Mike Allsup (the pride of Fresno!) has a pretty great book about his experiences.... it is kind of a collectors only thing so a little pricey but well worth it...
How they got together has some hilarious stories to say the least... and well, drugs definitely messed that band up...
I think Chuck had the worst problems... but I'm sure he wasn't the only one...
In their shows in the 70's they had a keyboard player that was called "the wizard" and he would go wild and do a long long solo in each show which culminated in "Chest Fever" (the Band song) which (and lightning may strike me) was better than the Band's version.
That is terrific that they still have it... I definitely enjoyed their shows 'back in the old days!"
I had no gig tonight and spent the evening tinkering... I just finished working on a setup on an acoustic guitar and the first song I started playing was "out in the country" which might be my favorite TDN song....
good stuff!