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On-Air » Rick and Len Show » Len's Bio
 Name:
Len Nelson
Hometown:
Minneapolis, MN
Birthday:
Long, long ago in galaxy far, far away...
Why I got into radio:
The money, the chicks, the drugs and the rock n' roll. At least I got the rock n' roll!
Other jobs I've had:
At 16 I worked the hardware department at the very first Target store (the same store I’d been banned for life from a few years earlier for stealing a lighter).
Hobbies:
I golf a lot. I love live music, especially in local clubs. I read lots of books. I like exploring the Upper Midwest and traveling to foreign lands (the WAPL winter trips are very cool). I like to sleep but rarely get enough of it. I also love to cook and I’m very willing to risk a kitchen disaster as long as someone else is willing to clean up afterward. My beautiful 11-year-old daughter (although that may be more of an adventure than a hobby).
Obsessions:
Golf. Politics. Peanut butter sandwiches. My oddly misshapen head.
Strange Phobias:
I’m afraid of meeting WAPL listeners. Just kidding.
Best concerts I've attended:
- The Grateful Dead...a dozen or so shows about which I am a little fuzzy...hmmm
- Stevie Ray Vaughan (seven times, starting with Summerfest in 1984 through the night before he died at Alpine Valley in 1990)
- The Guess Who, Average White Band and Styx, Met Center in Minneapolis, 1974 (my first big arena show)
- Black Sabbath (original lineup with Ozzy), Parade Stadium in Minneapolis, 1976
- Bruce Springsteen, St. Paul Civic Centre, 1978 and again at Soldier Field in Chicago in 1985
- Van Morrison at St. Paul Riverfest, 1982
- Chicago at the St. Paul Civic Centre, 1977 (Terry Kath was still alive)
- Jethro Tull at the St. Paul Civic Centre, 1977
- Peter Tosh and Jimmy Cliff at the Northrup Auditorium in Minneapolis, 1981
- The Who at the St. Paul Civic Center, 1982 (their first farewell tour)
- The Who at Alpine Valley, 1989 (another farewell tour)
- The Rolling Stones at Alpine Valley ,1989
- U2 at the Rosemont Horizon in Chicago, 1990
- Paul McCartney at Soldier Field in Chicago, 1990 (goosebumps!)
- Amnesty International Concert at Rosemont Horizon , 1986 (The Police, U2, Lou Reed, Peter Gabriel, Bryan Adams, Neville Brothers, Joan Baez, Robin Williams)
- Paul Simon at the Rosemont Horizon, 1994
- Simon and Garfunkel at the United Center in Chicago, 2003
- Phil Lesh and Friends (once at the Marcus Amphitheatre and twice at the 10,000 Lakes Music Festival)
- The Radiators (at least 14 times at various locations in a couple of states)
- The Chris Aaron Band at The Roadhouse in Door County, 2000
- The Cool Waters Band final show at Waverly Beach, Menasha, 2007
Death row meal:
Crow. Lots and lots of crow.
People say that I look like:
Walter Becker from Steely Dan. And that dorky guy you used to pick on in middle school.
Cartoon character I'd most like to have sex with:
Are you sick, or what? Then again, those Disney chicks like Jasmine are pretty hot. And Jane or Judy Jetson, maybe even at the same time. I’d do Betty from the Archies, Betty Rubble from the Flintstones, or Betty Boop. Pretty much any Betty, I guess. Come to think of it, even though Underdog’s gal Polly Purebread was an actual dog, I’d spend a night in her doghouse. But you really are sick to even ask, man.
Favorite monkey:
Does this have anything to do with the previous question about Having sex with a cartoon?
Quote:
Any line from John Hiatt’s Icy Blue Heart, especially “Girl, you’re a beauty like I’ve never witnessed And I’ve seen the Northern Lights dancing on air” or “These days we all play calm, cool and collected. Why, our lips could turn blue just shooting the breeze.”
What I'm listening to:
Rick McNeal babbling about something inconsequential.
What I'm watching:
Rick McNeal wiping the dribble from his chin.
What I'm reading:
Another restraining order.
Where I'd rather be right now:
Anywhere but in a tiny room with Rick McNeal. |
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