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>  > NUCLEAR WARRIOR Press Release: April 6, 2002
>   Anniversary of CALIFORNIA JAM. 
>   Read about Scott Lifshine's Historical Pop Culture contribution
>   to Ontario California & Rock History! 
>   contact Aristedes DuVal @ 212-772-7342 
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>  
> > "CalJam: One day in 1974 ..."

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Excerpts from the article: Thursday, April 4, 2002 One day in 1974 ... California Jam brought 200,000 rock enthusiasts to the region 28 years ago making Ontario the rock capital of the nation By David Allen Staff Writer Twenty-eight years ago, Richard Nixon was hanging onto the presidency, Hank Aaron was about to break Babe Ruth's lifetime home run record and OPEC ended its oil embargo against the United States. And in Ontario on April 6, 1974, a West Coast rock festival created as an answer to Woodstock drew an astounding 200,000 concertgoers. Rock fans converged on Ontario Motor Speedway for the one-day California Jam, which featured such acts as the Eagles, Deep Purple and Earth, Wind and Fire over the course of 12 hours. ... He burned copies onto CD and tried to donate them to the Ontario Museum of History and Art, along with a video he bought of a portion of the broadcast. Maricarmen Ruiz-Torres, the museum curator, was initially enthusiastic, writing to Lifshine: "This donation figures among our finest!" But legal issues surfaced since rights to the material are apparently controlled by ABC. Ruiz-Torres returned the video and CDs to Lifshine. ... "That's a significant thing he has. Not just Ontario history, but pop culture history," she said. ... Also see: Sabbath The six photos connected to the Feature are yet to be located. Great MOLLY!