Cheers (season 1) People", intended to satirize "the lifestyle of old decadent old-money WASPs," but, to meet producers' demands, they rewrote the lyrics to be about "likeable losers" in a Boston bar. The show's producers rejected this song, as well as later songs that Portnoy and Angelo wrote. When Portnoy and Hart Angelo heard that NBC had commissioned thirteen episodes, they created "Where Everybody Knows Your Name", and rewrote the lyrics. "Cheers" was first broadcast at 9:00pm (Eastern) / 8:00pm (Central) on Thursday during fall 1982, which later became NBC's Must See TV, which followed the hour-long musical series "Fame" and preceded another
Elan Portnoy on the local KKFI Radio station. They draw inspiration from bands like The Rolling Stones, The Kinks and The Yardbirds. The band is currently working on a full-length album on Russian Winter Records and an area tour. Between 1982 and 1985, Portnoy was the lead guitarist for The Fuzztones. This 80s Garage/Psychedelic band was the first US band in the genre to tour Europe and the UK in 1985. The Fuzztones regularly appeared at The Peppermint Lounge, Irvin Plaza, CBGB, and The Dive. They also appeared at The Elixir Festival in Brittany, France, in 1985 alongside The Clash and Midnight