Podcasts about dte energy music theatre

The Slamfest Podcast brings the premier rock concert pregaming experience from the parking lot to the podcasting airwaves. Episode 262 - This was night one of another double-header weekend in the Motor City.  A great double bill including a hard rock band from the 80's on their Lazy Days, Crazy Nights tour and a guitar icon from the 1970's on his Black Power Tour.  Brad saw Ted Nugent and Tesal on 8/2/13 at the DTE Energy Music Theatre in Clarkston, MI.  For the Band on the Bill Spotlight, he creates his dream 25-song Ted Nugent setlist.  After a Slamfest Tip of the Week, he is faced with a "Which Side are you On?" Side 1 or Side 2 from Tesla's eighth studio album, Forever More, from 2008.Music in this episode by:TeslaTed NugentBon JoviMotorheadBlack SabbathKissOzzyVisit the Slamfest Podcast online at: https://slamfest-podcast.simplecast.comRequest to join the Slamfest Podcast private Facebook page here:https://www.facebook.com/groups/slamfestpodcastE-mail us at : slamfestpodcast@gmail.com

The Slamfest Podcast brings the premier rock concert pregaming experience from the parking lot to the podcasting airwaves. Episode 260 - Brad saw two huge 90's bands for the first and only time - he saw Matchbox Twenty & Goo Goo Dolls at the DTE Energy Music Theatre in Clarkston, MI on 7/6/13.  For the Band on the Bill Spotlight, he matches up songs from Goo Goo Dolls and Matchbox Twenty's first three major label releases and chooses his favorite.  After a Slamfest Tip of the Week, he is faced  with a variation of the "Which Side are you On?" segment - side 1 from the Goo Goo Dolls' tenth studio album, Magnetic, from 2013 or Side 1 from Matchbox Twenty's 4th studio album, North, from 2012.Music in this episode by:Goo Goo DollsMatchbox TwentyCaptain & TennilleBon JoviMotorheadBlack SabbathKissOzzyVisit the Slamfest Podcast online at: https://slamfest-podcast.simplecast.comRequest to join the Slamfest Podcast private Facebook page here:https://www.facebook.com/groups/slamfestpodcast

The Slamfest Podcast brings the premier rock concert pregaming experience from the parking lot to the podcasting airwaves. Episode 253 - Brad saw The Tour - featuring Kiss & Motley Crue - in 2012 at the DTE Energy Music Theatre in Clarkston, MI, outside of Detroit.  Originally scheduled for 9/5/12, this show took place 24 hours later on 9/6/12 due to an accident involving one of the tour's tractor trailers.  He welcomes Slamfest Crew Member, Craig, to discuss this show and Kiss and Motley Crue, in general.  For the Band on the Bill Spotlight, they put Motley Crue's first three studio albums – Too Fast For Love thru Theatre of Pain up against Kiss' releases from the same era - Creatures of the Night thru Animalize and they have to choose their favorites.  After a Slamfest Tip of the Week, they are faced with a "Which Side are you On?" - "Side 1 or 2" from Kiss' third live album, Alive III, from 1993.Music in this episode by:Motley CrueKissBon JoviMotorheadBlack SabbathOzzyVisit the Slamfest Podcast online at: https://slamfest-podcast.simplecast.comRequest to join the Slamfest Podcast private Facebook page here:https://www.facebook.com/groups/slamfestpodcast

The Slamfest Podcast brings the premier rock concert pregaming experience from the parking lot to the podcasting airwaves. Episode 252 - Brad saw another one-off bill in the Detroit metro area - this time it was Operation Rock featuring Cinderella, Sebastian Bach, Enuff z' Nuff, Lynch Mob and John Corabi on 8/18/12 at the DTE Energy Music Theatre in Clarkston, MI.  For the Band on the Bill Spotlight, he compares songs from the setlists of all the bands that performed that night.  He is then faced with a "Which Side are you On?" - "Side 1 or 2" from The Scream's debut album, Let it Scream, from 1991Music in this episode by:Lynch MobEnuff z' NuffSebastian BachSkid RowCinderellaBlack SabbathKissThe ScreamOzzyVisit the Slamfest Podcast online at: https://slamfest-podcast.simplecast.comRequest to join the Slamfest Podcast private Facebook page here:https://www.facebook.com/groups/slamfestpodcast

The Slamfest Podcast brings the premier rock concert pregaming experience from the parking lot to the podcasting airwaves. Episode 235 - Another triple bill…this was Brad's 2nd time seeing the headlining act, his 8th and final time seeing the middle band and his first time seeing the opener.  Brad saw the Rock of Ages Tour featuring Def Leppard, Poison and Lita Ford at the DTE Energy Music Theatre in Clarkston, MI on 7/7/12.  For the Band on the Bill Spotlight, he dives into Def Leppard's first compilation, Vault: Def Leppard Greatest Hits (1980-1995) and changes it to a 20-song compilation.   After a Slamfest Tip of the Week, he is faced with a "Which Side are you On?", Side 1 or Side 2 from Def Leppard's tenth studio album, Songs from the Sparkle Lounge, from 2008.Music in this episode by:Lita FordPoisonDef LeppardMotorheadBlack SabbathKissOzzyVisit the Slamfest Podcast online at: https://slamfest-podcast.simplecast.comRequest to join the Slamfest Podcast private Facebook page here:https://www.facebook.com/groups/slamfestpodcastE-mail us at : slamfestpodcast@gmail.com

The Slamfest Podcast brings the premier rock concert pregaming experience from the parking lot to the podcasting airwaves. Episode 227 - Brad saw Journey, Foreigner and Night Ranger on 7/31/11 at the DTE Energy Music Theatre in Clarkston, MI and he recaps the show.  For the Band on the Bill Spotlight, he dissects Journey's compilation album from 2001, The Essential Journey, and puts songs from Side 1 (Greatest Hits Vol 1) up against songs from Side 2 (Greatest Hits Vol 2) and also discusses highlights from Arnel Pineda's first two studio albums with Journey, Revelation, from 2008 and Eclipse from 2011.  After a Slamfest Tip of the Week, he is faced with a "Which Side are you On?", side 1 or side 2 from Foreigner's third studio album, Head Games, from 1979.Music in this episode by:ForeignerNight RangerJourneyBon JoviMotorheadBlack SabbathKissOzzyVisit the Slamfest Podcast online at: https://slamfest-podcast.simplecast.comRequest to join the Slamfest Podcast private Facebook page here:https://www.facebook.com/groups/slamfestpodcastE-mail us at : slamfestpodcast@gmail.com

Back when I co-owned the restaurant chain Slice by Saddleback, I was looking for ways to increase the net income of the business. One of the things I became fascinated by was how sports stadiums would sell the naming rights to their stadiums as an advertisement to large businesses. Consider how many stadiums are named after companies, like the Staples Center or the DTE Energy Music Theatre. I thought, What if we could do that for a pizza?Opening restaurants requires a lot of cash. So when we were buying Detroit Frankies to open Slice by Saddleback, I thought this would be a perfect opportunity to sell the naming rights to fund the acquisition. How did Slice By Saddleback get MSUFCU to buy the naming rights to a pizza? We had a very good working relationship with Michigan State University Federal Credit Union (MSUFCU). However, I had never worked with anyone in their marketing department, so I went on LinkedIn and found their marketing director, Deidre. I was able to get her email address, and I sent her a simple email that said, I have a great advertising opportunity for you. I want to sell you the naming rights to one of my pizzas.In the email, I included some general statistics about how many people would see the advertisement, and I included the price of $10,000. She responded almost immediately, and we went back and forth a couple of times. We were able to make a deal, and I received a check for $10,000. If you go to Slice by Saddleback even today, you will notice that the dill pickle pizza is now called the Green and White Pizza Powered by MSUFCU. Not only was this incredibly profitable for the pizza places, but it was also, by my calculations, one of the most effective marketing and advertising placements that MSUFCU had done when you look at the reach it gave them and how many people saw it.The offer I made included renaming the pizza, displaying their logo in the menu, and listing the new name on all receipts and online ordering platforms. In addition, I guaranteed that we would use our social media platforms, which I believe had about 40,000 followers at the time, to post content that specifically mentioned The Green and White Pizza Powered by MSUFCU.This was a great source of profit for the pizza places especially because I had the foresight to do this as an annual advertising agreement. So, the next year, the price went up to $20,000. In total, so far, the pizza places have made more than $30,000 in pure net income with no cost at all.And not only did the restaurants get direct cash from the advertising sale which was all net income (profit), because of the partnership, MSUFCU promoted the pizza to their employees and to their 300,000 members! So they actually ended up doing advertising for us for free! They even paid to include us on a TV commercial that ran on the local broadcast of the Superbowl! In part because of this relationship. It was massively successful on all accounts. How much profit can a restaurant make by selling the naming rights to a menu item? Let's break down why this is so profitable. Everyone knows that restaurants are notoriously difficult businesses and don't have a very high profit margin in general. How a restaurant works is that 30% of the price of the food that you sell goes directly to the food cost or ingredient cost. Another 30% or more goes into the labor for the employees to make and serve the product. And then, on average, about 30% goes into overhead. A very profitable restaurant runs at about a 10% net profit margin. And of course, that doesn't always happen. Most restaurants I have looked at run at a net profit margin below 10%. As we all know, many restaurants don't make any money at all, and that's why you see so many restaurants fail.So, if you consider that it's only a 10% profit margin, that means that $10,000 from MSUFCU—or the $30,000 now—went directly to the bottom line, meaning it was pure profit, because there was no cost that went into it. So for the restaurant to make that $30,000 in profit, they would have had to sell a minimum of $300,000 in sales. To give you an idea of how much money that is, as I recall, one of the Slice locations' total sales for the entire year was about $500,000. That means that the $30,000 in advertising money from MSUFCU equated to more than half of the entire year's sales in net profit.Try to wrap your head around that. It means that all of the activities we did for more than half of the year—all of the staffing, all of the ordering food, all of the dealing with customer complaints, all of that time and effort—made less profit than the advertisement from MSUFCU did.The Lesson: Why Every Restaurant Owner Should Consider Selling the Naming Rights to a Menu ItemLet's face it—restaurants operate on razor-thin margins, making it crucial to find creative ways to generate profit. One innovative solution is selling the naming rights to a menu item. Just like stadiums and venues do, selling naming rights can create a unique advertising opportunity for local businesses, generate extra revenue, and build stronger community relationships. This approach not only brings in direct cash but also establishes long-term partnership and it enhanced brand visibility for both the restaurant and the business purchasing the naming rights.A big lesson here is that all business owners shouldn't chase sales just for the sake of sales. If Slice By Saddleback opened up a new restaurant location that generated a similar amount of sales, it would take between $50,000 and $100,000 minimum just to open. But that new location would only generate about $50,000 of net income per year. Whereas a simple sale of the naming rights to a menu item generated $10,000 in annual net income, for literally no work or headaches at all. I would take that everyday! I see it all the time—owners taking on new clients, starting new projects, or lowering prices just to boost sales & revenue. I've made the same mistake myself. But it's not about growing sales—it's about growing profit. Look for easy ways to grow profit. Sometimes it's better to say no to unprofitable clients or avoid adding new lines of business that are more hassle than they're worth. Focus on what's actually making you money, stick to your core business, and prioritize profit over everything else!If you enjoyed this, could you do me a huge favor and send it to two of your friends? That's all I ask. Just share it with someone that you think would get value out of it. Thank you! I want to hear from you! What do you think? Take the poll, comment below, or reply to this email. Get full access to Year Of The Opposite - Travis Stoliker's Substack at www.yearoftheopposite.com/subscribe

The Slamfest Podcast brings the premier rock concert pregaming experience from the parking lot to the podcasting airwaves. Episode 223 - Brad's saw the Hell on Earth Tour featuring Rob Zombie and Slayer on 7/22/11 at the DTE Energy Music Theatre in Clarkson, MI with three other Slamfest Crew members.  He invites Andy and Mike back to the show to recap this concert and talk about Rob Zombie and Slayer.  For the Band on the Bill Spotlight, they rank Slayer's title cuts from 8 to 1.  After a Slamfest Tip of the Week, they are faced with a "Which Side are you On?", side 1 or side 2 from Rob Zombie's fourth solo studio album, Hellbilly Deluxe 2, from 2010.Music in this episode by:SlayerRob ZombieBon JoviMotorheadBlack SabbathKissOzzyVisit the Slamfest Podcast online at: https://slamfest-podcast.simplecast.comRequest to join the Slamfest Podcast private Facebook page here:https://www.facebook.com/groups/slamfestpodcastE-mail us at : slamfestpodcast@gmail.com

The Slamfest Podcast brings the premier rock concert pregaming experience from the parking lot to the podcasting airwaves. Episode 212 - Brad saw the Glam-a Geddon Tour featuring Motley Crue, Poison and the New York Dolls on 6/29/11 at the DTE Energy Music Theatre in Clarkston, MI.  He welcomes Steve from the Podder than Hell podcast, back to the podcast to help recap this show and talk about Motley Crue.  For the Band on the Bill Spotlight, they rank the 13 tracks from Motley Crue's 9th studio album, Saints of Los Angeles, from 2008.  After a Slamfest Tip of the Week, they are faced with a "Which Side are you On?" - Side 1 or 2 from Motley Crue's self-titled 6th  studio album, from 1991.Music in this episode by:PoisonMotley CrueNew York DollsBon JoviMotorheadWeird Al YankovicBlack SabbathKissOzzyVisit the Slamfest Podcast online at: https://slamfest-podcast.simplecast.comRequest to join the Slamfest Podcast private Facebook page here:https://www.facebook.com/groups/slamfestpodcastE-mail us at : slamfestpodcast@gmail.comVisit Steve and Podder than Hell Podcast at:https://www.facebook.com/PTHpodcasthttps://station5174.libsyn.com/

The Slamfest Podcast brings the premier rock concert pregaming experience from the parking lot to the podcasting airwaves. Episode 199 - Brad saw Kiss' Hottest Show on Earth Tour on 9/11/10 at the DTE Energy Music Theatre in Clarkston, MI.  For the Band on the Bill Spotlight, he reviews the songs off of Jigoku-Retsuden/Kiss Best-Kissology/Kiss Klassics from 2008 - the re-records that were included in the Sonic Boom Digi-pack in 2009.  After a Slamfest Tip of the Week, he is faced with a "Which Side are you On?" - Side 1 or Side 2 from Kiss' nineteenth studio album, Sonic Boom, from  2009.Music in this episode by:KissBlack SabbathOzzyVisit the Slamfest Podcast online at: https://slamfest-podcast.simplecast.comRequest to join the Slamfest Podcast private Facebook page here:https://www.facebook.com/groups/slamfestpodcastE-mail us at : slamfestpodcast@gmail.com

The Slamfest Podcast brings the premier rock concert pregaming experience from the parking lot to the podcasting airwaves. Episode 191 - Brad saw the Get Your Sting & Blackout Tour featuring Scorpions and Cinderella on 7/1/10 at the DTE Energy Music Theatre in Clarkston, MI.  His brother flew up for the holiday weekend to see the show. For the Band on the Bill Spotlight, he rewinds back to 1988 and pins "like " songs from Scorpions' tenth studio, Savage Amusement against "like" songs from Cinderella's sophomore studio album, Long Cold Winter.  Which album comes out on top?  After a Slamfest Tip of the Week, where he goes back to August, 1989 and recaps the Moscow Peace Festival, he is faced with a "Which Side are you On?" - Side 1  or 2 off Scorpions' seventeenth studio album, Sting in the Tail, from 2010.Music in this episode by:CinderellaScorpionsBlack SabbathKissOzzyVisit the Slamfest Podcast online at: https://slamfest-podcast.simplecast.comRequest to join the Slamfest Podcast private Facebook page here:https://www.facebook.com/groups/slamfestpodcastE-mail us at : slamfestpodcast@gmail.com

The Slamfest Podcast brings the premier rock concert pregaming experience from the parking lot to the podcasting airwaves. Episode 180 - Brad saw the first of a double-header concert weekend with his brother, Matt...Cruefest 2 featuring Motley Crue, Godsmack, Theory of a Deadman and Drowning Pool at the DTE Energy Music Theatre in Clarkson, MI.  After recaping this show, he compares Motley Crue and Godsmack's careers focusing on each of their hey days.  After a Slamfest Tip of the Week discussing the feud between Sully Erna and Nikki Sixx, he is faced with a variation of the  "Which Side are you On?" segment - whish single does he prefer from Motley Crue's fifth studio album, Dr. Feelgood, from 1989.Music in this episode by:Drowning PoolTheory of a DeadmanGodsmackMotley CrueBon JoviMotorheadBlack SabbathKissOzzy OsbourneVisit the Slamfest Podcast online at: https://slamfest-podcast.simplecast.comRequest to join the Slamfest Podcast private Facebook page here:https://www.facebook.com/groups/slamfestpodcastE-mail us at : slamfestpodcast@gmail.com

The Slamfest Podcast brings the premier rock concert pregaming experience from the parking lot to the podcasting airwaves. Episode 169 - Brad saw a great "metal" quadruple bill, The Metal Masters Tour featuring Judas Priest, Heaven & Hell, Motorhead and Testament on 8/18/08 at the DTE Energy Music Theatre in Clarkston, MI.  He recaps the show and discusses some of Motorhead's early discography.   For the Band on the Bill Spotlight, he dives into Motorhead's 1984 compilation album, No Remorse  and out of the four sides, which one does he prefer?  After a Slamfest Tip of the Week, he is faced with a "Which Side are you On?" - Side 1 or 2 off Black Sabbath's sixteenth studio album and third with Ronnie James Dio on lead vocals, Dehumanizer, from 1992.Music in this episode by:TestamentMotorheadBlack SabbathJudas PriestBon JoviMotorheadBlack SabbathKissOzzyVisit the Slamfest Podcast online at: https://slamfest-podcast.simplecast.comRequest to join the Slamfest Podcast private Facebook page here:https://www.facebook.com/groups/slamfestpodcastE-mail us at : slamfestpodcast@gmail.com

The Slamfest Podcast brings the premier rock concert pregaming experience from the parking lot to the podcasting airwaves. Episode 159 - Brad saw the "Free" Ozzfest featuring Ozzy, Lamb of God, Static-X and Lordi on 8/26/07 at the DTE Energy Music Theatre in Clarkston, MI.  For the Band on the Bill Spotlight, he discusses Lordi's first five studio albums, Get Heavy through Babez for Breakfast - he gives his two fav's and one least fav and talks about the instrumentals and creative song titles on those five albums.   After a Slamfest Tip of the Week, he is faced with a "Which Side are you On?" - Side 1 or 2 off Ozzy's tenth studio album, Black Rain, from 2007.Music in this episode by:LordiStatic-XLamb of GodOzzy OsbourneMotorheadBlack SabbathKissVisit the Slamfest Podcast online at: https://slamfest-podcast.simplecast.comRequest to join the Slamfest Podcast private Facebook page here:https://www.facebook.com/groups/slamfestpodcastE-mail us at : slamfestpodcast@gmail.com

The Slamfest Podcast brings the premier rock concert pregaming experience from the parking lot to the podcasting airwaves. Episode 143 - Brad saw David Lee Roth for the 2nd time, this time in a headlining slot at the DTE Energy Music Theatre on 8/19/06.  For the Band on the Bill Spotlight, he goes through David Lee Roth's first two solo albums, Eat 'em and Smile, from 1986 and Skyscraper, from 1988 and put "like" songs up against each other - he also chooses his favorite album between the two.   After a Slamfest Tip of the Week, he is faced with a "Which Side are you On?" - Side 1 or 2 off David Lee Roth's third studio album, A Lil' Ain't Enough, from 1991.Music in this episode by:Van HalenDavid Lee RothBon JoviMotorheadBlack SabbathKissOzzy OsbourneVisit the Slamfest Podcast online at: https://slamfest-podcast.simplecast.comRequest to join the Slamfest Podcast private Facebook page here:https://www.facebook.com/groups/slamfestpodcastE-mail us at : slamfestpodcast@gmail.com

The Slamfest Podcast brings the premier rock concert pregaming experience from the parking lot to the podcasting airwaves. Episode 117 - Slamfest Part 2 - The Sequel.  Eleven short months after the inaugural Slamfest, they were at it again.  Matt, Jay, Mike and pinch hitter, Paul (Mike's brother), travelled to the Motor City to join Brad at the DTE Energy Music Theatre for the Retribution Tour featuring Judas Priest and Queensryche on 6/4/05.  Brad welcomes back Mike to help recap the concert and discuss Queensryche and Judas Priest's discography.  For the Band on the Bill Spotlight, they discuss the Judas Priest and Queensryche albums released in 1986, 1988 and 1990 and choose their favorite from each year.  After a Slamfest Tip of the Week, they are faced with a "Which Side are you On?" - Side 1 or 2 off Judas Priest's  fifteenth studio album, Angel of Retribution, from 2005.Music in this episode by:QueensrycheJudas PriestBon JoviMotorheadBlack SabbathKissOzzy OsbourneVisit the Slamfest Podcast online at: https://slamfest-podcast.simplecast.comRequest to join the Slamfest Podcast private Facebook page here:https://www.facebook.com/groups/slamfestpodcastE-mail us at : slamfestpodcast@gmail.com

Pop culture and nostalgia play big roles in our lives -- the Pine Knob Music Theatre plays into both of those things. But, between 2001-2021, Pine Knob was known as DTE Energy Music Theatre. In this episode of 'Hello, Pine Knob', host Gary Graff sits down with 313 Presents President Howard Handler to talk about the decision to bring back the Pine Knob name.

In this Episode of Crue Cast, a podcast is all about the most infamous band in rock history Motley Crue! I, Jason the resident CrueHead share a snippet from an interview I did with Morgan Rose of Sevendust on the time he filled in for Tommy Lee during Cruefest 2. SEVENDUST drummer Morgan Rose filled in for Tommy Lee at MÖTLEY CRÜE's last three shows of Cruefest 2 in 2009. On August 14 at the Riverbend Music Center in Cincinnati, Ohio; August 15 at Clarkston, Michigan's DTE Energy Music Theatre; and August 16 at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's Post-Gazette Pavilion. Lee was off his kit for several Crüe Fest 2 shows after burning his left hand while playing with a set of sparklers. "Rose came charging in like a knight in shining armor" according to a note on bassist Nikki Sixx's MySpace page. Lee, who had his left thumb and forefinger wrapped in bandages, still took part in the shows, coming on first to explain his absence — "First of all, I suck. I was having fun and I burned myself," he told crowds at the various concerts— then handed a bottle of Jagermeister to the crowd and, during the encores, he played piano on "Home Sweet Home" and thumped on a drum with his right hand for "Girls, Girls, Girls", according to Billboard.com. The last time Lee was forced to sit out a MÖTLEY CRÜE gig was June 12, 2007 when he was he recovering from another arm ailment. EVANESCENCE/DARK NEW DAY drummer Will Hunt filled in for Lee at that show, although Tommy did manage to take to the kit for one number — the immortal "Kickstart My Heart". Full Morgan Rose interview: Apple Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/morgan-rose-drummer-of-sevendust-over-coming/id1498968803?i=1000489941581 Spotify https://open.spotify.com/episode/0TG2EWRzJJ77nhxSZPtgmj?si=yiJVXfX_RG67mrzOSplg_w Thank you for listening to Crue Cast!

We had a great conversation with Neil Donell, lead singer of the iconic band Chicago on The Chris & Sandy Show. We talked about so many things from his career, music, sacrifices, how he got started, he told some really amazing stories to a whole lot more! This was a very fun conversation for Sandy & I! It's just amazing who all we get to chat with!!!! #WeGetToDoThis. It was an honor.Hailed as one of the "most important bands in music since the dawn of the rock and roll era, the legendary rock and roll band with horns, Chicago, came in as the highest charting American band in Billboard Magazine's Top 125 Artists Of All Time. And Chicago is the first American rock band to chart Top 40 albums in six consecutive decades. Summer, 2022: Chicago and Brian Wilson, co-founder of the Beach Boys, with Al Jardine and Blondie Chaplin have announced a co-headlining 25-city tour across the US. With both Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Fame inductees, the Live Nation produced tour brings together the timeless music of Chicago and the classic sounds of Brian Wilson. The tour kicks off on June 7th at Ak-Chin Pavilion in Phoenix, AZ making stops across the U.S. in Los Angeles, Salt Lake City, Tampa, Cincinnati and more before wrapping up in Clarkston, MI at DTE Energy Music Theatre on July 26th Chicago recently received The Recording Academy's Lifetime Achievement Award from the GRAMMYS. The Lifetime Achievement Award celebrates performers who have made outstanding contributions of artistic significance to the field of recording. A special award ceremony and tribute concert celebrating the honorees was held in 2020. Chicago was inducted into the 2016 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. This was their first nomination. They've been eligible since 1994. A long time coming! Chicago's first album, Chicago Transit Authority, was inducted into the GRAMMY Hall Of Fame in 2014. Chicago managed to fuse pop, rock and jazz together perfectly in this double album. Robert Lamm and James Pankow have become inductees of the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2017. These legendary songwriters wrote mega-hits such as, "25 or 6 to 4," "Saturday In The Park," "Feelin' Stronger Every Day," "Make Me Smile," and many others. The International Trombone Association presented its 2020 Lifetime Achievement Award to James Pankow. The Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes people who have distinguished themselves by their contributions to the trombone profession over a long career. Chicago became the first non-classical group to perform six nights in a row at Carnegie Hall 50 years ago. Between April 5 and 10, 1971, the band played eight shows at the celebrated venue (including two matinees) and recorded every one of them. In October of that year, performance highlights were featured on the band's first-ever live album, Chicago at Carnegie Hall. That quadruple-LP reached #3 on the Billboard 200, was certified platinum, and is still the band's best-selling live album. To honor the 50th anniversary of Chicago's historic concerts, the band recently released all eight Carnegie Hall shows in their entirety for the first time in a new 16-CD deluxe boxed set. CHICAGO AT CARNEGIE HALL COMPLETE available through www.rhino.com. Chicago founding member and trumpeter Lee Loughnane and engineer Tim Jessup spent nearly a year meticulously going through more than 40 concert tapes at Loughnane's new studio in Arizona to remaster each concert. Their hard work paid off with eight fantastic-sounding shows. CHICAGO AT CARNEGIE HALL COMPLETE is presented in a white folio that's embossed with the group's trademark logo. The set beautifully commemorates the event through memorabilia that includes replicas of the three posters that accompanied the original vinyl release and images of the original concert program, tickets, and other memorabilia from the historic run. The collection also comes with a 28-page booklet illustrated with photos from the concerts, plus new liner notes with contributions by Loughnane; archivist Jeff Magid, writer/producer David Wild and comedy icon/Chicago fanatic Jimmy Pardo. Chicago's lifetime achievements include two Grammy Awards, two American Music Awards, Founding Artists of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, a Chicago street dedicated in their honor, and keys to and proclamations from an impressive list of US cities. Record sales top the 100,000,000 mark, and include 21 Top 10 singles, 5 consecutive Number One albums, 11 Number One singles and 5 Gold singles. An incredible 25 of their 37 albums have been certified platinum, and the band has a total of 48 gold and platinum awards. Chicago have toured every year since the beginning - they've never missed a year. The original three band members are Robert Lamm on keyboards and vocals, Lee Loughnane on trumpet and vocals and James Pankow on trombone. The band line-up also includes Wally Reyes, Jr. on drums, Tony Obrohta on guitar, Loren Gold on keyboards and vocals, Ray Herrmann on sax and flute, Neil Donell on vocals, Brett Simons on bass and Ramon "Ray" Yslas on percussion. From the signature sound of the Chicago horns, their iconic Vocalists, and a few dozen of ever-Classic Songs, this band's concerts are celebrations. 2022 will mark the band's 55th consecutive year of touring! Chicago continue to be true ambassadors for their beloved hometown, carrying the city's name with pride and dignity around the world. Some of Chicago's hits: Make Me Smile Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?25 or 6 to 4 Saturday In The ParkBeginnings Questions 67 and 68Happy Man (I've Been) Searchin' So LongStreet Player IntroductionOld Days FreeJust You 'N' Me Feelin' Stronger Every DayIf You Leave Me Now Hard To Say I'm SorryLook Away Wake Up SunshineHard Habit To Break Baby, What A Big SurpriseColour My World Another Rainy Day In New York CityCall On Me Dialogue (Part I and II)I'm A Man You're The Inspiration www.chicagotheband.comFacebook@Chicago.OfficialTwitter@chicagothebandInstagram@chicagotheband

WWJ's Roberta Jasina and Jason Scott have your Friday news briefs with an update from Erin Vee on DTE Energy Music Theatre reverting back to its old name of Pine Knob starting this summer.  Also, trouble for a Wayne County judge and Ferris State professor.

On today’s Daily Detroit podcast: Brian “Q” Quinn from the TruTV show Impractical Jokers will join us on the line. He’s one of four that make up the comedy troupe The Tenderloins. They’re coming to DTE Energy Music Theatre on August 9th. [Tickets here] A schedule change puts the Rocket Mortgage Classic and Grand Prix on the same weekend. A new incentive district is coming to the Livernois-McNichols area in Detroit to spur commercial development. Royal Oak is looking for a city manager [Royal Oak Tribune] And some local breweries win medals at the 2019 U.S. Open Beer Championship [Complete list of winners] Do you like what you’re hearing? Follow the Daily Detroit podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you download your favorite shows. And thanks to Seth for joining us as a member! You can be cool like Seth at http://www.patreon.com/dailydetroit 

My guest today, Chris Pittenturf, is a Senior Vice President of Information Technology and Analytics at the Detroit Pistons organization. With nearly 20 years of IT experience, the last 12 leading data initiatives at Palace Sports & Entertainment, Chris Pittenturf has accumulated extensive knowledge in applying cutting edge technology to business objectives. In early 2012 he was tapped by new ownership to lead a newly formed department, Data & Analytics, which centralizes PS&E's CRM, Market Research and Business Intelligence efforts. Since that time Palace Sports & Entertainment has become an industry leader in applying a sophisticated CRM platform to sales and service operations, using market research to drive marketing decisions and assist with partnership sales, and leveraging analytics to make informed business decisions with an emphasis on real time information and mobility. What You Will Learn from this Interview: Lessons he has learned over 10+ years How to listen to what customers say they want, in context and what their behaviors tell you they want Importance of creating custom customer experiences Decisions around Salesforce CRM, Data warehousing, using MicroStrategy as a BI platform Data Decisions that support or contradict cognitive biases Learn from past decisions he wishes he had made sooner Major Take-Aways From This Episode: Hear a success story beginning with Chris' love of the game of basketball and a dream career that went from being fizzled to sizzling as they married into a career that's better than he could ever have dreamed. Expect change. After Chris' company, PAL Sports & Entertainment radically changed its business model he was glad to be able to continue supporting the Pistons as well as the entertainment business from a data and analytics perspective. How being attentive to everything the customer says directly through survey responses, and indirectly through their behaviors and activities, is essential to understanding what they really want. Chris talks about being able to differentiate between the B2B and B2C customer, and the importance of understanding how each customer relates to the business through a different lens. The importance of having the pulse of the customer - understanding what they're thinking and where you may be coming up short or where you're doing well. The customer relationship is dynamic and today's environment A different customer relationship has that the that the relationship with the fans has become much more complicated than it was in the past - including a maturity curve ranging from 0 100%. Why choosing Salesforce was a win, after some challenges and time spent working to develop their own CRM. In a small team environment, staffing with people that understand a lot of the discipline, like with data warehousing the structure, the design and the integration and how to move the information, is more effective than hiring highly-specialized individuals. Business trusting data. Support from the top down can help gain acceptance and partner with different business verticals. Business is more accepting of data when it supports someone's bias, when you're providing information to somebody that fits what they know. Business supports the data quickly when it clearly meets a company goal and objective; we have information that can inform whether our success or failure there would be one area. Learning how to determine what information derived from the data is most valuable to the business objective. An interesting fact that machine learning is being used to produce algorithms or data sets that can be used to drive decisions on the basketball side. There are BI platforms that are being developed that are changing the landscape of how we even structure and use our data. Being involved in different peer groups, within your industry and outside of it, helps you to be more well-rounded as professional in understanding best practices at the enterprise level right down to the small business level. Chris Pittenturf is Vice President of Data & Analytics for Palace Sports & Entertainment, the parent company of the Detroit Pistons, the Palace of Auburn Hills, DTE Energy Music Theatre, Meadowbrook Music Festival, and Freedom Hill Amphitheatre. Chris and his team in the Data & Analytics department are responsible for Business Intelligence, CRM, and Market Research. The Business Intelligence sub-department has developed many innovative dashboards and mobile applications focused on real-time reporting using Microstrategy for data visualizations that leverage an enterprise customer data warehouse. Ways to connect with Chris Pittenturf: Linkedin Resources and Links: Sync Magazine Article, How Chris Pittenturf Drives Fan Loyalty for the Detroit Pistons Sync Magazine Article, Palace Sports and Entertainment Fill Seats With Stats - How Chris Pittenturf harneses the power of analytics to give fans the ultimate experience. Baseline Magazine Article, Selling the Not-So-Easy-to-Sell – How Palace Sports and ntertainment has leveraged its Salesforce environment to help it overcome poor play. Toggle Magazine Article, Palace Sports and Entertainment: Real time apps and serices make Pistons fans feel like part of the team - How Chris Pittenturf and his IT team are nurturing company’s relationship with Pistons fans through innovation. Palace Sports and Entertainment – sports network official website. This episode is sponsored by the CIO Innovation Insider Council, dedicated to Business Digital Leaders who want to be a part of 20% of the planet and help their businesses win with innovation and transformation. Credits: * Outro music provided by Ben’s Sound Other Ways To Listen to the Podcast iTunes | Libsyn | Soundcloud | RSS | LinkedIn Leave a Review If you enjoyed this episode, then please consider leaving an iTunes review here Click here for instructions on how to leave an iTunes review if you’re doing this for the first time. About Bill Murphy Bill Murphy is a world renowned IT Security Expert dedicated to your success as an IT business leader. Follow Bill on LinkedIn and Twitter.

Eddie Money - Take Me Home Tonight A Booty Edit By Mr Turner Eddie Money was born Edward Joseph Mahoney on March 21, 1949, in Brooklyn, New York. Although he dreamed of being a musician, after high school, Eddie decided to follow in his father’s footsteps and become a police officer. In 1968, after serving as a New York City Police Officer for two years, Money put his law enforcement career on hold to pursue music. He moved to Berkeley, California and began performing at local clubs. Then, in 1976, after changing his surname from Mahoney to Money, Eddie’s fate changed when he was introduced to legendary promoter Bill Graham while performing at one of Graham’s events. The two quickly became close, with Graham serving as both a mentor and manager to Money. Said Graham of Money, “Eddie Money has it all…not only can he sing, write and play, but he is a natural performer.” After signing a recording contract with Columbia Records, Money burst onto the scene with his eponymous debut album in 1977. Fans immediately fell in love with Money’s sound, and the album, which went double platinum, featured hits like “Baby Hold On” and “Two Tickets to Paradise.” Money followed the success of his debut album with a stream of Top 40 hits, as well as some of the era’s most creative videos for songs like “Think I’m in Love” and “Shakin.” In 1986, Money released Can’t Hold Back, which featured the classic, Grammy-Nominated duet with Ronnie Spector, “Take Me Home Tonight.” The song reached number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album went platinum and also featured the hit “I Wanna Go Back.” These days, Money continues to delight new and old fans alike at venues throughout the country. Having opened the summer concert season at the famous DTE Energy Music Theatre in Detroit for nearly 20 years, Money draws fans from all over who are eager to see the legendary musician. Ask any concert attendee and they’ll tell you he retains his signature style and performs with the same passion today as he did more than 30 years ago. In addition to maintaining a busy touring schedule, Money has featured on hit television shows like “The King of Queens,” where he performed for his good friend Kevin James, and “The Drew Carey Show,” where he played Mimi’s ex-husband. In recent years, Eddie has been joined on tour by his daughter, Jesse Money. Jesse, who was on MTV’s “Rock The Cradle,” is a talented and charismatic vocalist who has chosen to follow in her father’s footsteps. While on tour with Eddie, Jesse sings back-up vocals and adds an exciting twist to the duet “Take Me Home Tonight.” Eddie and his wife Laurie also have four sons – Zachary, Joseph, Desmond, and Julian. As the years have passed, Money’s blue-collar brand of Rock n Roll has managed to transcend generations and continues to move audiences today. Along with having sold more than 28 million records, Money’s songs have appeared in dozens of movies and television shows, and have recently been included in hit video games like “Grand Theft Auto” and “Guitar Hero.”

Lady Antebellum are coming to perform at DTE Energy Music Theatre this summer!  Chuck, Rachael and Grunwald sat down with Lady A to discuss Hillary's twin babies, playing with Darius Rucker and re-up their challenge of ping pong  from last year.