$700 Lynyrd Skynyrd Coffee Table Book – This Ain’t No “Free” Bird
The Lynyrd Skynyrd Coffee Table book is offering 500 copies that were signed by Gary Rossington shortly before his passing. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Stagecoach)
Listen… there is a reason, but holy crap. Chances are the Lynyrd Skynyrd coffee table book cost more than your coffee table. Pronounced: A Visual History Of The Band From 1973 To 1977 is a limited edition book that won’t ship until late fall, but preorders have already begun. The $700 book is “The Leather and Metal Edition.” It’s a supersized edition (375mm square) bound in recycled leather and presented in a metal slipcase.” (bravewords.com) 50 numbered copies are all that will be made and each has been signed by Gary Rossington shortly before his passing. Those books have already sold out.
Pronounced: A Visual History Of The Band From 1973 To 1977
Good News! There are still some copies available of the $385 Lynyrd Skynyrd book. Bravewords.com describes The Deluxe Collectors Edition: “features a recycled leather spine and comes in a special, printed slipcase together with a poster, and collectible giclee print.” Only 450 copies of this book will be available. Moreover, the books are also numbered and signed by Gary Rossington. If you’d like to pick up a copy before they’re gone, rufuspublications.com is where you can enter your preorder.
Can I Get The Lynyrd Skynyrd Coffee Table Book For Less Than That?
Yes. Pronounced, The Standard Edition “measuring 30cm square and running to more than 340 pages, will be a hardback book with a matt laminated, foiled, and embossed cover.” The Standard Edition runs about $115. All editions are scheduled to ship in late Fall.
If I’m being honest, I can’t blame them for selling the book for $700. There are 50 numbered copies that are signed by Gary Rossington. Furthermore, I find it surprising that the $385 version still has any of the 450 copies left. I may have to ask if they have a layaway program. From coffee table books, let us segue way into coffee…
6 Rock Stars Who've Had Their Own Coffee Brand
Ratt’s Stephen Pearcy is the latest to join rock stars with a coffee brand. Stephen is a well-known coffee lover and is releasing a line of signature coffees in partnership with the Writers & Rockers Coffee Company. The coffee blends include “Round and Round,” “Hollywood Wired,” and “Ultra Nitro.” Stephen came to play.
I love coffee and rock and roll, so rock stars with a coffee brand have a piece of cake, built-in audience with me. I’m always curious to check out rock star sponsored products be it coffee, hot sauce, or anywhere in between. Steven Tyler should have a line of scarves. Ted Nugent should have a cookbook for game and fish… oh wait, he does… Kill it & Grill It.
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LAS VEGAS – AUGUST 05: Ratt singer Stephen Pearcy performs at the Monte Carlo Resort and Casino August 5, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The band is touring in support of the new album, “Infestation.” (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
I read about Stephen Pearcy’s coffee and I thought, “Alice Cooper should have his own coffee. A cup of “Black Widow” or “Black Juju” sounds delicious.” Turns out Alice doesn’t have his own coffee, but he does have an “Official Alice Cooper single origin African Brundi AA Specialty Coffee” by Cat Fight Coffee. I’m not sure how that works… I would rather have a cup of Black Widow, but it got me thinking:
Who Are the Rock Stars with a Coffee Brand?
Donielle Flynn has two kids, two cats, two dogs, and a love of all things rock. She’s been in radio decades and held down top-rated day parts at Detroit, Philadelphia, and Washington DC radio stations throughout her tenure. She enjoys writing about rock news, the Detroit community, and she has a series called “The Story Behind” where she researches the history of classic rock songs.