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The week is upon us and there’s no better time to waste time than on a Monday at work. Don’t feel left out. Here are a few conversation starters while you’re hanging around the water cooler with your rocker friends.

Gary S. Paxton, singer and co-producer of “Alley Oop” by the Hollywood Argyles, died peacefully at the age of 77 in Branson, MO last week. Although an accomplished singer, he was made famous as a writer and studio genius, producing “Monster Mash” and nearly all the Association singles.

How old is ‘too old’ to be a father? Well, Mick Jagger’s 29 year-old girlfriend Melanie Hamrick is with child – she’s fairly young while Mick is not (73).

Joe Perry of Aerosmith who collapsed on stage last week now tells fans that the cause of the illness was dehydration and exhaustion, not a coronary.

Birthdays this week include Mick Jagger, Roger Taylor from Queen, Al Ramsey from Gary Lewis and the Playboys, Simon Kirke from Bad Company, Deep Purple’s Steve Morse, Bobbie Gentry, and Patty Scialfa, Bruce Springsteen’s wife and band member.


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Written by: Vipology Staff Writer

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