On Today’s Show

A sixteen-year-old girl in Ohio recently called 911 because her father took her phone away.  She claimed it was theft.  But she was quickly reminded by the police that since she’s underage, so having a phone is a privilege . . . not a right.  Her dad said she’ll get it back when her attitude improves.

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A 48-year-old guy named Geoffrey Cassidy was hiding in the bushes outside of a house in Wellington, Florida on Monday, watching a teenage girl in her room.  Luckily the girl’s father was heading out for work and spotted him.

Geoffrey took off running. But here’s what he didn’t realize:  That girl’s dad is a former NFL player named Tony Beckham, who played from 2002 through 2007 with the Tennessee Titans.

And Tony was a cornerback . . . which means it was literally his job to chase people who were running away from him. So Tony easily caught him and held him until the cops got there.  Oh, and somehow Geoffrey wound up with a black eye and a busted lip in the process.

He’s been charged with lewd and lascivious behavior.

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ENTERTAINMENT

• “Glass” (PG-13, Drama/Mystery):  Security guard David Dunn uses his supernatural abilities to track Kevin Wendell Crumb, a disturbed man who has twenty-four personalities.

(James McAvoy, Sarah Paulson, Bruce Willis)

• “The Last Man” (R-Rated, Action/Adventure):  A combat veteran with PTSD and hallucinations fortifies his home and builds a secret underground shelter due to doomsday-like weather changes. He gets a security job to pay for it and his boss’ cute daughter for company.

(Hayden Christensen, Harvey Keitel)

“Dog the Bounty Hunter” and Beth Chapman are returning to TV.  “Dog’s Most Wanted” will begin production early this year.  In the 10-part series, the husband-and-wife duo will hunt down fugitives that appear on the FBI, U.S. Marshals and States’ lists. The show also marks Dog and Beth’s return to work following her cancer news. The 51-year-old was diagnosed with stage II throat cancer in September 2017, but was pronounced to be cancer-free two months later. Then, in November of last year, she underwent emergency surgery and doctors discovered her cancer had returned.

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TODAY IS……………….

“Maintenance Day”, honoring all janitors and building maintenance personnel.

“Winnie the Pooh Day”, honoring the birthday of “Winnie-the-Pooh” author AA Milne (1882-1956) in London UK. (Disney says thanks for the profits, dude.)

1788, the first British people showed up on AUSTRALIA to start a PRISON COLONY.

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COUNTRY MUSIC NOTE

January 18^th, 2006   Keith Urban’s album “Be Here” goes triple-platinum

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Would You Want Your Ashes Pressed into a Vinyl Record When You Die?

Have you thought about what you want to happen to your body when you die?  Well here’s an idea:

According to a new survey, one out of four people under 25 say they’d love for their ashes to get pressed into a VINYL RECORD when they die.

A company that does it has been around since 2010, and the process isn’t that complex . . . the pops and crackles on the record would be ‘you.

About half would want their ashes made into a DIAMOND.

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TODAY’S GOOD NEWS

If you haven’t seen this yet, a bus driver in Milwaukee named Irena Ivic was in the middle of her shift last month when she saw a toddler walking across an overpass ALONE.  (Her last name is pronounced Eev-ich.)

This was all back on December 22nd, but we’re hearing about it now after the city posted footage last week.  The little girl was in a onesie in her bare feet, and it was -2 celcius the day it happened.

As soon as Irena saw her, she pulled over, ran across the street, and grabbed her.  Then a passenger brought a coat up to the front of the bus to help warm her up.

They all waited there until cops showed up, and the kid ended up falling asleep in Irena’s arms.

Apparently, the kid’s mom has some mental health issues.  The dad thinks she left her outside while they were at church, and she wandered off.

Last Thursday, the city gave Irena an award for stepping up to help, calling her actions “humanity at its best.”

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BIRTHDAYS

[64] Kevin Costner, actor

(58) Mark Messier (former National Hockey League player)

[39] Jason Segal, actor (Marshall – “How I Met Your Mother”)

SATURDAY-
Country singer Dolly Parton is 73

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Want to Fall Asleep Faster? Try Writing a To-Do List Before Bed

Obviously, anxiety is one of the main things that keeps us up at night.  When you’re stressed, you just lie there thinking of all the stuff you need to do the next day.  So it makes sense why this might help . . .

A new study found the easiest way to fall asleep faster is to make a TO-DO LIST before bed, of all the stuff you need to accomplish over the next few days.

Psychologists at Baylor University monitored the sleep patterns of about 60 people between the ages of 18 and 30.

Half of them spent five minutes writing to-do lists before they went to bed.  The other half made a list of all the things they’d accomplished that day.

And the ones who made to-do lists fell asleep nine minutes faster.  Which might not seem like much, but it’s on par with what some prescription sleep meds can do.

It doesn’t have to be a long list.  Even a few bullet points can help.  But it’s even better if you’re thorough.

People who wrote longer, more specific to-do lists fell asleep faster than people who wrote shorter, more general ones.

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RANDOM REPORT

1. Isaac Newtonbelieved the world would end in 2060 . . . not based on his scientific studies or findings, but based on the extreme religious beliefs he developed late in his life.

2.  Only two American artists have made a music video for over $1 million in the past decade:  Madonna’svideo for “Give Me All Your Luvin'”in 2012 cost $1.5 million, and Gwen Stefani’s “Make Me Like You” in 2016 cost $4 million.

3. Scooby-Doo was originally named “Too Much” . . . and there was talk of making him a small, feisty dog instead of a Great Dane.

4. The blood that Alfred Hitchcockused in the shower scene in “Psycho” was chocolate syrup . . . it looked more like blood in black-and-white than anything else they could find.

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Chocolate Is a Better Cough Suppressant Than Cough Medicine?

We’re right in the middle of cold-and-flu season.  So, here’s a hack you’ll definitely want to try if you’re fighting a cough . . .

According to a new study, CHOCOLATE might be a better cough suppressant than actual cough medicine.

Researchers in England took over people with coughs and either gave them cough medicine with codeine, or a chocolate-based medicine called “Rococo.”

And two days later, the people who used the chocolatey stuff reported a “significant improvement” in their symptoms compared to the people who took normal cough medicine.

A previous study found it might have to do with a certain alkaloid in chocolate that works as a cough suppressant.

So does this mean that just EATING chocolate can help with a cough?  Apparently the answer is YES, it can. The researchers used a chocolate-based medicine in the study, but say that sucking on a piece of chocolate can help too.

However, downing a load of hot chocolate won’t have the same effect as cocoa isn’t in contact with the throat for long enough to form the protective coating.

Instead, you’re better off sucking on a piece of dark chocolate which has less sugar and fat than the milky version — as well as higher doses of cocoa.

A Nutritionist says that she believes chocolate’s zinc may also play a role in fighting discomfort.

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FRIDAY JANUARY 18^TH                                          

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS

[64] Kevin Costner, actor

(58) Mark Messier (former National Hockey League player)

[39] Jason Segal, actor (Marshall – “How I Met Your Mother”)

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1. NHL

Toronto           4          Tampa Bay      2

Nashville         5          Winnipeg         1

The Chatham Maroons are on the road in St Thomas at 7:30pm

2. Queen Elizabeth’s husband PRINCE PHILIPis 97, and yesterday, he flipped his SUV in an accident.  Fortunately, no one was seriously injured.  He hit another car, and FLIPPED OVER.  That other car was carrying two women and a baby . . . and thankfully, it seems like everyone will be okay, although one of the women had a broken arm.

Philip said that he couldn’t see because he was, quote, “dazzled by the sun.”

When he was pulled from the wreckage, he was “conscious . . . but very, very shocked and shaken.”

3. • “Glass” (PG-13, Drama/Mystery):  Security guard David Dunn uses his supernatural abilities to track Kevin Wendell Crumb, a disturbed man who has twenty-four personalities.

(James McAvoy, Sarah Paulson, Bruce Willis)

• “The Last Man” (R-Rated, Action/Adventure):  A combat veteran with PTSD and hallucinations fortifies his home and builds a secret underground shelter due to doomsday-like weather changes. He gets a security job to pay for it and his boss’ cute daughter for company.

(Hayden Christensen, Harvey Keitel)

4. Someone put a wooden statue of Bigfoot in the woods along the side of a road in Mocksville, North Carolina recently.  And it prompted several 911 calls.  Here are some locals talking about their reaction when they saw it.

5. Australia is sweltering under record-breaking temperatures as an extreme heat wave continues to sweep across the country, causing wildlife to die and fruit to cook from the inside out.

The past four days are in Australia’s top ten warmest days on record.

South Australia’s Port Augusta hit 48.5 degrees Celsius (119 F) on Tuesday, the highest since records began in 1962. The town of Tarcoola in South Australia reached a sweltering 49 C (120 F).

Elsewhere, temperatures stayed well above 40 C (104 F) and the hot weather is expected to last through Friday. One town in northwestern Australia, Marble Bar, suffering through 22 consecutive days of temperatures above 40 C, at one point almost reaching 50 C (122 F).

The high temperatures are taking an increasing toll on the country’s flora and fauna. In the Murray-Darling River Basin across the southeast, more than a million dead fish have been washed up on the banks.

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RILEY GREEN TRYING TO KEEP UP WITH SUCCESS OF HIT SINGLE

Riley Green was making and releasing music long before he signed his record deal, so now to finally have his first Top 15 song with his debut single, “There Was This Girl,” is thrilled to say the least. He tells us that his career feels like it’s in full swing:

“There Was This Girl” is available on Riley’s EP, In A Truck Somewhere. He’s planning to release his first full-length studio album later this year.

MAREN MORRIS ANNOUNCES ALL-FEMALE ‘GIRL’ WORLD TOUR

Maren Morris just released her brand new single, called “Girl,” yesterday (Thursday, January 17th) and now she’s shared the news of her headlining Girl: The World Tour, which kicks off on March 9th in Chicago.

The 40-plus date trek will play both in the U.S. and internationally, and will feature special guests Cassadee Pope and RaeLynn.

Maren’s new single, “Girl,” is the first release from her upcoming sophomore album. She co-wrote it with Sarah Aarons, one of the writers on “The Middle,” and it’s about a particular situation in Maren’s life.

5/11/19          Detroit, MI                                          The Fillmore Detroit

KACEY MUSGRAVES, DAN + SHAY TO PERFORM ON GRAMMYS

Kacey Musgraves and Dan + Shay are among the first round of performers set for this year’s Grammy Awards.

Kacey is nominated for four awards, including overall Album of the Year and Best Country Album for Golden Hour, as well as Best Country Solo Performance for “Butterflies” and Best Country Song for “Space Cowboy.”

Dan + Shay are up for their very first Grammy for Best Country Duo/Group Performance for “Tequila.”

The 61st Annual Grammy Awards will be broadcast live from the Staples Center in Los Angeles on February 10th at 8 p.m. ET on CBS.

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This post was written by Dave Palmer