I read that, when seeking to cast Gaines, all parties were in agreement that they wanted a "Greg Allman type" to play th
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Forrest_Greene — 20 years ago(January 05, 2006 02:10 PM)
For what it's worth It was a long time ago & not something I was all that interested in anyway but if memory serves, Greg Allman once dodged some legal trouble over drugs by ratting out persons of his acquaintance &, as such, is maybe not so cool, after all.
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kfournie — 19 years ago(June 05, 2006 06:37 PM)
If you want a good summer beach read, and you like biographies, I'd highly recommend "Midnight Riders" the story of the Allman Brothers Band roughly up to the mid-90's.
Yes, Gregg did cut a deal and turn in his dealers to avoid harder prison time for himself. He also was buying so much pharmaceutical-grade cocaine that the stakes were pretty serious - hard to know what you or I would do in the same spot. -
sneakyp957 — 13 years ago(November 22, 2012 03:01 AM)
"but if memory serves, Greg Allman once dodged some legal trouble over drugs by ratting out persons of his acquaintance &, as such, is maybe not so cool, after all."
He informed on one of his best friends who worked for the band,and was responsible for babysitting him. This guy had even saved his life a couple of times when he overdosed on heroin. Part of his job was to carry Greg Allmans drugs around so that Allman couldn't be arrested for possession.
Allman turned him in and testified in court against him in order to save his own ass,and the guy got some serious hard time in Club Fed.
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aphrodite34 — 15 years ago(December 02, 2010 05:02 AM)
Look up the book called smith county justice. This happened in and around Tyler, Texas. I had the book at one time and a cop friend if mine told me to never let it be seen. To this day there's a "conspiracy" to hoard and get rid of all the books. I would still have mine but somehow lost it when I moved. A friend of mines father is actually in the book. Lived there almost 10 years. Was glad when I moved away. The movie is based in part and around this book.
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aphrodite34 — 15 years ago(December 03, 2010 06:05 AM)
Be forewarned in looking for Smith County Justice. Copies go for hundreds of dollars, but I looked around for you and just put it in your search engine and u can find a free copy to read online. I wish I still had my copy. It was first edition that my friend gave me (the friend her father was in the book) LOL. She didn't want it anymore. If I get a chance today I'll try to get you some links, but I have tests all day at hospital. Good luck, it's a great read.
If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace.