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Toast has never been to the Keys..

There is a simple solution to this. If his wife works every Saturday then that means she has a weekday off.

The solution is, they both go to the show at 6AM and then, when the show starts, Toast starts to drive to the Keys. He should keep his phone on, or his wife could use it (whoever isn’t driving or use a heaset) and report back in every now and then (15-30 minutes?).

He shouldn’t hit any serious traffic while leaving since he’ll be south of Miami by 7-7:30 (he might hit a little but that’s it).

He should definately report back when he gets to Key West (and I mean Old Town, Key West, not the fake Key West). I can even give him the name of a bar / resturant that a friend of mine works at and Toast could spend the day (head home by 5:00-6:00PM).

And yes, redneck olympics did stink. I’m sure it could be a hit with better planning (like the stereotypical olympics).

Today in Rock (Nov 13)

• 1964 - The Jackson 5, ranging in age from six to thirteen, first perform publicly at Mr. Lucky’s, a nightclub in their hometown of Gary, Indiana.
• 1967 - “Yellow Submarine“(The Beatles) film opens in US
• 1968 - Atlantic Record announces its signing of a “hot new English group” named Led Zeppelin. (Just a little bit of an understatement, IMO)
• 1971 - Pink Floyd release “Meddle” album
• 1973 - Jerry Lee Lewis Jr. Died
• 1976 - Chicago’s “If You Leave Me Now” hits #1
• 1990 - ‘Led Zeppelin,‘ a four-CD and six-LP box set, is released. Reaching #18 on the album chart, it will sell over one million copies, making it the best-selling box set in rock and roll history.

RIP - Mitch Mitchell

Yesterday, Mitch Mitchell, drummer for the Jimi Hendrix Experience, was found dead just after 3 a.m. at the Benson Hotel by natural causes.

Full story from KGW.com (News 8 out of Portland, OR)

Today in Rock (Nov 12)

• 1954 - Neil Young was born
• 1955 - ‘Billboard’ publishes first Top 100 singles chart. Four Aces are at No. 1 with ‘Love is a Many Splendoured Thing’
• 1964 - David Ellefson (Megadeath) was born
• 1973 - Queen begin their first UK tour in Leeds, supporting Mott the Hoople
• 1987 - “Dude (Looks Like a Lady)” becomes Aerosmith’s first Top Forty hit in nine years. Two more singles from ‘Permanent Vacation,’ the group’s first album since getting clean and sober, race up the charts: “Angel” (#3) and “Rag Doll” (#17).
• 1988 - U2’s ‘Rattle and Hum” LP hits #1
• 1988 - Whitney Houston’s debut album is awarded a multi-platinum certificate for sales of nine million copies in US, equalling ‘Boston’s’ record as the most successful debut LP ever

Today in Rock (Nov 11)

Happy Veteran’s Day!

• 1968 - John Lennon and Yoko Ono release their first album together, ‘Unfinished Music No. 1: Two Virgins’. The cover, a full-frontal shot of them naked, is banned.
• 1970 - Bob Dylan’s book ‘Tarantula’ is published
• 1972 - Berry Oakley (Allman Brothers) died
• 1973 - Elton John’s “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road” (LP) hits #1 (IMO one of the best classic rock albums out there)
• 1978 - The Cars debut on UK chart with ‘My Best Friend’s Girl
• 1989 - Melissa Eteheridge and Joe Cocker perform in Germany to celebrate the removal of the Berlin Wall.
• 1992 - Bruce Springsteen has his first ever televised concert with MTV unplugged. MTV lied about it being unplugged, though (it was fully plugged).
• 1995 - Smashing Pumpkin’s “Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness” (double album) hits #1

Question #1 has been answered!

Today Mike got question #1 correct!

Oddly, this hasn’t happened until the 1990s, what was it?

The answer is:
Central air conditioning was installed at the Kennedy mansion in Palm Beach.

Question #2 is:
“This very personal item is in a suitcase and has been for many years”.

Today in rock (Nov 10)

• 1969 - ‘Live/Dead,’ the first of many live albums by the Grateful Dead is released. Compiled from concerts recorded in their hometown of San Francisco between January 26th and March 2nd, 1969, it remains one of their career highlights.
• 1979 - The Eagle’s “Heartache Tonight” hits #1
• 1989 - The day after the East German government allows more visitors to cross the border (both ways) a crowd of German (East and West) citizens gather around the wall and eventually tear down the wall (physically).

Tribute - Jim Brewer style

I found this guy on YouTube - he does great impressions of rock bands in his routine. I figured I’d show these two. First, he does a great AC/DC parody and has Anges spot on.

I’m assuming this one was from a Metallica roast. Enjoy, he does a god James Hetfield (his response in the end is great, too).

Today in Rock (Nov 7)

• 1971 - ‘Led Zeppelin 4′ LP released (wasn’t it called “Zoso”?)
• 1987 - Bruce Springsteen’s “Tunnel of Love” hits #1
• 1989 - MTV Europe broadcasts the first live feed to East Berlin on the same day the East German Cabinet resigns amidst mounting nationwide unrest - The Berlin Wall comes down the next day!
• 1995 - Queen’s ‘Made in Heaven,’ the last album of original material featuring vocalist Freddie Mercury, is released four years after his death.

Today in Rock (Nov 6)

• 1976 - Sex Pistols play first live show, at St. Martin’s School of Art
• 1982 1 Soft Cell’s ‘Tainted Love’ (at No. 97) logs its 43rd week on the Hot 100 singles chart - the longest unbroken run ever
• 1993 - Pearl Jam’s album “VS” hits #1