Whiskey bottles and brand new cars.............What's that smell?

Justacommeman

Me think that's actually inflation in the air.....................talking heads can deny it all they want but I trust my own eyes and now my nose.......The dollar don't like it and pm's should. Just sayin......MJ

gsa1fan

"Give me three steps"~ so I can stack some more Gold & Silver!

Justacommeman

gsa1fan=southern boy Us yankees in Detroit loved Skynyrd as well...................MJ

gsa1fan

<< <i>gsa1fan=southern boy Us yankees in Detroit loved Skynyrd as well...................MJ >>

mhammerman

Well, without sounding reactionary, the BS that is being fed to the general mushrooms and the perception of us that are actulally paying attention show a huge disconnect between what we see happening and what the media reports is happening. They can call it a cow but if it's oinking then it ain't a cow. Strange that the mushrooms just seem to be soaking it all up while they watch their schools close and their public services erode...but hey, it's getting better, recovery is strong, just look at the booming stock market. It's amazing what you can do with organic fertilizers and subdued lighting. Our leadership continues to borrow money it doesn't have and won't be getting for a long time just to keep the music playing for a little longer...in a Titanic-like requiem.

Stay frosty

Ni hao.

Justacommeman

shea shea

57loaded

This is about Skynyrd guitarist Gary Rossington, who bought a new car, got drunk, and crashed it into a tree, then a house ("whiskey bottles, brand new car, oak tree you're in my way"). The band was supposed to start a tour in a few days, but had to postpone it because of Rossington.
Lead singer Ronnie Van Zant and guitarist Allen Collins wrote this. They were not pleased with Rossington, whose drug and alcohol problems were affecting the band.
The band fined Rossington $5000 for holding up the tour. Skynyrd made an effort to stay sober on this tour. Drugs and alcohol were banned from the dressing rooms.
Ronnie Van Zant, guitarist Steve Gaines, and backup singer Cassie Gaines were killed in a plane crash a few days after their 1977 tour started. Some of the lyrics in this refer to death, and the cover of the album, which had just been released, showed the band enveloped in flames.
This features the famous whistle of Ronnie Van Zant. He learned to whistle very loud so he could call the dogs when he went hunting.

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Leonidas

<< <i>This is about Skynyrd guitarist Gary Rossington, who bought a new car, got drunk, and crashed it into a tree, then a house ("whiskey bottles, brand new car, oak tree you're in my way"). The band was supposed to start a tour in a few days, but had to postpone it because of Rossington.
Lead singer Ronnie Van Zant and guitarist Allen Collins wrote this. They were not pleased with Rossington, whose drug and alcohol problems were affecting the band.
The band fined Rossington $5000 for holding up the tour. Skynyrd made an effort to stay sober on this tour. Drugs and alcohol were banned from the dressing rooms.
Ronnie Van Zant, guitarist Steve Gaines, and backup singer Cassie Gaines were killed in a plane crash a few days after their 1977 tour started. Some of the lyrics in this refer to death, and the cover of the album, which had just been released, showed the band enveloped in flames.
This features the famous whistle of Ronnie Van Zant. He learned to whistle very loud so he could call the dogs when he went hunting.

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In the summer of 1964, teenage friends Ronnie Van Zant, Allen Collins, and Gary Rossington, formed the band "The Noble Five", which then changed in 1965 to "My Backyard", when Larry Junstrom and Bob Burns joined in Jacksonville, Florida. In 1968, the group won a local Battle of the Bands contest and the opening slot on several Southeast shows for the California-based psychedelic rock band Strawberry Alarm Clock.

In 1970, Van Zant sought a new name. "One Percent" and "The Noble Five" were each considered before the group settled on "Leonard Skinnerd", a mocking tribute to a physical-education teacher at Robert E. Lee High School, Leonard Skinner, who was notorious for strictly enforcing the school's policy against boys' having long hair. The more distinctive spelling was adopted before they released their first album. Note that almost no Southern accent distinguishes between /ɛ/ and /ɪ/ before nasals, so the pronunciation of Leonard Skinner's name would have been /ˌlɪnərd ˈskɪnər/, which is why the 'distinctive' spelling of the name would have made sense to the band members. Despite their high-school acrimony, the band developed a friendlier relationship with Skinner in later years, and invited him to introduce them at a concert in the Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum.



"The smell of death surrounds you"

Edited: From Wikipedia

derryb

<< <i>This is about Skynyrd guitarist Gary Rossington, who bought a new car, got drunk, and crashed it into a tree, then a house ("whiskey bottles, brand new car, oak tree you're in my way"). The band was supposed to start a tour in a few days, but had to postpone it because of Rossington.
Lead singer Ronnie Van Zant and guitarist Allen Collins wrote this. They were not pleased with Rossington, whose drug and alcohol problems were affecting the band.
The band fined Rossington $5000 for holding up the tour. Skynyrd made an effort to stay sober on this tour. Drugs and alcohol were banned from the dressing rooms.
Ronnie Van Zant, guitarist Steve Gaines, and backup singer Cassie Gaines were killed in a plane crash a few days after their 1977 tour started. Some of the lyrics in this refer to death, and the cover of the album, which had just been released, showed the band enveloped in flames.
This features the famous whistle of Ronnie Van Zant. He learned to whistle very loud so he could call the dogs when he went hunting.

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agree with you guys >>



I have the original album with the flame cover before it was changed after the plane crash. Also have a bootleg CD (somewhere) that one of the roadies put together of acoustic jam/practice sessions and band member conversations.

jmski52

"Give me three steps"~

Great song, even us midwestern boys can dig it.