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July 18th, 1969 - The Night That Mary Jo Kopechne Went Off A Chappaquiddick...
Billie Joe McAllister be damned, even fifty years later it's hard to make light of the events of July 18th, 1969 ... a girl died at the hands of Senator Edward Kennedy and yet no penalty for this death...
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THE FRIDAY FLASH
>>>Last week we told you about waking up to Me-TV-FM playing Jethro Tull's "Living In The Past." Well, today (at 4:56 am when my alarm goes off) it was Tull's "Bungle In The Jungle" ... and...
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July 20th, 1969: Man Lands On The Moon
One small step for man ...One giant leap for mankind.-- Neil ArmstrongAnd with those words, we had officially landed a man on the moon.In 1961, President Kennedy had challenged us as a nation to make...
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July 21st
Toldja this was a hot one ... "Honky Tonk Women" by The Rolling Stones jumps 20 PLACES from #30 to #10 in its second week on the chart.The Underground Sunshine's version of The Beatles' tune "Birthday"...
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CONCERT REVIEW
Here's an unusual concert review ...In that the concert actually took place back in 1969!FH Reader Robert Campbell fills us in on what it was like seeing Led Zeppelin at The Kinetic Playground, fifty...
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Tuesday This And That
Sign me up for the Mary Wilson Book Giveaway!I remember seeing The Supremes in the Summer of 1965 at a pretty small, intimate club in San Jose, CA, while on a quick week's vacation to San Francisco!I...
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Thursday This And That
Hi Kent, I remember my friend Ken Ferino calling me up a few days before the Led Zeppelin show and asking me if I wanted to join him. We agreed to meet over there and get tickets the day of the show....
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The Friday Flash
Hi Kent- ELO is performing in Minneapolis this evening!So bummed I won't be attending, but most of the guys in ELnO, the tribute band I play in, have super nice seats for tonight's show! A few days...
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July 28th
Wow! The Rolling Stones only took three weeks to top the WLS Hit Parade Chart with their latest release, "Honky Tonk Women." (It went from #30 to #10 to #1!)Johnny Cash's latest, "A Boy Named Sue,"...
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Concert Review: Jeff Lynne's ELO
One would think that if you filled the stage with thirteen extremely talented and accomplished musicians and vocalists, you would pretty much be assured that they would be capable of producing a sound...
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The Ides Of March 55th Anniversary Party ... And An Introduction To Colin...
Our Rock And Roll Weekend continued on Sunday, July 28th, when we attended a very special "By Invitation Only" party thrown by Jim, Karen and Colin Peterik at The Jam Lab celebrating:A) The 55th...
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My original intention this morning was to run a full review of the new Quentin Tarantino movie "Once Upon A Time ... In Hollywood" ... but schedule-wise, I never had the time needed to do...
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August 4th
The Beatles didn't release any singles from their White Album when it was released last November ... which paved the way for a number of cover versions to make the charts in their wake.The most...
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Monday Morning Monstrosity
It's no "quickie" this morning ... We've got a nice new batch of comments to share with you on Monday Morning instead ...So now, on with the show! CLASSIC ROCK VOTE: Watch for a new update later this...
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UH-OH! VOTERS FOUND A PROBLEM WITH BALLOT #33 … AND THEY’RE NOT HAPPY ABOUT IT! MAJOR OMISSION - RUNAWAY BY DEL SHANNON!!!RON LANGE Can you believe it wasn’t nominated?!?! Unreal! (A GLARING...
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August 11th
"Honky Tonk Women" by The Rolling Stones enters its third week at #1 ... while Underground Sunshine reaches its peak of #2 this week with their cover of The Beatles' tune "Birthday." The Lettermen...
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Tuesday This And That
Sorry for the reduced number of posts here lately. (I just checked and I see that I've got mail dating back to July23rd that I haven't even opened yet ... not even sure how relevant any of it is...
View ArticleAugust 15th - WOODSTOCK (Part One)
50 Years Ago Today, The Woodstock Music and Arts Festival kicked off at Yasgur's Farm just outside of Bethel, New York. Three Days of Peace, Love And Music ... and nothing BUT Peace, Love And Music ......
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Woodstock - Part Two (August 16th)
When our 40th Year Anniversary Piece ran back in 2009, we were given an exclusive piece to run by our long-time FH Buddy Artie Wayne. Here it is again, as we now celebrate FIFTY YEARS since the...
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WOODSTOCK - Part Three (August 17th)
During our 40th Anniversary celebration, longtime Forgotten Hits Reader Bill Hengels supplied this interesting story about a couple who were at the original festival. (Where the heck do they find...
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