1962 – The Rolling Stones perform their first ever concert, at the Marquee Club in London.

On 12 July 1962 the band played their first gig at the Marquee Club billed as "The Rollin' Stones". The line-up was Jagger, Richards and Jones, along with Stewart on piano, Taylor on bass and Chapman on drums. Jones and Stewart wanted to play Chicago blues, but were agreeable to the Chuck Berry and Bo Diddley numbers of Jagger and Richards. Bassist Bill Wyman joined in December 1962 and drummer Charlie Watts the following January 1963 to form the band's long-standing rhythm section.

The Rolling Stones' acting manager Giorgio Gomelsky got the band a Sunday afternoon residency at The Crawdaddy Club, which Gomelsky tied to an international renaissance of the blues, and, along with the ascension of the Beatles, a formative musical event for "Swinging London."

July 12,1979 – Disco Demolition Night at Comiskey Park.

Steve Dahl

Here's My Dad again in the middle with his brother, My Uncle Jimmy on the left.

Popular Chicago disc jockey Steve Dahl had been fired from local radio station WDAI when its programming shifted from album-oriented rock to an all-disco format. Dahl was subsequently hired by rival album-rock station WLUP, "The Loop". Sensing an incipient anti-disco backlash[3] and playing off the publicity surrounding his firing, Dahl created a mock organization called "The Insane Coho Lips Anti-Disco Army" to oppose disco. Dahl and broadcast partner Garry Meier regularly mocked and heaped scorn on disco records on the air. Dahl also recorded his own parody, Do You Think I'm Disco? (a satire of Rod Stewart's "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?").[4][5]
Meanwhile, on May 2, the Detroit Tigers-Chicago White Sox game at Comiskey Park was rained out. American League rules called for the game to be made up at the teams' next meeting in Chicago. Thursday, July 12 was to have featured a single night game, to kick off a four-game weekend series, the last series before the All-Star Break. The single game date was switched to a doubleheader.
Dahl and Meier, in conjunction with Mike Veeck (son of then-White Sox owner Bill Veeck), Dave Logan, WLUP Promotion Director, and Jeff Schwartz, WLUP Sales Manager, devised a promotion that involved people bringing unwanted disco music records to the game in exchange for an admission fee of 98¢ (the fee representing the station's location on the FM dial, 97.9). The records would be collected, placed in a large crate in center field, and blown up by Dahl.

July 12, 1979 – Disco Demolition Night at Comiskey Park

This is my Dad in the middle!!!!

The turnout for this promotion far exceeded all expectations. White Sox management was hoping for a crowd of 12,000, about double the average for a Thursday night game that year. But an estimated 90,000 turned up at the 52,000-seat stadium. Thousands of people climbed walls and fences attempting to enter Comiskey Park, while others were denied admission. Off-ramps to the stadium from the Dan Ryan Expressway were closed when the stadium was filled to capacity and beyond.[6]
White Sox TV announcers Harry Caray and Jimmy Piersall, who were broadcasting the game for WSNS-TV, commented freely on the "strange people" wandering aimlessly in the stands. Mike Veeck recalled that the pregame air was heavy with the scent of marijuana.[7] When the crate on the field was filled with records, staff stopped collecting them from spectators, who soon realized that long-playing (LP) records were shaped like frisbees. Some began to throw their records from the stands during the game, often striking other fans. The fans also threw beer and even firecrackers from the stands.
After the first game (which Detroit won 4-1), Dahl, dressed in army fatigues and helmet, along with Lorelei Shark, WLUP's first "Rock Girl",[8] and bodyguards, emerged and proceeded to center field. The large box containing the collected records was rigged with explosives. Dahl led the crowd in chants of "disco sucks" and a countdown prior to triggering the explosives. When detonated, the explosives tore a hole in the outfield grass surface and a small fire began burning. Dahl, Shark, and the bodyguards hopped into a jeep which circled the warning track before leaving the field through the right-centerfield exit. Thousands of fans immediately rushed the field. Some lit more fires and started small-scale riots. The batting cage was pulled down and wrecked,[9] and the bases were stolen, along with chunks of the field itself. The crowd, once on the field, mostly wandered around aimlessly,[10] though a number of participants burned banners, sat on the grass or ran from security and police.
Veeck and Caray used the public address system to implore the fans to leave the field immediately, but to no avail. The scoreboard simply flashed, "PLEASE RETURN TO YOUR SEATS." Eventually, the field was cleared by the Chicago Police in riot gear. Six people reported minor injuries and thirty-nine were arrested for disorderly conduct.[6] The field was so badly torn up that the umpires decided the second game couldn't be played, though Tigers manager Sparky Anderson let it be known that his players would not take the field in any case due to safety concerns. The next day, American League president Lee MacPhail forfeited the second game to the Tigers, on the grounds that the White Sox had failed to provide acceptable playing conditions. The remaining games in the series were played, but for the rest of the season fielders and managers complained about the poor condition of the field.
For White Sox outfielder Rusty Torres, Disco Demolition Night was actually the third time in his career he had personally seen a forfeit-inducing riot. He had played for the New York Yankees at the last Senators game in Washington in 1971 and the Cleveland Indians at the infamous Ten Cent Beer Night in Cleveland in 1974. The event was deemed newsworthy worldwide.[3]
According to the 1986 book Rock of Ages: The Rolling Stone history of Rock and Roll, "the following year disco had peaked as a commercial blockbuster".[2] Steve Dahl said in a 2004 interview with Keith Olbermann that disco was a fad "probably on its way out. But I think it hastened its demise".[11]
Nile Rodgers, producer and guitarist for the popular disco-era group Chic said "It felt to us like Nazi book-burning. This is America, the home of jazz and rock and people were now afraid even to say the word 'disco'."[3]
According to the book A Change Is Gonna Come, "The Anti-disco movement represented an unholy alliance of funkateers and feminists, progressives and puritans, rockers and reactionaries. The attacks on disco gave respectable voice to the ugliest kinds of unacknowledged racism, sexism and homophobia."[12] Dahl, however, rejected the notion that this was his motivation. "The worst thing is people calling Disco Demolition homophobic or racist. It just wasn't...We weren't thinking like that."[6]

Although Bill Veeck took much of the public heat for the fiasco, it was known among baseball people that his son Mike was the actual front-office "brains" behind it. As a result, Mike was blacklisted from Major League Baseball for a long time after his father retired. As Mike related, "The second that first guy shimmied down the outfield wall, I knew my life was over!"[7]
To this day, the second game of this doubleheader is still the last game forfeited in the American League. The last game to end in this manner in the National League was on August 10, 1995, when a baseball giveaway promotion went awry and resulted in the Los Angeles Dodgers forfeiture.
Much later, on July 12, 2001, Mike Veeck apologized to Harry Wayne Casey, the lead singer for KC and the Sunshine Band, a leading disco act.[13]

Actor Michael Clarke Duncan, a Chicago native and 21 at the time, attended the event. He was among the first 100 people to run onto the field and he slid into third base. He also had a silver belt buckle stolen during the ensuing riot[14] and stole a bat from the dugout.[15]

Anheuser-Busch wants to trademark area codes in the U.S.

In what could be seen as an attempt to mimic the local marketing success of its popular Goose Island 312 Urban Wheat Ale, Anheuser-Busch InBev has filed applications to trademark the signature area codes of 15 U.S. cities.

Chicago-based Goose Island parent Fulton Street Brewery LLC, acquired by Anheuser-Busch as part of a $38.8 million deal earlier this year, holds registered trademarks on "312 Urban Wheat" and "312 Urban Wheat Ale Goose Island Chicago." When the acquisition was announced, Anheuser-Busch pledged to pump $1.3 million into boosting Goose Island's brewing capacity.

Now, a search of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's online database shows that on May 20, Anheuser-Busch filed applications to trademark:

"704" (Charlotte, N.C.), "216" (Cleveland), "214" (Dallas), "303" (Denver), "713" (Houston), "702" (Las Vegas), "305" (Miami), "615" (Nashville, Tenn.), "215" (Philadelphia), "602" (Phoenix), "412" (Pittsburgh), "619" (San Diego), "415" (San Francisco), "314" (St. Louis) and "202" (Washington).

Scott Slavick, who specializes in trademark law at Chicago-based intellectual property firm Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, says Anheuser Busch's intent appears clear.

"My guess is they want to come out with sort of local-sounding beer products," Slavick said. "People enjoy thinking that they're getting beer from a particular area."

And those products, Slavick said, could show up any time, trademark or no.

"If the patent and trademark office says you're OK and no third parties have a problem with it, then you get what's called a notice of allowance. Then you have three years from that date to demonstrate use of your mark in order to get it registered.

"The fact that they filed on an intent-to-use basis doesn't mean that they couldn't already be using these marks or intend to come out with them at any time."

News of the applications was first reported by Craft Business Daily, a beer industry publication.

Goose Island launched 312 in 2004, though founder and then-CEO John Hall disagreed with his brewmaster son, Greg, over the name. The father insisted the beer carry the Goose Island moniker, the Tribune later reported, while the younger Hall wanted a name that unmistakably linked the new brew to its home city. Hence, "312" was born and quickly went on to become the company's top seller. In 2009, it was listed as the No. 2-selling craft beer in Chicago behind only Samuel Adams Boston Lager, according to industry stats.

Anheuser-Busch confirmed the applications but would not say what it intended to do with the names.

Happy 7/11!!!! Free Slurpees

Today is the 11th day of the seventh month of year 2011, and one popular convenience store chain is offering up free slurpees.

According to the company's website, Monday is 7-Eleven's birthday.
As a heat wave sweeps across much of the country, the chain expects to give away 5 million of the tasty treats Monday and sell millions more.
The free slurpees are available only at participating stores, which are listed at 7-Eleven.com

Man killed in car in Hegewisch

A 20-year-old man was shot and killed Sunday afternoon in his car in the Hegewisch neighborhood on the Far Southeast Side.

He was identified this morning by the Cook County medical examiner's office as Louis Nieto, of the 13400 block of South Burley Avenue.

Nieto was driving with his girlfriend in teh 2900 block of East 132nd Street when a black SUV pulled up alongside them and a back-seat passenger opened fire, striking Nieto in the head, said Police News Affairs Officer Laura Kubiak.

He was pronounced dead at 4:26 p.m. at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn.

His companion apparently was unhurt.No arrests have been made.

Man shot in face at Mann Park

A man in his 20s was hospitalized in critical condition after being shot in the face. He was taken the Christ hospital in Oak Lawn.

The man was shot in the face around 1PM near the tennis courts of Mann Park.

We drove right pass here on the way to Pete's Fresh Market, on the way back the road was closed off by CPD.

Vande Velde Update, 19th place, through stage 9 of the Tour de France

Kenny Powers: K-SWISS CEO

Vande Velde Update, 22nd place, through stage 8

Happy Birthday Bon Scott

Happy 55th Birthday, Tom Hanks

Happy 64th Birthday, The Juice, OJ Simpson

Scott with The Juice

Happy birthday Bon Scott

PJ, Kari, Tray-C & Lori drinking with Bon Scott

Vande Velde Update, 26th place, through stage 7

26. VANDE VELDE Christian
TEAM GARMIN - CERVELO
28h 31' 24"
+ 01' 57"

Happy 59th Birthday!!!

Hall of Famer Jack Lambert

He was a member of four winning Super Bowl teams in his 11 year career with the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Happy 62nd Birthday, Wolfgang Puck!!!

With the Dude,

Hey, careful man, there's a beverage here!

Happy Birthday Sly

Happy 65th Birthday Sylvester Stallone

Happy 65th Birthday, Sylvester Stallone

Costco won't carry pork from farm that allegedly abuses pigs

No wonder why are meat is so tender!!!!

Retail warehouse chain Costco released a statement this afternoon saying it will no longer carry pork products from Iowa Select Farms, whose alleged gruesome practices were captured on an undercover video released Wednesday by animal rights group Mercy For Animals.

Costco now joins Kroger and Safeway (the parent company of Dominick's) in halting purchases from the farm, whose animals are depicted getting slammed on the floor, thrown around and left with organs hanging out of their bodies. The graphic video also documents piglet castration and tail clipping without the use of anesthesia.

Costco told the Tribune this afternoon that “we have no business relationship with Iowa Select," which is the fourth largest hog producer in the nation.

But its supplier JBS Swift did.

That was until earlier this week when, according to a just-released Costco statement, JBS Swift “immediately stopped all purchases from that farm, and will not buy any animals from them until a complete study is done to ensure that all humane protocols are being precisely implemented. We encourage and support that decision, and will insist on proof through an ongoing audit that all such humane procedures are being followed."

The video was released as Iowa considers a law to make photographing and videotaping of concentrated animal feeding operations a felony.

(Warning: This video contains disturbing images)

Iowa Select Farms

Fellow Lemontster, Christian Vande Velde is currently in 44th place in the Tour de France

This was on ESPN website on July 4th.

Christian Vande Velde puts decade-old disappointment behind him after TTT win

http://espn.go.com/blog/olympics/post/_/id/978/christian-vande-velde-puts-decade-old-disappointment-behind-him-after-ttt-win

LES ESSARTS, France -- To understand what Garmin-Cervelo's first Tour de France stage win in Sunday's team time trial meant to veteran Christian Vande Velde, it's necessary to go back to the same event in the same race 10 years ago.
At the 2001 Tour, the 25-year-old Vande Velde was a support rider for two-time defending champion Lance Armstrong on the U.S. Postal Service team. Jonathan Vaughters and Thor Hushovd, a newly minted 23-year-old pro from Norway built like a brick barracks, rode in the green-and-white kits of a team sponsored by a French bank, Credit Agricole.
Vande Velde, the son of a track cycling Olympian from Chicago, had been part of Armstrong's inaugural Tour win in 1999. Vaughters, a slender, bespectacled Colorado-bred climbing specialist whose father was a lawyer, had previously been Vande Velde's Postal teammate and roommate in Girona, Spain.
It rained the day of Stage 4 in 2001 as the Tour teams negotiated the 42-mile course in northeastern France from the World War I battlefield of Verdun to Bar-le-Duc. Postal had finished second to the powerful Spanish ONCE team in the TTT the year before and Armstrong and director Johan Bruyneel -- a former ONCE rider -- were keenly intent on winning. Vande Velde was equally intent on restoring his status as a valuable Tour domestique after having to sit out in 2000 due to a freak infection.
With 12 miles to go, Vande Velde's wheel slipped out from under him on a slick white lane line. He crashed, toppling Spain's Roberto Heras with him. Vande Velde did a heroic job towing Heras back, but the team would finish fourth.
The jubilant role of upset winners that day belonged instead to Credit Agricole, which hammered the pace in the downpour to try to defend the yellow jersey worn by Aussie rider Stuart O'Grady and finished half a minute faster than mighty ONCE.
Hushovd "was also the strongest that day," Vaughters recalled. (Major contributors to the effort also included Bobby Julich and Jens Voigt.) Vaughters, tipsy on champagne, sang opera on live French television. Every rider on the team says it was one of their best days on the bike.
It was one of Vande Velde's worst, and his relationship with Postal was never the same. He crashed out of the Tour two days later and fell out of favor with the team over the next two seasons, eventually migrating to Liberty Seguros for one unhappy year (2004) and contemplated retirement before signing with CSC (2005) and then Garmin (2008).
"Don't think I didn't think of that leading up to this day," Vande Velde said on Sunday. "There's been a lot of anticipation about this day since November, given the team we knew we had. It would have been a shame to let this opportunity slip through our fingers.
"Watching my friends and ex-teammates win the team time trial over the years, not being part of it ... I didn't think I was going to get this opportunity again."
Vande Velde wasn't selected for Tour rosters in 2002, 2003 and 2005. The 2004 Liberty Seguros team had no shot at contending for the TTT, and the event wasn't included in the race for the next three years. Garmin won the opening Giro d'Italia TTT in 2008, putting Vande Velde in the pink leader's jersey and helping secure its title sponsor, then brought a stacked team for the Tour de France TTT in 2009. Whittled down to the minimum five finishers early on, Garmin would finish second to Astana in Armstrong's first comeback season.
Even with a great ride, even with all the technology that could be mustered, Vande Velde knew there was no guarantee he would get a shot at that Tour TTT ride he so coveted. Execution and circumstance have to be knit together as tightly as the fiber in a space-age skinsuit.
Garmin had a start position midway through the field Sunday, thanks to the crash-marred Stage 1 that affected Vande Velde and other team leaders (he actually hit the deck three times). When Garmin finished in 24:48 Sunday, it was far from certain the time would hold up. As the afternoon went on, temperatures warmed and wind speed dropped, making conditions slightly more favorable for later-starting teams.
Vande Velde felt his heart rate soar as he and his teammates watched rival squads sprint in one by one on the television inside the team bus. Cheers erupted after Great Britain-based Sky, one of the favorites, stopped the clock a mere four seconds slower. Tension mounted as four other teams -- Radio Shack, HTC-Highroad, Leopard-Trek and finally BMC Racing -- came within 10 seconds of Garmin's time, with Leopard and BMC equaling Sky's time.
When Omega-Pharma-Lotto crossed the finish line to make the result official, Vande Velde embraced his teammates. Seven of nine have been with the team since its ascension to the elite level in 2008 under Vaughters' direction.
"We've been through so much together -- there's an insane chemistry between us," Vande Velde said.
Hushovd, who led Garmin across the line, leapfrogged into the Tour leader's yellow jersey by a second over BMC's Cadel Evans. Afterwards, he gave Vaughters credit for making a tough final roster decision, picking Lithuanian road champion Ramunas Navardauskas over some more experienced riders in part because of the role he could play in the TTT. Navardauskas is 23, the same age Hushovd was in 2001 with Credit Agricole, and Hushovd had mentioned that coincidence to his younger teammate that morning.
Vande Velde can finally put his decade-old disappointment to bed now. Few would have more of a sense of what this meant to him than David Millar, who played a big part in convincing Vande Velde that they could lead Garmin to this level when both signed on for the 2008 season. After the initial celebration in the bus, Millar came back to Vande Velde and gave him another bear hug. Vande Velde finally felt his guard crumble and began to cry.
"I'm not going to play this down," he said. "It was a seriously emotional day for me."

Happy 61st Birthday, Yesterday to Huey Lewis by Patrick Bateman

Happy 61st Birthday, Yesterday, Huey Lewis and the Motha Fuckin News

Nathan's Fourth of July hot dog eating contest: Joey Chestnut wins 5th straight with Kobayashi out

Joey "Jaws" Chestnut maintained pigout primacy Monday, winning his fifth straight mustard belt in Coney Island's hot dog eating contest.
But there could be an asterisk next to the title, since his renegade rival Takeru Kobayashi powered through what may be a new world record in an unsanctioned, simultaneous scarf-fest on a Manhattan rooftop.
Chestnut, the certified champ, choked down 62 dogs and water-soaked buns on the official Nathan's Famous stage - falling short of his 2009 world record of 68 dogs but ending with a healthy nine dog lead over her nearest competitor Patrick "Deep Dish" Bertoletti.
Kobayashi, who was ineligible to compete in the beloved Brooklyn contest because he won't sign an exclusive contract with Major League Eating, put away 69 dogs purchased earlier in the day from the South Street Seaport Nathan's.
"I'm feeling pretty damn good right now," Chestnut, 27, said after the 10-minute televised competition wrapped. "At the end, I kept messing up my rhythm…(but) I just kept pushing."
"Some things you'll have to pry from my cold dead fingers," he said holding his yellow belt. "I'll do anything I can to win."
He didn't bite at questions about his nemesis, saying only "If that's what he wants to do, that's what he wants to do."
Women's champ Sonya "The Black Widow" Thomas didn't mince her words.
"This was the big leagues," she said. "If Kobayashi wasn't involved, he was second string."
Kobayashi, 33, was arrested last year after crashing the event's stage.
"I think I showed them," he said after devouring his dogs two and three at a time. "I'm very happy about my win today but I feel like I'm not at my peak. I think I could go up to 90 or 85."
Steve Greenberg owns the rooftop bar that hosted the splinter event and said he paid Kobayashi an appearance fee. He showed his Nathan's receipt to prove the dogs were regulation.
"They (Nathan's) didn't know we were doing it…They would have filled the hotdogs with lead if they did," Greenberg, who owns the venue called 230 Fifth, told the News.
"I'm surprised how far he finished ahead of Chestnut," said rooftop watcher Chris Rauch, 29, from Hoboken. "It's great that he did it, but it wasn't in the competition so I don't think it should really count."
Organizers said Kobayashi gained 19 pounds from the chowdown.
Thomas, the petite female favorite, won with a jaw-dropping 40 dogs.The 42-year-old fell one shy of her all-time record of 41 but ended with a 10 1/2-dog lead over her nearest competitor Juliet Lee.
"Whoa," she said when the contest ended. She raised her pink victory belt above her head and received a bouquet of pink roses.

Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest
Date: 07/04/2011

Location: Coney Island, NY

Winner: Joey Chestnut & Sonya Thomas, Nathan's Famous Hot Dogs

Total Prizes: $40,000 total cash purse

Recap1st: Sonya "the Black Widow" Thomas, Alexandria, VA - 40

2nd: Juliet Lee, Germantown, MD - 29.5

3rd: Stephanie Torres, Las Cruces, NM - 28.5

4th: Michelle Lesco, Tucson, AZ - 20

5th: Larell Marie Mele, Long Pond, PA - 16

6th: Maria Sulkin, Clifton, NJ - 15

7th: Laura Leu, Brooklyn, NY - 8.5

8th: Grace Lee, Atlanta, GA - 4

9th: Lauren Gallagher, North Easton, MA - 3

1st: Joey Chestnut, San Jose, CA - 62

2nd: Pat "Deep Dish" Bertoletti, Chicago, IL - 53

3rd: Tim "Eater X" Janus, New York, NY - 45

4th: Bob "Notorious B.O.B." Shoudt, Royersford, PA - 39

5th (tie): Matt "megatoad" Stonie, San Jose, CA - 34

5th (tie): Sean "Flash" Gordon, Downingtown, PA -34

7th: Erik "the Red" Denmark, Seattle, WA - 33.5

8th: Adrian Morgan, Baton Rouge, LA - 31

9th: Aaron "A-train" Osthoff, Dubuque, IA - 27

10th: Pete "Pretty Boy" Davekos, Boston, MA - 25.5

11th: Pat Philbin, Moonachie, NJ - 25

12th (tie): Damon Wells, Orange, CA - 23

12th (tie): "Big" Brian Subich, Johnstown, PA - 23

14th: Lu Ming Kui, Representing China - 21

15th: Lam Yat Ming, Representing China - 14

16th: Mak Tai Loi, Representing China - 11

Reversal: Gravy Brown, Chicago, IL

Randy Savage, aka Macho Man, died of heart disease, not crash injuries

Wrestling legend Randy Savage, also known as Macho Man, died naturally of heart disease, not from injuries, when he was killed in a car crash in Florida last month, the Florida Highway Patrol says.
The 58-year-old, whose real name is Randy Poffo, had lost control of the 2009 Jeep Wrangler he was driving, veered over the raised concrete median divider, crossed over the eastbound lanes and collided head-on with a tree on May 20.
Autopsy results showed that the official cause of death was natural and ruled to be atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, also known as coronary artery disease, the Florida Highway Patrol said in a statement to OnTheRedCarpet.com on Thursday, June 30.
He suffered minor cuts and bruises in the accident and a toxicology report showed Savage's blood alcohol level was below the legal limit and that he had in his system caffeine, the over-the-counter painkiller acetaminophen, dihydrocodeine and hydrocodone, which are found in cough medication, and doxylamine, which treats insomnia.
His wife Barbara Lynn Poffo was a passenger and suffered minor injuries in the crash.
Savage's brother, former wrestler "Leaping" Lanny Poffo, several of his former colleagues and on-screen rivals, including Hulk Hogan, expressed their condolences online after his death.
Police had said after the accident that Savage may have suffered a "medical event" before the accident.
"I'm completely devastated, after over 10 years of not talking with Randy, we've finally started to talk and communicate," fellow wrestling star Hulk Hogan had said on his Twitter page. "He had so much life in his eyes & in his spirit, I just pray that he's happy and in a better place and we miss him."
Savage, an Ohio native, rose to fame in the 1980s and 1990s, when he began competing in the World Wrestling Federation, World Championship Wrestling and later, the WWE. Savage held some 20 championships during his career and his signature wrestling move was the "Elbow drop off the top rope". He was trained by his father, Angelo, who was also a wrestler.
He was known for being a celebrity spokesperson for Slim Jim snack foods and was touted for his "Ooh, yeah!" catchphrase.
Wrestling star Bret "The Hitman" Hart Tweeted: "I have no words to say. This one hits me hard. We lost one of the best."
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper, another former wrestler, said he was "too sad to Tweet" and later added: "I'm going to drive. Wrestlers think best when they drive. All my love to Lanny and his daddy Angelo! Wrestled them both. My hearts hurts 4 U."
Shawn Michaels said fellow wrestling star and reality star Chris Jericho texted him the news of Savage's death.
"We've lost one of the greats!!" Michaels Tweeted. "Our prayers go out to the family & friends of Randy Savage."
"Randy Savage was a true influence and inspiration to me and taught me some very important lessons, in and out of the ring," Jericho Tweeted. "Rest in peace."
Savage largely left competitive wrestling about six years ago. His likeness is featured in the THQ video game "WWE All Stars" (see photo, above) and a new action figure of him was unveiled at last year's San Diego Comic Con.
Check out a promo for the Randy Savage Ultimate DVD collection below as well as a video message from his promoting "WWE All Stars."

To Dimitrios

1980 – O Canada officially becomes the national anthem of Canada.

Official English
O Canada!Our home and native land!True patriot love in all thy sons command.With glowing hearts we see thee rise,The True North strong and free!From far and wide,O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.God keep our land glorious and free!O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.

Official French
Ô Canada!Terre de nos aïeux,Ton front est ceint de fleurons glorieux!Car ton bras sait porter l'épée,Il sait porter la croix!Ton histoire est une épopéeDes plus brillants exploits.Et ta valeur, de foi trempée,Protégera nos foyers et nos droits.Protégera nos foyers et nos droits.

Inuktitut (unofficial)

ᐆ ᑲᓇᑕ!ᓇᖕᒥᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ!ᐱᖁᔭᑏ ᓇᓚᑦᑎᐊᖅᐸᕗᑦ.ᐊᖏᒡᓕᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᑎ,ᓴᙱᔪᓗᑎᓪᓗ.ᓇᖏᖅᐳᒍ, ᐆ ᑲᓇᑕ,ᒥᐊᓂᕆᑉᓗᑎ.ᐆ ᑲᓇᑕ! ᓄᓇᑦᓯᐊ!ᓇᖏᖅᐳᒍ ᒥᐊᓂᕆᑉᓗᑎ,ᐆ ᑲᓇᑕ, ᓴᓚᒋᔭᐅᖁᓇ!

1980 – O Canada officially becomes the national anthem of Canada.

Thank You Canada!!!