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Chaz and AJ Show Rundown: Wednesday, June 23

6:00. The artists for grand opening of the Amphitheater has been announced…Styx and REO Speedwagon!

6:13. A woman knew someone died in the house she was buying but then came the surprise.

6:20 – 7:00. The thing you found out about your house that you didn’t know until after you bought it.

7:00. So… How will weed work out at your work? Attorney Bob Mitchell from “Mitchell and Sheahan”

7:13. Dumb Ass News. Woman pays price for wearing her dogs shock collar.

7:20. Yesterday on Chaz and AJ…AJ tried the most sour candy in the world. How will Chaz, Phil and Ashley do?

8:00. The Colorado Attorney who wrote the amendment for weed has some advise for us here in Connecticut.

8:13. Joe Meyers top 5 special effects movies.

@JoesView on Instagram and Twitter

9:00. 24th Annual “Hot Summer Fun” at Mohegan Sun from June 28 to September 5. And President Joe Biden checks in…

9:13. Dumb Ass News. The sound of idiot Radio personalities eating the worlds most sourest candy.

9:20. A writer and producer of The Simpsons who loves Connecticut. Mike Reiss.

Throwback Concert: AC/DC at The Shaboo Inn 1978

99.1 PLR celebrates 50 years! This week we are celebrating another great year in our history: 1978!

Remember the old Shaboo Inn in Willimantic? The venue lasted a little over a decade and it closed its doors forever in May 1982. Before its closing, The Shaboo Inn was one of the premier concert venues in Connecticut. Bands like Aerosmith, Cheap Trick, Journey, Tom Petty, Dire Straits and more all played at The Shaboo.

In 1978 AC/DC was just starting to make a name for itself in the United States. A year earlier they played their first ever show in the states and by 1978 they were back in America to support their latest studio album, “Powerage.” On August 26, 1978, AC/DC came to Connecticut for the first time ever and rocked The Shaboo Inn. Sadly, this would be AC/DC’s first and only Connecticut show with Bon Scott on vocals (they’d return in 1981, but this time with new singer Brian Johnson…and at a much larger venue: Hartford’s XL Center).

AC/DC

Tour: Powerage

Also featuring Avalanche

Saturday August 26, 1978

The Shaboo Inn in Willimantic, Connecticut

Band Lineup: Bon Scott, Angus Young, Malcolm Young, Cliff Williams, Phil Rudd

Setlist*

Live Wire
Problem Child
Sin City
Gone Shootin’
Bad Boy Boogie
Rock ‘n’ Roll Damnation
The Jack
High Voltage
Whole Lotta Rosie
Rocker
Let There Be Rock
Dog Eat Dog

*source: setlist.fm

Check out these past live performances

PODCAST – Tuesday, June 22: AJ Tries The World’s Most Sour Candy; CT Real Estate; Comedian Colin Mochrie

AJ agreed to try the world’s most sour candy, and probably still can’t taste anything. (0:00)

Former Dire Straits guitarist Jack Sonni was on to talk about his show in CT later this summer, the huge Styx fans he knows, and his chance encounter with Eddie Van Halen in the 70’s. (6:48)

Jonathan Carbutti was on this morning to talk about how crazy hot the real estate market remains in Connecticut, and the strange lighthouse for sale that he really wants to buy. (19:22)

Dumb Ass News – TWO hot air balloons crashed at the same time in Colorado, because of wind. Chaz and AJ had a local news report covering the story, which included an eye witness. (27:55)

Comedic improv genius Colin Mochrie was on the phone to talk about his show at the Ridgefield Playhouse, except he realized that he doesn’t really know how to talk about it since everything will be happening live, in the moment. (35:25)

Chaz and AJ Show Rundown: Tuesday, June 22

6:00. 2 hot air balloons crash simultaneously.

6:13. Weirdo food concoctions. Call yours in! 877-764-2535

7:00. Guess when the weed bill becomes law? And a big Chaz and AJ car show coming this Sunday benefiting the Homes for the Brave.

For more details, or to reserve your spot, CLICK HERE!

7:13. Dumb Ass News. A man pulls a gun over coffee creamer.

7:20. How long can AJ keep a sour ball in his mouth. Hello? Predictions?

7:30. The attempt.

8:00. Jimmy Koplik will announce the official opening show for the Hartford Healthcare Amphitheater in Bridgeport.

8:13. Former Dire Straits guitarist Jack Sonni.

8:20. His Top 5 favorite concerts and his Princess Diana story.

9:00. How will the surprise court ruling against the NCAA effect UCONN?

Plus, real estate agent Jonathan Carbutti.

9:13. Dumb Ass News.

9:20. Improv genius Colin Mochrie! He is coming to the Ridgefield Playhouse with Brad Sherwood with their new tour, “Scared Scriptless.”

Throwback Concert: Bruce Springsteen at New Haven Coliseum 1978

99.1 PLR celebrates 50 years! This week we are celebrating another great year in our history: 1978!

That year PLR presented Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band at New Haven Coliseum. Springsteen hit the road in 1978 to support the “Darkness on the Edge of Town” album, which featured such hits as Prove It All Night, Badlands and The Promised Land. In fact this sold out New Haven Coliseum show came immediately after Bruce’s first ever headlining shows at New York’s famed Madison Square Garden.

Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band

Tour: Darkness

Friday August 25, 1978

New Haven Veterans Memorial Coliseum

Ticket Price: $8.50

Band Lineup: Bruce Springsteen, Clarence Clemons, Steven Van Zandt, Max Weinberg, Roy Bittan, Danny Federici, Garry Talent

Setlist*

Good Rocking Tonight (Roy Brown cover / beginning of Set I)
Badlands
Streets of Fire
Spirit in the Night
Darkness on the Edge of Town
Factory
Heartbreak Hotel (Elvis Presley cover. Note: this was around the one year anniversary of Presley’s passing)
The Promised Land
Prove It All Night
Racing In The Street
Thunder Road
Jungleland
Paradise By The “C” (Beginning of Set II)
For You
It’s Gonna Work Out Fine (Ike & Tina Turner cover)
4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)
Sherry Darling
Not Fade Away / She’s The One
Growin’ Up
Backstreets
Rosalita (Cone Out Tonight)
Born To Run (encore)
Because The Night (Patti Smith Group cover / encore)
Quarter To Three (Gary “U.S.” Bonds cover / encore)

*source: setlist.fm

Check out these past live performances

PODCAST – Monday, June 21: Senator Blumenthal; $30 Bar Tab Leads To A Dozen Police Calls; Wolfgang Van Halen

Senator Blumenthal called in to talk about his boring Father’s Day dinner, share his thoughts on legalized weed in Connecticut, and admitted he didn’t know much about one band. (0:00)

Dumb Ass News – A $30 bar tab somehow convinced this idiot to call police a dozen times. Chaz and AJ had the news report covering the incident, and became distracted by a word used by the police. (12:48)

Jennifer called in to talk about her crazy morning, which started by finding a spider crawling around in a terrible place. (21:38)

Allie from the Ridgefield Playhouse was supposed to be in studio this morning to play the rider game, but decided to stay home when she felt sick. (25:52)

Chaz spoke to Wolfgang Van Halen about recording his new album, where he plays all of the instruments, and joining Guns N Roses on tour where he’ll be opening. Chaz asked him about the passing of his father, and if he’d consider coming to play at the new amphitheater. (32:58)

Image Credit: Drew Carrano/WPLR

Chaz and AJ Show Rundown: Monday, June 21

6:00. Henry Ford II’s car sold for how much?

6:13. Foo Fighters cover The Bee Gees.

7:00. Senator Blumenthal. Father’s Day and weed.

7:13. Dumb Ass News. The bar tab was thirty dollars. How much did it cost him to call 9-1-1 to complain about it?

7:20 – 7:40. Killer Karaoke. The worlds worst or best karaoke performances.

8:00. Can you smoke weed on you front porch if you’re in full public view after July first?

8:13 – 9:00. The rider game. Match the concert rider item to the artist and win tickets to that show. Allie with the Ridgefield Playhouse.

9:00. Chaz asked Wolfie Van Halen if he’ll play any VH songs when he opens for Guns and Roses.

9:13. Dumb Ass News. Extreme twin marry the same guy.

9:20. Matt from the Water Doctor.

9:30. Daniel Greenwolfe – The Renaissance Faire is back!!

50 Years, 50 Albums: Vote for 1978’s album

Every Friday at 1pm Mike Lapitino plays 4 songs off a classic album from the past 50 years. This week we’re celebrating 1978 and we want you to pick the album!

This week’s picks are:

Van Halen – Van Halen
The Cars – The Cars
Rolling Stones – Some Girls

Vote on Twitter at 991PLRFM

Visit the 50 Years/50 Albums Hall of Fame here.

PODCAST – Friday, June 18: Not-So-Great Dad Moments; Naked Skydiving; The Week In Flubbles

For Father’s Day, Chaz and AJ decided to ask the Tribe to share the not-so-great moments of fatherhood. There were some lies about ice cream trucks, horror stories about puking infants, and one dad who used a Jersey barrier as an emergency bathroom. (0:00)

Dumb Ass News – A man in Nebraska has attempted to set a new world record for skydiving, while naked. (27:58)

Scot Haney has an engagement party to attend this weekend, and admitted that he feels obligated to give a big gift, since he is godfather to the groom. (35:20)

Legal weed has not yet come to Connecticut, but it sure sounded like Chaz and AJ (and Ashley and Phil) were all celebrating a little earlier in this week’s flubble montage. (44:46)

Boss Keith’s Top 5 is a helpful list of places you can road trip this summer, complete with restaurant recommendations and places you may be murdered. (48:23)

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50 Years, 50 Albums 1992: Stone Temple Pilots ‘Core’

Once again it comes as no surprise that the debut album from Stone Temple Pilots Core came in with the most votes in this week’s 50 Years, 50 Albums. Formed in San Diego in 1989, Scott Weiland, the DeLeo brothers and Eric Kretz set out to make an album reviving the album-oriented era where you just don’t listen to a song but to the whole album. That’s exactly what you get with Core, their best-selling album certified 8x Platinum in 2001. Not bad for a debut album. At a time when Grunge and Alternative ruled, their straight rock sound gave us five incredible singles from that album that have become Rock Radio staples, especially at this station, separating them from the band’s north of them. We are proud to welcome Stone Temple Pilot’s debut album Core into the WPLR Hall of Fame.

Learn more about the album:

Stone Temple Pilots Break Down Core Track by Track

Stone Temple Pilots’ Debut Core Turns 25: Why the Critics and Haters Were Wrong

Dean DeLeo talks Stone Temple Pilots’ Core, track-by-track: “There was an innocence yet a determination”

Essential video:

Listen to the album: