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valjean I'm Asleep  299 posts   Mood Now:  
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1961 - The Beatles met Brian Epstein for the first time at his record store in Liverpool.
1965 - Keith Richards was electrocuted and knocked unconscious during a Rolling Stones concert in Sacramento, CA. 1965 - Ray Charles was convicted of possession of heroin and marijuana. He was given a five-year suspended sentence and fined $10,000. 1966 - The first Monkees concert was held, in Honolulu, HI. 1967 - The Supremes were guest on "Tennessee" Ernie Ford's TV special. 1968 - Elvis Presley's NBC-TV special "Elvis" was aired. 1969 - John Lennon was asked to play the title role in "Jesus Christ, Superstar." The offer was revoked the next day. 1971 - The Montreaux Casino was destroyed by fire during a show by Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention. 1973 - Ringo Starr released the song "You're Sixteen." It was his second straight number one single. 1976 - The Sex Pistols' "Anarchy in the U.K." was released. 1976 - Seven gunman fired shots into Bob Marley's home in Kingston, Jamaica where he and the Wailers were rehearsing. No one was seriously hurt. 1979 - At Cincinnati's Riverfront Coliseum eleven Who fans were trampled to death in the rush to gain admittance for general (unreserved) seats to the band's concert. 1986 - A lawsuit was filed against Judas Priest and CBS Records, alleging that two fans shot themselves after listening to the band's music for six hours. 1990 - Nightline aired Madonna's video for "Justify My Love." The previous week MTV had banned the video. 1991 - Gilby Clarke replaced Izzy Stradlin as rhythm guitarist for Guns 'N' Roses. 1991 - Alan Feed received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. 1995 - Prince opened the inaugural VH1 Fashion Awards. 1997 - Janet Jackson gets an injunction against Eric Leon Christian, who she claimed had been harassing her. 1998 - La Mafia announced its retirement after a 20-year career. 2002 - It was announced that Peter Garrett had quit Midnight Oil after 25 years. |
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jimbo9 I'm Asleep 12277 posts   Mood Now: 
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As far as meeting Epstein goes, i think he was a manger in name only.
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canadabound  I'm Asleep 1030 posts 
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Oh, I looove Midnight Oil! I remember feeling sad when I found out that Peter Garrett had quite the band. These guys rawked!
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jimbo9 I'm Asleep 12277 posts Mood Now:
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Peter Garrett-was that the bald chap?
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canadabound I'm Asleep 1030 posts
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Yeah, Peter Garrett is the bald guy. He kind of reminds me of Gord Downie and Kim Mitchell - although Kim Mitchell used to have long hair.
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tragicallyhip_babe I'm Asleep 2815 posts  
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 Quite a few stuff happened for The Beatles on this day. I didn't know that The Beatles went way back to 1961, though. I would love to have seen John Lennon play in Jesus Christ Superstar. It's too bad that offer was revoked.Keep Hipping! 
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April_Garfunkel  I'm Asleep 890 posts   Mood Now: 
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I really fancy The Supremes. They're best known for Stop In The Name of Love. That's such a brill tune!
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Kathy_Garfunkel I'm Asleep 780 posts  Mood Now: 
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Yeah, I really that song, too. The Supremes were a very brill band from the early 60s.
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valjean I'm Asleep 299 posts Mood Now:
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Holy Cow! I can't imagine Jesus Christ Superstar without Ted Neeley in the title role
 and that's even though I have seen a stage production of it once with the Paper Mill Playhouse director Robert Johannsen playing Jesus and a guy from England playing Judas, and he WAS pretty good though Carl Anderson (the movie Judas) is an impossible act to follow. We talked to him after the show and told him so. There were a couple of actors from the actual movie in the one I saw! |
debbey  I'm Asleep 4646 posts    Mood Now: 
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I gather we are talking the movie not the 'Theatrical Performance'? It's the first time I have read reference to John Lennon…  I will have to ask HeavyLoad about this… I have always been under the impression… Ian Gillan! of Deep Purple was the very first offered this role… due to his outstanding opera type vocals  Cheers!  ps: In my opinion Ian Gillan! would have been the ulitmate Jesus Christ Superstar
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valjean I'm Asleep 299 posts Mood Now:
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I agree that it is practically universally acknowledged that Ian Gillian was the penultimate vocalist in the role.
I dunno how it would have played out in the movie if he had accepted the role, but Ted Neeley certainly had "the look" Maybe John Lennon was asked after Ian turned it down? |
HighwayGirl  I'm Asleep 1697 posts   Mood Now: 
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Ian Gillan would have played the part pretty well, but I really cannot imagine anyone other than Ted Neeley playing the part. I really don't think John Lennon looks the part.
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jimbo9 I'm Asleep 12277 posts Mood Now:
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Ive just finished raeding the new Beatles biography by Bob Spitz and it confirms that Lennon was the first one to be offered that role. He turned it down just as quickly on the grounds of hypocrisy.
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That_70s_Gal I'm Asleep 650 posts  
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Hypocrisy on whose part - and why?
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jessiebabe I'm Asleep 1605 posts  
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Yeah, I've never watched Jesus Christ Superstar. This certainly is a big month for John Lennon, though. Q107 is featuring John Lennon all this month. It's been 25 years since John Lennon was assassinated.
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jimbo9 I'm Asleep 12277 posts Mood Now:
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On Lennons part. He stated numerous times he wasnt a big believer in Christ and to play him would have run against the grain. I remember the evening Lennon was gunned down in 1980; was doing homework when I got a call from a friend who was in tears. Very devastating moment.
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Peggy_Garfunkel I'm Asleep 4510 posts  Mood Now: 
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Oh, okay, that makes sense!
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jimbo9 I'm Asleep 12277 posts Mood Now:
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Lennon made some great music towars the end of his love- Double fantasy- great record!
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AprilWineChick  I'm Asleep 7847 posts  Mood Now: 
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Was the the album that had Whatever Gets You Through The Night on it?
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tragicallyhip_babe I'm Asleep 2815 posts
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No, that was on an earlier album. Double Fantasy had songs like Woman, Watching the Wheels, and Just Like Starting Over. That album has a different flavour from any of Lennon's previous works, because the songs he sings about on that album were written for his peers. He was no longer trying to appeal to a younger generation. Basically, Just Like Starting Over is an ode to all the hippies from the late 60s/early 70s. What was about to become a new life for John Lennon had tragically gotten cut short. Keep Hipping!
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