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Will the remaining Beatle reunite for one night

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I just found out on the radio that the surviving members of the Beatles, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, may be on stage together tonight after all these years! I know we’ve heard all of this before, but you never know.

This historic event may take place at the Radio City Music Hall in New York city. This evenings concert is a benefit for the David Lynch Foundation.

I just wanted to inform you in case you didn’t hear about until now! I’ll be back tomorrow for more news on the show that you may have wished you saw, if it does in fact take place!

Let’s hope the Beatles will … Keep on Jammin’




The Future is unwritten by Joe Strummer of the Clash

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This is a documentary about Joe Strummer, the now deceased singer of the Clash, as he talks about how music can change the world. It is said to be a tribute, told by many of music’s great chieftains like Bono, about Joe’s influence, not only in the world of Rock & Roll but, about the role he/they as musicians and story tellers, play in today’s modern society.

The location of these interviews are in various campfire settings all around the world. Anything about sitting around a campfire, talking about life in relationship to our earthly existence and I’m in!

I must admit that I have NEVER SEEN THIS but, everyone and their dog seems to have thought of it as plain brilliant! A buddy of mine on his blog said …

The appearances of Johnny Depp, John Cusack and Steve Buscemi, who would have been enough to engross my train of thought for more then a passing moment, are just a side show compared to the words of Joe Strummer!

Along with great candid chats with yesterday’s and today’s Rock entertainers, we have the odd idiot thrown in, ie: David Lee Roth. In an entertainment article from the Star, they explain it to us. It certainly sounds like something he would say.

Has anyone here seen this doc? If so, what did you think of it AND do you think it’s worth seeing?

Keep on Jammin’ Joe Strummer where ever you are!

Electric Hendrix Vodka

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There is a new tribute to the greatest guitar player of our time Mr. Jimi Hendrix. The tribute is called Electric Hendrix Vodka. The story now is taking a turn for the worst, just like the unfortunate one that it was named for.

A company, with the help of the House of Hendrix, started to pay homage to the great Jimi, with out thinking about one very important thing … they forgot to tell Experience Hendrix, the company that runs Hendrix’s estate what they were doing. Now, according to a local radio station Q-107, the product is being pulled from shelves due to licensing issues.

I’ve been searching online for a while now and there isn’t a straight forward answer as to what the reason was that brought on this ruling. The only thing I found was something about the family being broken into 2 camps. They seem to be fighting for whatever piece of the pie they can get? One big happy dysfunctional family I guess? If you can shed some more light on this one for us then please bring us into the loop! I for one can’t follow the bouncing ball.

Here is an overview, in point form, of how it started nice, then somewhere along the way it turned ugly

  • 2005 – Craig Dieffenbach begins Electric Hendrix LLC with the blessing and involvement of the Jimi Hendrix family.
    – Owners of Parent Co. Electric Hendrix LLC include Jimi’s brother Leon Hendrix, Joe Hendrix and other friends and family members of Jimi Hendrix.
  • 2006 – (January) Electric Hendrix LLC rescues, moves and begins renovation of the childhood home of Jimi Hendrix. Electric Hendrix LLC also assisted in securing a new marker for the grave of Jimi’s mother, Lucille Hendrix
  • Present – reps for the “Hendrix Experience” the organization that manages the Hendrix estate won a court battle against the makers of Electric Hendrix vodka. One of the company’s owners was Leon Hendrix, Jimi’s brother, and the head of Experience Hendrix is Janie Hendrix, Jimi’s step-sister.
    (from Michael Stone-AudioPros)

So why can’t we just get along? Here’s an idea, lets have a drink!

Keep on Jammin’

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