Least Surprising Announcement of the Day

Gregg Allman, of the Allman Brothers Band, a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, underwent a liver transplant Wednesday morning at the Florida branch of the Mayo Clinic.

Seems like it was successful, and more power to him, but that he needed one isn't really much of a surprise. When you do enough hard drugs to drop a herd of elephants in its tracks, killing your liver has to be expected; hepatitis is the least of your risks.

Like David Crosby, the new organ ought to keep another icon of geezer rock cranking for a while, and since I like his music, I'm happy to see him get another chance.

He changed his ways years ago, Allman said, but you can't turn back time. Every day is a gift.

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