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February 12, 2021 9:35 am Published by

➢A guy went into a Dunkin’ Donuts in Brooklyn, New York on Saturday morning and pulled out a KNIFE.  He wanted free coffee and also everything in the cash register.

So the employee who was working the register went into the kitchen . . . and grabbed a bigger knife.  Yes, he went for the classic “That’s not a knife” move from “Crocodile Dundee”.

And it WORKED.  The robber was scared of the bigger knife so he ran out of the store empty-handed, jumped in his car, and sped off.  The cops are trying to track him down. 

 

➢ Earlier this week, we heard about a dog in New Jersey who helped saved its owner after he had a stroke.  Now the guy’s back home recovering.  And the dog went nuts when they were reunited outside a hospital on Tuesday.

 

➢ A new survey found the average person would pay $1,836 to erase 2020 from their memory.  (Here’s a scene from “Men in Black” when Tommy Lee Jones uses a “neuralyzer” to erase people’s memory.)

 

➢ A student posted a very odd moment from the first day of her college Zoom class.  It’s her teacher saying he’s had about 15 students through the years who have died from either drowning, murder, heart attack, or cancer.  Check it out, here.

 

➢ The mansion that the Rose family gets kicked out of at the beginning of “Schitt’s Creek” is for sale and it could be yours . . . if you’ve got an extra $15 million kicking around.

The place has a name . . . as $15 million mansions often do.  It’s called La Belle Maison, and it’s in Toronto.

It’s 24,000 square feet, with 12 bedrooms, 16 bathrooms, a home theater, a wine cellar, a billiard room, a fitness gym, and indoor AND outdoor swimming pools.  To name just a few of its amenities. (Check out some pictures here.)

 

TODAY IS……………….

  • “Chinese New Year”, also called Lunar New Year, an annual 15-day festival in China and Chinese communities around the world that begins with the new moon. This is the beginning of the ‘Year of the Ox’.

 

SUNDAY-

  • “Valentine’s Day”, the most widely celebrated unofficial holiday. A few fun facts …

➠ The Catholic Church recognizes at least 3 different saints named Valentine, all of whom were martyred, one for performing secret weddings for young lovers.

➠ It may come as no surprise that Valentine’s Day ranks number one in terms of the most fresh flowers sold and delivered.

➠ Almost half of all marriage proposals occur on Valentine’s Day.

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COUNTRY MUSIC NOTE

Toby Keith‘s first hit, “Should’ve Been A Cowboy,” was released in 1993.

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FOUR RANDOM FACTS 

  1. 16% of flowers purchased by women on Valentine’s Day are for themselves.

 

  1. A study found that both men and women prefer to receive chocolate over flowers for Valentine’s Day.

 

  1. A 2017 study found that 43% of millennials chose Valentine’s Day as their ideal day to propose or be proposed to.

 

  1. Candy hearts were originally developed as throat lozenges.

GOOD NEWS 

Sometimes it’s difficult to let go of Christmas. That seems to be the case for a Chatham toddler. 

 

Our friends 3 yr old daughter Layla was singing her heart out in her car seat when her Mom Kristen caught her on video singing her heart out to Jingle Bells 

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BIRTHDAYS 

[65] Arsenio Hall, TV host/movie actor

 

[53] Josh Brolin, actor (‘Thanos’ in “Avengers” movies) COMING UP… “Dune”, 2021

 

[41] Christina Ricci, actress (“Addams Family”, “Casper”)

MOM BAKES AMAZON DELIVERY BOX CAKE FOR SHOPAHOLIC SON’S BIRTHDAY 

It’s not weird to get people cakes that reflect something they love, right? 

 

Nina Williams of Wales, U.K., recently shared a photo of the cake she whipped up to celebrate her son Kane’s 24th birthday—and it’s a completely edible creation that looks just like a box from Amazon sitting on a porch. 

 

Nina says she banned her son from her bake shop, Nina’s Cake Cabin, ahead of his February 2nd birthday, and then tricked him into thinking it was a package for him on his actual birthday. 

 

She added that her son gets packages from Amazon almost weekly. The cake was made with chocolate, raspberry jam, and buttercream.

 

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FUNNIEST TWEETS OF THE WEEK FROM PARENTS:
⇒ who needs nightmares when you can wake up to the whites of your child’s eyes who is silently standing next to your pillow at 2 am – That Mom Tho

⇒ My daughter is asking the tooth fairy for $100, “because I really liked that tooth.” 

 

⇒ I yelled “go to bed” so loud that I put the neighbor’s kids to bed. — Jessie

⇒ I know we aren’t supposed to have favorites but my 4 yo suggested we get back in bed and look at pictures of puppies – Professional Worrier

…AND A FEW ABOUT THE NAMES KIDS GIVE THINGS:
⇒ My daughter calls corn on the cob holders “corn chargers” and I think we should just let 2 year olds name everything from now on. – Lurkin’ Mom

⇒ My son calls Toys R Us “Toys Or Else” — Elita

⇒ My son calls pudding “chocolate jello” and I’m not sure if he’s an idiot or a genius. – The Dad

 

FRIDAY FEBRUARY 12TH  

 

  1.   PIT 4 – NYI 3 SO FLA 5 – TBL 2 CBJ 6 – CHI 5 NSH 3 – DET 2 

EDM 3 – MTL 0 WPG 5 – OTT 1 CAR 5 – DAL 3 ANA 1 – VGK 0 

CGY 3 – VAN 1 LAK 6 – SJS 2

 

  1.   A hacker took control of a water treatment plant in Florida the other day, and tried to poison a town’s water supply.  Someone immediately caught it.  But even if they hadn’t, officials saythe computer system would have raised the alarm.

 

  1.   If you thought the monolith craze was done with, think again. Authorities in Turkey are investigating the appearance of a mysterious monolith in the southeastern part of the country. The metal block was spotted by a farmer last Friday, and it has old Turkic script on it that reads, “Look at the sky, see the moon.” The monolith stands about 10 feet high, and was discovered near a Heritage site which has megalithic structures dating back to the 10th millennium B.C., thousands of years before Stonehenge. 

 

  1.   Here’s comedian Mike Goodwin on made up words from the South.

 

CARRIE UNDERWOOD, BLAKE SHELTON TO PERFORM ON OPRY’S 95TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL 

The Grand Ole Opry will celebrate its 95th anniversary with an NBC special packed with A-list talent. Carrie Underwood, Blake Shelton, Dolly Parton, Kelsea Ballerini, Dierks Bentley, Garth Brooks, Kane Brown, Lady A, Little Big Town, Old Crow Medicine Show, Brad Paisley, Darius Rucker, Marty Stuart, and Trisha Yearwood all perform during Grand Ole Opry: 95 Years of Country Music, set to air on Sunday, Feb. 14th at 9 p.m. ET.

In addition to original songs, the special features one-of-a-kind Opry member collaborations and covers including Kelsea Ballerini singing “When You Say Nothing At All,” Dierks Bentley and Marty Stuart’s duet of “Pancho & Lefty,” and Lady A’s rendition of “Forever and Ever, Amen.”  

Grand Ole Opry members Brad Paisley and Blake Shelton will serve as co-hosts for the two-hour anniversary special.

DARIUS RUCKER IN TALKS TO HOST PODCAST 

Darius Rucker might be heading into the world of podcasts. He tells us he’s currently in talks to do one. [“Actually I’m in negotiations right now to maybe do a podcast with a buddy of mine. If it works out it’ll be a lot of fun. It’ll be a lot of fun, but I think we talk about everything. If you do an hour long podcast I think with everybody I wanna talk about music and of course sports — sports, music and life. I mean, that’s what I’d want to talk about. If it works out it’ll be a lot of fun. It’ll be a lot of work but work never killed anybody.”] 

FAST FACTS

Darius is among the performers on Grand Ole Opry: 95 Years of Country Music, set to air on Sunday (Feb. 14th) at 9 p.m. ET.

He also introduces his good friends Lady A and invites them to become instant members of the Grand Ole Opry, a moment which was captured for the special.

 

 

BLAKE SHELTON ON GWEN STEFANI: BEING TOGETHER ‘COMPLETES THE JOURNEY FOR US’ 

Blake Shelton has found his forever Valentine in Gwen Stefani. While the two come from very different backgrounds and lifestyles, Blake tells us that when they come together it just works. [“She comes to Oklahoma, and it’s not like this now, but at first, she had to have felt like ‘where am I? What is this place?’ This is not how she grew up, and the same with me. I’d go to LA and it’s like ‘What is this place? How do I fit in here?’ And I would still feel that way if she wasn’t there. You know, and I think the same thing with her for when she comes to Oklahoma, it’s just that’s what completes the journey for us…it’s just as long as we’re together, it really doesn’t matter.”] 

The couple got engaged last year after five years of dating but have not yet announced a wedding date.

This Sunday at 9pm Grand Ole Opry members Brad Paisley and Blake Shelton will serve as co-hosts for the two-hour anniversary special.

 

 

KANE BROWN LAUNCHES NEW LABEL, SIGNS RESTLESS ROAD 

Kane Brown has launched his own record label, called 1021 Entertainment. It’s a worldwide joint venture with Sony Music Nashville. His first signing is the group Restless Road, whose music Kane has championed for the last couple of years.

Resless Road is comprised of members Zach Beeken, Colton Pack, and Garrett Nichols. Their debut single is called “Took One Look At Her Momma.”

FAST FACTS

Restless Road catapulted into the national spotlight when they announced their debut EP and working relationship with Kane on NBC’s Today show.

They performed their hit “Take Me Home (With Kane Brown),” a reimagining of the classic John Denver on the show.

The band also toured sold-out arenas on Kane’s Worldwide Beautiful Tour.

 

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This post was written by Dave Palmer