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“What’s love got to do with it??”
Plenty … especially if you’re Tina Turner and have a tremendous attachment to fans!
Y’see, the superstar was taken to a NY hospital this past Sunday (30 Nov) with a severe fever. But get this: Even though she’d been put on oxygen, she checked herself out the next day and [...]

Lloyd Thaxton’s TIGER BEAT: 1966!

RelicNote: In its day, Lloyd Thaxton’s Tiger Beat Magazine was considered by many to be “the bible of teen rock” (note two things here, yardbirds: I said Thaxton’s TB mag; those published later weren’t the “real deal”, were they? And, exorcists, put yer stones down! I did use the small “b”!).
Awhile back, Uncle [...]

Is It The Flu … or the Epizutic??

Even Relics catch a bug every once-in-awhile, gang …
And, for the past coupla days, I’ve had one that’s knocked me for a friggin’ loop! I dunno if it’s the flu, sinus trouble or …
WAIT!! What’s … epizutic??
Awright … lemme see a show of hands of everybody who’s livin’ in the deep South! Then y’all [...]

The Death of A Friend …

REST IN PEACE, MY FRIEND. THOUGH DEATH HAS TAKEN YOU, YOUR LEGACY WILL FOREVER LIVE ONAS LONG AS THERE IS ROCK-N-ROLL …
AS LONG AS THERE IS A LOVING SOUL …
AS LONG AS WE REACH FOR OUR GOALS …
YOUR LEGACY WILL LIVE ON!!
LLOYD THAXTON 1927 – 2008
GOODBYE FOR NOW, MY FRIEND … MY MENTOR … A [...]

The Liveliest ’60s Teen Show …

Okay, stateside yardbirds … how many recognize the dude in the pic to yer left?? Natch, it’s the man who made Sixties teen TV rock. His name?? Lloyd Thaxton (sooooo WHAT??).
His wacky brand of humor mixed so well with the fab music, dances and musical guests that he became an icon in the [...]