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Post by petrolino on Nov 28, 2019 23:57:09 GMT
Bandleader Ronnie Van Zant
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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Nov 29, 2019 2:01:16 GMT
That band might have had a hex over it. A lot of members and a lot of members that didn't live long. And not just Van Zant and Gaines siblings. Allen Collins died in 1990 (complications after a car accident), Bob Burns in 2013 (car wreck), Leon Wilkinson (natural causes) and Ed King (cancer). Gary Rossington, Larry Jungstrom and Artimus Pyle are the only pre crash Skynyrd's left (probably a couple of the Honkettes too).
I liked the story about Van Zant and Rosssington and Bob Burns looking for Allen Collins to ask him to join their band. Collins thought they were going to beat him up so he climbed a tree. I didn't know that Bob Burns lost his mind after seeing The Exorcist.
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Post by petrolino on Nov 29, 2019 2:16:12 GMT
That band might have had a hex over it. A lot of members and a lot of members that didn't live long. And not just Van Zant and Gaines siblings. Allen Collins died in 1990 (complications after a car accident), Bob Burns in 2013 (car wreck), Leon Wilkinson (natural causes) and Ed King (cancer). Gary Rossington, Larry Jungstrom and Artimus Pyle are the only pre crash Skynyrd's left (probably a couple of the Honkettes too). I liked the story about Van Zant and Rosssington and Bob Burns looking for Allen Collins to ask him to join their band. Collins thought they were going to beat him up so he climbed a tree. I didn't know that Bob Burns lost his mind after seeing The Exorcist. I think you got it nailed on, there. I always liked this band - I think I have 3 albums they recorded in my list of all-time favourite rock albums, which is 2 more than any of their contemporaries that are now typically defined as part of the "southern fried rock" movement of the 1970s - but I knew little of the details regarding their collective story. Sadly, the only remaining Honkette is Leslie Hawkins.
But I do feel everybody should also note one thing regarding their evolution; get trashed if you want to, but never then get behind a wheel. That's way beyond bad behaviour and can carry grave consequences for any number of people.
I'm a lifelong horror fan and I still consider 'The Exorcist' the scariest film I've ever seen. It taps in to some dark places.
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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Nov 29, 2019 2:29:18 GMT
That band might have had a hex over it. A lot of members and a lot of members that didn't live long. And not just Van Zant and Gaines siblings. Allen Collins died in 1990 (complications after a car accident), Bob Burns in 2013 (car wreck), Leon Wilkinson (natural causes) and Ed King (cancer). Gary Rossington, Larry Jungstrom and Artimus Pyle are the only pre crash Skynyrd's left (probably a couple of the Honkettes too). I liked the story about Van Zant and Rosssington and Bob Burns looking for Allen Collins to ask him to join their band. Collins thought they were going to beat him up so he climbed a tree. I didn't know that Bob Burns lost his mind after seeing The Exorcist. I think you got it nailed on, there. I always liked this band - I think I have 3 albums they recorded in my list of all-time favourite rock albums, which is 2 more than any of their contemporaries that are now typically defined as part of the "southern fried rock" movement of the 1970s - but I knew little of the details regarding their collective story. Sadly, the only remaining Honkette is Leslie Hawkins.
But I do feel everybody should also note one thing regarding their evolution; get trashed if you want to, but never then get behind a wheel. That's way beyond bad behaviour and can carry grave consequences for any number of people.
I'm a lifelong horror fan and I still consider 'The Exorcist' the scariest film I've ever seen. It taps in to some dark places.
Another Southern Rock band with tragedy. Did you ever see this...
Video showing the crash sited of Duane Allman and Berry Oakley. With stop signs, it takes 33 seconds to get from one to another.
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Post by petrolino on Nov 29, 2019 2:47:06 GMT
I think you got it nailed on, there. I always liked this band - I think I have 3 albums they recorded in my list of all-time favourite rock albums, which is 2 more than any of their contemporaries that are now typically defined as part of the "southern fried rock" movement of the 1970s - but I knew little of the details regarding their collective story. Sadly, the only remaining Honkette is Leslie Hawkins.
But I do feel everybody should also note one thing regarding their evolution; get trashed if you want to, but never then get behind a wheel. That's way beyond bad behaviour and can carry grave consequences for any number of people.
I'm a lifelong horror fan and I still consider 'The Exorcist' the scariest film I've ever seen. It taps in to some dark places.
Another Southern Rock band with tragedy. Did you ever see this...
Video showing the crash sited of Duane Allman and Berry Oakley. With stop signs, it takes 33 seconds to get from one to another.
Very strange set of circumstances. On the Lynyrd Skynyrd documentary, Gary Rossington talks at the end about buying plots of land for burial, but says he's not ready to go just yet. Some Skynyrd fans online claim he's dosed up to the eyeballs with painkillers. The mystique of the Allman Brothers is so strong.
Damn, bass players like Berry Oakley, Lee Dorman, Phil Lesh, Jack Cassady, Jack Bruce and John Paul Jones were intent upon taking melodic bass to the next level. I think they all appreciated the inventiveness of Paul McCartney's adventurous bass playing.
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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Nov 29, 2019 3:01:58 GMT
Another Southern Rock band with tragedy. Did you ever see this...
Video showing the crash sited of Duane Allman and Berry Oakley. With stop signs, it takes 33 seconds to get from one to another.
Very strange set of circumstances. On the Lynyrd Skynyrd documentary, Gary Rossington talks at the end about buying plots of land for burial, but says he's not ready to go just yet. Some Skynyrd fans online claim he's dosed up to the eyeballs with painkillers. The mystique of the Allman Brothers is so strong.
Damn, bass players like Berry Oakley, Lee Dorman, Phil Lesh, Jack Cassady, Jack Bruce and John Paul Jones were intent upon taking melodic bass to the next level. I think they all appreciated the inventiveness of Paul McCartney's adventurous bass playing.
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Post by Sulla on Dec 1, 2019 4:49:45 GMT
I've seen them twice. The first time in 1987 while performing "Poison Whiskey", there were these two long-haired rednecks fighting while rolling around on the beer-soaked floor. There weren't any cops or ushers trying to stop it. Nobody wants to get between two drunks fighting over a woman. I had to laugh because the whole scene seemed like such a surreal generalization. 
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Post by petrolino on Dec 1, 2019 4:58:22 GMT
I've seen them twice. The first time in 1987 while performing "Poison Whiskey", there were these two long-haired rednecks fighting while rolling around on the beer-soaked floor. There weren't any cops or ushers trying to stop it. Nobody wants to get between two drunks fighting over a woman. I had to laugh because the whole scene seemed like such a surreal generalization.
Sounds like a bunch of punk gigs I've attended, Sulla. Most were fine, some were great, but the odd one descended into violence, at which point I typically headed to the nearest bar to stock up (some venues were multi-levelled at the time).
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Post by Sulla on Dec 1, 2019 5:15:31 GMT
I've seen them twice. The first time in 1987 while performing "Poison Whiskey", there were these two long-haired rednecks fighting while rolling around on the beer-soaked floor. There weren't any cops or ushers trying to stop it. Nobody wants to get between two drunks fighting over a woman. I had to laugh because the whole scene seemed like such a surreal generalization.
Sounds like a bunch of punk gigs I've attended, Sulla. Most were fine, some were great, but the odd one descended into violence, at which point I typically headed to the nearest bar to stock up (some venues were multi-levelled at the time). I understand why you left. At a Punk concert I'd be more wary of inadvertently being drawn into a mob fight. I've never understood why anyone would pay good money to see a show and then waste that time fighting instead of enjoying the show. Is the music just a soundtrack to the fight?
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