May 5

ABSOLUTE ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR MAY 5
Bill Ward of Black Sabbath is 61; Shawn Drover of Megadeth is 43;

ON THIS DATE
1968 Buffalo Springfield play their last concert in Long Beach
1984 Chrissie Hynde from the Pretenders marries Jim Kerr of Simple Minds
1990 Jason Bonham gets married, and at the reception he plays a 5 song set with Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones
1995 Steven Alder, formerly with Guns 'N' Roses, is arraigned on possesion of heroin charges
2000 Rod Stewart undergoes surgery to have a growth on his thyroid removed, which turns out to be benign
2003 Ted Nugent makes racist statements in an interview with a Denver radio station. Nugent is then dropped from the upcoming Summer Celebration Festival in Michigan

CONCERT NEWS
Saturday, July 25 DREAM THEATER Hard Rock Cafe Orlando
Sunday, July 26 DREAM THEATER Ruth Eckerd Hall Clearwater