Richard Andersen was frozen in place for what seemed an eternity. Everyone at Candlestick Park in San Francisco for Major League Baseball’s World Series that day eventually realized they’d just experienced a major earthquake. But there was no information; no way to communicate. It was 5:03 p.m., Oct. 17, 1989. The San Francisco Giants were […]
At 9:15 a.m. on Monday, April 27, 1981, the sheriff walked into Cliff Wallace’s office with legal papers filed by the mayor of Pittsburgh saying Wallace was never to set foot in Pittsburgh again. Who says sports isn’t political? And, of course, there is a story behind the headlines blaring that Cliff Wallace and New […]
PHOTO: Michael Marion, the late Tony Ruffino, Trisha Yearwood and the late, newly departed Al Antee. (Courtesy of Michael Marion) Luckily, relationships still rule. But back in the day, it was easier to book secondary and tertiary market concerts because record companies footed a large portion of the bill to promote album sales. As concert […]