Sunday, October 3, 2010

ROCKTOBER 2

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR ROCKTOBER 2
Don McLean is 65; Mike Rutherford of Genesis and Mike + the Mechanics is 60; Sting is 59; Bud Gaugh of Sublime is 43; Mike Rodden of Hinder is 28;

ON THIS DATE
1967 The Grateful Dead are arrested after a search of their group home turns up marijuana. The group serves 6 hours in jail and are released after bail is made
1975 A Bruce Springsteen concert in Milwaukee, Wisconsin is cancelled due to a bomb scare
1977 Elvis Presley's body, and his mother's body, are both moved to Graceland. Somone tried to steal Elvis's body from Forest Hill Cemetery in Memphis
2003 Courtney Love of Hole is arrested for trying to break into a house in Los Angeles, then, after making bail, she is rushed to the hospital after overdosing
2004 AC/DC has a street named after them in Melborne, Australia
2006 Supreme Court justices uphold lower-court decisions dismissing guitarist Vinnie Vincent's claims against KISS over alleged unpaid royalties he claimed he was owed for co-writing tracks on the Lick It Up album
2007 Revival by John Fogerty is released
2007 Magic by Bruce Springsteen is released

CENTRAL FLORIDA CONCERT DATEBOOK
Friday, January 11 ROBIN TROWER House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista

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