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Today's Day in Rock is a clash of platinum, damages and violence.  What comes to my mind, is while I'm looking at these facts, I am listening to Dead Man's Ballet by Sixx:A.M. and Nikki's life incorporated all 3 of these topics.  Sadly, I don't have a fact for today on Mr. Sixx,  or Mr. Ashba and Mr. Michael, for that matter.  It was just the thought process my mind was taking that I wanted to share.  How, we can make such leaps in our minds, when the right elements are brought together.

So, what did happen on This Day In Rock?  Let's start with the damages.

Woodstock.  Can you imagine what it would have been like to have been there?  The size of the crowds, the amount of land covered by that many people?  Max Yasgur owned the farm that hosted this monumental festival and on this day in 1970, his area neighbors filed a lawsuit in the amount of $35,000 for property damages sustained over the course of the historic festival.

Where do we go next?  Violence or platinum?  Let's go with violence so that we can end today's column on a happier note.

The music world can end up being an ugly realm.  We've seen this with the needless deaths of John Lennon and INXS singer Michael Hutchence.  We've read about it's horrors in books such as Nikki Sixx's Heroin Diaries and Motley Crue's The Dirt.  For as much amazing talent and music that is produced, it seems there is just as much tragedy and heartbreak. 

On this day in 1980, we see one of these tragic events with the murder of Larry Williams, who died from a gunshot wound to the head.  He was murdered in his Los Angeles home at the age of 45.  Sadly, this case has never been solved.  He is remembered for his hits Dizzy Miss Lizzy and Bony Maronie.

They say diamonds are a girls best friend....unless you a rocker chick, then I would have to say platinum is that girls best friend....a platinum album that is.  And in back to back years, 2 different bands got their taste of platinum on this day in rock.

Led Zeppelin did, in 1980 when their album In Through The Out Door went platinum.  This would be their last album to be recorded with drummer John Bonham before his death.  The following year, the Eagles took platinum with Eagles Live, which would be the last album the band would record until their reunion in 1994.

Success is most often sought after and fought for, but tragedy does not discriminate and strikes at anyone and everyone.  May success find you and blossom in your midst, and may tragedy be far from you.  May your January 7th bring you happiness!  Later......