Bare Knuckle Pickups Forum
At The Back => Time Out => Topic started by: keith on January 30, 2009, 09:07:37 PM
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JUst found out today Skynryd keyboard player found dead at his home. Another one of the great band gone.
keith
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R.I.P.
It's amazing how many members of Skynyrd, the Outlaws, Molly Hatchet, Blackfoot etc have died young (under 60, anyway). I suppose the rock'n'roll lifestyle plays a part, but I really do wonder about life expectancy in the deep South. :?
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Sad. I feel a bit weird as I have been watching the DVD called Freebird The Movie this week and it features the tribute band consisting of survivors. RIP Billy. I saw the original line up years back at Knebworth when I was a teenager. One of those tragic bands.
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sorry to hear that, RIP :( ^ they do seem to have had more than their share of bad luck... :(
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I saw the original band at Newcastle City Hall and they were supporting Golden Earring. I think it was their first tour outside of the US. Happy days.
keith
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R.I.P.
It's amazing how many members of Skynyrd, the Outlaws, Molly Hatchet, Blackfoot etc have died young (under 60, anyway). I suppose the rock'n'roll lifestyle plays a part, but I really do wonder about life expectancy in the deep South. :?
...yes, it is brutal!!(I live in Sweet Home Alabama...take it from me...)however, it was most def. that r and r lifestyle,mixed with the classic lower middle class,don't give a damn about anything but livin' hard and fast mentality-and boy, did they!!He died from cardiac problems...reads like he missed an appointment with his cardiologist..called 9-1-1(emergency) and said he could hardly breathe..found him dead-I have a serious heart condition (diagnosed at age 36...), and I have not logged the miles these boys have(drank a lot of beers and tequila shots, but that is baby poo compared to the aforemetioned..!)-I can tell you that the heart is the #1 killer , and that the medical world has a LONG way to go in treating the heart-IMO, still a "young" science-there is a lot of fried food down here..lots of uneducated , toothless wonders, but I am not one...and still, I have the heart of an old fart!!!! TAKE CARE OF THAT TICKER,BOYS!!!!!FLY HIGH FREEBIRD(where's my beer??)RIP!!
-there could be another controversy as well...seems like there has to be a certain # of original members in band in order to legally use the LS name...looks like we are down to one original now, unless RVZ's widow counts Ricky Medlocke as one(Artimus Pyle has been awarded sex offender status and has fallen out with the LS estate...)
stay tuned
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Sad :(
I was watching Freebird the Movie the other day as well...
And you were at Knebworth 38th??? Whenever I watch that footage I think "hey, must have been REALLY good there that day..."
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I was there indeed. My first open air gig.Very hot day. Stones were top of the bill. I was a mere boy though.
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I was there indeed. My first open air gig.Very hot day. Stones were top of the bill. I was a mere boy though.
I was at that Knebworth too!
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Very sad. Always liked LS. Had my interest rekindled when I realised he had played piano on Kid Rock's hit All Summer Long.
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Very sad, i always liked that Piano beginning in Free Bird.
RIP