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July 8, 2021 9:35 am Published by

➢ A video has gone viral claiming that we’ve all been parking wrong this entire time.  TikTok user @BigBruva_77 says that we should all be parking right on the white line that way everyone is evenly spaced.  

➢ New Zealand scientists have come up with a weight loss device that attaches to the jaw and allows patients to open their mouths only two millimeters.  University of Otago Health Sciences Professor, Paul Brunton, explains that users can only eat liquids and could lose around 5% of their body weight. 

➢ A St. Louis woman named Karen Clark says her identity was stolen by another Karen Clark, who’s been a fugitive from the law.  That is until just last week when police caught the fugitive Clark.  Here is the real Karen Clark explaining the whole ordeal.

➢ The first bullet train went live in Tibet on June 25, and its speed about 100 miles per hours pretty much the least fascinating part about it. CNN reports on some of the more notable and unusual features of the line, which links the Tibetan capital with one of Tibet’s “most popular tourist destinations,”. Among them: 75% of the 250-mile route is made up of bridges (121 of them) and tunnels (47 of those), and 90% of it sits roughly 10,000 feet, or almost two miles, above sea level. Because of that, passengers need extra oxygen, and what they are fed in the train is air with a 23.6% oxygen level versus the naturally occurring 21% level. 

TODAY IS……………….

1947 [74] It is reported that a UFO crash-landed in Roswell, New Mexico. Although the Air Force explains it was actually a downed weather balloon, the Roswell Incident spurs numerous conspiracy theories about alien activity and government cover-ups.

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COUNTRY MUSIC NOTE

Lee Ann Womack’s crossover smash single “I Hope You Dance” hit Number One in 2000.

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FOUR RANDOM FACTS 

  1. 53% of the flags in the world have blue in them.

 

  1. NBC created its peacock logo in 1956 because peacocks are multicolored.  RCA owned NBC at the time, and thought a multicolored logo might inspire people to buy color TVs.

 

  1. If you don’t include Super Bowls, the biggest delivery day in Domino’s Pizza history is . . . the day of the O.J. SimpsonBronco chase in June of 1994.

 

  1. Boardwalks didn’t get their name because they’re wooden boards you walk on.  They’re named after the guy who came up with the idea to set up the first one in Atlantic City, New Jersey in the 1870s:  Alexander Boardman.

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GOOD NEWS 

A 7-year-old Ohio girl with special needs is selling lemonade to help raise money to build an inclusive playground in her neighborhood.  

 

Here is Gwen Ciccozzi’s mother talking about the importance of these inclusive playgrounds for children with special needs. 

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BIRTHDAYS 

[70] Anjelica Huston, actress 

 

[63] Kevin Bacon, actor 

 

[60] Toby Keith, country singer 

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Are These the 11 Best Country Duets of All Time?

“Everything Nash” put together a list of the 11 Best Country Duets of All Time.  Why 11?  Because that’s what they narrowed it down to.  Here’s the list:

 

  1.  “Golden Ring”, George Jonesand Tammy Wynette, 1976

 

  1. “Islands In The Stream”, Kenny Rogersand Dolly Parton, 1983

 

  1. “The Heart Won’t Lie”, Reba McEntireand Vince Gill, 1993

 

  1.  “Jackson”, Johnny Cashand June Carter [Cash], 1967

 

  1.  “In Another’s Eyes”, Garth Brooksand Trisha Yearwood, 1997

 

  1.  “Whiskey Lullaby”, Brad Paisleyand Alison Krauss, 2004

 

  1. “Mamas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys”, Willie Nelsonand Waylon Jennings, 1978

 

  1.  “After the Fire Is Gone”, Loretta Lynnand Conway Twitty, 1971

 

  1.  “Think of You “, Chris Youngand Cassadee Pope, 2015

 

  1.  “Go Ahead and Break My Heart”, Blake Sheltonand Gwen Stefani, 2016

 

  1. “It’s Your Love”, Tim McGrawand Faith Hill, 1997

(What country duet should’ve been on this list?)

 

We like these:  Toby Keith and Willie Nelson “Beer For My Horses” . . .  Dierks Bentley and Elle King “Different for Girls” . . . Brooks & Dunn and Reba McEntire “Cowgirls Don’t Cry” . . . Loretta Lynn and Jack White “Portland, Oregon” . . .

 

Miranda Lambert and Carrie Underwood, “Somethin’ Bad” . . . 

Florida Georgia Line and Backstreet Boys “God, Your Mama, And Me” . . . 

and the Alan Jackson – Jimmy Buffett classic “It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere”. 

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GREYTE NEWS:
A new study not only confirms that stress can turn your hair grey, it found that it might be reversable. 

 

A research team say they were surprised to discover that hair color can be restored when stressors are removed. 

 

They say this adds to a growing body of data showing that human aging is not a linear, fixed biological process, and it may be possible to at least partly halt or temporarily reverse it. 

 

Most people notice their first grey hairs in their 30s or late 20s, and it seems this period is when the process is the most reversible. 

 

Those who already have a full head of grey hair are likely be out of luck no matter how much psychological stress they reduce in their lives. The scientists say their research could provide new insights on how human aging is influenced by stress.

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THUSDAY JULY 8TH  

 

  1.   The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Montreal Canadiens 1 to nothing last night, to win their second consecutive Stanley Cup.  They did it in five games.  The winning goal was scored by rookie ROSS COLTON.

It’s actually their third title since they joined the NHL in 1992.  They join the Pittsburgh Penguins as the only back-to-back champs this century.

Rookie ROSS COLTON scored the winning goal, his fourth of the postseason.  Goalie ANDREI VASILEVSKIY registered a shutout on 22 shots, and was named MVP of the series.

 

Blue Jays 10  Orioles 2 Tigers 5  Rangers 3

 

  • “NBA Finals” (ABC, TSN): Game 2. Milwaukee Bucks @ Phoenix Suns

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

 

  1.   People are calling this “Final Jeopardy” question the easiest ever: “In 2019, this public university attempted to trademark the word ‘the’ for use on clothing and hats.”  The answer:  “The” Ohio State University.

 

  1.   A recent pollsays that when people say “thank you,” 1 out of 4 don’t mean it.  For more on thanklessness, here’s comedian Brian Regan.  (From his 2021 Netflix special, “On the Rocks”.)

 

LUKE BRYAN KICKS OFF DELAYED 2020 TOUR TONIGHT 

Luke Bryan will kick off his Proud To Be Right Here Tour tonight (Thursday, July 8th) in Syracuse, New York, almost 15 months after its planned launch in May 2020. He will be joined by special guests Dylan Scott, Caylee Hammack (through August 14th) and DJ Rock. Runaway June will join the tour on dates after August 19th. The tour is slated to run through October 16th with a detour in September for the return of Luke’s Farm Tour.

The Proud To Be Right Here Tour was originally announced in January 2020 to coincide with Luke’s Born Here Live Here Die Here album release and was named from a line in the album’s title track. The tour was paused due to the global pandemic, however the project produced several Number One hits including “Knockin’ Boots,” “What She Wants Tonight,” “One Margarita,” and “Down To One.”

Luke stopped by MTV’s Ridiculousness to talk about the hazards of falling on and off stage while performing, his new music, fishing and more. The show will air on Saturday (July 1oth) at 8 p.m. ET.

 

CHRIS YOUNG, KANE BROWN TAKE ‘FAMOUS FRIENDS’ TO NUMBER ONE

Chris Young and Kane Brown claim the top of the Mediabase country radio chart this week with their collaboration, “Famous Friends.” This marks Chris’ 12th career Number One single and the 6th for his labelmate Kane.

Chris tells us that the title of the song is misleading, and that was done on purpose. [“It’s not what you think when you first see the title. It’s like ‘Famous Friends,’ Chris Young and Kane Brown. I wanted everybody to go, ‘What is this gonna be about?’ And then when they hear the song it’s supposed to be, you know, we’re really taking the hat off to all the people that might not be famous to everybody else but they’re famous to you, they’re famous to your hometown, they’re famous to your friends that you know, and that was something that we thought everybody could relate to.”] 

“Famous Friends” is Chris and Kane’s first collaboration since working together on Kane’s 2017 song “Setting the Night On Fire.”

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MARTINA McBRIDE TO RELEASE VINYL GREATEST HITS DOUBLE LP 

Martina McBride will celebrate her 30 years in the recording industry with the release of her Greatest Hits: The RCA Years Double LP, available exclusively in vinyl and on sale on August 20th. This 24-song collection spans Martina’s catalog of recordings with RCA and includes some of her biggest hits like “Independence Day,” “Concrete Angel,” “This One’s For The Girls,” and “A Broken Wing,” among many other fan favorites.

Martina said, “When I signed my record deal with RCA in 1991, vinyl was out and CD’s were in. Even though I’ve always been happy to have my name on any form of recorded music, I’ve always hoped to see my music on vinyl. I’m SO THRILLED to share this double vinyl album of hits that I recorded during my time with RCA.”

To honor Martina’s accomplishments and influence, the Country Music Hall of Fame Museum will be unveiling a new exhibit, Martina McBride: The Power of Her Voice, which is set to open on July 30th and will run through August 7, 2022.

Martina can also be seen out on the road this year for select show dates with legendary band, Alabama, as part of their 50th Anniversary Tour and also on Blake Shelton’s Friends and Heroes 2021 Tour.

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DIERKS BENTLEY – SEVEN PEAKS FESTIVAL 

Dierks Bentley has been promoting his Seven Peaks Festival by performing songs from artists who will be performing there. 

 Here he is doing Randy Houser’s “Runnin’ Outta Moonlight”. 

(Seven Peaks Festival is going down September 3rd through the 5th in Buena Vista, Colorado.)

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This post was written by Dave Palmer