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April 21, 2020 9:25 am Published by

➢ First there was the toilet paper shortage – and now this. Dwindling supplies of carbon dioxide are leading to concerns that we may face shortages of beer, pop and seltzer water. How does this happen? Brewers and soft-drink makers use carbon dioxide, or CO2, for carbonation, which gives beer and soda their fizz. Ethanol producers are a key provider of CO2 to the food industry, as they capture that gas as a by-product of ethanol production and sell it. But ethanol, which is blended into gasoline, has seen production fall sharply due to the drop in gasoline demand. It is believed that some brewers will be forced to cut production in two to three weeks.

➢ A politician in Australia checked in with some of his school-age constituents via a Zoom chat.  When he asked how school at home is going, one little girl told him the truth.  She’s been hiding, we assume around the house.  And although she tries to do stuff properly, she doesn’t have any idea what she’s doing.

 

➢A mom who didn’t have face masks went viral after wearing her kid’s Buzz Lightyear helmet to the store.

 

➢Not only is former “Veep” and “Seinfeld” star, Julia Louis-Drefus is  . . . out of hair products.  She was on Conan’s home show last night.  She joked about eating a lot, and even though she does hair color commercials, she’s out.  Listen to what she’s using.

 

THIS WEEK’S NETFLIX (Canada) RELEASES:
➢ April 21:
• “Middleditch & Schwartz” (NETFLIX COMEDY SPECIAL):  Thomas Middleditch and Ben Schwartz star in a 3-part three-part improv comedy special feature filmed live in New York.
➢ April 23:
• “The House of Flowers: Season 3” (NETFLIX ORIGINAL): Hit comedy about a dysfunctional family and the upscale flower shop they own.
➢ April 24:
• “After Life, Season 2” (NETFLIX ORIGINAL):  Comedy-drama series following Tony, a newspaper writer whose life is upended after his wife dies from cancer. While still struggling with grief, he tries to become a better friend to those around him. (Ricky Gervais)
• “Extraction” (Action/Thriller):  A fearless black-market mercenary with nothing left to lose is hired to rescue the kidnapped son of an imprisoned crime lord. (Kellan Lutz, Bruce Willis)

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COUNTRY MUSIC NOTE

 

Brooks and Dunn‘s “Little Miss Honky Tonk” went to Number One in 1995.

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We’re Watching Eight Hours of TV a Day Right Now

Have you spent more hours in front of the TV this month than you’ve spent sleeping?  Apparently a full THIRD of our life is dedicated to streaming right now.

 

The average person has watched EIGHT HOURS of content a day during lockdown, according to a new poll.  Here are six more stats on our current streaming habits . . .

 

  1. 3 in 4 people admit they’re streaming more content than normal right now.

 

  1. 65% of parents are letting their kids watch more movies and TV shows than usual.  (Shout-out to the 35% who AREN’T using it as a crutch.)

 

  1. We’re not always searching for fresh content.  56% of people said they frequently re-watch a show instead of starting something new.

 

  1. The average streamer has access to four different streaming services like Hulu and Netflix.  And 38% of us use more than five.

 

  1. Since the outbreak began, 42% of us have shared a password or used someone else’s login info to stream.  The top people we share with are our significant other, a friend, a sibling, and our parents.

 

  1. We go through an average of three full shows a week.  And half of us have binge-watched an entire TV series in less than 48 hours.

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FOUR RANDOM FACTS

  1. Sunflowers are excellent for cleanup after nuclear accidents . . . because they soak up radiation from the ground and water.

 

  1. Post-it notes should be peeled horizontally, not in an upward motion, which causes the paper to curl

 

  1. Coke outsells Pepsi in most places . . . except West Virginia, North Dakota, Utah, and Buffalo, New York, where Pepsi is more popular.

 

  1. The average candy bar contains eight insect parts.  So when someone has an allergic reaction to chocolate, they could be reacting to the COCKROACH parts inside.

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GOOD NEWS

➢ A woman in Georgia went into labor and gave birth in the car when her mom CRASHED on the way to the hospital. They couldn’t find the baby and thought it had been thrown from the wreck.  But police showed up and found the healthy newborn under one of the seats.  Luckily everyone was okay.  Police released some pretty dramatic chest-cam footage of the whole thing.

 

➢ Here’s some good instant karma:  The owner of a pizza place in Florida gave two free slices to a guy who didn’t have any money.  Then a few minutes later, someone walked in to pick up an order, and insisted on overpaying by an extra $1000.

 

➢ A pregnant woman in Washington went into a coma from Covid 19 . . . and gave birth.  Now she’s awake from her coma and recovering.  And yes, she was surprised to find she had a baby when she came out of the coma.

 

➢ RYAN REYNOLDS and HUGH JACKMAN are ending their longstanding (fake) social media feud to join the All-In Challenge.

They’ve actually agreed to show up together, in person, at someone’s house to help them set up a lemonade stand.  You can buy entries to the contest at Fanatics.com.  Your donations go to feed the needy.

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BIRTHDAYS

[94] Queen Elizabeth II

 

[69] Tony Danza, actor

 

[41] James McAvoy, actor (“Last King of Scotland”, ‘Professor Charles Xavier’ in “X-Men” films)

 

[40] Tony Romo, retired NFL quarterback (Dallas Cowboys 2003-16)

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A Guy Describing Two Dogs Chasing a Cow Is Funnier Than You Think

This clip has gone viral.  It’s a guy in Alabama narrating security cam video of two dogs chasing a cow through a backyard and into a swimming pool.

 

Then two cowboys on horses show up out of nowhere and lasso the cow as it’s climbing out of the pool.

 

Meanwhile, another guy calmly walks into the scene acting as if it’s just another day.

 

The guy who uploaded the video noted that all the animals were okay.

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We’re Buying Houseplants Like Crazy, but Will We Keep Them Alive?

The newest thing we’re buying like crazy is . . . HOUSEPLANTS.

 

It’s not clear why.  Maybe we need something to take care of right now . . . or we’ve realized our Zoom backgrounds are just really boring.

 

So will we actually keep all these plants alive, or will they wither and die?  A recent survey found that for almost half of us, the prospects aren’t great.

 

30%  admitted they’re BAD at keeping plants alive.  And another 13% weren’t sure.  So that’s 43% who don’t seem too confident.

 

57% said they’re at least “somewhat” capable, including 1 in 5 people who think they’re “very good” at taking care of plants.

 

Men and women were equally likely to say they have a green thumb. But women were slightly more likely to say they’re terrible at keeping plants alive.

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THEY DON’T CALL IT “THE GREAT OUTDOORS” FOR NOTHING:

If you feel that your mental health could use a boost, the results of a study from 2019 could help. It determined that taking at least twenty minutes out of your day to stroll or sit in a place that makes you feel in contact with nature will significantly lower your stress hormone levels.

 

The researchers urged healthcare practitioners to use the conclusions of the study to prescribe “nature-pills” as a low-cost solution to reduce the negative health impacts from growing urbanization and indoor lifestyles.

 

They found that while a 20-minute nature experience was enough to significantly reduce cortisol levels, when test subjects spent as much as 30 minutes immersed in a nature experience, cortisol levels dropped at an even greater rate.

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TUESDAY APRIL 21ST

 

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS

[94] Queen Elizabeth II

[69] Tony Danza, actor

[41] James McAvoy, actor (“Last King of Scotland”, ‘Professor Charles Xavier’ in “X-Men” films)

[40] Tony Romo, retired NFL quarterback (Dallas Cowboys 2003-16)

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  1. Yesterday on “Good Morning America,” Dr. Fauci said that if the stay-at-home protesters get their way, it will backfire and cause more problems. (From “Good Morning America” on Monday, April 20, 2020)

 

  1. The Mayor of Tampa, Florida says Tom Brady was kicked out of a closed park where he was practicing.

 

  1. A sanitation official in New York stood on the street and handed out free cocktails to healthcare workers after their shifts ended.  A lot of them said they’d travelled there from other states to help out.

 

  1. Disney Bedtime Hotline, Georgia to reopen tattoo parlors and bowling alleys, LA may cancel sporting events until 2021, and New Yorkers can get married via video conference.  (From Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel, and Conan O’Brien on Monday, April 20, 2020)

 

 

 

“Blue Bloods” star Nick Cordero is weak but recovering after having his right leg amputated Saturday due to complications from the coronavirus, according to a video posted to Instagram by his wife. Cordero, who was nominated for a Tony Award in 2014 for his performance in “Bullets Over Broadway,” has been battling the virus for more than two weeks.

His wife, former Radio City Rockette Amanda Kloots, has been posting updates about his condition on Instagram. Earlier, she had said that blood thinners given to the actor during his fight to stay alive had devastating effects on his legs, creating problems “with clotting and getting blood down to his toes”.

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BRAD PAISLEY ENCOURAGES AMERICA TO BE A ‘DRINKING TEAM’ DURING PANDEMIC

Brad Paisley‘s new single, “No I In Beer,” wasn’t specifically written for this crazy time we’re living in now with the coronavirus and everyone self-quarantined, but it seems very fitting for these days. He co-wrote the song in 2018, but as Brad tells us, it makes perfect sense today. [“This song, which wasn’t written for this pandemic, but it takes on new meaning for me when I hear it now, and I just feel like life sort of sucks right now in some ways and we gotta do what we can to get through this, and if we’ve ever felt unified as Americans, as citizens of the world it’s in the fact that nobody loves what we’re going through but everybody’s willing to do what we have to do and one of those things is let’s be a team; let’s be a drinking team, and that’s what we are right now.”]

Brad Paisley — brought some good cheer to a group of teachers in Mississippi last week when he popped up unexpectedly during a scheduled Zoom call. A third-grade teacher says she decided to invite him to the Teachers Night In call after he recently posted a phone number for fans to text him to invite him to their online events.

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  • Luke Combs – He and Brett Kissel will kick off the second night of “Canada Together: In Concert”, along with Tenille Townes, and The Washboard Union. The 5-night series of at-home concerts on ET Canada support Covid-19 relief efforts by Food Banks Canada and Unison Benevolent Fund. Highlights later in the week include: Lady Antebellum, Jess Moskaluke, Gord Bamford and Dean Brody.
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LADY ANTEBELLUM RELEASE ‘CHAMPAGNE NIGHT’ TO COUNTRY RADIO

Lady Antebellum served as the guest artist during last week’s season two premiere of NBC’s Songland, where they chose the winning song “Champagne Night.” It was co-written by the trio along with show mentor Shane McAnally, and aspiring songwriter Madeline Merlo, and yesterday (Monday, April 20th), the trio officially released the song to country radio. “Champagne Night” is the first song from the primetime series to become a radio single and is available on all digital platforms.

Lady A’s Hillary Scott said, “We had a blast bringing this song to life for our episode. We started the process of the song over the winter in a very different time and headspace. But now, with everything going on, it’s almost like that little dose of exactly what I need right now – a light and fun little reminder to enjoy the simpler moments.”

Lady A and Shane McAnally surprised Madeline Merlo with the exciting news during a Zoom call yesterday.

 

 

 

 

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This post was written by Dave Palmer