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It all started with KISS Alive. And here we are five decades later telling rock and roll stories, concert tales and how the music we love still keeps us going. Former Section 513er and fellow rocker Ed Stylc drops by our 28th Anniversary music celebration for a little KISS and tell with a side of Cheap Trick and modern ways to enjoy the old concerts and the best daze of our childhood.
With the Baltimore Orioles circling the drain the next two weeks and then watching the postseason once again from the outside, Luke Jones and Nestor begin to wave goodbye to any reality of a normal offseason in Birdland or anywhere MLB is played with the pending offseason labor war. The decisions about everything will fall to owners David Rubenstein and Michael Arougheti, who have proven hapless and feckless thus far in accountability regarding Mike Elias and the fans paying the freight. Baseball fans here are watching…
This one started out as a legit, total Week 1 on-the-field review and our faux “Power Rankings” but inevitably led to Luke Jones and Nestor discussing the Baltimore Ravens’ latest fashion “Next Flight” assemblage and a full inspection of the colors, serifs and markings of the new brand assemblage all around the NFL as we get our rosters set for a long season ahead.
As the X’s and O’s and the Jimmies and Joes line up on the football field, the NASCAR folks are racing to the finish line and John Martin of The Maryland Lottery brings the spring promotion around the final turn with local folks getting a chance to win a Homestead trip to watch the cars circle the track for the championship in Florida.
With the Baltimore Orioles circling the drain the next two weeks and then watching the postseason once again from the outside, Luke Jones and Nestor begin to wave goodbye to any reality of a normal offseason in Birdland or anywhere MLB is played with the pending offseason labor war. The decisions about everything will fall to owners David Rubenstein and Michael Arougheti, who have proven hapless and feckless thus far in accountability regarding Mike Elias and the fans paying the freight. Baseball fans here are watching…
Since he’s departed his role at Baltimore County Executive and become our local representative in Congress, John Olszewski sits with us several times a year to answer questions and clarify his positions in Washington, D.C. To begin the fall on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour, Johnny O joined Nestor (and his AI clone) for a full rundown of issues from the Key Bridge to Trump, Iran to Venezuela and Capitol Hill to Sparrows Point at Costas Inn in Dundalk.
So far, so good through the first 60 minutes of the Jesse Minter era, not just as the head coach but also as the defensive play caller and chief accountability officer. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the first look of this Baltimore Ravens defense and a domination of the Colts in Indianapolis to start the season with a 41-23 win.
So far, so good through the first 60 minutes of the Jesse Minter era, not just as the head coach but also as the defensive play caller and chief accountability officer. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the first look of this Baltimore Ravens defense and a domination of the Colts in Indianapolis to start the season with a 41-23 win.
We knew the Baltimore Ravens had some great football players and other veterans of repute but until we see it on the field, we can’t evaluate the differences between this year and last year. Luke Jones and Nestor give praise to new head coach Jesse Minter and the entire operation of the men of purple after a thorough 41-23 beating of the Colts in Indianapolis to start a season with the promise that comes with Lamar Jackson, Derrick Henry and Zay Flowers touching the ball.
The stories we can tell five decades later about our lifetime passion for rock and roll and chasing great music in general. Musician Ron West of The Cultivated and The Duran Band joins Nestor for their mutual Dundalk childhood memories of camping out for concert tickets at Hecht Company from Golden Ring to Reisterstown Road Mall. Seventh row at Journey. Second row at Styx. And that time at Merriweather in the front row with Ben Orr and The Cars. And the artifacts that mark the date, place, seat and every memory that we treasure in these ticket stubs we earned the hard way! Or, the fun way…
As the X’s and O’s and the Jimmies and Joes line up on the football field, the NASCAR folks are racing to the finish line and John Martin of The Maryland Lottery brings the spring promotion around the final turn with local folks getting a chance to win a Homestead trip to watch the cars circle the track for the championship in Florida.
With the Baltimore Ravens returning to Indianapolis to start a 31st season in the Charm City, Nestor reached to longtime St. Louis sportswriter Jeff Gordon, who was a colleague at The News American in March 1984 when the Mayflower vans came to Owings Mills. It left quite an impression on a young sportswriter from Detroit, who was in Baltimore learning the craft of local journalism under the fire of an Orioles World Series parade and an NFL team disappearing in the middle of the night. Let Gordo educate you…
The Ravens certainly haven’t won a lot of games in the friendly heart of the Midwest over these 30 years so a thorough beat down of the Colts in a comfy dome in downtown Indy to start the season is something any purple Baltimore football fan with a true blue soul should appreciate as just a little more special. I know this: my Pop would’ve greatly enjoyed that one on Sunday. All hail Minter!
We knew the Baltimore Ravens had some great football players and other veterans of repute but until we see it on the field, we can’t evaluate the differences between this year and last year. Luke Jones and Nestor give praise to new head coach Jesse Minter and the entire operation of the men of purple after a thorough 41-23 beating of the Colts in Indianapolis to start a season with the promise that comes with Lamar Jackson, Derrick Henry and Zay Flowers touching the ball.
It’s Super Bowl or bust for the Baltimore Ravens. We all know that but there’s been a lot of change to navigate and Sunday is just start of a long journey for the men of Jesse Minter. Luke Jones and Nestor get ready for Indianapolis and beyond as another purple season with Festivus on the brain arrives just in time for the leaves to change and the kids to go back to school.
It’s Super Bowl or bust for the Baltimore Ravens. We all know that but there’s been a lot of change to navigate and Sunday is just start of a long journey for the men of Jesse Minter. Luke Jones and Nestor get ready for Indianapolis and beyond as another purple season with Festivus on the brain arrives just in time for the leaves to change and the kids to go back to school.
As the baseball season winds down and the Orioles continue to flop at the bottom end of a weak AL Wild Card chase, Luke Jones and Nestor discuss all of the pending baseball issues in Birdland and question why in the world Mike Elias would be allowed to continue to run the operation.
Guitarist Mark Bryan and childhood friend Steve Lipton rock Nestor through the Hootie and The Blowfish story and their original Montgomery County high school band The Screaming Trojans, who are playing a fun reunion gig at The Starboard in Dewey Beach on September 24th before the big Oceans Calling show in Ocean City, Maryland the next night. Two kids had a band once…
Oh, we always have fun with those guys in Indianapolis! It’s been 42 years since the people of Indiana pilfered the Colts away in the middle of the night. But the ESPN Indy guys still ask about the legend of Beanie Bob (via Ricig) and Nestor still reminds them that there have been two Ravens parades in Baltimore. But does the next one down Pratt Street begin with Lamar Jackson heading to the friendly heart of the Midwest to start the season? He offers a full preview of what he thinks of the new Jesse Minter operation here to the good people of Indy.
The Ravens are a favorite on the road to start the season in Indianapolis and there’s no finer voice from the friendly heart of the Midwest than longtime columnist and Colts insider Bob Kravitz, who joins Nestor for a primer on Colts past, present and future as Baltimore at Irsay doesn’t mean what it used to anymore.
Oh, we always have fun with those guys in Indianapolis! It’s been 42 years since the people of Indiana pilfered the Colts away in the middle of the night. But the ESPN Indy guys still ask about the legend of Beanie Bob (via Ricig) and Nestor still reminds them that there have been two Ravens parades in Baltimore. But does the next one down Pratt Street begin with Lamar Jackson heading to the friendly heart of the Midwest to start the season? He offers a full preview of what he thinks of the new Jesse Minter operation here to the good people of Indy.
As the baseball season winds down and the Orioles continue to flop at the bottom end of a weak AL Wild Card chase, Luke Jones and Nestor discuss all of the pending baseball issues in Birdland and question why in the world Mike Elias would be allowed to continue to run the operation.
Mark Bryan and childhood friend Steve Lipton rock Nestor through the Hootie and The Blowfish story and their original Montgomery County high school band The Screaming Trojans, who are playing a fun reunion gig at The Starboard in Dewey Beach on September 24th before the big Oceans Calling show in Ocean City, Maryland the next night. Two kids had a band once…
As the Ravens return to Indianapolis and begin their 31st season in Baltimore with a roadtrip to an old nemesis on and off the field, longtime Indy sportswriter Mike Chappell gives Nestor a Hall of Fame primer on the modern Colts, owner Carlie Irsay-Gordon and how Daniel Jones will be counted on again to lift a mediocre franchise out of its malaise since Peyton Manning departed.
This lengthy preview of the Ravens season opener in Indianapolis is chock full of the mystery that always comes with a September kickoff game. How much can we possibly know with so much change? But, as Luke Jones and Nestor get ready for the new look of Jesse Minter and the offense of Declan Doyle against the Colts, we all know it’s about Lamar Jackson and the quest for a Super Bowl that will define another NFL season in Baltimore.
The Ravens are a favorite on the road to start the season in Indianapolis and there’s no finer voice from the friendly heart of the Midwest than longtime columnist and Colts insider Bob Kravitz, who joins Nestor for a primer on Colts past, present and future as Baltimore at Irsay doesn’t mean what it used to anymore.
Sure, Luke Jones talked about the lousy baseball over the weekend and the four-game sweep by the Boston Red Sox at Camden Yards. But Nestor lost his mind in this one about the lack of respect this new ownership group had regarding “honoring” the surviving members of legendary 1966 Orioles World Series on their 60th anniversary. Imagine a guy named “Aparicio” living in Baltimore losing his freaking mind over the indignity of the whole shoddy performance? When is this nightmare season over?
With plenty of games in progress, we know that the NFL is kicking off this week and John Martin of The Maryland Lottery is here to give Nestor the Xs and Os of a new Powerball game kickoff just in time for the season. Plus, plenty of big winners all over the state this week as the Maryland State Fair concludes.
It is certainly not a brand of baseball that is attractive or of high quality but “pennant race” MLB action is unfolding at Camden Yards as the Cleveland Guardians come to town with October on the brain. Our Cuyahoga insider Munch Bishop pitches in from Ohio as the sub-.500 Baltimore Orioles circle the drain and limp toward the finish line in a less-than-optimal baseball season in Birdland.
Sure, Luke Jones talked about the lousy baseball over the weekend and the four-game sweep by the Boston Red Sox at Camden Yards. But Nestor lost his mind in this one about the lack of respect this new ownership group had regarding “honoring” the surviving members of legendary 1966 Orioles World Series on their 60th anniversary. Imagine a guy named “Aparicio” living in Baltimore losing his freaking mind over the indignity of the whole shoddy performance? When is this nightmare season over?
This lengthy preview of the Ravens season opener in Indianapolis is chock full of the mystery that always comes with a September kickoff game. How much can we possibly know with so much change? But, as Luke Jones and Nestor get ready for the new look of Jesse Minter and the offense of Declan Doyle against the Colts, we all know it’s about Lamar Jackson and the quest for a Super Bowl that will define another NFL season in Baltimore.
As the Ravens return to Indianapolis and begin their 31st season in Baltimore with a roadtrip to an old nemesis on and off the field, longtime Indy sportswriter Mike Chappell gives Nestor a Hall of Fame primer on the modern Colts, owner Carlie Irsay-Gordon and how Daniel Jones will be counted on again to lift a mediocre franchise out of its malaise since Peyton Manning departed.
It is certainly not a brand of baseball that is attractive or of high quality but “pennant race” MLB action is unfolding at Camden Yards as the Cleveland Guardians come to town with October on the brain. Our Cuyahoga insider Munch Bishop pitches in from Ohio as the sub-.500 Baltimore Orioles circle the drain and limp toward the finish line in a less-than-optimal baseball season in Birdland.
With plenty of games in progress, we know that the NFL is kicking off this week and John Martin of The Maryland Lottery is here to give Nestor the Xs and Os of a new Powerball game kickoff just in time for the season. Plus, plenty of big winners all over the state this week as the Maryland State Fair concludes.
The brainchild of the original “Bands For Brains” fundraiser for the Brain Injury Association of Maryland returns to help promote this great night of local music for a great cause. Let Riley Granek tell you the tale of her mother’s tragic injury inspiring her to want to bring folks together to help other victims and other families in need after a trauma.
Our favorite rock star Rik Emmett returns to tell Nestor what he’s learned about life during this second act and leg of his band’s reunion, and how his beautifully inspirational words and their meaning flows along for a lifetime. Along with Gil Moore and a trio of incredible musicians, Triumph returns to Baltimore for the first time in four decades on November 21st. The simple truth lies waiting here for everyone to share…
The preseason nonsense has ended. “Final” cuts have been made. And the 53 current Baltimore Ravens have been selected. Now, it’s time to get ready for the Indianapolis Colts and get a real in-season clock working in Owings Mills. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the Ravens week ahead in preparation for a Super Bowl-run that will begin with many questions left to be answered on the field in the friendly heart of the Midwest.
Our favorite rock star Rik Emmett returns to tell Nestor what he’s learned about life during this second act and leg of his band’s reunion, and how his beautifully inspirational words and their meaning flows along for a lifetime. Along with Gil Moore and a trio of incredible musicians, Triumph returns to Baltimore for the first time in four decades on November 21st. The simple truth lies waiting here for everyone to share…
It’s been a year since Maryland Comptroller Brooke Lierman has joined us and Nestor has been piling up the “unclaimed funds” as she brings the receipts on Maryland money, tax information and distributing all of this “lost and found” money to people like me and you. And the Maryland Tax Connect launches this week and as a taxpayer, this is a modernization that her first campaign promised in Annapolis.
Max Weiss and Ron Cassie of Baltimore Magazine return to the Maryland Crab Cake Tour at Koco’s Pub with a long-form chat about the reinvention of “Nasty Nestor” as well as their “magazine” brand and their annual selection, soiree and salute to the “Best of Baltimore” businesses, ideas and what makes the Charm City go and evolve.
