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 Story Behind Sweet Home Alabama
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Joined: Dec 2006
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New Tires
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Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.
H. L. Mencken
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Re: Story Behind Sweet Home Alabama
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Saddle Sore
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Saddle Sore
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That window ledge on the "Pronounced" cover where the band is sitting is on the West side of Ga. 54 in Jonesboro. I sat there one time back when Jonesboro was a kinda Southern rebel sorta place. It's all Juan, Quintavious and Ho Chi Gyuen now.
I go through there now I be pattin' my model 29 .44
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Loquacious
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Loquacious
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Leonard in his early years. http://jacksonville.com/sites/default/fi...21/21915211.jpgI don't know if it was just a local thing, but we all over-pronounced teachers' names back then. So when the band used the name, we were all in on the joke. Leonard Skinner was not pleased. He did parlay his name into a realty company and a bar (The Still). He never did like the music though.
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Loquacious
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Loquacious
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No question about hearing the lead in riff, everyone gets up to dance and starts singing no matter what state you are from or in.  I still think it should have had some cow bell....IMHO 
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Joined: Jan 2005
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Should be Riding
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Should be Riding
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My father graduated from Robert E. Lee High School. Class of '48. The Original building survives today as a condominium. 
Blowing gravel off rural roads
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