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Free Bird's Last Flight

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Free Bird's last flight 

I Need You
Midnight Rider
Tuesday's Gone
Simple kind of man
Caught Up In You
Gimme Three Steps
Hold On Loosely
Call Me the Breeze
One Way Out
These Eyes
Blue Sky
Free Bird

Dedicated to Ronnie Van Zant, Steve Gaines, and backup singer Cassie Gaines, and the flight crew who died October 20, 1977 on a chartered Convair CV-240 bound for Baton Rouge, Louisiana, five miles northeast of Gillsburg, Mississippi.

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Caren Krutsinger Date: 12/5/2019 6:08:00 AM Wonderful tribute! Login to Reply

Eve Roper Date: 11/18/2019 11:05:00 PM Great tribute for the fallen dead.. nicely done verse. Login to Reply

Jesse Zerlaut Date: 11/18/2019 11:35:00 AM Simple Man playing in the background, goes so beautifully with your thoughts here. Thanks for sharing this artistry commemorating these amazing musicians. Login to Reply

Juliet Ligon Date: 11/8/2019 9:59:00 AM Great dedication and choice of song titles. I can hear the music playing. Login to Reply

Hello There Date: 11/4/2019 12:22:00 AM Awesome how you did this, Richard. Great dedication... Login to Reply

Richard Lamoureux Date: 11/3/2019 7:24:00 AM This is very effective, an apt dedication. Login to Reply

Jan Allison Date: 11/1/2019 3:34:00 PM a lovely tribute and I thought the use of titles was a brilliant idea Richard:-) hugs Jan xx Login to Reply Quoth Theraven Date: 11/1/2019 10:05:00 PM Jan, Thank you for the comment. It was all I could come up with at such a late hour. -Richard

Caren Krutsinger Date: 10/30/2019 10:23:00 AM Wonderfully done. Such a sad time when an entire plane loses their life. Login to Reply Quoth Theraven Date: 11/1/2019 10:03:00 PM Caren, Thanks for the comment Mrs K. Did any of the kids call you that? There were 20 survivors of the doomed Convair CV-240, mostly in the rear. -Richard

Judy Ball Date: 10/29/2019 10:08:00 AM A fine tribute. Well done. God Bless, JB Login to Reply Quoth Theraven Date: 10/30/2019 9:25:00 AM Judy, Thank you for the comment. -Richard

Ann Foster Date: 10/27/2019 3:56:00 PM Lovely. Ann Login to Reply Quoth Theraven Date: 10/28/2019 9:31:00 AM Ann, Thank you for the comment. Which song is your favorite? -Richard

M. L. Kiser Date: 10/23/2019 1:48:00 PM Wow, this is a beautiful dedication. Well penned. I grew up with these songs. Login to Reply Quoth Theraven Date: 10/23/2019 10:41:00 PM M.L., Thanks for the comment. These songs, part of the fabric of our days. -Richard

Andrea Dietrich Date: 10/22/2019 6:05:00 PM Don't know anything really about this group, but I love how you paid them tribute! (I am guessing you used their song titles? Some of them seem like song titles to me) Login to Reply Andrea Dietrich Date: 10/27/2019 11:04:00 AM i think subconsciously I knew a few of them. Not sure about Free bird. Andrea Dietrich Date: 10/27/2019 11:04:00 AM MIdnight Rider rings a bell, but I thought that was the Doors or something. Quoth Theraven Date: 10/22/2019 10:13:00 PM Andrea, Thanks for the comment. They are song titles. You don't know one, not even Free Bird? -Richard

James Edward Lee Sr. Date: 10/22/2019 12:56:00 PM Grand Marvolous write. Such a great tribute James...WRITE ON! Login to Reply Quoth Theraven Date: 10/22/2019 10:14:00 PM James, Thanks for the comment. It's appreciated. -Richard

Vladislav Raven Date: 10/22/2019 12:27:00 PM An excellent tribute Richard. have a wonderful Tuesday.....Mike. Login to Reply Quoth Theraven Date: 10/28/2019 9:35:00 AM Mike, Thanks for the comment. Have a wonderful Monday. -Richard

Panagiota Romios Date: 10/22/2019 6:12:00 AM Wonderful you remembered ! Login to Reply Quoth Theraven Date: 10/22/2019 10:29:00 PM Panagiota, Thanks for the comment. It was on the news feed. -Richard

Eve Roper Date: 10/21/2019 9:01:00 PM Great tribute , Hugs Eve Login to Reply Quoth Theraven Date: 10/22/2019 10:22:00 PM Eve, Thanks for the comment on my list poem. -Richard

Vijay Pandit Date: 10/21/2019 11:45:00 AM Words of heartfelt tribute..nicely done, Richard. Login to Reply Quoth Theraven Date: 10/22/2019 10:27:00 PM Vijay, Thanks for this comment. -Richard

Chris Green Date: 10/21/2019 8:03:00 AM "If I leave here tomorrow, would you still remember me?" Definitely yes. One of my favorite bands, loved your dedication. Login to Reply Quoth Theraven Date: 10/28/2019 9:34:00 AM Chris, Thanks for this comment in song. "Baby be a simple kind of man..Oh won't you do this for me son if you can?" -Richard

Arturo Michael Date: 10/21/2019 6:08:00 AM "One Way Out Free Bird" I like this...no longer bound by gravity... Login to Reply Quoth Theraven Date: 10/22/2019 10:42:00 PM Arturo, Thanks for the comment. Changed it up. It's my first list. -Richard

Gary Radice Date: 10/21/2019 4:08:00 AM Loved the film. Loved the group. Loved your poem. Well done. Great read. Any more from the road? Login to Reply Quoth Theraven Date: 10/22/2019 10:43:00 PM Gary, Thanks for the comment. Glad you appreciated this list. -Richard

Line Gauthier Date: 10/20/2019 11:05:00 PM Wonderful tribute, Richard. Login to Reply Quoth Theraven Date: 10/22/2019 10:45:00 PM Line, Thanks for the comment. Enjoyed some poems last week-end. I'll be watching. -Richard

Heidi Sands Date: 10/20/2019 7:52:00 PM Very nice tribute! Thank you for sharing :) Login to Reply