August 14

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR AUGUST 14
David Crosby is 69; Slim Dunlap formerly with the Replacements is 59; Kevin Cadogan formerly with Third Eye Blind is 40;

ON THIS DATE
1962 The Beatles fire Pete Best replacing him with Ringo Starr
1970 Stephen Stills of Crosby, Stills And Nash is busted for cocaine possession in La Jolla, California. He makes the $2,500 bail and is released
1989 Bon Jovi’s New Jersey LP becomes the first U.S. album legally released in the Soviet Union
2004 Charlie Watts of the Rolling Stones is being treated for throat cancer. Diagnosed in June, Watts undergoes radiotherapy treatment at London`s Royal Marsden Hospital
2008 Jackson Browne sues presidential candidate John McCain and the Republican National Committee for copyright infringement and violation of right of publicity for using 'Running On Empty' in a TV ad
2013 Allen Lanier of Blue Oyster Cult dies from  chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.  Lanier was 67

CENTRAL FLORIDA CONCERT DATEBOOK
unday, August 15 GOO GOO DOLLS/SWITCHFOOT Ford Ampitheatre Tampa

IN THE NEWS
Green Day Set To Play New York Jets' Opener
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