One of Allan's guests this week is renowned guitarist Zakk Wylde.
As a teen, Zakk was handpicked by Ozzy Osbourne to become his axe-man of choice throughout the 90's (a title he still currently maintains). The pair went on to compose some of Ozzy's greatest work including, the "No More Tears", "No Rest For The Wicked", and "Ozzmosis" albums. Since then, he has forged Black Label Society as a vehicle for his true vision: unfiltered, no-bull Rock of the highest order.
Ozzfest 2006.
June 29 Seattle, WA White River Amphitheatre.
July 1 San Francisco, CA Shoreline Amphitheater.
July 2 Sacramento, CA Sleep Train Amphitheater.
July 7 Phoenix, AZ Cricket Pavilion.
July 8 San Bernardino, CA Hyundai Pavilion.
July 11 San Antonio, TX Verizon Wireless.
July 14 Somerset, WI Float-Rite Park.
July 15 St. Louis, MO UMB Bank Pavilion.
July 16 Chicago, IL First Midwest Bank.
July 18 Pittsburgh, PA Post Gazette Pavilion.
July 19 Detroit, MI DTE Music Energy Theatre.
July 21 Columbus, OH Germain Amphitheater.
July 22 East Troy, WI Alpine Valley Music. July 23 Indianapolis, IN Verizon Wireless.
July 26 Scranton, PA Toyota Pavilion.
July 27 Buffalo, NY Darien Lake Performing Arts.
July 29 New York, NY Randall's Island.
July 30 Hartford, CT New England Dodge Music Cen.
Aug 1 Boston, MA Tweeter Center for Arts.
Aug 4 Camden, NJ Tweeter Center.
Aug 5 Virginia Beach, VA Verizon Wireless.
Aug 6 Bristow, VA Nissan Pavilion.
Aug 9 Raleigh, NC Alltel Pavilion.
Aug 13 West Palm Beach, FLSound Advice Amphitheatre.
Blackie Lawless joins Allan later in the show. No stranger to censorship, Lawless' band W.A.S.P. was one of the prime targets of the Parent's Music Resource Center back in 1984. Headed up by wives of congressmen, notably Tipper Gore and Nancy Thurmond, the mission of the PMRC was to raise awareness of the "questionable" content of such acts as 2 Live Crew, Ozzy Osbourne and, yes, W.A.S.P. W.A.S.P. became the poster children of the PMRC.
• 5/27/06 HOUSTON, TX FORGETTA BOUT IT (w/ Special guests Lizzy Borden)
• 5/28/06 VICTORIA, TX RIVERSIDE CONVENTION CENTER (w/ guests Lizzy Borden)
• 5/30/06 LAKEWOOD, CO ECKS SALOON (NO LIZZY BORDEN) 5/31/06 LOVELAND, CO WHITE BUFFALO (NO LIZZY BORDEN)
• 6/01/06 ALBUQUERQUE, NM SUNSHINE THEATER (w/ Special guests Lizzy Borden)
• 6/03/06 TBA TBA
• 6/02/06 LAS VEGAS, NV EMPIRE BALLROOM (NO LIZZY BORDEN)
• 6/04/06 LOS ANGELES, CA KEY CLUB (w/ Special guests Lizzy Borden)
• 6/06/06 SANTA ANA, CA GALAXY THEATER (w/ Special guests Lizzy Borden)
Also this week, it's Max Baer Jr, " Jethro Bodine" of The Beverly Hillbillies, in a rare interview. For the last four decades, Max Baer has been known to the world as " Jethro Bodine" from The Beverly Hillbillies . It is an unshakable identity, regardless of his other successes and projects. Through the years, Baer has become objective about his identity, and has seen in it a marvelous marketing opportunity with clear application to the resort and gaming industry. With this in mind he started and after two years acquired all the contracts necessary in obtaining the rights for marketing Jethro's Beverly Hillbillies Mansion And Casino.
From 1962 until 1971 he starred in the hit television series, The Beverly Hillbillies - the most watched television series of all time. The Beverly Hillbillies first aired on September 26, 1962. In just four weeks it was the number one show in the country, marking the fastest rise ever to the top rating. Since its debut, the series has been syndicated in 61 countries. Australia and the United Kingdom have been syndicating it for 28 straight years. Presently, it's showing in five countries plus the United States. In many countries the series runs for a few years, then returns two or three years later and runs again. The series popularity is verified by the A.C. Neilson rating system, which reveals that eight of the show's episodes were in the top twenty shows of all time. One particular episode, which aired on CBS on January 8, 1964, is the highest rated one-half hour television show from 1960 to present. At the time The Beverly Hillbillies was number one, their share of audience was 50 million per show. When it left prime time, more than 25 million were still watching every week. As further confirmation of the show's recognizability and popularity, the special one-hour retrospective titled The Legend Of The Beverly Hillbillies , which aired on May 24, 1993, was the fourth highest rated prime-time show in the weekly Neilson ratings. In addition, 20 th Century Fox produced a $40-million feature film, The Beverly Hillbillies , which was released in 1993.
Following his role as Jethro Bodine in The Beverly Hillbillies , Baer wrote and produced the motion picture Macon County Line , which continues to hold the record for the largest grossing movie per dollar invested of all time . Made for $110,000 cash, it grossed almost $25 million at the box office.
Baer has the rights from CBS to use The Beverly Hillbillies theme for casinos, hotels, theme parks, restaurants, cosmetics and consumables. There is no doubt that the name of the show is recognizable worldwide. Demographically, those people who grew up watching the show are the adults of today, and are very familiar with the warmth, humor, and good old-fashioned American fun the series provided them. The name recognition is the method that Jethro's Beverly Hillbillies Mansion And Casino intends to use to attract large numbers of visitors.
