Well, peeps.  Its that time of the year for the Calgary Stampede.  Time for everyone to throw their morals to the wind, drink their faces off, eat way too many pancake breakfasts, and take in the fun entertainment that is brought in. 

Every year, there is normally a few good bands that you can check out on the Coca Cola Stage.  And some good bands usually come to the Saddledome.  For example, this year Bon Jovi is playing.  For me, that’s a big fat “meh”. 

But who I am going to see tonight has me so excited I am literally almost peeing my pants.  LYNYRD FREAKIN’ SKYNYRD!  Woohoo!  I pretty much grew up listening to this band.  And while the original singer and 3 other band members died in a plane crash in 1977, they reformed in 1991 with Ronnie Van Zant’s younger brother Johnny Van Zant as the singer and have been together, releasing albums, and touring ever since. 

So in honor of how freaking awesome they are, I thought I would post one of their most famous songs, Freebird.  Which, interstingly enough was the 2nd most radio played song of the 70′s, only behind Stairway to Heavan.

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