On Today’s Show
June 5, 2019 9:36 amFed up with the empty storefronts peppering their community’s main drag, the small Ontario community of Clinton is filling empty storefronts by giving away free retail space. Five business owners were selected through a “Win this Space” contest, which required them to take a training course, submit a detailed business plan and present their idea in front of a
“Dragon’s Den”-style panel of judges. Their rent money for a year was raised through donations in the community.
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ENTERTAINMENT
Zach Galifianakis talked with Jimmy Kimmel about how David Letterman would give funny ‘Thank You’ cards to his “Late Show” guests. No spoiler, you’ll never guess what he gave Zach.
The house that Tony Soprano called home is up for sale 20 years after its television debut. The 5,600-square-foot home in North Caldwell, N.J., where America’s favorite fictional mobster scooped up his morning newspaper and swam with ducks, is being listed for sale by owners Patti and Victor Recchia at a “starting price” of $3.4 million.
The house, where Tony Soprano pulled into the long, curving driveway in the opening credits of the show was both a frequent filming location and the inspiration for a meticulous replica of the interiors at a Queens, N.Y. studio. Property taxes are $34,000 per year.
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TODAY IS……………….
- World Environment Day”, declared annually since 1972.
- “Apple II Day”, celebrating this day in 1977 when the Apple II computer was released. A hulking beige mammoth with 4KB of RAM (upgradeable to a whopping 48KB), the Apple II was the computer that defined Apple for a generation of fans. Retailing at $1,298, it cost the equivalent of three iPad today — even though it seemed a total bargain at the time.
Back in 1995, David Letterman asked Bill Gates how the internet worked. Its in an old “Late Show” clip from Letterman’s new Netflix series, where he interviews Melinda Gates.
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COUNTRY MUSIC NOTE
JUNE 5th, 1993 Toby Keith’s debut single “Should’ve Been a Cowboy” hits # 1
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It’s Safe to Drink up to 25 Cups of Coffee a Day
A new study found that it’s safe for your heart if you drink an obscene amount of coffee on a daily basis.
The researchers found that people could drink up to 25 CUPS a day without having any extra risk of hardening their arteries or having a stroke or heart attack.
That being said, just because you CAN doesn’t mean you SHOULD.
The researchers made sure to say, quote, “We’re not telling people to drink 25 cups a day . . . [but] coffee can be enjoyed as part of a healthy lifestyle.”
(A recent study out of Australia also praised the benefits of coffee . . . but THAT study found that drinking any more than five cups a day is still BAD for you.)
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TODAY’S GOOD NEWS
A lot of us have made this mistake: You try to get in shape by going overboard, and do too much too fast. Like you decide to run five miles . . . then you’re sore for a week and never do it again.
So the right way to do it is by thinking long-term . . . creating goals . . . and sticking with a routine. And here’s a great example . . .
There’s a 17-year-old kid in Canton, Ohio named Michael Watson who’s graduating from high school this month. And he’s been overweight most of his life. At one point, he was 325 pounds.
But about a year ago, he decided to do something about it. So he overhauled his diet . . . stopped eating pizza every day . . . and walked several miles to school every morning. Even if it was snowing, he still walked. That’s how determined he was.
And his high school gave him a shout-out on Facebook . . . because he’s lost a total of 115 POUNDS.
We saw some before-and-after shots, and he looks like a different person. He says the secret is you really have to want it. And taking a real look at his relationship with food was hard, but worth it.
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BIRTHDAYS
[63] Kenny G, Saxophonist/one of the most commercially successful instrumental musicians of all time
[48] Mark Wahlberg, actor
[39] Mike Fisher, retired NHL player/wed to country star Carrie Underwood since 2010
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THINGS THAT MAKE YA GO HMMM…………
• 51% of us say we’re afraid of snakes
- 48% of adults admit they sometimes have trouble reading their own handwriting.
- 40% of men say that when they go on a diet, they don’t tell anyone.
- 20% of adults call someone on the way home from work specifically to complain about their day.
- 16% of women have demanded that their man pluck his eyebrows.
- 15% of adults have accidentally gotten into the shower with their cellphone.
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California Man Arrested for Stealing 730 Avocados Worth $620 from Ranch
A California man was arrested after he allegedly stole hundreds of dollars worth of avocados from a ranch, according to officials.
The 37 year old man was caught on surveillance video taking part in the alleged heist. The manager noticed that over the course of a few weeks, the property’s fence near the front gate kept being cut. He suspected someone was sneaking on to the property to steal avocados, so he set up game security cameras to catch the avocado thief in the act.
He was spotted driving near the gates, but when he saw law enforcement, quickly turned around. His vehicle was found nearby, but he fled.
Eventually, deputies said they discovered him hiding in a bush. Investigators found a pair of wire cutters and roughly 730 Hass avocados — worth an estimated $620 — in his vehicle.
He was arrested and charged with grand theft and trespassing.
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WEDNESDAY JUNE 5TH
TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS
[63] Kenny G, Saxophonist/one of the most commercially successful instrumental musicians of all time
[48] Mark Wahlberg, actor
[39] Mike Fisher, retired NHL player/wed to country star Carrie Underwood since 2010
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- MLB
Toronto 4 NY Yankees 3
Detroit 9 Tampa Bay 6
- “NBA Final” (CHECK LOCAL LISTINGS): Game 3: Toronto Raptors at Golden State Warriors
- “2019 CMT Music Awards” (CMT): Little Big Town hosts country music’s biggest night, LIVE from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. Performances by Carrie Underwood, Kane Brown, Keith Urban, Luke Bryan, Maren Morris & Sheryl Crow and Zac Brown Band.
- A guy in Scottsdale, Arizona forced his way into a 91-year-old woman’s house last week, just 45 minutes after he got out of jail for a different crime. Luckily a neighbor saw it happen, ran over, and got the guy out of the house. The cops arrested him again. Here’s the neighbor.
- “Jeopardy!”producers are threatening action against whoever leaked footage of JAMES HOLZHAUER losing before it aired. They claim to know who did it, but aren’t naming names until they’re sure.
The funny thing is, it probably helped boost the show’s ratings. “Jeopardy!” was already beating out pretty much everything in primetime, with viewership averaging more than 13 million people per episode.
But preliminary information suggests Monday’s episode was the highest-rated of James’ run . . . probably because everybody knew he was losing, and had to tune in to see how it was gonna go down.
On a related note, Uproxx has collected a bunch of people’s silly conspiracy theories about James’ loss . . including the idea that he threw the game because his daughter wanted him to come home.
James’ response to that one is pretty classic. He said, quote, “Sure, I could stick around and play a game that pays me $150,000 per hour, but I’d really rather get toys thrown at my crotch for free.”
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LUKE BRYAN’S PLAN FOR ‘IDOL’ SALARY NEGOTIATION INVOLVES BLAKE SHELTON
The news is out that the third season of American Idol on ABC has been renewed and negotiations are in the works with the show’s three judges, Luke Bryan, Katy Perry and Lionel Richie. While Luke won’t get into specifics about behind-the-scenes dealings, he tells us he definitely has a plan for part of his contract. [“You know on The Price Is Right when you do the highest bid and then you bid a dollar above, so I always like to find out what Blake’s making on The Voice and just do one dollar more than him. (Cole Swindell) That’s great. That’s a great answer. (Luke) I mean, I gotta go play a Blake thing at the end of the month. I’m gonna get him all liquored up and he’s gonna tell me his salary and then I can come back and tell Idol what I want (laughs).”]
DAN + SHAY GRATEFUL FOR FANS’ SUPPORT GOING INTO CMT MUSIC AWARDS – (06/05/2019)
Dan + Shay are double nominees at tonight’s (Wednesday, June 5th) CMT Music Awards, in addition to performing during the live broadcast. Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney are up for Video of the Year and Duo Video of the Year for “Speechless,” which features footage from their respective wedding days.
While any award nomination is humbling, Shay says this one is particularly meaningful because it’s voted on by the fans. [“A fan-voted award is amazing cause those are the people you’re making music for and to be here and to nominated again is incredible and our fans, they won us one last year, which was our first award ever so it’s really cool to be here and it’s gonna be a lot of fun. I think we got some little surprises that’ll be happening at some point. It’ll be really cool . . . I think. I don’t really know anything, so . . . “]
The CMT Music Awards air live from Nashville on CMT at 8 p.m. ET.
FAST FACTS
Other performers during tonight’s CMT Music Awards include Carrie Underwood, Kane Brown, Kelsea Ballerini, Luke Bryan, Maren Morris, Thomas Rhett, Little Big Town, Keith Urban, Luke Combs, Brett Young, and Zac Brown Band.
The show will be hosted by Little Big Town.
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JUNE 7 SET FOR NEW LUKE COMBS EP RELEASE DATE
Luke Combs will release a new EP on June 7. The Prequel, will feature 5 new songs co-written by Luke including the single, “Beer Never Broke My Heart,” which is currently at #2 on Billboard’s Country Streaming Songs chart. It has 11 million streams – setting the record for the best first week of streaming ever for a country song. It’s also #1 on the Billboard Country Digital Song Sales chart.
The Prequel will be Luke’s first release since his certified double Platinum debut album, This One’s For You, which was released in 2017 and has spent a total of 35 non-consecutive weeks at #1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.
Luke is nominated for two awards at the 2019 CMT Music Awards: Video of the Year (“She Got The Best of Me”) and CMT Performance of the Year (“Beautiful Crazy” from CMT Crossroads with Leon Bridges).
- Luke Combs – now has his own style of Crocs. The limited-edition Classic Luke Combs Clog also features Jibbitz charms inspired by Combs. Designs include a license plate that reads “bootlegger.” Fans can purchase the limited-edition shoes at CMA Fest 2019, which starts tomorrow and runs through the weekend.
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This post was written by Dave Palmer