December 31

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
BON JOVI...Greatest Hits - The Ultimate Collection (2010)
(CD Deluxe Edition with Extra tracks, vinyl, Allmusic review)

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR DECEMBER 31
Andy Summers from the Police is 68; Peter Quaife from the Kinks is 67; Burton Cummings from the Guess Who is 63; Tom Hamilton from Aerosmith is 59; Paul Westerberg from the Replacements is 51; Ric Ivanisevich from Oleander is 48; Scott Ian from Anthrax is 47; Mikko Siren from Apocalyptica is 35; Bob Bryar of My Chemical Romance is 31;

ON THIS DATE
1970 Paul McCartney filed a lawsuit in London's High Court against his fellow Beatles to officially dissolve their partnership
1974 Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham are asked to join Fleetwood Mac
1984 Rick Allen of Def Leppard losses his left arm in a car accident
1985 Rick Nelson, 45, and six other people were killed when fire broke out aboard a DC-3 that was taking the group to a New Year's Eve performance in Dallas
1992 Anthony Kiedes of the Red Hot Chili Peppers is hospitalized with dysentery
2003 Alex Lifeson of Rush is arrested in Naples, Florida for aggravated battery against a law enforcement officer, plus five other counts
2005 Mick Mars of Motley Crue is dragged into the audience by a fan in Detroit, Michigan and is rushed backstage to receive medical treatment
2008 Robert Plant is named a Commander of the Order of the British Empire as part of Queen Elizabeth II's annual New Year Honours List


CENTRAL FLORIDA CONCERT DATEBOOK
Saturday, January 1 RICK DERRINGER The Garage Bar at Route 46 Sanford

IN THE NEWS
John Mellencamp and Wife Split After 20 Years
Sweet dreams for Annie Lennox in queen's honors list

ROCKLINE with Bob Coburn
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