He sure is, thank you.

Couldn't agree more!! Gary Is a one of a kind with a sound all his own. Iv seen so many try to imitate his sound from string bends to slide and they just can't quite figure out what he's doing lol so thankful he's still with us. Iv been fortunate enough to meet him at a few meet n greets and he is such a humble man when it comes to his fans and of course fans of the band. He spoke to each one of us just as if he knew us for years. I hope and pray gary is with us for many many more years to come. #GaryRossingtonForever #SkynyrdNation

@@blindmelonstubbly hellyeah

You're not wrong. Thank you.

surprised they haven't got Artemis Pyle yet

The lyve in Heaven tour 24 is sold out

Morning

Glad you enjoyed it Janice!! Thank you.

Thank you. and WOW!

@@SandraPokorneyCmonDude Thank you for the reply and kind comment. Another bit i recall was i believe the band was working up Nuthin' Fancy when a cleaning lady knocked Bernice (Gary's '59 Les Paul) off its stand, breaking the headstock clean off ! Can't recall if it was a band member or crew seeing Gary walking around in tears, freaking out...."It's dead !!What am I gonna do????" A worker had some wood glue and fixed it !!! I have a Cort Arrow V type from circa '83 i bought when i was broke for $150 in '96. It fell on it's face to a hard wood floor, splintering the back of the head stock. This was '00. Fixed and still plays great ! btw,,,,last time out in '05, we played Simple Man (co guit) and 3 steps (me). Good times :)

I read the reason Skynyrd used the Peavey Mace was because it was so much louder than the Marshall's and other amps they experimented with and wanted the louder more powerful Maces n Dueces. I have owned a couple of Peavey Classics and was lucky enough to buy a Peavey Roadmaster which was a 200 watt 3 channel amp with two 4x12" cabinets. They weren't in production very long n unfortunately I traded it for a new 50 watt Marshall with a 4x12" speaker cabinet. Ed King had a Roadmaster that he got from Hartley Peavey when it was in the experimental phase. Seen them 3times and was at the show the first time Steve Gaines played with them in Kansas City. I remember he played slide on T for Texas and don't recall the other song be he played 2 songs. You could tell he was really something special. It was circa 1976. I'm lucky I remember anything that long ago but they had such an impact on me how could I forget. I always wanted a Mace but never got one.

Thank you! Cheers!

Yeah i thought that was interesting too...how you doin' Steve? I hope youre not still pissed at me. Youre a good guy.

‎Gary Rossington on Apple Music music.apple.com › artist › gary-rossington Guitarist and drummer Gary Rossington earned a place in music history as one of the founding members of the legendary rock group Lynyrd Skynyrd.

How nice. LOVE this dude.

Anybody that loves proper music will love this \m/

Love them all. Ronnie never wrote a bad song. My favorite song changes every so often and right now it's: " one more time " God bless all from Greenville sc

It's a toss up between the 1971 version of Freebird and Whiskey Rock A Roller, but several others I also gravitate towards.

Some great guitar playin by Gary & Steve in that song

Can't give you a favorite song, but Nothin Fancy is just that, bare bones, bloody knuckles Rock and Roll. I'd love to see a bit about Allen, he's the reason I picked up the guitar.🤠

Gary was "Prince Charming" referred to have a fight with an oak tree but it was really abt all of them, they all had car & motorcycle crashes except RVZ because he didn't drive under the influence. Gary & Allen both had car accident over labor day wknd 76, Gary was hurt worse out of the . Ronnie had bad feeling things would not end well for them if they continued on same path. Could have been second sight his mom & dad both said he had but also Judy was pregnant & he wanted to get healthier. He took up swimming & lifting weights & that's why he brought in Gene Odom because he didn't drink or do drugs so he was brought in as bodyguard but really to be in charge of disposing of all the hard liquor & tey to keep the guys off the drugs. They had been doin quite well. Having juice & soda on the plane instead of booze but everytime Gene threw out a bottle , Dean Kilpatrick had some stash he would break out but overall they were doing better. Ironically I think Ronnie's alcoholism was the worst demon the band had. Yeah the guys needed to cut back but RVZ alcohol consumption brought out a person no one cared for & was afraid of. Hoe ironic that they were trying to do better & then be in a plane that runs out of gas! Still a terrible tragedy!

@@kathyrais574 kathy...tmi

Yeah the oak tree he hit is on Hyde Grove in the Lakeshore area here in Jacksonville

@@Mr.CoachBeaulieu That’s cool that you know where the tree is that he crashed into. Is it marked in any way or is it just local knowledge? It’s definitely an iconic landmark.

thank you.

I'm with you 💯

Well put..his guitar on 50 of those not popular songs are some of the best in R&R switching from lead to rhythm continuously...never out to show off stepping back for Allen's parts etc..love the guy.

Yeah, I'm truly surprised he's made it into his seventies. They're not often this lucky and blessed with an exceptionally strong constitution.

Stayed up 3 days w him Leon & Escobar 96

@@NJDEVILz86 yeah, sure

@@NJDEVILz86 Smoked weed for a whole year one night with those guys.

with who? Gary?

@@SandraPokorneyCmonDude yeah i meant it'd been cool to see the band way back then