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Today in Rock (Mar 31) and I’m going to miss YCW tomorrow..

Work has me going far far away, our of the reaches of the P&YR show tomorrow morning so I’ll miss the debut of YCW but I’ll try to catch a webcast when I’m back to post the question, answer, and prizes.

And now, today in rock.

• 1954 - Gee by Crows, claimed by many to be first genuine rock-and-roll hit, peaks at No. 6 on US R&B chart.
• 1960 - Angus Young (AC/DC) was born.
• 1967 - Robert Plant releases second pre-Led Zeppelin solo single, “Our Song”.
• 1973 - Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon hits UK LP chart.
• 1983 - “Beat It“, by Michael Jackson - which features a blistering Eddie Van Halen guitar solo - is premiered on MTV. Its high-energy fusion of rock and soul drives it to the top of the charts.
• 1995 - Selena, the Latin superstar is shot and killed by her former personal assistant and former president of her fan club, who had earlier been dismissed for embezzlement.

Paul’s Test

I decided to take Paul up on his challenge.

I went onto my Blockbuster.com account and I moved the Quantum of Solace to the top of the list. I just returned my 3 movies this morning (they should be received tomorrow or on Monday). I’ll see when I get it in.

(I went with Blockbuster because you can either pay more for in-store exchanges (free) or for regular price exchange them in the stores for $1.99.)

Today in Rock (Mar 27)

• 1950 - Tony Banks (Genesis) was born.
• 1959 - Andrew Ferris (INXS) was born.
• 1973 - Jerry Garcia is busted for speeding on the New Jersey turnpike, but the fifteen-dollar speeding ticket turns into $2,000 bail when the police find pot, cocaine and LSD in Garcia’s car. He spends three hours in jail. (and how long would the rest of us be in jail for this?)

Today in Rock (Mar 26)

• 1944 - Diana Ross was born.
• 1946 - Fred Sheehan (Boston) was born.
• 1948 - Steven Tyler (Aerosmith) was born.
• 1948 - Richard Tandy (ELO) was born.
• 1968 - James Iha (Smashing Pumpkins) was born.
• 1975 - The Who’s rock opera, Tommy, debuts in London (pinball hasn’t been the same since).

Ashley Madison web site

Personally I think the website is immoral and it is something I would never do nor go to it.

BUT

My way of protesting this is that I am not going to go to the site nor am I going to take advantages of their services. I’m an adult I can make my own decisions. Honestly, there is enough idolizing of unethical acts in the media today so why is everyone jumping on this one site? They didn’t cause the infidelity and if someone is going to cheat - they are going to cheat. As it was said, learn to talk to your partner / spouse.

Quit with the knee-jerk reaction people are having. “I’m never going to listen to P&YR again”, “I’m never going to listen to Clear Channel anymore” etc… grow up and be an adult. If you’re really that upset about it then go out and start your own website helping people build their relationships and compete with Ashley Madison. Quit being crybabies and start acting like an adult.

Clear Channel has P&YR on to make them money and they do this though advertisers. This site wants to make money so they figured advertising on P&YR would reach the most people for their buck. Everyone has a right to do what they’re doing and WE have the right to either go to the site, ignore them, or compete with them.

HarryOki - should he stay or should he go?

I’ve set up a poll on the forums so people can voice their opinions!

Vote here.

Today in Rock (Mar 25)

• 1942 - Aretha Franklin was born.
• 1947 - Elton John was born.
• 1990 - Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee is arrested for allegedly exposing his buttocks during a concert in Augusta, Georgia.
• 1995 - Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder is rescued after being swept 250 feet offshore in New Zealand.

Today in Rock (Mar 24)

• 1951 - Dougie Thomson (Supertramp) was born.
• 1958 - Elvis Presley, after a 60-day deferment to make the movie King Creole, reports at 6.35 a.m. to his local Board 86, to become 53310761 in the US army.
• 1960 - Nena (99 Red Balloons) was born.
• 1973 - Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon released in the UK.
• 1992 - In the continuing saga of the Milli-Vanilli scandal, a Chicago judge approves cash rebates of up to $3 to anyone proving they bought the group’s music before November 27, 1990 (the date the scandal became public).

Today in Rock (Mar 23)

Hello all, sorry I took the week off last week, work was busy. Well, hopefully I’ll keep this up from now on.

• 1944 - Rik Okasek (The Cars) was born.
• 1953 - Chaka Khan was born.
• 1961 - Elvis Presley sets a new UK chart record - three consecutive No. 1 singles: It’s Now or Never, Are You Lonesome Tonight and Wooden Heart.
• 1962 - Beatles play evening show at Barnston Women’s Institute. Gig fee is £25 and for the first time they wear grey suits with velvet lapels.
• 1980 - A gunman holds up Elektra Records in New York demanding to speak to Eagles or Jackson Browne. He gives up and leaves when told they live in California! (Was he the dumbass of the year?)

The Return of You Can’t Win

They announced on the show today that You Can’t Win will be back on April 1 (and it wasn’t an April fool’s joke).