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I nearly got into a fight with Ronnie VanZant one night. I was bouncing at the old Soap Creek Saloon in Westlake , Texas and Lynyrd Skynyrd was in Austin for a concert the next day. The headliners that night, Delbert McClinton and Gatemouth Brown asked Mr VanZant to sit in. They decided to cover “The Green Green Grass of Home” and Ronnie mocked the song singing “I want to smoke the green, green grass of home.” This angered Gatemouth Brown so much he stopped the performance and ordered him off the stage. As Mr VanZant descended he started to push people who were dancing. I was the bouncer by the stage so it fell upon me to subdue him and get him to the door. At first he was combative but my plea to him, that I did not want to hurt him badly but would if he insisted, calmed him down. By then, the entire bouncer crew had arrived and he left trailing curses and threats.
Some people just can’t handle their cups.
Beto,
I love this story!! It was amazing. You handled everything so well. My favorite part was was how your pleas were enough to quiet the combative Van Zant!!
One of the two standard car license plate offerings in ‘Bama. The other is “In God We Trust”. Same message either way for some folks. Amen and Roll Tide.
Spaceman,
I’m from Massachusetts where you can have an R for Red Sox, a right whale, a Cape Cod, Bruins and so many other license plates I can’t even name them. None sent a message as the ‘bama ones do.
We pronounce it Massatussetts just to annoy northerners. Been to Boston on business a couple times, seemed like an alright place to me except drivers were all completely nutso.
George Jones passed away today; Jones pure country legend with the likes of Hanks Williams and Johnny Cash.
Spaceman,
Driving in Boston takes grit, nerve. First of all the roads were put where there used to be cow paths, and you really have to know the city to navigate. Luckily, it is a very walkable city and new bike trails have been added and more will be added. Boston is one of my very favorite cities.
Thank you for posting this video. I didn’t know much about George Jones.; in fact, most of what I now know I learned today.
I sincerely regret not taking some days off with those trips & spending more time there; the history is enormous. Still on the bucket list to do New England. Boston is only place I’ve been in that part of the country & hardly saw it.
Spaceman,
The history is amazing. Walk the Freedom Trail, go to Lexington and Concord and any of the museums. Drive north into New Hampshire, Maine and Vermont. They are beautiful and there is so much to see. The Mohawk Train in the western part of the state is also filled with history. I always feel New England has it all: mountains, albeit small ones, forests for camping and the mighty ocean.
April 25, 2013 at 11:56 am
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April 25, 2013 at 12:02 pm
I like it !!
April 25, 2013 at 12:11 pm
Glad you do, Bubba!!
April 25, 2013 at 8:26 pm
I nearly got into a fight with Ronnie VanZant one night. I was bouncing at the old Soap Creek Saloon in Westlake , Texas and Lynyrd Skynyrd was in Austin for a concert the next day. The headliners that night, Delbert McClinton and Gatemouth Brown asked Mr VanZant to sit in. They decided to cover “The Green Green Grass of Home” and Ronnie mocked the song singing “I want to smoke the green, green grass of home.” This angered Gatemouth Brown so much he stopped the performance and ordered him off the stage. As Mr VanZant descended he started to push people who were dancing. I was the bouncer by the stage so it fell upon me to subdue him and get him to the door. At first he was combative but my plea to him, that I did not want to hurt him badly but would if he insisted, calmed him down. By then, the entire bouncer crew had arrived and he left trailing curses and threats.
Some people just can’t handle their cups.
April 25, 2013 at 10:31 pm
Beto,
I love this story!! It was amazing. You handled everything so well. My favorite part was was how your pleas were enough to quiet the combative Van Zant!!
April 25, 2013 at 8:49 pm
Stand at attention and show respect!
April 25, 2013 at 10:32 pm
Spaceman,
I’m only to happy to do that!
April 26, 2013 at 8:27 am
One of the two standard car license plate offerings in ‘Bama. The other is “In God We Trust”. Same message either way for some folks. Amen and Roll Tide.
April 26, 2013 at 11:09 am
Spaceman,
I’m from Massachusetts where you can have an R for Red Sox, a right whale, a Cape Cod, Bruins and so many other license plates I can’t even name them. None sent a message as the ‘bama ones do.
April 26, 2013 at 4:18 pm
We pronounce it Massatussetts just to annoy northerners. Been to Boston on business a couple times, seemed like an alright place to me except drivers were all completely nutso.
George Jones passed away today; Jones pure country legend with the likes of Hanks Williams and Johnny Cash.
In memory;
April 26, 2013 at 6:38 pm
Spaceman,
Driving in Boston takes grit, nerve. First of all the roads were put where there used to be cow paths, and you really have to know the city to navigate. Luckily, it is a very walkable city and new bike trails have been added and more will be added. Boston is one of my very favorite cities.
Thank you for posting this video. I didn’t know much about George Jones.; in fact, most of what I now know I learned today.
April 27, 2013 at 8:13 am
I sincerely regret not taking some days off with those trips & spending more time there; the history is enormous. Still on the bucket list to do New England. Boston is only place I’ve been in that part of the country & hardly saw it.
April 27, 2013 at 10:48 am
Spaceman,
The history is amazing. Walk the Freedom Trail, go to Lexington and Concord and any of the museums. Drive north into New Hampshire, Maine and Vermont. They are beautiful and there is so much to see. The Mohawk Train in the western part of the state is also filled with history. I always feel New England has it all: mountains, albeit small ones, forests for camping and the mighty ocean.