The thoughts of a journalist/libertarian–conservative/Christian husband, father, Eagle Scout and aficionado of obscure rock music. Thoughts herein are only the author’s and not necessarily the opinions of his family, friends, neighbors, church members or past, present or future employers.

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How much money would you have paid for tickets for this concert at the Cow Palace in San Francisco today in 1964:

The number one song in the U.S. today in 1967 is because, according to the Beatles …

Five years later, Chicago had the number one album, “Chicago V”:

What a group of birthdays we have today, beginning with Ginger Baker of Cream:

Johnny Nash, who says he …

Ian Gillan of Deep Purple:

John Deacon of Queen:

Two deaths of note: Today in 2008, saxophonist LeRoi Moore, a founding member of the Dave Matthews Band, died after a vehicle crash at his farm:

Today in 2010, Michael Been, lead singer for The Call, died of a heart attack at a concert where he was his son’s band’s sound man:

(Put in the way obituary headlines in the Boscobel Dial used to term it when my mother had a subscription in the early 1970s: Today in 2010, Michael Been, lead singer for The Call, was “Called by Death.”)

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