On Today’s Show

➢ A Florida woman saved a kitten from a busy highway and paid $160 to Uber the kitten to a rescue group 80 miles away.  Here’s Kylie Gross and the Uber driver talking about the rescue.

➢ A woman named Angela Holloway says she’s been doing the grocery shopping for her mom and step-dad during the pandemic, and that she usually separates the pet food from the rest of the groceries. But Holloway recently got confused when her mom told her they had eaten “a really lovely dinner of absolutely gorgeous pâtéand baked bread.” It turns out the couple, originally from the U.K., are currently living in France, and no one had noticed they were actually eating cat food on baked bread. 

They had apparently struggled with the French labeling on the packaging, and overlooked the photo of the cat on the can. Holloway says she burst into laughter when they showed her the empty can of cat food. Luckily, nobody got sick from consuming the pet food. 

➢A man named Jeremy, from Ohio, recently took to Reddit to share a letter he got from a neighbor. It accuses Jeremy of bringing down “all of the property values” in what once was a “beautiful street with pretty homes and well-kept lawns.” The issue: Jeremy’s failure to weed his front yard. He admits he’s worked hard on renovating his property, but has neglected the large yard of his home in recent weeks due to stormy weather. 

The letter goes on to suggest he hire a teenager to weed his property if his “work schedule keeps [him] from keeping [his] property manicured.” The letter ends with, “Spring is now here, and it is time to keep their neighborhood looking good.” 

➢ TikTok stars Planb3e and Eric Howl are going viral after singing songs at strangers on the street and seeing who finishes the lyrics for them.  Listen to them singing Gwen Stefani, Backstreet Boys, Miley Cyrus, and Will Smith songs with help from random people. 

COUNTRY MUSIC NOTE

Tracy Lawrence was shot in a robbery attempt  in a hotel parking lot on Music Row just after completing vocals for his debut album in 1991.

He went out to celebrate with a friend he had known since grade school. After a late night, he was dropping her off at the Nashville-area hotel she was staying at when three men encircled them in the parking lot as they got out of the car, pointing guns at them.

They gave the thieves their keys, credit cards and more than $500 in cash, but it soon became clear that robbery was not their only motive. When the men asked what room, they were in and forced them to walk toward the hotel, Lawrence knew he had to act.

“In my mind, the only reason for taking us to a hotel room was to rape her, they didn’t try to hide their faces. They would not have let us live. I decided that if I was going to die, I was going to die fighting.”

Lawrence lunged for the gun that was pressed to the back of his head as they walked toward the hotel, getting shot in the finger in the process. The other gunmen turned and also began firing. Lawrence took bullets in the hip, right arm and knee before dropping to the ground. His friend was able to get away as the men focused on Lawrence.

Doctors say the shot to his hip missed a main artery by a tenth of a millimeter. He’d have bled to death quickly had it struck.

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HOW TO WAKE WITH MORE ENERGY – EVEN ON MONDAYS:
➢ Maintain a consistent sleep schedule, even on weekends:  Going to bed at 9pm on weeknights and 2am on weekends makes your body feel like it has flown across 5 time zones on Saturday morning, and again on Monday. This results in social jet lag, where your sleep time falls out of sync with social obligations like work or school.

➢ Don’t hit snooze:  Those 10-minute naps don’t add up to the quality sleep you need because the alarm will go off before you get a chance to enter deeper stages of sleep. 

➢ Avoid sleep aids:  Medications like Benadryl and Advil PM help you fall asleep, but can also interfere with your ability to awaken feeling perked-up and ready to go the next morning. 

➢ Skip the nightcap:  Yes, it can help you fall asleep faster, but can lower your sleep quality, leaving you bleary-eyed the following day. It can also interrupt your sleep to get up and pee 

➢ Try a gentle-wake sunrise alarm:  There are a number of alarm clocks that mimic sunrise and gradually brighten, gently rousing you from slumber — rather than startling you awake, like a conventional alarm clock. 

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GOOD NEWS 

Kentucky grocery store worker, Terry Rush, is getting praise for finding a blank $1,000 money order on the floor and returning it to the customer.  Here’s Terry explaining the situation. 

The owners of a Massachusetts store returned a $1 million winning lotto ticket to a customer who accidentally threw it out.  Here’s Abhi Shah talking about finding and returning the ticket. 

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BIRTHDAYS 

[91] Clint Eastwood, director (Oscars- “Million Dollar Baby”, “Unforgiven”)/actor (“Dirty Harry”, “The Bridges of Madison County”) 

[60] Lea Thompson, actress (“Back To The Future”)

[56] Brooke Shields, model/movie actress 

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SCIENCE NEWS 

1. Could we live to see the 22nd century?  Researchers in Singapore think the human body might have the ability to live to 150 years old.

2. A study at Michigan State found that when we don’t get enough sleep, caffeinecan help us with simple tasks.  But it doesn’t help much with complicated ones.

3. In space news:  The Mars helicoptergot pretty wobbly on its sixth flight and almost crashed, but didn’t.  Space X’s Falcon 9 rocket had its 100th successful launch in a row.  And now that civilians can go to space, do we need a new definition for “astronaut”?  Is anyone who goes up there an astronaut, or should we call them “space tourists“?

4. In COVID news:  Two new studies show that immunity might last years.  And the White House told U.S. intelligence to get to the bottom of whether the virus came from an animal, or escaped from a lab.

5. For the first time ever, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh used a gene therapy to partially restore a blind man’s vision. 

6. And a study in the U.K. found that our memories fade as we get older, so we just remember the gistof what happened.

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Five Free Ways to Deal with Allergy Season this Year

People with allergies will spend around $16,000 during their life dealing with them.  So here are five FREE ways to help deal with allergy season this year . . .

1. Stay inside during the worst part of the day.  Midday and afternoon are usually when pollen counts are highest, so try to be indoors during those hours.

2. Keep your car windows up.  Even though a fresh breeze can feel good, keeping the windows closed helps limit the amount of pollen you’ll come into contact with.

3. Wear your mask.  We all have a bunch of face masks lying around these days, and they actually do a pretty good job at limiting allergy symptoms when you’re outside.

4. Rinse off before bed.  Changing your clothes, taking a shower, and washing your hair after being outside limits how much time you’ll spend with pollen on your body . . . and it also stops it from getting in your bed at the end of the day.

5. Vacuum more.  Pollen and other allergens can get trapped in your rugs and carpets, and vacuuming frequently will get those allergens out of your house. 

MONDAY MAY 31ST  

1.   Tampa Bay 2  Carolina 1  TB up 1 – 0

Colorado 7  Las Vegas 1  Col up 1 – 0

Tonight…

Montreal  vs  Toronto   Game 7

NYI  vs Boston  Bos up 1 – 0

Blue Jays  4  Cleveland  1 Cleveland 6  Blue Jays 5

Tigers 6  Yankees 2

2. A few celeb deaths over the weekend: B.J. Thomas, the Grammy-winning singer who enjoyed success on the pop, country and gospel charts with hits like ‘Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head’ and ‘Hooked on a Feeling’ passed away at 78. He announced in March that he had been diagnosed with stage four lung cancer. And Gavin MacLeod, known for his roles as ‘Captain Merrill Stubing’ in “The Love Boat” and ‘Murray Slaughter’ in “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” has died at 90. His health had been poor recently but no cause of death was given.

3.   A TikToker rattled off a few phrases that bosses like to say when they want YOU to do the work . . . instead of them.  Listen to her say a few of them, here.

4.   Here’s comedian John Mulaney on how excited he’d get as a kid for fast-food.

LOTTERIES 

No winning ticket was sold for the $65 million jackpot in Friday night’s Lotto Max draw.

However, two of the 12 Maxmillion prizes of $1 million each were won by ticket holders in the Prairies.

The jackpot for the next Lotto Max draw TOMORROW will grow  to a whopping $70 million.

There will also be 18 Maxmillion prizes up for grabs.

Lotto 649 players in Atlantic Canada should really check their tickets for Saturday night’s draw.

One East Coast lottery player owns the winning ticket for the draw’s $6 million jackpot, while another from the region claimed the the draw’s $1 million guaranteed prize.

The jackpot for the next Lotto 649 draw WEDNESDAY will be an estimated $5 million.

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Riley Green Makes Important Connections on the Golf Course

If you want to be a country star, you better be talented.  Of course.  You gotta put in the work too.  And by work I’m talking about performing everywhere you can, building up a fan base . . . and playing golf. 

I’m only half-joking on the last one.  You need to make the right connections, which is something RILEY GREEN did on the golf course.  Quote, “When I got to Nashville, that’s what all the record label guys did.  A lot of radio guys [too].” 

He still brings his clubs on the road so he can hang with the headliner, the other acts, and, yes, “important people” like us.  And believe me, if you can get this crew out of the studio . . . score!

He adds, quote, “You do all these radio interviews and meetings, and you’re sitting in an office or a cubicle or something.  But to be able to get out with somebody and enjoy a common hobby and just kinda talk like buddies is pretty neat.”

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CARLY PEARCE APPRECIATES HER GIRLFRIENDS IN THE BIZ 

Carly Pearce counts fellow singers like Kelsea Ballerini and Lindsay Ell among her close circle of friends. She tells us that having friends who have so many shared experiences in the same business is so valuable. [“To have artist friends who you can really, really relate to in this crazy life that we live is so special. We always say that you don’t really understand what it’s like to be an artist except if you are an artist. And so, I love being able to text those girls if I need advice, text those girls if I want to bounce a song off of them, or if I just wanna drink some wine.”] SOUNDCUE (:24 OC: . . . drink some wine.)

In addition to her female friends, Carly says she’s been spending a lot of time lately with Russell Dickerson, his wife, Kailey, and their baby boy, Remington. 

Carly was recently announced as a special guest on Lady A’s upcoming What A Song Can Do Tour.

The trek kicks off on July 29th in Uncasville, CT with additional guests Niko Moon and Tenille Arts.

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FASTER HORSES 

Jason Aldean, Luke Combs and Thomas Rhett – are among the big names set to play The Faster Horses Festival, set for July 16-18 at the Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, MI. Also on the bill are: Jimmie Allen, Kelsea Ballerini, Gabby Barrett, Russell Dickerson, Riley Green, HARDY, Chris Lane, Tracy Lawrence, David Lee Murphy, Jon Pardi, Carly Pearce, Mitchell Tenpenny and DeeJay Silver.

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This post was written by Dave Palmer