Tommy’s Coffee Break Calendar for August 2nd

Did The Doors kinda sell-out? -- Maniacal cackling revealed! -- Impressive resume for a "who-is-this-guy-again?" having a birthday...

8/2/1968 (48 years ago today) - After the searing psychedelia of their first two albums, this next single was deemed "too commercial" by some loyal fans: The Doors start two weeks at No. 1 with their latest 45-RPM vinyl release "Hello, I Love You" -- It's the band's second chart-topper; they'll go on to have 8 Top 40 hits between 1967 -- '71, not bad for one of rock's most far-out-and-unpredictable outfits.

8/2/1976 (40 years ago today) - Pink Floyd road manager Peter "Puddy" Watts was found dead from a heroin overdose. Oh, you know him, you've heard him in fact: that's Watts' crazed laughter on "The Dark Side Of The Moon" LP.

8/2/1950 - Happy Birthday to singer-songwriter-guitarist Andy Fairweather-Low, 66 years old today. Built up a cult following thanks to a nice run of solo LP's with really cool titles in the mid-70's that still sound smart and catchy today -- "Spider Jiving" (1974), "La Booga Rooga" (1975), and "Be Bop 'N Holla" (1976) are all absolutely worth checking out. Andy's also earned a well-deserved reputation as one of rock's most reliable go-to guys: he's made records and/or toured with {deep breath now...} Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, Roger Waters, George Harrison, Jimi Hendrix, Elton John, Jackson Browne, Bill Wyman, Sheryl Crow, David Crosby and Ringo Starr. So this Andy guy is quite alright, then...

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"Let me jump in your game...", xoxo!