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Before art took off, Lance Rodgers rocked at DEFCON-1! INTERVIEW
(This story originally appeared in Music magazine, May 17, 1984.) Artist Lance Rodgers in Jacksonville, Florida (photograph via Facebook) By Bob Andelman The name refers to a military state of...
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Bob Merkle for the Defense! 1989 INTERVIEW
(Originally written in November 1989 for Florida Business/Tampa Bay; also published the same year in the Orlando Sentinel Sunday magazine. Merkle died at the age of 58 on May 6, 2003.) Robert Merkle,...
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Rock-It with Tampa’s Bobby Friss Band! TAMPA BAY LIFE
“Fate” by Bobby Friss. Order your copy today by clicking on the album cover above! Profile By Bob Andelman (Originally published in Tampa Bay Life, 1990) “This is like the guy next door that you grew...
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Jermaine Jackson’s struggling under the shadow of his brother 1986 CONCERT...
By Bob Andelman Playlist: The Very Best of Jermaine Jackson. Order your copy today by clicking on the album cover above! August 4, 1986 There were three times Saturday night when a person in the more...
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‘Ultimate dream’ comes true for faithful fan – she kissed a Loverboy
By Bob Andelman Originally published March 8, 1986 Playlist: The Very Best of Loverboy. Order or download your copy today by clicking on the album cover above! Mike Reno, the lead singer, gave her a...
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Joan Baez mixes humor with strong spirit! 1985 CONCERT REVIEW
By Bob Andelman Originally published July 1, 1985 Joan Baez: 75th Birthday Celebration. Order your copy today by clicking on the album cover above! Three summertime faces of Joan Baez: Singing in a...
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Rock fans fill Jimmy Page vigil with some idol gossip! 1986 FEATURE STORY
By Bob Andelman Originally published March 14, 1986 Jimmy Page by Jimmy Page. Order your copy today by clicking on the book cover above! The fans started waiting around the parking lot at 5:30 p.m....
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Jazz singer Fred Johnson making a name for himself! 1985 INTERVIEW
By Bob Andelman Fred Johnson, jazz singer Originally published October 16, 1985 Fred Johnson wears Klompen – Dutch shoes. “I know they’re weird,” he said, “but I don’t care.” The St. Petersburg-based...
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Fast Eddie Yarb slows down! INTERVIEW
(I used to write a bi-weekly column, RadioRadio, for Players magazine in the Tampa Bay area. The following story appeared in 1990.) By Bob Andelman They bid him farewell with a medley of Neil...
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Good as Gold: Tina Little’s luxury jewelry business is sparkling (Biz941)
By Bob Andelman (Originally written in December 2007; the story is no longer on Biz941’s website archive so I am re-posting it here.) Tina Taylor Little, owner, Queen’s Wreath Jewels, Sarasota, Florida...
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Jack Ellery: Announcer brings back early memories!
By Bob Andelman (Originally published May 9, 1986.) Jack Ellery, WCTC radio, Central New Jersey Bob Andelman is the Tribune’s new radio columnist, and he will report weekly in this space news about Bay...
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Tedd Webb: The Sports Answer-Man in Tampa Bay! PROFILE
By Bob Andelman (Originally published in Sports Arena, October 1987) Tedd Webb, Tampa Bay radio legend (Photograph by Bob Andelman) Got a question about sports? Tedd Webb is the answer. There are days...
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Phil Esposito: Hockey in Florida? INTERVIEW
Bob Andelman (l) and Phil Esposito statute in front of Amalie Arena, downtown Tampa, home of the Tampa Bay Lightning, 2017 By Bob Andelman (Originally published in The Sun-Times of Canada, January 11,...
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A man with a cause: Askia Muhammad Aquil! INTERVIEW
Imam Askia Muhammad Aquil as he is today (2016) By Bob Andelman Originally published in Tampa Bay Monthly, May 1987 It was a Sunday afternoon in late 1973, near what was then the African People’s...
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Andrew Young Shocks Tampa Bay! MADDUX REPORT
Andrew Young and the Making of Modern Atlanta by Andrew Young, Harvey Newman and Andrea Young. Order your copy today by clicking on the book cover above! By Bob Andelman (NOTE: This story, written in...
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Wayne Huizenga’s World: Excerpt from “Stadium for Rent: Tampa Bay’s Quest for...
(AUTHOR’S NOTE: What follows is an excerpt from my very first book “STADIUM FOR RENT: Tampa Bay’s Quest For Major League Baseball,” which was originally published in May 1993 by McFarland &...
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Elton John pounds life into old faves! 1986 CONCERT REVIEW
By Bob Andelman September 23, 1986 With each encore, the audience waited.And waited.And waited.(There were three encores. That’s a lotta waiting.)When is he going to do it? they wondered. When is Elton...
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Where did our songs go, Diana Ross? 1986 CONCERT REVIEW
By Bob Andelman October 4, 1986Diana Ross hits are getting shorter as the years grow longer.Songs such as “I’m Coming Out,” “Rescue Me,” “Why Do Fools Fall in Love?” “Swept Away” and a few others have...
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Citizen Mains: Don Mains was Barbara Bush’s chief of staff! PROFILE
First Lady Barbara BushBy Bob Andelman (Originally published in Tampa Bay Life, 1990)Don Mains is a little edgy.Not that he doesn’t have good cause. Waiting by the phone for the White House to call...
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Phil Alessi: In the Dough! 1989 PROFILE
(NOTE–We heard the sad news tonight that legendary Tampa businessman, baker, boxing promoter and entrepreneur Phil Alessi died today, Sunday, May 6, 2018. I dug into my archive for this extensive...
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