Today is Robin Zander’s 68th birthday. Robin’s the lead singer of Cheap Trick, so as a birthday treat for him, I’ve got six links to online articles about the midwest band from Rockford, Illinois and a video link to Cheap Trick’s induction speeches from the Rock ‘N Roll Hall Of Fame.
And then there’s the MBIP Coming Attractions as to what’s happening on the blog next week!
——
Sunday Links
From Rockford to you: An oral history of Cheap Trick’s early years - This is a fantastic oral history that tells the early years of Cheap Trick. An extra bonus here is that my friends “Boris” Boden and Brad Elvis are two of the storytellers in this oral history!
Cheap Trick’s Rise: The Inside Story - Another article that details the band’s start, when they got signed to Epic Records and when the band exploded with the Live At Budokan album. Tom Werman, who produced three of their studio albums supplies a lot of the details.
40 Years Ago: Cheap Trick Goes From Bowling Alleys To The Big Leagues On Their Debut - This article focuses on their first self-titled album that came out in February 1977.
Cheap Tricks’s Tom Peterson on ‘In Another World,’ the Band’s Work Ethic and Beyond - An extensive interview with Tom Petersson from last year after Cheap Trick released their latest album, In Another World.
Trickford Rockford - This is a fantastic Cheap Trick website with biographies of each band member, video testimonials from Dave Grohl, Chad Smith and others, a Cheap Trick Timeline and much more!
Cheap Trick Discography - Check out this list of all of Cheap Trick’s albums, plus there’s links for other topics as well.
Cheap Trick - RnR Hall of Fame Acceptance Speeches - full, uncut - You may want to do what I did and skip through Kid Rock’s opening speech and move on to the acceptance speeches from all of the Cheap Trick members.
——
MBIP Coming Attractions
Monday: I ended up eating my Saturday Night take-out meal from Ming Shee. It was a challenging night to get a Saturday night dinner and you can read all about it tomorrow.
Tuesday: We’re continuing to eat all of the pizza in Peoria and this week, I’m getting one of the giant slices from Bacci Pizza.
Wednesday: I’m not sure what I’m doing this Wednesday…I need to figure this shit out!
Thursday: I’m not sure about Thursday either…I need to get my shit together over here!
Friday: I’ll be hitting one last restaurant to sample their chicken sandwiches, tune in to see which restaurant this is.
Saturday: I’ll be looking backwards at something from Peoria’s past in another historical MBIP post.
—-
Sunday Comic
——
Related Posts: Sunday Links: Ronnie Spector, The Twilight Zone and 2021 - The Year In Review.