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I have really enjoyed digging up the factoids for this colum as they have brought to the front of my memory things long forgotten in the past.  In sharing these articles with my mom, she has been amazed, saying "I forgot all about that" or "How do you even remember that".  It is to her that I much give much credit and appreciation as she was the one to help mold my musical tastes and intrests, as well as open doors for me to pursue the different singing opportunites I experienced while growing up.  To hear her say it, I was singing before I was talking. 

I remember her telling me the first record that she ever bought was the Beatles and she drove my grandmother crazy playing it over and over to the point of wearing it out on the little record player they had.  I remember sifting through the stacks and stacks of vinyl records she had and playing her Beatles records on the big cabinate stereo that we had.  I remember attending Learn and Play preschool, singing "Octopus's Garden" while the other kids sang "Who Are The People In Your Neighborhood", thinking that it was a much cooler song.  I remember countless arguments with people about the song "Come Together" and who did the better rendition, the Beatles or Aersomith.  To this day, I still say the Beatles.  I remember my senior year in high school that one of the songs to pick from for our class song was "Imagine" by John Lennon. Sadly, I don't remember what song was picked, but I do know it wasn't "Imagine".  I guess this means I need to dig out my yearbook.....nah...

I'm sure you have probably guessed our first tidbit for Today In Rock deals with the Beatles.  And considering that Black Friday will soon be upon us, what would be more appropriate than a Beatles Shopping fact?  In 1965, the Beatles got Harrods Department Store to themselves as the London store closed it's doors to the public for the Fab Four to be able to do their Christmas shopping.

Welcome to my nightmare, I think you're gonna like it.  I think you're gonna feel, you belong....."

Ahhhh, the opening line to my favorite Alice Cooper song of all time.  How many of you remember him guest starring on the Muppet Show and performing this amazing classic?  ***raises hand*** Now, my kids will argue wtih me and say that "School's Out" is a far better song, but hey, they're still in school so to them it would be.

Well, Alice got his own nightmare on this day in 2000 when his house was broken into and the burglar made off with over $6000 worth of clothes, shoes and other items as well as 4 of his gold records.