Seven 9s and 10s

High-res dailymedotcom: Mick Jones, left, and Kelly Hansen, of the rock group Foreigner, pose for photos on the trading floor before they ring the opening bell of the New York Stock Exchange Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009, to celebrate their new CD-DVD release “Can’t Slow Down.” (AP Photo/Richard Drew) Immediately after ringing the bell they were met with a chorus of boos and jeers and then the floor broke into a resounding chant of “WE WANT LOU! WE WANT LOU!” because everyone knows that Foreigner without Lou Gramm is like The Rolling Stones without Mick Jagger or Led Zeppelin without Robert Plant, which is to say those bands don’t exist without those specific voices booming through the PA.  After furiously banging the gavel to quiet the crowd, one lone voice shouted out: “FREEBIRD!”

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Mick Jones, left, and Kelly Hansen, of the rock group Foreigner, pose for photos on the trading floor before they ring the opening bell of the New York Stock Exchange Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009, to celebrate their new CD-DVD release “Can’t Slow Down.” (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Immediately after ringing the bell they were met with a chorus of boos and jeers and then the floor broke into a resounding chant of “WE WANT LOU! WE WANT LOU!” because everyone knows that Foreigner without Lou Gramm is like The Rolling Stones without Mick Jagger or Led Zeppelin without Robert Plant, which is to say those bands don’t exist without those specific voices booming through the PA.  After furiously banging the gavel to quiet the crowd, one lone voice shouted out: “FREEBIRD!”