August 25

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR AUGUST 25
Gene Simmons of Kiss is 60; Rob Halford of Judas Priest is 58; Geoff Downes of Asia is 57; Elvis Costello is 55; Vivian Campbell of Def Leppard is 47;

ON THIS DATE
1983 The Rolling Stones sign with Columbia Records
1976 Boston by Boston is released
1994 Billy Joel and Christie Brinkley get divorced
2004 Alice Cooper, a Republican, states that fans should not be influenced by musicians in their political choices. "Why are we Rock stars? Because we`re morons. We sleep all day, we play music at night."
2005 Sharon Osbourne admits that she cut the sound while Iron Maiden was onstage after Bruce Dickinson had said some critical remarks about her husband Ozzy Osbourne at an Ozzfest concert a few days earlier
2006 During a concert in Hampden Park, Glasgow Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones lights up a cigarette and is therefore charged with violating the city's anti-smoking ordinance.

IN CONCERT
Saturday, August 29 STEVE EARLE Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center Tampa
Wednesday, Rocktober 21 KISS/BUCKCHERRY St. Pete's Times Forum Tampa