Aerosmith to appear on PRODIGY in Chat Stadium; legendary band promotes "cyber-rights".WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 22, 1994--The rock group Aerosmith will move from on stage to online when they appear on PRODIGY, the nation's largest and most active online service, on Monday, Dec. 5. The band's online "gig" was arranged through the Electronic Frontier Foundation See EFF. (body) Electronic Frontier Foundation - (EFF) A group established to address social and legal issues arising from the impact on society of the increasingly pervasive use of computers as a means of communication and information distribution. to promote freedom of speech and cyber-rights. Direct from their hotel rooms in Chicago and via laptop computers, all five member of Aerosmith -- Steven Tyler, Joe Perry Joe Perry may refer to:
Brad Whitford (born Bradley Ernest Whitford, 23 February 1952, in Winchester, Massachusetts,) is a musician and guitarist for the rock and roll band Aerosmith. and Joey Kramer For the actor, see . Joseph Michael "Joey" Kramer (born June 21, 1950 in The Bronx, New York City, United States) is the drummer for the Hard rock band Aerosmith. It was Kramer who named the band in 1973. Kramer briefly attended the Thornton Donovan School. -- are "booked" to appear at 9:00 p.m. CST CST abbr. 1. Central Standard Time 2. convulsive shock treatment CST Central Standard Time Noun 1. in PRODIGY Chat, where they will communicate and answer questions in real-time with members of the PRODIGY service. To accommodate the expected crowd, PRODIGY will book Aerosmith into one of its Chat Stadiums, which can accommodate more than 1,000 people. Larger stadiums under development can accommodate up to 20,000. PRODIGY is the only online service with stadium capacity. PRODIGY popularized the concept of online celebrities during the '92 elections when then-President George Bush and his rival Bill Clinton appeared online. Other guests who have appeared reads like a Who's Who list. To name just a few, they include TV's Jerry Seinfield, Jay Leno, Bob Newhart and the cast from Cheers; authors Tom Clancy, David Halberstam, Anne Rice and Scott Turow; rockers Meat Loaf and Peter Gabriel; financiers Bill Seidman and Peter Lynch; athletes Evander Holyfield, Don Mattingly and Boomer Esiason; and scientist Carl Sagan. CONTACT: Prodigy, White Plains Mike Darcy, 914/448-8846 |
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