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Chaz and AJ Show Rundown: Tuesday, May 4

6:00. Some more good COVID news. Yay. Some more bad COVID news. Boooo.

6:13. Is the guy who bought Ashley’s worn socks for three hundred and fifty bucks happy with his purchase?

6:20. What will his reaction be to the first sniff.

6:30 – 6:40. Weird smells that you like.

7:00. The mom who’s car was stolen with her 5 year old inside has a lot to say.

7:13. Dumb Ass News. A kid gets stuck in an antique barrel. Who do you think AJ is rooting against?

7:20. How will your job be effected if weed gets legalized in Connecticut and anything else you’d like to call in and ask the employment attorney. Bob Mitchell, Mitchell and Sheahan.

7:30. Work and COVID. What do you need to know. What do you want to know?

7:40. Unemployment benefits extended to September. What if your employer wants you back?

8:00. What is AJ doing wrong with his lottery play? And..How to party with your friends and win a bunch of money. Greg Smith, President & CEO of CT Lottery.

8:13. Brian Robson, a guy who shipped himself around the world in a crate in 1965. You can buy his book about his experience HERE!

8:20. He thought he was going to die.

8:30. Looking for the guys who helped him.

9:00. What’s going on with the Milford Oyster festival this year?

913. Dumb Ass News. The Queen didn’t take long to warm up to a marital aide company.

9:20. Connecticut losses it’s number one ranking in best pizza state. But by who?

Throwback Concert: U2 at Yale’s Woolsey Hall 1983

99.1 PLR celebrates 50 years! This week we are celebrating another great year in our history: 1983!

That year PLR presented U2 at Yale’s Woolsey Hall. U2 hit the road in ’83 to support its third studio album “War,” which featured such hit songs as New Year’s Day, Two Hearts Beat as One, Sunday Bloody Sunday and 40. This was U2’s fourth time playing in New Haven and their first one away from Toad’s Place. Just six weeks later, U2 would bring the “War” Tour back to New Haven with their first ever show at New Haven Coliseum.

Tour: War

Special Guest: The Dream Syndicate

Tuesday May 10, 1983

Yale University’s Woolsey Hall in New Haven, Connecticut

Ticket Price: $11.50

Band: Bono (lead vocals/guitar), The Edge (guitar/piano), Adam Clayton (bass), Larry Mullen Jr. (drums)

Setlist*

Out of Control
Twilight
An Cat Dubh
Into The Heart
Surrender
Two Hearts Beat as One
Seconds
Sunday Bloody Sunday
The Cry
The Electric Co.
I Fall Down
October
New Year’s Day
Gloria
Trash, Trampoline and the Party Girl (encore)
11 O’clock Tick Tock (encore)
I Will Follow (encore)
40 (encore)

*source: setlist.fm

Audio of U2’s performance at Yale’s Woolsey Hall in 1983

Check out these live clips of U2 live in 1983

Photos: Gov’t Mule at Westville Music Bowl

We had a great time hanging out at Westville Music Bowl for Gov’t Mule’s shows in New Haven! Thanks to everyone that stopped by the PLR Table!

Check out our photos:

PODCAST – Monday, May 3: Jack Sonni Of Dire Straits; The New York Woman Selling Her Wedding; A Regretful Tattoo

Erica Biagetti was on for School Nutrition Recognition Week, and Chaz and AJ organized a little quiz to see how Ashley handled some basic nutrition. (0:00)

Jack Sonni was on again this morning, with more stories from his career in music. From meeting Madonna for the first time, to his date with her before her stardom, and the wild three days he had with Robin Williams, club-hopping as he perfected his material. (14:50)

Mackenzie Newcomb went viral recently for offering to sell her wedding in New York. Chaz and AJ had her on this morning to talk about the options that are included with the date, and the interested offers that she’s already received. (37:03)

Dumb Ass News – A radio guy in St. Louis decided to get a tattoo for the station he’s employed by, only to find out that he was no longer employed by that station. (50:34)

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Chaz and AJ Show Rundown: Monday, May 3

5:30. Beefman’s Top 10 List: Songs with the word “Fire” in the Title:

1) Fire – Jimi Hendrix

2) We didn’t start the Fire – Billy Joel

3) I’m on Fire – Bruce Springsteen

4) Play with Fire – The Rolling Stones

5) Fire Down Below – Bob Seager

6) Light My Fire – The Doors

7) Heaven’s on Fire – Kiss

8) Blood and Fire – Van Halen

9) Fight Fire with Fire – Metallica

10) Great Balls of Fire – Jerry Lee Lewis

6:00. A moose hit by a car in Connecticut.

6:13. A sign that people are ready to have sex again.

6:20 – 7:00. Weird and public places you boinked.

7:00. It’s School Nutrition Recognition Week. Does Ashley know what that means?

Share YOUR school meal experience…@SNACT on Facebook, @MySnact on Twitter, @snaofct on Instagram

7:13. Dumb Ass News. A news reporters reaction to a live car accident.

7:20 – 8:00. Roller Coaster Karaoke. How did AJ and Phil do singing on one of the best wooden roller coasters in the country?

8:00. NFL agent Joe Linta runs through the big NFL draft takeaways.

8:13. Dire Straits guitarist Jack Sonni’s wild night bar hopping with Robin Williams. Also, his encounters with Princess Diana and Madonna.

9:00. Mackenzie Newcomb – a woman who is selling her NY wedding.

9:13 Dumb Ass News. The Queen didn’t take long to warm up to a marital aide company.

Throwback Concert: AC/DC at New Haven Coliseum 1983

99.1 PLR celebrates 50 years! This week we are celebrating another great year in our history: 1983!

That year PLR welcomed AC/DC to New Haven Coliseum. AC/DC hit the road in ’83 to support their eighth studio album “Flick of the Switch,” which featured singles like Guns For Hire, Flick of the Switch and Nervous Shakedown. It was the last album to feature drummer Phil Rudd before his return 12 years later. Rudd left AC/DC in May 1983 and was replaced by 19 year-old Simon Wright, who would join the band on the “Flick of the Switch” World Tour.

This was AC/DC’s first of only two concerts ever in New Haven. The band also played in New Haven in 1985 on their “Fly On The Wall” Tour but never returned after that.

AC/DC

Tour: Flick of the Switch

Wednesday December 7, 1983

New Haven Veterans Memorial Coliseum

Ticket Price: $12.50

Band Lineup: Angus Young (lead guitar), Malcolm Young (rhythm guitar), Brian Johnson (vocals), Cliff Williams (bass), Simon Wright (drums)

Setlist*

Guns For Hire
Shoot To Thrill
Sin City
Bedlam In Belgium
Back In Black
Bad Boy Boogie
Rock and Roll Ain’t Noise Pollution
Flick of the Switch
Hells Bells
The Jack
Highway To Hell
Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
Whole Lotta Rosie
Let There Be Rock
T.N.T. – Encore
For Those About To Rock (We Salute You) – Encore

*source: setlist.fm

Check out these live clips of AC/DC in 1983

Photos: PLR’s 50th Birthday in New Haven

Thursday April 29th was “PLR Day” around Connecticut and in New Haven to commemorate PLR’s 50th Anniversary. All day we visited 9 iconic spots around New Haven and had our awesome listeners sign our big birthday card. Thanks everyone for coming out and celebrating with us!

Check out our photos:

Photos: Drive In Concert featuring Christine Ohlman and Liberty DeVitto

We had a great time at the Milford Performance Center’s Drive In Concert featuring Christine Ohlman & Rebel Montez and Liberty DeVitto & The Slim Kings at the Connecticut Post Mall Parking Lot!

Check out all the great upcoming drive in concerts this spring at www.milfordperformancecenter.org.

PODCAST – Friday, April 30: Flubble Friday Montage; Dumb Ass News; Ashley’s Babysitter Horror Stories

Despite everyone’s best efforts to not do this so often, the flubble montage had plenty of hysterical moments from the past week. A combination of a flub, and a mumble, flubbles are always collected at the end of the week to play for everyone’s entertainment. (0:00)

Dumb Ass News – Chaz and AJ spoke with Tribe member Christine, who routinely treats her pet like a child and even refers to it as “her daughter.” (4:47)

Scot Haney was on immediately following Chaz’s blow up with Christine, for treating her pet like a person. Scot had to inform him that today is National Adopt a Pet Day. (15:14)

At the tail end of Fun Fact Friday, Ashley’s mom called in to share horror story after horror story, of young Ashley chasing away babysitters. (22:43)

Boss Keith was fact-checked on his NFL Draft predictions from last week, then let out the crazy for his Top 5 grocery store observations. (28:41)

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Chaz and AJ Show Rundown: Friday, April 30

5:30. Mitch Hallock, King of the Nerds, Top 10 Nerdy Gadgets you wish you had:

1. Lightsaber

2. Time machine

3. Ray gun

4. Robot

5. Spaceship

6. Flying car

7. Super computer

8. Teleporter

9. Shrinking ray

10. Jet pack

Mitch is the creator of Terrificon and CT Gamer Con

6:00. Lady Gaga’s dog napper caught.

6:13. A Flubble Montage that will throw the dignity of a 50 year legendary radio station out the window.

6:20 – 7:00. The Top 10 things people do for their pet to treat them like kids.

7:00. It’s National nutrition month. What does that mean? Hello? Does Ashley know?

7:13. Dumb Ass News. It was a weird time for her to discover that she had two privates.

7:20 – 8:00. We have a clip of a weather guy we want to play for Scot Haney and get his thought.

8:00. Queen Elizabeth didn’t take a lot of time to warm up to a Sex toy company.

8:13 – 9:00. Fun Fact Friday.

9:13. Dumb Ass News. A Flubble Montage that will throw the dignity of a 50 year legendary radio station out the window.

9:20. Boss Keith’s Top five thoughts about the grocery store.