Thanks for sharing. I was coming of age at this time in the south and the Allman Brothers were a regular backing track to all sorts of stuff. Gotta give it to Jimmy for his character, principles, and respect for other people's differences. He did stuff because it was the right thing to do and not because it was politically beneficial and made him richer.

Southern rock was seen as way less conservative than it is today. The sex, drugs, alcohol, and music were all seen as threats to society if you openly engaged. OK to do it if you went to church on Sunday to condemn those that you spent Saturday night engaging in those activities.

I have used an Ipad Air with app, but I prefer the Kindle Paperwhite, because it is lighter, the e-ink is easier on the eyes, and the screen size is just right for me, not too small and not too big. I also never worry about the battery being dead. The weight difference is huge compared to an Ipad when you are holding it to read on a long flight.

I still use a tablet or laptop as well, but the "Kindle" still earns a place in bag most of the time and is my go too device for reading.

I purchased the first generation of the Kindle reading device when it came out in 2008. I was traveling internationally for work a couple of times a month and was tired of lugging multiple books to read. My paper copy of Don Quixote literally went around the world with me, but it is not light to carry all day when travelling.

The Kindle was great because I could carry multiple books and purchase books on the go. I found myself reading multiple books at a time as I could easily carry them and could pick light reading or heavy reading depending on my mood. The downside was I no longer had conversations with other people about the book I was reading as no one could tell what you were reading.

Fast forward to today and I am on my third Kindle device, the Kindle Paperwhite, and have the app on my phone, computers, and a fire tablet. I pretty much always have a book to read no matter where I am at. I still prefer the Kindle Paperwhite as it is light, small but not too small, can be read in low light and bright sunlight, and battery life is phenomenal. I always take it when I travel, and usually what I read when on the treadmill or bike at the gym. My phone provides the tunes.

I miss the smell of a book and going to a bookshelf, opening a book I read, and finding little surprises like a boarding pass stub, business cards, or the occasional slip of paper money I used as a bookmark. But the fact that I have my library available without carrying the weight is worth the tradeoff.