Chaz and AJ wanted to make Ashley feel better about closing her hand in her car door, so they asked the Tribe to call in their dumb injuries. First, Mark in Stratford had his hand caught while hooking up a trailer, and then Mary Beth in West Haven had a nearly identical incident to Ashley, locking her hand in her car door. (0:00)
Samantha Ramsdell is a Stamford resident who has achieved viral fame on TikTok, thanks to her gigantic mouth. She believes she may be the Guinness World Record holder, and has made videos showing off her mouth’s capacity by shoving donuts in there, sandwiches, and French fries. (11:39)
President Joe Biden called in to talk about the nation’s most important issue this morning; Ben Affleck reuniting with Jennifer Lopez. President Trump called in to pick a fight about the oil shortage. (27:25)
Movie critic Joe Meyers did not pull any punches when talking about the cancellation of the Golden Globes. (34:08)
Everyone would like to have more energy in the morning, and Chaz found a list to help with this common problem. Unfortunately, he didn’t have a grateful audience. (38:04)
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99.1 PLR celebrates 50 years! This week we are celebrating another great year in our history: 1997!
That year PLR welcomed Metallica to Hartford’s XL Center. Metallica hit the road in support of their sixth studio album “Load,” which featured such singles as Until It Sleeps, King Nothing, Hero of the Day and Mama Said.
Their tour was called “Poor Touring Me” and it had two legs, one in Europe and the other in North America. In all, Metallica would play 125 tour dates in 19 different countries. The tour officially kicked off in California in June 1996 and wrapped up in Edmonton almost a year later. The XL Center show featured a center floor stage (or “In-The-Round” as they say) that featured two stages, each with its own drum set.
Special guest Corrosion of Conformity opened the show in Hartford.
Metallica
Tour: Poor Touring Me World Tour
Special Guest: Corrosion of Conformity
Friday April 4, 1997
The XL Center – Hartford, Connecticut
Ticket Price: $38.50
Band Lineup: James Hetfield (vocals/guitar), Kirk Hammett (guitar), Jason Newsted (bass), Lars Ulrich (drums)
Setlist*
So What
Creeping Death
Sad But True
Ain’t My Bitch
Hero of the Day
King Nothing
One
Wasting My Hate
Bass / Guitar Solos
Nothing Else Matters
Until It Sleeps
For Whom The Bell Tolls
Wherever I May Roam
Fade To Black
Seek & Destroy / Fight Fire With Fire
Last Caress (encore)
Master of Puppets (encore)
Enter Sandman (encore)
Am I Evil? (encore #2)
Motorbreath (encore #2)
*source: setlist.fm
Check out these live clips of Metallica in Hartford
While talking about a life-saving attempt through use of CPR, Chaz and AJ got a lot of calls from the Tribe who wanted Ashley to know how tiring the process is. After a story about a glass eye, Tribe member Scott called in to share what life is like with a glass eye. (0:00)
Dumb Ass News – A Connecticut woman is going viral on TikTok for having an enormous mouth. Ashley thinks her mouth is larger than the woman on TikTok, so Chaz called her out and measured it live on the air. (13:12)
Chaz and AJ went through the list of common “impulse” buys people have been doing throughout the pandemic. Who knew coffee was such a lucrative business? (23:55)
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6:00. Lots and lots of cats found in one house. How many? Depends on how you count them.
6:13 – 7:00. Embarrassing way you injured yourself. Like closing a car door on your hand.
7:00. A Real live Tiger roaming a neighborhood. One guy pulls a gun.
7:13 Dumb Ass News. Elderly tourists taken to a cemetery for a sales pitch.
7:20. How well did Gianni Russo know the real life characters from Goodfellas?
7:40. Part two. Story that Bill Gates used to hire local strippers to come to his parties and swim nude. Did Gianni supply famous people with party requests?
8:00. How a great day turned ugly fast for a couple of kids out on their bikes.
8:13 – 9:00. Ladies it’s your turn to be schooled on dating etiquette. Top 5 dating tips for the ladies from Karenna Alexander.
8:40. Anything we should add to the list.
9:00. Your nose and your wee wee are connected.
9:13. Dumb Ass News. What a florida man was caught doing to a tree.
99.1 PLR celebrates 50 years! This week we are celebrating another great year in our history: 1997!
That year PLR welcomed KISS to New Haven Coliseum. KISS hit the road in 1996-97 for their big reunion tour entitled “Alive/Worldwide Tour” featuring the original lineup of Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Peter Criss and Ace Frehley for the first time since 1980. Joining them at the Coliseum was special guest Powerman 5000.
Dating back to 1976, Kiss played the New Haven Coliseum at total of 9 times. This includes the early years with the original lineup (1976, 1978 and 1979), the years without makeup (1984, 1985, 1987 and 1990) and the big reunion tour with all four original members back with the band (1997). This show in ’97 would end up being the final KISS concert in New Haven.
KISS
Tour: Alive/Worldwide Tour
Special Guest: Powerman 5000
Friday March 21, 1997
New Haven Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Ticket Price: $40.00
Band Lineup: Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Peter Criss, Ace Frehley
Setlist*
Deuce
King of the Night Time World
Let Me Go, Rock N’ Roll
Do You Love Me
Firehouse
Watchin’ You
Shock Me
Calling Dr. Love
Shout It Out Loud
I Was Made For Lovin’ You
Cold Gin
C’mon and Love Me
Love Gun
God of Thunder
2000 Man (The Rolling Stones cover)
100,000 Years
Black Diamond
Detroit Rock City (encore #1)
Beth (encore #2)
Rock and Roll All Nite (encore #2)
*source: setlist.fm
About The Tour:
On August 9, 1995, KISS performed on MTV Unplugged with its mid ’90s lineup of Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Eric Singer and Bruce Kulick. What fans didn’t know prior to the taping was original and co-founding members Peter Criss and Ace Frehley were invited to perform together with Gene and Paul for the first time in 16 years. The fans reaction to all four original members on stage together was so huge that rumors of a reunion began to circulate.
After a shocking appearance at the 1996 Grammys, KISS officially announced its Alive/Worldwide Tour on April 16, 1996 at a press conference on USS Intrepid aircraft carrier. I mean, where else? This is KISS!
The Alive/Worldwide Tour made its debut on June 28, 1996 at Detroit’s Tiger Stadium where 40,000 fans rocked out to the first full KISS concert with the four original members in full makeup since the Dynasty Tour. The year long tour would play nearly 200 shows worldwide and gross over $143 million, making it the most successful KISS tour ever.
After playing a bunch of shows in Japan, Australia and Latin America, KISS returned to the United States in March 1997 and kicked off its next leg of the North American Tour at the New Haven Coliseum. The sold out Coliseum crowd witnessed a classic KISS show that featured 20 songs all from their 1970s heyday.
Listen to the full KISS concert in New Haven 1997:
Ashley suffered an injury over the weekend, when she closed her car door on the tip of her ring finger. The more she tried to explain how it happened, the more confused everyone was. (0:00)
Dumb Ass News – Chaz was reading a story about a teacher that was caught during a Zoom lecture, with two very odd things to have in your mouth during class. Spaghetti and nipples. (10:32)
Chaz and AJ were at Quassy the day before they opened for the season, and tried to sing Whitney Houston while riding the roller coaster. Last week we got to hear AJ, so this week it was Chaz’s turn. (15:50)
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99.1 PLR celebrates 50 years! This week we are celebrating another great year in our history: 1997!
That year PLR welcomed Green Day to Hartford’s Webster Theater. Green Day hit the road in 1997 to support their fifth studio album “Nimrod,” which featured such singles Hitchin’ a Ride, Good Riddance (Time of Your Life), Redundant and Nice Guys Finish Last.
Joining Green Day at the Webster Theater was special guest Superdrag.
This would be Green Day’s final club show in Connecticut. They had played two other club shows in the Hartford area prior to 1997. It would be 5 years before they’d return to Connecticut and that show in 2002 took place at The XFINITY Theater.
Green Day
Tour: Nimrod
Special Guest: Superdrag
Monday November 17, 1997
The Webster Theater in Hartford, Connecticut
Ticket Price: $17.50
Band Lineup: Billie Joe Armstrong (vocals/guitar), Mike Dirnt (bass), Tre Cool (drums)
Setlist*
Going to Pasalacqua
Welcome To Paradise
Geek Stink Breath
Nice Guys Finish Last
Hitchin’ A Ride
The Grouch
Chump
Longview
2000 Light Years Away
Brain Stew
Jaded
Knowledge (Operation Ivy cover)
Basket Case
She
F.O.D.
Peter Lanterns
Scattered (encore)
Prosthetic Head (encore)
When I Come Around (encore / followed by stage destruction)
Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life) (encore)
source: setlist.fm
Give a listen to the audio from Green Day’s 1997 show at the Webster Theater
