Articles filed under Ron Onesti
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Ron Onesti: Take me out to the ballgame … and concert hall
Jul 24, 2020 1:47 PM - Baseball is back … kind of! Who would have thought we would be going through all of this AND a 60-game season with no fans in the seats? This MUST be some sort of bad dream; somebody wake me up! But regardless, I love my baseball, and will take it any way I can get it! -
Ron Onesti: The sport of showbiz kings
Jul 10, 2020 6:00 AM - I always wondered what it was like to golf with those Hollywood legends who are identified with the sport almost as much as they are with showbiz! -
Ron Onesti: Memories of Andy Hardy and Boys Town
Jul 3, 2020 6:00 AM - The other night, the classic 1938 film "Boys Town" came on, one of my all-time favorites. It starred Mickey Rooney, who also teamed up with Judy Garland in the classic "Andy Hardy" film series. -
Ron Onesti: I'm star-struck, and proud of it!
Jun 26, 2020 6:00 AM - Most of my peers in the music industry make it a point to say they are numb to the celebrity interaction. However, I can honestly say the excitement of meeting an entertainer from my childhood, high school years or, really, anytime in my life's journey -- whether I was a fan at the time or not-- is still as much of a "high" as it ever was for me. -
Ron Onesti: Baseball memories are the only baseball this year
Jun 19, 2020 6:00 AM - With nothing but video clips and newspaper recollections giving us our baseball fix these days, I thought I would share an amazing experience I had with one of the greatest athletes in history, Joe DiMaggio. -
Ron Onesti: Tumultuous time repeats itself
Jun 12, 2020 6:00 AM - Have you by chance been watching the television special about "Laurel Canyon" lately? It is a wonderful "rock-u-mentary" about a small neighborhood just outside of Los Angeles. For only a few short years, this area was the home to some of the biggest names of the rock/pop/folk culture of the 1960s and '70s. -
Ron Onesti: Bright songs in tragic times
Jun 5, 2020 6:00 AM - Today was a very big day. A very good friend who is from my "old neighborhood" of Taylor Street turned 95. His name is Al Centofante and he is a proud World War II veteran. -
Ron Onesti: Memorial Day thoughts on Arcada Heroes
May 29, 2020 6:00 AM - This Memorial Day had an additional meaning to me. As I sat home in quarantine lockdown, I had the time to formulate an additional perspective about this day of remembrance. I was going through some old photos and came upon a picture of our former pipe organ master, Jim Shaffer. -
Ron Onesti: Another king is gone
May 22, 2020 6:00 AM - We lost one of the very last founders of rock 'n' roll recently, Richard Wayne Penniman, otherwise known as Little Richard. As flamboyant as he was entertaining, he was often called the "architect of rock 'n' roll." -
Ron Onesti: Celebrating 15 years with this 94-year old gem
May 15, 2020 6:00 AM - Fifteen years ago this week, I signed my life away and took over the Arcada Theatre in St. Charles. Those who will always hold a very special place in my heart are the fans who have supported us since I got here. So many people came to show after show.
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