THE BEAT GOES ON

LYNYRD SKYNYRD 1970-1977 It was $l00,000 wedding, Supposed to be held the other day, And with all the invitations sent The young bride went away. * —From “3100,000 Wedding”, by Gram Parsons Hearing the news of Ronnie Van Zant’s death in a plane crash that also claimed the lives of Lynyrd Skynyrd band members Steve and Cassie Gaines, a friend of mine remarked: “Those who live by the sword die by the sword.”