On Today’s Show
October 23, 2019 9:30 amThieves have been stealing tens of thousands of dollars worth of hemp from an upstate New Yorker named Dale WEED. Hemp and Marijuana look and smell alike and Mr. Weed thinks that’s why the thieves are stealing his crops.
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Some idiot near Tampa kept calling 911 to complain that his roommate stole $20 worth of weed from him. One of the cops posted a video on Twitter about it, then an update after he called the guy back. Medical marijuana is now legal in Florida, but it hasn’t been decriminalized. The guy didn’t get arrested though.
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ENTERTAINMENT
Jesse Eisenberg’s turned 36 recently and explained to Jimmy Fallon why he never had birthday parties as a kid. (From “The Tonight Show” on Wednesday, October 9, 2019)
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Neil Patrick Harris is recovering from an injury he got nearly two months ago while he and his family were on vacation in Europe. According to Harris, while cliff-climbing in Croatia, he tripped and his hand planted onto a sea urchin. He was able to dig most of the tiny spines out himself, but a few remained, and one became infected after piercing a tendon.
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TODAY IS……………….
- “Canning Day”, honoring the birth of French chef/chemist Nicolas Appert, who came up with the concept of sealing perishable food in jars. For this, he is known as “the father of canning”, but he also came up with many other inventions … including the bouillon cube.
- “TV Talk Show Host Day”, to celebrate those ‘gifted with the personality and intellect to enable them to bring out the best in their guests’. It’s an annual observance on the birth anniversary of iconic talk show host Johnny Carson in 1925.
1993 [26] Joe Carter of the Toronto Blue Jays hits a World Series winning walk-off home run against the Philadelphia Phillies. It is only the second walk-off HR to win a World Series.
2001 [18] 1st Apple ‘iPod’ is unveiled, which goes on sale on November 10th for $399
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RANDOM REPORT
- Arnold Schwarzeneggerdidn’t do his own German dubbing for the “Terminator”movies . . . because his accent is actually pretty rural, and the studio felt it didn’t match the character.
- Out of the 19,400 or so Major League Baseball players since 1876, only 12 were from Alaska. The most famous by far is Curt Schilling, who was born in Anchorage.
- Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer was created in 1939 by the Montgomery Ward department store . . . as a way to save money.
They would buy coloring books to pass out at Christmas, and they figured it would be cheaper to print their own books with an original character than to keep buying them.
- If you make it to the top of Mount Everest, you’ll be standing in both Nepal and China. The border between them goes right through the peak.
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GOOD NEWS
JAKE GYLLENHAAL saved a dog that was trapped in a busy intersection in New York City this past Thursday.
Jake was walking at Laight and Hudson streets at about 10:30 when he saw an enormous Dalmatian standing terrified in the middle of traffic. It had gotten away from its owner.
So he stepped into the intersection and got traffic to stop so he could coax the dog to him and bring it back to its owner.
According to PageSix.com, he even, quote, “took a moment to talk to the stricken dog owner about different types of leashes that might prevent the scary situation from happening again”
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BIRTHDAYS
[63] Dwight Yoakam, country singer
[60] (Alfred) ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic, singer
[43] Ryan Reynolds, Vancouver BC, actor (“Deadpool”, “X-Men Origins: Wolverine”)/wed to Blake Lively since 2012. COMING UP…“6 Underground” 2019
[33] Emilia Clarke, actress (‘Daenerys Targaryen’ on “Game of Thrones” 2011-19)
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Neiman Marcus Christmas Catalog
Neiman Marcus just released its 93rd annual Christmas Book. And if you’re not familiar, it’s always got a bunch of over-the-top, expensive items targeted at people with way, way too much money. Here are some of this year’s highlights . . .
- A JAMES BOND ASTON MARTIN designed by Daniel Craig, along with a limited edition Omega watch. Cost: $700,007.
- The chance to star in a makeup Instagram video by a makeup artist named Mario Dedivanovic. He’s Kim Kardashian’s makeup guy. This will somehow cost you $400,000.
- A luxury dog house for $70,000. And to help you figure out how to design the dog house, you randomly get to video chat with Denise Richards. Yeah, as in the actress from “Wild Things”.
- A MOET AND CHANDON VENDING MACHINE. It’s $35,000 but does come stocked with 360 mini bottles of champagne.
- A VERSACE PUNCHING BAG for $1,550. You can also get Versace boxing gloves for $3,275.
And Tiffany has put out their own Advent Calendar. The calendar stands four feet tall, weighs 355lbs, and houses all Tiffany & Co. gifts that range from diamonds, platinum and gold, to “everyday items like a sterling silver cup and harmonica, and perfume.
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WHAT IS/WAS YOUR FAVORITE SUBJECT IN SCHOOL?
An online poll of over 1,400 people reveals what their favorite school subject was or is:
25% history
23% English
18% science
17% math
18% N/A
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THE EARLY BIRD GETS THE ‘BURN’:
It’s such a tough choice at 6 or 6:30 in the morning – Do I work out, or do I sit down and eat something?
A new study shows that hitting the gym before you eat in the morning could pack some pretty impressive benefits.
Researchers in the UK found that those who engaged in physical activity prior to eating their first meal of the day “burned double the amount of fat” compared to a group who exercised after breakfast.
The research teams concluded that the uptick in fat burning was thanks to the fact that our insulin levels are lower in the morning. Having fasted during sleep, bodies resort to using fat already stored in tissues for energy, rather than turning to the food just consumed.
Long term, they believe that sticking to this schedule for exercise could help ward off diabetes and heart disease.
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WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 23RD
TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS
[63] Dwight Yoakam, country singer
[60] (Alfred) ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic, singer
[43] Ryan Reynolds, Vancouver BC, actor (“Deadpool”, “X-Men Origins: Wolverine”)/wed to Blake Lively since 2012. COMING UP…“6 Underground” 2019
[33] Emilia Clarke, actress (‘Daenerys Targaryen’ on “Game of Thrones” 2011-19)
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- MLB
Washington 5 – Houston 4. Game 2 is tonight in Houston on Fox.
Game 1 of the World Series was a close one, with the Washington Nationals beating the Houston Astros. Game 2 will be played tonight in Houston……
NHL
BOS 4 – TOR 2
BUF 4 – SJS 3 OT
FLA 4 – PIT 2
ARI 3 – NYR 2 OT
VAN 5 – DET 2
NSH 6 – ANA 1
MIN 3 – EDM 0
LAK 3 – WPG 2
VGK 2 – CHI 1 SO
WSH 5 – CGY 3
- • “Harry & Meghan: An African Journey” (ABC): The Duke and Duchess of Sussex speak about the pressures and challenges they face as a young family living in the glare of the world’s media.
- A town in Ohio recently put up a storage building, and a few feet of it was on another guy’s property. They couldn’t reach an agreement with him, so they decided to cut it down the middle, and put a fence up. Now it sounds like they’re just planning to demolish the whole thing.
- Parents steal Halloween candy from their kids, ghost baby in the baby’s crib, the game “Clue” will add a bathroom, and Snoop Dogg’s birthday gift. (From Seth Meyers and Jimmy Fallon on Tuesday, October 22, 2019)
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BRANTLEY GILBERT EXCITED ABOUT CRUISE DESPITE DEEP WATER, SHARKS
Brantley Gilbert‘s second annual Kick It In The Ship Cruise will be setting sail from Miami to Cozumel early next month. He’ll be joined by Chase Rice, LANCO, Tyler Farr, Diamond Rio, Danielle Bradbery, Tyler Rich, Jon Langston, Colt Ford and many others on the high seas.
Brantley is very much looking forward to the cruise with his fans, even if he is petrified of the water and the sharks. [“There’s gonna be a lot of great music and some good times. We’re all looking forward to it. I’m scared to death of deep water and sharks and if I’m getting on this boat because I know it’s gonna be such a good time, I think the other folks have gotta be stoked too. We’re excited.”]
FAST FACTS
He kicks of 2020 with his Fire’t Up Tour, set to kick off on Jan. 23rd in London, Ontario.
LUKE BRYAN TURNS THE OPRY PINK FOR BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH
Luke Bryan flipped the switch on the Grand Ole Opry’s signature barn backdrop last night (Tuesday, October 22nd) turning it pink with a two-show edition of Opry Goes Pink to celebrate October as breast cancer awareness month. He also took the stage to perform an intimate and rare acoustic set on both shows.
While Luke has been fortunate enough not to be personally touched by breast cancer within his family, he’s always moved when he spots fans fighting the disease in the crowd at his concert.[“The big thing that I always notice is the fans at my concerts that have the signs up, you know, they have a pink sign — ‘last chemo treatment today,’ ‘beating breast cancer’ — and that always is something that . . . that visual is always something that I leave the show with.”]
During the show, Luke was surprised with the ACM Album of the Decade award for his 2013 album, Crash My Party.
MAREN MORRIS EXPECTING FIRST CHILD
Maren Morris and her husband and fellow artist Ryan Hurd are going to be first-time parents! They will welcome a baby boy in the new year.
Maren shared the big news last night on social media writing, “The irony is just too rich that after a year of living in the ‘GIRL’ headspace, the universe would give us a baby boy to even things out. See you in 2020, little one.” No due date has yet been announced.
Maren and Ryan celebrated their one-year wedding anniversary in March.
FAST FACTS
Maren continues on the Roadside Bars & Pink Guitars Tour with Miranda Lambert next month.
She plays the Stars & Strings concert at the Fox Theatre In Detroit, MI on November 6th along with Lady A, Jon Pardi, Keith Urban, Kelsea Ballerini, Brett Young and Ryan Hurd.
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This post was written by Dave Palmer