Full Text of SR1486 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to | 3 | | recognize the band The Ides of March as it celebrates its 50th | 4 | | anniversary of performing together; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, The group that would become The Ides of March | 6 | | began in Berwyn on October 16, 1964 as "The Shon-Dels"; its | 7 | | first record, "Like It Or Lump It", was released on its own | 8 | | "Epitome" record label in 1965; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, In 1966, after changing its name to The Ides of | 10 | | March - a name suggested by bassist Bob Bergland after reading | 11 | | Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar" in high school - the band | 12 | | released "You Wouldn't Listen", its first single on Parrot | 13 | | Records; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, In 1970, the Ides of March released the track | 15 | | "Vehicle", which at the time became the fastest selling single | 16 | | in Warner Brothers Records' history; the song reached #2 on the | 17 | | Hot 100 and #6 on the corresponding Cash Box listings; it sold | 18 | | over 1,000,000 copies and was awarded a gold record in November | 19 | | of 1972; the following album, "Vehicle", reached #55 | 20 | | nationally; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, From 1973 to 1990, The Ides of March went on an |
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| 1 | | extended hiatus, but the band returned with its original | 2 | | line-up in 1990 and continues to make new music and tour the | 3 | | United States to this day; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, The members of The Ides of March are Larry Millas,
| 5 | | Jim Peterik,
Bob Bergland,
Mike Borch,
Dave Stahlberg,
Scott | 6 | | May,
Tim Bales,
and Steve Eisen; past-members are John Larson,
| 7 | | Ray Herr,
Conrad Prybe,
Dave Arellano,
Dave Southern,
and Chuck | 8 | | Soumar; therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 10 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we recognize the band, | 11 | | The Ides of March, as it celebrates its 50th anniversary of | 12 | | performing together and wish them many more successful years; | 13 | | and be it further | 14 | | RESOLVED, That we proclaim October 16, 2014 as "The Ides of | 15 | | March Day" in the State of Illinois; and be it further
| 16 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 | | presented to The Ides of March as a symbol of our esteem and | 18 | | respect.
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