Cheers Brimmer St). In August 2001, there was a replica made of the bar in Faneuil Hall to capitalize on the popularity of the show. Before "Where Everybody Knows Your Name", written by Gary Portnoy and Judy Hart Angelo, became the show's theme song, "Cheers" producers rejected two of Portnoy's and Hart Angelo's songs. The songwriters had collaborated to provide music for "Preppies", an unsuccessful Broadway musical. When told they could not appropriate "People Like Us", "Preppies" opening song, the pair wrote another song "My Kind of People", which resembled "People Like Us" and intended to satirize "the lifestyle of old
Mike Portnoy tribute "bar bands" In the October 2009 issue of "Rhythm" Magazine, Portnoy was listed as #5 in their list of the Top 50 Drummers of All Time. He was featured on Fuse TV's "Talking Metal" where he joined with Bobby Ellsworth and the show's hosts in covering Motörhead's "Overkill." In June 14, 2010, Mike Portnoy won the Metal Hammer Golden God Award for Best Drummer. As voted on by 6,500 drummers worldwide, Portnoy won the Drummies Award for Best Progressive Rock drummer in 2010, while Joey Jordison of Slipknot/Rob Zombie/Murderdolls won the award for Best Metal drummer. At the Revolver