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Today in Rock (April 30)

• 1933 - Willie Nelson was born.
• 1953 - Merrill Osmond (The Osmond) was born.
• 1965 - Bob Dylan opens his UK tour in Sheffield.
• 1965 - Kinks begin their first headlining UK tour, supported by Yardbirds.
• 1983 - Muddy Waters (blues guitarists) was born.

Today in Rock (April 29)

• 1899 - Duke Ellington was born.(”It Don’t Mean a Thing (If it Ain’t Got That Swing)“
• 1936 - First television interview takes place with actress Peggy O’Neill interviewed at the Ideal Home Exhibition, London.
• 1972 - John Lindsay, Mayor of New York, makes a personal plea to US Immigration Authorities not to deport John Lennon and Yoko Ono.
• 1973 - Mike Hogan (The Cranberries)
• 1993 - Barry White appears on “The Simpsons“, as a cartoon character.

A tribute to Duke, one of the most influential in jazz, R&B, and possibly all American music.

Today in Rock (April 28)

• 1853 - Kim Gordan (Sonic Youth) was born.
• 1968 - Daisy Berkowitz (Marlyn Manson) was born.
• 1973 - Pink Floyd’s “Dark Side of the Moon” tops the US LP chart for one week - it later becomes the longest running LP on the US chart of all time. It stayed on Billboard’s chart until April, 1988 when Billboard starts to report only on new releases. In 1991 “cataloged” albums were re-introduced and the album was back on the chart. It is certified as 15X platinum, and has officially spent over 1,500 weeks on the top charts. It is estimated that one in evert fourteen people under 50 in the USA either owns, or has owned, the album. This is Pink Floyd’s second best selling album, only being outsold by The Wall.
• 1975 - Tom Donahue died (invented the “Progressive Radio” format)
• 1978 - FM radio premiers in Los Angeles and New York. Reviews are “dismal”.
• 1980 - Tommy Caldwell (Marchall Tucker Band) died.

A question for Paul in regards to Twitter.

If you’re asking questions on Twitter - don’t expect to hear any replies unless you start following people.

Paul has 155 followers but is only following 11 people - meaning you won’t hear 144 people answering your questions.

Biggest Billboard contest

OK, here’s what I think.

First, my site wasn’t listed. I guess they didn’t take me seriously.

Van driving around town - there’s no telling where it is or if people will see it. Good idea but it can also be distracting to other drivers.

Red cups on the overpass - sorry, but it was gone by 11AM the day he did it (I drove under there at 11 and it wasn’t there).

Guy on the street with a sign - great idea but limited exposure and people tend to ignore this since they think it is a panhandler.

Bike billboard traveling all around - Great idea! I see he got around and concentrated on the beach - great to get people in the demographic that listens to the show plus hooking younger listeners.

Ad in the Miami Herald - asking to vote for the van?

Myxer.com web site - no mention of the website so people in other states and countries don’t know where to go.

Water Billboard - The show things it is “fake and Photshopped”. Guess what? It is. 1) Nothing is pulling it so did they just let it loose? 2) Too many different colors for the backgrounds - 3) Text is facing the camera but the billboard is not. 4) The “T” in “The” (top line) goes over the top of the sign, I doubt they bought letters for it. Cheater.

I give my vote to the biker. She was out there busting her butt, has many pictures to prove it, and also got a lot of attention of the people who would listen to the show.

Today in Rock (April 27)

• 1932 - Casey Kasem was born.
• 1948 - Kate Pierson (B-52s) was born.
• 1951 - Paul “Ace” Freehley (Kiss) was born.
• 1959 - Marco Pirroni (Adam and the Ants) was born.
• 1972 - Phil King (Blue Oyster Cult) died.
• 1975 - 511 pot-smokers busted over course of five-night series of concerts by Pink Floyd at a sports arena in Los Angeles.

The biggest billboard

What the hell, I’m offering this site up for the “biggest billboard”. According to traffic history, this site gets at least 100 visitors a day Monday though Friday and about 50-75 a day Saturday and Sunday.

If I am not on the ballot and you would like to vote for this site (I don’t know how voting will go) just enter YouCantWin.net.

Good luck to all the contestants!

Today in Rock (April 24)

• 1942 - Barbara Streisand was born.
• 1945 - Doug Clifford (CCR) was born.
• 1947 - Glen Cornick (Jethro Tull) was born.
• 1963 - Billy Gould (Faith No More) was born.
• 1968 - Aaron Corness (Spin Doctors) was born.
• 1990 - While constructing the set for “The Wall” concert in Potsdamer Platz, Germany Roger Waters road crew discovers an unexploded World War II bomb.

Today in Rock (April 23)

• 1936 - Roy Orbison was born.
• 1960 - Steve Clark (Def Leppard) was born.

Today in Rock (April 22)

• 1950 - Peter Frampton was born.
• 1990 - MTV premieres first global series, “Buzz“. A collection of lightening fast edits, “Buzz” incorporates international news items with music, media, art, culture and interviews from around the world.