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Post by BlueMonday on Nov 18, 2019 19:51:49 GMT -5
A post from the old Yahoo group.
#3456 – March 7, 2000 – Posted by Cagey
From Artimus Pyle:
Who Is Melvyn Skyrydyr?
One day Gary Rossington, Ed King and myself were standing in a parking lot at our hotel, I believe in Nashville, TN. We were discussing the possibility of changing the name of the band to avoid being targeted for lawsuits and save money. Ed King spontaneously blurted out, "I don't care if we call the band 'Mylvyn Skyrydyr', anything but having to deal with these damn attorney's". The name continued to replay in my mind, and I began to vocally support Ed's suggestion. I liked Mylvyn Skyrydyr.
What's sillier than Lynyrd Skynyrd? Well, I started changing all the e's to y's and it kind of looked like Lynyrd Skynyrd. Clayton Johnson, our Production manager from Bill Graham's organization, also became an advocate of the name change. It was Clayton who printed up the cards, also stationary and envelopes. Ultimately, it was voted down because Bill Graham told us that if we changed the name, our guarantee's would be cut by up to 80%. Clayton Johnson was in that plane crash with us and most of the band members wanted to change the name to prove that we could make it on our own. Hopefully honoring Ronnie Van Zant, Steve Gaines, Cassie Gaines, and Allen Collins, memory. As well as all our 'Sky Rydyr's."
Peace, Artimus 3/6/00
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Post by Deleted on Nov 18, 2019 23:52:48 GMT -5
Wow... Can I change my user name to SkynRydyr... said in a whisper... shhhhhh... lol
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Post by BlueMonday on Nov 19, 2019 8:03:18 GMT -5
Wow... Can I change my user name to SkynRydyr... said in a whisper... shhhhhh... lol Not sure if you're serious or not, but there is a way. 1. Go into your profile and click/tap the "Edit Profile" button on the right. 2. Select the "Personal" tab. 3. In the "Display Name" field at the top, type "SkynRider", or any other name you want.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 19, 2019 8:37:03 GMT -5
So I could be lil devilette again like the girl intended me to be when she gave this account name to me over on Audio Galaxy years ago... cool... eye'l thunk on it...
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