ROCK 'N' ROLL NEWS

David Bowie visited San Diego's Sea World and was so impressed that he bought a life size stuffed replica of Sea World's own superstar Chamu the Killer Whale for $1700. As the release date for the Allmans' next got ever closer, Dicky Betts decided that the only way things were gonna get finished up was if he just called up Gregg at Cher's L. A. digs and rousted the ol' boy home to Macon.