Nickel Revolution, Candy Floss and the Oscar Crunch Story
Candy Floss was the brainchild of Peter Steinberg and Dale Menten, a short-lived production company with a goal of transforming Twin Cites (Minneapolis-St. Paul,Minnesota) bands into national...
View ArticleNickel Revolution Salutes Dick Clark
The Nickel Revolution played throughout the Midwest from the mid-sixties to 1970, starting with teen clubs and University of Minnesota Frat parties, moving on the all the top venues and appearing in...
View ArticleNickel Revolution Salutes Connie’s Insider-Issue June 7, 1969
Connie’s Insider was the local newspaper for Minneapolis-St Paul bands, clubs and music industry that wanted the “inside” story on the local scene. The paper was published by Coleman “Connie” Hector...
View ArticleMake Plans Now for The Nickel Revolution’s Reunion, Saturday, September 1, 2012
Are you ready for a blast from the past? The 1960s were an awesome time in the history of rock and roll. Four lads (I guess we can say lads in America) from the Robbinsdale,Minnesota area would begin a...
View ArticleNickel Revolution’s Last Gig, March 1970
When you review the history of many 60s rock bands, you will see how many came to a screaching halt in 1969-1970. The greatest factor being the Viet Nam war with many musicians being drafted. When the...
View ArticleRandom Photos and Reunion Reminder-Four Weeks away! September 1, 2012
Scroll Down to see complete details on The Nickel Revolution’s Reunion on Saturday, September 1, 2012. Sharing a few random photos in this post (actually, just an easy way to get your attention and...
View ArticleThe Nickel Revolution as they look TODAY
If you’ve been following the Nickel Revolution blog and looking at the pictures, this post is a reality check. Especially if you are going to the Nickel Revolution Reunion on September 1, 2012. You...
View ArticleMore Photo Fun before The Nickel Revolution Reunion Saturday, September 1, 2012
Yes, still another plug for the reunion as it is two weeks from today! Remember the war protests and “peace love in” fun…the Nickel Revolution did it’s share (as long as it was cash in advance). Jerry...
View ArticleRemembering Ron “Honeybear” Hort
Louie Lenz, Keith Luer, Ron Hort Summer of 2011 It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our good humor man, Ron “Honeybear” Hort, or Bear as we often called him. We will post more...
View Article2013 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2013 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A New York City subway train holds 1,200 people. This blog was viewed about 4,100 times in 2013....
View Article2012 Reunion Photos
Here are some of the photos from the reunion, September 1, 2012. If you have photos you would like to share, send them to Jerry@LenzEntertainmentGroup.com
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