Gregg Allman updated book tour schedule

Gregg's book tour schedule has been updated!  His tour will resume May 8 in Atlanta.  New York and New Jersey appearances have been rescheduled for May 23 & 24.  Talks are on for Boston appearances in the summer.  Stay tuned here for more updates.

Tuesday, May 08, 2012 12:30 PM BARNES & NOBLE/Buckhead 2900 Peachtree Road NE Atlanta, GA 30305

Tuesday, May 08, 2012 07:00 PM EAGLE EYE BOOKSHOP 2076 N Decatur Rd Decatur, GA 30033

Thursday, May 10, 2012 06:30 PM BMI & PARNASSIS BOOKS PRESENTS BMI Office Bldg Lobby 6 Music Circle N Nashville, TN 37203

Saturday, May 12, 2012 12:00 PM COSTCO 2746 N Clybourn Avenue Chicago, IL 60614

Saturday, May 12, 2012 06:00 PM BUDDY GUY'S LEGENDS 700 S Wabash Chicago, IL 60605

Tuesday, May 15, 2012 08:00 PM LIVE TALKS LA/Aero Theatre 1328 Montana Avenue @ 14th St Santa Monica, CA

Thursday, May 17, 2012 04:00 PM BOOK SOUP 8818 Sunset Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90069

Wednesday, May 23, 2012 12:00 PM BARNES & NOBLE/Union Square 33 E 17 ST New York, NY 10017

Wednesday, May 23, 2012 07:00 PM BOOKENDS 211 E. Ridgewood AVE Ridgewood, NJ 07450

Thursday, May 24, 2012 07:00 PM APPLE/E-book presentation w/Alan Light 1981 Broadway Bet 67 & 68 New York, NY

Thursday, May 31, 2012 06:00 PM BOOKS-A-MILLION 1910 Wells Road Orange Park, FL

Saturday, June 02, 2012 12:00 PM SAM'S CLUB 15 Mill Creek Circle Pooler, GA 31322

Sunday, June 03, 2012 06:00 PM THE BIG HOUSE 2321 Vineville Avenue Macon, GA 31204

Gregg Allman in 'Rush'

There are a few fans out there who don't know that Gregg has some acting credentials.  So...today I bring you, 'Rush'.  Starring Jason Patric, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Sam Elliott, and Gregg Allman, with a soundtrack by Eric Clapton, this is a fantastic movie!

Rush

The Allman Brothers Band Wanee Music Festival 4/20/12 *AUDIO*

Sad because you couldn't make it to Wanee?  Well, be sad no longer.  The good folks at the Mule Army have something to cheer you up.  Here is the audio of The Allman Brothers Band's Friday, 4/20, set.

Enjoy!

Gregg Allman Talks About Duane, Southern Rock, and Role as Elder Statesman

Pulling another interview out of the archives.  In this March 11, 2009, interview by Russell Hall, Gregg talks about the Allman Brothers Band's 40th anniversary, the past, and future.

Gibson Interview

Video tidbits from 'My Cross to Bear'

Entertainment Weekly has come up with the goods in this article from April 24.  Here, Gregg Allman talks about his life in videos from the enhanced electronic version of his autobiography 'My Cross to Bear'.

Exclusive video!

"My Brother Duane" a 1981 interview by Jas Obrecht

I thought I'd bring out something from the archives today.  This is a great interview with Gregg from 1981.

"My Brother Duane"

Gregg Allman health news

Good news!  According to Gregg's book publicist at William Morrow, his cardiac tests went well today, and he's looking forward to starting his book tour May 8 in Atlanta.  Stay tuned to http://www.allmanbrothersband.com/mycrosstobear for news concerning the book tour and rescheduled dates.

Excerpt from 'My Cross to Bear'

Here is an excerpt of Gregg's autobiography, 'My Cross to Bear' for those of us who have not stepped into the 21st century by buying a Kindle or Nook and are awaiting our hard copies.  And since most people are only interested in Gregg's time with Cher....

She smelled like I would imagine a mermaid would smell –I've never smelled it since, and I'll never forget it. It was January 1975, and I was playing a solo show at the Troubadour in Los Angeles. After the show, my buddy Chank ran up to me, going, "Guess who's here?" "Who?" I asked. "I want you to just ease over that railing and look to your right." There she was, man: Cher. I couldn't believe how beautiful she was. I got my guitar and headed down toward her. Cher showed up with David Geffen as her date. I had met Geffen on many occasions before but I didn't acknowledge him at all or anyone else, for that matter. I was so rude; I didn't say hello or nothing at all, because I was so blinded by her. I was walking by, and she was down on the floor looking for something. She looked up and said, "Oh, I lost my earring." Then she said, "Here's my number –call me." The next day, I asked her out to dinner. I went to her house in a limousine, and when she came out, she said, "Fuck that funeral car," and handed me the keys to her blue Ferrari. We went to a Moroccan restaurant on Sunset, and we sat there, eating with our hands with the sitars playing. She didn't have shit to say to me, and I didn't have shit to say to her. What's the topic of conversation? It certainly ain't singing. I said to her, "I've got a friend who lives up in the Hills, and his wife is Judy Carne." Cher knew Judy, who used to be on Laugh-In, from years before, but she didn't realize that Judy was into heroin. We got up to Judy's house, and I had just a little taste of doojee. I nodded out in the bathroom for 20 minutes or so, while Cher was out in the living room with Judy, who's also nodding out. I came out of there and asked her, "OK, toots, what else would you like to do?" "I want to get the fuck out of here as fast as I can," she said. I called her the next day and said, "Wait, before you say anything –that was possibly the worst fucking date in the history of mankind. We might be ready for the Guinness Book of World Records." She agreed with me, so I said, "Well, listen, seeing how it was so bad, why don't we try it again, because it can only go better this time?" We went dancing. I don't know how to dance, but I got drunk enough to where I did. I danced my ass off. This is when disco was just taking off, so we did some dirty dancing. She had one drink, while I had my 21, of course. When we got back to her place she took me out to her rose garden and all the roses were just starting to bloom.

Gregg Allman postpones book tour for cardiac tests

Gregg Allman is to undergo cardiac tests Friday at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, where he underwent a liver transplant due to Hepatitis C in June 2010.  Allman will delay the publicity tour for his autobiography, My Cross to Bear. "I've been working on the book for years and am grateful for all the support I've received in putting it together," the rocker said in a statement. "As soon as doctors give me the thumbs up to go back on the road, I will be heading out onto my book tour and I can't wait to meet all of my fans."

Allman further stated that if the doctors clear him he will head back out on the road May 8.