30 years ago today. Sometimes, life is not fair...

[FreeBirdTim]

If you think you've had a tough life, think about Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist Allen Collins. He survived a 1977 plane crash that killed four of his friends. In 1980, his wife dies after having a miscarriage. Then in 1986, he wrecks his car, killing his girlfriend and leaving him a paraplegic until his death from pneumonia in 1990. He was 37 when he died...


30 Years Ago: Lynyrd Skynyrd Guitarist Allen Collins Paralyzed in Car Accident

 

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[Muddyhandz]

Wow, that's a crazy string of bad luck.

Then to seal the deal, 25 years after his death, they ban the Confederate flag!

 

[ECS]

But the flag is still flying at NEON LEON's ZYDECO STEAKHOUSE in Homosassa, Florida.
Run by relatives of Leon Wilkeson, bass player of Lynyrd Skynyrd, it is located across the street from Yulee's Sugar Mill ruins, which the Union raided and burnt during the War of Northern Aggression.
Homosassa, FL - Neon Leon's - For Lynyrd Skynyrd Fans