Business still standing; Good Samaritan tackles suspect who doused Jacksonville bar in gasoline Bar was named after Lynyrd Skynyrd’s song “Gimme Three Steps.”

actionnewsjax.com ^ | February 28, 2024 | By Annette Gutierrez

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jug Saloon is still standing today after a man doused it in gasoline, Wednesday afternoon. And it’s all because a good Samaritan tackled the suspect before he could light the fire.

But even after this close call, the iconic Lynyrd Skynyrd dive bar reopened soon after the incident.

The Jug Saloon owner, Kenneth Gray, said he knows the man who tried to burn the place down.

“He’s a regular,” Gray said. “And, he said ‘I’m going to burn the place down,’ and then he attempted to burn the place down.”

A normal day at the Jug Saloon quickly turned into a very scary one. Gray said the suspect goes to the bar almost every day, but today, he brought problems – the size of two large jugs of gasoline.

Around 4 p.m., surveillance video shows him arguing with someone in the back of the business, and then you see him walk inside. That’s when Gray said the man was ready to start a fire.

Soon after, Gray said one of his employees called the police.

Gray says the suspect’s behavior came out of nowhere.

“I would have never thought in a million years that he would do something like this,” Gray said.

Gray said the suspect then ran into the woods, and police looked for him with a chopper and a K-9 unit.

Gray says a lot of people like coming to this place and taking pictures. The bar was named after Lynyrd Skynyrd’s song “Gimme Three Steps.”

Gray says after hours of searching, the suspect has been arrested.

[Getready]

The bar was not named after the song “Gimme Three Steps”. It was named after the bar mentioned in that song.
MSM is no longer able to report anything 100% accurately.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

“He’s a regular,” Gray said. “And, he said ‘I’m going to burn the place down,’ and then he attempted to burn the place down.”

A simple plan that would have worked except that meddling customer.

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“even after this close call, the iconic Lynyrd Skynyrd dive bar reopened soon after the incident”

A little gasoline on the floor ain’t gonna stop a good time in DUUUVVAAAAAAAAAAL!!!

[dfwgator]

I still marvel how he went from “Incense and Peppermints” to Southern Rock.

[V_TWIN]

Apologies for not catching that

[dfwgator]

Although I’m partial to Molly Hatchet, myself.

[Georgia Girl 2]

Several members of the band used to live in my sister’s neighborhood in Orange Park. We used to pass by their house all the time.

[V_TWIN]

I watched a documentary last week called “Hired Gun” 2016

A documentary film about session and touring musicians that are hired by well established and famous bands and artists.

I discovered the good ones are musical chameleons, talented enough to play with people like Pink and Michael Jackson and then jumping to acts like Alice Cooper or Metallica.

Ed King was more than likely one before the phrase hired gun was ever coined.

https://m.imdb.com/title/tt4026034/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk

[dfwgator]

Steve Lukather is a perfect example. He’s played on a lot of records outside of Toto, for a wide range of performers, like Lionel Ritchie.

[Red Badger]

Gary Rossington, the last original member passed last year. He was my favorite....................

[V_TWIN]

That documentary was really interesting. I highly recommend it.

I also discovered that Billy Joel is a world class jackass.

And that one of his original musicians he threw away like so much refuse committed suicide over it.

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An unbelievably humble grave site.

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/search?firstname=Gary+&middlename=&lastname=Rossington&birthyear=&birthyearfilter=&deathyear=&deathyearfilter=&location=Jacksonville%2C+Duval+County%2C+Florida%2C+USA&locationId=city_26995&memorialid=&mcid=&linkedToName=&datefilter=&orderby=r&plot=&page=1#sr-250176714

[Red Badger]

A Simple Man............................

[V_TWIN]

👍

[Red Badger]

This will always be my mental image of him......................

[nevadapatriot]

Just a regular Florida Man doing his thing

[V_TWIN]

“Just a regular Florida Man doing his thing”

A potential new contestant AND event in next year’s Florida Man Games!

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4219857/posts

[FamiliarFace]

Took me a while to find your post that I read yesterday morning. Last night I asked hubby to put Molly Hatchet on our playlist. I hadn’t listened to them in years! And it was a surprise to my husband, because I hadn’t made that request in a long, long time. I felt like a kid again! (Ok, truth is, I do that a lot!)

Enjoyed “Flirtin’ With Disaster”, and especially “Gator Country” among others.

Thanks for the reminder to bring them back and put them on our playlist. ;)