Ron Onesti: Here’s to MY Heroes! Ever since I was a young boy, I have enjoyed watching biographies on TV.  I think it started with Frazier Thomas and “Family Classics”. Although the first thing that comes to mind when I think…

Ron Onesti: From a Rydell “High” to a Major Low I hate this. Bobby Rydell, the pop star, actor and just a wonderful guy, has passed.  He was 79. He joins the many legends and icons we have lost in the…

Ron Onesti:  “The Boss”…Celebrating Bruce Springsteen this week Being in the biz of entertainment for almost four decades, one can only imagine how many boxes of “stuff” I have packed away in my basement. An extra-ordinary and unorganized collection of…

Ron Onesti:  Rich Little – Impersonator or Imposter? With all this quarantine stuff going on, I am still putting in twelve-hour workdays!  But I am also watching more television than ever!  What I watch most are black and white movies…

Ron Onesti:  My “Rock and Roll Roots” Who are your music heroes?  I get that question asked of me all the time. And I have answered that question literally hundreds of times.  When it comes to “Rock and Roll Roots”, one…

Yngwie Johann Malmsteen is a world-renowned guitarist, with a career spanning over 40 years with over twenty albums to his name. Drawing influence from classical composers such as Bach, Paganini, and Vivaldi, Yngwie is responsible for birthing the neo-classical genre to the world of rock. Do not miss a chance to be held spellbound by one of the greatest guitarists of our time. With hits like “Triology Suite Op: 5”, “Black Star”, “You Don’t Remember, I’ll Never Forget”, “Dreaming”, and MORE!!!

Ron Onesti: “American Bandstand,” a Sock Hop in the Sky It’s hard to believe that Rock ‘N Roll icon Dick Clark would have been 93 years old.  Although he passed away ten years ago this April, his memory resonates with…

Ron Onesti: The “Flavors” of Life Not all my columns are about my first concert or the way things “used to be”.  Sometimes there are things that hit me as I sit down to write this that have nothing to do…

Ron Onesti:  Oh, THAT’s Hugh Jackman This lockdown has REALLY allowed me to catch up on some of my favorite movies.  A favorite I share with my daughter is the 2017 film about show biz visionary P.T. Barnum entitled, “The Greatest…

Ron Onesti:  We could use a piece of Rock and Roll Heaven right now! If you believe in forever, Then life is just a one-night stand. If there’s a rock and roll heaven, Well you know they’ve got a hell of…

Ron Onesti:  ZZ KING?  Still the “Top” look in Rock and Roll Legends and icons…how lucky am I to be able to host these megastars at The Arcada Theatre and now the Des Plaines Theatre who have helped shape popular culture,…

Ron Onesti:  Lights, Camera, Action…All because of him! After months of coming out of lockdown, re-opening my businesses and defending my Italian American culture, I must say, I was a bit exhausted.  So literally hopped on a plane by myself to…