Friday, June 18, 2010

June18

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR JUNE 18
Sir Paul McCartney is 68; Dizzy Reed of Guns 'N' Roses is 47;

ON THIS DATE
1967 The Monterey Pop Festival ends
1977 Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols is attacked and has his hands and face slashed
1987 Motley Crue is sued by a woman seeking $5,000 in damages after she claims her hearing was damaged at a Crue concert
2005 Johnny Ramone of the Ramones is hospitalized for an infection related to prostate cancer
2005 The Foo Fighters give a private, invite-only, free concert for 500 fans near Roswell, New Mexico
2006 Rivers Cuomo of Weezer marries Kyoko Ito, in Malibu, California
2007 Motley Crue initiate a $20 million lawsuit against Carl Stubner, one of their managers for damaging Crue's reputation by deliberately promoting Lee's solo projects ahead of the group’s in order to net a higher commission for himself
2008 9 songs from Guns 'N' Roses album Chinese Democracy are leaked online prompting a cease-and-desist order given by lawyers for Axl Rose

IN THE NEWS
Miley Cyrus and Bret Michaels Duet on 'Good Morning America'
Ozzy Talks OZZFest, 'Scream' Tour, Biopic
Elton John Rocks Israel After Other Artists Cancel

ROCKLINE with Bob Coburn
Monday, June 21 OZZY OSBOURNE 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Wednesday, June 23 OZZY OSBOURNE 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
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