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July 9, 2021 9:35 am Published by

➢ There has been perhaps no introduction this “America’s Got Talent” season that stopped the hearts and dropped the jaws of the judging panel like that of Matt Mauser on Tuesday — when the musician and father of 3 shuffled humbly onstage and stoically stated, “On Jan. 26, 2020, I lost my wife in the same helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant. … It’s been a rough year, but here I am.” He then dedicated his version of Phil Collins’s ‘Against All Odds’ to Christina, with his children standing in the wings. It seemed to take everything he had to get through the performance — which he almost did, until he broke into tears during that final “take a look at me now” line, and backed away from the microphone.

 

➢ Think YOU have bad neighbors?  A 65-year-old guy in Vienna, Austria was at his apartment on Monday when he sat down on the toilet, felt a pinch . . . and realized a large SNAKE had bitten him in the privates.

His 24-year-old neighbor is a big snake guy, and has 11 of them.  He thinks one got loose . . . made its way through the pipes of the building . . . and came up through the guy’s toilet just as he was sitting down.

It was an albino reticulated python, which are native to Asia and can grow up to 30 feet.  

But they’re not poisonous, and luckily this one was only five feet long.  The guy who got bit was treated for minor injuries.  His neighbor might face charges for negligence. 

 

 

➢ When the sun comes out, the clothes naturally come off – but a top sleep expert says you shouldn’t sleep naked during a heatwave, because it’ll actually make you hotter. 

A Sleep Physiologist says that when it’s warm, whatever clothing you’re wearing acts as a sponge. If you sleep naked, your sweat actually collects on your body, and remains there. If you’re wearing light clothes, it soaks up any sweat you produce, which cools you off.

 

➢ David Schwimmer hated working with the monkey on the first season of “Friends”.  But the guy who trained it says he was just JEALOUS.  (The guy’s name is Mike Morris.)

 

During season one of “Friends”, Ross had a pet monkey named Marcel.  In real life, David Schwimmer hated working with the two monkeys who played the part.  Here’s why.  (From “Friends: The Reunion” on Thursday, May 27, 2021.)

 

TODAY IS……………….

  • “Calgary Stampede”, the annual rodeo & 10-day festival through July 18th in Calgary, Alberta. This year’s Stampede will be the first major Canadian event to require attendees show proof of COVID-19 vaccination, or take a rapid test.

Terri Clark and High Valley – will entertain during the nightly grandstand shows at this year’s Calgary Stampede. Clark kicks things off with shows tonight through July 13, while High Valley will play July 14-18. Performers playing other venues include The Road Hammers, Jess Moskaluke, Brett Kissel, The Recklaws, Gord Bamford and the James Barker Band.

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COUNTRY MUSIC NOTE

Cheyenne Kimball unexpectedly quit Gloriana via Twitter following a concert at the Franklin County Fair in Union, Missouri in 2011.

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FOUR RANDOM FACTS 

  1. Canada has a maple syrup reserve to ensure global supply in case of emergency.

  2. “Sing”is the highest grossing movie that never hit Number One.  It made $270.3 million at the box office in 2016 but peaked at Number Two.

 

  1. When margarine was first created, it was illegal to make it the same color as butter, so manufacturers dyed it yellow.  But eventually margarine became more popular than butter . . . so butter manufacturers started dying their butter yellow.

 

  1. Forrest Mars, the creator of Peanut M&M’s, was allergic to peanuts.
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FUNNIEST TWEETS OF THE WEEK FROM PARENTS:
⇒ My kids are playing grown-up. From what I can tell, it involves running around yelling “I’m late for work!” and going to the eye-dentist – meghan

⇒ My toddler clapped while I was eating my second piece of cake and this is the encouragement that’s been missing from my life. — Jessie

⇒ 5: mom, you’re six years old. me: did you just count the wrinkles on my forehead like rings on a tree? 5: look! you just got older again! – mom mom mom mom mom
…AND A FEW FROM PET OWNERS:
⇒ my cat’s buddies with a possum and now i know what its like to be the parent of a teenager who falls in with the wrong crowd – grim value

⇒ took the dog to the vets to find out if she’s going deaf and the vet said no she can hear perfectly she’s just choosing to ignore you – joe


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GOOD NEWS 

A martial arts instructor and her assistant saved a man’s life using CPR in the middle of a Fourth of July parade that they were in the middle of. 

 

Here is Joan Cather talking about the crazy experience. 

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BIRTHDAYS 

[66] Jimmy Smits, actor (“NYPD Blue” 1994-2004, “The West Wing” 2004-06)

 

[65] Tom Hanks, actor (Oscars-“Forrest Gump”, “Philadelphia”)

 

[64] Kelly McGillis, actress (“Top Gun”, “Witness”)

 

[45] Fred Savage, actor (“The Wonder Years” 1988-1993), director (“2 Broke Girls” 2011-16)

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PLAY THESE SPORTS, STAY YOUNG:
According to research in the journal Mayo Clinic Proceedings involving data from The Copenhagen City Heart Study, certain sports can help you live stronger and longer. 

 

(Worth noting: The researchers admit that the jury is still out about whether the relationship is simply correlated or causal.) 

 

Over 25 years of tracking more than 8,500 people, they found that these sports and activities (done regularly) increased life expectancy the most compared to sedentary peers:


  1.  Tennis: increased lifespan by 9.7 years
    2. Badminton: 6.2 years
    3. Soccer: 4.7 years
    4. Cycling: 3.7 years
    5. Swimming: 3.4 years
    6. Jogging: 3.2 years

 

FRIDAY JULY 9TH  

 

  1.   Phoenix 118  Milwaukee 108  (Suns 2-0)

 

Twins 5  Tigers 3

 

  1.   A 12-year-old Roy Seligman was eliminatedfrom the Scripps National Spelling Bee last night . . . thanks to INSTANT REPLAY.  The judges initially ruled that he’d spelled his word right.  But then they reviewed it and realized he got one letter wrong.

 

  1.   14-year-old Zaila Avant-garde, from New Orleans, wonthe title with the word “Murraya.”  (12-year-old Chaitra Thummala from San Francisco was the runner-up.)

 

  1.   Comedian Jim Gaffigan jokes about vitamin stores. 

 

JON PARDI TO HEADLINE CONCERT AT MUSIC CITY GRAND PRIX 

Jon Pardi will headline the Big Machine Music City Grand Prix on Saturday, August 7th in Nashville. The Grand Prix weekend runs from August 6-8 with performances by Alan Jackson, Brooks & Dunn, Vince Neil, Justin Moore, and Jamey Johnson, among others.

Sounds Like Nashville reports that the night-two concert will take place in the middle of a weekend of street racing in Music City just ahead of the main event, Nashville’s first-ever IndyCar street race.

The Big Machine Music City Grand Prix includes daily races, live music on multiple stages, food experiences and a nightly headline concert. A temporary 2.17-mile grand prix circuit will be built on the streets of Nashville.

 

GARTH BROOKS ADDS GILLETTE STADIUM TO TOUR 

Garth Brooks has added Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, MA to his ongoing Stadium Tour. The concert will be held on Saturday, October 9th, and this will be Garth’s first-ever concert at the venue as well as his first major concert in the Boston area in six years. Tickets will be on sale, Friday, July 16th at 10 a.m. ET at ticketmaster.com/garthbrooks.

Garth tells us he’s especially excited about this tour stop: [“One of the many reasons why I’m so excited about playing Gillette Stadium is this is kind of where it all began for us. The Krafts were the first stadium – and the first family – to come to us and say, ‘Hey, man – you can play stadiums, and you should play stadiums.’ It was very sweet. They believed in us years and years ago. Now it’s neat that it’s finally coming to fruition and the circle is kind of being complete.”]

This latest addition to Garth’s Stadium Tour now extends his list of already announced July, August and September shows into October. Garth’s Stadium Tour resumes this Saturday (July 10th) at Las Vegas’ Allegiant Stadium, home of the NFL’s Raiders.

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ASHLEY MCBRYDE ADDS THIRD NIGHT AT RYMAN AUDITORIUM 

Ashley McBryde will make her headlining debut at the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville with two back-to-back dates selling out on Aug. 26 and Aug. 27, prompting the addition of a third night at the Mother Church of country music. Tickets for the Saturday, Aug. 28th show will go on sale Friday (July 9th) at 10 a.m. CT at ryman.com.

Lainey Wilson will join Ashley on Thursday, Aug. 26th, with support from Caylee Hammack on Friday, Aug. 27th. Caitlyn Smith will open the show on Saturday, Aug. 28th.

Ashley heads out on her This Town Talks Tour this summer, boasting a run of 36 cities across the U.S. into 2022 with the support of Morgan Wade, Priscilla Block, Adam Hambrick and Ray Fulcher. Tickets are on sale now at AshleyMcBryde.com.

FAST FACTS

Jan. 14, 2022              The Fillmore                                                 Detroit, Mich.*

 

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Darius Rucker on the Time He Almost Got Arrested with Rascal Flatts

DARIUS RUCKER has been sharing road stories on TikTok . . . and here’s a good one about the time he almost got arrested with GARY LEVOX and JOE DON ROONEY of Rascal Flatts.  It was after a show in Toronto.

They were walking to the tour bus when they spotted a golf cart, and took it for a spin.  Quote, “Then Gary decided we were going to go across the highway, and as soon as we did we saw the [police] lights.  We got pulled over in the golf cart.”

They were partners in crime, so they stuck together, right?  Nope.  He adds, quote, “The funniest thing about [it] is the cop stops us, and me and Joe Don did the old ‘pretend that we’re not there’ thing.

“We got out of the golf cart and started walking back, and we were leaving Gary right there.  He was going to jail by himself, we were out of there.” 

Lucky for Gary, their security came over and straightened things out.  Quote, “But, that was one of the few nights of my life I really thought I was going to jail.” 

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This post was written by Dave Palmer