JUDAS PRIEST - Review Of Jim 'Nostradamus' Bartek's Final Listen Party In Cleveland Available
November 22, 2009, 14 years ago
John Petkovic from Cleveland.com is reporting:
For the first time in 525 days, Jim Bartek will have 103 extra minutes a day to kill.
On Saturday, the 49-year-old Maple Heights man banged his head to the Judas Priest double album "Nostradamus" for the 524th and final time -- after listening to it at least once a day for the previous 523 consecutive days.
The feat gained him international notoriety, thanks to hundreds of articles in newspapers, blogs and magazines such as Rolling Stone.
He ended his streak at the Maple Grove bar in Maple Heights before about 35 people.
"Some think he's crazy," said Bill Peters, a DJ on WJCU FM/88.7 who started spotlighting Bartek's feat on his radio show 500 days ago and attended the event. "But his passion and devotion made him an international cause."The feat even moved Rob Halford. The Judas Priest singer not only sought out Bartek during a Cleveland concert in July, but he also taped a testimonial that was played at Saturday's event:
"You are a special guy . . . You brought a lot of attention to 'Nostradamus' around the world. We got quite a bump from that. Thank you, Jim. Thank you for being a fan."Read more here.
