Elizabeth Reed

[Absaroka]

Somewhere there must be a crossdresser with a femme name of Elizabeth Reed. I wonder if she sings or plays the guitar? I think it could be a wonderful persona, after all she nurtured creative talents long after she left this world and the idea of her is deeply beloved by many.

Those who don't get the reference, google it....

Zari

[Elizabeth]

Absaroka,

An Allman Brothers fan I can see? The Dickey Betts Classic, "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed". It was a name on a headstone he saw at a cemetery. So there was an Elizabeth Reed. Whether she played guitar will have to remain a question. However, if it's any consolation, I play guitar.

Love always,
Elizabeth

[April Rose]

In the early seventies, I was a motocross racer. When I think back on it, I think of fields full of vans, the sweet smell of racing castor oil, and the Allman Brothers. It was as if "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed" was the official sound track. There was no irony for us when one of the brothers was killed in a motorcycle accident. They were our people, and we were theirs.

[Absaroka]

I got to thinking and read more about the song. Depending on who you believe, the band used to hang out and practice on the tombstone (true according to most sources) Dickie Betts had a long intimate evening of conversation with a female friend on the tombstone one night and wrote the song about it, or Dickie Betts and the same woman made passionate love on the tombstone and she was furious when Duane Allman told this to an interviewer. Or quite possible all three stories are true.

I found it very interesting that Duane Allman credits John Coltrane with much of the inspiration for the feel of the song. But then most of my favorite rock guitarists like to say they got their ideas from Trane.

It's too late this year but next year I'm thinking of being Elizabeth Reed for Halloween.

Zari