On Today’s Show
September 20, 2019 9:35 amA woman in San Diego named Jenna Evans had a dream last week that she had to swallow her engagement ring, so that, quote, “bad guys” wouldn’t get it. Then she woke up and realized she’d actually swallowed the ring in her sleep. Her doctors were able to remove it, and she says she’s very glad that was the case. Because she didn’t want to pass it THEN find it.
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A guy hiking in California with his 13-year-old son and girlfriend recently got trapped on the wrong side of a river, and they didn’t have cell service. So they put a message in a bottle and sent it over a waterfall, hoping someone would find it. And they got rescued the next morning. The son says he couldn’t believe the idea actually worked
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ENTERTAINMENT
- “Rambo: Last Blood” (R-Rated, Action/Adventure): Rambo must confront his past and unearth his ruthless combat skills to exact revenge in a final mission. (Sylvester Stallone, Paz Vega)
- “Ad Astra” (PG-13, Mystery/Suspense): Astronaut Roy McBride undertakes a mission across an unforgiving solar system to uncover the truth about his missing father and his doomed expedition that now, 30 years later, threatens the universe. (Brad Pitt, Liv Tyler)
- “Downton Abbey” (PG, Drama): The continuing story of the Crawley family, wealthy owners of a large estate in the English countryside in the early 20th century. (Michelle Dockery, Matthew Goode)
- “Villians” (Comedy/Drama, Limited): When a pair of amateur criminals break into a suburban home, they stumble upon a dark secret and two sadistic homeowners who will do anything to keep it from getting out. (Bill Skarsgård, Maika Monroe)
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TODAY IS……………….
- “Punch Day”, the word ‘punch’ is said to come from the Hindustani word ‘panch’, which means ‘five’. In the early 1600s, sailors and employees of the British East India Company brought a new exotic drink from India to England. The beverage was made with five ingredients—spirits, lemon, sugar, water, and tea.
- “Pepperoni Pizza Day”, a day to celebrate America’s favorite variety of pizza. Here is some interesting trivia on the ever-popular pizza:
⇒ Pepperoni is the most popular, preferred by 36% of people (and 100% of children)
⇒ More pizzas are sold on Super Bowl Sunday than any other day of the year.
⇒ Halloween is the second most popular day for eating pizza.
⇒ The first pizza was sold in Naples Italy in 1738.
1973, in the ORIGINAL “BATTLE OF THE SEXES”, BILLIE JEAN KING beat BOBBY RIGGS in straight sets
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COUNTRY MUSIC NOTE
1998 Alan Jackson was at #1 on the Country charts with his seventh studio album,
High Mileage. It produced four hit singles. “I’ll Go on Loving You”, “Right on the Money”, “Gone Crazy”, and “Little Man”.
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RANDOM REPORT
- Coffee is most effective if consumed between 9:30 am and 11:30 am.
- Coffee is the world’s second most valuable traded commodity, behind only petroleum.
- Ingesting 10-20 grams of caffeine will kill a person. That is equivalent to 4.69 gallons of coffee.
- The first webcam was created in Cambridge to check the status of a coffee pot.
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GOOD NEWS
Swimming across the English Channel is impressive. That said, almost 2,000 people have done it since the first guy in 1875. But only one person has done THIS. And it’s a woman. . .
37-year-old Sarah Thomas is an endurance athlete from Colorado who recently beat breast cancer.
And this week, she became the first person to swim across the English Channel FOUR TIMES, back to back.
She swam 130 miles in 54 hours . . . from England to France . . . then back to England . . . back to France . . . and back to England again.
She got stung in the face by a JELLYFISH along the way. But she just kept going, then celebrated on the beach with champagne and M&M’s.
Sarah had to stop swimming back when she was going through cancer treatments. And her doctors said she’d never return to peak form again. So she proved them wrong.
She says there were moments during her swim when she thought about stopping. But she just kept telling herself “don’t give up.”
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BIRTHDAYS
[85] Sophia Loren, actress star (1962 Academy Award- “Two Women”, 1991 Honorary Career Achievement Oscar)
[71] George RR Martin, novelist/TV writer and producer (“Game of Thrones”, which is based on his series of books)
GARY COLE! is 63. Bill Lumbergh in “Office Space” and Kent Davidson on “Veep”. He also played Will Ferrell’s dad in “Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby”
[68] Guy Lafleur, retired NHL star (Montreal Canadiens, NY Rangers, Quebec Nordiques)/5-time Stanley Cup winner
[43] Jon Bernthal, actor (“The Walking Dead” 2010-18, “The Punisher” 2017-19)
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(GET) BACK TO SCHOOL:
Yes, everyone loves summer vacation. The kids are home, lots of family activities, and lazy days in the sun…and that’s great, sure, but it seems many parents wish there weren’t so many of them.
A survey found that 67% of parents think their children’s summer vacation is too long. The study of 2,000 parents with school-aged children found that by the time summer ends, 57% are pining for a weekend alone without the kids.
And if you’re still having trouble getting everyone up and out the door on time these days, you’re not alone: The survey also found that almost half of parents (49%) say it takes two to three weeks for the school routine to feel “normal” again.
Other findings of the survey
- 79% say they get more alone time with their partner when the kids return to school.
• 55% of parents love to watch a TV show or movie that they can’t when the children are around.
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A Study Finds You Make Bad Decisions on an Empty Stomach
According to a new study out of Scotland, you make bad decisions on an empty stomach.
The researchers found that when people were hungry, it made them more impatient . . . and they wound up making dumber, more impulsive decisions.The researchers say, quote, “People generally know when they are hungry they shouldn’t really go food shopping because they are more likely to make choices that are either unhealthy or indulgent.
“Our research suggests this could have an impact on other kinds of decisions as well.”
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 20TH
TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS
[85] Sophia Loren, actress star (1962 Academy Award- “Two Women”, 1991 Honorary Career Achievement Oscar)
[71] George RR Martin, novelist/TV writer and producer (“Game of Thrones”, which is based on his series of books)
GARY COLE! is 63. Bill Lumbergh in “Office Space” and Kent Davidson on “Veep”. He also played Will Ferrell’s dad in “Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby”
[68] Guy Lafleur, retired NHL star (Montreal Canadiens, NY Rangers, Quebec Nordiques)/5-time Stanley Cup winner
[43] Jon Bernthal, actor (“The Walking Dead” 2010-18, “The Punisher” 2017-19)
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- NFL
Jacksonville 20 Tennessee 7
Rookie 6th round QB Gardiner Minshew threw 2 TD passes
MLB
Toronto 8 Baltimore 4
Cleveland 7 Detroit 0
- 2. “Rambo: Last Blood” is out this weekend. It’s up against the “Downton Abbey” movie and Brad Pitt as an astronaut in “Ad Astra”.
- A Delta plane had cabin pressurization issues and had to abruptly descend 30,000 feet, in what they called a “controlled descent”, to more breathable air. The plane then diverted back to another airport. A man on the flight said the oxygen masks came down and everyone panicked.
- Jimmy Fallon read a new batch of thank-you notes last night. (From “The Tonight Show” on Thursday, September 19, 2019)
The Area 51 Raid Was Supposed to Go Down at 3:00 A.M. This Morning
Yes, the viral story that was a joke then not a joke then a joke again then a music festival then nothing then maybe a smaller music festival was scheduled for 3:00 A.M. today.
I’m sure if anything really did go down, we’ll hear the reports soon enough. Unless the government doesn’t WANT us to.
Then we’ll have to raid Area 51 to get the classified files about the raid of Area 51.
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Tour Bus Crash Claimed the Life of Josh Turner’s Longtime Sound Man
A tour bus carrying JOSH TURNER’s road crew crashed on Wednesday after the show in Paso Robles, California. Seven people were injured, and Josh’s longtime sound man David Turner was killed. He was 64. They’re not related.
Josh and his band were in a separate bus and weren’t injured. The investigation is still ongoing, but here’s what we know. For some reason, the bus left the road at around 11:30 P.M. and drove 20 yards before falling off a cliff.
The California Highway Patrol has ruled out drugs or alcohol, and the bus is being checked out to see if there were any mechanical issues. They’re also looking into whether the driver may have suffered a medical problem that could have caused it.
All of Josh’s September shows have been canceled and will be rescheduled.
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BLAKE SHELTON GOES TO BAT FOR CRAIG MORGAN SONG, PUSHES IT TO NUMBER ONE
Blake Shelton has been championing Craig Morgan’s brand new single, “The Father, My Son and the Holy Ghost,” and his frequent social media endorsements have paid off big time — the song topped the all-genre iTunes songs chart yesterday!
He reached out to such superstar friends as Ellen DeGeneres, Hoda Kotb, Gwen Stefani, and Carson Daly to tweet about the song and encourage people to move it up the iTunes chart, and clearly it worked.
[“If you know the story behind the song — if you don’t know it, look up Craig Morgan. All you gotta do is Google Craig Morgan’s son and you’ll see the horrible stories come up out there on the Internet, I’m sure. It was a terrible accident and Craig lost his son, but he wrote a song, and it’s been a few years now since he lost his son but he finally wrote and song and recorded it. It will literally change your day. It’s that powerful. Do it.”]
Craig responded to the news of his chart-topping hit on social media writing, “Wow! I’m so completely humbled by all the support the world has shown this song. Blake Shelton. You are an awesome friend and champion for country music.
JUSTIN MOORE CELEBRATES MILESTONE INDUSTRY ANNIVERSARIES
Justin Moore just celebrated the 10-year anniversary of the release of his self-titled album, and 2019 also marks the 12-year anniversary of his signing his currenty record deal.
Justin tells us he’s grateful for the success that has allowed him to still be enjoying hit singles and headlining tours. [“It’s exciting to still be around, much less be enjoying the success that we’ve been continuing to enjoy over the years. Ten years is a huge milestone from album one to now. We come out with a group of artists, the class of whatever, and unfortunately I don’t see a whole lot of those guys any longer, and gals. And it truly makes me feel even more blessed. And certainly there have been ups and downs over the years. But to have the opportunity to still be making music and making a living doing it is emotional. It’s exciting. I feel so fortunate and it’s certainly a blessing.”]
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This post was written by Dave Palmer