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The Shrinkin Violetz would like to introduce you to the booze cruise page

yep for a reason for partying and drinking look no further !

Here's a list of events birthdays, Deaths, Strange info that you can either celebrate or drink heavily to & try to forget !

January            February            March

April                  May                       June

July                    August                 September

October           November           December   

September's reason to booze & have a good time are as follows: 

1st – “the Prince” by madness first twotone/ska chart hit in 1979 – Bruce Foxton of the Jam born in 1955, Peter Hewson (Chicory Tip) Born 1950 - Born 1976: Peter Brown [drums, Wheatus] - 1976: Babydaddy [bass, Scissor Sisters] - 1970: DJ Spigg Nice (Lost Boyz) - 1965: Craig McLachlan - 1960: Cass Lewis [bass, Skunk Anansie] - 1957: Gloria Estefan (singer/actress) - 1950: Peter Hewson [Chicory Tip] - 1949: Russ Field [Showaddywaddy] - 1946: Barry Gibb (Bee Gees) - 1946: Greg Errico (Sly & The Family Stone) - 1944: Archie Bell [Drells] - 1933: Conway Twitty (Country Singer) - 1927: Tommy Evans (Drifters)

2nd – Musician Magazine started in 1976 – ”You wear it well’ No 1 for Rod Stewart in 1972 - Born 1969: K-Ci Hailey (Jodeci) - 1958: Jerry Augustyniak (10,000 Maniacs) - 1956: Fritz McIntyre (Simply Red) - 1951: Mik Kaminksi (E.L.O.)

3rd – Woody Guthrie died aged 55 in 1967 - born 1973: Jennifer Paige (vocals) - 1963: Jonathan Segal (Camper Van Beethoven) - 1955: Steve Jones (Sex Pistols) - 1948: Donald Brewer (Grand Funk Railroad) - 1947: Eric Bell (Thin Lizzy) - 1945: George Biondi (Steppenwolf) - 1942: Al Jardine (The Beach Boys)

4th – Frankie laines “I believe” spent its 18th week at no 1 in 1953 - Born 1981: Beyoncé Knowles (Destiny's Child) - 1980: Dan Miller (O-Town) - 1960: Kim Thayil (Soundgarden) - 1952: Martin Chamber (The Pretenders) - 1950: Ronald LaPread (The Commodores) - 1942: Merald “Bubba” Knight (Gladys Knight & The Pips) - 1908: Richard Wright

5th – Buddy Miles Jazz Man Born in 1946  along side Loudon Wainwright III - born 1969: Dweezil Zappa - 1968: Brad Wilk (Rage Against The Machine) - 1966: Terry Ellis (En Vogue) - 1946: Freddy Mercury (Queen) - 1945: Al Stewart - 1939: John Stewart - 1904 Giovanni Pergolesi (composer)

6th – David Bowies first hit in 1969 “space oddity” - born 1979: Foxy Brown - 1969: CeCe Peniston - 1974: Nina Persson (The Cardigans) - 1971: Dolores O'Riordan (The Cranberries) - 1960: Perry Bamonte (The Cure) - 1944: Roger Waters (Pink Floyd) - 1942: Dave Bargeron (Blood, Sweat & Tears)

7th – 101ers (Joe Strummer) debut iin London 1974 – Keith Moon (The Who) died 1977 – Chrisie Hynde Born 1951 - born 1970: Chad Sexton (311) - 1960: Brad Houser (Edie Brickell & New Bohemians) - 1951: Chrissie Hynde (The Pretenders) - ????: Benmont Tench (Tom Petty & Heartbreakers) - 1949: Gloria Gaynor (singer) - 1946: Alfa Anderson (Chic) - 1936: Buddy Holly (Crickets) - 1934: Little Milton (singer/songwriter)

8th – Harry Secombe (goons) Born 1921 -  born 1979: Pink - 1960: David Steele (Fine Young Cannibals) - 1958: David Lewis (Atlantic Starr) - 1946: Dean Daughtry (Atlanta Rhythm Section) - 1945: Kelly Groucutt (E.L.O.) - ????: Ron "Pigpen" McKernan, Grateful Dead - 1932: Patsy Cline (singer)

9th – Old Gey Whistle Test started in 1972 - born  1970: Macy Dray (Das EFX) -1951 Zeon De Fluer (Count Bishops) -  1952: Dave Stewart (Eurythmics) - 1946: Bruce Palmer (Buffalo Springfield) - 1946: Doug Ingle (Iron Butterfly) - 1946: Billy Preston () - 1944: Roger Waters (Pink Floyd) - 1941: Otis Redding (Vocals)

10th – Carol Decker born 1957, Don Powell(slade) Born 1946 -  born 1968: Big Daddy Kane - 1966: Miles Zuniga (Fastball) - 1966: Robin Goodridge (Bush) - 1960: Dave Lowry (Cracker) - 1960: Siobhan Fahey (Bananarama) - 1956: Johnny Fingers (Boomtown Rats) - 1950: Joe Perry (Aerosmith) - 1945: Jose Feliciano - 1942: Danny Hutton (Three Dog Night)        

11th – Harry Connick Jnr Born 1967 – Peter Tosh Killed 1987 - born 1975: Brad Fischetti (LFO) - 1977: Ludacris - 1977: Jon Buckland (Coldplay) - 1967: Harry Connick, Jr. - 1965: Moby - 1957: Jon Moss (Culture Club) - 1953: Tommy Shaw (STYX) - 1950: Mickey Hart (Grateful Dead)

12th – Will Birch (Kursaal Flyers / Writer) Born 1948 - 1972: Liam Gallagher (Oasis) - 1966: Ben Folds (Ben Folds Five) - 1968: Larry LaLonde (Primus) - 1956: Barry Andrews (XTC) - 1952: Gerry Beckley (America) - 1952: Neil Peart (Rush) - 1944: Barry White (singer) - 1931: George Jones (country singer)

13th – Zak Starkey son of Ringo born 1965 -  born 1977: Fiona Apple - 1967: Steve Perkins (Jane's Addiction) - 1961: Dave Mustaine (Megadeth) - 1952: Don Was - 1952: Randy Jones (Village People) - 1944: Peter Cetera - 1941: David Clayton Thomas (Blood Sweat & Tears) - 1939: Dave Quincy (Manfred Mann's Earth Band) - 1935: Mel Torme (singer/actor), Sue Broadbent of the Rokers.

14th – Paul Kossoff (Free) Born 1950 - born 1970: Craig Montoya (Everclear) - 1969: Kay Gee (Naughty By Nature) - 1955: Steve Berlin (Los Lobos) - 1949: Steve Gaines (Lynyrd Skynyrd ~ guitarist)

15th – Cartoon Characters Archies at no 1 with “Sugar Sugar” in 1969 - born 1976: Ivette Sosa (Eden's Crush) - 1960: Mitch Dorge (Crash Test Dummies) - 1945: Lee Dorman (Iron Butterfly) - 1903: Roy Acuff (musician) - 1915: Al Casey (guitarist, Fats Waller, Harlem Blues & Jazz Band)

16th – Marc Bolan died in 1977, Russ Abbott Born 1947, Kenney Jones (Faces, Who) Born 1948 - 1968: Marc Anthony - 1963: Richard Marx (vocals) - 1948: Kenny Jones (Faces; The Who ~ drummer) - 1943: Bernard Calvert (the Hollies) - 1925: B.B. King (vocals)

17th – Hank Williams Born 1923 – Fee Waybill (Tubes) Born 1950 - born 1979: Chuck Comeau (Simple Plan) - 1976: Maile Misajoin (Eden's Crush) - 1970: Vinnie (Vincent Brown - Naughty By Nature) - 1968: Lord Jamar (Brand Nubian) - 1962: BeBe Winans - 1950: Fee Waybill (the Tubes) - 1940: LaMonte McLemore (the 5th Dimension)

18th – Bay city rollers had first chart hit in 1971 “keep on dancing” – Jimi Hendrix died in 1970 – Dee dee Ramone born 1952 - alson born 1967: Ricky Bell (Bell Biv Devoe) - 1966: Ian Spice (Breathe) - 1962: Joanne Catherall (Human League) - 1949: Kerry Livgren (Kansas) - 1940: Frankie Avalon (singer/actor)

19th –Robbie Williams first chart no 1 “millennium” in 1998 – Rusty Egan Rich Kids born 1957, Twiggy Born 1949, John Coghlan (Quo) Born 1946, Jarvis Cocker (Pulp) Born 1963  - born 1964: Trisha Yearwood - 1952: Nile Rodgers (Chic) - 1951: Daneil Lanois - 1947: Lol Creme (10cc) - 1940: Bill Medley (Righteous Brothers)

20th – “candle in the wind” Elton john 1997 entered the chart (worlds biggest single) – Jim Croce “Time in a bottle” died 1973 aged 30 - born 1979: Rick Woolstenhulme (Lifehouse) - 1968: Ben Shepherd (Soundgarden) - 1967: Matthew and Gunnar Nelson (Nelson) - 1966: Nuno Bettencourt (Extreme) - 1947: Chuck Panozzo (STYX), 1952 Pat Mcmullan (The Count Bishops)

21st – Phil ‘Animal’ Taylor of Motorhead born in 1954, Bill Haley had 5 singles in the top 20 in 1956, Liam Gallagher born 1972 - born 1972: David Silveria (Korn) - 1968: Trugoy the Dove (De La Soul) - 1967: Tyler Stewart (Barenaked Ladies) - 1967: Faith Hill- 1959: Corinne Drewery (Swing Out Sister) - 1947: Don Felder (The Eagles)

22nd – David Coverdale Born 1949 – Joan Jett Born 1960 -born 1957: Johnette Napolitano (Concrete Blonde) - 1956: Debby Boone - 1949: David Coverdale (Whitesnake)  

23rd – Robbie McIntosh (AWB) died 1974 - born 1985: Diana Oritz [Dream] - 1979: Erik-Michael Estrada (O-Town) - 1972: Jermaine Dupri - 1970: Ani DiFranco - 1959: Lita Ford - 1949: Bruce Springsteen (singer, songwriter, guitarist) - 1945: Ron Bushy (Iron Butterfly) - 1943: Steve Boone [Lovin Spoonfu} - 1943: John Banks [Merseybeats] - 1943: Toni Basil [US singer, actress, dancer] - 1943: Walter and Wallace Scott [Whispers] - 1943: Julio Iglesias - 1939: Roy Buchanan (guitarist/singer/songwriter) - 1930: Ray Charles (pianist/singer songwriter)

24th – 3rd Stiff Tour started featuring Tenpole Tudor / Any Trouble, Gerry Marsden born 1942 - born 1971: Marty Cintron (No Mercy) - 1971: Peter Salisbury (drums, Verve) - 1962: Cedric Dent (Take 6) - 1946: Carson Osten (Nazz) - 1946: Jerry Donahue (Fairport Convention) - 1946: Kjell Asperud (Titanic) 1942: Linda McCartney (keyboards, Wings) - 1940: Barbara Allbut (Angels) - 1933: Mel Taylor (drums, Ventures) - 1931: Anthony Newley (singer)

25th – John Bonham (Led Zeppelin) died 1980, John Fiddler (Medecine Head/Mott) Born 1947 - born  1985: Diana Ortiz (Dream) - 1975: Declan Donnelly (P.J. & Duncan, actor/singer/TV presenter) - 1968: Will Smith (actor/singer) - 1955: Steve Severin (bass, Siouxsie and the Banshees) - 1955: Zucchro/Adelmo Fornaciari (Italian singer) - 1946: Bryan MacLean (guitar/vocals, Love) - 1945: Onnie Mcintyre [Average White Band] - 1943,: Gary Alexander [guitar, vocals, The Association] - 1943: John Locke [Spirit] - 1939: Joseph Russell, [The Persuasions /session] - 1936: Roosevelt "Booba" Barnes [Bluesman]

26th – Olivia Newton Johns Bithday born 1948, Tracey Thorn Born 1962 (Everything But The Girl) -  born 1981: Christina Milian - 1972: Paul Draper [Mansun] - 1972: Shawn Stockman [Boyz II Men] - 1968: (Richard) Shannon Hoon [singer, Blind Melon] - 1954: Cesar Rosas [Los Lobos] - 1954: Craig Chaquico [Jefferson Starship] - 1951: Stuart Tosh [Pilot] - 1947: Lynn Anderson -1945: Bryan Ferry [Roxy Music] - 1943: Georgie Fame [singer / songwriter/keyboard] - 1941: Joe Bauer [Youngbloods] - 1940: Creadel 'Red' Jones (Chi-Lites) - 1934: Dick Heckstall-Smith (Saxophonist ~ Colosseum) - 1926: Julie London - 1925: Marty Robbins

27th – “Sailing” Rod Stewart cover version at NO 1 in UK for 4th Week, Brett Anderson (Suede) Born 1967 - born 1984: Avril Lavigne - 1975: Lee Brennan [911] - 1970: Mark Calderon [Color Me Bad] - 1966: Stephan Jenkins [Third Eye Blind] - 1958: Shaun Cassidy - 1953: Greg Ham [Men At Work] - 1953: Robbie Shakespeare [bassist, Sly and Robbie/session] - 1947: Barbara Dickson - 1947: Marvin Lee Aday / Meat Loaf - 1944: Shane Fenton / Alvin Stardust - 1943: Randy Bachman [Guess Who]

28th – Jimmy McCulloch (Wings & Thunderclap Newman) Died 1979 (Aged 26) - 1987: Hilary Duff - 1983: Les Claypool (Primus) - 1967: Moon Unit Zappa - 1966: Kenny Wilson [Marilyn Manson] - 1962: Peter Hooton [Farm] - 1960: Jennifer Rush - 1959: Alannah Currie (Thompson Twins) - 1955: George Lynch (Dokken/solo) - 1953: Jim Diamond - 1952: Andy Ward Marillion - 1950: Paul Burgess [10cc] - 1947: Peter Hope Evans [Medicine Head] - 1946: Helen Shapiro - 1943: Nick Nicholas (Steppenwolf) - 1938: Ben E. King (Drifters/solo) - 1902: Ed Sullivan (TV music show presenter)

29th – Matt & Luke Goss (Bros) Born 1968 - born 1981: Suzanne Shaw [vocals, Hear'Say] - 1969: Donald DeGrate [Jodeci] - 1968: Brad Smith (Blind Melon) - 1966: Tony Foster [guitarist, Olive] - 1965: Ian Baker [Keyboards, Jesus Jones] - 1958: Mick Harvey [Birthday Party] - 1957: Mari Wilson [UK singer] - 1948: Mark Farner (Grand Funk Railroad) - 1948: Mike Pinera (Iron Butterfly/Blues Image) - 1937: Joe 'Guitar' Hughes [US blues guitarist] - 1939: Tommy Boyce [Monkees] - 1943: Manuel Fernandez [Los Bravos] - 1935: Jerry Lee Lewis (pianist/singer) - 1907: Gene Autry [singing cowboy]

30th – Actor James Dean die in 1955 aged 24, Mike Harrison (Spooky Tooth) Born 1942, Marc Bolan Born 1947 - born 1964: Robby Takac (bass, Goo Goo Dolls) - 1959: Basia Trzetrzelewska (Matt Bianco) - 1954: Patrice Rushen - 1954: Lesley Beach [sax, Amazulu] - 1952: John Lombardo (10,000 Maniacs) - 1943: Marily McCoo (5th Dimension) - 1942: Dewey Martin [The Dillards, Buffalo Springfield] - 1942: Frankie Lymon [singer, Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers] - 1942: Gus Dudgeon [Producer] - 1935: Johnny Mathis -1933: Cissy Houston (mother of Whitney/ Sweet Inspirations)

Number ones for this month in years gone by are as follows:

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