On Today’s Show

➢ A family in Virginia that’s been struggling through the pandemic couldn’t afford their puppy’s  vet bill when it came down with a virus.  But their 8-year-old son LOVES the puppy.  So he took matters into his own hands and set up a booth on the side of the road to sell all his Pokémon cards.  His mom posted a photo of it, and people donated over $1,900 on GoFundMe.

➢  A woman programmed her boss’ computer to start talking to him when no one else was around.  Listen to how that went down, here.  (He didn’t really fire her.  He was just kidding.)

➢ A pair of students found themselves lost at sea and in need of rescue after their “boat” — created from 20 Home Depot buckets, duct tape, plywood and two plastic kiddie pools — drifted too far into the Pacific Ocean. The 20-something males, who were definitely not engineering students, embarked upon the wavy waters off Santa Barbara County, CA, equipped with a single paddle and no wetsuits. Authorities were alerted at approximately 2 a.m. Saturday that the uncrafty watercraft appeared to be in trouble about 300 yards from shore, and a water rescue team was dispatched. Believe it or not, authorities said NO alcohol was involved in the incident. 

➢  Australia’s oldest-ever recorded man says eating chicken brains is one of his secrets to living more than 111 years.

Retired cattle rancher Dexter Kruger today marked 124 days since he turned 111, a day older than First World War veteran Jack Lockett was when he died in 2002.

➢ Melissa Rauch is trading in her lab coat for a judge’s robe: “The Big Bang Theory” alum will star as Judge Harry Stone’s daughter in NBC’s upcoming “Night Court” sequel series. Rauch will star as ‘Abby Stone’, the daughter of ‘Judge Harry Stone’, who was played by the late Harry Anderson in the original series, which ran from 1984-92. Described as “an unapologetic optimist,” Abby is a judge herself, who steps into her dad’s role presiding over the graveyard shift on a Manhattan arraignment court.

COUNTRY MUSIC NOTE

David Nail is 42 today. His 2009 album release I’m About to Come Alive produced three singles: the title track, “Red Light”, and “Turning Home”; the latter two reached Top 20.

His second studio album, The Sound of a Million Dreams, was released in November 2011; 

“Let It Rain” hit #1 in January 2012.

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Does Summer Start on June 20th . . . Or Whenever It Gets Hot Outside?

Summer officially starts on June 20th this year . . . according to, you know, scientists and whoever invented the calendar.  But does it REALLY?

A new survey asked people when they think summer starts.  And 59% say it doesn’t start on a specific date like June 20th . . . there are other signs that it’s started.

The top four signs that it’s summer are . . .

1. It’s over 23c outside.

2. You go to a barbecue.

3. It’s hot enough out to grab ice cream from an ice cream truck.

4. You can go swimming outside.

The survey also found that 55% of people say they’re planning on doing TWICE as much this summer as they normally do because they missed out on so much last year. 

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FOUR RANDOM FACTS 

1. There’s a bridge called Outerbridge Crossing between Staten Island, New York and New Jersey.  But it didn’t get its name because it’s an “outer bridge” for New York City . . . it’s named after a Port Authority chairman named Eugenius H. Outerbridge.

2. “Alley-oop” started as a football term.  It was used in 1957 to describe a play where the quarterback would throw the ball up high and another player would jump to catch it.  Basketball started using the term two years later.

3. When Jack Nicholsonwas 37, he found out the woman he thought was his sister was really his MOTHER.

4. The average person takes about 216.3 million steps in their life, which is the equivalent of walking all the way around the Earth five times.

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GOOD NEWS 

Minor League baseball is back after missing all of last season because of COVID.  

And it turns out the Cubs’ Triple-A team did something pretty amazing.  

Michael Gartner is the majority owner of the Iowa Cubs, which are based in Des Moines.  

And during the pandemic, he kept ALL of his employees on payroll.

Everyone got their full pay AND benefits.  

Mike says it cost him about $4 million, but quote, “They needed the money more than I did.”

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BIRTHDAYS 

[69] George Strait, country singer

[51] Tina Fey, actress-writer-producer 

[42] David Nail, country singer

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Police Accidentally Solve an Unreported Series of Break-ins 

The police in Clayton, North Carolina got a call at 5:18 A.M. last Tuesday about a crash on the highway. When they got there, they found a 19-year-old guy named Jayquan Merritt who said he’d pulled over to change his tire . . . and then his car got hit by an 18-WHEELER.

And then . . . the cops noticed a bunch of stolen stuff in his car.  They found out Jayquan had broken into 16 CARS that night and stolen stuff from them. 

The people who were robbed were still asleep and had no idea . . . so the cops managed to solve 16 crimes before they were even reported.

Jayquan was charged with breaking and entering motor vehicles. 

Guy Steals 14 Cases of Bud Light, Then Tries to Return Them 

There’s a guy in Ohio, and last week, he stole 14 cases of Bud Light from a Kroger grocery store.

Then he rolled the shopping cart back inside and tried to return all the Bud Light . . . because he told the staff his wife bought the wrong beer.

The employees couldn’t confirm his story, so the guy stormed out with all of the Bud Light.

And when the store looked at the surveillance footage, they figured out what happened . . . and they called the cops.

Now the cops are trying to track down the guy. 

BACKSEAT DRIVER

Last week a San Francisco man, Param Sharma, was arrested for sitting in the backseat of his self-driving Tesla, which was on autopilot.  At the time he told a reporter that he planned to do it again… 

Looks like that’s his favorite seat, because he was just caught with a new Model 3, riding in the backseat AGAIN  

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CRY THIS OFTEN, ACCORDING TO SCIENCE 

Crying is one of those things many of us are taught not to do, but there are benefits to doing so. 

Cognitive neuroscientist and mental health researcher Dr. Caroline Leaf says prolactin, one of the main chemicals released into our bodies when we cry, is the same one activated in mothers when they breastfeed. She says it’s released “in response to negative and positive stress, and may help us manage our stress response.” 

She says that crying also: releases chemicals which can make us feel calm and more in control; may help us restore balance in the brain and body; and may help one’s ability to think. Also, science has found that crying emotional tears literally helps get stress hormones out of the body. So how often should we be crying? Whenever we feel we need to. But if crying is uncontrollable to the point that it interferes with your normal daily function, it can be a sign of a deeper problem. 

TUESDAY MAY 18TH  

1.   BOS 4 – WSH 3 OT (1-1) CAR 5 – NSH 2 (1-0) COL 4 – STL 1 (1-0)

Tigers 4   Mariners 1

2.   Since today is I Love Reese’s Day, let’s go back to some of their classic commercials.  You might be able to age yourself on which ones you remember.  Here’s a Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup commercialfrom 1973 with Robby Benson and Donny Most.  (Their iconic “You got peanut butter on my chocolate” campaign.  There were several versions back then.)

3.   Ohio is going to hold five $1 million lotteriesfor residents who’ve gotten the COVID vaccine.  And teens who get the vaccine will get a chance at a full four-year scholarship.  (Here’s Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine with the announcement.)

4.   A lot of people are going back to gyms, and might be looking for personal trainers.  Here’s comedian Jim Gaffigan on some of them.

THE FRENCH UNDERGROUND:

Fifteen people in France have emerged after living for 40 days and nights in a dark cave. With big smiles on their pale faces, the 15 left their isolation in the Lombrives cave, while wearing special glasses to protect their eyes. 

The volunteers, who were taking part in a scientific experiment called the Deep Time project, were deprived of clocks and light while scientists monitored their sleep patterns, social interactions and behavioral reactions via sensors. The temperature was 10 degrees Celsius (50 F) and the relative humidity stood at 100%. 

The cave dwellers had no contact with the outside world, no updates on the pandemic nor any communication with friends or family. They followed their biological clocks to know when to wake up, go to sleep and eat, counting days not in hours, but in sleep cycles. Oddly, most believed that only about 30 days had passed since the start of the experiment, with one estimating the elapsed time to be closer to 23 days. 

Two-thirds expressed a desire to remain underground a bit longer in order to finish group projects started during the expedition.

BROTHERS OSBORNE, LOCASH TO PERFORM AT CONCERT FOR LOVE AND ACCEPTANCE 

Brothers Osborne, LoCash, Kristin Chenoweth, Terri Clark, Brooke Eden, Kathy Mattea, Tenille Townes, and Walker County are among the acts slated to perform at this year’s Concert for Love and Acceptance, taking place on June 30th. 

The event will be co-hosted by Ty Herndon and CMT’s Cody Alan and livestreamed on CMT’s Facebook and YouTube channels at 8 p.m. ET. Beneficiaries of the concert include GLAAD, MusiCares, and Nashville’s Oasis Center.

Additional talent will be announced in the coming weeks.

GLAAD and Ty Herndon created the first Concert for Love and Acceptance in 2015 shortly after Ty became the first major male country artist to come out as gay.

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GARTH BROOKS ADDS UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA TO ‘STADIUM TOUR’

Garth Brooks has added another date to his Stadium Tour, this one in Lincoln, Nebraska at the University of Nebraska’s Memorial Stadium on August 14th. This will be the first music event at the stadium in 34 years, and tickets go on sale on Friday, May 21st at 10 CT via Ticketmaster.

Garth tells us he holds a special place in his heart for college stadiums. [“There’s something personal about a college stadium. I don’t know what it is. It just feels ‘tighter.’ It feels more like you’re one unit, so it’s probably my own frame of mind, but the college ones, I gotta tell ya, are my favorites.”] 

Garth is slated to resume his tour with a sold-out show in Las Vegas (the first concert event ever at the city’s Allegiant Stadium) in early July.

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Don’t Sue Dierks Bentley If You Get Covid at One of His Shows

DIERKS BENTLEY has two road trips coming up.  The High Times & Hangovers club tour and the just-announced Beers on Me Tour kicks off August 13th in Salt Lake City.

“Rolling Stone” asked if he has any worries about being one of the first artists to get out in front of people.  He said he got the Pfizer shot and is “totally comfortable” with it because he “trusts science.”  But he can’t control other people. 

Quote, “If you haven’t gotten the shot, I respect your choice not to get one, but it’s like buying a ticket to go to a ski mountain:  At this point, you’ve got to assume your own risks.  There are inherent risks you assume coming to a concert.

“You had a chance to get the vaccine.  You don’t want to?  Cool.  But don’t sue me or the promoters if you get sick, because that’s gonna kill music.”

The Beers on Me Tour includes RILEY GREEN and PARKER MCCOLLUM, and they got together for a cover of the Jerry Reed classic “East Bound and Down“.  

10/07/21 Detroit, MI – DTE Energy Music Theatre*

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This post was written by Dave Palmer