From a Dangerous Mind

On This Day in Rock History - February 26th

1965

Breaking away from his day job as London’s leading session guitarist, Jimmy Page releases his first solo single “She Just Satisfies.” It’s not only pre-Led Zeppelin, it’s pre-Yardbirds.

1973

Alice Cooper and artist Salvador Dali, pose for a photo session. The finished result hangs in the Knoedler Gallery in NY.

1996

Pearl Jam wins the Best Hard Rock Performance trophy at the 38th annual Grammy Awards.

2005

Some Kind Of Monster wins the Best Documentary honor at the 20th annual Independent Spirit Awards, held in Santa Monica, CA. The Metallica film charts the recording of the album of the same name.

2008

Sevendust announces they’re pulling out of the inaugural RockStar Energy Mayhem Festival Tour. "Changes in (their) touring schedule" is the reason given for the departure. The trek also features Slipknot and Disturbed.

Ex-Jimi Hendrix drummer Buddy Miles dies at the age of 60.  He played on the legendary Electric Ladyland album and co-founded, with Hendrix, the short-lived Band Of Gypsys in 1969.

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On This Day in Rock History - February 25th

1982

Iron Maiden launch their extensive Beast On The Road Tour. They play 179 shows in 16 countries before one million fans.

1984

Van Halen "Jump," tops the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

1998

At the 40th Grammy Awards, Radiohead wins the Best Alternative Music Performance trophy for OK Computer.

2005

Shinedown and Tesla headline a benefit concert in Providence, RI, for survivors of the February 2003 fire at the Station nightclub.

2006

Green Day and My Chemical Romance collect trophies at MTV's 4th Annual TRL Awards. Winners are determined by votes placed through the network's website.

2007

A Bon Scott Celebration Concert attracts more than 10,000 fans to Perth, Australia's, Claremont Showgrounds. Performers include former AC/DC bassist Mark Evans and Dave Evans, the singer who preceded Scott in the band. Organizers raise more than the $80,000 needed to fund a statue of Scott in his hometown of Fremantle, Australia.

2008

Guitarist Eddie Van Halen's ex-wife, actress Valerie Bertinelli, discusses the couple’s ill-fated marriage on The Oprah Winfrey Show. 

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On This Day in Rock History - February 24th

1950

Guitarist-singer, George Thorogood, is born in Wilmington, DE.

1969

The Jimi Hendrix Experience play their last U.K. concert at London’s Royal Albert Hall.

1992

Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain and Hole singer Courtney Love get married in Hawaii.

1998

Virgin Records sues the Smashing Pumpkins claiming non-compliance with their contract. The label contends an album was due three months earlier.

2004

Tantric releases their sophomore album, After We Go. This is nearly three years after their self-titled debut came out. 

Disturbed release their live Music As A Weapon II CD/DVD. Recorded during the Chicago stop of their 2003 tour the album features six Disturbed tracks, plus performances from supporting acts Taproot and Chevelle.

2006

Korn gets a street named after them in their hometown of Bakersfield, CA.  A side street behind an arena is officially designated "Korn Row." 

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On This Day in Rock History - February 23rd

1952

Aerosmith guitarist Brad Whitford is born in Winchester, MA.

1962

Queensryche guitarist Michael Wilton is born in San Francisco, CA.

1970

Morrison Hotel/Hard Rock Café by The Doors becomes their fifth straight gold album.

1998

Oasis vocalists Liam Gallagher’s bad behavior on a flight to Hong Kong gets him banned from Cathay Pacific Airlines.

2005

Disturbed headlines a benefit concert in Chicago with Drowning Pool, Soil and Anthrax for the Dimebag Darrell Memorial Fund.

2007

Korn's MTV Unplugged performance premieres online. The show airs a week later.

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On This Day in Rock History - February 22nd

1997

The Offspring's Ixnay On The Hombre enters the U.S. album chart coming in at #9..

2004

Wes Scantlin is arrested for disorderly conduct and other infractions in Toledo, OH, after showing up to a Puddle of Mudd concert intoxicated. The frontman heckles and abuses concertgoers when his bandmates walk offstage after only four songs.

2005

An online post by Korn announces that founding guitarist Brian "Head" Welch has left the band after 12 years. The statement adds that Welch "has chosen Jesus Christ as his savior, and will be dedicating his musical pursuits to that end." However, Welch later says that as a single parent, he left to spend more time with his daughter.

2007

Puddle of Mudd announce they have recruited drummer Ryan Yerdon to replace Greg Upchurch, who quit the band in '05 to join 3 Doors Down.

1996

The BRIT Awards in London give Oasis the Best Group, Best Video (“Wonderwall”) and Best Album “(What’s The Story) Morning Glory?”) trophies.

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On This Day in Rock History - February 19th

1948

Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi is born in Birmingham, England.

1974

In response to the Grammy Awards, Dick Clark launches the American Music Awards where the record buying public (rather than industry) vote.

KISS make their TV debut on Don Kirshner’s Rock Concert.

1980

AC/DC's Bon Scott goes out with a friend, drinks heavily through the night and passes out in a car. Scott is found unconscious the following day. At the hospital, doctors are unable to revive him.

1994

Green Day's Dookie begins a two year stay on the U.S. album chart. The group’s third studio album rises to #2 and sells over 12 million copies.

1996

The BRIT Awards in London give Oasis the Best Group, Best Video (“Wonderwall”) and Best Album “(What’s The Story) Morning Glory?”) trophies.

2004

Four years after the fact, Billy Corgan claims in an online post that he wasn`t to blame for the Smashing Pumpkins’ demise. "The truth of the matter is that (guitarist) James Iha broke up the Smashing Pumpkins." Corgan adds that bassist D'arcy Wretzky was axed from the group "for being a mean-spirited drug addict who refused to get help."

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On This Day in Rock History - February 18th

1968

Guitarist David Gilmour replaces Syd Barrett in Pink Floyd. Barrett, who is suffering from a mental breakdown, checks into a psychiatric hospital and eventually goes into seclusion.

1974

KISS release their self-titled debut album.

1977

AC/DC start a 25 show U.K. tour in Edinburgh.

1992

Vince Neil quits Motley Crue but returns for “special occasions.”

2005

The three surviving members of Alice In Chains perform at a tsunami-relief benefit concert in Seattle and raise over $100,000. Filling in for the late frontman Layne Stayley are Tool/A Perfect Circle Singer Maynard James Keenan and Puddle of Mudd's Wes Scantlin. Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic hosted the event.

Linkin Park (with Jay-Z), Gavin Rossdale, Rob Zombie, Filter's Richard Patrick, ex-Cult guitarist Billy Duffy and Camp Freddy perform at the Music For Relief organization's Concert for South Asia in Anaheim, CA. A family emergency forces Ozzy Osbourne to cancel his appearance.

2009

Stage Three Music, the publisher that owns the rights to Aerosmith's "Back In The Saddle" files a copyright-infringement claim against Virginia Republican congressman Eric Cantor. The House Republican used the song in a YouTube video celebrating his party's solidarity against President Obama's stimulus plan and to symbolize that "the House GOP is back" after major Election Day losses. The clip is quickly taken down.

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Okay, I'll admit it, I'm a total Geek.  Love technology, Science Fiction and everything else that traditionally goes along with the title but I think these people embarrassed even the hardcore Geeks among us.

This "event" happened in London on Valentines Day and was supposed to be the biggest gathering of costumed Star Trek fans ever but there were only 99.  Sounds like kind of a small number doesn't it?  See, us Geeks can't even do something like this right.

Some people might try it again but in Las Vegas next time.

Below is the video of the this gathering of Uber Geekdom.

On This Day in Rock History - February 17th

1972

Known at the time as “Eclipse,” Pink Floyd performs “Dark Side Of The Moon” in concert, at London’s Rainbow Theatre, a year before the album is released.

Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong is born in Oakland, CA.

1990

Aerosmith makes a cameo in a Wayne’s World sketch on Saturday Night Live.

2004

A lawsuit accusing Marilyn Manson of sexual assault is dismissed after the two sides reached a settlement. Security guard Joshua Keasler was working on the stage during a July 2001 performance in Detroit when Manson allegedly approached him, wrapped his legs around the guard`s neck and gyrated against him while wearing only a leather thong and panty hose.

2005

Killswitch Engage and The Used launch the first Taste Of Chaos Tour in Atlanta. 

2007

Korn's Unplugged performance airs on MTV. The group gets help from Amy Lee of Evanescence. Drummer, David Silveria, was not present at the taping, taking a hiatus from the group. A CD documenting the show is issued three day later.

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On This Day in Rock History - February 16th

1965

Slayer drummer Dave Lombardo is born in Havana, Cuba.

1972

Foo Fighters Taylor Hawkins is born in Fort Worth, TX.

1993

Nirvana wins the Best International Newcomer category at the 12th annual BRIT Awards in London.

2005

Kid Rock surrenders to Nashville police after an arrest warrant is issued against him for allegedly punching a DJ in a strip bar in the early morning hours. Rock is charged with misdemeanor simple assault and released after posting a $3,000 bond.

Jimi Hendrix memorabila goes on the block with a 1965 Fender Stratocaster guitar fetching nearly $190,000. The London auction also features a poem written by Hendrix in 1967 and an autographed copy of the Experience's first single, "Hey Joe."

2006

The Deftones headlined Taste Of Chaos Tour kicks off in San Diego.

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On this day in Rock History - February 15th

1976

Incubus vocalist Brandon Boyd is born in Van Nuys, CA.

2003

System Of A Down film the video for “Boom” while performing at an anti-war protest.

2006

U2's '05 mega-tour wins the Major Tour of the Year honor, at the 17th annual Pollstar Concert Industry Awards in Las Vegas. Tom Petty & The Blackhearts/Black Crowes joint trek is recognized in the Most Creative Tour Package category.

Green Day wins the International Group and International Album (American Idiot) categories at the Brit Awards in London.

2007

A group headed by former Vice President Al Gore announce plans for a series of concerts on July 7th to promote awareness of global warming. More than 100 performers, including Red Hot Chili Peppers, Foo Fighters and Korn are slated for ``Live Earth'' shows in London, Shanghai, Sydney, Johannesburg, the U.S., Brazil and Japan.

The official announcement comes that singer Chris Cornell has left Audioslave, effectively ending the supergroup. The recent decision by other bandmembers to participate in a Rage Against The Machine reunion tour is listed among the reasons.

Las Vegas is the starting point for Tool's North American tour. Also, the third annual Taste of Chaos tour featuring co-headliners 30 Seconds to Mars and the Used, launches in Seattle.

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I began the most wonderful relationship on Valentines Day 2010 and we really think we'll be together for a long time. 

She is visually stunning and always looks good no matter the weather. 

When I press her buttons she gets turned on right away and she is there to entertain me, always.

I know it's really soon but we already moved in together.

So, do you want to see her?

Okay, I'm very proud to introduce you to my new Vizio 37 inch 1080P high definition television!

Isn't she pretty!!!!

I think we'll be very happy together!