As you probably heared this morning, the Prince George Citizen had an electrical issue last night and was not able to publish today's issue. Here's my chat with Citizen Sales Manager Lu Vertichio ...

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A sure shine of spring ... the driving range at the PG Golf and Curling Club is NOW OPEN! It's a day that "grounds guru" Murray Kutyn has been waiting for ...

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Entertainment News This Morning: (Weekdays at 10:20am)

Fox was the most-watched network last week, because of its powerhouse: ``American Idol.'' Right behind is CBS. Seven of its shows landed in the top 20. The top 5 shows last week: "American Idol'' on Tuesday and then on Wednesday, ``Dancing With the Stars'' on Monday, ``Desperate Housewives,'' ``Dancing With the Stars'' on Tuesday.

Simon Cowell has a love-hate relationship with ``American Idol'' contestant Carly Smithson. Last night - it was love from Cowell, who praised Smithson's rock and roll performance of ``Jesus Christ Superstar.''

She inspired fans and fellow dancers -- but Oscar-winner Marlee Matlin won't become the first-ever deaf winner of ``Dancing With The Stars.'' Matlin was eliminated last night.

Classic Rock Calender: (Weekdays at 11:20am)

Those born on April 23rd share a birth date with Roy Orbison (1936).

In 1956, Elvis Presley made his Las Vegas debut.

In 1975, Pete Ham, leader of Badfinger, hanged himself at his home in Weybridge, England.

In 1991, punk rock guitarist and singer Johnny Thunders of the New York Dolls, died of an overdose.

In 1995, the Sunday Times of London reported a Liverpool welder had found one of the Beatles' earliest recordings. The tape's 16 songs from 1959 included "Hello Little Girl," a Lennon-McCartney composition that the Beatles never recorded commercially, and Ray Charles' "Hallelujah, I Love Her So."

The Drive Nooner - Random Rock News: (Weekdays at 12:10pm)

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band returned last night for their first performance since keyboardist Danny Federici’s passing. The band opened with “Backstreets” while a spotlight shone on a empty keyboard seat.

Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora plea bargained his DUI case. He pled no contest to driving with a blood alcohol level of .08 or higher. The driving under the influence charge was dismissed. And, prosecutors did NOT file child endangerment charges. Sambora was popped for DUI last month. His 10-year-old daughter Ava was in the car at the time. Sambora will pay a fine, is on three years informal probation and must attend an alcohol education course.

Footage of John Lennon smoking pot, writing songs and discussing dropping LSD in President Nixon's tea is the focus of a court case over whether the video should be made public. The case pits Lennon's widow, Yoko Ono, against World Wide Video, which claims ownership of nine hours of raw footage that was filmed just weeks before the "Fab Four" broke up in 1970. World Wide, a New England consortium of Beatles collectors, wants to release the black-and-white footage as a two-hour film titled "3 days in the life." Ono wants to block the release.

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This week's theme on the Classic Rock Challenge at 12:25pm, we honour “Earth Day.”

Here's Margaret winning a pair of passes to the Del-Tech Western Canadian Gymnastics Championships May 2-3 at the UNBC Northern Sport Centre ... and also a pass to the Home Show this weekend.

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In an interview, Lenny Kravitz once said, "When I did this song, everyone said what a naive piece of s--t it was. Journalists would ask, 'Don't you feel funny singing about that?' and I was like, If I were sitting here singing about the devil and raping children, then it'd be okay? God forbid you sing about love. It's a lost concept."

This was the title track from Lenny Kravitz's debut album on which he provided almost all of the instrumental and vocal material himself.

Lenny Kravitz's then wife Lisa Bonet directed and appeared in the music video for this song.

It is ... Let Love Rule ... Lenny Kravitz !

(Search facts on your favorite songs at www.songfacts.com)

Entertainment News This Morning: (Weekdays at 10:20am)

The Robert F. Kennedy Memorial is giving people the chance to act in a Johnny Depp movie, trade volleys with Andre Agassi or pose with the next president of the United States. The human rights organization is offering the experiences as part of its annual online auction, which ends on May 7. Last year's auction raised more than $500,000.

Because of the success of ``March of the Penguins,'' Disney hopes movie-goers will march to the box office for a new line of nature films. Disney plans a series of documentaries -- the first is called ``Earth.'' It'll be released in the U-S on Earth Day, April 22nd of next year. ``Earth'' is about a yearlong journey of three mothers, a polar bear, elephant and humpback whale, with their offspring.

Anthony Zuiker (ZWY'-kur) will answer the question: ``Who Are You?'' Zuiker is the creator and executive producer of the ``C-S-I'' shows. He's writing his memoir, tentatively called ``Mr. C-S-I.''  Zuiker will cover his journey from Las Vegas bellhop to Hollywood producer. He'll also write about his gangster father. The memoir will be published in the fall of next year.

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Classic Rock Calender: (Weekdays at 11:20am)

Those born on April 21^st share a birth date with Peter Frampton (1950).

In 1967, Pink Floyd's first single, ``Arnold Layne,'' entered the British record charts.

In 1967, Reprise Records signed the Jimi Hendrix Experience. Their first single was ``Hey Joe.''

In 1969, John Lennon and Paul McCartney recorded ``The Ballad of John and Yoko.'' It was released under the Beatles' name, although neither George Harrison nor Ringo Starr appeared on the record.

In 1969, the Who premiered their 90-minute rock opera ``Tommy'' at a concert in Dolton, England. The unannounced debut was followed by an official premiere in London two weeks later.

In 1979, the Rolling Stones played two concerts for the blind in Oshawa, Ontario. The shows were done in lieu of a jail sentence for guitarist Keith Richards, who'd been convicted two years earlier in Toronto of heroin possession.

The Drive Nooner - Random Rock News: (Weekdays at 12:10pm)

Sir Paul McCartney has told people to think seriously about becoming a vegetarian in order to control global warming. The former Beatle, who is a longtime vegetarian, said that the meat industry was one of the biggest contributors to climate change. In an interview with PETA, Paul said, “I would urge everyone to think about taking this simple step to help our precious environment and save it for the children of the future.” A report by the United Nations in 2006 found that cattle rearing creates more greenhouse gases than transportation.

Night Ranger will release the band's first studio album in a decade on July 1^st. The album, “Hole In The Sun”, also commemorates the pioneering rock outfit's 25th anniversary as a band.

Van Halen made a triumphant return to the stage in Nevada on Thursday, more than five weeks after postponing their reunion tour due to Eddie Van Halen's ill health. The group was forced to put their roadshow on hold in March, to allow the 53-year-old guitarist time to "continue medical tests to define a course of treatment." The precise reason for his brief medical hiatus has not been disclosed, but Eddie joined his bandmates on stage in Reno on Thursday night, played Tiger Woods' charity event in Vegas over the weekend and now are set to resume touring. Singer David Lee Roth was ecstatic at the comeback, proclaiming: "Better late than never!"

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This week's theme on the Classic Rock Challenge at 12:25pm, we honour “Earth Day.”

Here's Lance Bulmer winning a pair of passes to the Del-Tech Western Canadian Gymnastics Championships May 2-3 at the UNBC Northern Sport Centre ... and also a pass to the Home Show this weekend.

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Bob Ezrin produced this. He created the sound that led the group to commercial success.

This was Alice Cooper's first hit. They had a very popular stage show, but their first 2 albums didn't sell well. If this didn't produce, they probably would have been dropped by their record label.

John Lydon auditioned for The Sex Pistols by singing along to this as it played on a juke box. Their manager, Malcolm McLaren, gave him the job and renamed him Johnny Rotten.

Creed covered this on the soundtrack to the 1998 movie The Faculty.

In 1998, Cooper sued Kiss, claiming that "Dreamin'," from their Psycho Circus album, resembled this too closely. The case was settled a year later.

At the time, Cooper was not really 18. He was 23.

It is ... I'm Eighteen ... Alice Cooper !

(Search facts on your favorite songs at www.songfacts.com)

Rob Mitchell's reward for getting up early and covering the Morning Show for Doug Jones was an opportunity to chat with Alice Cooper.

Here's Rob's interview split into three segments!

Good Job Rob!

Remember, tickets for Alice Cooper September 23rd at CN Centre are still available through Ticketmaster. 

Entertainment News This Morning: (Weekdays at 10:20am)

Two new movies are tops at the theatres. Jackie Chan and Jet Li are kicking the stuffing out of the competition. ``The Forbidden Kingdom,'' starring the martial-arts dream team opened at number-one, with nearly 21 million dollars this weekend. Another new movie opened in second place, the romantic comedy ``Forgetting Sarah Marshall.'' ``Prom Night'' fell to third, followed by the debut of ``88 Minutes'' starring Al Pacino.

Actress Sandra Bullock was involved in a car accident with a drunk driver over the weekend while filming a new movie in Massachusetts. Bullock and her husband -- Jesse James -- were unhurt after their S-U-V was hit head-on by a female driver whose blood alcohol level was more than twice the legal limit. Police Lieutenant Jerry Cook says Bullock was concerned for the driver of the other car.

Bullock is in Massachusetts filming a romantic comedy called ``The Proposal.''

U-S President Bush will make a cameo on ``Deal or No Deal'' tonight. He will be cheering-on U-S Army Captain Joe Kobes (KO'-bus). Bush will thank the purple heart soldier for serving three tours of duty in Iraq.

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Classic Rock Calender: (Weekdays at 11:20am)

Those born on April 21st share a birth date with Iggy Pop (1947).

In 1960, Dick Clark testifies before the congressional committee investigating payola

In 1963, The Beatles and Rolling Stones meet for the first time during a Rolling Stones performance at Crawdaddy Club.

In 1969, Janis Joplin makes her first London concert appearance at Royal Albert Hall, a performance considered one of the best of her career

In 1971, Rolling Stones release “Sticky Fingers.”

In 1978, Sandy Denny died. She sang alternating vocals with Robert Plant on Zeppelin's “Battle of Evermore.”

The Drive Nooner - Random Rock News: (Weekdays at 12:10pm)

Queen's Brian May has jokingly hinted that the upcoming tour might be the last tour for the group. Queen + Paul Rodgers' new album is being readied for release on September 1st with a 14 country, seven week tour to follow.

ZZ Top, one of a few major bands in rock history to never have had a personnel change in almost a 40-year history, are set to release their first ever live DVD. “ZZ Top - Live From Texas” will be available on DVD and Blu-Ray on June 24th. With a running time of more than two hours, the disc is filled with the kind of southern sizzle ZZ Top is world-famous for. “Live From Texas” features 17 barnburners of blues, barrelhouse boogie and deliciously fuzz-toned hard rock.

Paul Kantner will now pay Grace Slick and former manager Bill Thompson so he can tour as Jefferson Starship. Kantner has settled a lawsuit with Slick and Thompson, who had sued to stop him from using the name. Lawyers say it was a friendly settlement among people who have known each other for decades. Kantner will pay Slick and Thompson a modest licensing fee to use the name and he will continue performing as Jefferson Starship as long as he acknowledges that Slick and Thompson own the rights to the name.

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This week's theme on the Classic Rock Challenge at 12:25pm, we honour “Earth Day.”

Here's Don Neufeld winning a pair of passes to the Del-Tech Western Canadian Gymnastics Championships May 2-3 at the UNBC Northern Sport Centre. 170 athletes from western Canada will be competing.

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Classic Rock Song Facts: (Weekdays at 1:20pm)

The song comes from an album produced by Nile Rodgers, who gave the album a funky sound that was something different for Bowie. Rodgers founded the Disco band Chic and produced hits for Diana Ross and Madonna.

Stevie Ray Vaughan played lead guitar. Bowie was impressed when he saw Vaughan perform at the Montreaux Jazz festival a year earlier.

This was Bowie's only transatlantic #1 hit.

Smashing Pumpkins covered this song live in 1998

It is ... Let's Dance ... David Bowie !

(Search facts on your favorite songs at www.songfacts.com)