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  1. R.I.P to my stepfather. The hospital apparently did a lot to try to keep him with us and I was hopeful but im going to the hospital to say my last goodbyes. Mentally im okay but fuck dude! There are too many people in the household and my mom doesnt have a job. there is only my brother and grandfather with a job currently now and I feel i got my hopes up to high. I will be back to streaming on Wednesday but just... he was a great guy and just like most good people in 2026, is gone. Ill be okay for now but im not sure if that will change at all

  2. Two extraordinary Monterey County individuals — Dennis "Denny” LeVett
    and Ted Walter — have recently passed. Among the many recognizing them for their positive impacts is Monterey County Now:

    Chef Ted Walter legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/ "leaves a legacy of the great effect one man can have on the world.” montereycountynow.com/blogs/op

    "Carmel hotelier and philanthropist Denny LeVett, 87, leaves behind a legacy of village spirit.” montereycountynow.com/blogs/ne

    We also appreciate both Walter and LeVett’s leadership in supporting more people #bicycling by making their businesses (Walter’s Passionfish in Pacific Grove, and LeVett’s Cypress Inn and Terry’s at the Cypress Inn in Carmel-by-the-Sea) CHARTER PARTICIPANTS in Bicycling Monterey's HER Helmet Thursdays Project!
    bikemonterey.org/her-helmet-th
    #ChangeMakers #Community #Planet #Sustainable #cycling #MontereyCounty #MontereyCountyNow #BikeAdvocacy #SmallBusiness #RestInPeace #legacy

  3. I was never an Allman Brothers fan. I went through an At Fillmore East phase the way most guitar players do. I was a huge fan of Duane Allman’s playing on Derek and the Dominoes Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs album and at some point I needed more and that brought me to At Fillmore East. Duane Allman’s playing is other worldly on that record. In between the stratospheric heroics there were the moments featuring the other guy. That other guy is Dickey Betts. When you step back and look at it closely, his playing is just as good as Allman’s. Maybe not equal (because that’s asking too much from a normal human), but close enough.

    On top of being a fantastic lead player, he wrote some incredible songs. “In Memory of Elizabeth Reed” is pretty much perfect. I spent a lot of time in my youth sitting in front of my cassette player trying to figure out how to play that song. Just picking up what I could. It’s a twin lead guitar instrumental that to my ear is closer to Fusion than Southern Rock. I’d play along for a while, then stare at the speakers, slack jawed, when Duane’s solos came up, then I’d play along with Dickey’s solos.

    Outside of that record though, I never really had much use for The Allman Brothers. Southern Rock as a genre has its moments but generally speaking it wasn’t for me. Respect where respect is due though. Dickey Betts as a song writer, guitarist, and singer is deserving of all of the respect.

    He passed away this morning at age 80. Rest in Peace, Dickey Betts. Everyone go give At Fillmore East a spin in his memory.

    https://robertjames1971.blog/2024/04/18/dickey-betts/

    #Blues #dickeyBetts #duaneAllman #Guitar #guitarPlayers #guitarists #Music #restInPeace #southernRock #theAllmanBrothersBand