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Currently running two webcasts @ Live365.com CD Quality and FM Quality sound
Featuring Classic Rock, Arena Rock including progressive and late 60's psychedelic classics
Entire music content for my broadcasts are from original cd rips or provided by the Live365 music library

Artists include: The Doors, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Blue Oyster Cult, Beatles, Stones, Yes, Journey, Supertramp, Chilliwack, Heart, Trooper, Montrose, Foghat, Deep Purple, Free, Grand Funk, Jefferson Airplane, Cheap Trick, Black Sabbath, Eric Clapton, Argent, Eloy, Golden Earring, The Cult and many many more of the Best of Classic Rock.

If you don't hear thatold favorite band of yours today, you'll likely hear it tommorrow.

Day 1

Kick Rocks has been broadcasting online since 1999, off and on. My current station has been available since February 2003. The playlist conversion from a mix of POP Rock 60s thru 80s to it's current form of Classic Arena Rock plus Classic Hard Rock, has been in effect since March 2004.

When I have some spare time, I enjoy bringing music to listeners around the world. KICK Rocks has listeners from over 50 different countries. From the Bermudas to South East Asia, from Canada to Argentina, from the USA to France, and Northern Europe to Australia, maybe I just should say...in cyberspace you can listen from almost anywhere on Earth. For me, that's the fun of it all. Truly a global community. Music has always been multilingual and some music/artists often are admired by everyone.

There are many forms of Classic Rock. I have some great web links to share. That will be coming soon....

Would you believe: Ozzy and Me?

When I think about it, I smile a little, Ozzy was so cool and polite.

I guess it was somewhere around 1982, on a boat, between Vancouver Island and Vancouver City. I noticed four or five guys in the front row looking out at a cool breezy day on the water. I had no idea who they were, only that they looked a bit like trouble (you know, long hair, tats, makeup, leather) I have to say, I'm laughing as I recall that day. One of them got up from his seat and looked around, I was the only person sharing an area for (maybe) 100.
Of course he started back to where I was, I still had no clue, he had dark blonde hair, and eye makeup. When he got to me, he smiled, and politely asked, "Do you have a light, mate". I gave him a pack of matches, and he said "Thanks mate, I'll bring them back"I replied, "No problem, keep 'em, I have a lighter". I asked "You know you have to smoke outside?" Ozzy replied, "Oh, ok"

And that would be the end of the story, I still didn't know who he was, except.............I went for a walk on deck, 15 minutes later. I noticed Ozzy and his band, huddled behind a bulkhead, obviously very cold.

And then, I smiled, I realized who the man was, Ozzy Osbourne and also, I should have given him my lighter, I have no doubt he would have returned it.
Finally, because I'm Canadian, and Canadians are known for saying "sorry". I wish like hell I had given up my lighter to you Ozzy, and I'm sorry mate.

Return of 70s Arena Bands

As mentioned, my first concert experience was Pink Floyd in Vancouver British Columbia Canada. Looking back to that event, in the 70s, I can't recall a more enjoyable concert.

Attending concerts like those given by "Superbands" is never *just* the music, or, theatrics... it's the magic. Often it's your crowd of friends, how you get there, what !inspires! you that day - that night.

I need to mention - I will "navel gaze" about the past - on the trips to concerts and (without names) the groups of friends or maybe the one other involved. It's all part of my reasons for playlisting the type of music that I have at live365. Progressive 70s Rock and more...

Back to the Late 70's - For you classic car buffs, Led Zeppelin in Seattle, a 2 hour drive, more or less, an international border. 3 or 4 idiots (me included) in a car made in the mid-50s, chevy, slicks, LOUD etc a very classic car and modified by professionals. During a sunny day - we were declined entrance to the "states" 'cause one numb n**z didn't have his ID.(I'll mention that mr.no i.d. can't be blamed for anything, considering the other -stuff- going on at the border, but, !!he could have warned us!!) We did manage to get there (second run at the crossing), how we did?, I'm not sure, and, we ...all made it back the next day, how we did that, is even more of a mystery. And a debate could be made about the four who returned not being the same four who left.(ha!) more later ...Looking back, at what we did and the places we went, they were likely the poorest choices we could have made. Almost..

Back to Pink Floyd- Concert - Early-Mid 70s - The Car- 65 Malibu - The Poison - Vodka -Ice - OJ(no pulp or fiction) - The Woman - One of the dearest gals I could ever call a friend. Maybe it's why and where it all began for me, my interest in concerts.

I'll be back ......................thunder storm happening here...gotta go!!

The Death of Marc Bolan - T REX

Some may have heard of Marc Bolan, the heart and soul of 70's band T REX

The legend is that he was killed in a car accident, and was decapitated during that accident. I've heard it happened in the US. After checking and double checking sources throughout the net. From the T REX homepage to news pages. This is what might be true...

In the early morning, after leaving a club, Marc and Gloria were heading home, Gloria at the wheel (Marc had never learned how to drive, or at least, had never gotten his drivers license). The accident took place on a winding road, in Britain his home country. One turn missed and a tree hit, it was no more complicated than that.

I never did see T REX in concert, I would like to have. Although only a few of the bands tracks entertained me, many of the songs music and lyrics simply were to edgy, alternative. The four or five that I do like, are always in my top 100.
And now you know the truth............maybe.
www.live365.com/stations/kickdigital

Pink Floyd, Roger Waters and David Gilmour

KICK ROCKS continues to `morph`. These daze it's 70's Arena Rock. Pink Floyd, Yes, Led Zeppelin, Roger Waters, The Who, Styx.... Trying to create a virtual Rock Concert.
Many of the listeners are at work. Live365.com provides an excellant service for streaming audio. Leaving basic broadcasters more concerned with developing a quality experience.
My broadcast will range from the mainstream Classic Rock Artists of the 70's to occasional playlists with more obscure acts.
If your looking for Pink Floyd, Supertramp, T.Rex, The Doors, Stones, Foghat, Golden Earring and many more of the Arena Rock genre. It's at live365. Free or Vip.
Next time I'll reminice about AC/DC or BTO in Vancouver. Did I mention seeing Paul McCartney at the KingDome in Seattle. 70,000. I had center seats, last row, third level(300 Level). My back was against the wall and concrete above my head. Ha, in a way, it was a great place to be.

BTO - Bachman Turner Overdrive

Sometimes concerts seem lost in faded memories, I'll never forget BTO, even 30 years ago.
For the few who don't know BTO, a very classic blue collar rock the house band.

Fortunate enough to have 2 free tickets and a great gal to attend with. Vancouver Colliseum seemed to never rock so hard, literally. It was a foot stompin' concert, 16,000 black boots, er, 32,000 black boots Takin' Care of Business. Canadian band, Canadian crowd seemed to simply sync all night.

If/when I get a chance to look at this again, I'll put a link for a website if anyone wants to know more.

Welcome To My Nightmare ^..^ .stephen. ^..^

Back to 1975. A concert with the pop darkside master of the day, Alice Cooper. Of course, that's not what my opinion was. It did appear to be the judgement of many parents.

I had two tickets to see "Welcome To My Nightmare" with Alice Cooper, in Vancouver. It became a concert of repute, only because Alice fell off of the stage.

I didn't have the chance to see that concert, my friends were denied the request to go. It turned out for the best, making lifelong friends with some of the people involved. It's great how adversity can, at times, bring people closer together. People who otherwise may have simply moved on.

Have to tell you, I found a copy of that tours CD release, and for now, every track is playing at KICK ROCKS , at www.live365.com/stations/kickdigital

Day 2- Why 1970s Rock

I'm going to have to refresh my memory and come up with a list of the bands and locations that I was lucky enough to experience in the 70s and since.

Here's a short list of a few, and for now, just a few details.
Pink Floyd - the first concert that I attended was in Vancouver Canada. It was the Dark Side of the Moon tour. Early 70s

Led Zeppelin - In Seattle - Mid 70s

For now I'll just add - Supertramp, BTO, Yes, AC/DC, Blue Oyster Cult and more.....I'll get to it, this is after all day one. My first effort at blogging. Save this blog as a favorite for information about KICK Rocks at Live365 and some bits of rock concert memories. :)

It had to be - Blue Oyster Cult

This concert was in Vancouver, a small venue arena, maybe 2,500 people, It seemed like 500. Wild lights and smoke, amps cranked well beyond legal limits. Not much fun, except 3 of us arrived, two left, I left one behind. I still laugh about that one. I figure we waited for 45 minutes at my car. Turned out the other guy wondered around in the cold and dark, no one would give him a ride. Not sure, sounded like he said he walked home, that would be somewhere around 40 miles. Guess that's why, this otherwise complete waste of time, is remembered.
Although, my ears rang for at least 5 or 6 days, makes me wonder if that was the beginning of "early onset - adult level" hearing issues. Perhaps it's why listening to music is so important to me now, and why I like 70s Arena Bands and Prog Bands. As far as concerts go, this was the worst for me, Trooper at the Surrey roller rink was better.