Today I gave away a set of Indoor Soccer Showcase tickets to Dan Houghton ...

Derek Sjare was today's "beat the box office" winner for Alice Cooper ...

Also ... remember that we have that special pre-sale opportunity for Alice Cooper on our home page.

Cheers!

Darren Coogan

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

R-and-B singer Mario usually gets high marks on ``Dancing with the Stars.'' But last night the judges thought his performance was mediocre. Mario admits he didn't have much time to rehearse. But it's Marissa who could be in trouble. The Tony-winning Broadway actress, had the lowest scores from the judges. The judges thought she was boring. Tonight, one of the celebs gets canned.

Maybe Ray Romano is tired of watching himself in reruns and wants to create new content. He's teamed up with a writer-producer from ``Everybody Loves Raymond'' on a new dramedy called ``Men of a Certain Age.'' The new show is about three men in their 40s who've been friends since college. Each of them is going through a mid-life crisis.

Adam Sandler broke his ankle over the weekend while playing basketball. Right now Sandler is shooting a movie called ``Bedtime Stories.'' A statement from his spokesperson says his broken ankle won't affect production. In the film, Sandler plays a hotel handyman whose bedtime stories magically come true.

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

Those born on April 1st share a birthdate with Ronnie Lane (1946) of the Faces.

In 1966, David Bowie's first single, ``Do Anything You Say'' and ``Good Morning Girl,'' was released in Britain.

In 1976, the Rolling Stones' tour of Britain drew more than one (m) million ticket applications. The tickets were held in specially guarded vaults and awarded by a lottery.

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

Keith Richards says his favourite part about making the new Rolling Stones movie ``Shine a Light'' is that the cameras did not get in his way. Richards says director Martin Scorsese let them do a Stones show. Mick Jagger says choosing the songs was the hardest part and they wanted a mix of well-known songs and unfamiliar ones. The film was shot at a Rolling Stones concert in New York in 2006. ``Shine a Light'' had its premiere in New York on Sunday and will open in theatres Friday.

It may seem like being up on stage would be a glamorous life, but Meat Loaf says it hurts! He's had stage fright his whole life and says at one point a ``Tonight Show'' staffer had to drag him out from under a desk to get him to perform. He's got a new documentary out called ``Meat Loaf: In Search of Paradise.''

Stone Temple Pilots will reportedly play more than fifty amphitheaters this summer. The new dates are expected to be announced April 7th. Meanwhile, Slash has hinted that even if singer Scott Weiland decides to leave Velvet Revolver, the rest of the band may stick together. “There will be a third album,” Slash said, “We don’t know how or when but the core four guys will continue.”

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This week's theme on the Classic Rock Challenge, in honour of April Fool's Day, is “Foolish Rock.”

Here's Dale winning a pair of tickets to the Single Car Garage coffee house this Saturday night at Art Space.

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

This is an anti-establishment song of defiance and blue-collar pride, both anti-Washington and against the Vietnam war. John Fogerty and Doug Clifford were both drafted in 1966 and discharged from the army in 1967.

Richard Nixon was president of the US when group leader John Fogerty wrote this. Fogerty was not a fan of Nixon and felt that people close to the president were receiving preferential treatment.

This spoke out against the war in Vietnam, but was supportive of the soldiers fighting there.

Creedence performed this on The Ed Sullivan Show. I don't think the producers realized it was a protest song.

Fogerty recorded a lot of takes for "Down On The Corner" before singing this. As a result, his voice was strained, which Fogerty thinks is apparent on the song.

Fogerty wrote this in about 20 minutes.

Wrangler jeans used this in commercials in 2001.

It is ... Fortunate Son ... CCR !

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Sounds like people are getting pretty stoked about today's Alice Cooper announcement!

And Cora knows how things work here at The Drive!

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

Quincy the medical examiner would have had a resolution in one hour, including commercial breaks. But Jack Klugman is finding it isn't so easy. He's doing battle with NBC over profits from his old show. He says the studio is lying about the show's profits and owes him money, based on 25 per cent of net profits. Klugman heard that the studio made 250 million dollars off of ``Quincy'' but was told by NBC the series had lost 66 million dollars through 2006.

``21'' has the winning hand at the theatres. ``21'' opens at number-one, taking in nearly 24- (m) million dollars this weekend. ``Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who!'' drops to second. Another new movie opens in third -- the spoof ``Superhero Movie.'' ``Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns'' was fourth this weekend, followed by ``Drillbit Taylor.''

Someone really likes the 1933 version of ``King Kong'' -- enough to pay $345,000 for a poster for the film at a recent auction. At the same auction Michael Keaton's ``Batman'' costume from ``Batman Returns'' sold for $103,000. Julie Andrews' coat from ``Mary Poppins'' went for about $52,000.

Halle Berry's ``Storm'' battlesuit from ``X-Men'' got more than $43,000. Plus, various dinosaurs from ``The Lost World: Jurassic Park 2'' were sold for tens of thousands of dollars each.

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

Those born on March 28th share a birthdate with Mick Ralphs (1948), guitarist with Mott the Hoople and Bad Company ... and also AC/DC's Angus Young (1959).

In 1967, at a London concert, Jimi Hendrix set his guitar on fire for the first time.

In 1982, the Doobie Brothers broke up after a farewell tour. They began a series of reunions five years later.

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

As announced this morning with Doug Jones ... Alice Cooper returns to Prince George September 23rd. Tickets go on sale Friday Morning through Ticketmaster. Keep checking our web site for details on how you can access tickets before they go on-sale Friday.

Poison drummer Rikki Rockett was arrested in Los Angeles on Monday on an outstanding rape warrant. Rockett was busted going through customs at LAX after it was discovered a warrant was out for his arrest stemming from accusations he raped a woman while staying sat a casino in Mississippi.

Allman Brothers Band are forced to cancel a string of dates while Gregg Allman undergoes treatment for Hepatitis. For the past six months, Allman has been receiving scheduled treatments for Hepatitis C, a virus that, with these treatments, has become curable in recent years. The treatments so far have been successful and the virus has been eradicated from his system. However, the recovery time from the side effects of the treatment are taking longer than originally projected.

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This week's theme on the Classic Rock Challenge, in honour of April Fool's Day, is “Foolish Rock.”

Here's Brian winning a Poker Kit, complete with cards, chips and a sweet silver carrying case.

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

This is an apocalyptic song, detailing the many ways the world could end, including the coming of the ice age, starvation, and war.

This was recorded at Wessex Studios, located in a former church in the Highbury district of North London. Many hit recordings had already come out of this studio, including singles and albums by the Sex Pistols and The Pretenders. Chief engineer and studio manager Bill Price had developed a slew of unique recording techniques suited to the room.

Clash singer Joe Strummer was a news junkie, and many of the images of doom in the lyrics came from news reports he read.

The line about the "Nuclear Error" was inspired by the Three Mile Island nuclear reactor meltdown in March, 1979.

The line, "I live by the river" came from a saying in England that if the Thames river ever flooded, all of London would be under water. Joe Strummer was living in a high-rise apartment, so he would have been OK.

The title came from the BBC World Service's radio identification used during World War II.

It is ... London Calling ... The Clash!

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