August 11

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR AUGUST 11
Jim Kale of the Guess Who is 66; Joe Jackson is 55; Charlie Sexton is 41;

ON THIS DATE
1966 John Lennon offers an apology for his "more popular than Christ" statement in Chicago
1972 Elvis Presley and Priscilla Presley file for divorce
1985 Simon LeBon of Duran Duran's sailboat capsizes dusring a race and is rescued by the Royal Navy
2008 The four surviving founders of the Allman Brothers Band initiate a lawsuit against Universal Music Group (UMG) over alleged unpaid royalties from sales of CDs, digital downloads and ringtones

IN CONCERT
Wednesday, August 12 DAVE MATTHEWS BAND Ford Ampitheatre Tampa
Thursday, August 20 HURT/SICK PUPPIES House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista
Friday, August 21 SICK PUPPIES/HURT State Theater St. Petersburg
Wednesday, Rocktober 21 SHINEDOWN/SICK PUPPIES House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista