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ARIES March 21 - April 20 Most partner problems are a result of both people not living up to their promises. Sudden changes regarding colleagues may surprise you. Expect temper tantrums on the home front if you haven’t been letting someone have their way. Dealing with inlaws or relatives will not be in your best interest. Your lucky day this week will be Friday.
able to put yourself in their shoes. You may be able to impart knowledge that’s innovative to those searching for a new angle. Your lucky day this week will be Thursday. LEO July 23 -August 22 Try not to be too harsh with loved ones; there will always be two sides to an Issue. You can get ahead if you work diligently behind the scenes. Sign up for courses that will help you understand yourself better. A lot can be accomplished if you organize your time. Your lucky day this week will be Thursday.
TAURUS April 21 - May 20 The key to feeling good about yourself will be to do something about it. Try to convince a good friend to take a holiday with you. Unforeseen changes in your location are apparent. Entertainment should include sports events or physical activities.
VIRGO August 23 - September 22 Visit friends who have not been well. Social events will be plentiful. You will enjoy events that lean toward theater, art, or music this week. You should be setting up interviews or sending out your resume this week.
Your lucky day this week will be Monday.
Your lucky day this week will be Sunday.
GEMINI May 21 - June 21 New romantic partners will evolve through group endeavors; however, the association may not be likely to last. Loss or theft may occur if you are careless with your belongings. Difficulties with females you live with could cause emotional stress. You’re best to channel your energy into work.
LIBRA September 23 - October 22 Purchases will be well worth it and they will last a long time. Limitation could set in if you’ve been spending too much. Do your job and then spend some time with family; you’ll be glad you did. Emotional matters may not be easy for you to handle.
Your lucky day this week will be Sunday. CANCER June 22 - July 22 Do not force your opinions on others the connections will be short lived. You need to focus on yourself, not on others. You can make a huge difference to children if you are
Your lucky day this week will be Saturday.
ests. Your lucky day this week will be Saturday. SAGITTARIUS November 22 - December 20 Your reputation will be affected. Your ability to come up with original ideas will bring recognition from superiors. Try to ease any disappointment by making amends. Losses are likely if you get involved with uncertain individuals. Your lucky day this week will be Saturday. CAPRICORN December 21 - January 19 Business or pleasure trips will be knowledgeable as well as highly successful. Try to ease any disappointment by making amends. You may find that doing odd jobs around the house will be successful and appreciated by loved ones. Make sure all of your travel and driver’s documents are in proper order.
Your lucky day this week will be Monday. SCORPIO October 23 - November 21 Be prepared to take care of the issues at hand. You could have a tendency to spend too much on your home or entertainment. Don’t let your personal problems interfere with your professional responsibilities. Someone may not be thinking of your best inter-
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AQUARIUS January 20 - February 18 Outbursts of passion may cause arguments with your mate. Group endeavors will provide you with entertainment. Don’t let friends or relatives make you feel guilty if you’re not able to attend one of their affairs. You are best to keep hard feelings to yourself. Your lucky day this week will be Monday. PISCES February 19 - March 20 You’ll be able to discuss your ambitions with your mate. You should be traveling to that exotic destination you’ve been dreaming about. Keep an open mind when dealing with youngsters. Try to get others to stand behind your good judgment. Your lucky day this week will be Monday.
Dear Rocco, I love my job but they are delaying a promotion I was promised. On top of thatm, they are letting us know our salaries are being cut. To quote The Clash, “should I stay or should I go”? JR
Dear Rocco, My relationship with my girlfriend is going nowhere but south. I feel it is time to break free and see what option there are out there. I am in a quandary, however. During our time together I have become really good friends with her friends. I don’t want to lose them – and there’s nothing sexual in my reasoning for not wanting to lose them. If I do break up, I am afraid I will lose them as well and don’t ant that to happen. Any advice? MK Dear MK, First question you have to honestly ask yourself is if your girlfriend is a bitch. Blunt, I know, but that’s me. If she is, you’re screwed. That being said, if they are your friends as well, you shouldn’t lose them. If you do, that says something about them. Breakups are hard, figuring out the right times to cut ties, what you win and lose in a situation like that and so on. Make sure your reason for wanting a split is not petty on your part, because if it is you don’t deserve a girlfriend or any of her friends. Dear Rocco, My boyfriend recently told me he would never physically hurt me. I don’t know how to react to him saying that. Why would that even cross his mind? He’s treated me well, and to be honest we rarely have disagreements. It makes me wonder about his past relationships
and how they ended. thoughts? VW
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Dear VW, Do you feel he bears a physical threat to you? If so why are you still with him. He probably misspoke if you ask me. Because in recent years of the #metoo movement a lot of guys seem to want to exclaim to the gods above how they could never do physical harm to a woman. They are almost afraid of the species. And while they won’t physically harm you they have other ways they can harm you. Word hurt these days – not me, but others who aren’t psychologically hit. These guys find how to manipulate you and hurt you in passive/aggressive ways. Bullies are no longer physically intimidating individuals. Most cyber bullies are little boys and girls or grown man-child. The tables on bullying have turned thanks to cyber technology. That being said I don’t know anything about your past relationships, if they became physically abusive or not. And if it is something that seems to continuously happen to you, you need to take a serious look in the mirror and see what it is about your personality or ways of going about things that might trigger them or make you a victim – and to be honest if it is something deep in your conscious that makes you want to be a victim.
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Dear JR, As we creep out of this pandemic it has become an employees market. Thanks (not really) to those in government they made it more profitable to collect unemployment benefits than work. And now that the economy is opening up again employers are having a hard time finding people to work. For some reason people looking for work think they can dictate to potential employers how much they “deserve” to be paid, and if they don’t get it they’ll just collect more government sanctioned unemployment benefits, which is one of the reasons we have seen inflation running rampant like this country hasn’t seen since the 1970s. If you really love your job and more importantly the company you are with, I would stick it out. More than likely unless the company is about to go belly up, this is temporary. I remember early in my career. I was faced with a similar situation. We lost our main investor and there wasn’t money to pay salaries like we had been accustomed. I remember the team meeting we had when this all went down explaining the situation. My boss told us he
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would no longer be able to pay us like we had been accustomed. He told us he understood if we didn’t want to stick it out and would provide us with glowing letters of recommendations. If we wanted to tough it out with him, he would pay us what we could. Sure, a number of my co-workers left, but myself and one or two others stuck it out. Before you knew it, I was made a partner and am happily still there to this day. That being said, depending on what work you do, if you are any good at it, most likely others have taken notice and a change of environment and pace might do you some good. Dear Rocco, What did you do during the pandemic? HP Dear HP, Binge watched a bunch of old movies and TV shows I hadn’t seen or not seen in a long time, catch up on sleep and gained about 30 pounds – which I’m in the process of losing again as I write this. Rocco is a common sense, tell-itlike-it-is, no-nonsense kind of guy offering real advice on any subject put before him. Why pay thousands of dollars on a highpriced therapist when he’ll straighten you out for free. If you’d like advice from Rocco email him at goaskrocco@enigmaonline.com or drop him a line at Ask Rocco c/o Enigma P.O. Box 825 Chattanooga, TN 37401.
AISLE 5 (Atlanta) Nate Wants To Battle, CG5, Vespera GEORGIA THEATRE (Athens, GA) The Vegabonds RYMAN AUDITORIUM (Nashville) The Cadillac Three ASCEND AMPHITHEATER (Nashville) John Legend BROOKLN BOWL NASHVILLE (Nashville) Pop Evil 3RD & LINDSLEY (Nashville) Kylie Frey THE BASEMENT (Nashville) EG Vines ALABAMA THEATRE (Birmingham) Brittany Howard, Becca Mancari TUSCALOOSA AMPHITHEATER (Tuscaloosa) The Revivalists, The Marcus King Band
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THURSDAY September 2 GATE 11 DISTILLERY (Chattanooga) Open Mic BUD’S (Chattanooga) Karaoke THE DIVING HOUSE (Cleveland, TN) Open Mic w/ DJ Fro J.J.’S BOHEMIA (Chattanooga) Free Kittens Comedy and Late Night Sessions WANDERLINGER (Chattanooga) “Songwriter’s Showcase” Rodney Stroup, Chelsea Heck, Jason Lyles COCA COLA ROXY (Atlanta) Cody Johnson THE EASTERN (Atlanta)) Futurebirds TERMINAL WEST (Atlanta) Anten-ae, Ill Gates
TRISH’S (Chattanooga) Karaoke w/ Sweet T MILLER PLAZA (Chattanooga) “Nightfall Concert Series” Waylon Thibodeaux, Mojo Whiskey THE COMEDY CATCH (Chattanooga) Cee Jay Jones CHATTANOOGA BREWING COMPANY (Chattanooga) Gino Fanelli PUCKETT’S (Chattanooga) Backwater Still J.J.’S BOHEMIA (Chattanooga) Weight Night, Danger Sweats, Landis Zehrung ARTS AVENUE (Chattanooga) Suitcase Soul, Kimi Carter WANDERLINGER (Chattanooga) Genki Genki Panic, Dayz Of Deception, Pluto’s Advantage FARM TO FORK (Ringgold, GA) Zac Chastain RYMAN AUDITORIUM (Nashville) Watchhouse BRIDGESTONE ARENA (Nashville) Dave Chappelle, Joe Rogan BROOKLYN BOWL NASHVILLE (Nashville) Buckcherry THE WAREHOUSE (Clarksville, TN) Adema, Flaw AMERIS BANK AMPHITHEATRE (Alpharetta, GA) My Morning Jacket, Brittany Howard TERMINAL WEST (Atlanta) The Unlikely Candidates THE MASQUERADE (Atlanta)
Weedeater, Rebelmatic, The Atomic Bitchwax, Joe Buck Yourself ZYDECO (Birmingham) Riff Raff SATURN (Birmingham) Julien Baker, Mdou Moctar MARS MUSIC HALL (Huntsville) Soul Asylum SAND MOUNTAIN PARK & AMPHITHEATRE (Albertville, AL) TLC
BUD’S (Chattanooga) DJ Zane WANDERLINGER (Chattanooga) Monday Night Blues Jam w/ Rick Rushing VARIETY PLAYHOUSE (Atlanta) The Residents OLE RED (Nashville) Karissa Ella
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BUD’S (Chattanooga) Karaoke BROOKLYN BOWL NASHVILLE (Nashville) Candlebox RYMAN AUDITORIUM (Nashville) Steve Cropper THE BASEMENT (Nashville) Karissa Ella THE MILL & MINE (Knoxville) Steel Panther
THE COMEDY CATCH (Chattanooga) Cee Jay Jones PUCKETT’S (Chattanooga) Brandon Maddox THE BUS BAR (Ocoee, TN) Convertibull CRESCENT CITY TAVERN (Dalton, GA) Voodoo Slim CELLAIRIS AMPHITHEATRE (Atlanta) The Black Crowes, Dirty Honey BUCKHEAD THEATRE (Atlanta) Zoe VARIETY PLAYHOUSE (Atlanta) Julien Baker, Thao & The Get Down Stay Down, Kate Malco THE MASQUERADE (Atlanta) The Struts MABLE HOUSE BARNES AMPHITHEATRE (Mableton, GA) Keith Sweet RYMAN AUDITORIUM (Nashville) Watchhouse 3RD & LINDSLEY (Nashville) Ray Stephenson HOP SPRINGS BREWERY (Murfreesboro) Soul Asylum THE SHED AT SMOKY MOUNTAIN HARLEY-DAVIDSON (Maryville, TN) The Kentucky Headhunters SHAGNASTY’S GRUBBERY & POUR HOUSE (Huntsville) Adema, Flaw ZYDECO (Birmingham) Weedeater, Rebelmatic, The Atomic Bitchwax, Joe Buck Yourself
SUNDAY September 5 BUD’S (Chattanooga) Karaoke J.J.’S BOHEMIA (Chattanooga) Open Mic THE SIGNAL (Chattanooga) Buckcherry THE COMEDY CATCH (Chattanooga) Cee Jay Jones J.J.’S BOHEMIA (Chattanooga) Open Mic STATE FARM ARENA (Atlanta) Marc Anthony THE EASTERN (Atlanta) JJ Grey & Mofro MABLE HOUSE BARNES AMPHITHEATRE (Mableton, GA) Jonathan Butler THE NICK (Birmingham) The Queers, Don’t Panic OAK MOUNTAIN AMPHITHEATRE (Pelham, AL) The Black Crowes, Dirty Honey
MONDAY September 6 TREMONT TAVERN (Chattanooga) Trivia Night
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WEDNESDAY September 8 TRISH’S (Chattanooga) Karaoke WANDERLINGER (Chattanooga) Open Mic AMERIS BANK AMPHITHEATRE (Alpharetta, GA) Glass Animals BUCKHEAD THEATRE (Atlanta) Kany Garcia AVONDALE BREWING COMPANY (Birmingham) Dawes MARS MUSIC HALL (Huntsville) Chevelle GEORGIA THEATRE (Athens, GA) Brent Cobb, Nikki Lane, Andrew Combs THE EASTERN (Atlanta) Leon Bridges, Abraham Alexander THE TABERNACLE (Atlanta) Michael Che GEORGIA THEATRE (Athens, GA) Brent Cobb, Nikki Lane, Andrew Combs THE BASEMENT (Nashville) The Mastersons, Bonnie Whitmore BROOKLN BOWL NASHVILLE (Nashville) Walker Burroughs, Joel Guptill, Miguel Dakota RYMAN AUDITORIUM (Nashville) Parker McCollum, Catie Offerman THE BASEMENT EAST (Nashville) Joshua Black Wilkins
UPCOMING EVENTS WALKER THEATRE (Chattanooga) Nurse Blake September 9 AVONDALE BREWING COMPANY (Birmingham) Glass Animals September 9 ZYDECO (Birmingham) Soulfly September 9 THE MASQUERADE (Atlanta) Beartooth, Dragged Under, Wage War September 9 THE EASTERN (Atlanta) Parker McCollum September 9 TERMINAL WEST (Atlanta) Town Mountain September 9 VARIETY PLAYHOUSE (Atlanta) Brent Cobb, Nikki Lane, Andrew Combs September 9 MARATHON MUSIC WORKS (Nashville) RL Grime September 9 BROOKLYN BOWL NASHVILLE (Nashville) Charley Crockett, Lucas Hudgins September 9
3RD & LINDSLEY (Nashville) Jonelle Mosser September 9 THE BASEMENT EAST (Nashville) Sam Fischer September 9 BRIDGESTONE ARENA (Nashville) Blake Shelton, Lindsay Ell, Tracy Byrd, Martina McBride, Trace Adkins September 9 MARS MUSIC HALL (Huntsville) Boney James September 9 MILLER PLAZA (Chattanooga) “Nightfall Concert Series” SUSU, Stereofeet September 10 THE COMEDY CATCH (Chattanooga) Karen Mills September 10 J.J.’S BOHEMIA (Chattanooga) Early James September 10 ARTS AVENUE (Chattanooga) Jake Shimabukuro September 10 HI-FI CLYDE’S (Chattanooga) Tommie John Band September 10 PUCKETT’S (Chattanooga) Maya Trippe September 10 BUD’S (Chattanooga) Voodoo Slim September 10 J.J.’S BOHEMIA (Chattanooga) Early James September 10 THE CAVERNS (Pelham, TN) VOYD September 10 RYMAN AUDITORIUM (Nashville) Whiskey Myers September 10 3RD & LINDSLEY (Nashville) The Long Players September 10 THE MILL & MINE (Knoxville) Fleurie September 10 THE EASTERN (Atlanta) Dawes, Erin Rae September 10 VARIETY PLAYHOUSE (Atlanta) Reckless Kelly, Will Hoge September 10 BUCKHEAD THEATRE (Atlanta) Myles Kennedy September 10 THE GARDEN CLUB AT WILD HEAVEN - WEST END (Atlanta) Zach Deputy, Ian Schumacher September 10 CANDLER PARK (Atlanta) “Candler Park Music & Food Festival” Galactic, Ripe, The Infamous Stringdusters, The Vegabonds, Voodoo Visionary, The Dirty Guvnahs, Marco Beneveto, Hedonistas, Webster September 10 CITY WINERY ATLANTA (Atlanta) BoDeans September 10 THE LOFT (Atlanta) Walden September 10 THE NICK (Birmingham) Tragic City September 10 MARS MUSIC HALL (Huntsville) Parker McCollum September 10 COOLIDGE PARK (Chattanooga) “Moon River Music Festival” Lord Huron, Dawes, Lake Street Dive, Yola, Hippo Campus, Mipso, Shovels & Rope, Overcoats, Amythyst, Allison Russell, Rebirth Brass Band September 11 THE COMEDY CATCH (Chattanooga) Karen Mills September 11 CHERRY STREET TAVERN (Chattanooga) Diamond Dogs September 11 J.J.’S BOHEMIA (Chattanooga) Sunsap, Sleazy Sleazy, Terminal Overdrive September 11 ARTS AVENUE (Chattanooga) EG Kight September 11 PUCKETT’S (Chattanooga) Jasper Hollow September 11 BUD’S (Chattanooga) Voodoo Slim
September 11 THE CAVERNS (Pelham, TN) VOYD September 11 MABLE HOUSE BARNES AMPHITHEATRE (Mableton, GA) Kirk Whalum, Maysa Leak, Lindsey Webster September 11 THE EASTERN (Atlanta) Colony House, Fleurie September 11 CELLAIRIS AMPHITHEATRE (Atlanta) Benny Benassi, Paris Hilton September 11 CANDLER PARK (Atlanta) “Candler Park Music & Food Festival” Andy Falco, Galactic, The Infamous Stringdusters, The Vegabonds, Voodoo Visionary, The Dirty Guvnahs, Marco Beneveto, Hedonistas, Webster September 11 THE MASQUERADE (Atlanta) Paladin, Unleash The Archers September 11 TERMINAL WEST (Atlanta) Mark Farina September 11 BUCKHEAD THEATRE (Atlanta) The Molly Ringwalds September 11 RYMAN AUDITORIUM (Nashville) Whiskey Myers September 11 CITY WINERY NASHVILLE (Nashville) BoDeans September 11 BROOKLN BOWL NASHVILLE (Nashville) Bayside, Senses Fall, Hawthorne Heights, The Bombpops September 11 3RD & LINDSLEY (Nashville) Ray Stephenson September 11 THE SHED AT SMOKY MOUNTAIN HARLEY-DAVIDSON (Maryville, TN) JJ Grey & Mofro September 11 THE MILL & MINE (Knoxville) Killswitch Engage, The Devil Wears Prada September 11 OAK MOUNTAIN AMPHITHEATRE (Pelham, AL) Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit, Joy Oladokun, Brothers Osborne September 11 COOLIDGE PARK (Chattanooga) “Moon River Music Festival” Wilco, Dr. Dog, Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors, Old Crow Medicine Show, Madison Cunningham, Indigo Girls, The National Parks, Molly Tuttle, American Aquarium, Seratones September 12 J.J.’S BOHEMIA (Chattanooga) Open Mic September 12 THE CAVERNS (Pelham, TN) JJ Grey & Mofro September 12 RYMAN AUDITORIUM (Nashville) Clint Black September 12 TUSCALOOSA AMPHITHEATER (Tuscaloosa) Keith Sweat, Johnny Gill September 12 WALKER THEATRE (Chattanooga) David Sedaris September 13 BUCKHEAD THEATRE (Atlanta) Avatar September 13 THE SIGNAL (Chattanooga) Theory Of A Deadman, Corey Marks September 14 CITY WINERY NASHVILLE (Nashville) Sinead O’Connor September 14 BROOKLN BOWL NASHVILLE (Nashville) State Champs, Bearings, Just Friends, Four Years Strong September 14 RYMAN AUDITORIUM (Nashville) Chevelle September 14 DRUID CITY MUSIC HALL (Tus-
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tember 16 VINYL (Atlanta) Ron Gallo, Becca Mancari September 16 COCA COLA ROXY (Atlanta) John Mulaney September 16 VARIETY PLAYHOUSE (Atlanta) Wellred September 16 BUCKHEAD THEATRE (Atlanta) ACFN 14 September 16 GEORGIA THEATRE (Athens, GA) Lanco September 16 THE SIGNAL (Chattanooga) Clutch, Stoner, Telekinetic Yeti September 17 THE COMEDY CATCH (Chattanooga) Dale Jones September 17 BUD’S (Chattanooga) Rick Stone & The Band O Brothers September 17 ARTS AVENUE (Chattanooga) Joe Robinson September 17 HI-FI CLYDE’S (Chattanooga) Voodoo Slim September 17 PUCKETT’S (Chattanooga) Zech Dallas September 17 BUD’S (Chattanooga) Rick Stone &The Band of Brothers September 17 BRIDGESTONE ARENA (Nashville) Alanis Morissette, Garbage, Liz Phair September 17 RYMAN AUDITORIUM (Nashville) Jelly Roll September 17 THE BASEMENT EAST (Nashville) Summer Salt, Covey, Breakup Shoes September 17 BROOKLYN BOWL NASHVILLE (Nashville) Stephen Marley September 17 FIRSTBANK AMPHITHEATER (Franklin, TN) Jonas Brothers, Kelsea Ballerini September 17 FRANKLIN THEATRE (Franklin, TN) Max Weinberg’s Jukebox September 17 HELL AT THE MASQUERADE (Atlanta) The Ocean Blue September 17 BUCKHEAD THEATRE (Atlanta) Paula Poundstone September 17 CELLAIRIS AMPHITHEATRE (Atlanta) Trippie Redd, Iann Dior September 17 VINYL (Atlanta) Brynn Elliott September 17 COCA COLA ROXY (Atlanta) John Mulaney September 17
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the most recorded songs in history. The Who have their equipment van stolen outside the Battersea Dog’s Home in England while they are inside purchasing a guard dog. The empty van was eventually recovered. 1954 To coincide with the release of his second Sun single, “Good Rockin’ Tonight”, Elvis Presley, along with Bill Black and Scotty Moore, make their first appearance at The Grand Old Opry. Audience reaction is so poor, the Opry’s manager Jim Denny suggests that Elvis go back to driving a truck. Radio personality Alan Freed begins broadcasting on New York’s WINS at an annual salary of $75,000. Although the phrase “rock and roll” had been around since the 1940s, Freed is generally given credit for making it popular. 1955 Bill Haley And His Comets turn down a $2,000 offer for a 15 date tour of Australia because of their fear of flying. 1956 Elvis Presley surprises his mother with a gift of a pink Cadillac, even though she doesn’t drive. The car will remain in the Presley family and eventually goes on display at Graceland. 1957 The Buddy Deane Bandstand debuts on WJZ-TV in Baltimore. The two hour Rock ‘n’ Roll show gave viewers a chance to call in and talk to celebrity performers, which tied up lines so badly the phone company was forced to ask Deane to desist. 1959 Following the stabbing deaths of two teenagers by a 17-yearold and other similar incidents of violence in New York City, WCBS radio in the Big Apple bans all versions of “Mack the Knife”.
1962 John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr begin recording together for the first time at EMI’s St. John Studio. They laid down six songs including “Love Me Do” and “P.S. I Love You”, which will ultimately become their first single. Producer George Martin had originally wanted to release the Mitch Murray composition, “How Do You Do It”, but the band’s lack of enthusiasm was clear in the recording and the song remained unreleased until it appeared on “Anthology 1” in 1995. Dickey Lee cracks the Billboard Top 40 for the first time with a song called “Patches”. Despite being banned by some U.S. radio stations for its teen suicide theme, the record would climb to #6 on the Hot 100 and enjoy an eleven week stay. 1964 The Animals had their only number one hit on Billboard’s Hot 100 when “House of the Rising Sun” reached the top. To promote the group in the US, disc jockeys were sent boxes of animal crackers wrapped with special promotional material. The band would continue to turn out hits like “We Gotta Get Out of This Place”, “It’s My Life”, “Don’t Bring Me Down”, “Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood”, “Monterey” and “San Franciscan Nights” before splitting up at the end of the decade.
1966 Question Mark And The Mysterians’ “96 Tears” makes its debut on Billboard’s Hot 100, where it will eventually reach number one. 1968 The Doors are forced to perform as a trio at a concert in Amsterdam after lead singer Jim Morrison collapses while dancing during the Jefferson Airplane’s performance. After a two week absence, Ringo Starr rejoins The Beatles. He had quit the band when he found out that Paul McCartney had been erasing his drum tracks for “The White Album” and replacing them with his own. Upon Ringo’s return to the studio, he found his drum kit covered with flowers to welcome him back. Eric Clapton records the guitar solo for the Beatles’ “While My Guitar Gently Weeps”, becoming the first non-Beatle to appear on one of their recordings. George Harrison later said that Clapton’s presence had another effect on the band: “It made them all try a bit harder; they were all on their best behavior.” 1969 The Youngbloods do not appear on The Tonight Show as scheduled. Johnny Carson says in his monologue, “They com-
1965 The Beatles release “Yesterday”, on which only Paul is actually playing. More than 2,500 cover versions of the song exist, making it one of
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plained about the set, the lighting, the sound, the show... everything. So we wiped their noses, told them they’d been in show business a day and a half and sent them home.” Youngblood’s guitarist / pianist Lowell Levinger retorted, “We weren’t treated like guests...” After a show in the Memphis Mid-Southern Coliseum, James Brown announces his retirement from live performing, effective July 4, 1970. The Godfather of Soul says he’s tired. At the same time, he’s fighting a paternity suit filed by a one-time president of the local James Brown fan club. Bob Dylan’s “Lay Lady Lay” peaks at #7 on the Billboard singles chart. Departing from his usual high pitched, nasal style, Dylan’s low-key vocal also pushed the song to #5 in the UK. 1970 Jimi Hendrix makes his last major concert appearance at the Love and Peace Festival in Puttgarden, Germany. 1971 The New York Times says that Sly Stone’s West Hollywood landlord is suing the Rock star for $3 million, complaining that his building is inundated with “loud, noisy, boisterous persons,” and wants Sly out. 1973 The Allman Brothers started a five week run at the top of the US album chart with “Brothers And Sisters”, the group’s only US #1 LP. Marvin Gaye enjoyed his second #1 hit on the Billboard Pop chart with “Let’s Get It On”. He
would place 7 more records on the list by 1982, giving him a total of 40. 1976 “You Should Be Dancing” becomes The Bee Gees third US number one single. It was this song that launched the trio into Disco stardom and is the first chart-topper in which Barry Gibb used his now familiar falsetto. KISS releases the Soft-Rock ballad, “Beth”, which will rise to #7 and become their only US Top 10 hit. The song was originally titled “Beck”, written about a woman named Rebecca, the wife of one of Peter Criss’ former band mates. Because Criss dedicated the number to his wife Lydia at each performance, many mistakenly thought the song was about her. Blue Oyster Cult’s biggest hit, “(Don’t Fear) The Reaper”, cracks the Billboard Top 40 on its way to #12. Disco band Wild Cherry’s selftitled album, which includes their number one single, “Play that Funky Music”, is certified Gold. 1978 The Who’s drummer, Keith Moon died of an overdose of a sedative called Heminevrin that had been prescribed to prevent seizures induced by alcohol withdrawal. The 31 year old Moon died in the same apartment that had previously belonged to Harry Nilsson and earlier, Mama Cass Elliot. He is eventually replaced in The Who by ex-Faces drummer Kenney Jones. 1981 Stevie Nick’s solo LP, “Bella Donna”, reached the top of Billboard’s album chart with the help of a pair of duet singles, “Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around” with Tom Petty and “Leather and Lace” with Eagles’ drummer, Don Henley. The Techno-Pop duo of Marc Almond and David Ball, who call themselves Soft Cell, perform their current UK #1 hit
“Tainted Love” on Top Of The Pops. In the US, the tune will reach #8 and spend a total of 43 weeks on the charts. 1982 Steve Wozniak, the founder of the Apple Computer Company, sponsors a three day music Festival in San Bernardino, California, featuring The Grateful Dead, Jackson Browne, Eddie Money, Talking Heads, Fleetwood Mac, Dave Edmunds, Santana, the B-52’s, The Kinks, The Police, The Cars, Tom Petty and others. Even though the event was attended by over 400,000 people and took in $10 million, the concert still ended up losing money. 1985 Ringo Starr became the first Beatle to become a grandfather when son Zak and his wife Sarah had a daughter, Tatia Jayne. 1986 After just getting his license back after a five-year suspension, Gregg Allman is arrested in Florida for drunk driving. Michael Nesmith joins the other three Monkees on stage for the first time since they disbanded in 1970. 1987 The US Rock ‘n’ Roll TV show American Bandstand was officially cancelled after 30 years on ABC-TV. Despite threats from former member Roger Waters to sue promoters if the show goes on, Pink Floyd kicks off their A Momentary Lapse Of Reason tour in Ottawa, Canada. 1988 Elton John holds an auction of his stage costumes in London, England and nets $6.2 million. 1989 Paula Abdul had the number one song in the US with “Cold Hearted”. In the UK however, the record stalled at #46. Ozzy Osbourne was charged with threatening to kill his
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wife, Sharon. He was released on the condition that he immediately enter into detox and the case was latter dropped when the couple decide to reconcile. The Pittsburgh Steelers are stopped from practicing on their own field, Three Rivers Stadium, because The Rolling Stones are rehearsing for their upcoming concert. 1991 Ike Turner was released from prison, having served 18 months of a four year prison term. Ike had been arrested ten other times and in an interview with Variety magazine, he claimed to have spent over $11 million on cocaine. 1995 The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame opened in Cleveland, Ohio, with Bob Dylan, Chuck Berry, Aretha Franklin, Al Green, Booker T and the MGs, Little Richard, The Allman Brothers, Boz Scaggs, James Brown and Martha Reeves making contributions. 1996 Cat Stevens emerges from seclusion in London, England to sign copies of his first album in 18 years. The LP, titled “The Life of the Last Prophet” was mostly spoken-word and was released under his Muslim name, Yusuf Islam. He was born Steven Demetre Georgiou and people close to him during his career always referred to him as Steve. 1997 While an estimated 2.5 billion people watched on television, Elton John sings a re-worked version of “Candle In The Wind” at the funeral of England’s Princess Diana. After the song is re-recorded and released as a single, it would become the largest selling record in history since UK and US singles charts began in the 1950s, with sales topping 33 million. 2001 Earth, Wind And Fire announced that Viagra would sponsor their forthcoming 30th anniversary American
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tour. 2003 Warren Zevon, the singer / songwriter best remembered for his 1978 breakthrough album “Excitable Boy”, which contained his only hit single, “Werewolves Of London”, died of lung cancer at the age of 56. 2017 Walter Becker, guitarist, bassist and co-founder of the Rock And Roll Hall of Fameinducted band Steely Dan, passed away at the age of 67. Don Williams, the renowned Country singer who scored a #24 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1980 with “I Believe In You”, died after a short illness at the age of 78. During his career, Williams reached the top of the Country And Western chart seventeen times. 2018 The US Postal Service released a commemorative stamp honoring John Lennon. The stamp, featuring a photo taken by Bob Gruen from the “Walls and Bridges” photo session in 1974, was unveiled at a ceremony held in New York City’s Central Park attended by Lennon’s widow, Yoko Ono, their son Sean Lennon.
weird news
A Swiss canton is rewarding its long-lived residents by offering 100 bottles of wine to those who reach age 100. Fribourg state bailiff Claude Freiburghaus said preparations are currently underway to present a resident named Marie-Antoinette with a bouquet of flowers and an offer for 100 bottles of wine when she turns 100. Freiburghaus said the canton first came up with the scheme in 2000 and formerly offered a free armchair as a substitute for the wine, but the chair was discontinued in 2015 due to a lack of interest from local centenarians. He said the current program offers a charitable donation or a voucher for use at a local merchant or craftsman to residents who decline the wine offer, but most 100-yearolds opt for the alcoholic beverage.
Driving is dangerous enough. But one Maine driver threw caution and common sense out of the car window with a stunt that put himself and his passengers in the hospital. The State Police in Maine, said that the driver who attempted to take a selfie, caused a car accident that left several people injured. 29-year-old Jordan Toner was driving with seven passengers when he leaned over to take a selfie with the other passengers. While doing so, he ran off the road and crashed into a tree. Among the wounded were two women, who were sitting in the front seat. Police said that one of the women suffered a broken nose and cut above her eyes. The second woman suffered a neck injury and possibly back injuries. They were transported to a local hospital for treatment. Two male passengers also suffered injuries. The driver was cited for failure to maintain control of a motor vehicle due to distraction. A California man who ushered his wife and kids out of their home during an apartment complex fire said his first thought was to save his barbecue ribs. Robert Wright told reporters he was barbecuing at 3 a.m. when the fire erupted at
the apartment next door. “The only thing I think first is make sure them ribs is right and I ran over and got my family man,” Wright said. He said he carried his kids out of the apartment and was able to rescue his ribs. Wright explained why he was barbecuing so late at night. “It was three o’clock in the morning, I was hungry man, I was like put them ribs on there,” he said. A woman and a child escaped from the fire next door to Wright and were treated for smoke inhalation. Wright said he didn’t require any medical attention. “I didn’t get any injuries except for all the smoke in my lungs, but I already had smoke in my lungs so I’m alright,” he said. An Illinois job applicant texted his way out of an offered position when he accidentally sent the human resources manager a nude selfie, police said. Elmhurst police said the human resources manager at a St. Charles company contacted authorities to report receiving two nude pictures via text message from a man who had been offered a position with the company. “There was a conditional offer of employment made to this particular applicant,” Elmhurst Police Chief Michael Ruth said. “He texted the HR director and sent a nude photo of himself.” Ruth said the company learned the identity of the sender when he later used the same phone number for a follow-up call. Police said the man who sent the pictures told investigators the nude selfies were sent accidentally. “[Police] contacted the offender who admitted to sending the photographs, explaining they were actually meant for another individual and were sent to the victim in error,” the police report of the incident states. “[Police] advised the offender to cease any contact with the victim.” The victim decided not to press charges, but police said the man’s actions were not free from consequences. “My understanding is they’ve rescinded the offer of employment,” Ruth said.
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