So I'm glad I get to write about Tuesday on the Simple Man Cruise because it was pretty much the best day of my life.
I woke up parked at Great Stirrup Cay, which if you don't know is Skynyrd Island in the Bahamas. I hit the breakfast buffet with Kevin and his lovely fiancé and got off the ship to get my tan on and do some paddle boarding in clear 70 degree water. It was a tough morning, but the real fun began when we got back on the ship at 2pm.
Lynyrd Skynyrd kicked off the night on the pool deck at 3pm and all the beer was free during their set. They kicked ass as usual and ended the set with Simple Man which was a nice change-up (freebird!!)
The next band wasn't on until 6 so there was time for much-needed showers and naps before a long night of non-stop music on 5 stages around the ship.
While overlapping set times made it impossible to catch everyone's full set, I made it my mission to catch at least some of every band. 17 bands played on Tuesday and having the day off meant I was able to see every one. I was consistently blown away. Blackberry Smoke, Foghat, Lukas Nelson (Willie's kid), Heather Luttrell (I'm in love), Brother Hawk, and Drake White just to name a few, every single band was amazing.
Being invited to play on this cruise has been unreal. I knew it was going to be awesome, but I had no idea what a huge, amazing family this was and I feel honored to now be a part of it. I could write about it all night but there are too many great bands to see. See you back home!
-Eric
I woke up parked at Great Stirrup Cay, which if you don't know is Skynyrd Island in the Bahamas. I hit the breakfast buffet with Kevin and his lovely fiancé and got off the ship to get my tan on and do some paddle boarding in clear 70 degree water. It was a tough morning, but the real fun began when we got back on the ship at 2pm.
Lynyrd Skynyrd kicked off the night on the pool deck at 3pm and all the beer was free during their set. They kicked ass as usual and ended the set with Simple Man which was a nice change-up (freebird!!)
The next band wasn't on until 6 so there was time for much-needed showers and naps before a long night of non-stop music on 5 stages around the ship.
While overlapping set times made it impossible to catch everyone's full set, I made it my mission to catch at least some of every band. 17 bands played on Tuesday and having the day off meant I was able to see every one. I was consistently blown away. Blackberry Smoke, Foghat, Lukas Nelson (Willie's kid), Heather Luttrell (I'm in love), Brother Hawk, and Drake White just to name a few, every single band was amazing.
Being invited to play on this cruise has been unreal. I knew it was going to be awesome, but I had no idea what a huge, amazing family this was and I feel honored to now be a part of it. I could write about it all night but there are too many great bands to see. See you back home!
-Eric