I will always have a love/hate feeling whenever I hear Free Bird. A bunch of fellow "flyboys" that I hung out with when I was stationed in the Air Force at England AFB in Alexandria, LA actually had tickets to the show (at the Centroplex in Baton Rouge) that they were heading to when their plane crashed the night before. Wow, I'll never forget that day when it seemed like everyone on the entire base was playing Lynyrd Skynyrd all day and then that night we drove out to Cotile Lake near the base, set a big bonfire and drank ourselves silly paying our last respects and ceremoniously tossed our tickets in the fire as we all sang Free Bird. Then in 1985 when I was back home in NorCal and just after my Dad was diagnosed with incurable lung cancer (at only 51, no less... R.I.P. Pops!) and the "end" was getting near I decided to take a drive one night to be alone and do a little mourning on my own terms, the radio decided to play a live version of Free Bird by Molly Hatchet where they took a minute to remember Ronnie and the others and it just hit me like a ton of bricks so I pulled into a nearby rest area (that fortunately was totally empty) and cranked up the stereo, got out of my car and just started screaming at the top of my lungs and then I started tossing everything that wasn't attached to anything all over the place for 5-10 minutes until the song was over and then I just got back in my car and just started crying for another 10-15 minutes until I had nothing left inside me and drove the hour or so to get back home. So nowadays every time Free Bird comes on the radio and depending on where my head's at I will either crank it up and think of my Dad and sing it to him or maybe, if I can't handle it for whatever reason, I'll just turn it off or change the station so I can get it out of my head...
Hey man THIS bands what's GOT me playing with every record but street survivors only because I wanted I know a little to sound like Steve Gaines and Allen not no one is as awesome as Skynyrd the respect goes out to ALL THE STAFF and Cassie RONNIE ALLEN LEON BILLY EVERY ONE WE LOST THAT WHAT'S IAM. SAYING BUT THE MUSIC LIVES ON FOR MANY GENERATIONS TO COME SO GIMME BACK MY BULLETS AND TURN IT UP .
Oh, how I love you guys YOU ARE ALL THE BEST ALWAYS!!! wish I could be at EVERY CONCERT you are #1 forever & A day .... your music lives on...look forward to seeing you soon❤❤❤❤❤🍺🍺🍻🍻🥂😎😍😊❤🍺🍻 LOVE YA
They just can't seem to find the end of the road I hope you never do keep on rocking Brothers keep on touching the souls of all of us out here I know today is going to come it's all going to come to an end but man what a trip we've been on thank you Brothers for keeping me alive in this truck going down the highway to see this country if I don't see you here I'll see you over there Johnny and the boys and the ladies and the woman let me let me change it in the woman with a beautiful voices back and you guys up thank you all for the year let me tell you something guys Mama didn't tell me at the age of 63 we would hurt this bad in our bodies of the past of what we've done to it God bless you all you that kept the Skinner Nation alive but we will never die
This is how you work to make your money you smile for enjoy the people's faces but stage to stage night after night just for you that work hard all week you look forward to another week
The last concert was at Plant City Strawberry Fest I was there in the next morning we was on Undercover Undercover no one was likely to homes everything was shut down I remember waving to Johnny up on the bleachers that they went out to catch her buses the last concert was at the Strawberry Fest in Plant City Florida
Would you see Vicky play that guitar he feels that every time he's on that stage when you see Vicky playing Free Bird Ricky I didn't see Vicky I said Ricky keep on rocking brother we can see that in your face you're just not playing it you feel it every time peace my brother from The White Buffalo
I was not allowed to leave Florida to go see my brother before he died I was told to turn around and go back home at the borderline between Georgia and Florida
One more thing hey Johnny when you going to put a show together down here by the riverfront we all used to take your baths at in the river in Jacksonville you know where it all begin you call that The Brickhouse Road your Clubhouse back here in the woods where your brother was throwing the shoes at somebody and they went down the river no one found them but the doc was that the doc all right guys Let's Jam Jacksonville come together for the Peace of love may that we can stop just killing going on this country but the song of Love in the air I was up in Jacksonville I deliver to Home Depot I can't believe how much they took the country away and building all these brand new homes out there in the country Florida has become one big city for Miami to Jacksonville the gridlock of traffic is it going to tip over and turn upside down into the ocean how much weight can this old man handle
I Know were all getting old, but this was the worst closing of Freebird i've ever seen. I know were all old, , but that was almost disrepectable.Sorry, but it could of been much more real. t
I will always have a love/hate feeling whenever I hear Free Bird. A bunch of fellow "flyboys" that I hung out with when I was stationed in the Air Force at England AFB in Alexandria, LA actually had tickets to the show (at the Centroplex in Baton Rouge) that they were heading to when their plane crashed the night before. Wow, I'll never forget that day when it seemed like everyone on the entire base was playing Lynyrd Skynyrd all day and then that night we drove out to Cotile Lake near the base, set a big bonfire and drank ourselves silly paying our last respects and ceremoniously tossed our tickets in the fire as we all sang Free Bird. Then in 1985 when I was back home in NorCal and just after my Dad was diagnosed with incurable lung cancer (at only 51, no less... R.I.P. Pops!) and the "end" was getting near I decided to take a drive one night to be alone and do a little mourning on my own terms, the radio decided to play a live version of Free Bird by Molly Hatchet where they took a minute to remember Ronnie and the others and it just hit me like a ton of bricks so I pulled into a nearby rest area (that fortunately was totally empty) and cranked up the stereo, got out of my car and just started screaming at the top of my lungs and then I started tossing everything that wasn't attached to anything all over the place for 5-10 minutes until the song was over and then I just got back in my car and just started crying for another 10-15 minutes until I had nothing left inside me and drove the hour or so to get back home. So nowadays every time Free Bird comes on the radio and depending on where my head's at I will either crank it up and think of my Dad and sing it to him or maybe, if I can't handle it for whatever reason, I'll just turn it off or change the station so I can get it out of my head...
This is way to go out showing respect for Ronnie
Rip Ronnie
ronnie who ? SPECTOR
@@davidson2004fatboy uh Ronnie Van Zant
Hey man THIS bands what's GOT me playing with every record but street survivors only because I wanted I know a little to sound like Steve Gaines and Allen not no one is as awesome as Skynyrd the respect goes out to ALL THE STAFF and Cassie RONNIE ALLEN LEON BILLY EVERY ONE WE LOST THAT WHAT'S IAM. SAYING BUT THE MUSIC LIVES ON FOR MANY GENERATIONS TO COME SO GIMME BACK MY BULLETS AND TURN IT UP .
Simply the best ever long live Lynyrd Skynyrd. Been a life-long fan since 1977 concert in Oakland!!!!!!
The multi-talented Ricky Medlock. A lot of us play sloppy as we get older but he is as good as ever.
fine like wine, but nothing compares to the maestro yjm
@@juancasas4821 you want me check out there now coming over this weekend and let me know what you need
Thanks. Made me ball my eyes out man!
Never the same. Without Billy Powell, this song cannot be played live ever again.
Oh, how I love you guys YOU ARE ALL THE BEST ALWAYS!!! wish I could be at EVERY CONCERT you are #1 forever & A day .... your music lives on...look forward to seeing you soon❤❤❤❤❤🍺🍺🍻🍻🥂😎😍😊❤🍺🍻 LOVE YA
Rickey is a BEAST on the Guitar,Been a fan of his since BLACKFOOT!!!
Gary Rossington nous manque beaucoup...❤❤
Love and respect from Mr. Breeze...
Magnificient .. Great moments! 💗
This Deacon Sonny Ronnie I still get chills and tears over the loss of my friends my Skynyrd family God Bless you all
Still hurts thank you 🙏 Lynyrd Skynyrd band
They just can't seem to find the end of the road I hope you never do keep on rocking Brothers keep on touching the souls of all of us out here I know today is going to come it's all going to come to an end but man what a trip we've been on thank you Brothers for keeping me alive in this truck going down the highway to see this country if I don't see you here I'll see you over there Johnny and the boys and the ladies and the woman let me let me change it in the woman with a beautiful voices back and you guys up thank you all for the year let me tell you something guys Mama didn't tell me at the age of 63 we would hurt this bad in our bodies of the past of what we've done to it God bless you all you that kept the Skinner Nation alive but we will never die
The best!
the greatest song ever Rock and roll free birds crazy Ray rip
THIS IS ....ROCK'N ROLL 🤘🤘🤘
I was there!!!!!
Ouffff ! WOW !
I remrmber seeing the Tribute tour in '88 and Johnny Would Not Sing FREEBIRD,The Crowd did,AWESOME!!!!
This is how you work to make your money you smile for enjoy the people's faces but stage to stage night after night just for you that work hard all week you look forward to another week
The last concert was at Plant City Strawberry Fest I was there in the next morning we was on Undercover Undercover no one was likely to homes everything was shut down I remember waving to Johnny up on the bleachers that they went out to catch her buses the last concert was at the Strawberry Fest in Plant City Florida
the last concert was in 77 just saying
🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Daría todo lo que tengo por haber estado en ese momento
Would you see Vicky play that guitar he feels that every time he's on that stage when you see Vicky playing Free Bird Ricky I didn't see Vicky I said Ricky keep on rocking brother we can see that in your face you're just not playing it you feel it every time peace my brother from The White Buffalo
I Dont know how gary made it through i was in theres half way through this song there all good
Wow how cool
Wow
I was not allowed to leave Florida to go see my brother before he died I was told to turn around and go back home at the borderline between Georgia and Florida
One more thing hey Johnny when you going to put a show together down here by the riverfront we all used to take your baths at in the river in Jacksonville you know where it all begin you call that The Brickhouse Road your Clubhouse back here in the woods where your brother was throwing the shoes at somebody and they went down the river no one found them but the doc was that the doc all right guys Let's Jam Jacksonville come together for the Peace of love may that we can stop just killing going on this country but the song of Love in the air I was up in Jacksonville I deliver to Home Depot I can't believe how much they took the country away and building all these brand new homes out there in the country Florida has become one big city for Miami to Jacksonville the gridlock of traffic is it going to tip over and turn upside down into the ocean how much weight can this old man handle
ONE OF THIER BETTER SONGS
NOT NUMBER ONE
BUT DAMN GOOD.
My brother died from it after you got the shots
I had tickets to Springfield ma show they never made it
I,m free as a Bird ...
Best frontman ever
I Know were all getting old, but this was the worst closing of Freebird i've ever seen. I know were all old, , but that was almost disrepectable.Sorry, but it could of been much more real.
t
How cool was that wow it bother me with the if no crash
cZAPKI Z DASZKIEM . ZAKAZANE.
obscene cash grab
Keep your negative comments to yourself. SKYNYRD MUSIC LIVES ON! I'M SURE RONNIE IS HAPPY.
Was anyone on that stage in the band before the crash? I think of these guys as one the greatest cover bands ever.
@@jamesfrichardson204 Gary Rossington
American musician, founding member of rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd
YES he was there !!!