Sunday, September 30, 2007

The AC/DC Story Continued

Highway To Stardom


'If You Want Blood You've Got It' closed the first stage of AC/DC's career. Atlantic suggested a change of producer. Eddie Kramer, who in the past had been associated with Jimi Hendrix, Kiss and Led Zeppelin, was the first choice to produce AC/DC's next album. But things just didn't work out. Eventually, Robert John 'Mutt' Lange was chosen to produce the album.

As well as changing producer, AC/DC also changed studios, moving into the Roundhouse Studios in Chalk Farm, London. Those changes were followed by a change in management, from Michael Browning to Peter Mensch of the powerful New York-based Leber and Krebs organization.


AC/DC had not previously recorded outside Australia and had never spent more than three weeks working on an album, spent six months in the Roundhouse Studios with 'Mutt' Lange working on the new record. Lange did an admirable job of refining and sharpening AC/DC's sound without losing the raw edge that was the source of the band's original appeal.


Released on July 27, 'Highway To Hell' quickly became the band's first UK Top Ten hit, peaking at No. 8, and their first US Top Twenty, reaching No. 17. It was even a hit in Australia, where it made it to No. 24, making it the first AC/DC album to chart there in nearly three years. 'Highway To Hell' received the most positive press of the band's career.


The band spent the remainder of 1979 touring in the United States and Britain, though still not in Australia, where the album was not released until November. In the States, AC/DC played a handful of headlining shows while opening other concerts for the likes of Cheap Trick, UFO and Ted Nugent. But not all headliners regarded the idea of sharing the stage with AC/DC with enthusiasm. In attempting to book the US Highway To Hell Tour, AC/DC was turned down by Foreigner, Van Halen and Sammy Hagar.


The British leg of the Highway To Hell tour took in dates in Newcastle, Glasgow, Liverpool, Stafford and London's Hammersmith Odeon, with Def Leppard as support act. It began on October 26 at the Mayfair in Newcastle and ended on November 9 at Leicester's De Monfort Hall.


On August 18, AC/DC played the biggest show of their career thus far in the UK. It was at Wembley Stadium in London, opening for The Who. Despite sound problems, AC/DC's set won excellent notice and was undoubtedly helpful in expanding the group's audience. The Wembley gig did a lot for AC/DC's credibility and confidence, and led to more outdoor dates with The Who in Europe.

Before the by-now-traditional Christmas break in Australia, the band made an extensive tour of Europe. AC/DC ended the year by playing a date in Paris which was filmed for a long-form video issued in 1980 and titled 'Let There Be Rock'.


In January 1980, the band flew to France for the annual Midem music-industry convention, at which they were presented with an armload of gold and silver discs for sales in France and Canada. They also played some dates in Newcastle and Southampton for shows cancelled on the last British tour and taped an appearance on British TV's 'Top of the Pops' to promote the current UK single 'Touch Too Much'.

On January 27, 1980, Bon Scott appeared for the last time onstage with the band...


Touch Too Much


On Tuesday, February 19, Bon Scott went to tour manager Ian Jeffrey's house for dinner, leaving at about 6.30 pm to go to the Music Machine in London. When the club closed up its bar at 3 am, Bon left with an old friend, Alisdair Kinnear. Kinnear drove Bon back to his flat at Ashley Court but upon arrival, he couldn't move Bon. He was then left with the one alternative of driving Bon back to his own pad in Dulwich. On arriving home, however, he still couldn't wake Bon. He tried to lift him out of the car, but was unable to. He eventually decided to leave him in the car for the night and went to bed.


Kinnear awoke early in the evening on the 20th, checked on Bon, and found him unconscious in the car. He rushed him to King's College Hospital, but by then it was too late to save Bon's life. Bon was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital.

The autopsy was held on Friday, February 22. The verdict was 'Death by Misadventure - Acute Alcoholic Poisoning'. The coroner reported that Bon's stomach had been found to contain the equivalent of half a bottle of whiskey at the moment of death. Sometime during the night Bon, who had been lying in an awkward position with his neck twisted, had vomited and choked to death.


After the autopsy, Bon's body was flown out to Australia to be cremated by his family. Bon was cremated in Fremantle, on Friday, February 29, his ashes buried the following day in the Fremantle Cemetery's Memorial Garden.

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Friday, September 28, 2007

A Quote From Babe Ruth

This is a great quote, I love it!

"Don't let the fear of striking out hold you back."

The AC/DC Story Continued

Dirty promises


While their popularity in Australia was growing at a faster rate than the band could have anticipated, AC/DC's attempts to achieve international recognition had thus far failed to bear fruit. But if the band was to make a significant long-term impression on overseas markets, it would need the support of a powerful record company with the experience and marketing clout to match the band's ambition. Michael Browning found that support in the London office of the US-based Atlantic Records. So, in the Spring of 1976, AC/DC signed a worldwide deal with Atlantic Records. They decided to relocate to the UK to further their career. They landed in Britain on April 1, 1976.

Meanwhile, AC/DC had recorded their third album in January 1976 in Australia. The first single taken from the album was 'Jailbreak' on the A-side and 'Fling Thing', a traditional Scottish folk song arranged by the Young brothers, on the B-side. The album itself came out in Australia in September and was titled 'Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap'.


When they arrived in the UK, the Punk was sweeping the nation. AC/DC made their first live performances in the UK during April 1976 at the Red Cow pub in Hammersmith, West London, followed by other dates at small clubs across Britain. Before touring on a large scale, AC/DC made other debut appearances, opening for the Back Street Crawlers. The tour was a great success for AC/DC.


At the end of the tour, on May 14, Atlantic's British division issued 'High Voltage' in the UK. The British 'High Voltage' is a compilation of tracks from their first two Australian albums. All of Side One is taken from the 'T.N.T.' album, Side Two takes 'T.N.T.', 'Can I Sit Next To You Girl' and 'High Voltage' from 'T.N.T.', plus 'Little Lover' and 'She's Got Balls' from the Australian 'High Voltage' album.


With this first album now officially on the British market, a tour of twenty venues around Britain was set up, dubbed 'Lock Up Your Daughters'. AC/DC's fifty-minute live set was part of a program featuring a live DJ and film clips of other bands. The tour was a success even if some venues ran into low-attendance problems.


In July 1976, AC/DC got a weekly Monday residency at the Marquee Club in London. The gigs eventually attracted more than 1,000 people at a time while the official capacity of the club was not more than 700. The Marquee gigs firmly established AC/DC as virtually the only non-Punk band doing anything exciting in London in 1976.


This Marquee residency led to an offer to support Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow in Europe during August for a nineteen-date tour. It was preceded by three headlining gigs in Germany, where 'High Voltage' had sold 16,000 copies in its first week of release.

On August 29, AC/DC played their biggest show at England's Reading Rock Festival, in front of a crowd numbering fifty thousand. Unfortunately, AC/DC's set was something of a misfire, apparently due more to an unenthusiastic crowd than a substandard performance.


In December 1976, 'Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap' was released in Britain. The British version of the album did not contain 'Jailbreak' and 'R.I.P. (Rock in Peace)'. They were replaced by 'Rocker' (from the 'T.N.T.' album) and the previously unreleased 'Love At First Feel' that the band would release as a single in Australia in January 1977.


In December, the band flew back to Australia. The Australian tour, which marked AC/DC's return home after an eight-month absence, saw the group welcomed as conquering heroes. After the tour, the band took a short break around Christmas. They remained in Australia during the first two months of 1977 to record their fourth album 'Let There Be Rock' at Albert Studios in Sydney.


After a few more gigs in Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide, AC/DC returned to the UK in February 1977 to begin a 26-date tour around the country from February 18 to March 1. The tour was immediately followed by a second European tour supporting Black Sabbath. AC/DC was widely reported to be blowing the headliners off the stage every night. Unfortunately, an altercation occurred between bassist Geezer Butler and Malcolm Young. AC/DC were kicked off the tour and returned to London.


At the end of June 1977, AC/DC and Mark Evans parted company. Within 24 hours of Evans telling the band that he was off, the name of Cliff Williams came to the fore. Michael Browning had heard about him from a mutual acquaintance, and immediately made contact. Cliff Williams walked into his audition and got the job.


The USA


The next step in AC/DC's conquest of the world was the conquest of the United States. Meanwhile, the British version of 'High Voltage' had been released in America during October 1976. 'Let There Be Rock' was to be released in the US in June, four months before Europe and three months after Australia.


AC/DC's first US tour started in the Southern part of the country during the Summer and ended in the Winter, taking them from Texas to Florida. In Florida, they played their first major US gig in front of 13,000 people at the outdoor Hollywood Spartatorium.


AC/DC's first trek across the States was a case of small clubs at one end and huge arenas, opening for REO Speedwagon, in the other. The US tour reached a peak at the Palladium and the CBGB's club in New York. At New York's Palladium, Angus used a cordless guitar for the first time.


On October 14, 'Let There Be Rock', recorded in January/February 1977, finally saw the light in Britain after lengthy delays. In November, the album reached No. 17 in the British charts. The US tour was broken in the Fall by a third tour of Europe and Britain in order to promote their new album. As expected, this time they toured Europe as headliners.


In November/December 1977, back in the States, AC/DC opened for Rush and Kiss. In New York, the band performed a show for radio broadcast at Atlantic's own recording studios on Broadway, on December 7. The set was sent out to radio DJ's as a 'For Promotional Use Only' LP titled 'Live From The Atlantic Studios'. These days very few copies of that limited edition record exist, but it has been released as different bootleg albums since then.


Riff raff


After the traditional New Year break in Sydney, AC/DC returned to Albert Studios with Harry Vanda and George Young to record their next album between February and March 1978. The album called 'Powerage' was released in the UK on April 28. A month later it reached No. 26 in the British charts.


The Powerage World Tour began on April 26 with 28 major venues in Britain. The UK tour finished on May 29 and AC/DC took flight for the United States once more for support slots with Rainbow, Savoy Brown, Alice Cooper, Journey, Aerosmith, Scorpions and UFO.


The band played nearly 100 shows during this period in the States, ranging from small clubs to an appearance at the prestigious Day On The Green outdoor festival in San Francisco during August. AC/DC's reputation was growing considerably in the States. By the end of the US tour, 'Powerage' had sold a quarter of a million copies in America.


The design of the Powerage tour brochure prefigured the cover for the band's long awaited live album. 'If You Want Blood You've Got It' was recorded during the earlier months of 1978 and released at the end of the US tour in October, a mere six months after the release of 'Powerage'. The album reached No. 13 in the UK charts and breached the US Top 50 for the first time. A maxi-single, available on both seven-inch and 12-inch format, was issued by Atlantic shortly after the album. It combined live rendition's of 'Whole Lotta Rosie' and 'Hell Ain't A Bad Place To Be'.


AC/DC promoted the live album by heading straight out on tour in the UK during early November for a series of 16 dates in just 18 days. Extra nights were slotted in everywhere along the way, as the band literally exploded in popularity.


Thursday, September 27, 2007

The AC/DC Story

From The AC/DC Resource Centrewww.ac-dc-resource-centre.com

In the beginning


Glasgow, Scotland, in the early 1960s was a rough, crowded industrial town whose depressed economy offered few options for working-class families. At the same time that much of Britain was experiencing economic hard times, a postwar boom was still in force in Australia. That underpopulated continent, bursting with natural resources but lacking sufficient population to fully exploit them, was particularly eager to encourage struggling Brits to emigrate to its shores. In addition, the Australian government had instituted a massive immigration program, which allowed immigrants to sail southward for a mere ten pounds a head.

So, in 1963, William and Margaret Young immigrated to Australia with eight of their nine children. They settled in Sydney, New South Wales.

When the Young family moved to Sydney, George formed The Easybeats with Johannes Jacob Hendrickus Vandenberg, better known as Harry Vanda. The quintet quickly made their mark on the Sydney scene and were to become Australia's biggest pop act during the mid-'60s. In 1966, the band headed to the UK and quickly established themselves in Britain. However, in 1970, The Easybeats disbanded; Vanda and Young returned to Sydney to work for Ted Albert in his newly formed Albert Productions organisation. But the success of The Easybeats was to have an enormous impact on George Young's brothers Malcolm and Angus.

Malcolm picked up the guitar first, graduating quickly from acoustic to electric. With ad hoc advice along the way from George he made rapid progress. Angus messed around with his older brother's guitars before his mother finally bought him his own.

Malcolm left school at 15 and found gainful employment as a machine maintenance engineer for a bra company (Berlei Bras). In 1971, he joined up with a band called Velvet Underground (no relation to the Lou Reed band). Ironically, the original singer in the band was called Brian Johnson.

In 1972, George invited Malcolm and Angus to join with his new band, the Marcus Hook Roll Band, for the recording sessions of his album 'Tales Of Old Granddaddy'. In fact, George and Harry didn't take the project very seriously so they thought it would be a good idea to include George's brothers to give them an idea of what recording was all about. That was the first thing Malcolm and Angus did before AC/DC.

At fourteen and nine months (the legal age you could leave school), Angus left and went to work for a soft porn magazine called Ribald as a printer. Meanwhile, Angus had already formed his own band, Tantrum, and had become proficient as a musician through playing along to any records he could find.

When the Velvet Underground fell apart in 1973, Malcolm determinded to put together a new one-guitar band with a keyboard player. But Malcolm changed his mind and decided he needed a second guitar player to fill out the sound and turned to Angus for help.

Malcolm's vision for his new band was a hard-edged boogie sound married to the in-vogue image of long hair and stack-heeled boots. For experience, Malcolm called on the services of drummer Colin Burgess, who had experience in several bands, bassist Larry Van Knedt and singer Dave Evans. Their name, AC/DC, came from the back of a vacuum cleaner. "AC/DC, it has something to do with electricity", Malcolm's sister Margaret said.

The abbreviation stands for Alternating Current/Direct Current in electrical parlance. However, in their naïvety the Young brothers were ignorant of the term's bisexual connotations, and the band were to spend the next few years vehemently insisting on their heterosexuality.

Their first performance was on New Year's Eve, 1973, in a small Sydney club called Chequers. They played a covers set of the Rolling Stones, Chuck Berry and the Beatles. AC/DC was born!


It's a long way to the top


In the next six months following their first concert, the AC/DC lineup changed a lot. Drummer Colin Burgess was successively replaced by Ron Carpenter, Russell Coleman and Peter Clack whilst Rob Bailey replaced Larry Van Knedt on bass.

In June 1974, AC/DC recorded their first single in Albert Studios, Sydney. The current lineup was then Malcolm Young, Angus Young, Dave Evans, Rob Bailey and Peter Clack. Two songs were recorded, 'Can I Sit Next To You Girl' and 'Rockin' In The Parlour', produced by Harry Vanda and George Young. The single was released in Australia during July on Albert Records and in New Zealand on Polydor. It became a minor regional hit in Perth and Adelaide.

Then began a heavy club tour across Australia. In Melbourne, they played at the Hard Rock Café which was owned by Michael Browning who became AC/DC's manager. Browning proved to be a shrewd choice as manager and was to make some vital decisions for the band during the next few years. His first and most important decision was the hiring of a driver to ferry the band around, a guy called Ronald Belford Scott, known to all as 'Bon'. Bon Scott persuaded the Young brothers to give him a chance as drummer and then as singer. After they tried him out, Bon took Dave Evans' place as AC/DC's frontman.


In January 1975, AC/DC recorded their debut album called 'High Voltage' with the lineup Malcolm Young, Angus Young, Bon Scott, George Young (on bass) and Tony Kerrante (on drums). The record was cut in 10 days and came out in February 1975. 'High Voltage' was an immediate success in Australia. The album and its first single, 'Baby Please Don't Go', entered the Australian charts in March.


In June 1975, the band released a non-LP single, 'High Voltage' (originally written for the 'High Voltage' album but not completed in time). The single coincided with a show at Melbourne's Festival Hall. AC/DC's set was shot by a four-camera film crew, for the purpose of producing a promotional video clip to be used by management in its attempts to raise overseas record company interest in the band.

Finally, AC/DC found a stable lineup when Phil Rudd and Mark Evans came in on drums and bass. Their second album called 'T.N.T.' was released at the end on 1975. It was a huge success, selling more than 100,000 copies and AC/DC became by the way the biggest rock'n'roll band in Australia. But what does it mean on a worldwide level.


More to follow about the greatest band ever, AC/DC


Wednesday, September 19, 2007

Dale Earnhardt Jr. to drive 88

Dale Jr. is going to drive the 88, that is cool. Sponsor is Pepsi, with Mountain Dew featured on the car. Very cool, seeing how the only soda I drink is Dew. I'll just wait for next season, seeing how it is now time for Steelers football.

Tuesday, September 18, 2007

Happy Birthday to the Air Force

On this date in 1947, the United States Air Force was officially born. My older brother retired last November after about 24 years in the Air Force. He spent time in the desert in both Operation Desert Shield and the current war.

Read the history of the Air Force Here

I'd like to thank the Air Force, and the rest of our troops, for protecting our country.

Tim

Tuesday, September 11, 2007

In Memory Of The Victims Of 9/11

A moment of silence to remember the victims of that terrible tragedy.

Monday, September 10, 2007

A Quote From James Buckham

My girlfriend loves this quote from James Buckham and carries it with her. This is excellent.

Trials, temptations, disappointments--all these are helps instead of hindrances, if one uses them rightly.

They not only test the fiber of a character, but strengthen it.

Every conquered temptation represents a new fund of moral energy. Every trial endured and weathered in the right spirit makes a soul nobler and stronger than it was before.

Classic Rock Cares Pictures With Brian Johnson and Cliff Williams

Here are a few more pictures that I took from the Classic Rock Cares show in Clearwater, Florida. I finally got around to cropping them. Brian Johnson and Cliff Williams looked like they really had a fun time at this show. If you use these pictures on another website, just make sure to give me credit. Thanks.

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The Steelers Open With A Win

The Pittsburgh Steelers opened their season with a 34-7 spanking of the Cleveland Browns yesterday. I thought the Steelers played pretty good, there were a few mistakes, but overall I'm happy, and I expect them to contend for the championship this year. Big Ben tossed 4 touchdown passes, Fast Willie Parker ran for 109 yards 27 carries, Hines Ward with a TD and a big hit on a hapless Browns defender, and they had 6 sacks and 5 turnovers. I really like Mike Tomlin, he has the team playing physical, hardnosed football, which all Steelers fans love. Pittsburgh has now won 8 in a row and 14 out of 15 against our most hated rivals.

I have been going to a bar called Niagara Tap for years to watch the Steelers. It is a great neighborhood bar, and it is still a smoking establishment. At first, we had a tv in the corner with about 5 fans showing up. A couple of years ago new owners took over, and 1 is a Steelers fan, so now we watch the games on one of the big tv's. This is a small place, and yesterday there were about 30 fans there, to go along with scattered fans of the other teams. And we get pretty loud. My girlfriend loved it. This is only the second game she has seen with me, seeing how we did not meet until late December of last year. She lived in the 'Burgh for 2 years in the early 90's, so she does like the Steelers. And she looked great wearing my Ward jersey.

We have Buffalo next week. The other owner of the bar is a Bills fan, so this will be a lot of fun.

And seeing how I live in Bucs territory, I'm wondering how long the Glazers are going to put up with games like yesterday. That was bad. And I love it.

Tim

Friday, September 7, 2007

NASCAR and AT&T Reach Agreement

By JENNA FRYER, AP Auto Racing Writer 1 hour, 21 minutes ago

RICHMOND, Va. - NASCAR reached an agreement with AT&T, and its logos were being put on Jeff Burton's car following Friday's practice at Richmond International Raceway.
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NASCAR and top series sponsor Sprint Nextel scheduled a 3 p.m. news conference to discuss the details of the arrangement, which should end months of legal wrangling over AT&T's sponsorship.

Dean Kessel, director of Sprint Nextel's marketing, said the agreement does not give AT&T lifetime inclusion in the Cup Series.

"Our agreement with NASCAR ensured that we would be the only telecommunications sponsor beyond the two grandfathered brands," Kessel said. "Today's agreement protects the integrity of that deal by putting a firm end date on AT&T's sponsorship in the Nextel Cup Series.

"We are giving RCR and Jeff Burton an appropriate amount of time to transition to a new sponsor while remaining focused on winning the championship. That is the best solution for RCR, NASCAR, Sprint and racing fans."

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Thursday, September 6, 2007

Pictures of an Florida Sunset

My girlfriend and I like going to the beach to watch the sunset. The problem is, I don't always remember to bring a camera with me. I finally did remember the other day and got these photos. I've added a couple of photos that I embossed with Paint.net, I thought they turned out pretty cool. That is my girlfriend in 2 of the embossed pictures. These were taken in Indian Shores. Other than some cropping and a little sharpening, these photos are not edited.

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Wednesday, September 5, 2007

'Plug Me In' Track Listing - New AC/DC DVD

AC/DC “Plug Me In” 2 DVD (lasted 5 hours)
“Plug In” joins together Me for the 1st time 5 hours the astonishing ones and incomparable moments in concerts live and televised performances whose many completely new images (included a booklet 24 pages)

DVD 1: 1975-1979
This first DVD is devoted to the years during which the group was constituted with their original singer, Bon Scott, which joined the group in its first hours of glory, and present of the performances worships of which:
. “High Voltage” in October 1975 in the “King of Pop Award” Australian
. The new recording in black and white in the famous concert with St Albams High School on March 3, 1976
. The 1st appearance TV in the United Kingdom in July 1976
. Images color and stereophony in the concert in Glasgow and Essex University 1978
. The very first interpretation of “Highway To Hell” diffused on television Dutch in 1979
In No-claims bonus:
. An interview of Good Scott going back to November 1977
. An extraordinary maintenance with the group in 1976
.4 titles recorded into live in Nice on December 15, 1979
. One in the last concerts of Good Scott with the group before his tragic death on February 19, 1980

Titles of the DVD 1:
High Voltage [King Of Pop Awards, Australia, October 1975]
It' S.A. Long Way To The Signal (Yew You Wanna Rock'n'roll “Roll) [Bandstand, Australia, February 1976]
School Days [St Albans High School, Australia, March 1976]
T.N.T. [St Albans High School, Australia, March 1976]
Live Wire [Super Pop/Rollin' Bolan, London, July 1976]
Edge I Sit Next To You Girl [Super Pop/Rollin' Bolan, London, July 1976]
Baby Please Don' T Go [Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne, December 1976]
Hell Ain' T A Bad Places To Be [Sight & Sound In Concert, London, October 1977]
Rocker [Sight & Sound In Concert, London, October 1977]
Rock'n'roll Damnation [Apollo Success, Glasgow, April 1978]
Dog Eat Dog [Apollo Success, Glasgow, April 1978]
Let There Be Rock'n'roll [Apollo Success, Glasgow, April 1978]
Problem Child [Rock'n'roll Goes To College, Colchester, October 1978]
Sin City [Rock'n'roll Goes To College, Colchester, October 1978]
Bad Servant boy Boogie [Rock'n'roll Goes To College, Colchester, October 1978]
Highway To Hell [Countdown, Holland, August 1979]
The Jack [Countdown, Holland, August 1979]
Whole Lotta Turned pink [Countdown, Holland, August 1979]

No-claims bonus:
Interview At Sydney airport, April 1976
Interview in Covent Garden, London, August 1976
Problem Child [Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne, December 1976]
Baby Please Don' T Go [Szene 77, Germany, September 1976]
Interview/Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap [Promotion film for Radio operator Melbourne, December 1976]
Good Scott Interview [Countdown, Australia, November 1977]
Rock'n'roll Damnation [Signal Of The Pops, London, June 1978]
Live and Interview [Australian Music To The World, Atlanta GA, August 1978]
Super Live 8 Bootleg Film [Théatre De Verdure, Nice France, December 1979]

DVD 2: 1980-2003
The second DVD is devoted to the second period of glory: the era of Brian Johnson who starts with the exit “Back In Black” in 1980, so far. More than one score of 30 years performances extracted from concerts and performances throughout the world of which:
. The extremely rare appearance TV in Japan in February 1981
. Ignited sets of the Eighties and Nineties, Strait in Moscow
. The incredible sequence of “Ballbreaker Tour” of 1996 (of which the intro of Beavis & Butthead)
. Triumphs in Paris (Stage of France in 2001), Munich and Toronto in 2003
In no-claims bonus:
. The interview of AC/DC with Donnington in “Old Grey Whistle Test” (August 1984)
. The duet live with Rolling Stones on “Rock'n'roll me Baby”

Titles of the DVD 2:
Shot Down In Flames [Nihon Seinenkan, Tokyo, February 1981]
What C You C For Money Honey [Nihon Seinenkan, Tokyo, February 1981]
You Shook Me All Night Long [Nihon Seinenkan, Tokyo, February 1981]
Let There Be Rock'n'roll [Nihon Seinenkan, Tokyo, February 1981]
Back In Black [Capital Center, Landover MANDELEVIUM, December 1981]
T.N.T. [Capital Center, Landover MANDELEVIUM, December 1981]
Shot To Thrill [The Summit, Houston TX, October 1983]
Guns For Hire [Joe Louis Arena, SEMI Strait, November 1983]
Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap [Joe Louis Arena, SEMI Strait, November 1983]
Flick Of The Switch [Capital Center, Landover MANDELEVIUM, December 1983]
Bedlam In Belgium [Capital Center, Landover MANDELEVIUM, December 1983]
Back In Black [Tushino Airfield, Moscow, September 1991]
Highway To Hell [Tushino Airfield, Moscow, September 1991]
Whole Lotta Turned pink [Tushino Airfield, Moscow, September 1991]
For Those Butt To Rock (We Salute You) [Tushino Airfield, Moscow, September 1991]
Gone Shootin' [VH1 Studios, London, July 1996]
Hail Caesar [Entertainment Center, Sydney, November 1996]
Ballbreaker [Entertainment Center, Sydney, November 1996]
Rock'n'roll Ain' T Noise Pollution [Entertainment Center, Sydney, November 1996]
Hardware Have A Rock'n'roll [Stage Of France, Paris, June 2001]
Hells Bells [Stage Of France, Paris, June 2001]
Wrinkle One [Stage Of France, Paris, June 2001]
Stiff Upper Lip [Circus Krone, Munich, June 2003]
Thunderstruck [Circus Krone, Munich, June 2003]
Yew You Want Blood (You' ve Got It) [Downsview Park Toronto Rock'n'rolls, July 2003]
The Jack [Downsview Park Toronto Rock'n'rolls, July 2003]
You Shook Me All Night Long [Downsview Park Toronto Rock'n'rolls, July 2003]

No-claims bonus:
Beavis and Butt-Head “Ballbreaker Turn” intro film, 1996
Hells Bells - Interview & Live [Countdown, Brussels, January 1981]
Interview [Monsters Of Rock, Castle Donington Park, August 1984]
Gone Shootin' [Rehearsal, VH1 Studio, London, July 1996]
Rock'n'roll Me Baby (The Rolling Stones with Angus and Malcolm Young) [Festwiese, Leipzig, Germany, June 2003]

AC/DC “Plug Me In” 3 DVD (Lasted 7 hours):
The box ultra collector This box includes the 2 DVD of the edition above like one 3rd DVD and a completely incredible collection of goodies of the group!!!!

DVD 3: “Beetwen The Aces”
21 new performances in video and covering the two eras of group with Good Scott, then Brian Johnson (London, Glasgow, Sydney, Strait, Munich, Toronto, Rio, Tokyo, Paris Stage of France….)
Included:
-1 poster 40 X 60 of the round Highway to Hell (Germany November 1978)
-1 Booklet collector 24 pages
-4 tickets in concerts worships in exact counterpart (New York Madison Public garden Garden August 25, 2000 - Paris Stage of France June 22, 2001 - San Sebastian, Spain January 16, 1981 - Munich, Germany Circus Krone June 17, 2003)
- Pass All Access of the round “Back In Black” (1980-1981)
- Pass Guest of the round “For Those Butt To Rock” (concert of February 2, 1982 in Dallas, Texas)
- Pass After Show of the round “For Those Butt To Rock” (concert of October 15, 1982 of Hammersmith Odeon of London)
it flyer in the concert at the Stage of France of June 22, 2001

Titles of the DVD 3 “Between The Aces”:
She' S Got Balls [St Albans High School, Australia, March 1976]
It' S.A. Long Way To The Signal [St Albans High School, Australia, March 1976]
Let There Be Rock'n'roll [Sight & Sound In Concert, London, October 1977]
Bad Servant boy Boogie [Apollo Success, Glasgow, April 1978]
Girl' S Got Rhythm [Pop Signal, 1979]
Guns For Hire [Band rehearsals 1983]
Is house One Fire [Joe Louis Arena, SEMI Strait, November 1983]
Highway To Hell [Dublin 1996]
Girl' S Got Rhythm [Entertainment Center, Sydney, November 1996]
Let There Be Rock'n'roll [Stuttgart 2000]
Angus Rules Intro [Stiff Upper Lip Tour Film 2001]
AC/DC Live At Houston Summit 1983:
Guns For Hire
Shot To thrill
Sin City
Is house One Fire
Back In Black
Bad Servant boy Boogie
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Tuesday, September 4, 2007

Tony Eury Jr. Following Dale Jr. to Hendrick

Sep 4, 1:37 PM (ET)

By JENNA FRYER

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -Tony Eury Jr. will be Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s crew chief at Hendrick Motorsports.

"Tony Jr. and Dale have a successful history working together," team owner Rick Hendrick said Tuesday. "They have trust in each other, which is the biggest part of the relationship between driver and crew chief."

Eury has been vocal in his desire to follow Earnhardt, who is also his cousin, to Hendrick. Earnhardt said in May he's leaving Dale Earnhardt Inc. at the end of this season, and Eury has been trying to get out of his contract with DEI since the announcement.

Hendrick said Eury signed a multiyear contract to join the organization as a crew chief.

"Dale Jr. and I are both excited to continue working together," Eury said. "With the resources we'll have at Hendrick Motorsports, it's an opportunity to consistently run up front and be in title contention every year. The goals are winning races and winning championships."




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I'm happy to hear this. I feel Eury Jr. is the crew chief Earnhardt needs. And hopefully next year there will not be as many blown engines.