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June 18, 2021 9:35 am Published by

➢ A guy in Chicago has been jumping into Lake Michigan every day since June 13, 2020.  (The guy’s name is Dan O’Conor.  Here he talking about it, along with being cheered on after his 365th jump.)

 

➢  Remember Tessica Brown, the “Gorilla Glue Girl“?  Back in January, she ran out of hair spray . . . assumed that spray-on Gorilla Glue was fine instead . . . and her hair was cemented to her scalp for over a month.  And now Tessica is cashing in on her mistake . . . by launching her own HAIR CARE line called “Forever Hair“.  It includes a hair spray called “Forever Hold” that she says was inspired by Gorilla Glue.  But the big difference is it WILL wash out with soap and water.  (Here’s a clip from the original video she released.)

 

➢ A houseplant with just 9 leaves has sold for a record-breaking US $19,297 on a New Zealand auction site. Bids for the “very rare white variegated Rhaphidophora Tetrasperma” closed Sunday night, after a flurry of bidding resulted in “meridianlamb” being named the eventual winner. In New Zealand dollars, the winning bid was $27,100. In the item description from the seller, it says: “This plant has 8 leaves with the 9th just about to uncurl. Each leaf has excellent variegation as does the stem and is well rooted in a 14cm pot.” Trade Me spokesperson Millie Silvester said it was “the most expensive houseplant ever sold” on the auction site.

 

➢  A guy got some pretty major celebrities, including Mark Wahlberg, Bob Saget, Kat Dennings, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, and Ben Kingsley, to send video messages congratulating his daughter on her graduation.  And he did it just by finding all their managers on LinkedIn and hitting them up.  (Here’s a montage.)

 

➢ Salma Hayek’s pet owl once landed on Harry Styles’ head . . . and regurgitated a ball of rat fur onto it.   But Salma says, quote, “He was okay, he was [kind of] cool.  He didn’t scream.”  (From “Ellen” on Tuesday, June 15, 2021.)

TODAY IS……………….

SATURDAY-
• “Juneteenth”, officially “Juneteenth National Independence Day”, on the anniversary of the 1865 announcement of General Order No. 3, proclaiming freedom from slavery in Texas. This day celebrates the emancipation of all who had been enslaved in the US.

SUNDAY-
• “Father’s Day”, celebrated on the 3rd Sunday in June in about 90 countries as a day to honor Dad and appreciate all he does. Many other countries celebrate a day for dad at other times in the year. The first observance of a “Father’s Day” was on July 5, 1908, in a church in Fairmont, West Virginia.

  • “Summer Arrives”, in the Northern Hemisphere. Also known as Summer Solstice. It is observed when the Sun reaches its northernmost point in the sky — this year on the 20th at 11:32 pm EDT. 

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COUNTRY MUSIC NOTE

1997   George Strait was at #1 on the Country chart with Carrying Your Love With Me. The album produced four singles for Strait on the Billboard country charts. “One Night at a Time”, the title track, and “Round About Way.”

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Seven Facts for the Official Start of Summer

The official start of summer is this Sunday.  If that’s not specific enough, the EXACT moment summer starts is 11:32 p.m. Eastern, 8:32 p.m. Pacific. 

 

That’s when the North Pole is at its maximum tilt toward the sun, making it the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere.

 

  1. The term “dog days of summer” comes from astronomy.  Sirius is called the “Dog Star” and rises in late July.  In ancient Greece, the “dog days” meant the hottest part of the year.

 

  1. The world’s largest scoop of ice creamweighed 3,010 pounds.  A company in Wisconsin pulled it off in 2014, and then used it to hand out free scoops all weekend.

 

  1. We tend to be happier in summer.  A study in 2011 found it’s true by analyzing tweets from 2.4 million people.  They say it might be because there’s just more sun.

 

  1. The Eiffel Tower gets six inches taller in summer, because the metal expands from the heat.

 

  1. Wham-O started selling Frisbeesin 1957.  But the first frisbees were actually PIE TINS college students liked to throw around.  And it’s also where the name came from.  They got the tins from the Frisbie Pie Company in Bridgeport, Connecticut.

 

  1. There’s enough water in an Olympic-sized swimming pool to take 9,400 baths.  That’s enough to take one bath a day for 25 years.

 

  1. Popsicles were invented by mistake.  Back in 1905, a guy in San Francisco left some sugary water out overnight, and it froze.  Then he realized it was delicious.

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GOOD NEWS 

Last month, a Waffle House employee in Alabama named Timothy Harrison asked for a day off to go to his high school graduation.  But then he showed up that morning and said he WASN’T going, because he didn’t have nice clothes or a ride across town.  But his coworkers said NO WAY.

 

One of them drove him to get his cap and gown.  And his boss and two other employees went to a clothing store to buy him some dress clothes.  He ended up getting ready for his graduation right in the middle of the Waffle House dining area.

 

But here’s the best part:  A community college heard about the story.  And now they’re giving Timothy free tuition and books.

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BIRTHDAYS 

[79] (Sir) Paul McCartney     

 

[45] Blake Shelton, country singer 

 

[35] Richard Madden, actor (‘Robb Stark’ on “Game of Thrones” 2011-16)

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FAMOUS FATHERS

Use these for Famous Father Trivia.  If your caller (or studio partner) is correct, play “You ARE the Father”.  Use “You are NOT the Father” when incorrect.

 

We’ll start with an easy one:

  

Who is the famous father of:

 

Miley Cyrus?                                                Billy Ray Cyrus

 

Singer Elle King? (“Ex’s & Oh’s”)                 Rob Schneider

 

“The Mighty Ducks” star Emilio Esteves?        Martin Sheen

 

“Fifty Shades of Grey” star Dakota Johnson?     Don Johnson (Mother Melanie Griffith)

 

Thomas Rhett Rhett Akins

 

“Straight Outta Compton” star O’shea Jackson, Jr?    Ice Cube

 

Angelina Jolie?                                            Jon Voight

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Top Signs You’re a Bad Driver 

Everyone THINKS they’re a good driver.  But spend 30 seconds on any road and you know it’s not true.  So a new survey asked people to name the top signs someone is a BAD driver.  

 

  1. Excessive speeding.  61% said it means you’re a bad driver.  But over 40% admitted THEY like to drive fast.  And one in three think of speed limits as “just a suggestion.”

 

  1. Cutting people off, 54%.

 

  1. Tailgating, 44%.

 

  1. Constant road rage, 43%.

 

  1. Using your horn too much, 38%.
  2. Not using turn signals, 38%.

 

The survey also found 56% of us wouldn’t date someone if we thought they were a bad driver.  And 78% said the way you drive says a lot about your personality. 

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FRIDAY JUNE 18TH  

 

  1.   TB 2  NYI 1  (TB 2-1)

 

Yankees 8  Blue Jays 4 Angels 7  Tigers 5

 

  1.   A 9-year-old drove and crashed her parent’s carwith her 4-year-old sister in the passenger seat on Wednesday.  Both kids are OK and said the reason they took the car is because they wanted to “swim in the ocean”. 

 

  1.   A woman who bought a secondhand nightstandfrom a thrift store found an old letter from her sister’s best friend inside.  Here is TikTok user Valencia talking about the bizarre situation. 

 

  1.   Jimmy Fallon read a bunch of “Dadvice” Tweets from viewers last night.  (From “The Tonight Show” on Tuesday, June 15, 2021.)

 

DAN + SHAY’S SHAY MOONEY ASPIRES TO BE LIKE HIS DAD 

Shay Mooney of Dan + Shay is going into Father’s Day weekend being grateful. As father of 2 young boys, he understands more about what his dad has done for him. We asked him about his dad, father and he shared this: [“There’s so many things I could talk about my dad…he’s definitely my hero, I respect him more than anyone  in the world… he’s always been one of those guys that everyone looks up to…he’s a leader… that’s something I aspire to be and I’ve watched him ever since I was a kid…he’s just the best guy I know there’s not enough good things I could say about him… there’s so many qualities he’s has that I aspire to be. “] 

FAST FACTS

His children are: Asher James and Ames Alexander.

He and his wife Hannah have been together since 2015.

 

GABBY BARRETT SHARES ADVICE FROM HER FATHER

Gabby Barrett’s dad, Blase Barrett, is the one who noticed her vocal talent when she was just nine years old. She says that he has been encouraging and his advice to her has been valuable. Gabby tells us more: [“One of things he taught me was to use negative as positivity, especially going through school that was really, really important… and it helped me through so much. So, to use anything in life that comes at you in a negative way… to use it as a positive and to know that it’s happening for our good in the end, so that would definitely be it.”] 

She comes from a large family of three sisters and four brothers.

Her dad is her manager.

 

CARRIE UNDERWOOD TO RELEASE ‘MY SAVIOR: LIVE FROM THE RYMAN’ DVD 

Carrie Underwood has recorded her first-ever gospel live performance DVD, My Savior: LIVE From The Ryman, which will be released internationally on July 23rd. The concert was filmed at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, known around the world as “The Mother Church of Country Music,” on Easter Sunday.

[“We wanted to do something special for this album, so we started thinking about where to perform it and when I think of country music and church and places that are special to me, I think of the Ryman Auditorium. There’s something so special about it. It is an auditorium, but it feels like church, I mean for many reasons. It’s just so beautiful and has such a spiritual feel to it anyway. So, we thought of bringing this album to life.”] SOUNDCUE (:29 OC: . . . album to life.) On July 23rd, a TV special featuring performances from the My Savior: LIVE From The Ryman DVD will air on multiple networks. In Canada on The Miracle Channel, Vision TV, Hope TV and CTS 

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FATHER’S DAY WILL BE AN EXTENDED FAMILY CELEBRATION FOR BRETT YOUNG 

Brett Young grew up in California and is from a close knit family. So, Father’s Day is a day they try and spend together. Brett tells us more: [“My parents just moved from California to Tennessee cause they couldn’t stand being away from the grandbaby anymore, and with another one on the way. So, my dad’s lived in California for all 70 years of his life, and now they’re living out here, very close by. So, I don’t know what our plans will be, but I’m sure will be with them and hopefully if it works out, Taylor‘s parents can come, and her dad can be here too. But we’ll be together as a family for sure.  And it’s so fun to celebrate Father’s Day and not only get to be with my dad, but now to get to be with my daughter as well.”] SOUNDCUE : 26 (OC: my daughter as well)

FAST FACTS

Brett and his wife, Taylor Mills Young are expecting their 2nd child this summer.

Their daughter, Presley, is 20 months old.

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BRANTLEY GILBERT TO RELEASE ‘THE WORST COUNTRY SONG OF ALL TIME’

Brantley Gilbert will release a new single on Friday (June 18th) called “The Worst Country Song Of All Time” and it features Toby Keith and Hardy. He shared the news on social media on Monday (June 14th) writing, “Well y’all asked for it… It’s official… My new single “The Worst Country Song of all Time” feat. @tobykeith and @hardy is out everywhere on Friday…. Y’all ready to have a little fun with this one #bgnation?”

Last month, Brantley asked his BG Nation fans on TikTok: “What is the worst country song of all time?” With nearly 500K views, over 7,500 opinionated fans left their thoughts in the comments, with the debate making its way into a writer’s room containing Brantley, Hardy, Hunter Phelps and Will Weatherly.

Brantley continues working on his next studio album.

 

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This post was written by Dave Palmer