44 years ago today, the very first event happened at the brand new Civic Center. And it is of course quite fitting that here in Blimpville, the first event was a rock concert.
On June 14, 1977, it was the Portland arrival of Ronnie Van Zant and the guitar triple threat of Gary Rossington, Allen Collins, and Steve Gaines along with Billy Powell on keyboards, Leon Wilkinson on bass and Artimus Pyle on drums.
On June 3, 1986, that “lil’ ol’ band from Texas” returned to Portland for their 5th appearance at the Cumberland County Civic Center. ZZ Top brought along their futuristic melding of blues guitar and dance beats to the stage for the first of two sold-out nights.
Red Hot Dogs or Red Snappahs as they are more commonly referred to around these parts, have been a summertime BBQ staple for generations of Mainers. Let's get right to it with Troy and Mark and learn everything we need to know about this wicked Maine, grillin' meat.
With Van Halen as the final Artist of the Day this month on WBLM, we thought it would be good for us Blimpsters to recall all the the amazing times they've played Maine live in concert.
Today marks the 4th anniversary of his sad passing on May 27, 2017. We miss him and it's nice to be reminded that he was such a class act to his friends in radio.