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Chaz and AJ Show Rundown: Tuesday, April 27

6:00. Ratings are in on the Oscars. Yikes.

6:13. Have you ever been bitten by a tick? Call in your tick stories. 877-764-2535

7:00. So how’s Buddy the Beefalo doing?

7:13. Dumb Ass News. What did you learn in school today? These kids had the best answer ever.

7:20. A typo on a birth certificate has a whole different meaning.

7:30 – 8:00. Funny hospital mishaps.

8:00. So maybe the hamburger wasn’t invented here?

8:13 – 9:00. Secret Connecticut. Awesome places we didn’t know were here with Author Stasha Healy.

You can purchase her book, “Secret Connecticut,” HERE!

9:00. You know it’s baseball season when this guy wants to furnish your house for free. Eliot Tatelman, President of from Jordan’s Furniture.

9:13. Dumb Ass News. Is there a record for that? Woman breaks an oddball world record.

9:20. Billy Joel’s former drummer Liberty DeVitto.

You can purchase tickets for his May 1st show in Milford HERE!

Throwback Concert: Yes at Palace Theater Waterbury 1971

99.1 PLR celebrates 50 years! This week we are celebrating our first year on the air: 1971!

That year PLR welcomed progressive rockers YES to the Palace Theater in Waterbury. YES hit the road in 1971 to support their fourth studio album “Fragile,” which features the hit songs Roundabout and Long Distance Runaround. Joining YES at the Palace were The J. Geils Band.

YES

Tour: Fragile

Also featuring The J. Geils Band

Wednesday December 1, 1971

The Palace Theater in Waterbury, Connecticut

Ticket Price: $5.00

Band Lineup: Jon Anderson (lead vocals), Steve Howe (guitars), Chris Squire (bass/vocals), Rick Wakeman (keyboards), Bill Bruford (drums)

Setlist*

Roundabout
I’ve Seen All Good People
Mood for a Day
Clap
Heart of the Sunrise
Keyboard Solo
Long Distance Runaround
The Fish (Schindleria Pramaturus)
Perpetual Change
Yours Is No Disgrace (encore)

*source: setlist.fm

Below is a photo from Art from Westville, who won the Yes album “Fragile” from PLR in 1971! Thanks Art for sharing this photo!

Check out these clips of Yes performing live in concert

PODCAST – Monday, April 26: Oscars Recap; Tribe Tick Stories; Elon Musk Wants Humans On Mars

Dumb Ass News – A horse was spotted at a car wash, and residents of Belchertown, Mass. were very concerned. An entire news report was put together, just to reassure everyone that the horse is fine. (0:00)

Movie critic Joe Meyers watched every minute of last night’s Oscars, and thought it was one of the better broadcasts the awards show has ever done. He addressed the controversy of Best Actor not going to Chadwick Boseman, and the one bit from the broadcast he really hated. (9:53)

Boss Keith also watched every minute of the Oscars. He pretty much hated all of it, and yelled about how they can fix it for next year. (27:45)

Dumb Ass News – Elon Musk wants to put human beings on Mars. Why is the internet mocking him for this? (40:46)

It seems like this year is going to be a busy one with ticks, judging by the stories Chaz and AJ have already gotten from the Tribe. One guy spent 30 minutes fishing, and found over 20 ticks on his legs afterwards. (47:20)

Image Credit: Diy13 / iStock / Getty Images Plus

Photos: Drive In Concert featuring The Best of the ’70s

We had a great time at the Milford Performance Center’s Drive In Concert featuring Dizzy Fish performing “The Best of the ’70s” at the Connecticut Post Mall Parking Lot!

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

Chaz and AJ Show Rundown: Monday, April 26

6:00. The Oscars

6:13. Where are the nude beaches in Connecticut? Who goes there?

6:20 – 7:00. Encounters with naked people.

7:13. Dumb Ass News. Florida couple. Wedding reception. The police.

7:20. Killer Karaoke. A karaoke singer attempts “Dream On.” How does that high note at the end go?

8:00. An Oscar review with Movie Critic Joe Meyers. Did the hunks of gold go to the right people?

@joesview on Instagram and Twitter

8:13 – 9:00. Elton John and Sean Lennon at Madison Square Garden. The very first female rock roadie, Tana Douglas, brings us back stage.

You can buy her new book, “LOUD,” HERE!!

9:00. Boss Keith’s take on the Oscars.

9:13. Dumb Ass News. Zoo has poisonous snake but not the anti venom.

Throwback Concert: Mountain at Quinnipiac University 1971

99.1 PLR celebrates 50 years! This week we are celebrating our first year on the air: 1971.

That year Mountain, along with Johnny Winter, played two shows on the same night at Quinnipiac University in Hamden. The first show was at 8pm and the second show at 11pm. Mountain had just released its monster hit “Mississippi Queen” the year before and were hitting the road to support their second studio album, “Nantucket Sleighride.”

Mountain

Also featuring “Johnny Winter And”

Thursday March 18, 1971

Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut

Band Lineup: Leslie West (guitar/vocals), Felix Pappalardi (bass/vocals), Steve Knight (keyboards), Corky Laing (drums)

Setlist*

Never In My Life
The Animal Trainer and the Toad
Theme for an Imaginary Western (Jack Bruce cover)
Dirty Shoes (West, Bruce & Laing cover)
Dreams of Milk and Honey
Mississippi Queen
Travellin’ in the Dark (To E.M.P.)

*source: setlist.fm

Check out these clips of Mountain live in concert

PODCAST – Friday, April 23: FOX 61’s Matt Scott; The Guy Who Treasure Hunts In Old Houses; Comedian Sam Morril

Matt Scott from Fox 61 was on to address his comments from yesterday, mocking AJ’s weight after he was interviewed in his dino costume for Seth’s Make-A-Wish. (0:00)

Dumb Ass News – A monk loses his head, for good luck. (5:27)

Keith recently found a ton of old money in a house, hidden in an attic, in a lockbox. He was on with Chaz and AJ to explain how he specializes in locating hidden treasures in homes. (10:35)

Comedian Sam Morril called in after a very late night on stage at the Stress Factory. He admitted the crowd was too drunk, and this weekend might be his last-ever trip to Bridgeport. (23:17)

During Fun Fact Friday, a Tribe member called in a fact about the highways in the United States. (30:26)

Rose from Avon was on to warn people about bear season. She had her garage ripped apart by bears recently, even though the door was closed, and the garbage was supposed to be protected from them. (34:48)

Boss Keith’s Top 5 was half about Matt Scott’s comments towards AJ’s weight, and half about his list predicting the future. He had thoughts on the Oscars, the NFL Draft, and how much weight he’ll be gaining this summer. (47:34)

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Photos: AJ as Godzilla in Branford for Make-A-Wish

Thanks to you, after raising over $10,000 for 4-year-old Seth’s wish, AJ walked around Branford dressed as Seth’s favorite character: Godzilla! Big thanks to Make-A-Wish CT, Premier Subaru, Briggs Tire Company, The Town of Branford, Branford Police, Branford Fire Department and, of course, YOU for helping us make Seth’s wish come true!

Check out our photos:

Hummels PLR 99 One-on-One: Eddie Sab

From intern to Program Director and everything in-between Eddie oversaw the changing of morning shows, a very uncomfortable firing and then his own firing over a Chaz and AJ situation. Eddie grew up on PLR and it was great catching up with him.

50 Years, 50 Albums 2001: System of a Down ‘Toxicity’

Formed in Glendale, California in 1994 this “Armenian-American” heavy metal band System of a Down achieved huge commercial success with the release of five albums between 1998 and 2005. Toxicity is the second studio album released in 2001, selling 220,000 copies in its first week and a total of 12 million worldwide and certified triple-platinum in 2002. This sophomore effort from the band showed some different musical genres from progressive rock, jazz, Armenian and Greek music to even folk influences while maintaining a sharp metal edge. Although the band is not really synonymous with WPLR, it was one, if not the top selling album of 2001 and based on your votes we would like to welcome System of a Down’s Toxicity into the WPLR Hall of Fame.

Learn more about the album:

System of a Down’s Toxicity: 10 Things You Didn’t Know

Rick Rubin Remembers The Toxicity Lyric That Could Have Ended System Of A Down

Toxicity, System Of A Down, 2001: A Political And Spiritual Masterpiece 16 Years Before Its Time

Essential video:

Listen to the album: