It was during this time in 1979 my friends and I would travel from Queens to attend any and every Dr. Pepper Concert at Wollman Rink in Centrsl Park that we could make. I know that festivals are a huge part of the concert scene these days and the Dr Pepper Concert Series felt like a summer long festival where if you did not buy a ticket to get in you could hang out on the large boulders outside the fences and hear the shows pretty well. I have no particular recollection from the McGuinn, Clark and Hillman concert as it was likely just another summer night in the big city.

I wore my tie dye Allman Brothrrs Band last run at the Beacon Theatre t- shirt while grocery shopping with my wife in Massapequa on Sunday the day after Gregg Allman passed. I’m not usually big on such somewhat corny tributes to a departed legend but it felt good throwing it on for a trip around the neighborhood as my tip of the hat to Mr. Allman.

While in the grocery store a man working there slightly older than me acknowledged to me that it was a sad day. While talking about Gregg’s passing it somehow came up that we were both at the Dickey Betts & Great Southern show at Central Park where Gregg Allman sat in and that ultimately turned out to be the beginnings of an Allman Brothrrs Band reunion. It is truly a small world sometimes.

Enlightened Rogues

Rock on!

GQ