Rock promoter Don Kirshner dies

[Redneck4sure]

LAS VEGAS – Don Kirshner, a rock promoter and music publisher who helped garner hits for the make-believe groups The Monkees and The Archies and boosted the careers of Billy Joel, Neil Diamond and the Police, has died. He was 76.

There is a nice article [url="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110119/ap_en_mu/us_obit_don_kirshner;_ylt=As8ouc65orv6CFrhZ9JmbVyVEhkF;_ylu=X3oDMTJycm9pZXJxBGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMTEwMTE5L3VzX29iaXRfZG9uX2tpcnNobmVyBHBvcwMyMQRzZWMDeW5fcGFnaW5hdGVfc3VtbWFyeV9saXN0BHNsawNyb2NrcHJvbW90ZXI-"]here.[/url]

[DudeAsInCool]

I would watch his tv show, The Midnight Special, on occasion. I was at his house once - one of his kids threw a wild party [img]http://www.beatking.com/forums/public/style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif[/img]

[Redneck4sure]

I used to watch Midnight Special. I liked the show a lot.

[DudeAsInCool]

[quote name='Redneck4sure' date='20 January 2011 - 01:31 PM' timestamp='1295559076' post='192283']
I used to watch Midnight Special. I liked the show a lot.
[/quote]

Sure you liked it -- you were stoned! [img]http://www.beatking.com/forums/public/style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif[/img]

[Redneck4sure]

[quote name='DudeAsInCool' date='20 January 2011 - 06:00 PM' timestamp='1295568051' post='192288']
Sure you liked it -- you were stoned! [img]http://www.beatking.com/forums/public/style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif[/img]
[/quote]

After the tv station went off the air for the night I would enjoy watching the test pattern too.