Wednesday, August 25, 2010

August 25

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR AUGUST 25
Gene Simmons of Kiss is 61; Henry Paul of the Outlaws is 61; Rob Halford of Judas Priest is 59; Geoff Downes of Asia is 58; Elvis Costello is 56; Vivian Campbell of Def Leppard is 48;

ON THIS DATE
1976 Boston by Boston is released
1983 The Rolling Stones sign with Columbia Records
1994 Billy Joel and Christie Brinkley get divorced
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
2009 Zak Wylde of Black Label Society is hospitalized in Eugene, Oregon with blood clots in both lungs and one leg

CENTRAL FLORIDA CONCERT DATEBOOK
Thursday, August 26 SOUL ASYLUM Hard Rock Hotel Orlando

IN THE NEWS
For Pearl Jam's 20th Birthday, A Bridge School Gig
Ronnie Wood Recruits Stars for New Album
Bret Michaels, Kristi Gibson engagement more likely than ever

ROCKLINEwith Bob Coburn
Wednesday, August 25 BACHMAN AND TURNER 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Monday, August 30 DISTURBED 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
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