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PennDOT prepares stage for upcoming Acid Rock Stock. PennDOT announced that the full complement of heavy metal and acid rock tie-dye-hards will be on hand when the transportation agency opens its own Acid Rock Highway, I-99. The highway is slated to open, "some time in the near-distant future or thereabouts." Paul Preston, publicist for the I-99 project, said the grand opening party for the highway will include the remaining members of Iron Butterfly who will help launch the highway with a concert and a new rendition of the 17-minute heavy metal epic, In-A-Gadda-Davita. Preston said the band has promised to re-work the song with new lyrics. Should-A-Been-Done-Awhile-Ago will serve as the anthem of the I-99 project, he added. A local band, the Vengeful Spirits of Dead Commuters, will be one of the opening acts for Iron Butterfly. Man Working will also perform at Acid RockStock. The five-member band is composed entirely of PennDOT employees and contractors. One guy plays a guitar and the rest stand around, drink coffee, joke and look at him occasionally. A ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held after the concert. PennDOT adds that the ribbon-cutting is expected to last eight years. In other headlines... Johnstown area racists still love Murtha. ESPN's Game Day to anger Happy Valley with prediction of Penn State loss. Bedford taxes Pop-up Trailers, Barbie motorcoaches, and Boy Scout tents.
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