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Artimus Pyle?
Feb. 19th, 2009 06:48 pmLet me preface this: I have always despised Lynurd Skynurd. I've always thought they sound like redneck reetard music. and I LIKE some redmeck retard music! but this is a guy whose soul must have been tainted from the get go, if we believe reincarnation takes you into your next life with deserved karma. I don't know that I believe all that jazz either, but he is/was the drumer of LYNYRD SKYNYRD.
He was also a pilot, read on (courtesy of HOWARDSTERN.COM):
Artimus Pyle, the former drummer for Lynyrd Skynyrd, stopped by to discuss his time with the band as well as his current group. Howard told Artimus – who survived the plane crash that took the life of Ronnie and Steven Van Zant, among others – that dying in such a way was not the way he would want to go, and Artimus replied that, not only was he in a plane crash, but that his father and his father-in-law died in separate plane crashes as well. Artimus added he was hesitant to fly after the crash he was in, but that he no longer has a fear of flying.
Artimus then remembered he was playing Pong on the plane just prior to the crash, and that the band had auditioned 30 pilots to fly their private plane for that trip. Artimus went on to say the pilots that day were responsible for not checking just how little gas their plane had on board – which was the cause of the crash – but that he didn’t blame them seeing as they “paid the ultimate price” for their error: their lives.
Artimus again acknowledged he figured the plane “could’ve made it” had the pilots looked to see if it had enough fuel, adding they were only 60 miles from their destination in Baton Rouge when it went down. Artimus then reported he never lost consciousness during the ordeal, and that he and his band mates were quietly praying to themselves as the plane went down. Artimus proceeded to say Ronnie shook his hand as the plane was going down, and that he took the role of stewardess advising everyone on the plane to conserve all the energy possible so that the pilots could use it in an attempt to land. Artimus then acknowledged he wouldn’t have put the plane’s landing gear down as the pilots had, seeing as they were attempting to land in a field, but that he wasn’t sure not doing so would’ve made a difference either.
Artimus also reported there were 26 people aboard the plane, and that six of them “died on impact.” Artimus then said Ronnie was killed by “a single blow to the head” by a piece of music equipment, which Artie thought was ironic.
now i'm going to paraphrase here abit:
Mr. Pyle survived and stumbled to the nearest farmhouse for help, where his longhaired bloody self was shot... 'Varying accounts have the farmer's son either firing a warning shot into the air or actually shooting Pyle in the shoulder with an air rifle'
far out man. but its not over yet.
In 1993, Pyle was arrested and charged in Jacksonville Beach, Florida with sexual battery against two girls, ages four and eight. Facing a potential life sentence, Pyle arranged a plea bargain with prosecutors to spare the children a trial. He received eight years of probation, and he was entered into the Florida Department of Law Enforcement's "Sexual Offender" database.
On November 19, 2007, Pyle was arrested in St. Johns County, Florida for failure to register as a sex offender. He was re-arrested on November 27, 2007 on the same charge.
Pyle says the charges are false and come from his vindictive ex wife.
but still, thats VERY messed up.
He was also a pilot, read on (courtesy of HOWARDSTERN.COM):
Artimus Pyle, the former drummer for Lynyrd Skynyrd, stopped by to discuss his time with the band as well as his current group. Howard told Artimus – who survived the plane crash that took the life of Ronnie and Steven Van Zant, among others – that dying in such a way was not the way he would want to go, and Artimus replied that, not only was he in a plane crash, but that his father and his father-in-law died in separate plane crashes as well. Artimus added he was hesitant to fly after the crash he was in, but that he no longer has a fear of flying.
Artimus then remembered he was playing Pong on the plane just prior to the crash, and that the band had auditioned 30 pilots to fly their private plane for that trip. Artimus went on to say the pilots that day were responsible for not checking just how little gas their plane had on board – which was the cause of the crash – but that he didn’t blame them seeing as they “paid the ultimate price” for their error: their lives.
Artimus again acknowledged he figured the plane “could’ve made it” had the pilots looked to see if it had enough fuel, adding they were only 60 miles from their destination in Baton Rouge when it went down. Artimus then reported he never lost consciousness during the ordeal, and that he and his band mates were quietly praying to themselves as the plane went down. Artimus proceeded to say Ronnie shook his hand as the plane was going down, and that he took the role of stewardess advising everyone on the plane to conserve all the energy possible so that the pilots could use it in an attempt to land. Artimus then acknowledged he wouldn’t have put the plane’s landing gear down as the pilots had, seeing as they were attempting to land in a field, but that he wasn’t sure not doing so would’ve made a difference either.
Artimus also reported there were 26 people aboard the plane, and that six of them “died on impact.” Artimus then said Ronnie was killed by “a single blow to the head” by a piece of music equipment, which Artie thought was ironic.
now i'm going to paraphrase here abit:
Mr. Pyle survived and stumbled to the nearest farmhouse for help, where his longhaired bloody self was shot... 'Varying accounts have the farmer's son either firing a warning shot into the air or actually shooting Pyle in the shoulder with an air rifle'
far out man. but its not over yet.
In 1993, Pyle was arrested and charged in Jacksonville Beach, Florida with sexual battery against two girls, ages four and eight. Facing a potential life sentence, Pyle arranged a plea bargain with prosecutors to spare the children a trial. He received eight years of probation, and he was entered into the Florida Department of Law Enforcement's "Sexual Offender" database.
On November 19, 2007, Pyle was arrested in St. Johns County, Florida for failure to register as a sex offender. He was re-arrested on November 27, 2007 on the same charge.
Pyle says the charges are false and come from his vindictive ex wife.
but still, thats VERY messed up.