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99.1 PLR McDermott Chevrolet & Lexus Artist in Residence: Scorpions

Every week during 2022, 99.1 PLR focuses on one of the many great rock artists in history. Listen weekdays at 11am, 1pm, 5pm and 9pm as we play one of their classics, a live cut, or a fan favorite. This week is Scorpions.

Classic Line Up:

Lead Singer: Klaus Meine

Lead Guitar: Rudolf Schenker

Rhythm Guitar: Matthias Jabs

Bass: Francis Buchholz

Drums: Herman Rarebell

The Story:

Scorpions have been around for a long time. They formed in 1965 in Germany and were truly one of the first hard rock bands. It was the late ’70s when they changed their sound to have a bit more of a pop feel. They started to create albums with hard rock songs but also power ballads. The U.S. Festival in 1983 was a game changer for the band, as it was aired live on MTV. They followed that up with “Love At First Sting” and a string of success into the early ’90s. While their popularity started to wain in the ’90s, the band never stopped recording or touring. In fact, they released a new album just this year.

The Stats:

Albums Sold: 10.5 Million

Studio Albums: 19

Grammys Won: Sadly no but they did win Playboy Magazine Best Artwork of the Year for Lovedrive.

Fun Facts:

They are not “THE” Scorpions. That’s how you can tell if it’s a real fan or not. They are just SCORPIONS

The band can not actually speak English. They can sing in English but they cannot have an actual conversation.

The band never had a manager. They have always managed themselves and did all the paperwork associated with that gig.

Gorky Park, referenced in Wind of Change, is actually in Russia and not in Germany.

6 number 1 hits, 6 different countries.

99.1 PLR Perfect Album: U2 ‘The Joshua Tree’

Learn more about the album:

U2’s ‘The Joshua Tree’: 10 Things You Didn’t Know

U2’s The Joshua Tree Tackled The Complexity Of The American Ideal

Bullet the red, white and blue sky: Why U2’s The Joshua Tree still resonates, 35 years on

Essential video:

Listen to the album:

PODCAST – Friday, March 18: Lisa Lampanelli’s Viral Meltdown On TikTok; This Week’s Flubbles; Craziest Things The Tribe Has Seen In Public

Shortly before the news segment began, Chaz and AJ received a text message with a video link to an absolute meltdown by Lisa Lampanelli. While waiting for Phil to add beep tones, Chaz and AJ were trying to figure out what happened to make her so mad, only to realize the video was almost 5 years old. (0:00)

The Flubble Montage featured all four members of the show this week, with some very memorable quotes. (11:44)

Some girls at a Starbucks were harassed by a man that was following them around, touching himself. This happened in Florida, Chaz and AJ played a news report, and then took some calls from the Tribe about the craziest things they’ve seen in public. (15:08)

Joe in Essex shared a crazy story about a massive ship that appeared on the water out of nowhere, since it was a dark night and he was unable to pick them up on radar. (37:48)

Boss Keith came in with his Top 5, which was basically a long-form rant about why no one should ever hit “reply all” on any work email. (41:23)

Chaz and AJ Show Rundown: Friday, March 18

5:30. Mitch Hallock’s Top 10 actors in a Batman movie. He is the creator of Terrificon and CT Gamer Con.

6:00. The super hot grandma who eats 150 eggs a month. AJ parody
6:20. The Flubble montage! How did AJ do this week?
6:30. The weird thing you’ve seen in public. Call it in at 877-764-2535. Everyone on gets in the running to win Steve Miller tickets!
7:00. Connecticut bears could be shot if this bill passes. Is that a good thing?
7:20. Dumb Ass News. A glass Tumblr stuck inside of where?
7:30. Channel 3’s Scot Haney
8:00. The “Chaz and AJ Traveling Tribe Punta Cana Party” Trip. Comedian Dave Reilly in studio.
8:40. Coach Rand Pecknold on the phone. He is the Head Coach of the Quinnipiac Men’s Ice Hockey Team.
9:00. The unofficial Chaz and AJ mascot’s latest adventure – YouTuber Alex Stein. He hasn’t been tased yet. He is on phone.
9:20. Dumb Ass News. The Flubble montage! How did AJ do this week?
9:30. Boss Keith. Top 5 ways to make the workplace better.

PODCAST – Thursday, March 17: St. Patrick’s Day; Jennifer’s Birthday; A Visit By Trinity Bar In New Haven

Chaz’s wife, Jennifer was on this morning to celebrate her 50th birthday. (0:00)

Dumb Ass News – A classic St. Patrick’s Day interview from 2017, when former intern Stoshball met his Irish equal in J-Mac. (8:35)

Kerry the bagpiper was in studio for St. Patrick’s Day. He’s been described as the “Yngwie Malmsteen of bagpipe,” and only picked up playing the instrument after a horrible accident destroyed a few fingers. (17:53)

Live Nation’s Jimmy Koplik was on to share the way booking concerts is divvied up within the office, why he will still be voting for Dolly Parton after she asked to have her nomination removed from the Rock Hall of Fame, and Governor Lamont calls in to talk Lynyrd Skynyrd. (29:15)

Eddie and Shane from the Trinity Bar in New Haven brought some food and beverages in for St. Patrick’s Day, and shared their stories of leaving Ireland for the United States back in the ’90’s. (51:33)

The Local Bands Show 03/20/22

Join Rick Allison and Frank Critelli every Sunday at 10pm for “The Local Bands Show” on 99.1 PLR!

Send your original music to [email protected] or The Local Bands Show, 70 Quarry Dock Road, Branford, CT 06405

Check out the bands that will be featured this Sunday….

Ken Atkins and The Honky Tonk Kind – Fireball
Laini and The Wildfire – Big Ben
Star Thing – She Terrifies Me!
American Elm – Days of Obligation
Zoo Front – Bus Stop Dharma
Mike Brandon and Gravyhound – Here I Come
Tom Guerra – California’s Got To My Girl

Support your Local Bands!

Support Local Businesses who support Local Bands…

New England Brewing – 175 Amity Road, Woodbridge

Brian’s Guitars – 453 W. Main Street, Cheshire

Chaz and AJ Show Rundown: Thursday, March 17

HAPPY ST. PATRICK’S DAY!!!

6:00. A grandma who eats 150 eggs a month. …And AJ’s new song.
6:20. “I woke up to find…” stories!
6:30. Call yours in at 877-764-2535! Everyone on gets in the running for Steve Miller tickets! They are at the Hartford Healthcare Amphitheater on Friday, July 29.
7:00. What the first beer on St. Patrick’s Day in an Irish Pub sounds like… Ollie at “O’Neill’s Irish Pub & Restaurant” in Norwalk.
7:20. Dumb Ass News. A divorced mom tries Tinder and gets a huge surprise. And…Townspeople see a leprechaun!
7:30. The Yngwie Malmsteen of the bagpipe, Kerry Gollarney of JOETOWN. How he lost fingers. How a tattoo led to the bagpipe.
8:00. News.
8:20. Jimmy Koplik. This week’s announcements. How’s the “Sound On Sound” festival. Dolly drops out of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
8:30. Governor Lamont on the phone!
8:40. This day in Connecticut concert history.
9:00. How is Ireland doing on St Patrick’s Day? Shane and Eddie from Trinity Bar in New Haven.
9:20. Dumb Ass News. Drunk audio from the past.
9:30. The fire that almost closed a New Haven staple for good.

PODCAST – Wednesday, March 16: Rising Gas Prices; Brandon Steiner; Attorney Norm Pattis

Chaz and AJ were discussing the rising prices for ride-share and delivery services, since gas prices are at an all-time high. Then, Jennifer was on the phone to talk about her 50th birthday coming tomorrow. (0:00)

Brandon Steiner made his name dealing sports memorabilia, and was on to talk about his show at the Ridgefield Playhouse with Mariano Rivera. Plus, his thoughts on the infamous Brady ball auctioned for $500,000, a day before he decided to un-retire. (14:15)

Attorney Norm Pattis offered his thoughts on gas thieves in Houston, a hedge fund blaming the intern for some public backlash, and his thoughts on bank robberies. (25:14)

Movie critic Joe Meyers was put on the spot, after Chaz and AJ asked him to grade the year 1993 in terms of movies. Once they started to dive into the releases that year, everyone agreed it was an excellent year for movies. (41:48)

Rich runs an Instagram account that is documenting the worst potholes in the state. The entire tone of the segment turned when Kathleen from West Haven called in. (55:49)

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Chaz and AJ Show Rundown: Wednesday, March 16

6:00. One of the most successful artists on the planet doesn’t play the guitar the proper way. John Oates from Hall and Oates! You can buy tickets to his show at the Ridgefield Playhouse HERE!
6:30. Hockey kid attacks a heckling parent. Do you have any crazy sports/parents stories? Call them in at 877-764-2535! Everyone on gets in the running for Steve Miller Tickets…they’ll be at the Hartford Healthcare Amphitheater on Friday July 29th.
7:00. News.
7:20. Dumb Ass News. A guy who is way too excited about Tom Brady‘s return and other Florida stories.
7:30. The king of sports memorabilia, Brandon Steiner, on to tell us what he thinks about the Tom Brady ball. You can buy tickets to his event at the Ridgefield Playhouse HERE!
8:00. A company apologizes for asking applicants how smart they are. Attorney Norm Pattis on the phone.
8:20. “Good year. Bad year.” A brand new original movie game that we’ll play with Movie Critic Joe Meyers. Follow him on Instagram and Twitter!
9:00. A 53 year old hottie grandma eats 100 eggs a day.
9:20. Dumb Ass News. How many lizards can one guy stick down his pants?
9:30. Where are the Connecticut potholes? Hello? Does AJ know? Rich from the “Connecticut Potholes” Instagram page is on the phone!

PODCAST – Tuesday, March 15: CT Real Estate; Gianni Russo’s “Godfather” Stories; Helping Bubba

Dr. Tammy was on with Chaz and AJ to try a little word association exercise. Once AJ understood how it was going to work, Dr. Tammy seemed to be impressed with what his answers say about him. (0:00)

Jonathan Carbutti was on to talk about the real estate market, STILL super hot in Connecticut. He also had some advice for sellers, including why you should not spend any money on big home improvement projects before putting your house on the market. (17:18)

Gianni Russo was on to talk about the 50th anniversary of “The Godfather,” and how he was able to make some money on set while the film was shooting. Plus, the mooning contest that took place between most of the movie’s biggest stars. (32:06)

Matt Roberts was on to talk about Bubba. Bubba recently had a horrific accident while snowmobiling in Vermont, and that’s just the beginning of some of the troubles in his life. There is a GoFundMe page to help Bubba. (40:14)

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