Nite Crawl

Roger L. Anderson

February 2003

Special thanks to everyone that supported a great turnout at Dave Wing’s and my “birthday bash” at the Star Bar in Columbia Heights in January, Great times were had by all Capricorns! . . . Winona Ryder was sentenced to 480 hours of community service, ordered to pay $3,700 in fines and restitution of $6,355 to Saks for her Dec. 12, 2001 felony grand theft, too bad so sad . . . The Eiffel Tower, built by Gustav Eiffel for the 1889 World’s Fair ranking among the world’s most popular tourist attraction had their #200 millionth visitor pass through the gates, WOW! . . . the Annual MMRA event features Austin Healy at the Medina Ballroom in Hamel, February 1^st“Sweet Home Minnesota” especially with this weather! . .Don’t miss the NHL All-Star Game on Feb. 2 with Sheryl Crow and the Goo Goo Dolls performing between periods . . . Woodstock’s “Canned Heat” ({“Going Up Country”) kicks off their tour at Brewbakers in N. St. Paul, Feb. 7 with special guest, Molly Nova and the Hawk, Twin Cities hottest new import (www.mollynovahawk) . . . Tish (of Slave Raider) is back, in case you haven’t already, check out her new act, “Rare Divine” Feb. 8^th at Monte’s in Spring Lake Park, NO COVER, cool . . .On Sunday, February 9^th, legendary Rich Little impersonator, hail the chiefs in this “tour de force” portrayal of 40 years in the oval office. Showtimes: 2:00pm & 7:00pm at the Historic Pantages Theatre, 612-673-0404 . . . On the tube, live from Atlanta, GA, it’s the NBA All-Star Game, hope you got your vote in for the “G” Man. Last year’s half-time appearance by Elton John sticks in my mind . . . Check out “CHICAGO” in theaters. Note: The picture received 8 Golden Globe nominations including “Best Picture.” . . . The Lord of the Rings - The Two Towers continues to reign at the theaters. This epic has also received a “Best Picture” nominee . . . The production line of the new Rolls Royce Phantom was unveiled in January in Goodwood, England for you luxury car buffs, price tag $333,000. The V-12 engine propels it from 0 to 60 miles per hour in in 5.7 seconds. “I’m going to get me one!” – can’t hurt to dream . . . Sports tix: Game of the month: the Timberwolves play host to Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday the 11^th. . . Thursday the 13^th, Crosby, Stills, Nash bring sweet harmonies to the Xcel with special guest, the Jayhawks - the Jayhawks have a new release scheduled for early April . . .Kenny G in a “Festival of the Heart and Soul Event,” performs at 8:00pm at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul on the 15^th. For the hardcore rockers, RATT lets it rip at the Rock in Maplewood later that same evening. Meanwhile, across the river in downtown Minneapolis, Supercross is at the Metrodome, also on the 15^th - rrrmmmm, bring some earplugs or you’ll be sorry. With way too many options on the 15^th, you may wish to experience the “original” KISS tribute, STRUTTER, at Jersey’s in Inver Grove Heights. For you cheeseheads or RATT fans, these masked-rockers also are in concert at Dibbo’s in Hudson, WI on the 20^th and the Tac in Amery, WI on the 22^nd - roadtrip? . . . Enjoy great ribs with Famous Dave’s AND Reneé Austin, Thursday the 20^th in Uptown . . .Yes, the time has finally come, screamin’ fans will ring out with their praise and support that BON JOVI and the Goo Goo Dolls are back in town at the Xcel, Feb. 25^th. . . The 45^th Annual Grammy Awards Live Sunday, February 23 at Madison Square Garden in NYC on CBS, any predictions? . . . Carrot Top is hilariously too funny with a casino appearance at Mystic Lake in Prior Lake on the 25^th, tickets reasonably priced at $22-29, unless of course the one-armed bandit detours your passage way to or from the show . . . VH1 Classic presents the “Concert of the Month” featuring SCORPIONS, WHITESNAKE, w/special guest, Dokken on February 27 at the Target Center . . . Bar gig of the month features yours truly, Knight Crawler, (OK, I’m biased) at the Mainstreet Bar and Grill in Hopkins on Friday the 28^th. Go to the “new and improved” www.knightcrawler.com for some nice updates on the band. Also, for friends and neighbors, go to www.rogeranderson.biz (with more updates) for a little venture into my self-indulgence, ah what the f- - k . . . Eternal Egypt, the Masterworks of Ancient Art from the British Museum, on view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts through March 16^th, www.artsmia.org . . . A limited number of tickets are still available for the “Women’s Lecture Series,” which includes the classy matured beauty, Priscilla Presley, Monday, June 2^nd. Call Orchestra Hall at 612-371-5642 for tickets . . . Special congrats to G. B. Leighton for being chosen for the inauguration bash entertainment. Too bad the Star Tribune kept referring to them as a “local bar band.” Obviously, not up to speed on his/their accomplishments? . . . Sports ticket alert: April 6 – Get “em NOW, the Harlem Globe Trotters at the Target Center for a 3:00pm slam dunk . . . Concert ticket alert: Edgar Winter has been booked for a March appearance on the Star Bar’s grand stage on Central Ave. in Columbia Heights . . . Avril Lavigne!!!! at the Xcel April 20^th. . .YANNI (and new CD - which features a couple co-written tunes of local sweet “P”, Pamela McNeil) at the Xcel Energy Center, May 30^th . . .Web site of the Month: www.armentertainment.com - if you’re interested in local and national talent, download pics of your favorite rock stars and venture into many local links of talented Twin City acts . . . In case you haven’t checked out the Hard Rock Café in Minneapolis, don’t get your hopes too high. It is a far cry from its brothers and sisters scattered throughout the universe, but hey, the food is great and the Prince display represents the Twin Cities’ significance and I’m proud of that. Jonny Lang also was on display - very righteous, even if he is from Fargo. For the Hard Rock Café of my liking and a more impressive experience, go to Hard Rock Café London, Key West, Orlando or Las Vegas! FYI, Hard Rock Café International has opened its vault of rock ‘n roll memorabilia to the public in a 17,000 square foot museum in Orlando. In closing, please forward comments (good only) or features that I may include in upcoming issues to ra@armentertainment.com . . . For belated birthday gifts, an Osbourne Bobble Head would do just fine! If it isn’t too late, go to the Comic Book College in Uptown