This week, we're really honored to have author, journalist and musician Alan Paul join us. We talk about his conversations with Trey; hanging out with Phish, Phil Lesh, and the Allmans; and about his music fandom. He shares a wealth of knowledge about music, and we talk about two of his books—Reckoning: Conversations With the Grateful Dead and One Way Out (THE book on the Allman Brothers Band). Hope you enjoy this really fun conversation. We split this episode into 2 parts. Tracks for Part 1 below (music starts around 31 minutes). If you haven't yet, please take our quick survey about how we can improve the podcast. Also, review us on iTunes and follow us on Twitter. Also, quick announcement: Episodes 1-20 of HF Pod are available on the Internet Archive. Due to insane bandwidth because of all of our awesome content, we wanted to host it there. Please go back, check out some of our earlier stuff, and let us know what you think! Part 1 Tracks The Thrill Is Gone, 2-24-03, East Rutherford (w/BB King) Misty Mountain Hop, 9-16-99, Shoreline (w/Warren Haynes) You Enjoy Myself > Jam, 9-17-99, Shoreline (w/Phil Lesh) Reba, 8-17-96, Clifford Ball Intro/Outro Music: Allman Brothers Band, One Way Out Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.