On Today’s Show

If you’re still looking for someone to tell you how to get…how to get to “Sesame Street”, we’re pretty sure that your GPS will get you there these days.

As part of the show’s 50th anniversary celebration, the intersection of West 63rd Street and Broadway in Manhattan, where the show’s offices are located, has been permanently renamed “Sesame Street”

At the official ceremony, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio was joined by Big Bird, Cookie Monster, Elmo and more of their friends to commemorate the event, which is part of the show’s year-long celebration.

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ENTERTAINMENT

Johnny Galecki and Kaley Cuoco have slightly extended their time on “The Big Bang Theory” by signing on to host a tribute to the show. “Unraveling the Mystery: A Big Bang Farewell” will air after the show’s finale on May 16.

The special will take fans behind the scenes of what has become the longest-running multi-camera comedy series in television history. Galecki and Cuoco will also share secrets from the show and moments from their favourite scenes over the past 12 years.

Shannen Doherty has officially signed on to reprise her role on “Beverly Hills, 90210” in the reboot, scheduled to air this summer.  Doherty made the announcement on Friday, posting a photo of the cast — including the late Luke Perry — with the caption, “Yes it’s official. The real question is…. will we still be rocking those outfits?”  Doherty is the last core “90210” cast member to sign onto the reboot. Jason Priestley, Jennie Garth, Gabrielle Carteris, Brian Austin Green and Ian Ziering will also appear.

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TODAY IS……………….

• “World Red Cross Day”, celebrating the 1828 birth of Jean Henri Dunant in Geneva, Switzerland, founder of the International Red Cross

1987 Canada’s 1-dollar coin is introduced (quickly nicknamed the ‘loonie’, due to its reverse side depiction of the Common Loon, a bird that’s well-known throughout the country)

132 years ago – In 1886, Dr. John Pemberton came up with the secret formula for

Coca-Cola syrup, while cooking over a fire in his backyard. At first he combined it with straight water, but a drugstore clerk used carbonated water, and that’s how Coke was born.

38 MILLION GALLONS ARE NOW CONSUMED DAILY, and “Coke” is the most understood word in the world.
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COUNTRY MUSIC NOTE

MAY 8^th,  2004            Keith Urban hit #1 with “You’ll Think of Me”

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RANDOM REPORT

1. Studies have found the middle stall in a public bathroom is usually the dirtiest . . . the first stall is the cleanest.

2. The first time Google changed its logo to one of its “doodles” was August 30th, 1998 . . . six days before they even incorporated the company.  The doodle was in honor of Burning Man . . . which is where the two founders were going that weekend.

3. Brass objects, including doorknobs, sterilize themselves after about 8 hours because bacteria has a hard time surviving on brass.
4. Japan is making all of the medals for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo out of discarded electronics.

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TODAY’S GOOD NEWS

There’s a two-year-old girl in Florida named Harper Comparin who was born with severe spina bifida.  So her parents didn’t know if she’d ever be able to walk.

But now she is . . . and the song “Baby Shark” played a big part in it.

A doctor named Michelle Schultz has been working with her at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg.

And she wanted to get her up and moving.  So she decided to see if “Baby Shark” would help.

Whenever it comes on, Harper gets all excited.  And they use it kind of like a metronome, where she has to walk to the beat.

She could only take a few steps at first.  And her parents say even that was amazing.

But now she’s tooling all over the place, and getting stronger every day.

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BIRTHDAYS

[62] Bill Cowher, TV football analyst (“NFL Today on CBS”)/retired NFL coach (Pittsburgh Steelers 1992-2007)/Super Bowl 40 winner (2006)

[55] Melissa Gilbert, Actress (‘Laura Ingalls’ on “Little House on the Prairie” 1974-1983)

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HOW MANY TIMES A DAY DO YOU BRUSH YOUR TEETH?
An online poll reveals how often they brush their teeth:

54% twice a day

31% once a day

13% three times a day

3% other

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More People Are Planning to Buy Mother’s Day Gifts This Year Than Last Year . . .

Mother’s Day is this weekend. Here are some results from a new survey about what we’re planning to do for Mother’s Day this year . . .

1. 76% of people are planning to buy their mom a gift, which is up from 70% last year.

2. It’s also way higher than Father’s Day, where only 61% of people bought a present last year.

3. We’re also planning to spend $30 MORE in 2018 than we did in 2017.  The average person spent $58 on Mother’s Day last year . . . this time around they’re going to drop $88.

4. But what does your mom actually WANT?  Half of them say they want a nice dinner . . . and the rest are split evenly between getting flowers or a gift card.

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WEDNESDAY MAY 8^TH                                          

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS

[62] Bill Cowher, TV football analyst (“NFL Today on CBS”)/retired NFL coach (Pittsburgh Steelers 1992-2007)/Super Bowl 40 winner (2006)

[55] Melissa Gilbert, Actress (‘Laura Ingalls’ on “Little House on the Prairie” 1974-1983)

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1. NHL

St. Louis Blues 2, Dallas Stars 1 (Double OT) — St. Louis wins series 4 games to 3

Tonight :   Colorado vs San Jose  (Series tied at 3)

NBA

Toronto Raptors 125, Philadelphia 76ers 89 — Toronto leads 3 games to 2

Denver Nuggets 124, Portland Trail Blazers 98 — Denver leads 3 games to 2

MLB

Minnesota       3          Toronto           0

LA Angels        5          Detroit             2

2. Liam Cunningham was on Conan last night.  He plays Ser Davos Seaworth on “Game of Thrones”.  And he started the interview by giving Conan a Starbucks cup.

3. A couple got married in the baggage claim of the Cleveland airport on Saturday.  They met there 12 years ago, in April of 2007, when the girl was asked by her boss to pick the guy up at the airport.  They have two kids together, but never formalized things until now.  So they had 125 guests at the airport, and Southwest Airlines shut down baggage claims six and seven so they could do the ceremony and reception.

4. The Met Gala, Sesame Street, and the new Apple keyboard are the topics in the best late night jokes from last eve.  (From Kimmel, Colbert, and Seth on Tuesday, May 7, 2019)

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The CMT Music Awards Nominations Have Been Announced

They announced the nominees for this year’s “CMT Music Awards”.   Jason Aldean, Maren Morris, Brothers Osborne, Miranda Lambert, and Zac Brown Band had three nominations each . . . while tons of artists had two.

It’s a fan-voted awards show and you have until midnight June 4th to vote.  You can vote more than once.  The show airs June 5th, and Little Big Town are the hosts.

KENNY CHESNEY DEDICATES BBMA WIN TO NO SHOES NATION – (05/03/2019)

Kenny Chesney was named Top Country Tour at the Billboard Music Awards last Wednesday.

He played 19 stadiums across 41 concert dates on his 2018 Trip Around the Sun Tour.

Kenny is currently in the midst of his Songs for the Saints 2019 arena tour, playing in towns he hasn’t been able to get to in years due to his larger stadium shows.

[“The fans out there, they hear on the radio they were coming to town, in some cases six months ahead so they’ve been anticipating that moment, and we’ve been anticipating that moment, and all of a sudden there we are. We get to connect, and some nights it’s very special, and some nights it’s out of this world, and some nights it feels like an out-of-body experience that you’re so caught up in that moment and those are the nights that you don’t ever want to end.”]

CARRIE UNDERWOOD’S FAMILY ADJUSTING TO LIFE ON TOUR WITH A ‘ROCKSTAR’ – (05/06/2019)

Carrie Underwood closed out the first week on her Cry Pretty Tour 360 on Saturday (May 4th) in Little Rock, Arkansas, and her family was definitely along for the ride. Her husband, Mike Fisher, and young sons Isaiah, 4, and three-month-old Jacob, accompanied Carrie on the run.

This is just the beginning of life on the road for this family of four, but Carrie says she’s ready to roll with the punches. [“It’s going to be interesting having both of them on the road. The last time we were out on tour, Isaiah was 11 months old and perfectly content hanging out on the bus and this time, I feel like he’s going to be, I don’t know. He’ll either love it or be a holy terror to everyone (laughs), everyone else. You just figure out life and make up rules as you go along. That’s what we’re gonna keep doing.”]

Carrie’s new single is called “Southbound,” the song with which she opens the Cry Pretty Tour 360.

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This post was written by Dave Palmer