March 17

ABSOLUTE ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR MARCH 17
Paul Kantner is 68; Fran Byrne of Ace is 61; Scott Gorham of Thin Lizzy and Supertramp is 58; Billy Corgan from Smashing Pumpkins is 42; Van Conner from Screaming Trees is 42; Melissa Auf der Maur, formerly with Smashing Pumpkins, is 37;

ON THIS DATE
1966 Keith Moon of the Who marries Kim Kerrigan
1990 Ric Grech of Traffic and Blind Faith dies of a brain hemorrhage at the age of 43
2003 Mark Knopfler from Dire Straits breaks a collarbone and 6 ribs in a motorcycle accident in London
2007 At a comic book convention in Los Angeles Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley from Kiss participate in a panel discussion
2008 Paul McCartney's divorce from Heather Mills was settled for $48.6 million

CONCERT NEWS
Saturday, June 27 KID ROCK and LYNYRD SKYNYRD Ford Ampitheatre Tampa
Friday, August 28 MOTLEY CRUE Ford Ampitheatre Tampa
Thursday, Rocktober 22 BONNIE RAITT Ruth Eckerd Clearwater