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August 31, 2020 9:35 am Published by

➢ CHADWICK BOSEMAN, died of complications from colon cancer on Friday.  He was only 43.  He was diagnosed four years ago, but never revealed it publicly.  That means that he was fighting cancer while filming “Black Panther” and the last two “Avengers” movies.

 

Denzel Washington is among the Hollywood stars paying tribute to “Black Panther” star Chadwick Boseman. In 2018, Boseman revealed that Washington had helped pay for students, including himself, to study acting in England as part of the British American Drama Academy’s Midsummer in Oxford program.

 

➢ Sankavi Rathan an 11-year-old girl from Mississauga set a Guinness record by solving 30 Rubik’s Cubes while hula-hooping.  Here are a few moments from her record-setting day.  (The previous record was 25.)

 

➢ The man called the world’s oldest hockey player has died. 99-year-old Mark Sertich of Duluth, Minnesota had laced up his skates as recently as last month, when his morning hockey league was allowed to return to action following the lockdown. Guinness World Records listed the WWII vet as the oldest ice hockey player when he broke his own record in 2017 by playing at an international old-timers’ tournament in Santa Rosa, California at 96 years and 2 days old. And when his team offered him a lifetime achievement certificate with free ice-time for his 80th birthday, they didn’t expect that they’d be covering his expenses for two more decades.

 

➢ This three-year-old would likely be considered a hero to some. Harry Keogh, who is from Dublin, Ireland, took his dad’s phone and managed to order about 36-dollars-worth of McDonald’s French fries. His parents believed he was only watching YouTube videos on the phone, and his mom was shocked when a delivery driver showed up with nine orders of the fries. When his parents asked why he had ordered so many fries, he told them he was feeling a bit hungry.

 

➢ Three more stars are making their way to the dance floor on “Dancing With the Stars”. Jesse Metcalfe (“Desperate Housewives”), Anne Heche (“Another World”) and ex-NFL player Vernon Davis will join the ABC series for Season 29. They join former “Bachelorette” Kaitlyn Bristowe and Backstreet Boys member AJ McLean in the cast. Carole Baskin, of “Tiger King” fame is also reportedly being considered to appear, an idea that has already gotten fans of the Netflix series talking.

 

TODAY IS……………….

  • “Eat Outside Day”, a great excuse to eat outside one more time before Summer comes to an end and we all get busy with Fall activities.

 

1997 [23] Diana, Princess of Wales, is killed at age 36 in a car crash in a tunnel near the Eiffel Tower in Paris. Also killed are her companion, Dodi Fayed, and their driver, Henri Paul. Bodyguard Trevor Rees-Jones, the only one wearing a seat-belt, survives

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COUNTRY MUSIC NOTE

The Dixie Chicks‘ Fly album was released in 1999.

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FREE AFTER 37 YEARS

A Florida man who spent the last 37 years in prison on a rape and murder charge was released last Thursday, hours after officials revealed new DNA evidence that proved his innocence.

 

Robert DuBoise walked out of the jail with his mother and sister.

The 56-year-old was serving a life sentence, having been convicted in 1983 for murder. His conviction centred on one piece of evidence: an alleged bite mark on the victim’s face. A jailhouse informant’s testimony also helped convict him.

 

Experts proved the mark wasn’t from a bite, and the jailhouse informant was not credible.

Dubose said he will have to learn many modern things, such as how to use a computer and how to shop at big box stores. He say that he isn’t angry at those involved in his long incarceration.

 

“If you keep hatred and bitterness in your heart, you don’t have room for anything else,” he said. “I’m just very grateful.” The case has since been reopened and authorities already have a suspect.

 

 

FOUR RANDOM FACTS

  1. We misuse the word “podium.”  Podium means a raised platform on the ground.  The thing you stand behind and put your papers on is called a lectern.

 

  1. When “Top Gun”came out, Navy recruitment jumped 500%.

 

  1. The term “junkie” comes from the fact that heroin users in the early 1900s would collect and sell scrap metal to pay for their fix.
  2. Daylight Saving Time was originally created to save energy . . . the theory was more sunlight would lead to less electricity being used.  But the OPPOSITE is now true.  Because of air conditioning, we use 1% MORE electricity during Daylight Savings.

 

GOOD NEWS

A 14-year-old kid in Tennessee named William Cabaniss has been raising money for charity by bottling and selling his own vanilla extract.

 

He says he loves the stuff, so he’s just following his passion. He came up with the name Vanilla Feeds Tomorrow, and he works with a group called Second Harvest.

 

Every bottle he sells raises enough to buy 42 meals for people who need them.  He’s bought over 27,000 meals so far.

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BIRTHDAYS

[71] Richard Gere, actor (“An Officer and a Gentleman”, “Pretty Woman”)

 

[48] Chris Tucker, actor (“Rush Hour” movies)/stand-up comedian

 

 

This Week in Science:

Here’s a quick rundown of this week in science . . .

 

  1. Africa was declared polio-freethis week.  There hasn’t been a case of wild polio there since 2016.  (A handful of people a year still get it when the live virus in the vaccine mutates, but it’s rare.  Overall, the vaccine has saved millions of lives.)

 

  1. A study found birds sing better later in the day.  When they sing in the morning, they’re really just warming up.  And a separate study found that went birds are given opiates, their songs get more creative like jazz.

 

  1. In other bird news, painting the blades on wind turbinesmight stop birds from crashing into them.  Researches painted one blade on a turbine black, and 70% fewer birds died.

 

  1. What if booze GAVE you energy?  A study in Japan found a type of mutant yeast in sake that reduces fatigue.  And it could easily be used to make beer and wine too.

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‘EARLY BIRDS’ MORE ACTIVE THAN ‘NIGHT OWLS’

People who prefer to get an early start tend to be more active than those who are ‘night owls.’

 

Finnish researchers found that for ‘early bird’ men, the extra activity in a day equates to a light walk lasting over a half hour, while for women, rising early equates to about 20 minutes of extra daily activity.

 

The scientists say that for now, it’s not clear what causes early risers to be more active than those who prefer to stay up late.

 

 

MONDAY AUGUST 31ST  

 

  1. Chadwick Boseman, a.k.a. “Black Panther”, diedof complications from colon cancer on Friday.  He was only 43.  He was diagnosed four years ago, but never revealed it publicly.  That means that he was fighting cancer while filming “Black Panther” and the last two “Avengers” movies.  (This clip contains Chadwick in “Black Panther”, “42”, “Marshall”, and giving the commencement speech at Howard University.)

 

  1. NHL PLAYOFFS:

Dallas Stars 5, Colorado Avalanche 4 — Dallas leads series 3 games to 1

New York Islanders 3, Philadelphia Flyers 2 — New York leads series 3 games to 1

Vegas Golden Knights 5, Vancouver Canucks 3 — Vegas leads series 3 games to 1

 

NBA : First Round: 

L.A. Clippers 111, Dallas Mavericks 97 — L.A. wins series 4 games to 2

Denver Nuggets 119, Utah Jazz 107 — Series tied at 3-3

Conference Semifinals:

Boston Celtics 112, Toronto Raptors 94 — Boston leads series 1 game to 0

 

  1. “New Mutants” topped the box office this weekend with $7 million.  Russell Crowe’s “Unhinged” made $2.8 million, and “Bill & Ted Face the Music” took in $1 million,

a lot of people probably stayed home to watch it, because it was also available on demand for $20.

 

  1. Jerry Seinfeld waited a long time to get married.  Here’s his comparison between being married versus being single.  (From his 2020 Netflix special, “23 Hours to Kill”.)

 

 

 

No winning ticket was sold for the $50 million jackpot in Friday night’s Lotto Max draw.

Two Maxmillions prizes of $1 million each were also up for grabs, and one was claimed by a ticket holder in Quebec.

The jackpot for the next Lotto Max draw TOMORROW will grow to approximately $55 million. With 4 maxmillions draws.

 

 

No winning ticket was sold for the $6-million jackpot in Saturday night’s Lotto 649 draw.

However, the guaranteed $1-million prize went to a ticket holder in Ontario.

The jackpot for the next Lotto 649 draw WEDNESDAY will be approximately $8 million.

 

 

 

 

LUKE BRYAN RETURNING TO ‘AMERICAN IDOL’

Luke Bryan will reunite with Katy Perry and Lionel Richie for the fourth season of American Idol on ABC. The contracts have been signed and the three, along with show host Ryan Seacrest, are ready to move into the new season despite the current pandemic.

While virtual auditions are underway, Luke tells us he thinks he, Katy and Lionel will all be together at the same table in 2021. [“Currently, I don’t think it’ll be in video land. I think there’s a way that we can integrate video and actually be there. Let’s just say the judges table . . . We’ll probably be six feet apart at the judges table (laughs).”]

In addition to auditions by state, there will be a nationwide open call on August 25th. Visit americanidol.com/auditions for more information.

 

 

Sam Hunt and Brett Young

Sam Hunt and Brett Young will close out “Red Rocks Unpaused,” a special virtual concert series set to take place over three nights, starting Sept. 1-3 at the Red Rocks Amphitheater in Morrison, Colorado. Performances kick off each night at 7 p.m. Pacific, and fans can watch free of charge via Twitter’s Live Event Page and visiblexredrocks.com.

Fans will get to be interactive with the show, sending messages which will be displayed on the faces of the Red Rocks for the performers to see as well as having the ability to help set off pyrotechnics, control the lighting and vote on the concert’s finale.

FAST FACTS

Sam’s latest album, Southside, was released in April.

It produced three Number One hits with “Body Like A Backroad,” “Kinfolks,” and most recently “Hard To Forget.”

 

 

ASHLEY McBRYDE HIT STRIKES GOLD

Ashley McBryde‘s current hit single, “One Night Standards,” has been RIAA-Certified Gold in both the United States and Canada as the hit song tops the Canadian Country Airplay Chart. This commemorates sales of more than half a million downloads.

Ashely said, “I grew up listening to country radio dial, so some of the biggest songs that influenced my career weren’t the ones you heard on the radio, but that discovery – when the deejay said ‘and that was Mary Chapin Carpenter,’ or ‘that was Terri Clark,’ man, it would send me down a rabbit hole

“One Night Standards” is the debut single off Ashley’s sophomore album, Never Will, which was released in April.

TODAY, Ashley will appear on GRAMMY Museum’s Programs at Home Series speaking with moderator Scott Goldman, followed by a performance, available at GrammyMuseum.org/Museum-At-Home at 2 p.m.

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LUKE COMBS AND CARLY PEARCE TO ANNOUNCE CMA NOMINEES TOMORROW

On Tuesday morning (Sept.1) Luke Combs and Carly Pearce will reveal some of the nominees for the 54th Annual CMA Awards on ABC’s Good Morning America. The announcement will be made from Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry House between 7:30 and 7:45 CT.
Immediately following the live broadcast Ingrid Andress and Gabby Barrett will reveal the remaining CMA Awards categories on YouTube and Facebook.

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This post was written by Dave Palmer