The 19th annual Cruisin’ on Main Street event, presented by Taylor Rental Party Plus, and fueled by CITGO Fueling Good, returns to Downtown Manchester on Sunday, August 4, 2019 from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM. Rain dates will be August 11th and 18th. This one-day show, one of the largest cruise shows of its kind…
It’s time get muddy for a great cause!! The 33rd annual Mud Volleyball tournament to benefit the Epilepsy Foundation of Connecticut! It’s happening at Zoar’s Pond in Middletown on Saturday August 17th!! 102.9 The Whale will be onsite all day playing the tunes and playing on the Air Temp Heating and Cooling and Electrical Connection…
“We choose to go to the moon. We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard…” – President John F. Kennedy Today marks the 50th anniversary of the launch of the Apollo 11 mission to the surface of the…
Police drummer Stewart Copeland turns 67 years old today (July 16th). The college-educated drummer Copeland used to tease Sting, who doesn’t have a degree, about one particular line in the song “Wrapped Around Your Finger” on Synchronicity. Sting uses mythological and literary references gleaned from his extensive reading in “Wrapped Around Your Finger,” one of…
You’ve done it. You’ve made it halfway through 2019 and as a result you deserve a little something. As the legendary Donna Meagel of the Pawnee, Indiana Parks Department would say “Treat-Yo-Self!” What better day for Treat-Yo-Self 2019 than on Prime Day, Amazon’s answer to the Black Friday deals that are still months away. We’ve…
So it’s Monday, and you have to drag yourself out of bed, down the stairs, and into work to begin yet another week. Let’s face it, you got the Back To Work Blues. Hell, we all got the blues, so why not greet the week with a classic blues song.This week’s Back To Work Blues…
Artimus Pyle celebrates his 71st birthday today (July 15th). The Lynyrd Skynyrd song “Don’t Ask Me No Questions” is an example of how Ronnie Van Zant wasn’t afraid to stand up and say what needed to be said. The first single off Second Helping didn’t chart — unlike the second, “Sweet Home Alabama,” which went…
It is looking like a busy weekend for the Capital as several events are all scheduled to take place across Hartford. Here is a quick breakdown of what’s happening: For Sports Fans: Soccer fans across the state can rejoice as this weekend sees the home opener for Hartford’s newest professional sports team’s inaugural season. The…
Play Picozzi’s 30 Second 6 Song Challenge this week at 7:30a. He will play 6 song clips, if you name all 6 songs in 30 seconds you will win tickets to see Heart with Sheryl Crow and Elle King at the Xfinity Theater in Hartford on July 20th! Powered by Live Nation
Christine McVie turns 76 years old today (July 12th). The Fleetwood Mac song which she wrote, “Don’t Stop” broaches the same kind of subject matter as “Go Your Own Way” by Lindsey Buckingham but more delicately. They are both on Rumours out in 1977. Don’t Stop peaked at number 3. Christine McVie explains that while…
The 19th annual Cruisin’ on Main Street event, presented by Taylor Rental Party Plus, and fueled by CITGO Fueling Good, returns to Downtown Manchester on Sunday, August 4, 2019 from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM. Rain dates will be August 11th and 18th. This one-day show, one of the largest cruise shows of its kind…
It’s time get muddy for a great cause!! The 33rd annual Mud Volleyball tournament to benefit the Epilepsy Foundation of Connecticut! It’s happening at Zoar’s Pond in Middletown on Saturday August 17th!! 102.9 The Whale will be onsite all day playing the tunes and playing on the Air Temp Heating and Cooling and Electrical Connection…
“We choose to go to the moon. We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard…” – President John F. Kennedy Today marks the 50th anniversary of the launch of the Apollo 11 mission to the surface of the…
Police drummer Stewart Copeland turns 67 years old today (July 16th). The college-educated drummer Copeland used to tease Sting, who doesn’t have a degree, about one particular line in the song “Wrapped Around Your Finger” on Synchronicity. Sting uses mythological and literary references gleaned from his extensive reading in “Wrapped Around Your Finger,” one of…
You’ve done it. You’ve made it halfway through 2019 and as a result you deserve a little something. As the legendary Donna Meagel of the Pawnee, Indiana Parks Department would say “Treat-Yo-Self!” What better day for Treat-Yo-Self 2019 than on Prime Day, Amazon’s answer to the Black Friday deals that are still months away. We’ve…
So it’s Monday, and you have to drag yourself out of bed, down the stairs, and into work to begin yet another week. Let’s face it, you got the Back To Work Blues. Hell, we all got the blues, so why not greet the week with a classic blues song.This week’s Back To Work Blues…
Artimus Pyle celebrates his 71st birthday today (July 15th). The Lynyrd Skynyrd song “Don’t Ask Me No Questions” is an example of how Ronnie Van Zant wasn’t afraid to stand up and say what needed to be said. The first single off Second Helping didn’t chart — unlike the second, “Sweet Home Alabama,” which went…
It is looking like a busy weekend for the Capital as several events are all scheduled to take place across Hartford. Here is a quick breakdown of what’s happening: For Sports Fans: Soccer fans across the state can rejoice as this weekend sees the home opener for Hartford’s newest professional sports team’s inaugural season. The…
Play Picozzi’s 30 Second 6 Song Challenge this week at 7:30a. He will play 6 song clips, if you name all 6 songs in 30 seconds you will win tickets to see Heart with Sheryl Crow and Elle King at the Xfinity Theater in Hartford on July 20th! Powered by Live Nation
Christine McVie turns 76 years old today (July 12th). The Fleetwood Mac song which she wrote, “Don’t Stop” broaches the same kind of subject matter as “Go Your Own Way” by Lindsey Buckingham but more delicately. They are both on Rumours out in 1977. Don’t Stop peaked at number 3. Christine McVie explains that while…