What I call “laughin’ and scratchin’, I’ve been doing a long time. I grew up in Chicago, and the long and winding road of radio brought me to Kalamazoo in January of ‘87. Had an awful lot of fun at one special radio station, next door, but like Tom Brady, let’s see what we can do here. Both my sons were born here. Michael lives here and is a long time Rocker listener, and David is now living the dream in Chicago, hoping to be a comedy writer. Proud to say they're my best friends.
Benson
British Invasion? This Is About The Time Motown Invaded England
“It was like manna from heaven…It fulfilled every promise, every hope we’d had about why that music was so magnificent.”
Meijer Gardens Star-Studded Lineup Shows, This Summer, Live Music is Back
If you're a fan of live music, especially outdoors on warm summer nights, then you're going to be very happy with the lineup announced for this summer at Meijer Gardens in Grand Rapids.
Kalamazoo Should Be Prominent As ESPN Debuts Jeter’s ‘The Captain’ in July
Judging by the first trailer dropped by ESPN, my prediction is we're all going to start looking at Derek Jeter in much the same way as Michael Jordan.
Report: Craft Beer is Big Business and Bell’s Is Still a Major Player
The craft beer business is showing no signs of slowing down, according to an industry website.
Take A Peek Inside The Home Of The Son Whose Mom’s Cow Burned Down Chicago?
This is a "rabbit-hole" story. Like every major city, my hometown, Chicago, has stories and then there are legends. It's just that given Chicago's, shall we say, colorful past, even by those standards, this one is a doozie.
Beet-based Beer, Ukrainian Dishes; Kalamazoo Turns Out to Help Ukrainians
"We saw that the brewery out in Ukraine, Pravda Brewery was making Molotov cocktails. They had to shut down operations of brewing beer to do that because of everything going on".
He Started at MSU and Grand Rapids; Chicago’s Pat Foley Retiring
First, it was Mike "Doc" Emrick, now it's Pat Foley. Two of the greatest play-by-play voices ever to call hockey will soon be retired. Emrick retired after last season's Stanley Cup Final and now Pat Foley, the Hall of Famer and long-time voice of the Chicago Blackhawks is hanging up his microphone when the season ends in a couple of weeks.
Tickets on Sale for Bell’s Beer Garden Summer Music Series
The venue change from time to time, but you keep live music down in this city. Bell's Beer Garden Summer Music Series tickets, the one's that weren't on sale yet, went on sale today.
On Opening Day, Remembering Harry Caray, Whose Career Began in Kalamazoo
Harry Caray was an original. He was an unabashed fan of baseball. He rooted for the home team. But he was also one of the few baseball announcers who told you how it was, even with something as simple as a batter not getting a timely hit when one was really needed. "He...popped it up", Caray would bellow with disappointment. Caray called a lot of baseball game, and eventually was inducted into the broadcast wing of the Baseball Hall of Fame. That Hall of Fame career had an early stop in Kalamazoo where Caray worked for broadcast pioneer and future Detroit Tigers owner John Fetzer
How Is It We Have This Beautiful Caribbean-Looking Pond In Kalamazoo?
All kidding aside, how is it we have this Caribbean looking pond in Kalamazoo? The little body of water in question is at Kalamazoo County's Markin Glen Park.