Just a heads up to say that last night at the Chris Cornell Tribute concert at the Forum, they used a video tribute from Jimmy Page before the surviving members of Soundgarden took the stage at the end of the show. It would have been nice if Jimmy (and Robert or John Paul) could have been there in person to play but it was a nice touch. So much to digest from last night...over 40 songs and over 5 hours with all sorts of special guests along with the announced artists. No Eddie Vedder and Mike McCready, however. So the Temple of a Dog reunion wasn't quite complete. Geezer Butler and Perry Farrell joining the Audioslave reunion was a nice treat. Chris' daughter Toni brought tears as she sang "Redemption Song" and Miley Cyrus surprised the naysayers with her scorching take on "Say Hello 2 Heaven". Still...I would trade last night for having Chris Cornell alive.

TEMPLE OF THE DOG – FEATURING CHRIS CORNELL, STONE GOSSARD, JEFF AMENT, MIKE MCCREADY, AND MATT CAMERON – REUNITE TO TOUR FOR FIRST-TIME EVER Temple of the Dog — the Seattle supergroup featuring Soundgarden’s Chris Cornell, Pearl Jam’s Jeff Ament, Stone Gossard, and Mike McCready, and drummer Matt Cameron(who plays drums with both Soundgarden and Pearl Jam) — has reunited and will tour for the first time ever since forming in 1990. The band will play five cities, Philadelphia, New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Seattle, in November. A special ticket pre-sale for fans signed up to the Ten Club, Soundgarden, and Chris Cornell email lists begins immediately and runs through July 27th. Tickets will go on sale to the general public at 12:00 PM local time on Friday the 29th. $1.50 from each ticket sold will benefit the Chris and Vicky Cornell Foundation and an additional $1.50 will benefit Pearl Jam’s Vitalogy Foundation. http://www.templeofthedog.com/temple-dog-reunite-tour-first-time-ever/