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" We didn't have much money when I was younger, so I had to collect Coke bottles and cash them in and get a paper route to afford a guitar. That guitar from Sears came with a case and an amp and everything all in one. It was really cool. "

Gary Rossington

Guitar

Cash

Cool

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Young

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Alabama

Play

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People

Tradition

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Guitar

Cool

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