I did not know that! I always thought the group loved that gym teaching and that naming the group after him was the ultimate tribute, not a "mocking" one.
Randy ----- Original Message ----- From: "A. Leon Polhill " <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, October 24, 2008 8:03 AM Subject: [gatortalk] Re: [gatornews] Today's Gatornews from Miami Herald and Palm Beach Post According to Wikipedia: In the summer of 1964, teenage friends Ronnie <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronnie_Van_Zant> Van Zant (vocals), Allen Collins, and Gary Rossington (guitar), formed the band "The Noble Five", which then changed in 1965 to "My Backyard", when Larry Junstrom <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Junstrom> (bass) and Bob Burns (drums) joined in Jacksonville <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacksonville> , Florida. Their early influences included British <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Invasion> Invasion bands such as Free <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_(band)> , The <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Yardbirds> Yardbirds, the Rolling Stones <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolling_Stones> , and The Beatles <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles> , as well as Southern blues <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blues> and country <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Country_%26_western> & western music, and later The Allman Brothers Band <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Allman_Brothers_Band> .[citation needed <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed> ] In 1968, the group won a local Battle of the Bands contest and the opening slot on several Southeast shows for the California <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California> -based psychedelic <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychedelic_rock> rock band Strawberry Alarm Clock <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strawberry_Alarm_Clock> .[citation needed <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed> ] In 1970, roadie <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roadie> Billy <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Powell> Powell became keyboardist <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keyboardist> for the band, and Van Zant sought a new name. "One Percent" and "The Noble Five" were each considered before the group settled on Leonard Skinnerd, a mocking tribute to a gym <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physical_Education> teacher at Robert E. Lee High <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_E._Lee_High_School_(Jacksonville,_Flori da)> School, Leonard Skinner, who was notorious for strictly enforcing the school's policy against boys having long hair.[1] <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynyrd_Skynyrd#cite_note-RELee-0#cite_note-REL ee-0> [2] <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynyrd_Skynyrd#cite_note-1#cite_note-1> The more distinctive spelling was adopted before they released their first album. Despite their high school acrimony, the band developed a more friendly relationship with Skinner in later years, and invited him to introduce them at a concert in the Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacksonville_Memorial_Coliseum> .[3] <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynyrd_Skynyrd#cite_note-2#cite_note-2> A. Leon Polhill FlaNative1845 330 NW 45th Street Gainesville, FL 32607 (352) 367-4642 -----Original Message----- From: Oliver Barry [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Oliver Barry Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2008 10:40 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [gatortalk] Re: [gatornews] Today's Gatornews from Miami Herald and Palm Beach Post I'm thinking Leonard Skinner was at Forrest High School in Jax. Oliver _____ From: [email protected] on behalf of A. Leon Polhill Sent: Thu 10/23/2008 7:17 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [gatortalk] Re: [gatornews] Today's Gatornews from Miami Herald and Palm Beach Post And, as such, he will remain cursed forever. A. Leon Polhill FlaNative1845 330 NW 45th Street Gainesville, FL 32607 (352) 367-4642 > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Bob Cumming > Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2008 11:25 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [gatortalk] Re: [gatornews] Today's Gatornews from Miami Herald > and Palm Beach Post > > > Steve McKibben wrote: > > I thought Leonard Skinner was a middle school gym teacher, but those > > discrepancies are the things Urban legends are made of.. :) > > > > --- On *Thu, 10/23/08, John Vega /<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>/* wrote: > > > > As Leonard Skinnerd was a high school coach from Jacksonville, I'm > > surprised Meyer doesn't already know him. > > > > -Zeb > > > > > > Loenard Skinner was a coach at Robert E. Lee HS in Jacksonville. > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
