The 1300 block of Montana Avenue in Santa Monica, CA is dotted with shabby chic boutiques and haute couture clothiers with names like French Lessons So Pretty. Not exactly the place one would expect to find Gregg Allman on a Tuesday night, but that’s just where he and 450 of his SoCal fans gathered to pay tribute to the rock legend and his new autobiography, My Cross to Bear.Joined by co-author Alan Light, Allman entered to a standing ovation from the capacity crowd predominantly of aging Boomers that filled the historic Aero Theatre. In the 45-minute Q&A that followed Allman began the program detailing his life-changing sobriety, affirming himself ‘reborn,’ and then politely requested Light switch topics and ask about ‘happy things.’ Anecdotes ranging from his early stint in Hollywood to brother Duane’s discovery of slide guitar were met with applause.
