Odom’s examination of the self-destructive route that guitarist Allen Collins took after the plane crash makes the Lynyrd Skynyrd story a pretty depressing one. He also recalls how passengers had seen flames shooting out of the engine on the previous flight, and how the pilots had shrugged off the plane’s obvious need for servicing. Odom spends a lot of time revisiting the plane crash and pondering what could have caused it most evidence points to the 1947 Convair 240 just running out of gas, if you can believe that. It did, of course, but the group’s relentless drive to keep touring also led to the tragic 1977 accident that took Van Zant, guitarist Steve Gaines, his backup-vocalist sister Cassie Gaines, and road manager Dean Kilpatrick at the peak of their success. Where Odom does succeed is in his retelling of how a determined young Van Zant handpicked his players from the longhaired teenage delinquents in his neighbourhood and whipped them into shape, convinced that long hours of arduous practice and nonstop gigging would ultimately pay off. He goes on at length about how prone Van Zant was to fisticuffs-even to the point of slugging his guitarists if they got too pissed to practise-but doesn’t mention what degree of violence was required to control Skynyrd’s notoriously rowdy fans. You keep wishing that he’d just skip the critiquing and recount a few gory details involving his role as the band’s protector. He lacks any literary grace, and his attempts to describe the music are downright feeble. While Odom’s status as a childhood friend of Van Zant’s, and later on Skynyrd’s long-time security manager, leads to some interesting insights into the group’s history, the bad news is that Odom also writes like a security guy. You’ll just enjoy the experience a lot more. YOUR BID AND PURCHASE IS A CONTRACT THAT WE EXPECT YOU TO HONOR.Now, even though the sprawling Southern Rock Opera clocks in at over 90 minutes, you still won’t glean as much inside information about Skynyrd from its two discs as you would from Lynyrd Skynyrd: Remembering the Free Birds of Southern Rock (Broadway Books, 218 pp, $34.95 hardcover), Gene Odom’s new book about the scruffy septet. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL SHIPPING CHARGES ON EXCHANGES. THERE ARE NO DISCOUNTS OR REBATES ON SHIPPING OR ITEM PRICE AND NO REFUNDS SO DON'T WASTE OUR TIME ASKING. INSURANCE SURCHARGE OF $1.00 ( YOU MUST BUY INSURANCE OR WE WON'T SHIP). IF YOU BUY MULTIPLE ITEMS THEY MUST BE PAID FOR ON THE SAME INVOICE OR YOU WILL BE CHARGED SHIPPING AND HANDLING FOR EACH ITEM. THERE IS A $5.00 SHIPPING SURCHARGE FOR EACH ADDITIONAL ITEM. $10.99 MOUNTAIN OR EASTERN TIME ZONE, USA ![]() THE TOTAL IS THE WINNING BID + SHIPPING AND HANDLING + INSURANCE If you want to use that statement in advertising, go ahead. > I've had more complements on my hat than on just about anything else in my whole life. HERE IS WHAT ONE SATISFIED CUSTOMER HAD TO SAY ABOUT SHARP SHOOTER HATS. Send your head measurement with your order. Pull the tape tight to measure within 1/8".ģ. ![]() You can also use a string, mirror, and a yardstick if you would like to measure your head without help.Ģ. Measure around your head about 3/4 of an inch above ear where your hat will be worn.(A cloth tape measure such as a seamstress or tailor uses is ideal.) It is usually helpful to have someone help you. If it is too tight, you will get headaches. It is important to have your hat fit correctly. WE WANT YOUR NEW CUSTOM MADE TOP QUALITY BLACK LEATHER TOP HAT TO HAVE A CUSTOM FIT SO PLEASE GIVE US YOUR HEAD MEASUREMENT. ![]() MAKE SURE AND CHECK OUT ALL OUR AUCTIONS FOR HATS, PONCHOS, AND OTHER NEAT STUFF. NOTE: IF YOU HAVE POP-UP BLOCKER ON, RIGHT CLICK AND OPEN LINK IN A NEW WINDOW. PETER HAS WORN THE ROCKER STYLE CUSTOM MADE "SHARP SHOOTER" BRAND TOP HAT ON OCCAISION AT CONCERTS AND FOR SOME OF THE LATEST LYNYRD SKYNYRD WEBSITE PHOTOS.ĬLICK HERE TO CHECK OUT THE NEW CD "GOD & GUNS" AT THE OFFICIAL LYNYRD SKYNYRD WEBSITE. SHOUTS OUT TO PETER KEYS (KEYBOARD PLAYER FOR LYNYRD SKYNYRD) & ALL THE BAND MEMBERS OF LYNYRD SKYNYRD. SHIPPING DELAYS POSSIBLE ON CERTAIN SIZES. ![]() GOOD FOR ANY PARTY, ASCOT OCCAISION, OR JUST HANGING OUT. EXCELLENT PROTECTION FROM THE COLD, RAIN, AND SNOW. THE HATBAND IS EASILY REMOVED SO ANY HATBAND YOU LIKE CAN BE USED TO REPLACE IT. IF IT GETS DENTED JUST WARM IT UP WITH A HAIR DRYER AND RESHAPE. JUST SHINE IT LIKE YOUR SHOES IF IT EVER GETS DULL OR DIRTY. THIS TOP HAT IS JUST RIGHT FOR ALL THOSE FORMAL OCCAISIONS, FALL, AND WINTER HOLIDAYS. ROCKER STYLE CUSTOM MADE "SHARP SHOOTER" BRAND TOP HAT COMES WITH A 5 1/2" CROWN AND IS CUSTOM SIZED TO FIT. LYNYRD SKYNYRD ROCKER STYLE BLACK LEATHER TOP HAT
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