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One of rock's all time great front men would be 62 today. RIP Freddie Mercury! I was fortunate enough to see the band on the 1979 tour when they opened up with a solid 1-2 punch. First, a sensational fast and very different version of "We Will Rock You" followed by the raucous "Let Me Entertain You." Here's that opening salvo from a show in Japan. Enjoy.



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The biggest game of Tyrone Willingham's UW career is almost upon us. A win gives the Dawgs a shot at a 2 and 2 start and allows for optimism. A loss...with Oklahoma coming in next week followed by a bye week seems potentially catastrophic.\



Hard to remember the last time the Yankees came to town for what feels like a meaningless series. You'd have to go back to 1993.

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Kim Thayil, 1/4 of the powerhouse that was Soundgarden, is 48 today. He's dabbled in several different music projects in the decade since the band ceased to be. Here's an incredible video from the 1992 Kitsap Country Fairgrounds show.



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Just one day until the NFL season kickoff with a sensational rivalry game between the Redskins and Giants. Jim Zorn's head coaching debut can be heard LIVE right here!



Every day this guy isn't in the M's lineup this month is a day wasted.

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Irish singer, songwriter, poet, author, and mystic Van Morrison turns 63 on Sunday. A sensational and underrated and very prolific musician, his work cannot easily be put into any one style. "Brown Eyed Girl", "Gloria", and "Moondance" are 3 good examples. All hits, one poppy, one gritty, one with much of a smooth sound. He collaborated on several occasions with the great John Lee Hooker. Here's an incredible video of the duo sitting on a dock and beltin out an outstanding version of "Baby Please Don't Go".

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Danny Seraphine turns 60 today. The original engine behind Chicago's gritty sound, their stage was built around the talented drummer. They're better known for an unending stream of syrupy ballads but in their early days they had a uniquely edgy sound that was unlike anything else out there. Here's Danny in the middle of it all playing drums on "Free".
 


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Football time boys and girls! And not a minute too soon.

Instant replay in baseball.....what could POSSIBLY go wrong?

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Aleksandar Živojinović came roaring into the world in Fernie, British Columbia 55 years ago today. At some point he decided to go with the stage name Alex Lifeson and it's by that name that fans know the guitarist for Rush. Here's Alex and the boys in 1981 performing "Closer to the Heart".

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We're three days late but it's worth noting that Keith Moon should have turned 62 last Saturday. So much of the focus on his short life is on two things: drinking and destroying his drum kit. Pat O'Day tells a great story about being on a boat on Lake Washington with the Who and Herman's Hermits..the Who was opening for HH...and the band was having an argument in front of Pat. The gist of it was they couldn't afford to keep buying new drum kits for Moon. That being said...Moon's sensational sense of humor should not be overlooked. Check out this acceptance speech from the 2nd annual Rock Music Awards in 1976.



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Hey! It's the Charger Girls! Watch out ladies...Mike Tirico's in the house!



Go man go! The crew is thrilled that the M's magic number to avoid the dreaded 100 100 club is now 14.

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Rob Halford of Judas Priest turns 57 today. The absolute man when it comes to heavy metal signing...he's got a three and a half octave range. I'd be even more impressed with that if I knew what it meant. But I'll tell you what...I think he hits every single one of those octaves during this song. Here's JP with Halford out in front at the legendary Live Aid show in 1985.



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Sad to see the dip in attendance at the Boeing Classic. For a city without many big sports events it's disturbing to see fans chose not to support the ones that are here. As for the weather...come on! When did we turn into giant weather weenies in this town?




5 days and counting to the biggest game in this guy's career.

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We're two days late with this one but trust me...in the Black Crowes...punctuality is just another word in the dictionary. Drummer Steve Gorman is 43 today...and in addition to providing the back beat for one of America's most underrated bands he's also probably had to break up a fight or two between the combative Robinson brothers. Here's Steve with the boys in the band at the 1993 Daytona Music Festival.



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The Longacres Mile Golden Age continued yesterday at Emerald Downs. In the past 6 Miles we've seen Skyjack run the fastest race ever in 2003, No Giveaway win as the longest shot ever in 2005, Jim Penney win his record 5th mile with Flamethrowintexan in 2006, Ron Crockett get a win with the Great Face in 2007 and yesterday we watched the "Working Man's Horse" Wasserman roll to a win with Jennifer Whitaker on board, Whitaker becomes the first woman in history to win the race.

Is that a star being born? Justin Forsett is coming right at you!