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IT HAPPENED THIS MONTH
By Barry Cleveland
Onstage, Nov 1, 2001
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The first public “nickel-in-the-slot” machine, or jukebox, was unveiled on 11/23/1889 at the Palais Royal restaurant in San Francisco. Demonstrated by Louis Glass, the device played tinfoil recordings on an Edison phonograph, with four “listening tubes” attached and a coin slot for each tube. Listeners were rewarded with a few minutes of music for each nickel… . The 11/7/74 issue of Rolling Stone reported that Ted Nugent won the National Squirrel-Shooting Archery Contest by bagging a squirrel with a bow from a distance of 150 yards. Nugent, who serves on the board of the NRA, was also reported to have slaughtered 27 more of the little mammals with a handgun… . A man posing as Deep Purple guitarist Ritchie Blackmore was arrested on 11/13/74 in Iowa City, Iowa, for misrepresentation after he conned food and shelter from some DP fans and wrecked a borrowed Porsche. The real Blackmore was performing in San Francisco at the time… . Jerry Lee Lewis was arrested outside the gates of Graceland on 11/13/76, where he had been shouting, waving a gun, and demanding to see Elvis Presley. Security guards called the police, who arrested Lewis, charging him with public intoxication and possession of a .38 caliber Derringer… . On 11/1/87 and 11/18/87 a country-western group calling themselves the Dalton Brothers opened for U2 on their U.S. tour. Alton, Luke, Betty, and Duke Dalton were actually Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton (in drag), and Larry Mullen Jr. opening for themselves. They did one final gig a few weeks later before abandoning the gag… . Sly Stone arrived an hour late for a comeback concert in Los Angeles on 11/12/87. He was immediately arrested for nonpayment of child support… . On 11/7/88 John Fogerty, of Creedence Clearwater Revival fame, prevailed in a lawsuit brought against him by Fantasy Records alleging that he plagiarized himself by copying his “Run Through the Jungle” when he wrote “Old Man Down the Road.” Fogerty performed live in the courtroom in his own defense. Unfortunately, the victory cost him $400,000 in legal expenses… . On 11/15/90 producer Frank Farian admitted that German break-dancer Rob Pilatus and French gymnast Fabrice Morvan, aka Milli Vanilli, didn't sing a single note on their best-selling Girl You Know It's True album and lip-synced their live performances. Four days later, they were forced to return the Grammy Award they had been given for Best New Artist… . An estimated 500,000 people assembled at the Polo Field in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park on 11/3/91 for A Benefit for Laughter, Love, and Music — Memorial for Bill Graham. Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young; the Grateful Dead; Santana; Jackson Browne; and Journey were among the many performers… . On 11/23/98
Spin magazine executive editor Craig Marks was confronted by Marilyn Manson, who allegedly told him, “I can kill you. I can kill your family. I can kill everyone you know,” before having two bodyguards rough him up. Manson was reportedly upset that the magazine reneged on its offer to feature him alone on a cover.
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