Linkin Park

Linkin Park
"In The End" MTV World Stage, 2011.  Released in 2000.

I can't remember what year, 2002 to 2003, but I had taken Joanne out to eat at Musso and Frank's in Hollywood on Hollywood Blvd.  It wasn't her type of place.  It was old-fashioned, the kind of place that I would like.  It's where you go if you wanted to see movie stars, and sure enough, Kent Shocknek walked in with his wife.  I was star-struck.  I don't think that Joanne knew who he was.  

After helming the consistently top-rated KNBC program for 15 years, Shocknek moved to KCBS-TV and began anchoring the morning editions of CBS 2 News in 2001.  

He retired in 2014.  

Shocknek's final newscast —including a 10-minute career retrospective and farewell video featuring L.A. newsmakers and Hollywood celebrities— aired September 26, 2014. Various local governments and agencies, including the City and County of Los Angeles, as well as the State of California, have honored him for his work.

Joanne had probably seen his face, but probably couldn't match the face with the name.  Anyway, after dinner, we sat in my car for a minute and this song, "In the End" played on the radio and Chester Bennington's wailing voice just captured me.  I remember telling Joanne before we pulled out to let me listen to this first.  Great song than in 2001.

Linkin Park, "What I've Done," 2007

Linkin Park, "Burn It Down," 2012.