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5.13.2002
RICHARD QUINN
Richard Quinn,
the vastly diversified videographer, web designer
and musical performer, who recently played at the
Max's benefit,is also an independent producer for
WRCR1300 AM,and just launched two fab radio shows
on that station, and can now be heard Sunday between
6-7pm, The Rockland Community Arts, which features
classical music including symphonic, string quartet
and operatic selections for your enjoyment and an
upcoming Jazz half hour, called " All that Jazz."
The two year old
station,just relocated to Nanuet Mall in Rockland
off Rte 59, and all are welcome to stop by and see
the DJs and live show at the Mall. For more information
on this innovative and hip station, click here
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5.09.2002
WE WANT YOUR MAX'S STORIES!
Have you got a great story to tell about Max's Kansas City?
Is it interesting? Outrageous even? Because just when
you thought High
on Rebellion, Yvonne Sewall-Ruskin's excellent published
account of the Max's years, was the definitive story,
we at Maxskansascity.com got to thinking there is
probably a whole lot more to tell - enough, in fact,
to produce an entirely new book. So whether you hung
out at Max's with Andy Warhol, David Bowie or Francesco
Scavullo or not - and, seriously, we're not just looking
for celeb tales here - we want to hear your stories,
with a view to publication. "They HAVE to be interesting!"
Yvonne cheerily instructs, to which the rest of the
Max's editorial team soberly adds: "Non libelous,
absent of malice and, hopefully, TRUE!" Yvonne will
lead a Max's editorial panel to periodically award
a Max's Kansas City T-shirt to the sender of the story
(or stories) the panel deems most engaging, while
the author of every story used in the proposed book
will be credited in the publication. It is the editorial
team's hope to feature periodically submitted stories
on the Max's website.
IMPORTANT: Submit your stories only to: maxtales@hotmail.com.
Only those stories sent to this address will be considered.
Submission will be deemed permission by the author
to publish.
- Dave Candler (maxskansascity.com)
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5.8.2002
Aerosmith fly Max's flag on MTV
Aerosmith paid homage to their Max's Kansas City roots
in an MTV tribute to the band, entitled Icons. Steven
Tyler and Co., who secured their first record deal
with Columbia after Clive Davis saw them at a show
at Max's in 1971,
performed in front of a backdrop emblazoned with the
Max's logo above the Aerosmith wings emblem. The backdrop
was later autographed by each member of the band and
is now with Max's Project President Yvonne Sewall-Ruskin
in New York for safekeeping - a gift from the band.
 During Aerosmith's typically high-powered set, Steven Tyler
introduced the song Train Kept A Rollin' by saying,
"We're going to do a song that we did at Max's Kansas
City, and our manager back then, Frank Connelly, said,
"The last song ... tell them the name of the song
is We Don't Want To [expletive deleted] You Lady,
We Just Want To Eat Your Sandwiches."
The MTV show, which also featured Kid Rock, Pink,
Train, Shakira and Nas, was recorded in Los Angeles.
In a pre-recorded interview, Tyler said, "We're still
in the same band together, and we're still the same
babies that were in the sandbox in 1972 ... as it
is now in the year 2002."
Max's Project President Yvonne Sewall-Ruskin was thrilled
by the Icons show, commenting, "It was great to see
the band playing in front of the Max's name. It looked
fabulous."
 It's unconfirmed that Tyler uttered a "Thank you, Mickey'
during the performance - but if true, it can be safely
assumed the singer was referring to Mickey Ruskin,
the late Max's owner and Sewall-Ruskin's former husband,
who died in 1983.
"Someone else who saw the show said they heard Steven
say 'Thanks, Mickey,' but I didn't hear it," Sewall-Ruskin
said. Read a review of the Aerosmith Icons show on
the band's website. Click here
- Dave Candler (maxskansascity.com)
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