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John Lennon: As remembered by Steven Tyler, Jimmy Iovine, Jann Wenner

In December 2005, my boss asked me to write a story on the upcoming 25th anniversary of John Lennon’s death. I protested, as I always did when given an assignment, arguing that it was not news, that every day is a rock ‘n’ roll anniversary, and everything that can be said about Lennon has already been said a million different times.

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Who was the “Rosie” in AC/DC’s Whole Lotta Rosie?

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Rosie was a Tasmanian mountain woman who had started turning up at gigs — Clinton Walker, Highway to Hell.

She ain’t exactly pretty, ain’t exactly small.

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Book ’em, Bob. Dylan���s “Hawaii Five-O” cameo

Bob Dylan helped solve a daring bank heist in 1973. Is there anything this man can���t do?

Dylan’s hitherto unheralded feat occurred in Hawaii, although he didn���t need to set foot in the Aloha State.

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Book ’em, Bob. Dylan’s “Hawaii Five-O” cameo

Bob Dylan helped solve a daring bank heist in 1973. Is there anything this man can’t do?

Dylan’s hitherto unheralded feat occurred in Hawaii, although he didn’t need to set foot in the Aloha State.

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Book ’em, Bob. Dylan’s Hawaii Five-O cameo

Bob Dylan helped solve a daring bank heist in 1973. Is there anything this man can’t do?

Dylan’s hitherto unheralded feat occurred in Hawaii, although he didn’t need to set foot in the Aloha State.

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Dinner with Eurythmics, Green Day in Beverly Hills

Tuxedo time at the Beverly Hilton in 2006, hanging out by the pool knocking back as many free Jack & cokes as possible before heading into the ballroom to acknowledge the writers and publishers of ASCAP’s most-played songs of the year.

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Mucus, Mentos & Dylan: Notes from the Foo Fighters’ Storytellers taping

I went to a bunch of Storytellers tapings during my career. Tom Petty, Kanye West and the Doors spring to mind. But perhaps the most fun was the Foo Fighters one (hey, that rhymes!)

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Paul McCartney vs. Me at the Grammys

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I’ve now had encounters with three out of four Beatles, thanks to Paul McCartney’s surprise visit to the press room at the Grammys on Sunday [February 8, 2009].

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Totally Gay For Slayer

[NOTE: I’m resurrecting old posts from my MySpace account. Remember when both MySpace and Kimmel were cool?]

Tonight, Jimmy Kimmel. Next week, Oprah? Almost eligible for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction, Slayer made their broadcast network TV debut Friday [January 19, 2007] in the windswept parking lot behind the Hollywood Boulevard studio that houses Kimmel’s show.

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John Fogerty – Born on the Bayou (in California)

 

Like a lot of people, I once assumed that John Fogerty really was “born on the bayou” somewhere in the Deep South. After all, that’s what he sang, and it also explained his gritty vocals.

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