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Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Happy 59th Birthday Bruce Springsteen!!!



Still rocking as hard as ever and leaving it all out on stage for 3+ Hours every Night.


The Freditor

Sunday, September 21, 2008

Cool: The Clash to release a recording of their famed 1982 Shea Stadium shows

Amazon.com: Live at Shea Stadium (Deluxe): The Clash: Music


Back in 1982, The Who were on their "farewell tour" of America's stadiums. Their opening act was The Clash. I was too young and too poor to go see those shows, but I was very excited about them at the time. I had a couple of friends who went and they said The Clash blew the The Who off the stage. Of course we were only 15 or 16 and The Clash was more our ge- ge- ge- generation than The Who, but The Clash were making a great mark for themselves.

In June 1981, The Clash were selling out 17 nights at Bond's International Casino in Times Square and making headlines. The promoter oversold it so hard the fire dept threatened to shut it all down, but the Clash, gotta love the late great Joe Strummer, agreed to play extra shows so everyone with a ticket saw a Clash show. November 1984, The Who released The Who's Last, a recording from that tour, but I never got to hear The Clash's live show. Now we finally can.

It's a big deal now that Shea Stadium is about to close and be bulldozed for the Citi Field. I hope all the groups that played there release Shea Stadium concert CDs. Grand Funk Railroad, Creedence, Bruce, The Beatles, The Stones and Billy Joel all did classic shows there.

The Freditor

Saturday, September 20, 2008

Black Dog-Led Zep Tribute Band playing in....

APPEARING SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27at CROSSROADS78 North Ave, Garwood, NJ

Monday, September 1, 2008

5 Excellent Emergency Things Your Cell Phone Can Do

> >For all the folks with cell phones. (This should be printed and kept in your
> car, purse, and wallet. Good information to have with you.)
> >
> >There are a few things that can be done in times of grave
> >emergencies.
> >
> >Your mobile phone can actually be a life saver or an emergency tool for
survival.
> Check out the things that you can do with it:

> >
> >
> >FIRST
> >Emergency
> >
> >The Emergency Number worldwide for Mobile is 112. If you find Yourself out of
> the coverage area of your mobile network and there is an Emergency, dial 112
> and the mobile will search any existing network to Establish the emergency
> number for you, and interestingly, this number 112 can be dialed even if the
> keypad is locked. Try it out.
> >
> >SECOND
> >Have you locked your keys in the car?
> >
> >Does your car have remote keyless entry? This may come in handy someday. Good
> reason to own a cell phone: If you lock your keys In the car and the spare
> keys are at home, call someone at home on their cell phone from your cell
> phone. Hold your cell phone about a foot From your car door and have the
> person at your home press the unlock button, holding it near the mobile phone
> on their end. Your car will unlock. Saves someone from having to drive your
> keys to you. Distance is no object. You could be hundreds of miles away, and
> if you can reach someone who has the other 'remote' for your car, you can
> unlock the doors (or the trunk).
> >
> >Editor's Note: It works fine! We tried it out and it unlocked our car over a
cell
> phone!'
> >
> >THIRD
> >Hidden Battery Power
> >
> >Imagine your cell battery is very low. To activate, press the keys *3370#.
Your cell
> phone will restart with this reserve and the instrument will show a 50%
> increase in battery. This reserve will get charged when you charge your cell
> phone next time.
> >
> >
> >FOURTH
> >How to disable a STOLEN mobile phone?
> >
> >To check your Mobile phone's serial number, key in the following Digits on
your
> phone: *#06#. A 15-digit code will appear on the screen. This number is
> unique to your handset. Write it down and keep it somewhere safe.
> >
> >If your phone gets stolen, you can phone your service provider and give them
> this code. They will then be able to block your handset so even if the thief
> changes the SIM card, your phone will be totally useless. You probably won't
> get your phone back, but at least you know that whoever stole it can't
> use/sell it either. If everybody does this, there would be no point in people
> stealing mobile phones.
> >
> >And Finally.....
> >
> >FIFTH
> >Free Directory Service for Cells
> >
> >Cell phone companies are charging us $1.00 to $1.75 or more for 411
information
> calls when they don't have to. Most of us do not carry a telephone directory
> in our vehicle, which makes this situation even more of a problem. When you
> need to use the 411 information option, simply dial: (800)FREE411, or (800)
> 373-3411 without incurring any charge at all. Program this into your cell
> phone now.
> >
> >This is the kind of information people don't mind receiving, so pass it on to
> your family and friends!