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Pete Townshend he ain’t /s

Friday, Aug 30, 2024 - Posted by Rich Miller

* Rockford Register Star

Two dozen Rockford-area civic leaders, Hard Rock executives and Seminole Tribe of Florida leaders — owners of Hard Rock International — lifted guitars high above their heads and smashed them to pieces Thursday to celebrate the opening of Hard Rock Casino Rockford.

Pyrotechnics showered the 1,600-seat Hard Rock Live stage in sparks as the invite-only crowd cheered.

After a dozen years of planning and about two years of construction, the 175,000-square-foot Hard Rock Casino Rockford opened for business.

“Ninety percent of our investor group has local roots — no private equity,” said Dan Fischer, chief investor of 815 Entertainment, the local company that brought Hard Rock to Rockford. “When you look at this place, it was built with people who put in real money.”

* The governor also participated in a celebratory guitar smashing

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30 Comments
  1. - AnonaMan - Friday, Aug 30, 24 @ 10:34 am:

    Yacht Rock isn’t noise pollution.


  2. - What's in a name? - Friday, Aug 30, 24 @ 10:47 am:

    “You want to do what? Why? Oh.”

    He is a good sport.


  3. - Steve Rogers - Friday, Aug 30, 24 @ 10:50 am:

    “For those about to rock, we salute you”


  4. - TJ - Friday, Aug 30, 24 @ 10:52 am:

    Look, this needs to be said. We need to stop needless violence against guitars.

    Also, casinos are inherent economic and depressive sinkholes that ruin every community they’re added to.


  5. - Annonin' - Friday, Aug 30, 24 @ 10:53 am:

    Nothin’ like a good guitar smash to kick off the holiday weekend. Job well done.


  6. - DEE - Friday, Aug 30, 24 @ 10:55 am:

    While My Guitar Gently Weeps


  7. - Barnaby Wilde - Friday, Aug 30, 24 @ 10:57 am:

    It breaks my heart to see those stars smashing a perfectly good guitar. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jpcz9VZNTZ4


  8. - sulla - Friday, Aug 30, 24 @ 10:57 am:

    J.B.’s rock and roll angst has all of the intensity of a Baby Metal performance


  9. - Norseman - Friday, Aug 30, 24 @ 10:58 am:

    Gov claims his weak swing caused by bone spurs.


  10. - Frida's boss - Friday, Aug 30, 24 @ 11:02 am:

    Why didn’t they use Rick Nielsen-style dual guitars for the breaking?
    I believe he’s an investor in the casino.


  11. - Ducky LaMoore - Friday, Aug 30, 24 @ 11:03 am:

    Swing so weak… contact so soft… he could play for the White Sox.


  12. - Amalia - Friday, Aug 30, 24 @ 11:04 am:

    Babba O’Pritzker


  13. - Excitable Boy - Friday, Aug 30, 24 @ 11:06 am:

    Trump: JB is such a loser, goes to a casino and breaks a little guitar. I ran the entire casino into the ground.


  14. - Res Melius - Friday, Aug 30, 24 @ 11:13 am:

    Nailed it. Now, on to the slots.


  15. - John Hiatt - Friday, Aug 30, 24 @ 11:14 am:

    JB breaks my heart


  16. - Anyone Remember - Friday, Aug 30, 24 @ 11:17 am:

    If he thinks he’s Pete Townshend, who are his Entwistle, Moon, Daltrey? Since Entwistle is generally regarded as the greatest bassist, perhaps his budget staff?


  17. - 47th Ward - Friday, Aug 30, 24 @ 11:19 am:

    “As long as there’s, you know, sex and drugs, I can do without the rock and roll.”


  18. - Archpundit - Friday, Aug 30, 24 @ 11:34 am:

    Barnaby got there first, but the Guv has convinced me bail reform was a bad idea

    “ well there outta be a law with no bail
    smash a guitar and you go to jail
    with no chance for early parole
    you dont get out until you get some soul”


  19. - walker - Friday, Aug 30, 24 @ 11:45 am:

    “Ninety percent of our investor group has local roots — no private equity,” said Dan Fischer, chief investor of 815 Entertainment, the local company that brought Hard Rock to Rockford. “When you look at this place, it was built with people who put in real money.”

    Don’t know about the music or gaming facility , but this statement is pure nonsense.


  20. - Dance Band on the Titanic - Friday, Aug 30, 24 @ 12:02 pm:

    He should have taken the microphone and channeled his inner Elvis for the occasion:

    “Since Bruce Rauner left us
    We gotta new place that’s swell
    Raking in all the casino cash
    At the Hard Rock Hotel”


  21. - mrp - Friday, Aug 30, 24 @ 12:41 pm:

    Broken hearts and necks indeed.. no need to wreck a https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzeoLe6nSrU


  22. - Rabid - Friday, Aug 30, 24 @ 12:42 pm:

    We got to different button for the welding machines


  23. - Rabid - Friday, Aug 30, 24 @ 12:43 pm:

    Senseless destruction for your cents


  24. - Rabid - Friday, Aug 30, 24 @ 12:44 pm:

    One hit wonder


  25. - Rabid - Friday, Aug 30, 24 @ 12:44 pm:

    Average white band


  26. - mrp - Friday, Aug 30, 24 @ 12:47 pm:

    “- walker - Friday, Aug 30, 24 @ 11:45 am:

    “Ninety percent of our investor group has local roots — no private equity,” said Dan Fischer, chief investor of 815 Entertainment, the local company that brought Hard Rock to Rockford. “When you look at this place, it was built with people who put in real money.”

    Don’t know about the music or gaming facility , but this statement is pure nonsense.”

    Yup.. follow the money on this one could be several cheap tricks hiding in plain sight..


  27. - Give Us Barabbas - Friday, Aug 30, 24 @ 2:02 pm:

    They just seem a little weird. Surrender.


  28. - btowntruth from forgottonia - Friday, Aug 30, 24 @ 2:27 pm:

    “Oh it breaks my heart to see those stars
    Smashing a perfectly good guitar.
    I don’t know who they think they are
    Smashing a perfectly good guitar.”

    John Hiatt


  29. - don the legend - Friday, Aug 30, 24 @ 2:44 pm:

    In just a few weeks they can be the “Smashing Pumpkins”.


  30. - T - Friday, Aug 30, 24 @ 3:45 pm:

    They’ve waited a long time to finally get a casino in that town.

    Hope it’s a great success and helps bring Rockford back!


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