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SENATE RESOLUTION



2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to 
3recognize the band The Ides of March as it celebrates its 50th 
4anniversary of performing together; and


5 WHEREAS, The group that would become The Ides of March 
6began in Berwyn on October 16, 1964 as "The Shon-Dels"; its 
7first 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 
10March - a name suggested by bassist Bob Bergland after reading 
11Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar" in high school - the band 
12released "You Wouldn't Listen", its first single on Parrot 
13Records; and


14 WHEREAS, In 1970, the Ides of March released the track 
15"Vehicle", which at the time became the fastest selling single 
16in Warner Brothers Records' history; the song reached #2 on the 
17Hot 100 and #6 on the corresponding Cash Box listings; it sold 
18over 1,000,000 copies and was awarded a gold record in November 
19of 1972; the following album, "Vehicle", reached #55 
20nationally; and


21 WHEREAS, From 1973 to 1990, The Ides of March went on an 
 
 
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1extended hiatus, but the band returned with its original 
2line-up in 1990 and continues to make new music and tour the 
3United States to this day; and


4 WHEREAS, The members of The Ides of March are Larry Millas,

5Jim Peterik,
Bob Bergland,
Mike Borch,
Dave Stahlberg,
Scott 
6May,
Tim Bales,
and Steve Eisen; past-members are John Larson,

7Ray Herr,
Conrad Prybe,
Dave Arellano,
Dave Southern,
and Chuck 
8Soumar; therefore, be it


9 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL 
10ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we recognize the band, 
11The Ides of March, as it celebrates its 50th anniversary of 
12performing together and wish them many more successful years; 
13and be it further

14 RESOLVED, That we proclaim October 16, 2014 as "The Ides of 
15March Day" in the State of Illinois; and be it further 


16 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
17presented to The Ides of March as a symbol of our esteem and 
18respect.