Whenever the time changes, Rock 107 comes unstuck in time.  This weekend, we "spring forward", so Rock 107 is firing up the time machine again.  All weekend long we'll move through the years with all the memories, and all the tunes.  'Don't think rock n' roll marks the time as mankind moves through history?  Consider this...

1964

As Barry Goldwater's presidential dreams were crumbling and Malcolm X was abandoning the Black Muslim movement, the Beatles were making the debut appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show and Roy Orbison was crooning about a "Pretty Woman".

1965

The Byrds topped the charts with "Mr. Tambourine Man" as President Johnson authorized commanders in Vietnam to commit U.S. ground forces to combat.  Queen Elizabeth attended the premeire of the Beatles' movie "Help" and CBS-TV broadcast the first animated "Peanuts" special.

1966

Indira Ghandi became India's 3rd premier as American planes resume bombing in North Vietnam after a 37-day break.  Meanwhile, Bob Dylan was "Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blue Again" and the Stones were painting everything black.

1967

Jimi was builing "Castles Made Of Sand" while Lestor Maddox was building walls of segregation as Georgia's new Governor.  The Rolling Stones made their first appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show" as Vince Lombardi's Green Bay Packers won the inaugeral Super Bowl.

1968

It was the year of the first adult heart transplant in America, The Tet Offensive came to an end,  "Hair" opened on Broadway, and Arthur Brown declared himself "the god of hellfire! " 

1969

Arlo told us we could get anything we want at Alice's Restaurant, the Oakland Raiders hired an unknown new head coach named John Madden, John and Yoko's full frontal nudity on the cover of "Two Virgins" didn't make it past customs, and  The Saturday Evening Post went away for good.

1970

Max Yasgur's neighbors in Bethel, NY sued him for damages caused to their properties by the crowds at Woodstock.  The Boeing 747 made it's maiden flight.  General Motors designed cars to run on unleaded fuel.  Meanwhile, Eric Clapton was still living on "Blues Power"

 1971

The government banned cigarette ads on radio & TV, Brewer & Shipley were "One Toke Over The Line", Charlie Manson was convicted of murder, and the Five Man Electrical Band protestes "Signs"

1972

Don McLean's "American Pie" proved  an 8-minute song wasn't too long to win a Grammy, Ted Kennedy sought amnesty for Draft evaders, the BBC banned Paul McCartney & Wings' "Give Ireland Back To The Irish" and  the Democrats nominated George McGovern for President.

1973

Prisoner Of War John McCain was released by his captors in Vietnam, two young and talented musicians and lovers released an obscure self-titled album called "Buckihgham-Nicks", John Dean told Nixon that there was a cancer growing on the Presidency, and the Who released "Quadrophenia".

1974

 After an eight-year layoff, Bob Dylan went back on the road, while President Nixon was refusing the Watergate Committee's request for tapes.  Paul MCartney released "Band On The Run" and Patty Hearst was kidnapped by the SLA.

1975

The Eagles went to number 1 with "Best Of My Love",  Sylvester Stallone wrote "Rocky" and wouldn' thear of anyone else playing the lead role, Linda McCartney was busted for possession and Saigon fell.

1976

Minimum wage was set...at $2.30 an hour, a new band called Boston released an album we all ended up buying, Legionaires Disease wrecked a convention in Philadelphia and Bob Dylan took up the cause of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter.

1977

The mini-series  "Roots" was all the rage, Even in the midst of the disco-era Fleetwood Mac's "Rumors" won the Grammy for "Album Of The Year", and President Carter's brother endorsed Billy Beer.

1978

Boston finally managed to deliver "Don't Look Back", their long-promised follow-up to their 1976 debut album, the Feds made Susan B. Anthony the first woman on an American coin - an ill-fated "silver dollar", while John Belushi went back to college in National Lampoon's "Animal House".

1979

Nuclear power protest spread all over the nation after that cloud of radioactive steam escaped from Three Mile Island, Chuck Noll won his fourth and final championship as thePittsburgh Steelers beat the Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl XIV, and Northeast PA's Home of Rock n' Roll, Rock 107, debuted with Rush's "Spirit Of Radio".

1980

Roger Waters turned his growing alienation from Pink Floyd's fans into a double-album masterpiece, once he figured out that "all in all, it's just another brick in the wall", and nothing came between Brooke Shields and her Calvins.  Four-wheel drive compact cars and cordless phones hit the marketplace for the first time.

1981

President Reagan forgot to duck, we all got our MTV, and Walter Cronkite stepped down from the CBS Evening News.

1982

The Penn State Nitany Lions were the kings of NCAA football, Tylenol proved terminal in Chicago, and Ozzy celebrated the 4th of July by marrying Sharon on a beach in Hawaii.

1983

Everyone who was anyone was sporting Ray-Bans, the Police released "Synchronicity" and called it quits as Sting prepared for his pretentious solo career, and  Coca-Cola and Pepsi raced to get their caffiene free varieties on grocery store shelves.

1984

The PG-13 Movie rating was introduced, the Vietnam Veterans War Memorial opened on the National Mall in Washington, and the origional lineup of Van Halen - David Lee Roth, Eddie Van Halen, Alex Van Halen and Michael Anthony, released their final alubm together, the aptly titled "1984".

1985

Philadelphia and London were hosts to Bob Geldoff's Live-Aid Rock Festival to raise money  and awareness for the famine victims in Ethiopia, while Soviet Premeir Mikhail Gorbachev was calling for Glasnot, and Coca-Cola inexplicably (and disasterously) changed their formula and launched New Coke.

1986

The Space Shuttle Challenger exploded shortly after takeoff, Marcos fled the Philippines, and the initial class of Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame inductees included Elvis, Chuck Berry, James Brown, Ray Charles, Sam Cooke, Fats Domino, the Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly, Jerry Lee Lewis and Little Richard.

1987

 This was the year of "Black Monday" on Wall Street.  Also, U2 emerged as the biggest band in the world upon the release of "The Joshua Tree", and a West German Pilot landed his plane unchallenged in Red Square.

1988

Pam Am Flight 103 was blown out of the sky over Lockerbie, Scotland.  Meanwhile, an LA band named Guns N' Roses killed the hair band era with the release of "Appetite For Destruction".  Dustin Hoffman's portrayal of an autistic man in "Rain Man" won raves from reviewers and movie goers. 

 IT'S THE TIME TRAVEL WEEKEND ON ROCK 107!