Portland

Calling all Friends of the Blend. Today we remember the great James 'JD' Drown on the 18th anniversary of his passing.

32 years ago today, WBLM welcomed back Ozzy Osbourne to the Cumberland County Civic Center with new guitarist, Zakk Wylde.

It's the Maine holiday fable of when Santa's sleigh unexpectedly breaks down and the Blimp comes to the rescue as a fill-in on Christmas Eve. "Each and every one of us can make a difference...even f-ed up stoner DJs."

A couple of our favorite dubbahs, Troy and Mark are back with more Maine fun facts. In this week's episode, they take to the cobblestone streets of Portland's Old Port to drop some historical knowledge on us with plenty of laughs.

The first one was one of the last Maine shows of the 1970s with the original line-up of Aerosmith. The second one was one of the first concerts here in 1980s and happened without guitarists Brad Whitford and Joe Perry.

With the holiday season here, the message of hope and belief in kindness sung by these Portland area kids is especially magnificent.

Most of us Mainers eat lobster. How many of us have ever been pinched by one? I've heard that it is wicked painful and might even lead to a broken finger

Touring in support of his second album Soul to Soul, SRV came to Portland on November 15, 1985.

On November 13,1990, AC/DC brought The Razors Edge Tour to Blimpville. My wife Sherry and I were newlyweds (married 4 days earlier) We made damn sure we were there as part of our honeymoon.

40 years ago today, the Audio-Visions tour came to Portland, Maine. This second appearance by Kansas at the Civic Center was also their second sold-out show here on November 9, 1980.

There's no lesson from the Pine Tree State today. They did however come up with a video that hysterically expresses their frustration with the previous blurred attempt at a new video that turns into a battle of "Yuhts."

On November 6, 1970, took the show out of the rehearsal space and on the road for their inaugural appearance at Nipmuc Regional High School in Mendon, Massachusetts.

This weekend we proudly present some vintage performances from The Eagles. It's the 40th anniversary of the release of the double album Eagles Live and we'll also be remembering the late, great Glenn Frey near his birthday.

The show happened on November 3, 1987 at the Civic Center and was his only concert appearance ever in Maine. He had a special guest that we all know and love as part of the show too.

We remember when Def Leppard played the Portland in the early 2000s, WBLM had a backstage broadcast at the Civic Center the afternoon before the show. There were a bunch of Blimpsters gathered on the other side of the barricade just outside the backstage door at the corner of Free and Center streets. Rick noticed and decided to get out there and greet the diehard Def Lep devotees. He took his time with everyone, signing autographs and giving out hugs.

A benefit concert with Maine Dead Project at their Woodshed Tasting Room for Portland House of Music and Events will be streamed live for free.