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Jehv Maravilla, 21, and his friend Christian Toledo, 25, placed their poster in the Pearland, Texas McDonalds after noticing a lack of Asian representation in the marketing materials. The pair concocted a scheme that involved buying McDonalds uniforms from goodwill and creating fake badges to have their sign placed in the store. The sign remained in the store unnoticed for 51 days until they posted about their prank on Twitter, where it went viral.

Now, they’re being rewarded for their stunt. On The Ellen DeGeneres Show, the two men found out that McDonalds wants more Asian-American representation in their marketing, and is going to feature both in an upcoming campaign. But the good news doesn’t end there — each will be given a $25,000 check for their participation in the promotion.

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A woman in Michigan took away her 15-year-old’s iphone as punishment in April.  But her ex-husband reported it as a theft, and the woman was arrested.

The cops came and arrested Jodie . . . which included cuffing her, separating her from her four-week-old baby, and keeping her in jail for two hours.  The prosecutors charged her with two counts of larceny, which could get her six months in prison.

So this actually went to TRIAL last week.  Fortunately, sanity prevailed a few minutes into the trial, when the judge found out it was just a mom punishing her daughter and immediately dismissed the charges.

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ENTERTAINMENT

“The House with a Clock in Its Walls” was #1 at the box office this weekend, earning $26.9 million.  That’s at least $5 million more than it was expected to get.

Meanwhile, Michael Moore’s latest documentary “Fahrenheit 11/9” bombed, making only $3.1 million.  It’s a political documentary, so it wasn’t expected to be a blockbuster.

1. NEW:  “The House with a Clock in Its Walls”, $26.9 million.
2. “A Simple Favor”, $10.4 million.  Up to $32.6 million in its 2nd week.
3. “The Nun”, $10.3 million.  Up to $100.9 million in its 3rd week.
4. “The Predator”, $8.7 million.  Up to $40.4 million in its 2nd week.
5. “Crazy Rich Asians”, $6.5 million.  Up to $159.4 million in its 6th week.

No winning ticket was sold for the $60 million jackpot in Friday night’s Lotto Max draw.

However, there were also 15 Maxmillions prizes of $1 million each up for grabs, and five of them were won. The jackpot for the next Lotto Max draw on Sept. 28 will remain at approximately $60 million, but the number of Maxmillions prizes offered will increase to 28.

TODAY IS……………….

1988 [30] Bobby McFerrin’s ‘Don’t Worry Be Happy’ becomes the first a cappella song to hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100.

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COUNTRY MUSIC NOTE

SEPTEMBER 24^TH, 1994          Joe Diffie‘s “Third Rock From The Sun” hit # 1

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TODAY’S GOOD NEWS

There’s a 47-year-old guy in San Antonio named Wesley Ryan who used to tool around town in a white 1993 Ford Mustang.  And he loved that car more than pretty much anything, except his family.

About 17 years ago, he decided to SELL it to pay off medical bills after his wife Laura was diagnosed with ovarian cancer.

The good news is her treatments worked, and she’s been cancer free for 13 years now.  Which is all that really matters.  But he always missed that car.

So their two kids . . . who are now in their 20s . . . recently managed to track down the Mustang’s new owner.  And last month, they bought it BACK for him.

There’s a video of them surprising him with it.  And as soon as he sees it, he starts crying.  But he wasn’t just emotional about the car.

He told a local paper that doing what they did proves his kids are good people.  And knowing he and his wife raised them right is the, quote, “strongest, most powerful feeling that a parent can have.”

(There’s also another weird part to the story.  It turns out the woman they bought the car from was selling it because her mom ALSO just got diagnosed with ovarian cancer.  So once again, the money is going to help pay off medical bills.)

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BIRTHDAYS

[72] Charles Edward “Mean Joe” Greene, retired NFL player (Pittsburgh Steelers 1969 -81)/two-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year/five first-team All-Pro selections/ten Pro Bowl appearances/considered one of the greatest defensive linemen ever/classic Coke commercial:  “Hey kid, catch!”

[56] Nia Vardalos, Winnipeg MB, movie actress/screenwriter (“My Life in Ruins”, “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” franchise)

A Senior Citizen Helps Fight Off Three Armed Robbers

Security video filmed three robbers storming a betting parlor in Ireland.  Two were carrying hammers and one had a gun.  There were three customers, and two of them hit the floor . . . but the third guy, a feisty senior citizen, didn’t.

He went behind the counter and started tangling with one of the robbers, and didn’t give up until he chased him out of the store.  And then he came back in and mixed it up with another guy until he left.

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Top Five Destinations on Our Bucket List

A recent survey by AARP found that 46% of older Americans have a bucket list.  And traveling is the #1 thing we want to do by far.  83% of people with a bucket list said they have at least one destination on there.

Here are the five most popular INTERNATIONAL destinations we want to visit . . .

1. Australia.
2. Italy.
3. The U.K., or Ireland.
4. France.
5. The Caribbean.  Africa is next, followed by Canada.

But the good news is that FANTASIZING about a bucket list trip is half the fun.  The survey found dreaming about a trip is just as enjoyable as going on the trip.

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MONDAY SEPTEMBER 24^TH     

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS

[72] Charles Edward “Mean Joe” Greene, retired NFL player (Pittsburgh Steelers 1969 -81)/two-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year/five first-team All-Pro selections/ten Pro Bowl appearances/considered one of the greatest defensive linemen ever/classic Coke commercial:  “Hey kid, catch!”

[56] Nia Vardalos, Winnipeg MB, movie actress/screenwriter (“My Life in Ruins”, “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” franchise)

1. Tiger Woods won his first PGA title since 2013 yesterday, at the Tour Championship in Atlanta.  The crowd was going crazy as he and Rory McIlroy made their way to the 18th green, and completely surrounded them at one point.  Tiger’s almost 43, he’s had major back problems, and you know about the scandals.

2. Detroit Lions 26, New England Patriots 10

Clay Matthews of the Packers said the NFL is getting SOFT after he was flagged for hitting Redskins quarterback Alex Smith.  The league said it was the correct call because Clay fell on Alex, but Clay said it was “a football play.”

Tonight’s Monday Night Football games on ESPN:

Pittsburgh Steelers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (8:15 p.m. ET)

3. “The House with a Clock in Its Walls” was #1 at the box office this weekend, earning $26.9 million.  Meanwhile, Michael Moore’spolitical documentary “Fahrenheit 11/9” bombed, making only $3.1 million.

4. No winning ticket was sold for the $60 million jackpot in Friday night’s Lotto Max draw.

However, there were also 15 Maxmillions prizes of $1 million each up for grabs, and five of them were won. The jackpot for the next Lotto Max draw on Sept. 28 will remain at approximately $60 million, but the number of Maxmillions prizes offered will increase to 28.

ERIC CHURCH IS READY TO ‘DOUBLE DOWN’ WITH NEW TOUR – (09/24/2018)

Eric Church will support his upcoming studio album, Desperate Man,  due out on October 5th, with a tour in the new year. The 2019 Double Down tour will visit 19 cities, where he will perform two shows in each city, with the exception of Nashville, where he will play one show at Nissan Stadium.

In keeping with Eric’s commitment to giving his fan club, the Church Choir, priority access, they will be able to purchase tickets during the fan club presale. To keep scalpers at bay and to ensure tickets end up in the hands of real fans, after the fan club presale, tickets will be sold during Ticketmaster’s Verified Fan presale. All fans interested in priority access to tickets should get verified.

The Desperate Man album is available for preorder now, with the title track, “Heart Like A Wheel” and “Monsters” available upon preorder.

FAST FACTS

February 15, 2019   Detroit, MI                 Little Caesars Arena+
February 16, 2019   Detroit, MI                 Little Caesars Arena+

JENNIFER NETTLES HEADED TO THE BIG SCREEN – (09/17/2018)

Sugarland’s Jennifer Nettles is joining the cast of an upcoming feature film called Harriet, about the life of Harriet Tubman.

Leading up to this project, Nettles has played Dolly Parton’s mother, Avie Lee Parton, in the 2015 TV-movie Dolly Parton’s Coat of Many Colors and on Broadway in early 2015, starring as Roxie Hart in Chicago.

Harriet is scheduled to start shooting in Virginia next month.

Jason Aldean – introduced a video tribute to the victims of the mass shooting at the Route 91 Harvest Festival in Vegas from the stage of the 2018 iHeartRadio Music Festival.  The video also paid tribute to first responders.  Aldean said:  “On behalf of myself, my family and my family in the country music community, I want to say thank you to the city of Las Vegas for your courage, strength and kindness.  Tonight, we are all proud to be Vegas Strong.”

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This post was written by Dave Palmer