20 Things To Know About Mamdani’s Block By Block Housing Plan
Roughly six months into his mayoralty, Zohran Mamdani released a housing plan running to more than a hundred pages. It is the…
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20 Reasons Skynyrd Nation Is Not Going Anywhere
A band that lost its singer in 1977 and its last original member in 2023 should have faded decades ago. Instead the…
By Darl Messy
20 Lynyrd Skynyrd Songs Every Member Of Skynyrd Nation Knows
Two Lynyrd Skynyrd songs are known by the entire world. The rest are known by Skynyrd Nation, and that is where the…
By Darl Messy
20 Things You Only See At A Lynyrd Skynyrd Show
A Lynyrd Skynyrd concert does not look like other classic rock bills. The crowd is different, the atmosphere is different and the…
By Darl Messy
20 Things Johnny Van Zant Has Done For Skynyrd Nation
Fronting the band your late brother built is not a normal job, and Johnny Van Zant has now been doing it since…
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20 Things Skynyrd Fans Pass Down To Their Kids
Almost nobody discovers Lynyrd Skynyrd on their own. The entry point is nearly always somebody older — a parent, an uncle, a…
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20 Things That Made Ronnie Van Zant A Different Kind Of Frontman
Ronnie Van Zant fronted Lynyrd Skynyrd for less than a decade before the October 1977 plane crash, and nearly fifty years later…
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20 Things That Make The Skynyrd Triple Guitar Sound Different
Most rock bands have a lead guitarist and a rhythm guitarist. Lynyrd Skynyrd built themselves around three guitars playing together, and that…
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20 Things That Happen The Moment “Sweet Home Alabama” Starts
Some songs get recognised. This one gets identified on the first three notes by people who have never bought a Lynyrd Skynyrd…
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20 Things Gary Rossington Meant To Skynyrd Nation
Gary Rossington was there at the start in Jacksonville and he was still there fifty years later, the last original member of…
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20 Things That Changed For Skynyrd Nation After October 1977
On October 20, 1977, a plane carrying Lynyrd Skynyrd came down, killing Ronnie Van Zant, Steve Gaines and Cassie Gaines along with…
By Darl Messy
20 Things Every Lynyrd Skynyrd Setlist Always Has
Lynyrd Skynyrd have been playing live for over fifty years across multiple lineups, and the shows vary. But the shape of the…
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20 Reasons “Simple Man” Hits Harder Than Any Other Skynyrd Song
“Free Bird” gets the finale and “Sweet Home Alabama” gets the singalong, but ask Skynyrd Nation which song actually matters most and…
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20 Things You See In A Skynyrd Parking Lot Before The Show
A Lynyrd Skynyrd concert starts several hours before anybody goes inside. The car park is not a place people pass through on…
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20 Things Only Skynyrd Nation Will Understand
Skynyrd Nation is not a fan club with a membership card. It is a loose, enormous, multi-generational thing that recognises itself instantly.…
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