Probably won't mean a lot to the younger members of the board, but Gary Rossington was the last surviving original member of Lynyrd Skynyrd. Freebird & and Sweet Home Alabama will always be my favourite songs.

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“My experience of life is that it is not divided up into genres; it’s a horrifying, romantic, tragic, comical, science-fiction cowboy detective novel. You know, with a bit of pornography if you’re lucky."

One of the great debut albums - Freebird, Tuesday's Gone, Simple Man, etc. He and Allen Collins were terrific playing together.

RIP.

Lynyrd Skynyrd a great band, somehow different, more earthy than some other US bands, great songs and musicians, RIP

“That’s a joke son, I say, that’s a joke.” “Nice boy, but he’s sharp as a throw pillow.” “He’s so dumb he thinks a Mexican border pays rent” “ “Son… I say, son, some people are so narrow minded they can look through a keyhole with both eyes.”__ Forhorn Leghorn

sad news indeed
Freebird one of the great songs
RIP Mr Rossington

I used to see a band called Bishop's Finger do a very good cover of Freebird in the Rose of Lee when I lived there.

Edit: I didn't live in the pub by the way... Round the corner, Eastdown Park

Edited by Tim Gypsy Hill '64 (07 Mar 2023 12.16am)

Systematically dragged down by the lawmakers