On Today’s Show

The Kentucky Derby has been around for 145 years, but on Saturday it made history . . . and NOT in a good way.

For the first time in more than 50 years, the fastest horse . . . the one that crossed the finish line first . . . DIDN’T win.  That horse, Maximum Security, was disqualified for swerving into the path of two of the other horses.  That’s a no-no.  Apparently.

Officials spent 22 minutes looking into it, and ultimately UPHELD the objection . . . disqualified Maximum Security . . . and named the runner-up Country House the winner.

Country House took the $1.86 million prize . . . By the way, Country House entered with 65-1 odds . . . making him the 2nd-longest to win the Kentucky Derby in the 145-year history of the race.  Back in 1913, Donerail won, despite having 91.5-1 odds.

In 145 years, only ONE other Kentucky Derby winner was disqualified.  That was back in 1968, when a horse named Dancer’s Image won . . . but was stripped of his title several days later after the horse failed a post-race DRUG TEST.

This was the first time a horse was ever disqualified on-site, for breaking the rules

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Officials in Albuquerque are warning people who went to a spa last year and got ‘vampire facials’ . . . that’s where you get plasma from your own blood injected into your face, to look younger.  The spa’s closed now, but apparently, they didn’t clean the syringes correctly, and two people contracted HIV.  Here are some locals and a doctor from another spa.

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ENTERTAINMENT

To the surprise of NO ONE, “Avengers: Endgame” is still CLEANING UP at the box office.  It made another $145.8 million in its second week, which runs its total up to $619.7 million.

And it’s now the second-highest-grossing movie of all time, with $2.189 billion worldwide.

It just passed “Titanic”, which earned $2.187 billion . . . but still trails “Avatar”, which made $2.8 billion.

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Susan Sarandon has signed up for “Bad Moms’ Moms”. She’ll reprise her role in the spin-off of the 2017 comedy movie, “A Bad Moms Christmas”, for the new film focusing on the mothers of the original moms in the film. Christine Baranski and Cheryl Hines will also reprise their roles in the upcoming sequel.

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TODAY IS……………….

• “Nurses Week” begins, celebrated each year May 6-to-12 surrounding the birth date of Florence Nightingale. The USA observes “National Nurses Day” today while “International Nurses Day” is May 12th.

• “International No Diet Day”, created in 1992 by UK advocacy group Diet Breakers to help people appreciate the body they have.

2004 Much-hyped series finalé of “Friends” airs on NBC-TV (52.46 million viewers)

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COUNTRY MUSIC NOTE

Bon Jovi claimed the Number One spot on the Billboard country chart with the Jennifer Nettles collaboration “Who Says You Can’t Go Home” in 2006.

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Average Couch Has Been Napped on 36 Times, and Has $1.55 Hiding in It

A new survey of 2,000 Americans found the average sofa is six years old . . . and has $1.55 in change hiding in the cushions.

It’s also been napped on 36 times (seems low) . . . CRIED on 17 times . . . gone through 32 extended hangouts with friends and family . . . and been through 21 sick days.

Here are four more stats from the survey . . .

1. 70% of Americans said they like their current couch and think it’s comfortable.

2. On average, people said you should graduate to more “grown up” furniture by the time you’re 28 years old.

3. The top furniture purchases that make us feel grown up are a dining room table and chairs, a nice couch, and a good mattress.

4. And the top pieces of furniture we’d like to replace are our mattress, our couch, our bed frame, our dining room table, and our TV stand.

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RANDOM REPORT

1. Kate Winsletkeeps her Oscar in her bathroom so her guests can make fake acceptance speeches in the mirror without being embarrassed.

2. The average factory worker in 1890 was putting in a 100-HOUR workweek.

3. Lou Bega. . . the guy who made the song “Mambo No. 5” . . . isn’t from Cuba or any other Latin country.  His name is David Lubega, he was born in Germany, and he’s half Italian, half Ugandan.  He was inspired to make the song after a trip to Miami.

4. Most watches are set to 10:10 in advertisements because it gives a nice symmetrical look, it makes sure the hands aren’t blocking the company’s logo on the watch, AND it sort of makes it look like the watch is “smiling.”

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TODAY’S GOOD NEWS

An 88-year-woman in Vancouver has been waving to schoolchildren from her window for the past 12 years, and now that she’s moving into an assisted living home, hundreds of the children who knew her want to say goodbye.

Tinney Davidson has lived in Comox since 2007, when she and her husband bought a house near Highland Secondary School. Every morning, as students walked in front of their house on their way to class, she would offer up a friendly wave. Many of the kids waved back, and thus it became somewhat of a ritual.

“I just liked the look of the children they all looked in and I thought, ‘If they’re looking in, I’ll wave to them,’  and that’s how it started.”

After her husband passed away, Tinney maintained the daily practice. The children even sent her Valentine’s Day cards and gifts in 2016 to demonstrate just how much they appreciated her.

“You know, it’s just, ‘Love you, you’re wonderful, you’re amazing,’ love and kisses and everything else,” she said about the gesture.

When the children became aware that “Waving Granny” was moving into an assisted living home, they again showed up to repay her for her kindness. 400 students at the nearby secondary school congregated on Davidson’s front lawn to say goodbye.

The children gave her flowers and let her know just how much her kindness has meant to them.

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BIRTHDAYS

[74] Bob Seger, Dearborn MI, singer

[64] Tom Bergeron, TV host

[58] George Clooney, actor

[27] Brendan Gallagher, NHL hockey player (Montréal Canadiens)

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WHAT NURSES WEAR….

Jessica Anderson ran the London Marathon trying to beat the world record for the fastest marathon time for a woman wearing a nurse’s uniform.

Jess, who is a nurse herself, beat the current record – of three hours, eight minutes and 54 seconds – by 22 seconds. This wasn’t enough to make her a record breaker though.

That’s because she did it wearing medical scrubs – and Guinness World Records said this does not meet its criteria for a nurse’s uniform.

When Jess was training for the marathon she realized that the record time for the fastest nurse to run a marathon was very close to her personal best.

She told Guinness World Records that she wanted to challenge the record and sent in photos of her in the uniform, so officials could track her during the race.

But she was told she would not be eligible for a record if she ran in her scrubs because they did not “meet the criteria”. An official explained to her: “For the purposes of this record, the nurse’s uniform must include: a blue or white nurse dress, a white pinafore apron, a traditional white nurse’s cap. Tights are optional.”

She says these costume rules would apply to men or women wanting to run in a nurse’s uniform for a record bid. Jess wrote back asking them to reconsider what she calls this “outdated and frankly quite sexist” attitude for future races.

She pointed out that almost all the nurses on her ward wear scrubs.

A representative for Guinness World Records explained to Jess that this is too similar to their requirements for a doctor’s uniform: scrubs, white coat and stethoscope.

While Jess knows this might not seem like the biggest problem in the world, but she thinks it “really has an impact on the public perception of nursing”.

She says it’s a modern profession that is open to both men and women, so the idea that nurses have to wear a dress and pinafore is “baffling”.

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Army Vet Lost 44 Pounds Only Drinking Beer for Lent, Inspired by Monks

An Ohio man didn’t eat any food for 46 days. Instead, he spent Lent downing craft beer.

Del Hall, who says he drinks beer for a living, works at Cincinnati’s Fifty West Brewing Company. Hall wasn’t buzzed because he spaced out the alcoholic beverages throughout each day. The army veteran lost 44 pounds over the course of about 40 days after being inspired to try an old Catholic tradition.

“Being a beer guy, you always hear this story about the monks in Bavaria, like in the 1600s, that they gave up all solid food for Lent and they only drank this special kind of beer that they called doppelbock. It’s got a lot of nutrients in it, a lot of carbohydrates, and a lot of sugar.”

He was constantly monitored by a doctor during his fast to make sure his health was sound. “My health is so much better. My blood pressure. My cholesterol. Everything has improved over what I was eating before of the standard American diet,”.

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COMPLAINT DEPARTMENT:
It turns out that there is an upside to all that complaining you hear from your co-workers the minute the boss leaves the room.  It shows you who your friends are.

A communications professor at the University of Arizona who researches workplace friendships, says the moment when you realize you can openly complain about work with a co-worker is the moment at which you tip over into “friend” territory.

Like all friendships which involve a shared trust, workplace friendships get more serious when co-workers feel free to “get real” and be honest with each other about the issues they are facing.

Sure, unbridled negativity at work can result in poor morale, but having someone to confide in about workplace issues can also be a positive thing if it results in closer relationships with co-workers.

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MONDAY MAY 6^TH                                          

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS

[74] Bob Seger, Dearborn MI, singer

[64] Tom Bergeron, TV host

[58] George Clooney, actor

[27] Brendan Gallagher, NHL hockey player (Montréal Canadiens)

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1. NHL

St Louis                 4              Dallas                    1              (Series tied at 3. Game 7 tomorrow night)

MLB

Texas                    10           Toronto                2

Detroit                  5              KC                           2

NBA

Toronto Raptors 101, Philadelphia 76ers 96 — Series tied at 2-2

Denver Nuggets 116, Portland Trail Blazers 112 — Series tied at 2-2

2. A horse named Country Housewon the 145th Kentucky Derby on Saturday, even though he was NOT the first to cross the finish line.  Another horse, Maximum Security, finished first, but was later disqualified on a technicality.

3. “Avengers: Endgame” made another $145.8 million in its second week, which runs its total up to $619.7 million.  And it’s now the second-highest-grossing movie of all time, with $2.189 billion worldwide.

4. A group of thieves stole $120,000 worth of tires and rims off 31 cars at a dealership in Louisiana on Saturday.  They’ve done it in Texas and Oklahoma too.  Here’s the owner of the dealership.

5. No winning ticket was sold for the $7-million jackpot in Saturday night’s Lotto 649 draw.

However, the guaranteed $1-million prize was claimed by a ticket holder in the Prairies.

The jackpot for the next Lotto 649 draw on May 8 will be approximately $9 million.

Loto-Quebec says the $50 million jackpot in Friday night’s Lotto Max draw was purchased in a suburb just south of Montreal.

The winner was a group ticket split 20 ways so each ticket holder will receive $2.5 million. There were also two Maxmillion prizes of $1 million each up for grabs, but neither was claimed.

The jackpot for the next Lotto Max draw on May 10 will be approximately $12 million.

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Luke Combs Had to Take Down a Snobby New York Salesperson

In case you haven’t heard this, LUKE COMBS told a great story about the time he wanted to buy a Rolex at a store in New York City, but the salesperson wouldn’t take him seriously.

He asked for a specific Rolex model and she made it sound like you can’t just walk in and get one of those.  He knew it was total B.S. so they went back and forth with her saying, “a lot of people want that model” and him answering, “that’s why I’m here.”

Then he got real.  Quote, “So I told her, ‘It’s fine.  I can go get it somewhere else.  I’m playing Madison Square Garden tonight and I really wanted to wear it on stage.’  [Then she said,] ‘Well, I think we might have one in the back.'”

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MADDIE & TAE PROMISE ‘HIGH ENERGY SHOW’ ON CRY PRETTY TOUR

Maddie & Tae have been pinching themselves over their opening slot on Carrie Underwood‘s Cry Pretty Tour 360. The ladies have been planning an exciting show for fans, which Maddie & Tae tell us will include at least one surprise. [“Our fans can expect a really high energy show from us this year. We are keeping it fun and upbeat, but we have a really fun cover we’re going to sneak into this little set that is so exciting. I wish I could spill the beans, but… (Tae) It’s unexpected. No one is going to expect it. (Maddie) Yeah it’s unexpected, but super fun; a couple new songs that haven’t been released yet and a lot of songs that have been released. So, hopefully our fans with memorize that EP, so we’ll be playing all of those songs out there. Hopefully they will know the words by then.”] SOUNDCUE (:34 OC: . . . words by then.)

Maddie & Tae just released their five-song EP, One Heart to Another, which features their latest single, “Die From a Broken Heart.”

LARYNGITIS FORCES BRETT YOUNG TO CANCEL SET – (05/06/2019)

Brett Young had to abruptly leave the stage during his performance on Saturday (May 4th) in Sioux City, Iowa as part of Kelsea Ballerini’s Miss Me More tour. According to Brett, laryngitis set in just after beginning his set.

He posted an apology video to fans on Instagram saying things were fine during soundcheck but crept up on him quickly just minutes into the show. Brett wrote, “My voice felt great all day and 10 minute before show time it started to go. I wanted to try to get through it with you guys but as I’m sure you could tell, I had nothing. I will make this up to you. I promise. I love you and I truly am so sorry.”

Brett has a few days to rest his voice before hitting the road again on Thursday (May 9th) to perform in Duluth, MN.

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This post was written by Dave Palmer