Thursday, 11 March 2021 23:36

Piggin' Out!

Maybe Piggin' SN-out would be better.

I would love to see this outside of the grocery store...

It would make my day...  

Imagine: "Just 'piggin' up some peanut butter."

"Oink you going to invite me over for some peanut butter..."  Okay I need to stop.

Published in Ben McKee
Monday, 15 March 2021 01:24

WYNN - Joe, Michael And The Coliseum

The past couple weeks gave us some tough news about local hero's passing away. Joe Tait, long time and much loved voice of the Cavs and Tribe, and of course Michael Stanley, a music icon in Northeast Ohio.  So Thursday, I had to drive out to the only place fitting to sense the presence of both, the confluence of I-271 and RT 303 -  the home of the now gone, Richfield Coliseum.

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Let's tell a story about the 1970s' in our area.  It was changing and challenging times for all manufacturing  - and jobs around here.  It was the time of the Browns being bad, the Tribe being beyond bad, both playing in old dilapidated Municipal Stadium with the wooden seats, porcelain trough urinals and the disastrous "Nickle Beer Night."  It was the time of the river on fire a few years earlier, and endless jokes about us on TV.  -  The Edmund Fitzgerald tragedy. -   The Cavs were awful in their early years and their first home, the Cleveland Arena was worse as it was a dark, dank, dinosaur downtown leftover with wooden seats from the 1930's. The music scene was generally good as always, but the live venues were aging, but it's what we knew, and we didn't mind.  The area needed a Miracle -  and we got one.

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The beginning - of the beginning  - was in 1974 when the Richfield Coliseum opened.  It was something like we never saw. The gigantic, beautiful entertainment mecca would become the maker of millions of great memories for hundreds of thousands of people.  It was the new home of the Cavs, the Miracle In Richfield, endless shows, the Circus, Truck and Tractor pulls, Motorcycle racing on ice, the Royal Lipizzaner Stallions, concerts, the Crusaders, and the Force.  But most importantly for two incredibly popular and influential people. - Joe Tait and Michael Stanley and the MSB

Stanley set records there. I saw him do a big New Years Eve Concert at the Coliseum in 1981 at the height of the MSB. That place shook that night like few places ever have. Fans exploding with pride, looking for and now finding  something to cheer for and be proud of.  The Coliseum had a heartbeat, and it was supplied by us walking through its veins. That night Michael Stanley was the most popular singer on earth, as the local guy really made good. He was ours, he was playing in this beautiful jewel, on top of the world and he took all of us with him.  Hey, everyone from Sinatra to John Denver, to Elton John played there over the years, but ask anyone from this area, and they'll remember Michael Stanley's show first by a mile. Stanley, in one night, became synonymous with the Coliseum, and would remain so forever. I don't know who else has ever really done that. 

Great MSB Song

 

Joe Tait started doing Cavs games in 1970, the same year they entered the NBA. The Cleveland Arena was God-awful, but the amazing Coliseum was the envy of the entire Midwest. The Cavs had the miracle season in 1975-76 when they had the first playoff run by any Cleveland team in a long while. Their new home, the Coliseum was so loud it literally shook and was deafening. But somehow we heard Joe Tait's voice cut through it all and paint a picture so vivid, we were all there with him.  When the Cavs eliminated the star-studded Washington Bullets in game five of the playoffs, it became one of the best moments in local sports history.  This new building, with Joe Tait calling the game, with Akron's Nate Thurmond (Central Hower High School) being one of the season's difference makers, and Dick Snyder, a kid from Canton (Hoover High School) making the game winning shot and game saving defensive play.  Tait, in that one night, became synonymous with the Coliseum, and would remain so forever. I don't know who else has ever really done that.

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The Miracle In Richfield  (This is a mix of Tait and others - But Tait where it matters!) 

 

Wait, didn't I just say that? 

Over the following years, Joe and Michael would have very similar paths.  Tait would see a lot more basketball and made it sound like it was a game you didn't want to miss through your radio.  Tait called the games with Price, Nance and Daugherty, and eventually Lebron, and Len Barkers perfect game pitched for the Tribe. The week of the Miracle that Tait called, the Cavs and the Coliseum set NBA records 3 times for the largest crowd to ever see an NBA Playoff game. Stanley would go on and record many great albums that we all loved and put on shows we didn't want to miss. He set attendance records at Blossom that still exist by selling out 4 nights in a week!  He would also be forever immortalized at the Cleveland Agora, where the fantastic album, Stage Pass was recorded.  These two gentlemen, for many years were Northeast Ohio icons, we loved them and accepted them into our lives as we would family or very close friends.  We were proud to have the NBA's best announcer and music's favorite son call Northeast Ohio Home. - And they did  - Forever.

Joe could have been the voice of any NBA team, but stayed here to build a legacy. Michael could have moved to Los Angeles and really go for it and leave us behind, but he stayed here to build a legacy.  Turns out they loved us as much as we loved them. And that's why it all worked out so well.  My hero's, MY teams, in My Town.

Michael Stanley - My Town

 

The Coliseum served us proudly until 1994 as a living, breathing place.  It opened our eyes to better times and things ahead, as it proved to us we DID deserve beautiful new things around here.  The Gund (The Q) came later, as did Jacobs Field (Progressive), and First Energy Stadium. The Theater District has been revived and is now the envy of the country.  And the beginning of the beginning of all of this -  was a big beautiful behemoth building built literally in a field -  25 miles from any downtown  - 20 years earlier.  It served a purpose that it never knew it was charted for. It began a renaissance for an entire region. The Coliseum is loved, missed, and incredibly important to this area for exactly that, and it's been gone for almost 30 years.  It's been gone longer now than it was here and alive.

Two men, one place, both kings of the same castle - The Coliseum.  Thank God for Joe Tait. Thank God for Michael Stanley. Thank God for a place where Miracles really did happen for an area that needed one at that moment.  All synonymous with each other, and will remain so forever.

I don't know anywhere else, that has ever really done that.

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Published in Scott Wynn
Wednesday, 10 March 2021 14:08

Miranda Making a Difference

Miranda Lambert is great at a lot of things.  She definitely captures the hearts of her fans with song, words and charm.  
Her heart is helping in other places with a lot of other good folks.

Her Mutt Nation Foundation at MuttNation.com is helping out the fur-babies and the 4-legged's.  Over Valentine's Day Weekend, there were several donations made to different shelters.  And check this out... 

Published in Ben McKee
Wednesday, 10 March 2021 19:02

Niko Moon on Jimmy Kimmel Live

Niko Moon has the #1 single on the charts this week with "Good Time" and last night he performed it on Jimmy Kimmel Live

Published in Cherise
Tuesday, 09 March 2021 19:00

Pancake Covered Bananas

You can actually find some good recipes on TikTok. Like the baked feta pasta that everyone is raving about. I also found this one for pancake covered bananas thanks to PopSugar. Click here for the recipe and watch the video below! 

@thehungerdiaries

#Mini #BananaPancakes ? Cute + delicious ? #minipancakes #pancakecereal #foodtiktok #foodie #pancakes #foryou #fyp #homecooking #easyrecipe

♬ original sound - The Hunger Diaries
Published in Cherise
Wednesday, 10 March 2021 01:56

WYNN - Charles Chips And Lawsons Dip!

A couple weeks ago, Windy and I were in a small market and we saw a can of Charles Chips potato chips at the checkout.  That's right, a can.  You may have never heard of them, but they do exist, and now you CAN get them in a bag, but the can brought back a memory or two.

This weekend we will all celebrate National Potato Chip Day, and I am totally in favor of this kind of holiday. And after a Google search, Charles Chips came up first in my search, or as my dad used to call them, Charlie Chips!  We would get a big aluminum can of those chips and we would spend the week eating them. The can I saw last week was average size, but the can we used to get was HUGE! 

They were and are delicious. They are potato chips that are just classic.  You've seen the chip isle at the store recently.  There are 5,000 flavors now and that's fantastic!  But there are times I don't want a Sour Cream Chive BBQ Ranch Bacon Chip.  (Although that does sound amazing - Ruffles All Dressed). There are times I want a regular salty, no ridge, no strange shape, no special flavor classic chip.  And that's Charles Chips.

I know this will sound too good to be true but, the Charles Chips Truck used to come to the house and deliver potato chips to you.  You paid and he came back the next week!  Think about that Door Dash years ago with potato chips!  We loved it, and that was a good day when they showed up. Sadly, there was no door to door Lawsons Dip delivery.  But there should have been....Come to think of it, that would be amazing!!!

They are staging a comeback and that's good to know.  Not in the delivery trucks but in the chips. If you've never tried them, give them a go.  After all, this weekend it's National Potato Chip Day! Dip them in some Lawson's Chip Dip and you have a feast!  Charles Chips are the Lawsons Dip of Chips!

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Charles Chips Website

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Published in Scott Wynn
Friday, 12 March 2021 01:34

WYNN - Weekends With Wynn!

The WEEKEND is here!  Live well, live right, and do it without breaking the bank!

Expected Weather 

Saturday  - Sun / Clouds 37

Sunday - Sun 41

Daylight Saving Time begins This Weekend, Sunday 2:00 AM

SPRING BEGINS - 7 Days  - March 20 at 537AM

Music

Listen to my Song Of The Week - (Carly Pearce)

Read My Country Music Memory Lane This Week  - (Kathy Mattea)

Wynn's Weekend Breakfast!

Cold weekend, how about a very simple, but delicious breakfast  (Easy Omelettes)

Food And Drink

Wynn's Wine Of The Week -  Castle Rock (Cab) We are Cab drinkers

Wynn's Cheese Of The Week  -Smoked Gouda Love this stuff!!

Wynn's Weekend Menu  - Pizza Burgers!   I'm making them Saturday Night!

Hey, We May Have To Make This Too  - (OMG)

These Look Good Too  -  (Try This)

Saturday is -  Chicken Noodle Soup Day  (Recipe)

Sunday is   -  National Potato Chip Day  (Remember These?) If not TRY them!  (Fun Read)

Viewing

In Theaters  -  This Theater has all the movies you can see to give you ideas   (Tinseltown)

HBO Max  - New This Week And Month

Netflix -  New This Week And Month

Prime - (New This Week And Month)

New Disney Plus -  New This Week And Month

Sports

NASCAR -In Phoenix -  The Instacart 500  (local TV)

The Tribe  - Friday and Sunday Saturday  3PM  (Local TV)

The Blue Jackets - At home Saturday and Sunday (local TV)

Cavs Play - Friday and Sunday both on the road (local TV)

PGA Tour  - The Players In Florida  (The Fifth Major)

Have a GREAT weekend!

Follow Me On Instagram / Twitter / @Scott Wynn Radio

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Published in Scott Wynn
Friday, 12 March 2021 01:27

WYNN - Wynn At The Movies And Info!

Box Office – Raya and the Last Dragon - $8.6 million / Tom & Jerry - $6.6 million

 

Coming 2 America – Record streams for the past yearn for Prime!  (Story)



Eddie Murphy - Is working on a third Coming to America movie. (Story)



The House - Where Coming 2 America was filmed is in Atlanta, was owned by Evander Holyfield and costs 1.5 million a year just to operate – 110 rooms   (Story)



There Is A Good Chance - Meghan Markle returns to acting  (Story)

 

 

Tracy Morgan - May portray Louis Armstrong in a new self financed movie about the Jazz great's life. (Story) 



J.J. Abrams - Is making a Superman reboot. He has apparently recast Henry Cavill, and rewriting much of the original story  (Story)

 

Fast and Furious 9 - Has been moved from May to June

 

Nicolas Cage - Recently got married for the fifth time in Vegas. He's 56 she's 26 (Riko)  (Story)

What Happened to Nic Cage?  There was a time!

 

 

This Weekend – Check out my Country Music Memory Lane (link)



My Other Articles This Week - Song Of The Week / WynnQuotes  / Great Women Of Country / Charles Chips and Lawsons Dip  / 

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Published in Scott Wynn
Monday, 08 March 2021 19:02

Wedding Playlist

If you are going to say "I Do" in the near future.  Putting together a playlist?

Zac Brown Band just topped "the list" for one dance.

Click Here for some other Father-Daughter Dance choices.

Published in Ben McKee
Monday, 08 March 2021 19:00

Mint Chip Lasagna

I saw this recipe and thought it looked so good, especially if you like mint chocolate! Click here for the recipe.

Published in Cherise
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