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December 2008, This Day In Rock
Different Chapters in Today's Rock Story
Chimpmunks, John Lennon, and Vince Neil, OH MY!
December 8th was a busy day in the world of rock. Major things that would change the lives of rock stars and fans forever.
For as long as I can remember, I remember Alvin and the Chimpmunks. My own kids, namely my youngest love them as much as I did when I was a kid. And on this day in 1958, "The Chimpmunk Song" entered the Billboard Top 40 chart. It would spend 4 weeks at #1.
In 1979, native Chicago band Styx had their 3rd of 8 US Top 10 hits with "Babe". My personal Styx favorite was "Too Much Time On My Hands". Of course, this is something that I tend NOT to relate to.
The next 2 facts, I am going to roll together as they are 2 chapters to the same story, taking place respectively in 1980 and 2000.
It's hard to not look back in time and find some fact about the Beatles. They were a band that without a doubt impacting pioneers of rock. And the world was forever changed on this day when the news broke that John Lennon had been shot outside his apartment building in New York. Lennon was shot in the chest, back and left arm and died within 30 minutes. Earlier that day, Lennon had autographed an album for his killer, Mark David Chapman, who is still serving time having been denied parole in 2002, 2004, 2006 and 2008.
The second chapter of this story takes us to the year 2000 and the 20th anniversary of John Lennon's death, when a plaque to commemorate the anniversary was unveiled outside his childhood home in Liverpool.
In 1984, Motley Crue's vocalist Vince Neil was involved in a car accident in which his passenger, Haoni Rocks drummer Nick "Razzle" Dingley did not survive. Vince was arrested and charged with vehicular manslaughter and driving under the influence of alcohol.
Trying to sum up the events of that night in a small paragraph is next to impossible. My recomendation for any fan of the Crue, new or old is to pick up a copy of "The Dirt". The Motley Crue story, told by the band members themselves. "The Dirt" gives a detailed account of the incident as well as insight to the emotional turmoil the band went through during this time period.