Leonard Skinner has died.
 

Dead de facto rock and roll icon.

[COLOR="DarkRed"]Leonard Skinner, the gym teacher who inspired the name of the legendary southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, has died.[/COLOR]

[url=http://www.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/Music/09/21/lynyrd.skynyrd.inspiration/index.html?hpt=T2]Teacher who inspired Lynyrd Skynyrd name dies - CNN.com[/url]

Skynyrd was awesome in its heyday. I dont know how I would have gotten thru high school without Free Bird.

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Best guitar band ever....
I did not know an actual person inspired the naming.
RIP coach.......

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Damn now that just sucks! RIP Sir!

BEST DAMN BAND EVER!

SKYNYRD ROCKS!

I'm sure the next show will go out to Mr. Skinner

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Free byrd free byrd!!!!

Think im gonna drink myself a big ol bottle of cheap assed whisky tonights and crank up some skynrd!!! Yowser!

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I always thought the gym teachers name was spelled how they spelled it.

rip

and free bird is good and all but cant touch their real classics like curtis lowe.

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I just figured Lynyrd Skynyrd was a member of the band.

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[quote=denim_monger;737032]Free byrd free byrd!!!!

Think im gonna drink myself a big ol bottle of cheap assed whisky tonights and crank up some skynrd!!! Yowser![/quote]

LOL. God. :Smoker:

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Love me some Skynyrd and Ill pass on Freebird. There are several better songs.

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I guess that means listeners of classic rock stations will be treated to 20-30 rotations per day of "Sweet Home Alabama" instead of the usual 10.