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September 1, 2020 9:35 am Published by

➢ A teenager recorded herself on the phone complaining about her teacher’s rules for the class’ Zoom call.  But she was shocked when he chimed in from the Zoom call to correct her.  (She obviously forgot to hit the mute button.)

 

➢Bears apparently crave comfort food just like we do. Tuesday night (August 18th) someone shot a video at a Safeway Grocery store in Kings Beach, California that shows a brown bear walking out of the store with a bag of Tostitos chips in its mouth. She managed to capture footage of the bear inside the store, then outside the store eating from a garbage can, and then walking back into the store. Luckily, no one was hurt.

 

➢ A paranormal researcher says haunted house reports are on the rise since the beginning of the pandemic. John E.L. Tenney, the former host of TV’s “Ghost Stalkers,” says he used to receive two to five calls a month from people convinced their homes are haunted, but since COVID-19 restrictions started, he gets five to 10 calls a week. Why? According to him, it’s because more people are at home and taking notice of their environment. Tenney says perhaps some people have had a ghost in their house all along and they’ve just never noticed the “pops and creaks” that may be coming from an otherworldly source.

 

➢ Boxing fans will have to wait a little longer for Mike Tyson’s return to the ring. The exhibition fight between Tyson and Roy Jones Jr. has been pushed back from Sept. 12 to Nov. 28. The event will be streamed on pay-per-view and will take place at the Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California. ESPN says the organizers of the event needed more time to land international TV deals and tie up loose ends in the pay-per-view side.

➢ Tim Allen is reuniting with his “Tool Time” co-star Richard Karn for a new home builder competition series on “History”, the network has announced. The 10-episode series, tentatively titled “Assembly Required,” will “spotlight the best and brightest builders from across the country, at their home workshops, as they compete to breathe new life into everyday household items in desperate need of fixing.” Allen and Karn will host and executive produce the series, which is set to premiere in 2021.

 

TODAY IS……………….

  • “September”. In Latin ‘septem’ means ‘seventh’. That’s because back in the day when the New Year started in March, September was in fact the 7th month.

 

  • “First Day of Spring” in Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa, so designated by tradition, not any relation to the Vernal Equinox.

 

1980 [40] Terry Fox’s cross-Canada “Marathon of Hope” ends in Thunder Bay, Ontario when he is unable to continue because of illness (He would die of cancer the following June)

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COUNTRY MUSIC NOTE

1992     Alabama released “I’m in a Hurry (And Don’t Know Why)” the second single from their album American Pride which went to #1. It became the group’s thirty-first #1 Country hit.

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Five Things to Look Forward to in September

We’re one month closer to the END of this crazy year.  Here are five things you can look forward to in September . . .

 

  1. The first day of fall is September 22nd.

 

  1. It’s a HUGE month for sports fans:  The NHL playoffs and NBA playoffs continue….The Kentucky Derbyis this Saturday . . . the U.S. Open of tennis goes for the next two weeks . . . the French Open is later this month . . . the U.S. Open of golf starts September 14th . . .  and the NFL gets under way next Thursday with the Chiefs hosting the Texans on NBC.

 

  1. If you’re willing to brave the theaters, Christopher Nolan’s“Tenet” opens wide this Thursday.  And the live-action “Mulan” remake hits Disney-Plus on Friday.

 

  1. A bunch of TV shows are coming back, including “Dancing with the Stars”on the 14th . . . “The Masked Singer” on the 23rd . . . and “The Simpsons”, “Family Guy” and “Bob’s Burgers”, all on the 27th.

Also, if you’re into award shows, “The Emmys” air September 20th on ABC.

 

  1. And finally, the holidays:  The big one is Labor Day this Monday.  But a few more you might want to celebrate are:  Cheese Pizza Day on the 5th . . . Video Games Day on the 12th . . . Cheeseburger Day on the 18th . . . Talk Like a Pirate Day on the 19th . . . and

National Drink Beer Day on the 28th.

  

 

RANDOM REPORT

  1. The U.S. military supported the movie “Independence Day”and even offered military costumes and props . . . until the film refused to eliminate mentions of Area 51. Then the military withdrew all its support.

 

  1. Miami has a higher percentage of people born in foreign countries than any other major city in the world.  59% of Miami’s population was born in another country.  Toronto is second, at 50%.

 

  1. The word ‘mortgage’ comes from a French term meaning ‘death pledge’.
  2. Marvin Gayetrained to play pro football in 1970 and tried to get a tryout with the Detroit Lions.  But since he had ZERO football experience, the coach didn’t want him to get hurt and turned him down.

 

 

GOOD NEWS

Jack Leigh a 5yr old from Peterborough has been taking part in the “Great Cycle Challenge to Fight Kids Cancer” this month, a fundraiser for SickKids Hospital.

 

His Mom said she was looking for things they could do together as a family during the pandemic and thought this would be a good learning opportunity and something to keep him active.

 

Jack pledged to ride 100 kilometres this August. Almost every day, he’s been riding about 10 kilometres with his family. The Leigh family says they have a ‘deep, personal connection’ to the SickKids Foundation. Their daughter was in Sick Kids for 3 weeks when she was first born.

 

There are 52,000 riders across the country taking part in the Great Cycle Challenge to Fight Kids Cancer. So far, more than $8 million has been raised.

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BIRTHDAYS

[81] Lily Tomlin, Detroit MI, actress (Netflix series “Grace & Frankie” since 2015)

 

[71] Dr Phil (McGraw), Vinita OK, daytime TV talk show host (“Dr Phil” since 2002)

 

 

SNAKES IN THE TOILET

An Australian woman who had difficulty flushing her toilet was shocked to find four snakes coiled up inside the back of the toilet.

 

Sofie Pearson, 25, says that when she went to her bathroom last Sunday, she had to push down hard on the button to get the toilet to flush.

 

“I was a bit confused so I figured I’d just pull the top off and check what the issue was.”

What she discovered were four snakes wiggling inside. The largest snake was 3.2 feet (1 meter) long. She says “I sort of looked at them for a second and thought … that’s not right,”

 

Tree snakes, which mostly feed on frogs and skinks, are non-venomous and usually sleep in tree hollows. She took a picture and some video before calling a friend for help to remove them.

The friend released the snakes unharmed into a cane field nearby.

 

This is not the first time Pearson has made such a discovery. Just over a month ago, she found another tree snake inside her bathroom next to the toilet, she said.

 

She said she suspected the snakes had entered her house through cracks in the floorboards.

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HITTING THE PREHISTORIC HAY:
Humans have been sleeping in beds for nearly as long as they’ve been roaming the earth.

 

In South Africa’s renowned Border Cave excavation site, archaeologists have uncovered evidence of grass sleeping mats that date back 200,000 years — more than 100,000 years earlier than previously thought.

 

They say the prehistoric slumber sacks used a surprisingly sophisticated system of grass stacked on top of ash from a fireplace or burned plants, which was apparently used to keep pets from jumping in.

 

It is thought that these beds were also used as a workspace, as they contained stone shards from the tools used in their making.
 

 

TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 1ST  

 

  1. NHL PLAYOFFS:

Tampa Bay Lightning 3, Boston Bruins 2 (2OT) — Tampa Bay wins series 4 games to 1

Colorado Avalanche 6, Dallas Stars 3 — Dallas leads 3 games to 2

 

NBA PLAYOFFS: 

First Round: 

Oklahoma City 104, Houston Rockets 100 — Series tied at 3-3

Conference Semifinals:

Miami Heat 115, Milwaukee Bucks 104 — Miami leads series 1 game to 0

 

  1. A San Antonio reporter Justin Horne was on location during Hurricane Laura when a nearby electric transformer blew up while he was on the air live.  Here’s how that sounded.  (The transformer was 100 yards away, but it sounded and felt closer.)

 

  1. A guy in Minnesota brokethe world record for tallest mohawk.  It’s 42-and-a-half inches, or about three-and-a-half feet.  He’s been trying to break the record since 2007.  The good news is, his wife likes it.

 

  1. Here’s George Carlin on a couple of ordinary words that bother him.

 

 

WAKANDA FOREVER

The tweet from Chadwick Boseman’s account announcing his death on Friday has become the most liked tweet of all time. Twitter made the announcement with the words: “Most liked Tweet ever. A tribute fit for a King. #WakandaForever”. Boseman’s verified account tweeted out a family statement confirming his death and revealing he was diagnosed with Stage III colon cancer in 2016, then battled the disease over the last four years as it advanced to Stage IV. It has received over 7.2 million likes. The previous record-holder was one from former president Barack Obama, which has 4.3 million likes.

 

DARIUS RUCKER ON PLAYING CONCERTS

Darius Rucker is more than ready to return to his regular life of touring around the country. Last year, he said he planned to take a much-needed break from the road in 2020 after a very successful tour with Hootie & The Blowfish, and the global pandemic certainly made that happen.

While Darius had the opportunity to play a drive-in concert back in July, he tells us it wasn’t the same as performing for packed venues. [“It was great to be out there playing music with my band but everyone was so separated, so spread out that there was no feedback. You could only see maybe the first couple rows of people, not even that many people. It was great and I would do it again but as far as the feedback and as far as the vibe of the show it was totally, totally different, and I’m dying to play. Yes, I did say I needed a break from touring and I did . . . okay, whoever was listening to that, the break is over. I’m ready to get back to work (laughs). Yeah, I’m dying to play. I’m dying to see on the schedule gigs. I’m ready to get back out there and start playing for people. I miss it so much!”]

Darius recently released a new single called “Beers And Sunshine” which is making its way up the charts. It’s the debut release from his next studio album.

 

 

KANE BROWN MAKES WIFE AND DAUGHTER VIDEO STARS

Kane Brown’s daughter, 10-month-old Kingsley, will make her debut in her dad’s upcoming video for “Worldwide Beautiful.” Country Now reports that Kane shared the news during a recent Facebook live chat after a fan asked him which songs from his new EP would have accompanying music videos.

Kane also hopes to make Kingsley and his wife, Katelyn, the stars of the video for “Worship You.” He tells us: [“I mean, my music is, you know, surrounded by my family. They’re my world, especially Kinglsey. When she smiles, she brightens up the whole house. So ‘Worship You’, I definitely want to get both of them in the music video. When I hear that song it reminds me of both of them. I’m just grateful that they’re part of my project. Even if they don’t know that they are, they are. They’re like the main focus.”]

Both songs are featured on Kane’s Mixtape Vol. 1 EP which was released earlier this month.

He will perform “Worldwide Beautiful” on NBC’s Today show on Friday (August 28th).

 

 

SARA EVANS SCHEDULES MEDIA, VIRTUAL BOOK TOUR TO SUPPORT MEMOIR RELEASE

Sara Evans will release her memoir, Born To Fly, on September 8th and will be making a few media appearances in addition to heading out on a virtual book tour in support of the release. Born To Fly is named after Sara’s double-platinum album, which celebrated its 20th anniversary this year. The book is now available for pre-order.

Physical copies of Sara’s latest album, Copy That, will now be available for purchase at Target stores across the country, as well as online through Target and Amazon, beginning this Friday (September 4th).

 

 

 

 

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This post was written by Dave Palmer