MONTHLY NEWS LETTER
| BIRTHDAY'S - MARCH 1 Roger Daltrey 1944 2 Rory Gallagher 1949 2 Jon Bon Jovi 1962 4 Chris Squire 1948 4 Jason Newsted 1963 7 Eric Andrew Knutsen 1965 9 Robin Trower 1945 9 Johnny Kelly ? 10 Jeff Ament 1963 12 Steve Harris 1956 12 Minoru Niihara 1960 15 Dee Snider 1955 15 Bret Michaels 1965 16 Nancy Wilson 1960 17 Billy Corgan 1967 17 Scott Gorham 1951 18 Jeff LaBar 1965 18 Jerry Cantrell 1966 18 Darwin Keys ? 19 Billy Sheehan 1953 19 Paul Kossoff 1976 19 Gary Thain 1976 20 Carl Palmer 1947 21 Keni Richards 1959 21 Robert Sweet 1960 |
22 Keith Relf 1943 23 Kyoji Yamamoto 1960 25 Ron Keel 1961 25 Mike Flaherty 1970 26 Steven Tyler 1948 27 Scott Anderson ? 29 Perry Farrell 1959 30 Eric Clapton 1945 31 Mick Ralphs 1948 31 Angus Young 1959 HISTORIC EVENT'S - MARCH 4 Quiet Riot's Metal Heath released 1983 6 Led Zeppelin's Physical Graffiti goes gold 1975 9 Bad Company debuts Newcastle, England 1974 11 Van Halen released Van Halen 1978 13 First Van Halen tour starts 1978 15 Kiss' Destroyer released 1976 18 California Jam II 1978 26 Randy Rhoads dies 1982 21 Judas Priest's Turbo released 1986 24 Iron Maiden's Number Of The Beast released 1982 24 Van Halen's 5150 released 1986 27 Ozzy Osbourne's The Ultimate Sin tour starts 1986 27 Van Halen's 5150 tour starts 1986 30 Deep Purple's Made In Japan released 1973 31 Jimi Hendrix burns guitar on stage for first time (London) 1967 |
In Flake News
Flakers in the Tennessee and Mississippi area, my we have your attention please?! We are getting together to see Slash's Snakepit and AC/DC at the Pyramid in Memphis, Tennessee on March 24th. Finally an arena show! If you want to hook up for the show or just to meet some fellow Flakers, email us for details and watch the boards.We got lots of new Flakers this month. Some making a big entrance and others being shy. Say hello to; jerkyballs, Victim of the Insane, Ashes 2 Ashes, David Scott, solgar, Alchemist, purgatory666, Very'eavy, eventdrums, MORRISON and MR. CHRIS, Some already have their mugs up in the Resident Flakes section.
SickPuppy, from the #webcams chat room, has been made moderator over the Death Metal forum on the Metal Flakes UBB. Our former moderator went MIA. Sickie says not enough of you want to talk about Death Metal. So stop in his forum and hive him a shout.
In Metal News
Halford, coming off a world tour for Resurrection, will be releasing a double live CD on Metal-Is Records. To be out in the U.S.on or around April 17th. The track listing so far includes; Resurrection, Made In Hell, Into The Pit, Nailed To The Gun, Light Comes Out Of Black, Stained Class, Jawbreaker, Running Wild, Slow Down, Life In Black, Hell's Last Survivor, Sad Wings, Beyond The Realms Of Death, Breaking The Law, Metal Gods, Silent Screams, Cyber World, Saviour, Hellion, Electric Eye, Riding On The Wind, Tyrant and Genocide,
For those who absolutely can't wait, there are some sound clips for download available at the Official Halford Web Site for Resurrection, Electric Eye and Screaming In The Dark.
AC/DC have begun their second leg of their U.S. tour in support of "Stiff Upper Lip". AC/DC were recently recognized by RIAA in the U.S. as the 5th highest selling band in history, with sales in excess of 70 million units!! "Stiff Upper Lip" has also hit Platinum status so the support tour looks to be a sell out as well. Catch them while you can!!
DATE CITY VENUE MISC INFO 03/18/2001 Ft. Lauderdale, FL National Car Rental Center 03/20/2001 Orlando, FL Wherehouse Center 03/21/2001 Tampa, FL Ice Palace 03/23/2001 Nashville, TN Gaylord Entertainment Center 03/24/2001 Memphis, TN The Pyramid 03/26/2001 Little Rock, AR Alltel Arena 03/28/2001 Greenville, SC Bi-Lo Center 03/29/2001 Greensboro, NC Greensboro Coliseum Complex 03/31/2001 Charlotte, NC Charlotte Coliseum 04/01/2001 Raleigh, NC Raleigh Arena 04/03/2001 Dayton, OH Nutter Arena 04/04/2001 Columbus, OH Nationwide Arena 04/06/2001 Cleveland, OH Gund Arena 04/08/2001 Chicago, IL United Center 04/09/2001 Minneapolis, MN Xcel Center 04/11/2001 Denver, CO Pepsi Arena 04/12/2001 Salt Lake City, UT E Center 04/14/2001 Los Angeles, CA LA Forum 04/17/2001 Sacramento, CA ARCO Arena 04/19/2001 Portland, OR Rosegarden Amphitheater 04/20/2001 Seattle, WA Tacoma Dome 04/22/2001 Vancouver, Pacific Coliseum 04/25/2001 Edmonton, AB Skyreach 04/26/2001 Calgary, AB Saddledome 04/28/2001 Winnipeg, MB Winnipeg Arena 04/29/2001 Fargo, ND Fargodome 05/01/2001 Madison, WI Kohl Center 05/02/2001 Detroit, MI Joe Louis Arena 05/04/2001 Boston, MA FleetCenter 05/05/2001 Philadelphia, MS Spectrum
Opening this tour for AC/DC are none other than Slash's Snakepit! Snakepit's latest release, "Ain't Life Grand" is the best representation of Slash's works since leaving G&R With Rod Jackson on vocals, there is a perfect blend of vocal and guitar sounds brought together. If you have never seen Snakepit live, you don't know what you are missing. This is one of those bands that surprises you live. You just don't expect to get what they give. This tour they get a 50 minute set instead of 30 or 40! Get out there and catch this tour!!
JJoker's Corner
Bill had always been a prankster. As each of his friends were married, Bill made sure some type of practical joke was played upon them. Now ready to be married himself, he was dreading the payback he knew was coming.
Surprisingly, the ceremony went off without a hitch. No one stood up during the pause to offer a reason 'why this couple should not be married.' His reception wasn't disrupted by streakers or strippers, and the car the couple was to take on their honeymoon was in perfect working order.
When the couple arrived at their hotel and entered the room, Bill even checked for cornflakes in the bed (a gag he had always loved). Nothing, it seemed, was amiss. Satisfied that he had come away unscathed, the couple fell into bed.
Upon waking, the couple was ravenous so Bill called down to room service and asked, "I'd like to order breakfast for two."
At that moment, a soft voice from under the bed said, "Make that five."
An old soldier was celebrating 82 years on this earth. He spoke to his toes.
"Hello toes!" he said, "how are you, toes? You know, you are 82 today. Oh, the times we`ve had! Remember when we walked in the park in summer every Sunday afternoon? The times we waltzed on the dance floor? Happy birthday, toes!"
"Hello knees," he continued. "How are you, knees? You know you`re 82 today. Oh, the times we`ve had! Remember when we marched in the parade? Oh, the hurdles we`ve jumped together. Happy birthday, knees!"
Then, he looked down at his crotch. "Hello Willy! If you were alive today, you`d be 82 years old!"
Personal Announcements and Messages
From: Metal Flakes
To: Lisa
Much faith and prayers while you morn your father. We are here for you.From: DEB
To: Tennessee& Mississippi Flakers
Get your butts to AC/DC!!CREDITS:
Writing: DEB
HTML Editing: DEB
Jokes contributed by: JJoker
Halford photo: Borrowed from robhalford.com
AC/DC photo: Borrowed from acdcband.com
Slash photo: By DEB
Rod Jackson photo: By DEB
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