The M Point of View » Lynyrd Skynyrd http://www.themresort.com/blog An insiders look. Thu, 16 May 2013 20:23:12 +0000 en hourly 1 Lynyrd Skynyrd Rocks M http://www.themresort.com/blog/2011/09/lynyrd-skynyrd-rocks-m/ http://www.themresort.com/blog/2011/09/lynyrd-skynyrd-rocks-m/#comments Tue, 20 Sep 2011 22:08:17 +0000 M Social Media Team http://www.themresort.com/blog/?p=3684 Lynyrd Skynyrd Band

Rock band, Lynyrd Skynyrd performed to a full-house this weekend at M! Our pool deck was packed with about 4,500 Skynyrd fans as they played their biggest hits including "Sweet Home Alabama," "Freebird" and songs from their new album God & Guns. This southern rock group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006. The band rocked out poolside for an hour and a half at our resort and lived up to their legendary rock name by putting on an unforgettable performance.

Gary Rossington

The last original member of Lynyrd Skynyrd, Gary Rossington (middle) jams on his guitar.

As most Lynyrd Skynyrd fans know, the band was struck with great tragedy in 1977 when three of the band's members were killed in a plane crash. The band reformed ten years later after a hiatus and has been touring ever since. Johnny Van Zant, brother of founding band member Ronnie Van Zant performed the lead vocals for the band with Gary Rossington on guitar who is the only original member of the band to date.

Ronnie Van Zant

Lead singer Ronnie Van Zant belts out the band's hit songs.

We gave our blog readers a chance to win their way to the show and we also gave a few pairs of tickets to our followers on Twitter. Be sure to keep reading and following us for more chances to win other great prizes! If you were lucky enough to see Lynyrd Skynyrd perform at our resort, let us know what you thought of the show by leaving a comment below!

Special thank you to our photographer Tom Donoghue for the great photos!

]]> http://www.themresort.com/blog/2011/09/lynyrd-skynyrd-rocks-m/feed/ 0 Win your Lynyrd Skynyrd Tickets! http://www.themresort.com/blog/2011/08/win-your-lynyrd-skynyrd-tickets/ http://www.themresort.com/blog/2011/08/win-your-lynyrd-skynyrd-tickets/#comments Thu, 11 Aug 2011 18:20:38 +0000 M Social Media Team http://www.themresort.com/blog/?p=3483 LSBWere going out with a bang this summer! And to help us do so we're having rock legends, Lynyrd Skynyrd perform on our pool deck here at the M on Friday, September 16! The concert's a little more than a month away but we're already getting excited for their appearance. We figured since we're so excited you might be too, which is why we’re giving our readers a chance to win tickets to see them perform! We're even having a full fireworks show (to really give us our bang) after the concert. So trust us, you're not going to want to miss out on this!

To win one of the three pairs we have to give away, leave a comment on this blog post telling us your favorite song by Lynyrd Skynyrd and why you want to see them perform at M.

Be sure to be creative because the three best answers (as chosen by our Social Media Team) will each win a pair of tickets to the show! You have until 11:59 pm on Wednesday, August 17 to leave your comment. The winners will be chosen and notified via email on Thursday, August 18.

And, of course you can always buy your tickets directly from Ticketmaster. We hope to see you all at the show!

Management reserves all rights to cancel or alter the promotion at any time.

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