Scarlett Johansson Montage : "I'm Your Captain" : Grand Funk

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Now if they could do just the same thing with Marissa Miller......

E-mail from Doug

Gary,

hey, i just wanted to send you a note of thanks, albeit belatedly, for the nice blogs you posted on your site. i can't remember if you sent them to me or someone else, but it was very nice to read such kind words. i'm assuming you saw the youtube footage of mark from the farewell concert, which turned out to be this very cool, feel-good kind of event, the likes of which i never saw much in flint. well, at least we know it can happen there now!

i'm getting settled in to el paso. been here a month. living back home with my mom, brother and son. it's like being in a dorm. it's weird after 30 years on my own to move back home, but it's for the right reasons, namely helping her and my family. i am starting to do some freelance stuff for the grand rapids press, el paso times and a site called soultracks.com. i hope to get a blog going here pretty soon. any suggestions on that ... like where i should be posting it, etc.?

Doug

Virtual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Farner Fans,

(From the Cleveland Plain Dealer, 2/07/08)

Apparently, this town isn't big enough for two rock 'n' roll halls of fame, even if one of them is only virtual.

WNCX FM/98.5 recently announced plans to launch a Classic Rock Hall of Fame on its Web site. When the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum caught wind of this last week, it fired off a cease-and-desist letter to the local classic-rock radio station.

WNCX began taking votes for inductees Friday, along with suggestions from listeners for another name for its cyber shrine

"They've come up with hundreds and hundreds of names," said Bill Louis, the station's program director and midday disc jockey.

"The average person has put more thought into naming this hall than they have their own children, and we love them for that," Louis said.

Asked when the station hopes to rechristen its pantheon, he replied: "ASAP — if that's not trademarked."

The name "Classic Rock Hall of Fame" was too close for comfort for the Rock Hall.

"The museum must protect our trademark," said Todd Mesek, the Rock Hall's vice president of marketing and communications.

Three years ago, the museum filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against another online enterprise. The Jewish Rock & Roll Hall of Fame regrouped with a "Challah Fame" at www.jewsrock.org, after reaching an out-of-court settlement.

You can vote at www.wncx.com to get your favorite rockers on WNCX's honor roll.

and from me, log in & vote your favorite groups....don't pass 20 though or your vote won't be counted and don't forget GFR on your check list and Mark Farner as your write in. Do it!!

It's Official: Piano Man Plays Shea (but no Grand Funk?!?!)

It's Official: Piano Man Plays Shea's Last Call (Loge 13)

Joel used to know how to rock somewhat and has a sense of history. If he’s smart, he’ll do a medly of Beatles and maybe bring out some Shea rock veterans like Grand Funk’s Mark Farner to do a 45–minute version of “I'm Your Captain/Closer to Home.”

It has been a rumor for months but now it is official: Billy Joel will perform the last concert in Shea Stadium history.The show will be held July 16, the day after the All-Star game at Yankee Stadium.

Tickets go on sale Feb. 16. Are season ticket holders getting a first chance at seats? Unknown.

The concert is being called: “The Last Play at Shea, From the Beatles to Billy”

We have been celebrating Shea Stadium’ illustrious rock and roll history since the launch of Loge13.com. Ever since the Beatles essentially invented the stadium concert, Shea Stadium has played host to most of rock and roll’s elite. The Stones. The Who. The Police. REM. The Clash. Janis Joplin. Poco. Grand Funk Railroad. We’re talking hallowed ground.

Is Billy Joel the best choice? He is a local boy (although I think he’s a Yankee fan). He will be the only person to ever play both Yankee and Shea Stadiums. However, Joel has mostly hung up his rock & roll shoes the past dozen years. Mets brass better make sure Billy doesn’t just do a set of his latest classical compositions.

Joel used to know how to rock somewhat and has a sense of history. If he’s smart, he’ll do a medly of Beatles and maybe bring out some Shea rock veterans like Grand Funk’s Mark Farner to do a 45–minute version of “Closer to Home.”