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PLANNER PROJECT 2016... THE 90s!

EDITOR’S NOTE: Listed below are the venues, performers, media, events, and specialty items including automobiles (when possible), highlighting the years 1991 and 1996 in Planner Project 2016! 1991! 1991 / FEATURED AREA MUSICAL VENUES FROM 1991 / (31)

Agora Theatre () (25 years) / Around the Corner / Babylon A Go-Go / Biggie’s Crooked River Saloon / / Brothers Lounge / Outback Tavern / City / CSU Convocation Center (1st metal concert) / Cuyahoga Falls High School / Derby & Flask / The Empire on E. 9th / Euclid Tavern / Front Row Theater / Lake County’s ’91 / Nautica Stage in the Flats / Music Hall / Oriole Café / Palace Theatre / Peabody’s DownUnder / Phantasy Theater in Lakewood / Public Hall / 19th Annual Rib Burn Off on Mall C / / Richie’s River Tavern (formerly D’Poo’s) / Rick’s Cafe / Riverwood Tavern / Rockin’ Richie’s on Detroit / Sahara Club / Splash / State Theatre / The Symposium / Tri-C Metro Auditorium / Tri-C JazzFest / Wing Ding at the Berea Fairgrounds

1991 / FEATURED ARTISTS / MUSICAL GROUPS PERFORMING HERE IN 1991 / [(-) NO. OF TIMES LISTED]

FEATURED NORTHEAST / REGIONAL ARTISTS FROM 1991 / [Individuals: (55) / Groups: (48)]

13 Engines / 14th Floor / American Front / Armstrong-Bearcat (w/Alan Greene) / Atomic Punks / Beatnik Termites / Bluto’s Revenge / Miles Boozer / Becky Boyd & Dan Hrdlicka / Bop Kats reunite / Calabash with Bob Gatewood / Carton Freeze Tag / the Clarks / Cleveland Interfaith Choir / Cleveland Orchestra’s Woody, Buddy & Thad Show (with Joe Lovano) / Cleveland Music Group with Five Band Jam / Marc Cohn / Dilletants / Ben Dover and the Screamers / the Delgados / Drumzand Wires / Colin Dussault’s Blues Project / the Earl Rays / Electric Hurling Stones (from Columbus [with Mark (Munch) Bishop]) / Fayrewether / First Light (w/Carlos Jones) / The Floyd Band / the Gangsters (Blues Jam Night) / Travis ‘Moonchild’ Haddix / Hot Tin Roof (with frontman Tom Lash) / Indian Rope Burn / I-tal / Janglers (Will Douglas, Eric Meany, Jack Silverman, Rob Williams, Jason White, Sonny Miller) / Phil Keaggy / Chris Lake / Levert (Gerald & Sean) / David Loy & the Ramrods / Mary Martin / Max Panic / Jim Miller / Naked Truth / Natural Facts (with Tim Matson) / / Rich Reising / (with ) / Numbers Band / Maura O’Connell / Odd Girl Out (Anne DeChant, Victoria Fliegel, Alexis Antes) / O’Jays / Oroboros / Outta the Blue / Outsiders’ 25th Anniversary Show / Mark Price & Lifeline / Rest / Revelers / Rude Boys / Sasha / Selective Service (Allega, Castelli, Khan, Kalish, Gruden) / Mr. Sensible / Jerry Shirley / / Michael Stanley Band Reunion-all the lineups of MSB (Koslen, Pelander, Dobeck, Stanley, Pecchio, Gismondi, Markasky, Powers, Raleigh) / Michael Stanley & Friends (with Kevin Raliegh) / Frankie Starr & the Chill Factor / Stillbound / Bill Miller & the Mr. Stress Blues Band (celebrating 25 years) / Stutz/Bearcat Band / Supie-T / Sweetleaf (Ron Latare, Cy Sulak, Mike Solarz, Bruce Kowalski, Bill Fillipi) / Swing Lizards / TwistOffs (Allen Mothersbaugh, Brian Fricky, Kevin Zelina, Erik Walter, Patrick Drouin, Louis Giffels, Mike Fasig) / the Walk-Ins / & friends (Al Kooper, , Chad Cromwell, Rick the Bass Player) / Charlie Wiener & the Wienerland Orkestra / Wombats / Young Guns / Zaza (Liptak, Dennis, Sche, Neil Zaza, Stick E)

FEATURED NATIONAL ARTISTS PERFORMING HERE IN 1991 / [Individuals: (64) / Groups: (61)]

Paula Abdul (Under My Spell Tour) / AC/DC (Razors Edge Tour) / After 7 / Aftershock / Aldo Nova / Alice in Chains (2) / ‘Aleka’s Attic’ with River & Rain Phoenix / America / the Angels / Anthrax / Artful Dodger / The Association / Crowes / Blood, Sweat & Tears (with David Clayton Thomas) / Blue Oyster Cult / (with Chardon-native ) / Michael Bolton / / Buckwheat Zydeco / Butthole Surfers / Freddie Cannon / / / / 2

Alice Cooper / Color Me Badd / Concrete Blonde / Elvis Costello / Robert Cray Band (with the Memphis Horns) / the U. S. Navy Band Country Current / Curve West / Dangerous Toys / Miles Davis and the Yellowjackets / Bob Dylan / D. T. & the Shakes / Deep Purple / Bo Didley / Die Warsaw / Doobie Brothers (Brotherhood Tour) / Richard Elliot & his band / Gloria Estefan & the Miami Sound Machine / Fifth Dimension’s Reunion Tour / Bela Fleck & the Flecktones / / Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons / Rory Gallagher / Grateful Dead (with , Vince Welnick) / Great White / Guns N’ Roses / / Hall & Oates / (Summer Tour ’91) / Susanna Hoffs / / Ice-T / Indigo Girls / INXS / Chris Isaak / Ellen James Society / Jan & Dean / Jane’s Addiction / Jasmine Express / Eric Johnson / Judas Priest / KC & the Sunshine Band / Ben E. King / Lenny Kravitz / L. A. Guns / Adrian Legg / Huey Lewis & the News / Living Colour / Max Creek / Megadeth / Metal Church / Metallica / Moody Blues / Motorhead / Neville Brothers / New Riders of the Purple Sage / Wayne Newton / ‘Nirvana’ (with Kurt Cobain) / NRBQ / Ocean Blue / Platters / Pearl Jam / / Psychedelic Furs / Tito Puente & the Latin Jazz All-Stars / / Red Hot Chili Peppers / Martha Reeves & the Vandellas / The Replacements / Paul Revere & the Raiders / Righteous Brothers / Henry / Diana Ross / Royaltones / / Rush / Joe Sample / Savoy Brown / Scorpions / Sha Na Na / Shirelles / & his 16-piece band / Siouxsie & the Banshees / Skid Row / Slayer / Smashing Pumpkins / Social Distortion / Sonic Youth / Billy Squier / The Special Beat / Chrissy Steele / Sting / Styx / Keith Sweat / Testament / Trixter / Jethro Tull (with Ian Anderson) / Urge Overkill / (with Sammy Hagar) / Violent Femmes / Tim Weisberg Band / (with John Bell) / Winger / / (Refugees of the Heart Tour) / Yes (Yesshows ’91- [with Tony Kaye, John Anderson, Chris Squire, Bill Bruford]) / and Crazy Horse / ZZ Top

FEATURED COUNTRY / / BLUEGRASS ARTISTS HERE IN 1991 / (Individuals: 5)

Clint Black / Vince Gill / Lee Greenwood / Waylon Jennings / Reba McEntire / Willie Nelson

FEATURED WOMEN OF MUSIC PERFORMING HERE IN 1991 / [Local: (7) / National: (15)] LOCAL ARTISTS:

Becky Boyd / Mary Martin / Maura O’Connell / Odd Girl Out (Anne DeChant, Victoria Fliegel, Alexis Antes) / Sasha / NATIONAL ARTISTS: The Angels / Natalie Cole / Gloria Estefan / Susanna Hoffs / Whitney Houston / Indigo Girls / Florence LaRue / Bonnie Raitt / Reba McEntire / Martha Reeves / Marilyn McCoo / Diana Ross / Shirelles / / Chrissy Steele

FEATURED ROCK HALL INDUCTEES PERFORMING HERE IN 1991 / (27)

AC/DC / James Brown / / Ray Charles / Elvis Costello / Miles Davis / Bob Dylan / Deep Purple / Bo Didley / Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons / Grateful Dead / Guns N’ Roses / Hall & Oates / ‘Nirvana’ (with Kurt Cobain) / O’Jays / Pearl Jam / Bonnie Raitt / Red Hot Chili Peppers / Martha Reeves & the Vandellas / Righteous Brothers / Diana Ross / Rush / Paul Simon / Van Halen / Yes / Neil Young and Crazy Horse / ZZ Top

FEATURED NEW ROCK HALL INDUCTEES HONORED IN 1991 / (7) LaVern Baker, The Byrds, John Lee Hooker, The Impressions, Wilson Pickett, Jimmy Reed, Ike &

FEATURED AREA HOLLYWOOD CONNECTION FROM 1991 /

Tom Anderson / Dan O’Shannon / Woody Harrelson

‘CHEERS’ / ‘Uncle Sam Wants You’ episode with Dan O’Shannon of Painesville &Tom Anderson of Willoughby as co-producers, Ohio native Woody Harrelson

FEATURED AREA DEBUTS / (3) Nirvana [with Kurt Cobain] (only area appearance) / Phish / Festival @ Blossom

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FEATURED AREA REUNION SHOWS / (1)

Artful Dodger Reunion Show @ Cleveland Agora (1st play date in 10 yrs. / all former group members)

FEATURED AREA FAREWELL EVENTS /

BABYLON A GO-GO’s FAREWELL PARTY: Babylon A Go-Go holds goodbye party with Rest, the Floyd Band, the Revelers, Supie-T, the Walk-Ins, the Dilletants, 14th Floor

FEATURED AREA FUN ‘N GAMES / (3)

Rockin’ Richie’s hosts ‘Blues Jam Night’ with the Gangsters / Playing billiards @ Jillians in the Flats / St. Rocco’s Festival / Wing Ding @ the Berea Fairgrounds with KC & the Sunshine Band, Michael Stanley

1991 / FEATURED AREA SPECIALTY EVENTS FROM 1991 /

FEATURED CELEBRATIONS / (3) MR. STRESS @ 25: Bill Miller & the Mr. Stress Blues Band celebrate 25 years at Euclid Tavern

CLEVELAND AGORA: AGORA’S 25th ANNNIVERSARY W/ WNCX-FM:

WNCX’s ‘Animal’ broadcasts live from the Agora, during 25th anniversary celebration.

WNCX’s Bill Louis airs his ‘Saturday Night House Party’ show live from the Agora Theatre during Agora’s 25th anniversary party.

GREAT LAKES THEATER BENEFIT FEATURING TOM HANKS @ THE STATE THEATRE:

Great Lakes Theater alum Tom Hanks headlines the Festival’s 30th Anniversary benefit

17th ANNUAL PEANUTS ALL-STAR JAM @ PEABODY’S DOWNUNDER:

Peanuts All-Star Jam with Sweetleaf (Ron Latare, Cy Sulak, Mike Solarz, Bruce Kowalski, Bill Fillipi)

LOLLPALOOZA FESTIVAL @ BLOSSOM:

With Jane’s Addiction, Ice-T, Siouxsie & the Banshees, Henry Rollins Band, Nine Inch Nails, Living Colour, Butthole Surfers

OHIO DEADFEST ‘91 @ CLEVELAND AGORA:

With Max Creek, Curve West, Electric Hurling Stones from Columbus with WMMS-FM promotion director Mark (Munch) Bishop

LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL @ FRONT ROW:

With Ben E. King, the Angels, Freddie Cannon, the Shirelles, Coasters, Platters, Royaltones

PEACE OFFICERS CONCERT & TATTOO @ NAUTICA:

Cleveland Invitational Peace Officers Concert & Tattoo (with dancing to the Minneapolis Swing Orchestra)

NATIONAL RIB COOK-OFF @ NORTH COAST HARBOR:

With Neville Brothers, NRBQ, Hall & Oates, I-tal, First Light

BELKIN MIDSUMMER MINSTREL’S CONCERT @ NAUTICA:

With I-tal, Frankie Starr & the Chill Factor, Oroboros, First Light with Carlos Jones, the Janglers, & TwistOffs (Allen Mothersbaugh, Brian Fricky, Kevin Zelina, Erik Walter, Patrick Drouin, Louis Giffels, Mike Fasig)

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DEBRA WINGER @ 15TH CLEVELAND INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL:

Leonard Maltin interviews Cleveland native Debra Winger during opening night gala / ‘Urban Cowboy’ one of 9 Winger films shown during festival

UNDERCURRENTS ‘91:

Area clubs Babylon A Go-Go / Biggie’s Crooked River Saloon / Empire / Peabody’s DownUnder / Richie’s River Club / Splash showcase ‘Odd Girl Out’ (Anne DeChant, Victoria Fliegel, Alexis Antes), Beatnik Termites, Naked Truth, Max Panic, Indian Rope Burn, American Front, Outta the Blue, the Clarks, the Earl Rays, Chris Lake

OPERATION WELCOME HOME: Operation Welcome Home with Lee Greenwood, Mark Price & Lifeline, Michael Stanley, the U. S. Navy Band Country Current, Cleveland Interfaith Choir

TWO SIDES OF MICHAEL STANLEY @ THE FRONT ROW (ACOUSTIC/ELECTRIC)

(Acoustic Side) with , Rodney Cajka, Jennifer Lee, Bob Pelander / (Electric Side) with Jonah Koslen, Bob Pelander, Jennifer Lee, Rodney Cajka, , Michael Gismondi, Tommy Dobeck, Sasha

FEATURED AREA AUTOGRAPH SESSIONS:

Slayer & Testament at Record Exchange on Warrensville Center / Ozzie Osbourne at Camelot Music’s Golden Gate store / Barry Manilow at Camelot Music’s Golden Gate store

1991 / FEATURED MEDIA FROM 1991 /

FEATURED AREA NEWSPAPERS (1) / REPORTERS (3)

The Cleveland Plain Dealer (Carlo Wolff, Jane Scott with review notes on Paul Simon, Henry LoConti-Agora, Lollapalooza Festival, Van Halen, America-Odd Girl Out, Pearl Jam, Smashing Pumpkins, Zaza) / Jane Scott inducted into Press Club of Cleveland’s Journalism Hall of Fame with PD sports editor Hal Lebovitz)

RADIO LISTINGS FROM 1991 /

FEATURED AREA RADIO STATIONS / (7) WHK-AM / WGAR-FM / WMJI-FM / WMMS-FM / WNCX-FM / WNWV-FM / WRQK-FM (Canton)

FEATURED AREA RADIO PERSONALITIES / (10) WMJI-FM (John Gorman, Carl Hirsch, Ravenna Miceli, Scott Howitt, Johnny Sharpe) / WNCX-FM (Animal, Ruby Cheeks, Bill Louis ‘Saturday Night House Party,’ Jerry Shirley, Michael Stanley ‘In The Heartland’)

WHK-AM CELEBRATES 70 YEARS:

WHK AM1420’s 70th birthday (highlighting former & current Ernie Anderson, Tim Taylor, Joe Finan, Pete (Mad Daddy) Meyers, ‘Emperor Joe’ Mayer, ‘Tall Ted’ Hallaman, Ronnie Barrett, J. R. Nelson, Bob Lewis, Mike Olszewski)

FEATURED LIVE AREA RADIO BROADCASTS / (2) WMMS-FM’s live broadcast of Psychedelic Furs, Ocean Blue at midnight from the Empire / Zaza debuts its ‘Party with the Big Boys’ CD/cassette at the Empire aired @ 11 p.m. over WMMS-FM/100.7

FEATURED AREA RADIO DISTINCTIONS: Arbitron ratings / WNCX 10th Anniversary seating

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TELEVISION LISTINGS FROM 1991 /

FEATURED AREA TELEVISION PROGRAMMING / (Local (3) / Network (7))

LOCAL CONNECTIONS: Cheers (episode with Woody Harrelson as Woody Boyd - Dan O’Shannon, Tom Anderson as co-producers) / Seinfeld (episode with Marc Jaffe as program consultant) / Arsenio Hall (with George Carlin) / NETWORK: Cosby / Doogie Howser, M.D. / Jake & the Fat Man / Night Court / Hunter / L. A. Law / It’s a Wonderful Life’ on TV5

FEATURED HOOLIHAN & Lil’ JOHN SATURDAY NIGHT MOVIES ON TV8 / (6)

‘Angel Heart’ (with Mickey Rourke, ) / Carrie’ (with Sissy Spacek & Piper Laurie) / ‘Lone Wolf McQuade’ (with Chuck Norris) / ‘Youngblood’ (with Rob Lowe) / ‘First Blood’ (with Sly Stallone) / Trilogy of horror stories (with Vincent Price)

1991 / FEATURED ENTERTAINERS / AREA ENTERTAINMENT FROM 1991 /

FEATURED AREA CLUB OWNERS / PROMOTERS / (2) Henry LoConti (Cleveland Agora celebrates 25 years) / Belkin Productions (1st CSU Convo Center concert)

FEATURED AREA TICKET LOCATIONS / (1) Record Revolution

FEATURED COMEDIANS (9) / COMEDY HOUSES / (3)

Dennis Blair / George Carlin (@ Front Row) / Jeff Foxworthy / Steve Harvey / Hilarities 3rd Annual Stand Up Comedy Festival (with Basile, Mike Veneman, Charles Fleischer, Kinky Friedman) / Ellen DeGeneres @ The Improv in the Powerhouse

FEATURED HOLLYWOOD ARTISTS / (3) Jerry Seinfeld / Tom Hanks / Debra Winger @ Film Festival (with film critic Leonard Maltin)

FEATURED RECORDS / ARTISTS FROM 1991

SINGLES / [Local: (1) / National: (8]

LOCAL: Time Won’t Let Me (Outsiders) / NATIONAL: Blowing Kisses in the Wind / Fancy / Horse with No Name (America) / Night and Day () / Pocket Full of Gold / Rush Rush / Grill, Quietly, Hotel () / Amish Paradise (Weird Al Yankovic)

ALBUMS / [Local: (4) / National: (3)]

LOCAL: World’s in Collision (Pere Ubu) / 15-60-75-20 (Numbers Band) / Party with the Big Boys (Zaza-Neil Zaza) / Bat Out of Hell (Meatloaf) / NATIONAL: Unforgettable...With Love (Natalie Cole) / Ragged Glory (Neil Young) / The Razors Edge (AC/DC)

FEATURED AREA RECORD STORES / (3) Disc Records Westgate / J. P. Snodgrass / Record Den

FEATURED AREA RECORD PRODUCERS / (1) Natalie Cole LP ‘Unforgettable...With Love’ produced with Tommy LiPuma

FEATURED AREA MOVIES (2) / ARTISTS (2) / MOVIE HOUSES (2)

Daddy Nostalgia (15th Cleveland International Film Festival) / Oliver Stone’s ‘The Doors’ at Loew’s East (with Val Vilmer, Meg Ryan) / Urban Cowboy (15th Cleveland International Film Festival)

1991 / FEATURED SPECIALTY ITEMS FROM 1991 /

AUTOMOBILES / (15) [Found in weekly auto ads]

‘88 Camaro IROC-Z, w/5.7 TPI, all power, all performance options ($11,500) Loaded bright red ‘90 Chevy Camaro IROC Z w/350 V8 ($15,995-Spitzer Chevy) Black ‘77 Corvette w/2-tops, alarm, AC, matching numbers ($8,500) 6

Red-gray cloth interior ‘88 Dodge Daytona ($4,995-Zalud Olds) Cruising in a white/red interior 5-spd. ‘89 Mustang GT ($11,000)

FOREIGN IMPORTS / SPECIALTY AUTOS:

‘87 Honda Prelude ($9,390-Bill Lake) Stainless steel ‘81 Delorean w/auto, AC ‘91 Eclipse GS Turbo ($14,976-Mentor Mitsubishi) Yellow/black vinyl ‘77 Porsche 911 S $7,995 red VW Quantum Sport at Rick Case Honda Red/gray interior ‘85 Celica GTS w/5-spd., sunroof ($2,150) ‘87 Nissan 300 ZX w/leather, electronics package ($9,390-Bedford Nissan) Black/black leather interior ’89 4-wheel drive Jeep Cherokee w/sunroof, full power ($18,000) ‘88 Range Rover w/auto, sunroof, bull bar ($25,500) Maroon/tan interior ‘84 Porsche 944 w/5-spd. ($10,500)

CHOPPERS ROD & CUSTOM SHOW 35th anniversary Choppers Rod & Custom Auto Show at Bill Lake Buick

FEATURED AREA FOOD / RESTAURANTS / (8)

$6.95 dinner special at Kluck’s Restaurant, 1313 W. 117th Carney’s Drive-In Diner in Brunswick Black angus steaks (@ Fagan’s in the Flats) Dining at Shooters on the River Fettuccini alfredo ($6.95 @ Club Isabella) Dining at the Rock Bottom Café Dining at TGI Fridays in the Flats 20 oz. T-Bone steak ($10.95 Brown Derby)

FEATURED AREA RETAIL SHOPPING / (2)

Opening of Steve & Marvin Presser’s Big Fun on Coventry NYSE at 3,027.50 / gold at $361.40 an oz. / silver at $4.09 an oz.

1991 / FEATURED SPORTS PLAYERS / RACERS / COACHES-MANAGERS / TEAMS / VENUES / EVENT / (20)

Greg Swindell / Matt Stover / Bernie Kosar / Michael Andretti / Bobby Rahal / Emerson Fittipaldi / head coach Jim Tressel / manager Mike Hargrove (managing debut with the Indians) / head coach Bill Belichick (coaching debut with Browns) / Youngstown State Penguins / Marshall University / NCAA 1-AA title / Cleveland Browns / Tampa Bay / Bengals / Cleveland Indians / Milwaukee Brewers / Burke Lakefront / Municipal Stadium / Budweiser Cleveland Grand Prix

1991 / FEATURED ENTRIES FROM 1991 / [(94) / Sports: (4)]

1/5 Cruising to the State Theatre in an ‘87 Honda Prelude ($9,390-Bill Lake), Great Lakes Theater alum Tom Hanks headlines the Festival’s 30th Anniversary benefit ($40), 1991

1/16 LaVern Baker, The Byrds, John Lee Hooker, The Impressions, Wilson Pickett, Jimmy Reed, & Ike & Tina Turner become the latest inductees during last night’s Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at New York’s Waldorf Astoria Hotel, 1991

1/19 Cruising last night after dining on the $6.95 dinner special at Kluck’s Restaurant, 1313 W. 117th; the Swing Lizards rocked the Riverwood Tavern, the Delgados played Cheers Outback Tavern, and at Peabody’s DownUnder, Ben Dover and the Screamers shared the stage with Charlie Wiener & the Wienerland Orkestra, 1991

1/21 The Empire on E. 9th presents tenor sax master Richard Elliot & his band ($9), 1991

1/26 After cruising last night to Peabody’s DownUnder in a loaded bright red ‘90 Chevy Camaro IROC Z w/350 V8, ($15,995-Spitzer Chevy), to see Bo Didley with the ‘Janglers’ (Will Douglas, Eric Meany, Jack 7

Silverman, Rob Williams, Jason White, Sonny Miller -$14.50); tonight, it’s laughs with comic Jeff Foxworthy at the Improv in the Flats, 1991

1/29 Cruising with U2’s ‘Night and Day’ on the stereo in a stainless steel ‘81 Delorean w/auto, AC; after selling out their December 28th show, Trent Reznor & ‘Nine Inch Nails’ return to the Phantasy Theater in Lakewood with ‘Die Warsaw’ ($16), 1991

1/30 Supporting ‘Ragged Glory,’ his latest album, Neil Young and Crazy Horse rock the Coliseum tomorrow with openers ‘Social Distortion’ and ‘Sonic Youth’ ($20); while at Peabody’s DownUnder, it’s the Cleveland Music Group with Five Band Jam, 1991

2/2 Hey fans! At 3 p.m., members of ‘Slayer’ & ‘Testament’ will be signing autographs at Record Exchange on Warrensville Center before tonight’s Public Hall concert, 1991

2/9 After cruising tonight to Carney’s Drive-In Diner in Brunswick, seeing ‘New Riders of the Purple Sage,’ ‘Curve West’ & ‘Jasmine Express’ at the Agora; & seeing Rob Lowe in ‘Youngblood’ on Chuck & Lil’ John; tomorrow, the Agora hosts a ZZ Top party before the group rocks the Coliseum with the Black Crowes on the 11th & 12th ($21), 1991

2/13 Wednesday night TV offers ‘Doogie Howser, M.D.’ on TV5; ‘Jake & the Fat Man’ and ‘Arsenio Hall’ with guest George Carlin on TV8; & ‘Night Court,’ ‘Hunter’ & ‘Seinfeld’ (‘Telephone Message’ episode with Marc Jaffe as program consultant) on TV3, 1991

2/21 The Symposium hosts ‘Mr. Sensible’ the 16th, David Loy & the Ramrods tonight, 1991

2/22 Our library will have more soul, R&B, rock & more local music Operations Manager John Gorman tells the PD’s David Sowd, after Gorman & Legacy Broadcasting’s Carl Hirsch take control of WMJI-FM/105.7 (weekends rock with Ravenna Miceli, former A.M. co-host on Canton’s WRQK-FM/106.9, Scott Howitt and Johnny Sharpe), 1991

2/23 Cruising with Meatloaf ’s ‘Bat Out of Hell’ ($7.99 CD/$3.99 cassette-Record Den) in the CD player, Colin Dussault’s Blues Project rules Brothers Lounge on Detroit, 1991

3/1 While Oliver Stone’s ‘The Doors’ with Val Vilmer & Meg Ryan opens at Loew’s East; at Euclid Tavern, it’s the Numbers Band tonight; Mr. Stress tomorrow; Armstrong-Bearcat w/Alan Greene the 3rd; & Bluto’s Revenge with the Wombats the 4th, 1991

3/11 Tickets are $20 to see ‘The ‘X Factor Begin’ with ‘INXS’ rocking the Coliseum, 1991

3/15 Sting rocks soldout Public Hall with a 2-hour set (Concrete Blonde opens-$20), 1991

3/15 Tomorrow, ‘Zaza’ with Neil Zaza debuts its ‘Party with the Big Boys’ CD/cassette at the Empire aired over WMMS-FM/100.7 at 11 p.m. ($6-$8); while tonight, the Stutz/Bearcat Band opens for Johnny Winter & D.T. & the Shakes at the Empire ($14); & opens for ‘Savoy Brown’ March 16th at the Agora Theatre ($9.85-$12), 1991

3/20 “His earliest song, the 1964 ‘Sounds of Silence,’ was his closing one,” writes Jane Scott, after Paul Simon & his 16-piece band play to 10,000 at the Coliseum ($25.50), 1991

3/21 Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons, & the Association ‘rock’ the Front Row ($22.75), 1991

3/22 “The band was right on the money musically,” writes reviewer Carlo Wolff, after the Cleveland Jazz Orchestra’s ‘Woody, Buddy and Thad’ show at the Tri-C Metro Auditorium highlights the work of tenor sax master & favorite son Joe Lovano, 1991

3/24 As Peabody’s DownUnder hosts Jerry Shirley, with Frankie Starr & the Chill Factor last night, & rocks tonight with ‘Blues Traveler’ (with Chardon-native John Popper) & ‘Natural Facts’ with Tim Matson ($7-$9); the ‘Gangsters’ join Rory Gallagher at the Empire (Carlo Wolff notes, “despite its limitations, Blues Traveler will be big”), 1991

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3/29 After cruising with Jerry Shirley in the A.M. on WNCX, it’s Wayne Newton tonight & tomorrow at the Front Row ($22.75); & Joe Sample w/WNWV the 31st ($19.75), 1991

3/30 After cruising in a mint ‘88 Camaro IROC-Z, w/5.7 TPI, all power, all performance options ($11,500), to dine at Richie’s River Tavern (formerly D’Poo’s); Fayrewether,’ ‘Drumzand Wires’ and Jerry Shirley share the stage at Peabody’s DownUnder, 1991

4/1 After cruising for local nostalgia at the opening of Steve & Marvin Presser’s Big Fun on Coventry, next, Rockin’ Richie’s hosts ‘Blues Jam Night’ with the Gangsters, 1991

4/4 Cruising with ‘Pocket Full of Gold’ & ‘Fancy’ on WGAR-FM; as Rockin’ Richie’s on Detroit presents ‘Calabash’ with Bob Gatewood; Richfield Coliseum presents a night of rockin’ in cowboy boots with Reba McEntire, Clint Black & Vince Gill ($20), 1991

4/5 Leonard Maltin interviews Cleveland native Debra Winger during the 15th Cleveland International Film Festival’s opening night gala in Tower City ($100), where ‘Urban Cowboy’ is one of 9 Winger films shown during the 11-day event, 1991

4/6 Cruising tonight in a new ‘91 Eclipse GS Turbo ($14,976-Mentor Mitsubishi); the 15th Cleveland International Film Festival features ‘Daddy Nostalgia’ ($6.50), 1991

4/7 After cruising to the 35th anniversary Choppers Rod & Custom Auto Show at Bill Lake Buick, Peabody’s DownUnder offers blues man Travis ‘Moonchild’ Haddix, 1991

4/13 As the Empire rocks last night with Bootsy Collins, and it’s the ‘Scorpions’ with ‘Trixter’ at the Coliseum the 14th ($18.50); at Peabody’s DownUnder, it’s ‘Aleka’s Attic’ with River & Rain Phoenix the 15th ($5), & Bela Fleck & the Flecktones the 18th, 1991

4/19 “The first band at the Agora was ‘Selective Service’ (Allega, Castelli, Khan, Kalish, Gruden),” owner Henry LoConti tells Plain Dealer reporter Jane Scott, as the Agora, now the Cleveland Agora Theatre & Ballroom at 5000 Euclid, celebrates 25 years, 1991

4/19 WNCX’s ‘Animal’ broadcasts his 7 p.m.-midnight show live from the Agora, as the rock house kicks off its 25th anniversary celebration with ‘Hot Tin Roof’ (with frontman Tom Lash, once with ’Lucky Pierre’), opening for Kent’s popular ‘Numbers Band’ celebrating its first CD, ‘15-60-75-20,’ a retrospective of its first 20 years ($8-$9); 1991

4/20 WNCX’s Bill Louis airs his ‘Saturday Night House Party’ show live from the Agora Theatre (7 p.m.-midnight), as the Agora’s 25th anniversary party continues with ‘Hot Tin Roof’ opening for ‘the world’s only’ ‘Artful Dodger’ reunion (1st play date in 10 yrs. -one-time show with all former group members-sold out in 3 hours-$15), 1991

4/26 As the Tri-C JazzFest brings Miles Davis and the Yellowjackets to the State Theatre ($20-$25); the Coliseum rocks with ‘Deep Purple’ and ‘Winger’ ($13.95-$16), 1991

4/28 ‘Yesshows ‘91,’ a special ‘Yes’ reunion covering the group’s 23-year history, rocks the soldout Coliseum tomorrow, with 8 of the 12 former members including Tony Kaye, John Anderson, Chris Squire and Bill Bruford, together for the first time ($20), 1991

4/30 Need tickets to tonight’s Todd Rundgren show at Music Hall? Sorry, it’s sold out, but a second show as been added for the 1st at Music Hall (4th area show) ($18-$19), 1991

5/2 TV3 rocks on Thursday with ‘Cosby,’ ‘Seinfeld,’ ‘L. A. Law’ & ‘Cheers’ at 9 p.m. (‘Uncle Sam Wants You’ episode with Ohio-native Woody Harrelson as Woody Boyd and Dan O’Shannon of Painesville and Tom Anderson of Willoughby as co-producers), 1991

5/4 After cruising to the Flats to dine at TGI Fridays, see Ellen DeGeneres at the Improv; & play billiards at Jillians; on Chuck & Lil’ John, it’s Sly Stallone in ‘First Blood,’ 1991

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5/14 Cheers Outback Tavern hosts Rich Reising tonight; as Becky Boyd & Dan Hrdlicka play Around the Corner tomorrow; while Mary Martin plays Derby & Flask the 16th, 1991

5/17 Under the banner ‘Undercurrents ‘91,’ area clubs Babylon A Go-Go; Biggie’s Crooked River Saloon; Empire; Peabody’s DownUnder; Richie’s River Club & Splash showcase 57 area bands today and tomorrow including ‘Odd Girl Out’ (Anne DeChant, Victoria Fliegel, Alexis Antes); ‘Beatnik Termites;’ ‘Naked Truth;’ ‘Max Panic;’ ‘Indian Rope Burn;’ ‘American Front;’ ‘Outta the Blue;’ the ‘Clarks;’ the ‘Earl Rays’ & Chris Lake, 1991

5/18 Big Chuck & Lil’ John fans! After picking up tickets to the ‘Operation Welcome Home’ concert with Lee Greenwood, Mark Price & ‘Lifeline,’ Michael Stanley, the U. S. Navy Band ‘Country Current’ & the Cleveland Interfaith Choir on June 6th at the Coliseum ($12.50); tonight’s horror flick is ‘Carrie,’ with Sissy Spacek & Piper Laurie, 1991

5/18 Nautica Stage in the Flats welcomes the Cleveland Invitational Peace Officers Concert & Tattoo, with dancing to the Minneapolis Swing Orchestra after the show ($12), 1991

5/25 After cruising in a yellow/black vinyl ‘77 Porsche 911 S to see Marc Cohn open last night for the Neville Brothers/NRBQ show during the National Rib Cook-off at North Coast Harbor, tonight, Hall & Oates headline; tomorrow, ‘I-tal’ & ‘First Light,’ 1991

5/28 It’s ‘World’s in Collision’ as Pere Ubu & ‘13 Engines’ play Babylon A Go-Go ($10), 1991

5/31 Cruising in a black ‘77 Corvette w/2-tops, alarm, AC, matching numbers ($8,500), Steve Winwood’s ‘Refugees of the Heart’ tour opens the 23rd Blossom season, with the Robert Cray Band featuring the Memphis Horns ($13.50-$19.50 pavilion), 1991

6/1 With the NYSE at 3,027.50, after selling gold at $361.40 an oz., & silver at $4.09 an oz. to buy a $7,995 red VW Quantum Sport at Rick Case Honda, and cruising to the Rock Bottom Cafe for dinner in the Flats; Billy Squier rocks Nautica Stage ($10), 1991

6/2 Cruising last night with ‘I Like the Way’ on the stereo to the Agora; ‘Ohio Deadfest ‘91’ featured ‘Max Creek,’ ‘Curve West’ and ‘Electric Hurling Stones’ from Columbus with WMMS-FM promotion director Mark (Munch) Bishop on vocals ($10), 1991

6/4 $22 gets you into the first of 2 soldout Coliseum Guns N’ Roses/Skid Row shows, 1991

6/6 Following the ‘Young Guns’ and ‘Carton Freeze Tag’ as opening acts, ‘Time Won’t Let Me’ rocks the Sahara Club during the Outsiders’ 25th Anniversary Show, 1991

6/7 At Blossom, it’s Keith Sweat & the ‘Rude Boys’ tonight ($22.50); Dan Fogelberg & the Tim Weisberg Band on the 9th ($19.50); & Ray Charles on June 20th ($20), as Megadeth, ‘Anthrax,’ ‘Slayer’ and ‘Alice in Chains’ rock the Coliseum ($17.50), 1991

6/8 Cruising with ‘Rush Rush’ on the am-fm stereo in a black/black leather interior ’89 4-wheel drive Jeep Cherokee w/sunroof, full power ($18,000), it’s off to Fagan’s in the Flats for black angus steaks and dancing to the 60’s rock band ‘Stillbound,’ 1991

6/11 Nautica hosts ‘Styx’ tonight; Elvis Costello and ‘The Replacements’ tomorrow ($22.50); and the ‘Indigo Girls’ with the Ellen James Society June 13th ($17.50), 1991

6/14 “The highlights were a sumptuous ‘Grill,’ a blazing high-tech ‘Quietly,’ and the two ‘’ tunes that served as a second encore,’ writes Carlo Wolff the next day, after former Eagle Don Henley delivers a 19-song set to 11,300 at Blossom during his ‘Summer Tour 1991’ with ex-Bangle Susanna Hoffs ($22-$16.50 lawn), 1991

6/15 After groovin’ to Paul Revere & the Raiders last night at Lake County’s Summerfest ‘91; tonight, it’s Jan & Dean; and ‘Sha Na Na’ tomorrow (free w/$4 gate adm.), 1991

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6/16 Cruising to the Empire, Natural Facts opens for Buckwheat Zydeco ($10-$12), 1991

6/21 As the Front Row hosts the Fifth Dimension’s Reunion Tour ($18.75); playing their hits in chronological order, the Michael Stanley Band Reunion-all the lineups of MSB (Koslen, Pelander, Dobeck, Stanley, Pecchio, Gismondi, Markasky, Powers, Raleigh), rocks the Blossom night, joined by over 13,000 faithful ($19.50-$15), 1991

6/28 Tickets are $13 at Record Revolution to see ‘Blue Oyster Cult’ play the Empire, 1991

7/3 It’s ‘The Razors Edge,’ as ‘AC/DC’ rocks the Coliseum with ‘L. A. Guns’ ($20), 1991

7/6 Cruising to the Stadium with Ruby Cheeks on WNCX-FM, 15,461 watch the last-place Tribe beat Milwaukee, 2-0, in Mike Hargrove’s managerial debut (Swindell wins), 1991

7/7 Starring ‘I-tal;’ ‘Frankie Starr & the Chill Factor;’ ‘Oroboros;’ ‘First Light’ w/Carlos Jones; the ‘Janglers’& TwistOffs’ with ‘Win or Lose’ (Allen Mothersbaugh, Brian Fricky, Kevin Zelina, Erik Walter, Patrick Drouin, Louis Giffels, Mike Fasig), Belkin’s ‘Midsummer Minstrels’ concert last night draws 1,500 to Nautica ($8), 1991 7/10 After cruising tonight to Blossom where 12,000 see Whitney Houston & ‘After 7’ ($15 lawn); tomorrow, Martha Reeves & the Vandellas play the 19th Annual Rib Burn Off on Mall C; & it’s Blood, Sweat & Tears with David Clayton Thomas the 12th ($2), 1991

7/13 Cruising for laughs? You’ll find Cleveland’s own Steve Harvey at Hilarities ($9), 1991

7/17 While Bob Dylan plays Nautica in the Flats tonight ($22); it’s a ‘Summer Grand Slam’ at Blossom with the ‘Scorpions,’ ‘Great White’ & ‘Aldo Nova’ ($19.50, $15), 1991

7/19 Cruising with Michael Stanley’s ‘In the Heartland’ on WNCX-FM; the heart of rock ‘n’ roll is Blossom with Huey Lewis & the News tonight ($19.50); while the ‘Wing Ding’ at the Berea Fairgrounds hosts KC & the Sunshine Band tonight ($13), and Michael Stanley & Friends tomorrow, with special guest ($13.50), 1991

7/20 After dining at Shooters, Joe Walsh & friends (Al Kooper, Joe Vitale, Chad Cromwell, Rick the Bass Player), rock Nautica with Frankie Starr & the Chill Factor ($20), 1991

7/26 With Ernie Anderson, Tim Taylor, Joe Finan, Pete (Mad Daddy) Meyers, ‘Emperor Joe’ Mayer, ‘Tall Ted’ Hallaman, Ronnie Barrett & J. R. Nelson among its alumni, WHKAM/1420 starts a month-long celebration marking its 70th birthday, as staffers Bob Lewis & Mike Olszewski seek station-related items (nation’s 5th oldest station), 1991

7/28 Last night, it was rock ‘n’ roll heaven at the Front Row with the Righteous Brothers ($23.75); tonight, it’s the comedic wit of George Carlin & Dennis Blair ($24.75); as bring their ‘Brotherhood Tour’ to Blossom ($20.50-$15), 1991

8/5 The sold-out ‘Lollapalooza Festival’ at Blossom Music Center was, “the most exciting and varied lineup since the World Series of Rock at the Stadium,” notes Jane Scott, as Jane’s Addiction, Ice-T, Siouxsie & the Banshees, Henry Rollins Band, Trent Reznor & Nine Inch Nails, Living Colour & Butthole Surfers star at the alt- ($25), 1991

8/6 Last night, 64,733 saw country stars Willie Nelson & Waylon Jennings perform, fireworks, & the Browns lose to Tampa Bay, 23-10, in Bill Belichick’s coaching debut, 1991

8/8 After cruising last night to the Coliseum for ‘Operation Rock ‘n’ Roll’ with Alice Cooper, ‘Judas Priest,’ ‘Motorhead, ‘Metal Church’ & ‘Dangerous Toys’ ($20); tonight, Bonnie Raitt shares the Blossom stage with Chris Isaak ($19.50); as the Rude Boys & Levert (Gerald & Sean), open for the O’Jays at the Front Row ($24.75), 1991

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8/16 Cruising tomorrow in a ‘88 Range Rover w/auto, sunroof, bull bar ($25,500), rocker Paul Fayrewether plays the 1st of two farewell concerts at Peabody’s DownUnder, 1991

8/20 Van Halen with Sammy Hagar rocks Blossom tomorrow with heavy metal opener ‘Alice in Chains’ (Jane Scott writes, “Van Halen is better than ever”- $22.50), 1991

8/24 After Diana Ross plays Blossom Aug. 22nd ($27.50); tonight, it’s cruising ‘Into the Light’ at the Coliseum with Gloria Estefan & the Miami Sound Machine ($22), 1991

8/30 Last night, ‘Phish’ made its area debut at the Agora with Jim Miller ($7); tonight, as the St. Rocco’s Festival begins, Blossom rocks with Sting and ‘The Special Beat’ ($10), 1991

9/5 Selling out all shows, the Grateful Dead play the 2nd of 3 nights with Bruce Hornsby & former Tubes keyboardist Vince Welnick marking his 1st year with the group, 1991

9/7 Babylon A Go-Go holds a goodbye party with ‘Rest,’ the Floyd Band, the ‘Revelers,’ ‘Supie-T,’ the ‘Walk-Ins,’ the ‘Dilletants,’ & 14th Floor among returning bands, 1991

9/14 Cruising in a white/red interior 5-spd. ‘89 Mustang GT ($11,000), after dining at Club Isabella (fettuccini alfredo-$6.95), blues icon Buddy Guy plays the Empire ($12), 1991

9/15 After watching coach Bill Belichick’s Cleveland Browns (2-1), beat the Cincinnati Bengals, 14-13, before 78,269 at the Stadium on Matt Stover’s 4 field goals, the last a 45-yarder with 4 seconds left capping a 60-yard drive by QB Bernie Kosar; ‘Odd Girl Out’ opens for ‘America’ at the Agora Theatre (loge seats $16) - (Jane Scott reports America invited Odd Girl Out to join their encore ‘A Horse with No Name’), 1991

9/21 After cruising in a red/gray interior ‘85 Celica GTS w/5-spd., sunroof ($2,150), to see Miles Boozer last night at City Blues before Chuck Norris stars in Lone Wolf McQuade’ on Chuck & Lil’ John; tonight, the Swing Lizards play Rick’s Cafe, the Oriole Cafe in Berea hosts Natural Facts, and the Bop Kats reunite at Cheers Outback Tavern, 1991

10/9 Cruising tomorrow with ‘Blowing Kisses in the Wind’ on the stereo in an ‘87 Nissan 300 ZX w/leather, electronics package ($9,390-Bedford Nissan), ‘Nirvana’ with Kurt Cobain plays the Empire on E. 9th St. with ‘Urge Overkill’ (only time here - $7), 1991

10/12 After cruising in a red-gray cloth interior ‘88 Dodge Daytona ($4,995-Zalud Olds), to see Phil Keaggy perform solo last night at Cuyahoga Falls High School ($22.75); tonight’s Big Chuck & Lil’ John flick is Mickey Rourke & De Niro in ‘Angel Heart,’ 1991

10/19 Cruising to the Agora Theatre, it’s ‘Blues Traveler’ & ‘Widespread Panic’ (w/John Bell), tonight ($9-$12); Violent Femmes the 22nd; & Lenny Kravitz the 23rd, 1991

10/20 After ‘Let the Good Times Roll’ rocks the Front Row last night with Ben E. King, the Angels, Freddie Cannon, the Shirelles, Coasters, Platters & Royaltones ($21.75); tonight, the Palace hosts ’s daughter Natalie singing her father’s songs (new LP ‘Unforgettable...With Love,’ produced with Tommy LiPuma’s help), 1991

10/26 Cruising tonight to soldout Music Hall, it’s the ‘Red Hot Chili Peppers,’ with ‘Pearl Jam’ & the ‘Smashing Pumpkins’ (“Both are bands to watch,” reports Jane Scott), 1991

11/9 Cruising in a maroon/tan interior ‘84 Porsche 944 w/5-spd. ($10,500); last night, the Janglers joined Bo Didley at Peabody’s DownUnder ($11), as Maura O’Connell joined Marc Cohn at the Empire ($11); tonight, Tito Puente & the Latin Jazz All-Stars play Peabody’s DownUnder ($16), as Paula Abdul brings her ‘Under My Spell’ tour to the Coliseum tomorrow with ‘Color Me Badd’ and ‘Aftershock’ ($21), 1991

11/16 After cruising to see the ‘Psychedelic Furs’ & ‘Ocean Blue’ at the Empire (broadcast live at midnight over WMMS-FM - $18); ‘Rush’ opens a 2-night stand tomorrow, rocking 15,000 at the Coliseum with a 25-song set (Eric Johnson opens - $20), 1991

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11/20 Regarded as the dean of American rock writers and critics, Plain Dealer reporter Jane Scott, who covered here in 1964, is inducted into the Press Club of Cleveland’s Journalism Hall of Fame with former PD sports editor Hal Lebovitz, 1991

11/21 Chrissy Steele opens tomorrow for Jethro Tull w/Ian Anderson as the 1st metal concert at CSU’s new Convocation Center (1st Belkin booked concert there-$17.50), 1991

11/23 Tonight, Bill Miller & the Mr. Stress Blues Band celebrate 25 yrs. at Euclid Tavern, 1991

11/27 As the Empire hosts a double treat tonight with local rockers ‘Zaza’ (Liptak, Dennis, Sche, Zaza, Stick E), & the ‘Atomic Punks’ (Jane Scott calls Zaza “a sizzler”-$6); Peabody’s DownUnder hosts the 17th annual Peanuts All-Star Jam with ‘Sweetleaf ’ (Ron Latare, Cy Sulak, Mike Solarz, Bruce Kowalski, Bill Fillipi), as host band, 1991

11/29 After laughs with Basile and Mike Veneman during Hilarities’ 3rd Annual Stand Up Comedy Festival the 27th; tonight, Charles Fleischer, the voice of Roger Rabbit headlines; while at the mike tomorrow, it’s ‘The Kinkster,’ wild man Kinky Friedman, 1991

11/29 Ozzie Osbourne fans! He’s live 12-3 a.m. at Camelot Music’s Golden Gate store, 1991

11/30 After cruising tonight to dine on Brown Derby’s $10.95 20 oz. T-Bone steak before the ‘Moody Blues’ play the Front Row ($27.50); tomorrow, ‘Metallica’ opens a 2-night stand at the Coliseum ($20); while Michael Bolton plays there Dec. 6th ($22.50), 1991

12/3 Barry Manilow fans! He’s live 12-2 p.m. at Camelot Music’s Golden Gate store, 1991

12/14 Big Chuck & Lil’ John fans! After cruising to see recently paroled ‘Godfather of Soul,’ James Brown & ‘Sasha’ at the CSU Convocation Center ($19.50); at 11:30 it’s a trilogy of horror stories with Vincent Price (WEWS offers ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’), 1991

12/21 After seeing coach Jim Tressel’s Youngstown State Penguins beat Marshall, 25-17, on TV8 to win the NCAA 1-AA title; cruising tonight in a red ‘89 Firebird GTS, ($14,700-Bedford Nissan), the Front Row hosts ‘Two Sides of Michael Stanley’ with the ‘acoustic side’ featuring Jonah Koslen, Rodney Cajka, Jennifer Lee & Bob Pelander ($19.75), 1991

12/21 Tomorrow, it’s the ‘electric side’ of Michael Stanley featuring Koslen, Pelander, Lee & Cajka, with Mark Avsec, Michael Gismondi, Tommy Dobeck & Sasha ($19.75), 1991

1991 / FEATURED SPORTS RELATED ENTRIES FROM 1991 / (4)

7/6 Cruising to the Stadium with Ruby Cheeks on WNCX-FM, 15,461 watch the last-place Tribe beat Milwaukee, 2-0, in Mike Hargrove’s managerial debut (Swindell wins), 1991

7/7 Averaging 117.763 mph, Michael Andretti wins the 10th annual Budweiser Cleveland Grand Prix at Burke Lakefront by 2.25 seconds (Fittipaldi 2nd/Bobby Rahal 3rd), 1991

9/15 After watching coach Bill Belichick’s Cleveland Browns (2-1), beat the Cincinnati Bengals, 14-13, before 78,269 at the Stadium on Matt Stover’s 4 field goals, the last a 45-yarder with 4 seconds left capping a 60-yard drive by QB Bernie Kosar; ‘Odd Girl Out’ opens for ‘America’ at the Agora Theatre (loge seats $16) - (Jane Scott reports America invited Odd Girl Out to join their encore ‘A Horse with No Name’), 1991

12/21 After seeing coach Jim Tressel’s Youngstown State Penguins beat Marshall, 25-17, on TV8 to win the NCAA 1-AA title; cruising tonight in a red ‘89 Firebird GTS, ($14,700-Bedford Nissan), the Front Row hosts ‘Two Sides of Michael Stanley’ with the ‘acoustic side’ featuring Jonah Koslen, Rodney Cajka, Jennifer Lee & Bob Pelander ($19.75), 1991

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1996! 1996 / FEATURED AREA MUSICAL VENUES FROM 1996 / (47)

Cleveland Agora Ballroom (30th Anniversary) / Agora Theatre / Great American Rib Cook-off (at Burke Lakefront) / Around the Corner / Band Box (2713 Brookpark) / Becky’s (1762 E. 18th) / Blind Pig (opening period) / Blossom Music Center / Boomers in Brooklyn / Brothers Lounge / Byers Field in Parma (Rock ‘n Roll Extravaganza) / Cain Park / Cleveland Café / CSU Convocation Center / The Civic / Dick’s Last Resort / Edison’s / Euclid Tavern / WNCX Beach Party (at Geauga Lake Park) / Flash Gordon / Grog Shop / Gund Arena / Hessler Street Fair / House of Swing (4490 Mayfield) / Iggy’s / Lakewood Civic Auditorium / Last Drop on S. Taylor / Major Hooples (1930 Columbus Rd.) / L’Occhio / Music Hall / Nautica Stage / Odeon / Parkview Nite Club / Peabody DownUnder / Pepper Ridge Tavern (Dick Korn’s Viking Saloon reunion) / Pete & Dewey’s Planet (Season Opener @ Jacob’s Field) / Public Hall / Riverwood Café / Sammy’s / Severance Hall / Shooters on the River / State Theatre / Striker’s Lounge / Symposium / E. J. Thomas Hall / Trilogy / Wilberts Bar & Grille

AKRON / CANTON / KENT AREA VENUES / (2) E. J. Thomas Hall / J. B.’s in Kent

1996 / FEATURED ARTISTS / MUSICAL GRPS. PERFORMING HERE IN 1996 / [(-) NO. OF TIMES LISTED]

FEATURED / REGIONAL ARTISTS / [Individuals: (60) / Groups: (41)]

Aces & Eights / the Adults / After 5 / Allivin Daydream / Carl (Adam) Baum / Jay Bentoff & the Kind / Alex Bevan / Michael Bey and the Bad Boys of Blues / Big (Irish) Kahunah / Blue Lunch / Bone Thugs ‘N’ Harmony / Bop Dead / Jesse Bryson (with Quasi Qwa quartet) / Calabash (with Bob Gatewood) / Cats on Holiday / Wallace Coleman / Cowslingers / Clan Cross / Cleveland Firehouse Pipers / Pat Dailey /Anne E. DeChant / the Delgados / Dink / Patty Donahue (Waitresses) / Downside Special / Drag Mules / Drovers / Drum Circle / Duane & the Midnight Blues / Colin Dussault’s Blues Project / Dussault, Austin, Tobey / Eastside Blues / Eddie & the Edsels / Ekoostik Hookah / the Floyd Band / First Light / Fuzzhead / Hank Geer’s Jazz Alive / Gem / & his Outsiders / Getdown Airwaves / the Heathers / Howling Moon Irish Band / & the Cruisers / Jamestown / Janglers Reunion Show (White, Silverman, Meany, Brady, Richley) / Jericho Turnpike / Kingbees / Sean & Gerald LeVert / Jimmy Ley & the Coosa River Band / Like Hell / Ron Bean & the Hessler Blues All-Stars / Marilyn Manson / Clay Mation (Indian Rope Burn lead singer) / Moonlight Drive / Billy Morris & friends (Musician’s Night) / Mushroomhead / New Bomb Turks / Bill Noftsinger / Nucleon / N. Y. Loose / Oroboros (Verbik, Miller, Swanson, Douglas, Rotman) / Pere Ubu / Prayer Warriors / the Retractors / Rock Shop / Rockin’ Ravers / Schwartz brothers / Simpletons / Solution A. D. / Sons of Elvis (Hill, Parnin, Casa, Borland) / Sputnik / Michael Stanley & the ‘Micro’ Stanley Band (Koslen, Pelander, Dobeck, Psyka, Lee, Sasha, Sosinski, Caner) / Frankie Starr / Mr. Stress (Bill Miller) [30th Anniv.] / Joe Bell & the Swing Lizards (Silverman, Coffey, Miller, Williams, Endure) / That Dog / Third Wish (Dan Heberlein, Jerry Buescher, Tara Marie O’Malley) / Tye Die Harvest / Thought Industry / Trouble with Sarah / Twist-Offs / Sputnik / Under the Tree / Wild Horses (with original ‘Funky Poodle’ lineup) / Wish You Were Here / Witch Hazel / Neil Zaza

FEATURED NATIONAL ARTISTS PERFORMING HERE IN 1996 / [Individuals: (114) / Groups: (99)]

112 / AC/DC / Tori Amos / Amps / / Joan Baez / the Band (Danko, Hudson, Helm) / (2) / Lisa Battle/Big Brother & the Holding Company / Pat Benatar / / Big Mountain / Blue Taxi / Bogmen / Johnny Maestro & the Brooklyn Bridge / Clarence ‘Gatemouth’ Brown / Jimmy Buffet & the Coral Reefer Band / James Carter / Chicago / Chieftains / Cheap Trick / T.D. Clark / Coasters / / / Crash Test Dummies / Crosby, Stills & Nash (with Joe Vitale, Cleveland-born Mike Finnigan) / the Crystals / / D Generation / Charlie Daniels Band / Decimator / Deftones / Delinquent Habit / Jon Roket & the DeLorean Motor Quintet / / Neil Diamond / / Bob Dylan / Emerson, Lake & Palmer / John Entwhistle / Melissa Ethridge / Everly Brothers / Fabulous Thunderbirds / Maynard Ferguson / Fleetwoods / Foo Fighters / F.U.D. / Fun Lovin’ Criminals / Gales Bros. / Gin Blossoms / Goldfinger / Goo Goo Dolls / Gravity Kills / Buddy Guy / GWAR / John Wesley Harding / Deborah Harry / Haynes Boys / The Heads / John 14

Hiatt / Faith Hill / Hootie & the Blowfish / / Isley Brothers / Jars of Clay / Jewel / / Joan Jett & the Blackhearts / / Eric Johnson / Kansas / Kid Rock / Junior Kimbrough / Kiss / Korn / Lenny Kravitz / Jay & the Techniques / Def Leppard / Gary Lewis & the Playboys / Limp Biscuit / Adrian Legg / Loud Lucy / Lyle Lovett / Lush / Ashley MacIsaac (2) / Amiee Mann / Dave Matthews Band / John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers / Edwin McCain / Meatloaf / Natalie Merchant / Steve Miller / Alanis Morissette / Judy Mowatt / Nas / / / Paranoid Lovesick / Pantera / Paw / Kim Pensyl / Pops with / Platters / Greg Piccolo & Heavy Juice / Poe / Poor / / Porno for Pyros / Psychotica / Radiators / the Ramones / Red Hot Chili Peppers / / Marc Roberts (Elvis Impersonator) / Tommy Roe / Jimmy Rogers / Sonny Rollins / / Rusted Roots / Mason Ruffner / Rush / Rusted Root / Leon Russell / & the Silver Bullet Band / (Rotten, Jones, Matlock, Cook) [Filthy Lucre reunion show] / Ralph Sharon Trio / Kenny Wayne Shepherd / Shirelles / Slackjaw / Michael W. Smith / (of ‘’) / Johnny Socko / Son Seals / Soul Attorneys / Soul Coughing / Soul Stirrers / Spacehog / / / State of Conviction / Gwen Stefani (with No Doubt) / Stormy Weather / Keith Sweat / SWV / Steely Dan / (with Todd Sharp) / Sting / / Styx (Dennis DeYoung, Chuck Panozzo, Tommy Shaw, James Young) / Greg ‘Fingers’ Taylor / Livingston Taylor / Tears for Fears / Tesla / Three Crosses / Toadies / the Tokens / Tripping Daisy / Tubes / Jethro Tull / Jani Lane & Warrant / Watershed / Who (Daltrey, Entwhistle, Townsend) / / Angela Winbush / Wrathschild of America / X Members / Weird Al Yankovic / (former Del Fuego) / Warren Zevon

FEATURED BLUES ARTISTS PERFORMING HERE IN 1996 / (7)

Keb’ Mo’, Latimore, Robt. Lockwood Jr., Clarence Carter, Sugar Blue, Travis Haddix, Lavelle White

FEATURED COUNTRY / COUNTRY ROCK / BLUEGRASS ARTISTS HERE IN 1996 / (10)

Garth Brooks (with Lakewood native Debbie Nims & Stillwater) / Johnny and June Cash (with Rosey & John Carter Cash) / Tim McGraw / LeAnn Rimes / Wynonna (with lead Tom Bukovac)

FEATURED WOMEN OF MUSIC PERFORMING HERE IN 1996 / [Local: (4) / National: (20)]

LOCAL ARTISTS: Tara Marie O’Malley / Patty Donahue (Waitresses) / Anne E. DeChant / Debbie Nims / NATIONAL ARTISTS: Joan Baez / Lisa Battle / Tori Amos / Pat Benatar / Angela Winbush / Gwen Stefani / Linda Ronstadt / Alanis Morissette / Amiee Mann / Natalie Merchant / Judy Mowatt / Joan Jett / Faith Hill / Jewel / Deborah Harry / Melissa Ethridge / Celine Dion / Paula Cole / Poe

THE AREA HOLLYWOOD CONNECTION FROM 1996 / David Giffels / Brannon Braga

BEAVIS & BUTT-HEAD / ‘Beavis & Butt-Head episode ‘Gang of Two’ on MTV written by Akron’s David Giffels

STAR TREK VOYAGER / ‘Macrocosm’ episode of ‘ Voyager’ written by Canton-native & supervising producer Brannon Braga

FEATURED ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME & MUSEUM ENTRIES FROM 1996 /

MUSIC MASTER SERIES HONORING WOODY GUTHRIE /

@ THE ODEON: ‘Hootenanny Night’ with Alejandro Escovedo, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Country Joe McDonald, Jorma Kaukonen, Syd Straw, John Wesley Harding, Jimmy LaFave, Paul Metsa, with others

@ SEVERANCE HALL: Bruce Springsteen, Arlo Guthrie, Ramblin’ Jack Elliot, Ani DiFranco, Billy Bragg, , Joe Ely, Soul Asylum’s Dave Pirne, the Indigo Girls, host Tim Robbins

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FEATURED ROCK HALL INDUCTEES PERFORMING HERE IN 1996 / (14) AC/DC, Joan Baez, the Band (Danko, Hudson, Helm), , Chicago, Cheap Trick, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Neil Diamond, Bob Dylan, Everly Brothers, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, Billy Joel, Kiss, Steve Miller

FEATURED NEW ROCK HALL INDUCTEES HONORED IN 1996 / (7) David Bowie, Gladys Knight & the Pips, Jefferson Airplane, , Pink Floyd, the Shirelles, Velvet Underground

FEATURED ROCK HALL INDUCTEES SET TO BE HONORED IN 1997 / (10) With , , Crosby, Stills & Nash, the Jackson Five, , Parliament Funkadelic, The Young Rascals, , , record pioneer Syd Nathan

FEATURED COMEDIANS (5) / COMEDY HOUSES (1) / CELEBRATIONS (1) Hilarities celebrates 10 years with Michael Cheselka / Hilarities hosts best of Cleveland’s comics with Benny Hengle / Scott Wyler / Pat Sullivan / Bruce Haynes

FEATURED HOLLYWOOD ARTISTS / (1) Janet Leigh (@ 20th Cleveland International Film Festival)

FEATURES AREA PASSINGS / (1) Former Waitresses lead singer Patty Donahue at age 40

1996 / FEATURED MEDIA FROM 1996 /

FEATURED AREA NEWSPAPERS (1) / REPORTERS (5) Cleveland Plain Dealer (John Soeder, TV Critic Tom Feran, Michael Norman, Tony Grossi, Joe Dirck)

AREA PRINT DISTINCTIONS / (Billboard Magazine) Billboard Magazine honors the Cleveland Agora’s 30-year legacy (copy-Carlo Wolff / photos- Janet Macoska)

RADIO LISTINGS FROM 1996 /

FEATURED AREA RADIO STATIONS / (10)

WDOK-102FM / WMMS-FM / WMJI-105.7 / WNCX-FM / WZAK-FM / WKNR-AM / WRMR-850AM / WTAM (WWWE)AM1100 / WTVN610AM (Columbus) / Nationwide Communications

FEATURED AREA RADIO PERSONALITIES / (17)

WMJI-FM (John Lanigan, John Webster, Jimmy Malone) / WNCX-FM () / WGAR-FM (Jim Mantel, Erin Weber) / WDOK-FM (Trapper Jack Elliot, Jim McIntyre & Robin Benzle) / WTAM (WWWE)-AM (Jeff Kinzbach, Rich Michaels, Mike Trivisonno, Program Director Bobby Hatfield) / WKNR-AM (Tom Hamilton, Herb Score, Matt Underwood) / WTVN-AM (Columbus) (Mark ‘Munch’ Bishop)

TELEVISION LISTINGS FROM 1996 /

FEATURED AREA TELEVISION STATIONS / (4)

WKYC-TV3 / WEWS-TV5 / WJW-TV8 / WUAB-TV43 / MTV

FEATURED TELEVISION PROGRAMMING / THE LOCAL CONNECTIONS / (2)

Drew Carey Show / Star Trek Voyager (‘Macrocosm’ written by Canton-native & supervising producer Brannon Braga) / Beavis & Butt-Head / Baywatch

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1996 / FEATURED ENTERTAINERS / AREA ENTERTAINMENT FROM 1996 /

FEATURED CELEBRATIONS / (3) MR. STRESS @ 30:

Bluesman Mr. Stress (Bill Miller) celebrates his 30th anniversary at the Euclid Tavern ($5)

CLEVELAND AGORA:

Cleveland Agora celebrates its 30th anniversary with Motor City Madman Ted Nugent ($40-SRO $27.50)

BELKIN PRODUCTIONS:

Celebrates 40 years with Barenaked Ladies, Paula Cole @ Music Hall / Rusted Root, Donnie Iris & the Cruisers @ Cleveland State’s Convocation Center

FEATURED FAREWELL TOUR

The Retractors bring their farewell tour to Euclid Tavern

FEATURED AREA AMUSEMENT PARKS / (1)

Geuaga Lake Park (Mind Eraser, Grizzly Run, carload deal: 8 max $39.99)

FEATURED AREA FUN ‘N GAMES / (6)

37th annual Peanuts All-Star Jam / ‘Musician’s Night’ with Billy Morris & friends (@ Cleveland Café) / TwistOffs play Pete & Dewey’s Planet after Indians Home Opener / Moonlight Drive, After 5 play Celebration 200, the city’s bicentennial bash / ‘Kiss’ @ the Coliseum in full makeup for first time in 13 years

FEATURED RECORDS / ARTISTS:

SINGLES / [Local: (1) / National: (8)]

LOCAL: I Know What Boys Like (Waitresses) / NATIONAL: ‘Daydream’ () / ‘Jagged Little Pill’ (Alanis Morissette) / ‘Cracked Rear View’ (Hootie & the Blowfish) / ‘Fresh Horse’ (Garth Brooks) / ‘Crazysexycool’ (TLC) / ‘Mellon Collie & the Infinite Sadness’ (Smashing Pumpkins) / ‘R. Kelly’ (R. Kelly) / Sweet Caroline (Neil Diamond)

ALBUMS/CDs / [Local: (2) / National: (1)]

LOCAL: Playing a Kid’s Game’ CD (Adults) / Coming Up for Air (Michael Stanley) / NATIONAL: The Ghost of Tom Joad (Bruce Springsteen)

1996 / FEATURED AREA SPECIALTY EVENTS FROM 1996 /

WORLD PREMIERE: BLUE SUEDE SHOES @ STATE THEATRE:

$1.1 million Cleveland Ballet production (choreography by Dennis Nahat)

REGGAE SPLASH ‘96 / HORDE FESTIVAL ’96:

With Big Mountain, Judy Mowatt / With Lenny Kravitz, Blues Traveler, Rusted Roots, Natalie Merchant

ROCK N ROLL EXTRAGANZA @ BYERS FIELD:

With the Tokens, Gary Lewis & the Playboys, Sonny Geraci & his Outsiders, the Crystals, Tommy Roe / Jay & the Techniques, Elvis impersonator Marc Roberts

GREAT AMERICAN RIB COOK-OFF @ BURKE LAKEFRONT AIRPORT

w/Chuck Berry, Charlie Daniels Band, Cowslingers, Jericho Turnpike, Donnie Iris & the Cruisers ($7)

1st CLEVELAND BLUES FESTIVAL @ BEREA FAIRGROUNDS:

With Keb’ Mo’, Latimore, Robert Lockwood Jr., Clarence Carter, Sugar Blue, Travis Haddix, Lavelle White

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MICHAEL STANLEY ‘COMING UP FOR AIR’ ALBUM RELEASE /

ALBUM INTRODUCTION (‘Coming Up for Air’) @ THE ODEON Michael Stanley offers five-song sample of 15th LP ‘Coming Up for Air’ (with Mike Belkin, in attendance)

ALBUM AUTOGRAPH SESSION: Michael Stanley autographs ‘Coming Up for Air’ at Camelot Music Great Lakes Mall

CLEVELAND NATIONAL AIR SHOW @ BURKE LAKEFRONT AIRPORT:

With the Navy Blue Angels

ST. PATRICK’S DAY @ FAGAN’S IN THE FLATS:

With $4.95 breakfast buffet until Noon, Howling Moon Irish Band, the Cleveland Firehouse Pipers, TV8’s Lil’ John, Big Irish Kahuna, Rock Shop

ALAN FREED BIRTHDAY BALL with WDOK-102FM/ WRMR 850AM @ CSU CONVOCATION CENTER /

With Jerry Lee Lewis, the Platters, Shirelles, Fleetwoods, Coasters, Johnny Maestro & Brooklyn Bridge, Soul Stirrers, Stormy Weather, the Super Group (Jay Siegel, David Somerville, Norman Wright, Arlene Smith)

ACTRESS JANET LEIGH @ 20th CLEVELAND INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL:

‘An Afternoon with Janet Leigh,’ with actress discussing her life (with screening of ‘Psycho)

37th TRI-C JAZZFEST / (10)

With Joe Lovano, Ravi Coltrane, Dewey Redmen, Dan Wall, Jeff Halsey, Greg Bandy, Stanley Clarke, Take 6, Mel Torme, Shirley Horn

WMJI’S MOONDOG ROOTS OF ROCK ‘N’ ROLL @ CSU CONVOCATION CENTER:

With Little Richard, Bo Didley, the Cadillacs, Capris, Casinos, Chiffons, Gary U.S. Bonds, Pure Gold, Frogman Henry, La Vern Baker

CLEVELAND WOMEN OF BLUES SHOWCASE @ WILBERT’S:

With Mary Martin, Becky Boyd, Theresa Capuano, Laura Rossilli

1996 / FEATURED SPECIALTY ITEMS FROM 1996 /

AUTOMOBILES / (1) [Found in weekly auto ads]

New ‘96 Viper convertible with AC for $63,900 @ Spitzer Dodge

FEATURED FOOD / RESTAURANTS / (3)

$22.95 to eat Walleye at Landry’s Seafood House & see Pat Dailey @ Peabody’s DownUnder Dining at Gene’s Place in Kamm’s Plaza 15-piece Holiday Pack w/American flag @ Mr. Chicken ($15.89) St. Patty’s Day breakfast buffet until Noon ($4.95 @ Fagan’s in the Flats)

FEATURED RETAIL SHOPPING / (1) Buying Gibson ES-335 (guitar) at Heights Guitar Buying a Swatch watch at Dilliards ($55)

1996 / FEATURED SPORTS PLAYERS / TEAMS / VENUES / EVENTS FROM 1996 / (7)

Roberto Alomar / Jose Mesa / Cleveland Indians / Baltimore Orioles / N. Y. Yankees / Jacobs Field / Final Play @ Municipal Stadium

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FEATURED CELEBRATIONS:

CLEVELAND BROWNS TO RETURN! NFL executives finalize deal to return pro football to Cleveland in a new stadium by 1999

1996 / ENTRIES FEATURED FROM 1996 / [(107) / Sports: (1)]

1/6 Tonight, it’s Joe Bell & the Swing Lizards (Silverman, Coffey, Miller, Williams, Endure), at the Riverwood Cafe, & the ‘Retractors’ at the Euclid Tavern; on the 10th, Jon Roket & the DeLorean Motor Quintet join former Del Fuego Dan Zanes at Wilbert’s ($5), 1996

1/9 Hot LPs: Mariah Carey’s ‘Daydream;’ Alanis Morissette’s ‘Jagged Little Pill;’ Hootie & the Blowfish’s ‘Cracked Rear View;’ Garth Brook’s ‘Fresh Horses;’ TLC’s ‘Crazysexycool;’ Smashing Pumpkins’ ‘Mellon Collie & the Infinite Sadness;’ & R. Kelly’s ‘R. Kelly,’ 1996

1/12 After reading Billboard’s piece on the Agora’s 30-year legacy (copy-Carlo Wolff / photos- Janet Macoska); tonight, Greg Piccolo & ‘Heavy Juice’ play Wilbert’s ($8); tomorrow, ‘Paranoid Lovesick,’ ‘Slackjaw’ & ‘Watershed’ rock Peabody’s Down ($4), 1996

1/16 After buying a Swatch watch at Dilliards ($55), tonight’s 11:30 p.m. MTV episode vs. ‘Baywatch’ on TV 43 is is ‘Gang of Two’ written by Akron’s David Giffels, 1996 1/17 Selling out both nights in a matter of hours, Bruce Springsteen shows his acoustic side at Music Hall, highlighting songs from his new album ‘The Ghost of Tom Joad,’ 1996

1/18 David Bowie, Gladys Knight & the Pips, Jefferson Airplane, Little Willie John, Pink Floyd, the Shirelles & the Velvet Underground become the new honorees during last night’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at the Waldorf Astoria, 1996

1/19 After the Symposium hosts the Adults’ ‘Playing a Kid’s Game’ CD release party tonight with the Floyd Band & Bop Dead; the dinner-show special tomorrow is $22.95 to eat

1/25 After Dee Snider (of ‘Twisted Sister’) plays the Agora Ballroom tonight ($10-$13); tomorrow, ‘Tesla’ & ‘Paw’ play the soldout Odeon, while ‘Mushroomhead’ shares the stage at Peabody’s DownUnder with ‘Thought Industry’ & ‘Nucleon’ ($6), 1996

1/29 The Cleveland Cafe hosts ‘Musician’s Night’ featuring Billy Morris & friends, 1996

2/2 Last night, Ozzy Osbourne, Korn & Deftones rocked the Gund ($22.50, $27.50), 1996

2/3 Cruising tonight, Poe shares the stage with Lenny Kravitz at the Agora Theatre celebrating the Agora’s 30th Anniversary ($24.75-$27), as bluesman Jimmy Rogers plays Wilbert’s Bar & Grille ($12); tomorrow, John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers play Wilbert’s ($18); and on the 5th, ‘New Bomb Turks’ & ‘Like Hell’ play the Euclid Tavern ($7), while Edwin McCain & ‘Jewel’ headline at the Odeon ($8.50, $11), 1996

2/15 Tickets are $15-$17 to see former Who bassist John Entwhistle at the Odeon, 1996

2/16 Tonight, it’s ‘Clan Cross’ at the Euclid Tavern; while Son Seals plays Wilbert’s, 1996

2/25 It’s Iron Maiden at the Odeon ($19); Dussault, Austin, Tobey at Around the Corner, 1996

3/2 Upcoming concerts include Alanis Morissette with ‘Loud Lucy’ tomorrow at soldout Public Hall; & Warren Zevon at the Odeon with Phil Cody on the 7th ($14.50), 1996

3/3 Last night, it was Anne E. DeChant sharing the stage with ‘Third Wish’ (Dan Heberlein, Jerry Buescher, Tara Marie O’Malley) at the Last Drop on S. Taylor, 1996

3/4 Rocking the Odeon for free, Michael Stanley offers a five-song sample of his 15th LP ‘Coming Up for Air’ with Mike Belkin and Bill Szymczyk among the attendees, 1996

3/7 Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band rocks last night at soldout Gund Arena ($25), 1996

3/8 Rocking to the oldies, ‘Eddie & the Edsels’ play the Band Box, 2713 Brookpark, 1996 19

3/10 Yesterday at Camelot Music’s Great Lakes Mall store, rocker Michael Stanley autographed ‘Coming Up for Air,’ his first official solo LP since 1972’s ’Friends & Legends;’ (the Plain Dealer’s Michael Norman writes, “Longtime MSB fans will love it”), 1996

3/11 After reading Tony Grossi’s PD story tomorrow that NFL executives have finalized a deal to return pro football to Cleveland in a new stadium by 1999; next stop is Gund Arena to see the ‘Red Hot Chili Peppers,’ the ‘Toadies’ and ‘Spacehog’ ($23.50), 1996

3/13 The Civic in Cleveland Hts. welcomes Joan Baez with Dar Williams ($20.50-$25), 1996

3/15 Gund Arena rocks with Rod Stewart in the round (w/Todd Sharp-$28.50-$50), 1996

3/17 If you can’t make it to Wilbert’s Bar & Grille to hear Alex Bevan after the St. Pat’s parade, Fagan’s in the Flats is your headquarters for St. Patrick’s Day with a $4.95 breakfast buffet until Noon; the ‘Howling Moon Irish Band,’ 2 to 6 p.m.; the Cleveland Firehouse Pipers, 6 to 7 p.m.; TV8’s Lil’ John, 6 to 8 p.m.; the Big Irish Kahuna whooping it up from 4 p.m. ‘til ?; & ‘Rock Shop’ from 8 p.m. to midnight, 1996

3/18 Billy Joel goes solo tomorrow at soldout E. J. Thomas Hall, lecturing post-show, 1996

3/22 As ‘Sons of Elvis’ (Hill, Parnin, Casa, Borland), play the Grog Shop tonight with ‘Solution A. D.’ & ‘Drag Mules’ ($7); Garth Brooks ‘rocks’ soldout Gund Arena with Lakewood native Debbie Nims & ‘Stillwater’ on the 3rd of a 4-night stand, 1996

3/23 WDOK-102FM & WRMR 850AM present ‘The Alan Freed Birthday Ball’ at the CSU Convocation Center with Jerry Lee Lewis, the ‘Platters,’ ‘Shirelles,’ ‘Fleetwoods,’ ‘Coasters,’ ‘Johnny Maestro & Brooklyn Bridge,’ ‘Soul Stirrers,’ ‘Stormy Weather’ & the ‘Super Group’ (Jay Siegel, David Somerville, Norman Wright, Arlene Smith), 1996

3/27 Rocker Lou Reed brings his ‘Hooky Wooky Tour’ to the State Theatre ($24.75), 1996

3/30 The 20th Cleveland International Film Festival at Tower City offers ‘An Afternoon with Janet Leigh,’ as the actress discusses her life before a screening of ‘Psycho,’ 1996

3/31 After AC/DC opens a 2-night stand tonight with the ‘Poor’ at the Gund ($24.95); the Agora Theatre hosts the Foo Fighters, ‘Amps’ & ‘That Dog’ Apr. 2nd (soldout); while Apr. 4th, Wilbert’s Bar & Grille welcomes Clarence ‘Gatemouth’ Brown’ ($10), 1996

4/3 After watching the Indians lose to the New York Yankees, 7-1, in the season opener before 42,289 at Jacobs Field, Pete & Dewey’s Planet rocks with the ‘Twist-Offs,’ 1996

4/6 Faith Hill & Tim McGraw play CSU’s Convocation Center ($22.50); while Trilogy hosts Deborah Harry ($15), & ‘First Light’ plays the Odeon with the ‘Drovers,’ 1996

4/12 As Michael W. Smith, ‘Jars of Clay’ & ‘Three Crosses’ play Cleveland State; ‘Pantera’ plays Flash Gordon on Lorain with ‘Wrathschild of America’ & ‘Decimator’ ($14), 1996

4/13 While ‘Aces & Eights’ plays the newly opened Blind Pig on W. 6th; Iggy Pop returns to rock the Agora Theatre with Junior Kimbrough and ‘Psychotica’ ($18.50), 1996

4/14 Tri-C Jazz Fest brings Sonny Rollins & James Carter to Severance Hall ($15-$30), 1996

4/16 As ‘Barenaked Ladies’ & the ‘Bogmen’ rock Lakewood Civic Auditorium ($17.50); the ‘Band’ (Danko, Hudson, Helm), & John Wesley Harding play the Odeon ($21), 1996

4/21 Cruising on the 23rd, it’s ‘The Ramones’ & ‘D Generation’ at the Odeon ($23.50); as Bill Noftsinger joins trumpet master Maynard Ferguson at JB’s in Kent ($15), 1996

4/25 Tonight, you’ll find Eddie and Gerald LeVert at the State Theater ($29.50-$35), 1996

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4/26 Tonight, ‘Oroboros’ (Verbik, Miller, Swanson, Douglas, Rotman), plays Shooters on the River, the Heathers play the Grog Shop, & ‘Tears for Fears’ rocks the Odeon ($23.50); tomorrow, the ‘Retractors’ bring their farewell tour to Euclid Tavern, 1996

4/26 After Joe Lovano, Ravi Coltrane, Dewey Redmen, Dan Wall, Jeff Halsey & Greg Bandy bring the Jazz Fest to the Museum of Art the 19th ($17); Stanley Clarke & ‘Take 6’ play the State Theatre tonight ($25); Mel Torme & Shirley Horn tomorrow ($27.50), 1996

5/4 While Leon Russell plays JB’s in Kent ($14); WMJI’s Moondog Roots of Rock ‘n’ Roll brings Little Richard, Bo Didley, the Cadillacs, Capris, Casinos, Chiffons, Gary U.S. Bonds, Pure Gold, ‘Frogman’ Henry and La Vern Baker to CSU’s Convo Center, 1996

5/10 Tonight, Strikers Lounge rocks with Jesse Bryson (16), & his Quasi Qwa quartet, 1996

5/17 Nautica Stage in the Flats opens its 10th season with bluesman Kenny Wayne Shepherd & Amiee Mann joining Rock Hall inductee Bob Dylan ($27.50-$52), 1996

5/18 As ‘Trouble with Sarah,’ ‘Prayer Warriors,’ ‘Under the Tree,’ ‘Jay Bentoff & the Kind,’ ‘Sputnik,’ ‘Drum Circle’ & ‘Ron Bean & the Hessler Blues All-Stars’ play the Hessler Street Fair; at the Parkview Nite Club on W. 58th, the ‘Kingbees’ rule tonight; while Weds. the 23rd, jamming with Michael Bey and the Bad Boys of Blues debuts, 1996

5/25 Chuck Berry, the Charlie Daniels Band, the ‘Cowslingers,’ ‘Jericho Turnpike’ & Donnie Iris & the Cruisers rock the Great American Rib Cook-off at Burke Lakefront ($7), 1996

5/26 Wilbert’s Bar & Grille on W. 9th hosts the Cleveland Women of Blues Showcase with Mary Martin and her band, Becky Boyd, Theresa Capuano & Laura Rossilli ($5), 1996

5/26 Returning after 13 years with original members Dennis DeYoung, Chuck Panozzo, Tommy Shaw & James Young, Styx rocks Blossom with ‘Kansas’ ($14-25-$32.75), 1996

5/28 Elvis ‘rocks’ the State Theatre tomorrow during the World Premiere of ‘Blue Suede Shoes, a $1.1 million Cleveland Ballet production with choreography by Dennis Nahat ($15), & rocks the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame during the post party ($50), 1996

6/4 Selling out in 90 minutes, Tori Amos plays Music Hall (2nd show added-$23.50), 1996

6/7 While enjoying a delicious dinner at Gene’s Place, 3730 N. Rocky River in Kamm’s Plaza, Carl (Adam) Baum provides the entertainment tonight and tomorrow, 1996

6/10 “It’s a double bill to die for,” reviewer John Soeder later writes, after Crosby, Stills & Nash, touring for the first time in 2 years (w/Joe Vitale on drums, & Cleveland-born Mike Finnigan on keyboards), rocks Blossom tomorrow with ‘Chicago’ ($38.75), 1996

6/13 It’s $53.50 to see Jimmy Buffet & the Coral Reefer Band tomorrow at Blossom, 1996

6/15 While Kim Pensyl played Wilbert’s the 14th; the ‘Tubes’ play the Odeon the 23rd, 1996

6/16 Cain Park offers Johnny and June Cash, with Rosey & John Carter Cash tomorrow, Livingston Taylor & Anne E. DeChant the 22nd, & the Everly Brothers Aug. 20th, 1996

6/20 As Nationwide Communications takes over the 2 stations, WMMS FM/100.7 & WMJI FM/105.7 VP John Gorman tells PD TV Critic Tom Feran upon his resignation, “I’m going on my honeymoon (w/Ravenna Miceli) & planning to stay in Cleveland.” (Mark ‘Munch’ Bishop joins WTVN/610AM in Columbus as a sports host), 1996

6/27 Cruising tomorrow, as Def Leppard rocks Blossom with ‘Tripping Daisy;’ ‘Wild Horses’ rocks Shooters on the Water free with its original ‘Funky Poodle’ lineup, 1996

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6/29 After cruising to Mr. Chicken for a 15-piece Holiday Pack w/American flag ($15.89); ‘added by overwhelming demand,’ tickets were $35 (soldout), $27.50 & $17.50 to sing ‘Sweet Caroline’ a third night at the Gund with pop favorite Neil Diamond, 1996

7/6 The WNCX Beach Party at Geauga Lake offers swimsuit contests, the Mind Eraser, Grizzly Run & Joan Jett & the Blackhearts at 4 p.m. (carload deal: 8 max $39.99), 1996

7/8 As ‘ Splash ‘96’ comes to Nautica Stage today with Big Mountain & Judy Mowatt ($19.50); the H.O.R.D.E. Festival ‘96 rocks Blossom tomorrow with Lenny Kravitz, ‘Blues Traveler,’ ‘Rusted Roots’ & Natalie Merchant ($34.25-$39.25), 1996

7/10 Cruising tomorrow by the dashboard lights, Meatloaf is ‘Born to Rock’ Blossom, 1996

7/15 Tomorrow, it’s the Cure at the Gund ($28.50), & Cheap Trick at the Odeon ($18), 1996

7/17 It’s the Spin Doctors & ‘Slackjaw’ at the Odeon ($12.50); Pere Ubu, ‘Downside Special’ Special’ & ‘Getdown Airwaves’ at Peabody’s DownUnder ($9); the Chieftains & Ashley MacIsaac at Cain Park ($32.50); Linda Ronstadt & the Pittsburgh Pops with Marvin Hamlisch at the Gund ($50); & Steve Miller, Pat Benatar & Blue Taxi at Blossom, 1996

7/18 As ‘Hootie & the Blowfish’ & John Hiatt play to 7,000 at Blossom (90-minute, 19-song set-$26.75); the Schwartz brothers play Major Hooples at 1930 Columbus Road, 1996

7/20 After swamp rockers ‘Cats on Holiday’ played L’Occhio last night; tonight, ‘Kiss’ rocks the Gund a 2nd night (full makeup for first time in 13 years); Moonlight Drive & ‘After 5’ play Celebration 200, the city’s bicentennial bash; & the Delgados play Edison’s, 1996

7/23 After buying a Gibson ES-355 at Heights Guitar, Lyle Lovett & Sting at Blossom, 1996

7/27 After catching ‘Tye Die Harvest’ & ‘Rockin’ Ravers’ last night at Dick’s Last Resort; his latest spoof is ‘Amish Paradise,’ as Weird Al Yankovic ‘rocks’ Nautica ($18.50), 1996

7/29 Program Director Bobby Hatfield introduces WTAM (WWWE) AM1100’s new lineup of Jeff Kinzbach, 5-9 a.m.; Rich Michaels, 9-Noon; & Mike Trivisonno, 4-8 p.m., 1996

7/30 Last night, Ted Nugent, Bad Company & T. D. Clark rocked Blossom ($26.25); tonight, it’s Steely Dan ($46.75); while on the 31st, Rick Derringer plays Wilbert’s ($8), 1996

8/3 After seeing Celine Dion at Blossom last night with ‘Soul Attorneys’ ($29.75); cruising tonight to Byers Field in Parma, a four-hour ‘Rock ‘n’ Roll Extravaganza’ stars the ‘Tokens,’ Gary Lewis & the Playboys, Sonny Geraci & his Outsiders, the ‘Crystals,’ Tommy Roe, ‘Jay & the Techniques’ & Elvis impersonator Marc Roberts ($20), 1996

8/9 Rockin’ the docks at Fagan’s, it’s the Big Kahunah & ‘Calabash’ from 4:30-2 a.m., 1996

8/11 Cruising tomorrow to the soldout Odeon, it’s ‘Just A Girl,’ Gwen Stefani with ‘No Doubt, sharing the Odeon stage with ‘Goldfinger,’ and ‘X Members’ ($12.50), 1996

8/13 Tonight, it’s ‘The Filthy Lucre’ reunion show at Nautica Stage with the original ‘Sex Pistols’ (Rotten, Jones, Matlock, Cook), ‘Gravity Kills’ & ‘Goldfinger’ (soldout); tomorrow, Nautica rocks with the ‘Gin Blossoms,’ ‘Goo Goo Dolls’ & ‘Lush’ ($20, $22), 1996

8/15 Spitzer Dodge offers a new ‘96 Viper convertible with AC on sale for $63,900, 1996

8/16 The 1st Cleveland Blues Festival at the Berea Fairgrounds stars Keb’ Mo’, Latimore, Robt. Lockwood Jr., Clarence Carter, Sugar Blue, Travis Haddix & Lavelle White, 1996

8/20 As Wilbert’s rocks with Lisa Battle/Big Brother & the Holding Company ($12-$15); tomorrow at Blossom, it’s the ‘House of Blues Barnburner Tour’ with Buddy Guy, the ‘Fabulous Thunderbirds,’ Joe Cocker, the ‘Radiators’ & the Gales Bros. ($39.95), 1996

8/30 LeAnn Rimes joins Wynonna (lead guitar Tom Bukovac), tonight at Blossom, 1996 22

8/31 After cruising to Burke Lakefront Airport where the Navy Blue Angels perform during the Cleveland National Air Show ($11); next, it’s ‘The Return of the Mothership,’ at the State Theatre with George Clinton & the P-Funk All-Stars, Parliament Funkadelic, Bootsy Collins/ & ‘Brides of Frankenstein’ ($29.95), 1996

9/2 It’s $37.50 to see Jethro Tull & Emerson, Lake & Palmer tomorrow at Nautica, 1996

9/7 At the Odeon, it’s Neil Zaza & the Simpletons; At Blossom, Alanis Morissette, 1996

9/13 At the Odeon, it’s Mushroomhead, State of Conviction, Nucleon & ‘F.U.D.’ ($8), 1996

9/14 After catching the Isley Brothers with Angela Winbush tonight at the State Theatre ($29.75); tomorrow at the CSU Convocation Center, it’s the ‘Back to School Jam ‘96,’ with ‘Bone Thugs ‘N’ Harmony,’ Keith Sweat, ‘Lost Boys,’ ‘SWV,’ ‘Nas’ & ‘112,’ 1996

9/19 “Cleveland to Host Rock Hall Inductions,” extols The Plain Dealer headline, as the the Bee Gees; Buffalo Springfield; Crosby, Stills & Nash; the Jackson Five; Joni Mitchell; Parliament Funkadelic & The Young Rascals; along with Mahalia Jackson; Bill Monroe & record pioneer Syd Nathan are set for induction on May 17, 1997, 1996

9/20 As Hilarities celebrates 10 years of laughter with Michael Cheselka (2-$12); ‘Wish You Were Here’ & the Haynes Boys play the Odeon; Boomers in Brooklyn hosts Frankie Starr; ‘Blue Lunch’ plays the Blind Pig; & Sammy’s hosts Hank Geer’s Jazz Alive, 1996

9/21 After cruising with free tickets to ‘Final Play,’ the last chance to roam Municipal Stadium; next stop is Iggy’s in Lakewood to hear ‘Duane & the Midnight Blues,’ 1996

9/25 Bruce Springsteen brings his acoustic show to Akron’s E.J. Thomas Hall ($35), 1996

9/28 As the Dave Matthews Band rocks Gund Arena tonight with ‘Soul Coughing’ ($25); celebrating the Rock Hall’s tribute to Woody Guthrie, it’s ‘Hootenanny Night’ at the Odeon, featuring Alejandro Escovedo, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Country Joe McDonald, Jorma Kaukonen, Syd Straw, John Wesley Harding, Jimmy LaFave, Paul Metsa & others in an informal concert exploring Guthrie’s musical roots ($10), 1996

9/29 Bruce Springsteen, Arlo Guthrie, Ramblin’ Jack Elliot, Ani DiFranco, Billy Bragg, Pete Seeger, Joe Ely, Soul Asylum’s Dave Pirner & the Indigo Girls are among the players on stage during the Rock Hall’s Woody Guthrie Tribute benefit before 2,300 at Severance Hall, with Tim Robbins as emcee (first such concert in hall’s history-$20-$60), 1996

10/12 Last night, while Melissa Ethridge played Gund Arena in a Rock Hall benefit ($25, $35); the Grog Shop on Coventry played host to Johnny Socko and Kid Rock, 1996

10/13 According to the latest Arbitron ratings, it’s WMJI’s John Lanigan, John Webster & Jimmy Malone beating shock jock Howard Stern on WNCX as the top ‘morning drive’ radio show, followed by Jim Mantel & Erin Weber on WGAR, & Trapper Jack Elliot, Jim McIntyre & Robin Benzle on WDOK; with WZAK-FM top overall station, 1996

10/18 Cruising with 1,800 to the Agora, it’s Marilyn Manson & ‘N. Y. Loose’ ($17.50), 1996

10/20 It’s only $29.50 at the Coliseum to see ‘Kiss’ return tomorrow starting at 8 p.m., 1996

10/25 As Hilarities hosts the best of Cleveland’s comics with Benny Hengle, Scott Wyler, Pat Sullivan & Bruce Haynes (2 for $12); after ‘Porno for Pyros’ & ‘Fun Lovin’ Criminals’ play there the 16th; the Agora rocks with ‘GWAR’ & ‘Mushroomhead’ tonight, and ‘Korn,’ ‘Delinquent Habit’ and ‘Limp Biscuit’ the 27th (soldout), 1996

10/31 Cruising to Becky’s at 1762 E. 18th, bluesman Wallace Coleman starts at 9 p.m., 1996

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11/4 While the Gund hosts ‘An Evening with Rush’ tonight ($25-$40); on the 6th, the ‘Who’ (Daltrey, Entwhistle, Townsend), bring their classic hits, including ‘Quadrophenia,’ to the Gund with special guest ‘The Heads’ (WNCX 10th Anniv. Section seats $30), 1996

11/8 Playing Peabody’s DownUnder with ‘Jamestown,’ ‘Third Wish’ debuts its new CD, 1996

11/10 Last night, Tony Bennett & the Ralph Sharon Trio ‘rocked’ the Palace ($37.50), 1996

11/16 Celebrating the Agora’s 30th anniversary, a four-seat opera loge is $200 to see Motor City Madman Ted Nugent rock the Agora Theatre ($40-standing room $27.50), 1996

11/19 Tonight at Wilbert’s, Greg ‘Fingers’ Taylor shares the stage with Mason Ruffner, 1996

11/25 Last night, Jani Lane & Warrant rocked the Odeon with L.A. Guns; tonight, it’s ‘Crash Test Dummies’ & Ashley MacIsaac rocking the house ($17.50-$20); Eric Johnson /Adrian Legg playing the Odeon Nov. 26th; and ‘Ekoostik Hookah’ Nov. 28th, 1996

11/30 Mr. Stress (Bill Miller) celebrates his 30th anniversary at the Euclid Tavern ($5), 1996

12/7 Jimmy Ley & the Coosa River Band serves as the host band, as Pepper Ridge Tavern on Coventry hosts Dick Korn’s Viking Saloon reunion reuniting bands & fans, 1996

12/9 Former Waitresses lead Patty Donahue, ‘I Know What Boys Like,’ passes at age 40, 1996

12/11 As TV5 airs the ‘Drew Carey Show’ at 9 p.m., TV43 counters with ‘Star Trek Voyager’ (‘Macrocosm’ written by Canton-native & supervising producer Brannon Braga), 1996

12/13 ‘Dink,’ ‘Gem,’ ‘Witch Hazel’ & ‘Fuzzhead’ rule the night at Peabody’s DownUnder during a benefit & raffle for Indian Rope Burn lead singer Clay Mation ($6), 1996

12/14 It’s only $25 to rock with ‘Stone Temple Pilots’ at the CSU Convocation Center, 1996

12/20 Cruising tonight with a taste for blues, Colin Dussault’s Blues Project plays Brothers Lounge, 11609 Detroit; the House of Swing, 4490 Mayfield hosts Michael Bey & the Bad Boys of Blues; & it’s ‘Eastside Blues’ playing Pepper Ridge at 1852 Coventry, 1996

12/27 After splitting up in 1993, Peabody’s DownUnder hosts the ‘Janglers Reunion Show’ (White, Silverman, Meany, Brady, Richley), with ‘Allivin Daydream’ ($5); 1996

12/28 Celebrating 40 years, Belkin brings ‘Barenaked Ladies’ & Paula Cole to Music Hall tonight; and ‘Rusted Root’ with Donnie Iris & the Cruisers to CSU tomorrow, 1996

12/30 Michael Stanley & the ‘Micro’ Stanley Band (Koslen, Pelander, Dobeck, Psyka, Lee, Sasha, Sosinski, Caner), rock the Odeon on New Year’s Eve ($20-7:30/$30-11), 1996

1996 / FEATURED SPORTS RELATED ENTRIES FROM 1996 / (1)

10/5 After hearing Tom Hamilton, Herb Score & Matt Underwood call the game on WKNR-1220AM; PD reporter Joe Dirck writes, “The hole was just too deep,” after the Indians end their playoff run with a 4-3 Central Div. loss to the Orioles before 44,280 at Jacobs Field (& more at Nautica) - (Roberto Alomar homers in 12th off Jose Mesa), 1996