the band is on a flatbed truck with all the gear. There were maybe 400 people there this time and Twiggs was selling the first album, so I bought one. We all did mushrooms and smoked weed and
had another beautiful day in the park. By the end of this day I noticed the ABB were playing songs, not just jamming. I was fascinated with Berry Oakley. He wes frontman and had the longest hair. Duane’s playing was also noticed very much. Everyone of them was so interesting in their own way, not to men- tion their tribe of roadies, girlfriends, and lots of good looking fun loving women out that day. From that day on I have felt like I am also part
Duane in Macon, May 4, 1969.
Someone sent me this cool photo of Duane playing in Macon, Georgia in ‘69. I sent the picture to my buddy Dave Peck who lived in Macon at the time, cu- rious to see if he recognized anyone in the crowd. The following is the e-mail he sent back. I thought it was great and needed to be shared. -Buffalo
Buffalo- Wow. when I see these old pictures of those
moments in time I can feel those feelings of knowing this music was something special. We were so high on youth, the peace movement, getting laid, weed and LSD/ mushrooms, and we were full of so much hope and what a wonderful future we were going to build- and ABB were the baddest asses we had ever seen. On Sunday May 4 I was ending my first week
in Basic Training at Fort Benning, so I was not there. I believe this is the very first free show by ABB
in Central City Park. I heard about this show from my best friend who was there, Greg Foster. I was home on leave Sunday Sept 14, 1969.
Greg, two chicks -Lynn and Debra Johnson- and my- self went down. Like this shot, the band was playing on the ground. There were about 150 people there,
of that ABB Tribe. I relate to and understand most of it. That is why I have never joined GABBA or the Big House I was there long before they formed and I also helped both of those organizations form and did tons of free video work for them, and did all the fundrais- ers and events. I met Kirk West on his first trips to Macon from Chicago. I took that first album to Fort Hood, Texas
and turned everyone on to the Brothers. All of us, black and white loved it. I also found out that day, you cant have sex
while on heavy mushrooms. Thank You for the trip in time machine this
morning!
Love, Peace and Gratitude, Dave Peck Macon, GA
Editors Note: Kudzoo supports both GABBA as well as The Big House, and their efforts to keep the his- tory of the Allman Brothers Band alive. We also
thank Peck for the memories!
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