@Sweet Home AL Sara: my "Freebird Celebration" is always held on the closest saturday to the 20th, which means this years will be this saturday the 17th. i do have a frynd here in Tooele Utah, (which is a small lil town 30 miles west of Salt Lake City) he's from Alabama originally, I'll have to ask him how long it took him recently, to get back home for his fathers funeral. or, you could do a google or mapquest search from your place to Tooele, it's be a close estimate. hope that helps. mike (feel free to email me at feats@wirelessbeehive.com .) yup, "feats" for the band "Little Feat".

To all the skynyrd Nation, on the last website, I had posted a blog trying to see if we could, as a collective, the entire Nation, do "Freebird Celebrations" accross the country and then we could all post our pics and stories of how we showed our own appreciation for a band that has endured so very much, all for the love of the music, us fans, and the faith of the founders. there's still time to plan and get yours going! keep the faith!

@mcskynyrd: I looked it up......26 hour drive. My father-in-law is a pilot. If he was going to be in town this weekend, I would seriously consider asking him to fly me there. I hope that you will give us all an update on your special Freebird Celebration. I would love to read about the frynds that came to celebrate with you.
Take care & know that a Skynyrd fan from a small town in Alabama will be thinking about you on Saturday. I'll spend time listening to "Freebird" & remembering my brother's life and how Skynyrd music keeps him alive in my heart and how it also connects my daughter to an uncle that she will never know in this life.
Sara

Tomorrow's our "Freebird Celebration"! #22 we are soooo looking forward to seeing good frynds, groovin' to Skynyrd, sharing stories, good food, drinks, and our time to say "YES"! We Still Remember You"! Fly High Proud Bird, You're Free At Last"! Do your own this weekend and let's hear all about it! Show Skynyrd they are the finest folks and are all very special to us! Keep the faith, and my goodness, "Rock Suthyn"! Tuyn It Up!

mcskynyrd,

I'll be in FLA (Orlando) next week, so hopefully I'll hear nothin' but SKYNYRD on the airwaves!!!!

@Sweet Home AL Sara: James, "Cowboy" was toasted to! during the playing of "Freebird", i told you i'd take care of ya! keep the faith, and always "rock suthyn"!

@mcskynyrd: You are so AWESOME!!!!!! That means more to me than you'll ever know. Thank you for being a FRYND.

The last 2 posts brought me to tears ! Don't know you personally, Mike and Sara, but Skynyrd is a way of living ... and sharing ...

@wolfwhistle: thanks ww! wish we had more skynyrd nation frynds around to join in, and there's always next oct! as long as i'm alive and kick'n there will always be a "Freebird Celebration" here in this 'lil corner of heaven! keep the faith, and as "Freebird" Leon said to me, "Always Rock Suthyn'"!

Your Freebird Celebrations must be great ! Keep on doin' them, the Skynyrd Spirit is so much more than music : never tamed & still unbroken ! I have no LS frynds in my family, neighbourhood or little town where I live, not one ! (my son only accepts Gretchen Wilson when it's about Suthyn Music, no Van Zant voices for him, although he's almost as Redneck as them without realising it ...) So this board means alot to me, ya know .