TODAY'S SHOW:
Jim Morrison Gets A Posthumous Pardon For "Indecent Exposure" Conviction
Better late than never!
On March 1, 1969, Jim Morrison was alive and well, performing a concert in front of his adoring fans in Miami. That evening, he reportedly dropped his pants, giving the crowd a very personal view and the stunt landed him in prison for six months. Before he died, he was attempting to appeal the conviction, as he had proof that he never actually exposed himself to his fans. Sadly, he never got the chance to defend himself.
Fast forward to 2007, when a huge Doors fan approached Gov. Charlie Crist and insisted that the case be reopened so that Jim could be pardoned. Fast forward to today, as the pardon has finally come to pass.
After several years and the reassurance of the surviving band members that it didn't happen, Gov. Crist, along with two other members, granted the pardon.
Wow. Guess we're just going to ignore the 100 or so pictures of evidence? Okay, cool! Lee hits out at bizarre Seaworld breeding practice
Rocker Tommy Lee has fired off a bizarre letter to the boss of SeaWorld in Florida, demanding he release a whale in captivity and stop using the mammal as a "sperm bank".
The orca in question hit the headlines in February after it killed it's whale trainer during a show at the city's SeaWorld complex. Celebrities including Matt Damon and Lee's ex-wife Pamela Anderson spoke out after the tragedy, urging the venues to be shut down and the killer whales released from the tourist attractions.
And animal-loving Tommy Lee has given his backing to the ongoing campaign, teaming up with officials from PETA to condemn the odd way park keepers reportedly extract semen from the whales to keep their breeding program up and running. In the letter Tommy Lee brands the alleged practice "sick and twisted", writing, "After learning about the bizarre way you breed killer whales, my friends at PETA and I are stumped about SeaWorld's announcement that no people will ever again have direct contact with the orca who has killed three people including his trainer this year".
"We understand that you refuse to release this frustrated whale because he is your chief sperm bank, and we know from SeaWorld's own director of safety... that the way you get his sperm is by having someone get into the pool and masturbate him with a cow's vagina filled with hot water".
"Even during my wildest days with Motley Crue, I never could've imagined something so sick and twisted... I hope it doesn't take another tragic death for SeaWorld to realise it shouldn't frustrate these smart animals by keeping them in tanks."
Geezer Butler: No Black Sabbath in 2011
The past year has had plenty of will-they-won't-they moments for fans of the original Black Sabbath lineup. Nearly every member of the band professed a desire to reunite the legendary hard rock band in the near future. But with Ozzy Osbourne embarking on a lengthy tour with his new guitarist bassist Geezer Butler says fans will have to wait.
“I have no idea what's happening with that,” Butler says. “It's not going to happen next year. Ozzy's on tour with his own band for the next year or whatever. The idea of doing another Sabbath tour always comes up. It's just something that's always talked about and there if we want to do it. It's sort of really early days, though. I'm sure Ozzy will say ‘yes' and ‘no' every week for the next year while he's on tour. It's one thing to want to do something like that just before you go out to tour a record. You say, ‘Oh yeah, I'm gonna tour for the next five years.' And then six weeks into it, you can't wait to get home. So we'll just see how he feels when he finishes his Ozzy Osbourne tour.”
Butler also dispelled any hopes for “lost” Heaven & Hell material to be released after the death of singer Ronnie James Dio.
“There is no more stuff. That's it. We've never had leftover material ever. That's how we got back together when they wanted to put out [the Black Sabbath compilation] The Dio Years. They wanted some extra tracks to put on it, and we didn't have any, because whatever we do we put out. That's why we got together to do the three extra tracks on the compilation. And it went so well, we went from there and toured and did another album. We were having a great time. We never imagined that we wouldn't have the chance to do more.”
Eddie Vedder Adds Additional Solo Shows
Pearl Jam had this bit of news for fans this week: Due to the overwhelming demand from the Ten Club and Chugg Entertainment pre-sales, additional Eddie Vedder solo tour dates will be added in Brisbane and Sydney.
Added shows will take place 13 March at QPAC in Brisbane and 20 March at State Theatre in Sydney (full tour dates below).
Tickets for the two added shows will go on sale alongside the previously announced dates at 9am on Friday 10 December. There will be no additional pre-sales for these added dates.
Date Venue City
10 March QPAC Concert Hall Brisbane, QLD
12 March QPAC Concert Hall Brisbane, QLD
13 March* QPAC Concert Hall Brisbane, QLD
15 March Royal Theatre Canberra, ACT
16 March Civic Theatre Newcastle, NSW
18 March State Theatre Sydney, NSW
19 March State Theatre Sydney, NSW
20 March* State Theatre Sydney, NSW
24 March Palais Theatre Melbourne, VIC
25 March Palais Theatre Melbourne, VIC
27 March Thebarton Theatre Adelaide, SA
* Just added
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