▁Rock ▁Is ▁Fif ty ▁also ▁hosted ▁additional ▁celebr ations ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁in ▁July , ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁" R ock ▁Ar ound ▁the ▁C lock - a - Th on " ▁to ▁celebr ate ▁the ▁ 5 0 th ▁anni versary ▁of ▁the ▁date ▁the ▁song ▁reached ▁the ▁No . ▁ 1 ▁spot ▁on ▁the ▁American ▁charts , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁to ▁observe ▁what ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁H ale y ' s ▁ 8 0 th ▁birth day . ▁These ▁events ▁included ▁numerous ▁appearances ▁and ▁performances ▁by ▁surv iving ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁Com ets , ▁including ▁the ▁band ' s ▁induction ▁into ▁the ▁Rock ▁Walk ▁hall ▁of ▁fame , ▁a ▁performance ▁at ▁the ▁Vi per ▁Room ▁club ▁on ▁the ▁Sun set ▁St rip , ▁and ▁a ▁special ▁performance ▁for ▁employees ▁of ▁NASA ' s ▁Jet ▁Prop ulsion ▁Labor atory ▁in ▁Pas ad ena ▁to ▁celebr ate ▁the ▁success ▁of ▁the ▁Deep ▁Imp act ▁space ▁pro be . ▁A ▁special ▁video ▁of ▁" R ock ▁Ar ound ▁the ▁C lock " ▁was ▁created ▁to ▁mark ▁the ▁occasion ▁and ▁was ▁featured ▁on ▁NASA ' s ▁website ▁during ▁July ▁and ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁The ▁anni versary ▁was ▁also ▁marked ▁by ▁the ▁publication ▁of ▁a ▁book ▁entirely ▁devoted ▁to ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁song , ▁Rock ▁Ar ound ▁the ▁C lock : ▁The ▁Record ▁That ▁Start ed ▁the ▁Rock ▁Revolution , ▁by ▁Jim ▁Daw son . ▁ ▁The ▁United ▁States ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives