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April 25th . . . 1918 - Legendary jazz vocalist Ella Fitzgerald is born in Newport News, VA . . . 1923 - Blues guitarist Albert King is born . . . 1933 - Jerry Leiber is born in Baltimore. With Mike Stoller, he’s written witty rock hits like “Yakety Yak” and “Jailhouse Rock” . . . 1945 - Bjorn Ulvaeus of Abba is born in Gothenburg, Sweden . . . 1945 - Stu Cook (Creedence Clearwater Revival) is born this day . . . 1950 - Steve Ferrone, drummer with the Average White Band and Eric Clapton, is born in Brighton, England . . . 1956 - Elvis Presley reaches top of US chart with Heartbreak Hotel, his first No. 1 . . . 1961 - Elvis Presley makes his last stage appearance for nearly eight years at Bloch Arena in Hawaii . . . 1964 - The Beatles have an amazing 14 singles on the American chart . . . 1967 - The Beatles perform “All You Need Is Love” during a global satellite broadcast . . . 1974 - Jim Morrison’s widow, Pam, dies in Hollywood at the age of 27. Police suspect heroin use may have played a part in her death . . . 1977 - Elvis Presley makes his last-known recordings during a live concert at the Saginaw (Mich.) Civic Center . . . 1981 - Wings break up after Denny Laine leaves the band. Paul McCartney says he will carry on as a solo artist . . . 1987 - Crowded House had their biggest U.S. hit when “Don’t Dream It’s Over” peaked at #2; U2 replace Beastie Boys at top of US LP chart with The Joshua Tree . . . 1990 - The Fender Stratocaster on which Jimi Hendrix played “The Star-Spangled Banner” at Woodstock sells at a London auction for $295,000 . . . 1994 - The Eagles played the first of two shows where they recorded their ‘Hell Freezes Over’ album . . . 1994 - A judge sentences Beastie Boy Adam Horowitz to 200 hours’ community service after he beats up a TV cameraman during River Phoenix’s funeral . . . 1994 - A judge determines that Michael Bolton’s “Love Is a Wonderful Thing” sounds a little too similar to the Isley Brothers’ “Love Is a Wonderful Thing.” Ya think? . . . 1997 - Warren Haynes and Allen Woody quit the Allman Brothers Band to tend to their careers as Gov’t Mule . . . 1999 - Funk star Roger Troutman, 47, dies in a hospital in Dayton, Ohio, after being shot several times . . . 2000 - Eric Clapton is reunited on a TV stage in London with his former Derek & the Dominos keyboard player Bobby Whitlock, for their first performance together in 29 years . . . 2002 - Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes, the effervescent, sometimes volatile rapping member of the Grammy-winning R&B trio TLC, is killed in a car crash in Honduras . . . 2003 - The late jazz great Nina Simone is laid to rest in Carry-Le-Rouet, France . . . 2004 - Piano man Billy Joel drives his car into a house in Long Island. Nobody is seriously injured. It’s his third car crash in two years . . . 2007 - American singer Bobby “Boris” Pickett died of leukemia at the age of 69. He scored the Halloween anthem ‘The Monster Mash’ in 1962 . . .

Just in time for the Beavis & Butthead revival!! Woo-hoo!

A sneak peek at My Morning Jacket's new album....

I think I got a contact buzz just watching this....

RHT Pic 'o' the Week

RHT Pic 'o' the Week
Prosecution evidence leaked from the Barry Bonds trial

Randon Non-Rock Notes. Rock Notes, get it? I'm awesome.

Car wrecks! Woohoo!

Here's a baby rabbit eating a flower.

Best commercial on TV right now. You dang woodchucks!!

Quite simply, the greatest redneck car ramp jump ever. Period.

Slippery slide accidents are always money, aren't they?

Let's revisit this famous soccer bitch.

Yo. My man. Seriously, this is not the best way to get free ice cream.

Good boy.

I want this lamb! Oh, and this lamb!

Hey lady, watch where you're goin'.

Monday, June 16, 2008

A Boy Named Sue

I was recently prompted by management to please the masses by writing and posting another witty blog on this juggernaut of musical forum (RHT). Instead, I chose to write the following.

The purpose of this blog, and that is something that sets my blogging apart from the rest of this frivolous information - purpose, is to point out the stupidity of some of our all-time favorite musicians. It seems as much as we love these self-indulgent musical geniuses; stardom, money and fame in general sets in and creates a mindset that fools them into thinking they can break all the rules. Now let's be clear, I'm not talking about breaking rules rock stars are supposed to break (like hotel room etiquette), I mean basic laws of the planet. Like not hanging a douche-bag-esque moniker on you offspring. Still not follow? Ok, consider the following . . . .
Below I've compiled a list of some of the best (worst) names ever bestowed by a musician. I'll report, you decide:

Alice Cooper named one of his children - Dashiell Cooper - His other child is named Sonora Cooper. Girls? Boys? I like to call the latter kid Scooper.
Brian Littrell (of supergroup Backstreet Boys) - named his boy Baylee Thomas Wylee Littrell - I'm pretty sure the only other Wylee I've ever heard of is a coyote. I predict the kid to be a chronic failure.

Eryka Badu (your real name is Erica!) - has a kid named Seven Sirus Benjamin - George Castanza eat your heart out. aka the S.S. Benjamin.
Shania Twain - She named her kid Eja. Isn't that a typo? Or just the abbreviation for ejaculation? Whatever it is, Shania gets bonus points for being married to a dude named Mutt. (and YES, this image had to be this big!)
And the king of namos muy estupido - Mick Jagger. His kids (at least the ones claimed) : Georgia May Ayeesha Jagger (can these be rearranged into a phrase? perhaps a code to a Stones tune), Karis Hunt (surname of mother - warning to kid, be careful using only the first initial - K.Hunt), and Jade Sheena Jezebel Jagger - how much more racy can a name be? Hmmm, I think I'll name my daughter after the most notorious whore in all of history. Even Keith would have known better. Riiiight, man. (Check that - Keith Richards - son Dupree)

Rock steady fellas.

6 comments:

  1. By the way, I forgot to give credit to DJ for prompting me to go Magnum P.I. on rock star names. You got the gears turning bro.

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  2. The Shania pic has rendered me speechless. OK, I'm fine now. My favorite rock kid names are Dweezil and Moon Unit Zappa, but that's just me.

    PS - Loved the Wyle E. Coyote reference.

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  3. Hey - I'm an inspirational figure, what can I say? Wikipedia is a wonderful thing. Love the "cunt punt" link. I must put it in my personal collection...

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  4. I like Waylon Jennings' kids' name - Shooter. Except that probably id is middle name. First name - Tequila.

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  5. The post would have been longer but I got tripped up by the Shania pic as well.

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  6. Shania's back out on the market again, huh? Wonder if she'd want to make another goofy-named kid?

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RHT Greatest American Rocker: Elvis Presley

RHT Greatest American Rocker: Elvis Presley

RHT Greatest Guitarist: Jimi Hendrix

RHT Greatest Guitarist: Jimi Hendrix

RHT Greatest Artist of the 80's: Michael Jackson

RHT Greatest Artist of the 80's: Michael Jackson

RHT Greatest Album of the 70's: Dark Side of the Moon

RHT Greatest Album of the 70's: Dark Side of the Moon

RHT Greatest Album of the 80's: Back in Black

RHT Greatest Album of the 80's: Back in Black

RHT Most Iconic Guitar Of All-Time

RHT Most Iconic Guitar Of All-Time
The Gibson Les Paul

RHT Greatest Album of the 60's: Abbey Road

RHT Greatest Album of the 60's: Abbey Road

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RHT Greatest Artist of the 90's: Nirvana

RHT Greatest Rock Voice: Freddie Mercury

RHT Greatest Rock Voice: Freddie Mercury

RHT Most Beautiful Woman in Music: Carrie Underwood

RHT Most Beautiful Woman in Music: Carrie Underwood

RHT Greatest Album Cover: Abbey Road

RHT Greatest Album Cover: Abbey Road

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RHT Greatest Metal Song: Iron Man

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RHT Greatest Song: Stairway to Heaven

Time flies when you're havin' fun . . .

R.I.P. Delaney

I lost my little Scottish Terrier on Monday, September 8th to cancer. Her name was Delaney and she was a warrior. She was a rescue, and in her lifetime she'd been to hell and back. At the risk of sounding like a total wimp, it hurts like a son-of-a-bitch. If you're a dog lover like myself and want to see what she was all about, you can check out this link:

http://delaneywarrior.blogspot.com/

Man, I miss that little dog.

By the way, this link stays up as long as RHT is in existence.