7:00 – Wendell Edwards, New Channel 3 Anchor
7:30 – Anna Martin, AnnaHaven Behavioral Health Services8:00- Mike Savage, CEO of 1-800-Accountant8:20 – Concert God Jimmy Koplik9:00 – CT Trooper Jo Dorelus
Throwback Concert: Van Halen at The XL Center 2004
99.1 PLR celebrates 50 years! This week we are celebrating another great year in our history: 2004!
In 2004 we saw Van Halen hit the road for the first time since 1998 and saw the return of singer Sammy Hagar, who left the band in 1996 after differences with Eddie Van Halen. The band was back together! All was right in the world for VH, right? Wrong. The relationship between Hagar and Eddie began well, but went downhill fast. This tour ultimately would be the final Van Halen tour with Hagar and bassist Michael Anthony.
Today we look back at Van Halen’s last ever concert at the XL Center…
Van Halen
Tour: Best of Both Worlds
June 28, 2004
The XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut
Setlist*
- Jump
- Runaround
- Humans Being
- Up For Breakfast
- Bass Solo
- Somebody Get Me a Doctor
- Poundcake
- It’s About Time
- Drum Solo
- Top of the World
- Unchained
- Why Can’t This Be Love
- Eagles Fly (Sammy Hagar song)
- Deeper Kinda Love (Sammy Hagar song)
- The Seventh Seal
- Best of Both Worlds
- Guitar Solo
- Dreams
- Ain’t Talkin’ ‘Bout Love
- Right Now
- You Really got Me (The Kinks cover / encore 1)
- Panama (encore 1)
- When It’s Love (encore 2)
*source: setlist.fm
Check out these live performances of Van Halen in Hartford
PODCAST – Wednesday, January 20: A Busy Night In Bridgeport; Best Romantic Movies; New Britain Mayor Erin Stewart
Brian Averna called in to share an encounter with a nut bag. Chaz and AJ got a wild story, that ended with someone getting hit in the head with a bottle of juice. (0:00)
Joe Corradino is a state’s attorney, who was on this morning after an already busy and eventful night in Bridgeport. (9:21)
Joe Meyers is a movie critic, and was on to talk to Ashley about her first viewing of “Schindler’s List,” and then to talk to Chaz and AJ about their favorite romantic movies of all time (NO rom-coms!) First, he had to endure another round of Boss Keith’s wacky rules about movie box office performance. (24:12)
New Britain Mayor Erin Stewart was on to talk about the historical importance of the first female Vice President taking office today, even though she is with a different political party. (40:00)
Dumb Ass News – It started with a trip to the bathroom that went a little too long, and then audio of a thief that was caught trying to rob from the wrong guy. (53:34)
President Trump called in to the show for the last time as the President of the United States, and clarified the pardons he issued yesterday and why he will not be present for Joe Biden’s inauguration.
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Chaz and AJ Show Rundown: Wednesday, January 20
7:30 – Brian Averna
8:00 – Joe Corradino, State’s Attorney
Throwback Concert: Living Colour at Toad’s Place 2004
99.1 PLR celebrates 50 years! This week we are celebrating another great year in our history: 2004!
By 2004 there weren’t many options for concerts in New Haven. The Coliseum closed two years earlier and the old Palace Theater on College Street was boarded up. Sure clubs like Café Nine, Rudy’s and BAR were bringing in their own acts, but it was Toad’s Place that was brining in the big names. 2004 saw artists like Buddy Guy, Hootie & The Blowfish, They Might Be Giants, Little Feat, Patti Smith and Big Head Todd and the Monsters grace the legendary stage at Toad’s.
That year Living Colour, a WPLR favorite since the late 80s, rocked Toad’s Place. Today we look back at that show…
Living Colour
Tour: Collideøscope Tour
Thursday February 26, 2004
Toad’s Place in New Haven, Connecticut
Setlist*
- Power of Soul (Band of Gypsys cover)
- Song Without Sin
- Middle Man
- A? of When
- Operation: Mind Control
- Go Away
- In Your Name
- Sacred Ground
- Glamour Boys
- Flying
- Postman
- Elvis Is Dead
- Type
- Drum Solo
- Cult of Personality (encore)
- Tomorrow Never Knows (The Beatles cover / encore)
*source: setlist.fm
Check out these past live performances
PODCAST – Tuesday, January 19: Ashley’s Movie Quiz, Bath Salts on the Job, NFL Playoff Recap with Joe Linta
Ashley watched Schindler’s List this weekend, and to prove it, took a quiz about the movie. Was she even paying attention? (0:00)
AJ admitted to crying in the theater during The Passion of Christ. While talking about the movie, Chaz and AJ both realized they don’t know much about the history of Jesus. (5:45)
In Dumb Ass News, a man decided to celebrate his first day at a new job by injecting himself with bath salts. (15:57)
NFL Agent Joe Linta was very impressed with Tom Brady’s win over the Saints, and is looking forward to a Super Bowl featuring an older quarterback and a younger quarterback. It doesn’t matter who wins each game, the age of quarterbacks in the Super Bowl will be a big talking point. (24:27)
Chaz and AJ received an email about the Abraham Lincoln inauguration, because a person pictured in the background. The discussion wound up being about the invention of the camera, and light bulbs. (31:52)
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Chaz and AJ Show Rundown: Tuesday, January 19
7:30 – Atty Dale Funk
7:45 – Shaun, Co-Founder and CEO of Smash Avenue, CT’s only Rage Room
8:00 – Steve Adelman, The Event Safety Alliance
8:20 – Allie, Ridgefield Playhouse
9:00 – Peter Cordeau, Norwalk Hospital
Facebook and Twitter: @NorwalkHospital, Instagram: @NuvanceHealth
Throwback Concert: The Dead at The XFINITY Theatre 2004
99.1 PLR celebrates 50 years! This week we are celebrating another great year in our history: 2004.
WPLR and The Grateful Dead have had a long history together. From the shows at New Haven Coliseum and Yale Bowl right up until Jerry Garcia’s death in 1995, we have been grooving with our fellow Deadheads all along. So when the surviving members of the Grateful Dead decided to continue on after Jerry left us, we had to be there!
Today we go back to 2004 when The Dead came to The XFINITY Theatre (then know as the Meadows Music Theatre) on their “Wave That Flag Summer Tour.”
The Dead
Wave That Flag Summer Tour 2004
Tuesday August 3, 2004
The XFINITY Theatre in Hartford, Connecticut
The Dead lineup: Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann, Jeff Chimenti, Warren Haynes and Jimmy Herring
Setlist*
- Hard To Handle (Otis Redding cover)
- Till The Morning Comes
- Loser (Jerry Garcia cover)
- Self Defense
- Alligator
- Mr. Charlie
- Weather Report Suite
- Let It Grow
- Deal (Jerry Garcia cover)
- Shakedown Street (beginning of Set 2)
- Ramble On Rose
- Easy Wind
- The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys (Traffic cover)
- Good Lovin’ (The Young Rascals cover)
- Drums
- Space
- Wharf Rat
- Box of Rain
- Gloria (Them cover)
- Eyes of the World (encore)
- Night of 1000 Stars (Phil Lesh & Friends cover) (encore)
*source: setlist.fm
Check out these live Dead performances from 2004
PODCAST – Friday, January 15: AJ Prepares For The Rage Room; Fun Fact Friday; The Week In Flubbles
The Flubble Montage – All week, Chaz and AJ keep track of each and every time someone “flubbles” on the air. Then they throw them all together in one segment for everyone’s enjoyment. (0:00)
Dumb Ass News – a man claiming to be the Prince of Morocco called 911 from a McDonald’s, and the news report covering this story was pure gold. (5:25)
Scot Haney was on to help pick the movie from the 90’s Ashley has to watch this weekend. (12:21)
Shaun from “Smash Avenue,” the state’s first and only rage room was on to explain what AJ should expect from his first visit there this weekend. (21:38)
Fun Fact Friday, AJ had info on ‘yo momma’ jokes, some cool facts from “Pulp Fiction,” the movie career of Liam Neeson, and a discussion about sneezes and farts. (26:18)
Boss Keith’s Top 5 was an insane breakdown of the things he’s learned this week that make him angry. (35:50)
The show close right before a three-day break is usually fun, but today’s was particularly unhinged. AJ and Phil traded barbs until one was threatened to be choked out. (47:54)
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Chaz and AJ Show Rundown: Friday, January 15
5:30 – Mitch Hallock, King of the Nerds – Creator of Terrificon and CT GamerCon
7:00 – Brian Foley, Assistant to the Commissioner, Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection
7:00 – Dr. O, Principal Investigator of the Pfizer COVID vaccine at Yale School of Medicine
7:30 – WFSB’s Scot Haney
7:45 – Shaun Chambers, Co-Founder and CEO of “Smash Avenue,” CT’s only Rage Room
8:00 – Dick Knapinski, Director of Communications for the Experimental Aircraft Association
9:00 – Captain Frank Eanotti, Stratford PD
9:30 – Boss Keith