Roar on the Shore has tapped stuntman Robbie Knievel, the son of Evel Knievel, to lead its 2010 bike parade on July 15.
Following in his famous father’s foot-on-the-accelerator path, Robbie has completed more than 250 professional jumps. He’s flown over the Grand Canyon and the Caesars Palace Fountain in Las Vegas.
In May, Knievel will attempt to jump 16 double-deckert busses at Wembley Stadium in London.
Roar on the Shore also announced that 2010 proceeds will benefit SafeNet’s Big Backyard Children’s Garden. The garden is a $300,000 project that will provide a safe, peaceful outdoor enviroment for children.
The fourth annual Roar on the Shore unfolds July 15-17 in downtown Erie. No bands have been announced yet, however Hollywood Nights, a Bob Seger tribute, is definitely on the bill.
Hey, I love the Who — they are one of rock’s greatest bands. So I had no problem with their Super Bowl set, which featured shortened versions of their best-known songs (except for “My Generation,” which would have opened them up to too many jokes).
Roger Daltrey can’t hit the high notes, like he once did but he sure nailed the climactic scream in “Won’t Get Fooled Again.” Pete Townshend looked old as hell but was in fine windmill form.
Now that the Stones, Paul McCartney, the Who, Motown’s best, and Springsteen/E Street Band, among others have played, who’s left?
Well, Led Zeppelin, for one, but you know they won’t do it. Simon & Garfunkel are still around but probably too folksy for a Super Bowl crowd. Pink Floyd would be awesome but I can’t see that happening. The Police are back in mothballs.
I wouldn’t be surprised if the Super Bowl goes more current, serving up, say, Beyonce, who was a powerhouse at the Grammy Awards and can probably be counted on to not have a clothing malfunction. I can also seeing it go country: Kenny Chesney, perhaps, or even Jimmy Buffett.
Movie fans should hustle over to Tinseltown to catch “An Education.” It leaves Thursday, playing just a week. But it’s a terrific film that deserves to be up for Best Picture.
Carey Mulligan lights up the screen like a young Audrey Hepburn, playing a girl who wants to go to Oxford but seduced by a charming, 30-ish man. If there was any justice, she’d beat out Sandra Bullock, the odds-on-favorite to win for her well-done but nonetheless one-note performance in “The Blind Side.” Mulligan’s role was more demanding and complex.
Fortunately, “Crazy Heart” is holding over. Catch that, too. Jeff Bridges should be a lock to win as an alcoholic country singer who’s seen better days. He gave his all to this role; it’s not a pretty sight seeing him curled up around a toliet in his underwear after puking. He’s sensational, though the film is pretty standard stuff.
Pittsburgh’s Post-Gazette Pavilion has changed its name to First Niagara Pavilion for 2010. The first announced shows are all country, part of the Country Megaticket series. Right now you can only buy tickets for the entire series ($150 to $675). Individual shows go on sale later.
The series: Sugarland, Jake Owen, Danny Gokey (May 14); Montgomery Gentry, Jamey Johnson, Little Big Town, Jack Ingram, Eric Church, Eli Young Band (May 29); Brad Paisley, Darius Rucker (June 12); Tim McGraw, Lady Antebellum, Love & Theft (July 8); Brooks & Dunn, Gary Allan (July 30); Toby Keith (Aug. 22); and Rascal Flatts, Kellie Pickler (Sept. 17).
For more details, visit www.megaticket.com.
Blossom Music Center near Cleveland will present the same country tickets with the same artists — just on different dates.
Its lineup: Montgomery Gentry, Jamey Johnson, et. all (May 20); Sugarland, Luke Bryan (June 5); Toby Keith (June 20); Brooks & Dunn, Gary Allan (July 9); Brad Paisley, Darius Rucker (July 23); Tim McGraw, Lady Antebellum, Love & Theft (Aug. 5); Rascal Flatts, Kellie Pickler (Sept. 16).
Check www.megaticket.com for more.



