Lynyrd Skynyrd Namesake Dies

Famously, the legendary southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd took its name from a conservative phys ed teacher at the members' Florida high school. And now, over 40 years after being thus honored, Leonard Skinner, one of popular music's most intriguing footnotes, has passed away. We send regrets to his survivors, but at least he'll never hear another teenager shout "Freebird" in the locker room again.