We had a great time at the Milford Performance Center’s Drive In Concert featuring “The Ultimate Santana: A Tribute by Stone Flower” at the Connecticut Post Mall Parking Lot!
Check out all the great upcoming drive in concerts this spring at www.milfordperformancecenter.org.
5:30. Beefman’s Top Ten Rock Songs About Outer Space1) Space Truckin – Deep Purple
2) Outta Space – Van Halen
3) Rocket Man – Elton John
4) Across the Universe – The Beatles
5) Space Cowboy – Steve Miller Band
6) The Final Countdown – Europe
7) Space Oddity – David Bowie
8) Rocket – Def Leppard
9) Rocket Ride – Kiss
10) Walking on the Moon – The Police
6:00. Prince Phillips funeral plans will include Harry but not his wife.6:13 – 7:00. Reset the Chaz and AJ celebrity Death Pool.
7:00. Dr Fauci is coming to Connecticut. Is that good news or not good news?
7:13. Dumb Ass News. They are both in jail because they are too good at their jobs.
7:20 – 8:00. Killer Karaoke. As a Tribute to Prince Phillip we begin with a Prince song.
8:13. Mob Guy Monday. Gianni Russo on why Carlo Gambino took Gianni under his wing.
8:20 – 9:00. Did Gianni know any of the Goodfellas characters?
9:00. 4 things you could do right now that will make you happy in less than 10 minutes.
9:13. Dumb Ass News. The most interesting choice for a getaway car.
99.1 PLR celebrates 50 years! This week we are celebrating another great year in our history: 1987!
That year PLR welcomed Aerosmith to New Haven Coliseum. Aerosmith hit the road in 1987 to support its commercially successful comeback album “Permanent Vacation,” which featured such hits as Dude (Looks Like a Lady), Angel, Rag Doll and Hangman Jury. Joining Aerosmith at the Coliseum were special guest Dokken.
Though 1985’s “Done With Mirrors” Tour was Aerosmith’s official comeback with the return of Joe Perry and Brad Whitford, who both left the band at different points, it was “Permanent Vacation” that marked the band’s true comeback because of its hit songs and commercial success.
Aerosmith
Tour: Permanent Vacation
Special Guest: Dokken
Tuesday November 3, 1987
New Haven Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Ticket Price: $16.50
Band Lineup: Steven Tyler (vocals), Joe Perry (guitar), Brad Whitford (guitar), Tom Hamilton (bass), Joey Kramer (drums)
Setlist*
*source: setlist.fm
Check out these live clips of Aerosmith from the Permanent Vacation Tour
Chaz and AJ’s Family Feud had a hard time getting off the ground today. Was it because Chaz had his second vaccination dose? Was the Tribe in shock about a former President playing against them? Either way, it still produced some hilarious sound effects while the Tribe tried to think of answers. (0:00)
Can your employer force you to be vaccinated? Employment attorney Bob Mitchell was on the phone with Chaz and AJ, and had a very surprising response to the question. He also believes this is an issue the country will be dealing with for years. (10:15)
For Fun Fact Friday, Ashley shared something that was not real, then Diana laughed her way through a fact about wombats and their poop. (22:32)
Phil’s father, Johnny A is 60-years-old today! He called in and was surprised by other calls, including his own father (now a great-grandfather!) and his future daughter-in-law. (28:12)
Boss Keith is not in the building, since he’s home recovering from side effects of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. Chaz and AJ teased him for not being able to make it in, and then played the Top 5 he recorded from home, about the top things he learned while listening to the show this week. (38:41)
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Formed in Los Angeles in 1983 Red Hot Chili Peppers (RHCP) have incorporated a wide spectrum of music genres from alternative rock, funk, hip hop, rap to psychedelic rock. Their Seventh studio album “Californication” marked the return of John Frusciante replacing Dave Navarro. Frusciante was also on Mother’s Milk and Blood Sugar Sex Magik, both hugely successful albums. A newly reformed Frusciante (coming off drug addiction) came back to the band and really jump started the now new reunited (best line-up) of RHCP making “Californication” the bands most commercially successful studio album that had more off a rock edge. We would like to welcome Red Hot Chili Peppers “Californication” to the WPLR Hall of Fame.
Learn more about the album:
How Red Hot Chili Peppers got more “introspective” with Californication
You Can Make Fun of the Red Hot Chili Peppers All You Want, But Californication Is A Perfect Record
How the Red Hot Chili Peppers Turned It Around With Californication
Essential video:
Listen to the album:
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5:30 – King of the Nerds Mitch Hallock’s Top 10 Video Game Characters:1. Mario2. PAC-MAN3. Donkey Kong4. Master Chief from Halo5. Kirby6. Luigi7. Link from Zelda8. Sonic the Hedgehog9. Lara Croft/Tomb Raider10. Ryu from Mortal Kombat6:00. The things people fight about on the road.6:13. I think we are minutes away from hearing AJ’s long run as the Flubble King come to an end.6:20. Chaz and AJ’s Family Feud. Can you take on a former President? If you’d like to try call in.7:00. 10 things you’d have to explain to a teenager.7:13. Dumb Ass News. It’s every parents nightmare but I almost guarantee you haven’t thought of it.7:20. AJ parody. A tribute to Ashley’s greatest on air moment.7:30. WFSB’s Scot Haney.8:00. Can your employer force you to get vaccinated? Attorney Bob Mitchell.8:13 – 9:00. Fun Fact Friday. Around the room.9:00. The top cleaning mistakes you are making.9:13. Dumb Ass News. AJ’s long run as the Flubble King come to an end???
9:20. Boss Keith’s Top 5. How did he make out with the Johnson and Johnson vaccine?9:30. AJ parody.
99.1 PLR celebrates 50 years! This week we are celebrating another great year in our history: 1999!
That year PLR welcomed Black Sabbath at Ozzfest 1999 at Hartford’s XFINITY Theatre. Black Sabbath was already two years into their reunion with the original band lineup – Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward. In 1999 the band headlined Ozzfest, a yearly heavy metal music festival that toured different cities throughout the summer months.
Today we look back at Black Sabbath’s performance at Ozzfest 1999 in Hartford…
Black Sabbath
Tour: Ozzfest 1999
Main Stage: Black Sabbath, Rob Zombie, Deftones, Slayer, Primus featuring Buckethead, System of a Down, Godsmack, Hatebreed
Second Stage: Fear Factory, Slipknot, Reveille, Hed PE, Flashpoint, Pushmonkey, Drain STH, Apartment 26, Puya, Static-X
Saturday June 19, 1999
The XFINITY Theatre in Hartford, Connecticut
Ticket Price: $28.50 and $48.50
Band Lineup: Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Bill Ward
Setlist*
*source: setlist.fm
Check out the live clips of Black Sabbath on Ozzfest 1999
Eddie Wazoo was a staple at WPLR from 1975-1981. He’s most known as the afternoon drive host and music director during one of the most fertile times in rock music. He talks about how he got his name, great behind the scenes PLR stories and why it took so long for PLR to play The Ramones.
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Chaz and AJ interviewed “Dr. Fauci” about the latest rules we should be following, with a contagious strain of COVID-19 going around. Johnny A, Phil’s dad, also called in his questions about being safe at home. (0:00)
Joe LaChance “the weed guy” was on the phone to talk about the first hurdle for legalized marijuana in Connecticut being cleared earlier this week. Does he think the bill will eventually pass? (12:00)
Jimmy Koplik from Live Nation was on to offer the latest on concerts eventually returning to Connecticut, then started to share his Top 5 albums of the 1980’s. (23:44)
Mayor Cassetti from Ansonia, and Derby Mayor “Zeke” were on the phone to talk about the great pizza places in the valley, since the movement to make pizza the official state food for Connecticut is hitting some snags. (38:16)
Lisa Fischer has performed on stage with the Rolling Stones, and she was on the phone with Chaz and AJ this morning to talk about her upcoming show at the Ridgefield Playhouse. (50:06)
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