Cagey
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Post by Cagey on Apr 16, 2023 12:34:22 GMT -5
Fortune Child is a new and up and coming band out of Jacksonville carrying on the legacy of great music out of Skynyrd's hometown.
And, let's give them and their fans a place among us Skynyrd Frynds! After all Skynyrd plane crash survivor Kevin Elson is backing this band! And that counts as US!
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Post by ski on Apr 16, 2023 18:47:26 GMT -5
Hey Brandon, how are things going for them on their tour?
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SkynyrdFrynd
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Post by SkynyrdFrynd on Apr 16, 2023 19:02:53 GMT -5
Hey Brandon, how are things going for them on their tour? Going well, they opened for the Robinson brothers from the Black Crowes and JJ Grey & Mofro on Friday night. Kevin and I went it was a great show, about 300 people at their set. The Jared James Nichols shows this month will be good as well.
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Post by MDfan aka The MD Well Man on Apr 17, 2023 2:30:58 GMT -5
When you cats coming to Maryland?
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Post by ski on Apr 17, 2023 11:42:14 GMT -5
Hey Brandon, how are things going for them on their tour? Going well, they opened for the Robinson brothers from the Black Crowes and JJ Grey & Mofro on Friday night. Kevin and I went it was a great show, about 300 people at their set. The Jared James Nichols shows this month will be good as well. Did you get to see the Robinson brothers fight?
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Post by SkynyrdFrynd on Apr 17, 2023 11:49:25 GMT -5
Going well, they opened for the Robinson brothers from the Black Crowes and JJ Grey & Mofro on Friday night. Kevin and I went it was a great show, about 300 people at their set. The Jared James Nichols shows this month will be good as well. Did you get to see the Robinson brothers fight? They seemed like they were getting along at the show. We tried to meet them after the show, but they walked right off stage and straight to an SUV waiting for them. One of Rich’s best friends came to see Fortune Child in Atlanta the night before, interesting story there.
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Post by HUDGE "JerseyDan" on Apr 17, 2023 12:10:42 GMT -5
Did you get to see the Robinson brothers fight? They seemed like they were getting along at the show. We tried to meet them after the show, but they walked right off stage and straight to an SUV waiting for them. One of Rich’s best friends came to see Fortune Child in Atlanta the night before, interesting story there. Wait, those two assholes have friends? I call bullshit!
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Post by SkynyrdFrynd on Apr 17, 2023 14:54:47 GMT -5
They seemed like they were getting along at the show. We tried to meet them after the show, but they walked right off stage and straight to an SUV waiting for them. One of Rich’s best friends came to see Fortune Child in Atlanta the night before, interesting story there. Wait, those two assholes have friends? I call bullshit! Lol yes, a guy named Andrew Cylar. Real cool dude too. They go way back to the Atlanta indie scene of the late 80s before the Crowes took off.
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Post by SkynyrdFrynd on Apr 17, 2023 17:55:28 GMT -5
Yes this band has a very real Skynyrd connection, not only from Kevin Elson but also Randall Hall. Randall is the one who suggested I help Buddy put a band together. It all started in early May of 2020, so just about 3 years ago while the world was locked down. I was sitting at Randall’s house going through his Skynyrd memorabilia when he brought it up. I’d known Buddy from years before, but many of us had assumed he’d moved away since he’d disappeared from the local music scene in late 2018…
Here’s some videos I took of Buddy in either 2017 or 2018 at my best friend’s house in Murray Hill when we booked them for a Jaguar playoffs party:
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Post by HUDGE "JerseyDan" on Apr 17, 2023 18:01:26 GMT -5
I remembered Buddy from seeing Youtube videos of him playing Skynyrd covers with that dude with the big nose (bass and guitar player) and the blind guy (guitar player).
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Post by SkynyrdFrynd on Apr 17, 2023 18:04:27 GMT -5
I remembered Buddy from seeing Youtube videos of him playing Skynyrd covers with that dude with the big nose (bass and guitar player) and the blind guy (guitar player). Ivan Pulley. He’s in Nashville now as a side man for a young singer/songwriter named Ben Chapman. They just did a tour opening for Lainey Wilson.
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Post by SkynyrdFrynd on Apr 17, 2023 18:08:17 GMT -5
Also, Ed King’s description of Kevin Elson was dead on the money. He’s way over the top opinionated and I can see how he could possibly people off. A direct quote: “I’m not gonna work with you guys unless you change the name of the band” 🤣
The original name was Danger Bird.
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Post by ski on Apr 17, 2023 18:20:09 GMT -5
Also, Ed King’s description of Kevin Elson was dead on the money. He’s way over the top opinionated and I can see how he could possibly people off. A direct quote: “I’m not gonna work with you guys unless you change the name of the band” 🤣 The original name was Danger Bird. Coming from a guy who used to work for a band called Lynyrd Skynyrd...
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