Absolutely is without a doubt! I hope he’s Born Again would be my only question. In my heart, I believe he is.

God bless you and your family. ♥️

@@EatAPeach72 Hey Dude, if they are going to talk the talk, it’d a reasonable suggestion that they walk the walk and I BELIEVE THEY DO. So I assume you’re not saved? That’s sad, extremely sad. This world is going insane and like the Bible says, “What is good will be called evil. What is evil will be called good.” You just proved that fact. Need some O2??? Or suck on the tailpipe of that 55’ Ford is more your style??? God loves you enough that He sent His only Son to die for you AND ME. We’re all sinners but we can all be saved by His grace. There’s no other way but Christ. I had a record deal in a hard rock metal band in 1986 with Elektra Records that I never signed because it was less than 4 times the amount of money I was making and I’m 59 now but graduated HS in 3 years so I could get married the following year when my current wife got out of HS. I worked 6 days a week self employed so I could work around doing 100 shows a year. I became a Christian in 1985 and by 1986, we were getting radio airplay and radio interviews and we got on the 1986 New Music Seminars “The Tape” as the only hard rock/metal band in a decade where hard rock and metal ruled the airwaves. All the doors began to open after I became a Christian. I’m glad I kept learning about the Lord because at first I thought it was God blessing me. I was sorta right. The god of this world is Satan and he was Gods chief musician and he was opening the doors for me. I wrote every song we ever recorded and the song that got us on the tape that was handed out to anyone who was anybody in the music industry and when we went to a downtown high rise in Chicago to meet with an Elektra executive, it was a massive beautiful building. What answered the door woke me up forever. She told us to have a seat in the living room and I lead the way. As soon as I got to a couch, I turned to my left and sat down. When I sat down and looked up I was stunned. There was a mural on the wall that said one thing. “GOD IS DEAD.” When I asked this person, “What’s that all about?” You would have thought I asked the time or the weather she was so flippant. “Of that? We’re Satanist’s.” True story and I’ve been a guitarist and a drummer and a bassist since I was 7 years old and I walked away from it. But these guys have something special which is to keep a bunch of great musicians who seemed ti become quite the believers in their later years and the current band (minus Gary Rossington, the last surviving member of the original band) Who is more qualified to keep the banner flying high? Johnny Van Zant. The blood brother of the founder is the perfect person to keep this going as long as possible. He can do so much for so many with the audience he still has. I would love him to give Christ his proper props whenever they are at the end of a show. Get out on the road Johnny! I had a singer who was 21 when I was a freshman in HS named Johnny who had some serious pipes. We don’t know why but he committed suicide on my dads birthday. So many of my friends are dead and if I didn’t play with them, I did shows with them and I’m just glad I stepped away. So many and so young. And as this world is beginning to crash and burn, it kills me to know there’s guys like this dude “eat a peach” that don’t understand how long eternity is in hell. Man, it was prophesied that people would turn on Christians. He needs some air or he’ll smell nothing but sulphur as his skin burns for eternity. He may be a much better person than me. But without Jesus, it doesn’t matter how good we are. Man, please reconsider your faith or lack of faith. You will thank me someday. Johnny, when I said “I walked away,” I still play but not in bands and only do my own music. If it wasn’t for Johnny, I had no idea you all rocked as hard as ya did/do?? Not applying for a job, this is one band I would love to jam with. I wish played slide brothers. Just don’t let people thinking you’re trying to capitalize on the name. I hope you are because you all have families and are musicians. Keep doing it the justice I’ve seen at a theater of all places at a show you did in Florida and I was absolutely blown away. I wish you all the best brother. Mark

@@EatAPeach72 More and more in the crowd. That should concern you because science is proving Jesus to have been here and did what he said he did. Jesus said, “I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life. No man comes to the Father but by me

I agree Kevin Walsh Sr. They still have their chops!

That's so sweet&true! Hits harder when your a blood brother.

The southern pride tour👍

Great group.

.38 special played Viking hall back in ‘82. Was an amazing show.

Hey that’s the name of his ‘59 LP ? Bernice ?

@@bobbyb5215 that's right!

Thank you for that info just last week I was thinking about Gary and I said to myself what did he name his 59 Lp it was driving me nuts. I do remember him in a interview about his guitar and it was a great story he told about it. RIP Gary what a great human being and musician always remember that great tone he had when he played Bernice

Great Comment Man, ( Gary Was My Favorite In The Band ) And Artimus Pyle Came A Close, Close Second. Never Got Too See The Original 1970s Lineup, But, Seen Them 2 Times Here In San Antonio, TX 2006/ 2008 At The SS&R. Gary, Billy, Hugh ( Were Still With Us ) And Yes, GARY'S One And Only Unique Raspy Cry On The Gibson Guitar... 😎

Not the original group.

I miss Ruckman 👍