Backstage with Ron Onesti: Movie Stars Turned Musicians
Ron Onesti: Movie Stars Turned Musicians I am not ashamed to say that at times, I am star struck. Many of my peers in show biz make it a point to show that the stars they…
Backstage with Ron Onesti: A “Religious” Thanksgiving in Sin City
Ron Onesti: A “Religious” Thanksgiving in Sin City I have just returned from Las Vegas as I sometimes produce special events and concerts out there. This was yet another great experience in one of my absolute…
Backstage with Ron Onesti: A Beach Party Birthday with Frankie Avalon
Ron Onesti: A Beach Party Birthday with Frankie Avalon I can’t tell you how many people come up to me and say, “What a cool job you have”! They see me on stage, hanging with celebs…
Backstage with Ron Onesti: Rich Little…Impersonator or Imposter
Ron Onesti: Rich Little: Impersonator or imposter With all this quarantine stuff that went on during the early days of the Pandemic, I still put in twelve-hour workdays! The good news was that I also watched…
Backstage with Ron Onesti: My “Rock and Roll Roots”
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…
Backstage with Ron Onesti: “American Bandstand,” a Sock Hop in the Sky
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,…
Backstage with the Arcada Theatre’s Ron Onesti: The “Flavors” of Life
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…
Backstage with Ron Onesti: We will miss you Ronnie!
Ron Onesti: We will miss you, Ronnie! In my humble opinion, few individuals embody the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame the way ’60s girl-group superstar Ronnie Spector did. We lost Ronnie to cancer last…
Backstage with Ron Onesti: Baby It’s Cold Outside, But Here’s How To Stay Warm!
Ron Onesti: “Baby It’s Cold Outside”, but here’s how to stay warm! How many times have we sat on our couches looking outside into our snow-peaked yards and stayed home from work as Chi-town-area temps hit…
Backstage with Ron Onesti: Oh THATS’s Hugh Jackman
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…