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February 18, 2020 9:35 amIf you missed this last week, a video went viral that’s led to a debate about airplane etiquette.
A woman named Wendi Williams from Virginia was on an American flight from New Orleans to Charlotte. She reclined her seat and the guy behind her, who was in the last row and couldn’t recline, started PUNCHING it. And Wendi recorded a video. Well . . . now, Wendi is saying she wants to press charges against the guy. AND she’s considering suing American Airlines for defamation . . . because the flight attendant took the guy’s side and gave her a warning that she could be arrested for creating a disturbance. Also, since the video went viral, that flight attendant has been fired. As for the debate about whether it’s okay to recline your seat if it makes the person behind you uncomfortable, the CEO of Delta Airlines decided to weigh in.
He says, quote, “The proper thing to do is, if you’re going to recline into somebody, you ask if it’s okay first.”
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Authorities in Alberta say that adults are organizing “fight club”-style meetings between students in the parking lot of the school district. Parents of children enrolled in Grande Prairie and District Catholic Schools got a letter February 7th warning them about the fights, after police ordered they be informed. The letter says in part, “Two adults appear to be organizing the fights. The fight is pre-arranged, the location and time is selected and certain students are invited to the fight. Cars form a circle and turn on their lights. The fight then occurs and is videotaped. The two fights were intense and injuries were severe.
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ENTERTAINMENT
“Sonic the Hedgehog” is giving Paramount its best box office news in over a year, with an estimated 3-day opening weekend of $55 million. That’s the best opening weekend ever for a video game adaptation. The delayed release of the film prompted by an intense rejection of Sonic’s initial design is turning out to be a blessing in disguise, with estimates for a 4-day US President’s Day weekend haul of $63 million.
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Rick Moranis is returning to one of the franchises he helped build. He’ll appear in Disney’s upcoming reboot of “Honey, I Shrunk the Kids”, simply titled “Shrunk”. Josh Gad is attached to star as the son of Moranis’ character, Wayne Szalinski. Moranis starred in the 1989 original and two sequels as a scientist whose children stumble upon one of his experiments in their family’s home and end up shrinking themselves to the size of bugs.
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TODAY IS……………….
- “Battery Day”, observed on the birth date of Count Alessandro Volta (1745-1827), the Italian physicist credited with developing the first electric cell in 1800. His vital invention is now used everywhere from smoke alarms to phones and comes in all sorts of shapes, sizes, and power capacities.
- “Drink Wine Day”, to embrace the positive benefits of wine — such as new friends, reduced risk of heart disease, and the enhancement of food and life.
1979 [41] Snow falls in the Sahara Desert of southern Algeria for the first recorded time
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COUNTRY MUSIC NOTE
Collin Raye hit #1 with “My Kind Of Girl” in 1995.
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RANDOM REPORT
- Johnny Carson liked being alone so much that his $81 million home in Malibu, California only had one bedroom. That meant he never had to host guests.
- Bubble gum is pink because that was the only food dye available in the factory where it was first made.
- The phrase “over the top” comes from World War One, when soldiers had to go over the top of a trench and face death.
- The Hollywood sign was originally created by an advertising agency in 1923 to promote a new real estate development.
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GOOD NEWS
We’ve seen a million stories about donating kidneys. And people always say helping someone was the only reward they needed. But THIS ain’t bad . . .
Acia Williams has been the manager of a salon in D.C. for about eight years. (Her name is pronounced Ay-SEE-uh.)
Back in 2018, she found out the owner of the salon needed a new kidney. So she got tested, and it turned out she was a match.
His name is Chet Bennett. And the surgery went great. It happened last April, and they’ve both fully recovered.
Now they’re in the news because Chet decided to pay Acia back . . . by giving her the SALON.
After the surgery, they were both staying at Chet’s place, so his family could help take care of them. And one day, he looked at her and said the shop was HERS.
It just re-opened this past Monday under the name “A New Image by Acia.” Chet owns a couple other salons, plus a beauty school. So he’ll be fine. He says he’ll never be able to thank her enough, and giving her the salon was the least he could do.
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BIRTHDAYS
[70] Cybill Shepherd, actress (“Moonlighting” 1985-89), “Cybill” 1995-98)
[66] John Travolta, actor
[63] Vanna White, (“Wheel of Fortune” since 1982)
[56] Matt Dillon, actor
[52] Molly Ringwald, actress (“The Breakfast Club”, “Sixteen Candles”, Pretty in Pink”)
[29] Jeremy Allen White, TV actor (‘Lip’ on “Shameless” since 2011)
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NEWS OF THE WEIRD:
➢ The Ontario government has confirmed that they are looking into reports that the province’s new licence plates are difficult to read at night. The confirmation follows a number of posts to social media that show photos of what appears to be the new licence plates on vehicles at night, with plate details almost impossible to read.
A Police Sargent in Kingston posted “Ok, this was taken off duty in a relatively well lit parking lot with my headlights on. Did anyone consult with police before designing and manufacturing the new Ontario license plates? They’re virtually unreadable at night,” Originally touted as an “effective product that will last longer for Ontarians,” there are growing questions over whether the new plates were ever tested in the field before the rollout. All new vehicles in Ontario registered after Feb. 1 are required by law to be equipped with the new plates.
➢ Residents in an apartment building in India discovered free mixed drinks on tap in their kitchens earlier this week. A smelly combination of beer, brandy, and rum started coming out of the faucets on Monday. Apparently, about 6,000 liters of confiscated alcohol had been buried in a pit nearby and had seeped through the soil and into a well. Officials promised to clean up the well, but said it may take up to a month.
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9% of People Take a Nap Every Day . .
According to a new survey, people who say they regularly take naps are more PRODUCTIVE and HAPPIER than the rest of us.
They’re also more career-driven and have a better work-life balance.
But how many people are ACTUALLY napping?
Well, another new survey found 9% of adults nap seven days a week . . . and another 8% nap five or six days a week. So that’s 17% of people who nap at least five days a week . . . or about one in six.
30% of people say they NEVER take naps.
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WEB FIND OF THE DAY
This one is from a few years ago but making the rounds again. A PSA from the “Royal Dutch Guide Dog Foundation”.
It opens with a wounded soldier in a war zone who’s on his back and frustrated because he can’t get up and help a fallen child who’s a few feet away.
Just then a fellow soldier comes over to comfort him, and he starts licking the guy’s face.
Then it cuts to the present and you see that it’s actually a guide dog who recognized the veteran’s nightmare and is waking him up. The tagline says it all:
Quote, “We train dogs to guide people with a trauma out of a nightmare, because we not only help people who cannot see, but also those who’ve seen too much.”
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COUGHING UP SOME INFO:
It’s not unusual for kids to get a half-dozen colds per year — roughly twice as many as adults. And yes, a certain number of colds are inevitable, and even beneficial.
But could daycare centers be re-designed to minimize the number of bugs that get passed around? That’s exactly what Monica Cojocaru, professor at the University of Guelph’s mathematics and statistics department, is looking into.
She hopes to get a clear picture of “smart design” principles for daycares that will minimize hot-spot areas where germs build up. Prime suspect areas include bathrooms, which might be redesigned to encourage better handwashing practices, toy boxes, bookshelves and play areas with mats, especially those in the corners of rooms, where kids tend to congregate.
In the meantime, while we wait on her study results, experts make these suggestions to minimize the spread of germs: Getting a flu shot, making your child aware of proper coughing and sneezing etiquette, and keeping them at home when they have a cold or flu.
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TUESDAY FEBRUARY 18TH
TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS
[70] Cybill Shepherd, actress (“Moonlighting” 1985-89), “Cybill” 1995-98)
[66] John Travolta, actor
[63] Vanna White, (“Wheel of Fortune” since 1982)
[56] Matt Dillon, actor
[52] Molly Ringwald, actress (“The Breakfast Club”, “Sixteen Candles”, Pretty in Pink”)
[29] Jeremy Allen White, TV actor (‘Lip’ on “Shameless” since 2011)
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- RYAN NEWMAN was hospitalized after a scary crash during the last lap of the Daytona 500 yesterday.
He was actually leading when RYAN BLANEY contacted him from behind and spun him. His car hit the wall and flipped over, then got hit by COREY LAJOIE.
It was on fire when it finally came to rest. Newman is in serious condition, but luckily, his injuries are NOT life-threatening.
Seconds after the crash, DENNY HAMLIN edged out Blaney to win his THIRD Daytona 500.
- NHL
CGY 6 – ANA 4 ARI 2 – NYI 1 FLA 5 – SJS 3 VGK 3 – WSH 2 TBL 4 – COL 3 OT
- The friendship between Snoop Dogg and Martha Stewart is one of the strangest things this millennium has spawned. But it’s legit. Snoop has a favorite food Martha makes to eat while he’s high and Martha also drives Snoop to drink . . . but in a good way.
- George Carlin Here’s an edited version of George Carlin’s classic “Modern Man” bit.
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No winning ticket was sold for the $55 million jackpot in Friday night’s Lotto Max draw.
There were also four Maxmillion prizes of $1 million each up for grabs, but none were claimed.
It means the jackpot for the next Lotto Max draw TONIGHT will grow to approximately $60 million and there will be six Maxmillion prizes offered.
No winning ticket for Lotto 649 Saturday night so the draw will grow to $7 million tomorrow night.
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LUKE COMBS GOES VEGAN AFTER LOSING BET
Luke Combs is undergoing a major lifestyle change — albeit temporary — after being on the losing end of a football bet with one of his bandmembers. Luke, a huge Carolina Panthers fan, and his keyboard player, an Atlanta Falcons fan, bet on the first game of the year and much to his suprise and chagrin, Luke’s loss means he has to follow a vegan diet for 90 days.
He tells us that while he’s only several days into it, he’s surviving. [“I mean I’m still alive. I’ll put it that way. I eat a lot of bars like protein bars, lot of veggies. And, if you’re not familiar with vegan, it’s no animal products whatsoever: no meat, no cheese, no milk, no butter, no anything good. So I’ve still got about 80 odds days left, which is pretty depressing to think about, but I will prevail through the end of this. I’m looking forward to a good deer steak after this is all said and done.”]
Luke is scaling the charts with “Does To Me” featuring Eric Church.
FAST FACTS
Luke heads overseas for a string of dates next month.
He returns to the stage of the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville on March 31st.
- George Strait — continues to set new records with his Las Vegas residency. His two shows on Jan. 31 and Feb. 1 grossed $4.2 million and sold 31,556 tickets, lifting his career-total ticket sales past 10 million tickets sold, for a total of 10,031,222. The only other country music artist to achieve more than 10 million is Kenny Chesney.
- Hank Williams — The new vice president of the Grand Ole Opry says that he will not be reinstated. Hank Williams III started the “Reinstate Hank” movement in 2003 in an effort to get the Opry to recognize his grandfather, who was kicked out for drunkenness and missing rehearsals in 1952.
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This post was written by Dave Palmer