Yeah, this pic is Steven Tyler but the modern Toxic Twins were in the middle of a glorious second run as one of the greatest bands in the world when Nestor Aparicio was the music critic for The Evening Sun in Baltimore. This is the story of how the train kept 'a rolling on the best comeback in the history of rock and roll.
There were no head games when Mick Jones split from the Buffalo singer and jukebox hero. Nestor went into the midnight blue with no regrets before a Merriweather Post Pavilion show when Gramm opened for Steve Miller.
During his #AlmostFamous days as a music critic, Nestor Aparicio stumbled onto to some legendary bands. The Black Crowes were about to open for Junkyard at Hammerjacks. This one is spicy...
Thirty years later, it seems almost inconceivable that Bruce Springsteen once was departed from E Street for over a decade. The Big Man joined Nestor during his days as an #AlmostFamous music critic at The Evening Sun in Baltimore to talk about solo life on the road.
During his youthful teenage #AlmostFamous days as music critic at The Evening Sun in Baltimore, Nestor Aparicio chatted with many legends coming through the area on tour. This is the first of two with the leader of the band who once opened for Kiss at the Capital Centre.
Back in his #AlmostFamous days as music critic at The Evening Sun in Baltimore, Nestor Aparicio interviewed all of the up-and-coming rock stars. Jon Bon Jovi was in the middle of the "New Jersey" tour in the Summer of 1989.
This extremely awkward conversation led to a tour cancellation of his DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince show in Washington, D.C. Sometimes, parents just don't understand...
BALTIMORE -- Regardless of your feelings on the Orioles' handling of top prospect Jackson Holliday, there's a good chance you've felt right and wrong...
Author Jason Turbow gives Nestor an Oakland Athletics history lesson and discusses everything that went wrong over 50 years dating back to Charlie Finley and a book he wrote on the 1970s World Series champions draped in thrift and constant acrimony.
Late in the night the Baltimore Ravens were quite excited about drafting Clemson cornerback Nate Wiggins with the 30th pick and now Luke Jones and Nestor await how general manager Eric DeCosta will address the offensive line and other needs this weekend via what has already been a wild NFL Draft.
Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the Orioles returning from Anaheim to see the A's and Yankees at Camden Yards with the Heston Kjerstad promotion and the curious Rashod Bateman deal with the Ravens before NFL Draft. A big week of sports ahead in Baltimore.
Recovering sportswriter Susan Fornoff comes home to Baltimore to talk Oriole Magic, Athletics history and why it matters to fans in Oakland and beyond. And Nestor finally gets to tell some old newspaper tales of her legend and lore at The News American in the 1980s before that creep Dave Kingman showed who the real rats of Major League Baseball were to baseball beat writers.
