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| Prince Charming |
| 06.21.05 (12:48 am) [edit] |
I just bought this poster on eBay, I'm so happy! I'd seen it about a couple weeks ago, but decided not to get it. I would've lost the auction anyway because I forgot about it. But, looking at it again, I regretted it. I finally found it again, and it was a 'Buy It Now'!!!"Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist Gary Rossington was immortalized as 'Prince Charming' in the band's 1977 cautionary anthem to rock and roll, 'That Smell'. He acquired the nickname within the band for his ability to charm the ladies, but it was his wild lifestyle at the time (drinking, drugging and wrecking cars) that inspired the late, great Ronnie Van Zant to pen this wake-up call to his old friend. The story of the great Lynyrd Skynyrd band transcends mere rock 'n' roll saga; this is a band whose story has become Southern folk myth and legend. Fittingly, this folk art rendering of Gary Rossington is a tribute to a true survivor, as well as to his much-loved and dearly-missed bandmates, and recalls a classic song with a message that still resonates. This poster is a serigraph, printed by hand on heavy stock, measuring 19 1/2x23", numbered and signed by the artist. This is a very rare item, and only a few copies exist. There is a slight glare on the poster in the picture, caused by the camera flash. This piece of art would look amazing matted and framed!"  Ronnie and Allen Collins wrote That Smell after Gary was in a terrible car crash in 1976. He passed out at the wheel of his brand new Ford Torino (from either drugs or alcohol, or both) with his foot on the gas. The car went out of control and knocked down a telephone pole, split an oak tree, and did $7,000 worth of damage to a house. "It's a terrible thing when you get behind the wheel and you're so drunk that you can't drive a car to begin with," said Ronnie. "I can't tell you how mad I got at him for that. That's just plain bein' stupid, I told him on his hospital bed." Reguarding That Smell, "I wrote that song when Gary had his car accident. Allen and Billy Powell also were in car accidents, all in the space of six months. I had a creepy feeling things were going against us, so I thought I'd write a morbid song." Little did he know their plane would crash the next year. For Gary to survive the car wreck, plane crash (he was darn near crushed), and a quintuple bypass in 2003, he truly amazes me and I admire him very much. I can't wait for my poster!! |
posted by: Josee (reply)
post date: 06.21.05 (12:54 pm)
Looks great! Will you get it framed eventually?
posted by: dustyjumpwings (reply)
post date: 06.21.05 (2:15 pm)
Reply to: Josee
Yeah, if I can afford the frame, LOL
The seller is also the artist - I told him he should consider doing one of Ronnie!
posted by: dangerkitty (reply)
post date: 06.24.05 (1:21 pm)
Wow...what a survivor.
