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Page 10 THE WESTCHESTER GUARDIAN THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2013 HEALTHCARE cookies are in the same boat; or is it cookie dynamic is exacerbated when you apply it and a large enough portion of them think The Obamacare Cookie Crumbles sheet? to the general sloth and incompetence of that those without insurance don’t deserve I find myself thinking about the differ- government. ere, I said it. But before you to have it. Continued from page 9 something I need that I can’t think of right ence between knowing what people need think I am ready to join the Tea Party, know e whole thing leaves me with a sour bookmarked and/or username-password now. In fact, all I can think of is the disaster and the daunting task of getting it to them; this: taste in my mouth, one which I will most remembered. I have spent the afternoon that is the rollout for something I fought so of ideas and execution; of hope and change While it appears that the Obama certainly not cure with a cookie. Besides, I with my secret password book…second hard for, so publicly. More personally, I have and deliverance. I am of a mixed mind this Administration cannot find the Lincoln am filling up on crow. only to the “football” containing the presi- based some career decisions on the ACA, as evening. e Obama Administration, which Room with both hands, their hearts, at least, Bob Marrone is an author and freelance writer. dent’s nuclear launch codes… re-entering well; but, as we liked to say back in Brooklyn, has done many good things in terms of want me and millions of others to have access passwords from years gone by. With each who the frosted cookie am I? What about policy, has fallen victim to a common malady to affordable health care, and eventually we stroke of the key my frustration grows. It will everyone else? Millions of people with no affecting the arrogant: It is not enough to will get it. ere is no other alternative. e get worse, I am sure, when I try and access grandsons to fix their laptops or explain be the smartest person in the room. is Republicans don’t care; don’t have a plan MUSIC THE SOUNDS “Song of the South: Duane Allman & the OFBLUE Rise of the Allman Brothers Band.” By BOB PUTIGNANO 131 minutes. www.ChromeDreams.co.uk MVD Video DVD is fine documentary depicts the career also bolstered his abilities to be savvy in the were enough Duane content and “Eat a of guitar-great Duane Allman, Duane’s studio. Peach” was completed. Duane closest friend career was short but there’s an abundance After a three hour recording session bassist Berry Oakley also died one year later of historic segments discussed by those with the original Allman Brothers Band in a similar motorcycle accident about one how knew Allman’s power. Budd Scoppa, (with Reese Wynans on B3) the ABB was mile from where Duane crashed. Yet the David Hood, Jimmy Johnson, Paul Hornsby, born, even though Wynans dropped out. band continued on, though they’ve gone Randy Poe, Robert Christgau, William Wexler had doubts about Duane’s new band, through many musician changes – the ABB Perkins and others opine about one of the so Walden recorded them for Capricorn famously continues onward to this very day. greatest guitarists of all time. Records and allowed them artistic freedom. Even though I thought I was fairly Starting with bands like e Escorts, Duane’s vision was finally fulfilled and the knowledgeable about Duane Allman, there’s the Allman Joys, onto the Hour Glass’s rest is history. During another interview a lot I learned from this DVD. For example: excursion to Los Angeles during the Duane discusses his affinity for jazz music I didn’t recall that the only song Duane summer of love, and their eventual signing and talks about Miles Davis and John wrote was the short acoustic “Little Martha,” to Liberty Records. ey opened for bands Coltrane. ere are also discussions about the the tune that hauntingly closed “Eat a like e Doors, e Grateful Dead, e Brothers “Dreams” with analogies of Duane’s Peach.” In summary: e interviews are Animals, e Buffalo Springfield, Moby solo being similar to Coltrane’s openness. often informative and insightful, the Dolby Grape and more. But in the studio the Hour Also mentioned is Bill Graham’s support sound is quite good too, but the “extras” are Glass was produced by Dallas Smith who that established the ABB’s foothold at the mostly filler. Long story short: I thoroughly wasn’t a good fit for the band. eir first Fillmore East and the Northeast, and Tom enjoyed “Song of the South” and suspect you album didn’t gain any traction, during the Dowd’s production work on their second will too. Last but not least: Do not dismiss recording of their second LP Duane left the album “Idlewild South.” at session also led this DVD as being just for rabid Duane band but later returned, yet that album also to Duane’s monumental contributions on Allman/ABB fanatics. It’s a document about didn’t sell. eir final effort was recorded at Derek & the Dominos “Layla” album (that American music history from the seventies Muscle Shoals and included more blues, but Dowd also produced,) and we learn how that should be learned from and enjoyed by after another venture to L.A. the Hour Glass Clapton and Allman became instantly con- any and all music enthusiasts. Note: anks disbanded. Not long after Duane returned nected. So much so Duane missed several to WG reader Rob who alerted me about to Muscle Shoals’ legendary Fame Studios ABB live gigs. In another Duane interview this DVD, without his prodding I might as a session player, his first session was with he also speaks lofty praises about his new not have found this wonderful documentary. Wilson Pickett and suggested “Hey Jude” to found peer Clapton. ere’s also chat about anks Rob! be covered, it was a rousing success, and his how Duane suggested lifting an Albert King Putignano www.SoundsofBlue.com. Now guitar solo caught the ear of Phil Walden lick from “As the Years Go Passing By” and celebrating 13 + years on the air at WFDU who signed Duane to a recording contract. used it on the intro of the classic “Layla” track. - http://wfdu.fm, 24x7 On Demand Atlantic Records Jerry Wexler also heard Afterwards the ABB’s popularity soared and Radio: http://wfdu.streamrewind.com/ Duane and subsequently purchased Duane’s they started to tour heavily (three-hundred show/profile/11, WFDU’s Sounds of Blue contract. But the session world was not com- live dates that year.) But their use of serious is the most pledged to program for 5 con- fortable for Duane, he didn’t sing well, and drugs including the dreaded heroin also secutive years. Senior Contributing Editor his solo album was halted. On a recorded became troublesome. Duane almost over- to: http://www.Bluesrevue.com , http:// interview Duane states he became sick of dosed and nearly died, the entire band had eir first two studio recordings weren’t Peach” which almost wasn’t finished as when WestchesterGuardian.com , and http:// being a session guitarist, and specifically an addiction problem, and the band took commercial successes, but the double LP the album was being worked on - Duane YonkersTribune.com . talks about wanting to form a band. Yet his time off to enter rehab. Even with these “Live at the Fillmore East” finally put them died in a horrific motorcycle crash at just session work taught him how to arrange and afflictions their performances didn’t suffer. on the map. ey followed with “Eat a twenty-four years of age. Fortunately there .