I love seeing younger people give this band their due. I was 17 when the plane crashed, and the news hit me hard. Allen Collins, Ed King, and Steve Gaines were awesome talented guitarist, but for me, Gary was the sound of that band.

PTSD

Life can change in an instant, blink of an eye. Why its so important that you try your very best to have a positive disposition each and every day and to remind yourself just how fragile life is. We all live in our own safe, little worlds and tend to forget sometimes about just how temporary this life is and how quick everything can change. Take care.

Outstanding post Marisa, You nailed it 100%

⁠@@scentlessapprentice88you couldnt have said it better brotha

your comment was really moving. now go do the dishes

one wonders weather of not liqour and cocain are served in "heaven"

Interesting. " Flying coffin."

God saved the survivors. He is bigger than a plane crash.

He probably died because he couldnt get right with God.. he believed in Jesus but was a bad testimony and that backsliding influence killed him

Gary is free now. R.I.P. Gary. Hard to believe you are gone. You will never be forgotten. I love you forever and hope to meet you when I get home to Heaven. Thank you for the amazing and iconic music you gave us. I felt your spirit and heard your heart sing in every song. You are a Legend. ✌️🎸🦅😢🙏✝️🕊️🇺🇲💔💔💔💔💕💕💕💕😔

No one has the right to tell a true, legendary musician of Gary's caliber when they should stop doing what they love and live for. Gary knew what to do with his life. Only Gary. How dare you tell him when he had paid tribute long enough. That was something so deep and personal for him and only he knew what he needed to do with his life.

@@peterbilt-bo1vy I agree that no one has the right to tell anyone how to liv3 their life. In another stream, I wrote how grateful I was to Gary for cement8n* th3 legacy that was Lynyrd Skynyrd. He said, “this is all I know how to do”. He truly had an angel on his shoulder, how could he not believe he was here for a reason. I was merely voicing my opinion based on those within stating facts about rules (rule of 3) being* broken, “blood oaths” also being broken. Money played a BIG reason at the time. Sometimes, with age comes wisdom. It did come to Gary, but opinions may argue when. Lynyrd Skynyrd died the evening that plane went down and some never walked out. The last of LS was given Tribute too in 1987. After that it was legacy building. Good music, for sure but not LS. Gary, a great guitarist (self taught), writer, storyteller, and good soul is with his loved ones now. Gary did live his life the way he wanted and I admire him. RIP. Lynyrd Skynyrd is playing that great gig in the sky.

yes. Donnie was in 38 & Johnny of course became singer for Skynyrd.

@@kathyrais574 OK I thought so...

@@kathyrais574 so is there just the 3 of them siblings?

@@Chloe-ki8ec Ronnie was oldest, then Donnie & Johnny is the youngest. He had 3 sisters as well. Joanne was his his full sister, her husband owned an auto parts store where Ronnie worked as a teen & he had to wear a wig because his hair was longer than "normal" & he delivered parts to people. Just like they all wore wigs when Allen Collins got married so as not to upset her parents. LOL The other 2 I think are Lacy's from another marriage but not positive

Wow cool didn't know that lol

Hmmmm?

I think Gene was under a piece of the wing. He said that they had used flares to de-ice the wing and somehow that chemical dripped into his eye and I think onto his body. He said it melted one of his eyes. I think he is blind in one eye.

No, gene crawled out from under the wing after the crash bc he got thrown out as he was running up the aisle when the plane broke into pieces.

No, it was Gary.

@@peterbilt-bo1vy gene talks about it on several occasions.

They hate him for making that shitty movie.

@@iwanaGoFast2010 that's pretty shallow and intellectually immature if true, but I highly doubt it...

@@danshafer6026 Gary flat out does hate Artimus and at one point he said that Artimus wasn't really "going for help" but I think Artimus DID go for help but ultimately did wind up greatly embellishing his story. There are interviews on youtube with those that helped in the rescue who bluntly say that it's a lie that Artimus "got shot" that night. Just last week Artimus did an interview where he claims that the WIFE of the guy who owned the farmhouse shot him and confronted him about it at the Skynyrd crash site memorial. It's on the Musician's Hall of Fame Channel if you want to watch it. I personally think Artimus is full of crap in a lot that he says about Ronnie giving him a "hippie handshake" and all that.

@@iwanaGoFast2010 You are right. That WAS a shitty movie. Just saying.

​@@danshafer6026 it is true & it wasn't just Gary, Billy & Leon for sure. I can't speak for Allen because I never heard him say anything abt it. Artimus did this movie for the money & band fought him on it but a judge finally ruled he could tell story from his perspective & he made things up & lied to make it seem more like he was the big hero, he saved everybody & got shot in the process. It was well documented that 3 men went for help, Artimus, Mark Frank & Ken Peden crew guys & they made it to Johnny Motes's house who thought they were escape prosoners & he had a gun but he did not shoot Artimus. When reporter ask him why movie only shows him goin for help when 3 other guys went, he says they were not there. That is not perspective that is sensationalism & I think he did it to make himself look like only hero. There were other things he made up as well. He made it look like he & Ronnie were best friends when Ronnie's closest friends were Gary, Allen & Gene Odom

This was very small part of a much longer interview, an hour I believe so there was much more to it then talking abt the crash

So what's that have to do with my post? All I said which was backed by fact was, Johnny & Ricky weren't even on the plane that night so why were they here on the interview for? I would've much rather of heard accounts of that tragic night by those who were on the plane that night instead of the second hand accounts from those who weren't even there. Just saying.

@@allancove4483 I was just letting you know why they were there too because overall story wasn't abt crash. There are many accounts from people on the plane that night all over. Just sayin

@@kathyrais574 I know that all too well as I've seen just about everything on this band & the tragedy that befell them. Just sad all way round. Just saying.

@@allancove4483 Do you understand why they were there now?

It's an interview of the band!! 🙄🤡 He just happened to ask that question, calm down dork!!

Moral support. Can you imagine telling that story?