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The Rock Relic

July 28th, 2008

On Clones, Stones, and …

Well, it was about time!!
Yep … the Classic Rock Roll of Honor is gonna give the “Blizzard of Ozz” himself, Ozzy Osbourne, their Living Legend award (or so they said just a coupla days ago). It’s gonna be handed to him by shockrocker Alice Cooper at a special wing-ding in London on November 3.
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July 11th, 2008

THE Auction, The Fore Site and More!

Okay … who else wondered where I wuz besides me? wait … that didn’t sound right … I mean Awww, I wuz off-the-air due to a small glitch in the system … but, now that that’s taken care of, let’s get back to the bizness of MUSIC!
First, someone wrote and asked Who was that Lord […]

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July 9th, 2008

Beatles Day, Vids and More!

TO ALL UK ROCKITEERS: If ya live in, near, or can fairly-easily drive to Liverpool, you’ll wanna be there for Beatles’ Day, which is this coming Thursday!
According to Lee Bennion at BBC: Radio Merseyside, “‘mop-top’ wigs are being sold across the city to raise money for Alder Hey’s Imagine Appeal and the Rhys Jones Memorial […]

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July 7th, 2008

Peace & Love at High Noon Today (and some more stuff!)

ATTENTION: ROCKITEERS!! As you know, today’s Ringo Starr’s birthday. And, as you know, he stands for “peace and love”. So, for his birthday, he’s asking this:
AT TWELVE NOON, EVERYBODY TAKE A MOMENT TO FLASH THE “PEACE” SIGN AND SAY,
PEACE AND LOVE
AS LOUD AS YOU’RE ALLOWED!!
Hey … we’ve tried everything else to […]

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July 6th, 2008

July’s Early Rock Moments … and MORE!

FROM ME TO YOU
It’s one of everybody’s fave Beatles tunes, and the title sounded original and fresh from the MacLen writing factory. In fact, it was the first Beatles tune to make it big in America … by singer Del Shannon, in mid-1963 –almost a year before the Fab Four hit it over here! […]

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July 2nd, 2008

Dylan In Court (and more …)

Who sez this music of ours doesn’t have impact??
I mean, even the Supreme Cat used a famous line from …
(ummm, wait. That’s supposed to read “Supreme Court”! Uh — heh-heh! — s-sorry …) from one of Dylan’s (come to think about it, I’d rather deal with Garfield!) biggest hits to drive home a […]

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July 1st, 2008

Turnin’ It On, Tunin’ It Up …

“If The Beatles or the 60’s had a message, it was ‘Learn to swim. And once you’ve learned … SWIM!‘” — John Lennon.
And that’s exactly what the legends of rock did when they ushered in this new and amazing beat. But more about that in a moment …
first, though, we’ve gotta handle some unfinished […]

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June 15th, 2008

’60s Acts That SHOULDA Made It!

WOW!! When ya see this pic, it kinda makes ya wonder if anybody in Liverpool wasn’t in a band back-in-the-day (this one’s from 1963, I think).
Actually, there were over 400 bands circulatin’ on the circuits back then in Beatletown, That’s about 1500 musicians!
SOME MADE IT, SOME DIDN’T … and some SHOULD’VE
For example: […]

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May 29th, 2008

More Fore, AYBS? and News …

Seeee? Toldja I’d be back!! Now … let’s get our tickets out for a first-hand look at The Fore’s fab Magical Musical Tour of this past weekend (Man, you’re in for a very pleasant ride!!):
First, didja do yer homework like Uncle Relic said? Remember? The link to the ‘Pool review?? […]

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May 26th, 2008

The Big Show, Macca & The Pop Star (Pt 3)

They practically stole the show …
A “good time was had by all” at the West Midland Showground in Shrewsbury Shropshire on Saturday, where The Fore appeared on the same bill as the famous Bootleg Beatles. Needless to say, Spencer, Matt, Si and Luker WOWed the thousands of rock-hungry fans! So far, it’s […]

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