On Today’s Show

57% of us couldn’t handle living within walking distance of our parents.  The ideal distance is a 15 to 45-minute drive.  And 37% of us wouldn’t want ANY of our family members to live close enough to pop in unannounced.

38% said living within five minutes of their parents or in-laws would stress them out.

The top family members we WOULD want to live close to are our siblings.  Or if you’re old enough, your adult children.

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A guy in Oregon collapsed while he was mowing his lawn earlier this month.  And after firefighters got him to a hospital, they finished mowing his lawn for him.  Luckily the guy is okay.  Here’s his wife, along with two firefighters.

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ENTERTAINMENT

“Godzilla: King of the Monsters” won the box office this weekend, but its $49 million opening weekend was down from the early estimates of $60- to $65 million.  The previous “Godzilla” movie opened with $93.2 million in 2014.

The Elton John movie “Rocketman” also debuted in the Top 3 with $25 million.

1. NEW:  “Godzilla: King of the Monsters”, $49 million
2. “Aladdin”, $42.3 million.  Up to $185 million in its 2nd week.
3. NEW:  “Rocketman”, $25 million
4. NEW:  “Ma”, $18.3 million

KENNY ROGERS’ reps shut down some “wild misinformation” from the tabloids saying he’s near death.  It seems to have started after he checked into a hospital to be treated for dehydration.

He’s still there doing physical therapy so perhaps they thought it was serious.

Kenny’s 80 years old and he did cancel dates on his farewell tour last year because of “health challenges” . . . but we have no reason to think this is anything serious.

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TODAY IS……………….

• “National Egg Day”, a terrific source of protein and vitamin D, which makes them one of the healthiest breakfast foods. Did you know that there are more than a hundred ways to cook an egg?

2008 [11] Barack Obama becomes the 1st African-American to head a major party ticket for the US presidency by securing enough delegates to clinch the Democratic nomination over rival Hillary Clinton

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COUNTRY MUSIC NOTE

Tim McGraw and Kenny Chesney were arrested in Buffalo, New York, after a backstage skirmish at Ralph Wilson Stadium on the George Strait tour in 2000. Chesney took a ride on a policeman’s horse, and McGraw got in a fight with cops. They were both acquitted.

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iWON’T MISS IT:
Apple is expected to announce today that it is killing iTunes.

Nearly two decades after its launch changed the way we buy our music forever, Apple is reportedly ready to retire the iconic product. During today’s software keynote at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference in San Jose, California, the tech giant is expected to announce that it is replacing iTunes with standalone music, television and podcast apps.

The transition to specialized apps mirrors the company’s decisions with other devices. iPads and iPhones already utilize separate music, TV and podcast apps, while Macs and Macbooks still use the traditional iTunes program.

The new music app is expected to offer similar functions to iTunes, but with a sleeker interface than its predecessor.

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TODAY’S GOOD NEWS

A mother of four named Becca Bundy lives in northeast Minnesota.  And two years ago, her one-year-old daughter had a seizure.

The first person to show up was a volunteer firefighter named Bill Cox.  And she could tell it wasn’t just another call for him.  He really cared.

Thankfully, her daughter Hadley was okay.  She’s three now and doing great.  But it turned out 66-year-old Bill was dealing with his OWN health issues.

Back in October, Becca ran into him again at a fundraiser where he happened to be the bartender.  And the t-shirt he had on caught her attention.  It said, “My name is Bill.  [And] I’m in end stage KIDNEY FAILURE.”

It turns out he was born with only one kidney, and he’d been having issues with it for a while.  He needed a new one, or he’d have to go on dialysis and might not make it.

So to thank him for helping HER family, Becca got tested and found out they were a match.  The transplant happened in February . . . and they’re both doing great.

Their families have become pretty close because of it.  Bill and his wife don’t have grandkids.  But now their fridge is covered in artwork from Becca’s kids.  And they’re all planning a mini-vacation together this summer.

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BIRTHDAYS

[88] Raúl Castro, President of Cuba since 2008/younger brother of Fidel Castro

[73] Penelope Wilton, actress (‘Isobel Crawley’ on “Downton Abbey” 2010-15)/movie actress (“The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel” films)

[52] Anderson Cooper, TV news correspondent

[33] Rafael Nadal, #2-ranked men’s pro tennis player (formerly #1)

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SURPRISING WAYS TO MAKE MOSQUITOS BUG OFF:
➠Breeze:  Almost any breeze above 1 kmph makes it difficult for them to fly. Pick a breezy spot outdoors…Aim a fan on you at night.

➠ Stay Cool:  Mosquitos are drawn to you by the pheromones released in your sweat, so cool off and don’t sweat. Easier said than done in the summer, we know.

➠ Give your heart a breather:  Carbon dioxide is another thing that they search for to identify food sources.  Exercise, alcohol, and spicy foods are all things that crank up your metabolic rate and increase your CO2 production.

➠ Plant plants:  Certain plants discourage mosquitos from hanging around your house. Those include citronella, lavender, marigolds, lemongrass and basil.

➠ Get rid of standing water:  Mosquitos can breed in small containers of water like a birdbath or even water sitting around your plants.

➠ Wear tightly woven, light colored clothes:  Mosquitos can’t penetrate material with a very tight weave.  Many synthetic fibers, particularly hi-tech athletic apparel, tend to resist them.

➠ Avoid scented products:  Any scented perfume, lotion, or soap could attract them.

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POSITIVELY FOUL:
A new study says that swearing not only can actually be a positive thing…it usually is.

One researcher says that most often, people use swear words to elicit humor. While swearing can yield both positive and negative outcomes, in more than 10,00 episodes of public swearing, very few produced negative consequences.

And if your friends frequently color the air with a blue tinge, hang on to them. Those who swear a lot were found more likely to be honest and trustworthy people. Authors of the study found “a consistent positive relationship between profanity and honesty; profanity was associated with less lying and deception”.
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RANDOM REPORT

1. Three out of four female passengers on the Titanic survived, which is three times more than the average shipwreck.  17% of the male passengers survived, which is half as many as the average shipwreck.

2. Slavery is now illegal in every single country in the world . . . Western Sahara was the last country to make it a crime, in 2010.

3. The original idea for YouTube was a video dating website.

4. The jockstrap was invented in 1874 for bike messengers . . . they needed something for protection when they rode around the cobblestone streets in Boston.

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MONDAY JUNE 3^RD                                          

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS

[88] Raúl Castro, President of Cuba since 2008/younger brother of Fidel Castro

[73] Penelope Wilton, actress (‘Isobel Crawley’ on “Downton Abbey” 2010-15)/movie actress (“The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel” films)

[52] Anderson Cooper, TV news correspondent

[33] Rafael Nadal, #2-ranked men’s pro tennis player (formerly #1)

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1. NBA

The Golden State Warriors beat the Toronto Raptors last night 109-104.  That evens the series at one game apiece.  Game Three will take place Wednesday in Oakland.

And it’s a good thing that Golden State was able to even things up, because teams that trail 2-0 in the Finals have gone on to win the title just 12% of the time.

Raptors superfan DRAKE tried to troll the Warriors by wearing a “Home Alone” hoodie, with Macaulay Culkin’s screaming face on it.  Underneath it said, quote, “Kevin?!?!?!,” referencing Kevin Durant missing another game to injury.

Macaulay saw it, and responded, quote, “Hey Drake, I’m right here, bro.  DM me.  See you at the BBQ.”

MLB

Colorado              5              Toronto                1

Atlanta                 7              Detroit                  4

“Stanley Cup Final: Game 4: Boston Bruins at St. Louis Blues. Boston leads the series 2 – 1

2. “Godzilla: King of the Monsters” won the box office this weekend, but it only made $49 million, which was below expectations.  The Elton Johnmovie “Rocketman” opened in third, with $25 million.

“Jeopardy!” whiz JAMES HOLZHAUER donated $10,000 to an educational charity.  And there’s also a good chance that he’ll break Ken Jennings’ $2,520,700 regular-season winnings record TONIGHT.

3. If you bought a Lotto Max ticket dreaming of the $50 million payout, keep dreaming.

There was no winning ticket sold for Friday’s draw.

Two Maxmillion prizes of $1 million also went unclaimed.

The jackpot for the next Lotto Max draw tomorrow will be worth an estimated $55 million.

There was no winning ticket for the $15 million jackpot in Saturday night’s Lotto 649 draw. However, the guaranteed $1 million prize went to a ticker holder in Quebec.

The jackpot for the next Lotto 649 draw Wednesday will be approximately $18 million

4. Mayors of the NBA final cities bet each other, medical implants in many Americans, and the long line for Mount Everest.  (From all working the weekend shift of June 2, 2019, Kimmel, John Oliver, and Bill Maher)

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DARIUS RUCKER TO HOST 10TH ANNUAL ST. JUDE FUNDRAISER TONIGHT –

Darius Rucker will bring an all-star lineup to Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium tonight (Monday, June 3rd) night for his 10th annual fundraiser for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. This year, Darius will be joined by Luke Bryan, Kane Brown, Sheryl Crow, Jimmie Allen, Travis Denning, Jillian Jacqueline and Brett Young.

Darius tells us why St. Jude is his charity of choice. [“First of all, I always have to do something for kids, you know, and I went to St. Jude’s and met all the kids and everybody, the doctors and everybody. It just seemed to me when I heard that no one ever gets a bill, that’s just amazing to me. That must be so amazingly expensive, and so I was like, ‘I want to do something,’ and we thought about doing this.”] 

To date, the “Darius & Friends” event has raised nearly $2 million for the Memphis, Tennessee facility.

Will Morgan Wallen Bring the Mullet Back?

MORGAN WALLEN is on a mission to bring back the mullet, and if you’ve seen his, then you know he walks the walk.  Turns out it’s a family tradition.

He says, QUOTE, “I started doing it because I was looking at my mom and dad’s photo album.  [When] they got married, my dad had a mullet.

“So me and him pretty much look identical.  If you go and put pictures of us at the same point in our life, we pretty much look the same.  So I thought he looked good, so I figured maybe I could do it too.”

He got all kinds of grief from his label and management when he first got the cut.  And as usual, the suits were wrong.

Quote, “Honestly, I expected people to kind of give it to me, but I did it anyway, and now it’s, like, part of my brand, you know?  It’s like a thing.”

ERIC CHURCH’S ‘DOUBLE DOWN TOUR’ PASSES $50 MILLION MARK – (06/03/2019)

The first leg of Eric Church‘s Double Down Tour tops Billboard‘s Hot Tours recap dated June 1st. This is Eric’s most successful tour ever, grossing $52.2 million.  The headliner earned a personal-best gross and attendance count at Nashville’s Nissan Stadium recently with $5.8 million and 56,512 tickets. This was Eric’s first-ever stadium show.

It was recently announced that Eric will return to Nissan Stadium to perform as part of CMA Fest in Nashville on Friday (June 7th).

His Double Down Tour will resume on June 28th and 29th at The Gorge Amphitheatre in George, WA.

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This post was written by Dave Palmer