New Queen CD/DVD, Phil Spector trial update

This fall will see the release of a cd and DVD of Queen's November 1981 concert at the Montreal Forum. October 30 is the release date for "Queen Rock Montreal". This was the final tour that featured the original members of Queen. If you buy the 2 disc DVD edition it will also feature Queen's 1985performance at 'Live Aid'.

Where do we begin. First, a recap: The jury on Tuesday told Judge Paul Fidler that they were a hung jury with a 7-5 vote. So today (Thursday) Fidler listened to arguments from the attorneys on how to instruct the jury now that he has to withdraw the instructions that he originally gave them, which the jury had problems with causing impasse. Those instructions were in order to find Spector guilty they had to find that Spector actually committed the crime. The judge stated on Wednesday that he should not have given them those instructions because it missstates the law. So, the judge told the defense that they could reargue their case, which they declined saying that that would give the prosecution a chance to argue a different theory. So some of the 'legal experts', if you will, are saying that Fidler fumbled the ending of this case after having had such a great handle on it all the way, and that if there is a conviction it would mean that the case would be heard all over again in an appellate court. Phil has been on trial for the murder of Lana Clarkson February 3, 2003. Spector has produced some of the best known songs in the rock era. Beatle fans will find his name on the 'Let It Be', All Things Must Pass', 'Imagine' and 'Rock 'N' Roll' albums.

September 20th birthdays: Chuck Panozzo from Styx is 60; Matthew and Gunnar Nelson are 40; Ben Shepherd from Soundgarden is 39; Rick Woolstenhulme from Lifehouse is 28;