6:00 – Dr. Ron Clark
Author, “Surviving the Emergency Room” – Available at Amazon.com
8:00 – Bob LeBonne, Owner, President and CEO of LaBonne’s Market
8:20 – Movie Critic Joe Meyers
9:30 – Brandon “Taz” Niederauer, Guitar Prodigy
Throwback Concert: Asia at Woolsey Hall 1982
99.1 PLR celebrates 50 years! This week we are celebrating another great year in our history: 1982!
Who remembers rock concerts at Yale’s Woolsey Hall? There hasn’t been one there in a quite a while, but back in ’60s, ’70s and ’80s it wasn’t unusual to see bands like The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Steve Miller Band, Cream and U2 play there.
In 1989, 99.1 PLR presented Asia to Woolsey Hall. The English progressive rock supergroup had just released its self-titled debut studio album the month before its show in New Haven. The album featured their biggest hit to date, “Heat of the Moment.” The band grew more and more popular after the Woolsey Hall show. The following year in 1983, Asia returned to New Haven, but this time instead playing back at Woolsey Hall, they headlined the much larger New Haven Coliseum.
Today we look back Asia at Woolsey Hall…
Asia
Tour: Asia Tour
Tuesday April 27, 1982
Yale University’s Woolsey Hall in New Haven, Connecticut
Ticket Price: $10.50
Band Lineup: John Wetton, Geoff Downes, Steve Howe, Carl Palmer
Setlist*
- Time Again
- Without You
- One Step Closer
- Guitar Solo
- Midnight Sun
- Only Time Will Tell
- The Smile Has Left Your Eyes
- Cutting It Fine
- Wildest Dreams
- Here Comes The Feeling (with drum solo)
- Sole Survivor
- Heat of the Moment (encore)
*source: setlist.fm
Ticket stub courtesy of Michael Kirven
Check out these live clips from Asia’s first tour…
Tuesday, February 23: Astronaut Terry Virts
Astronaut Terry Virts shares stories from being an astronaut, including why they all wear diapers, how he thinks civilians in space will work, and Wi-Fi. Plus, his thoughts on Space Force, the Mars rover landing, and how different presidencies affect life as an astronaut.
Photo Credit: REUTERS/NASA Handout
Chaz and AJ Show Rundown: Tuesday, February 23
7:00 – Dick Knapinski, Director of Communications for the Experimental Aircraft Association
7:30 – Attorney Norm Pattis
8:00 – Erin Connolly, WFSB
Covid Vaccine Appointment Assist Line: 877-918-2224
8:00 – Julia and Cassandra, Two girls that just discovered they are biological sisters
8:20 – Colonel Terry Virts, Astronaut, Retired USAF Fighter Pilot
Throwback Concert: Queen at New Haven Coliseum 1982
99.1 PLR celebrates 50 years! This week we are celebrating another great year in our history: 1982!
That year PLR presented Queen at New Haven Coliseum. Queen hit the road for its “Hot Space” Tour and brought special guest Billy Squire with them. Queen was supporting its tenth studio album, “Hot Space,” which featured the 1981 hit with David Bowie, Under Pressure.
This tour ended up being Queen’s last concerts in North America to feature Freddie Mercury and John Deacon.
Today we revisit Queen’s 1982 concert in New Haven…
Queen
Tour: Hot Space
Special Guest: Billy Squier
Tuesday August 10, 1982
New Haven Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Ticket Price: $11.50
Band Lineup: Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor, John Deacon
Setlist*
- Flash
- The Hero
- We Will Rock You
- Action This Day
- Play The Game
- Now I’m Here
- Dragon Attack
- Now I’m Here (reprise)
- Save Me
- Calling All Girls
- Get Down, Make Love
- Guitar Solo
- Body Language
- Under Pressure
- Live Is Real (Song For Lennon)
- Fat Bottomed Girls
- Crazy Little Thing Called Love
- Somebody to Love
- Bohemian Rhapsody
- Tie Your Mother Down
- Another One Bites The Dust (encore)
- We Will Rock You (encore)
- We Are The Champions (encore)
- God Save The Queen (encore / cover)
*source: setlist.fm
Ticket stub courtesy of Michael Kirven
Check out these Queen clips from New Haven Coliseum
Chaz and AJ Show Rundown: Monday, February 22
5:30 – “Monday Sucks” Song by Paradox, Produced by JubbZ
7:00 – Tom G, Stamford FD
7:30 – Senator Blumenthal
Throwback Concert: Judas Priest at New Haven Coliseum 1982
99.1 PLR celebrates 50 years! This week we are celebrating another great year in our history: 1982!
That year PLR presented Judas Priest at New Haven Coliseum. Judas Priest was on its “World Vengeance” North American Tour and brought special guest Iron Maiden with them. Judas Priest was supporting its eighth studio album, “Screaming For Vengeance,” which featured the monster hit You’ve Got Another Thing Comin’.
Today we look back at this show…
Judas Priest
Tour: World Vengeance
Special Guest: Iron Maiden
Saturday October 9, 1982
New Haven Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Ticket Prices: $10.50 and $9.50
Band Lineup: Rob Halford, Glenn Tipton, K.K. Downing, Ian Hill and Dave Holland
Setlist*
- Electric Eye
- Riding on the Wind
- Heading Out to the Highway
- Metal Gods
- Bloodstone
- Breaking The Law
- Sinner
- Desert Plains
- The Ripper
- Diamonds & Rust (Joan Baez cover)
- Devil’s Child
- Screaming for Vengeance
- You’ve Got Another Thing Comin’
- Victim of Changes
- Living After Midnight (encore)
- The Green Manalishi (with the Two Pronged Crown/ Fleetwood Mac cover / encore)
- Hell Bent For Leather
*source: setlist.fm
Check out these clips from the Live Vengeance 1982 Tour
Friday, February 19: The U.S. Is Back On Mars; AJ Regrets His Fun Fact; Flubble Friday Montage
Chaz and AJ talk about NASA’s rover Perseverance successfully landing on Mars, and all of the brain power that went into making that happen. (0:00)
Amy Stefanowski was on to talk about Jimmy Koplik’s Coats for a Cause raising over $88,000 yesterday, which will provide over 700 EMPWR coats to the homeless of Bridgeport. Amy recognized that the original goal was to provide only 25 coats, and how she and Bob made the decision to match all donations for an hour yesterday. (10:28)
During Fun Fact Friday, AJ was very excited to share his, but quickly regretted it. (13:01)
Nick the science guy was on to nerd out about NASA successfully landing the rover on Mars, and talked about the nerd watch party he was a part of as it was happening. (17:53)
Dumb Ass News – The flubble montage! A flubble is a combination of a flub and a mumble, created and introduced to the world by AJ. Each week, Chaz and AJ collect every flubble from every show, and put them in a montage. (30:26)
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Chaz and AJ Show Rundown: Friday, February 19
5:30 – Mitch Hallock, King of the Nerds and Creator of Terrificon and CT Gamer Con
7:30 – WFSB’s Scot Haney
8:00- Howard Saffan, Principal at Harbor Yard Amphitheater
9:00 – Nick the Science Guy, CT Science Center
9:30 – Boss Keith