On Today’s Show

➢ UFC fighter Jordan Williams was not having it when a man tried to steal his car while he went inside a Denver gas station.  The thief shouldn’t judge someone for wearing a fanny pack.  He quickly learned a life lesson.  Here’s Jordan on his instant justice.

➢ Police in South Korea said they are investigating after a man bought a used kimchi fridge online and found $130,000 cash taped to the bottom. Police on Jeju Island said the man filed a police report Aug. 6 saying he was cleaning the recently-delivered fridge when he found the cash stash taped to the bottom of the appliance. Investigators said they are working to identify the online seller of the refrigerator and are talking to the people involved in its transportation and delivery. South Korea’s Lost and Found Act states the cash will become the property of the man who bought the fridge if the rightful owner can’t be tracked down. The money will become the property of the state if it is found to have been involved in a crime.

➢ A Tulsa, Oklahoma childcare center is dealing with the fact that someone stole their free library they setup outside their building.  Here is Sydney Consedine, center director at Happy Campers at John Knox, talking about the crime.

➢ Disney+’s long-awaited “Home Alone” reboot will debut just in time for the holidays. “Home Sweet Home Alone” will premiere exclusively on Disney+ Nov. 12. The film, which comes over 30 years after the original landed in theaters in 1990, puts a modern twist on the Home Alone story. Home Sweet Home Alone stars Ellie Kemper, Rob Delaney, Archie Yates, Kenan Thompson and Chris Parnell.

➢ CBS will mark 50 years of contestants ‘comin’ on down’ for “The Price Is Right” with a 2-hour primetime special next month. Set for September 30, the special will look back at the biggest winners, never-before-seen outtakes and a salute to Bob Barker. More than 68,000 contestants have played The Price Is Right since its debut on September 4, 1972, and 2 million-plus have been in its studio audience. The first prize ever offered on the show was a Chevy Vega worth $2,800 — some 8,400 car giveaways have ensued.

COUNTRY MUSIC NOTE

1977   Waylon Jennings was at #1 on the album charts with Ol’ Waylon. The album features one of his signature songs, a track featuring Willie Nelson called “Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love)”, as well as the Neil Diamond song “Sweet Caroline”, a version of Kenny Rogers’ “Lucille” and a medley of the two Arthur Crudup songs previous recorded by Elvis.

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NASA Is Hiring People to Pretend to Live on Mars for a Year

After the last year-and-a-half inside, I feel like we all have relevant experience for this job:  NASA is looking to hire four people willing to pretend to live on MARS for a full year.

They posted the job recently, and they’re accepting applications until September 17th.  But they’re not just taking anyone.  

The ideal candidate would be 30 to 55, and have a master’s degree in a STEM field, like engineering or math.  

But they’ll also accept applications from people with a bachelor’s degree and some relevant experience.

The four people who get chosen will live in a 1,700-square-foot enclosed space with no windows for a year.  

They’ll only eat astronaut food, and have limited contact with friends and family online.  It’s not clear how much it pays, but you can head to NASA’s website if you want to apply.

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BIRTHDAYS 

[85] Robert Redford, actor/director 

[64] Denis Leary, actor 

[52] Christian Slater, actor 

[52] Edward Norton, actor 

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Handcuffed Criminal Stole an ATV, Hit 70 MPH, and Crashed in a Mud Puddle

Cops in Oklahoma City were transporting a guy named Lucas Strider to jail for stealing catalytic converters off people’s cars.  And he got away.

He managed to open a cop car door, and ran into the woods.  Then he found a four-wheeler and stole it. Cops chased him as he blew through stop signs, and hit speeds of over 70 miles an hour.  And he did all this while HANDCUFFED.

A local news station covered it live, and one anchor was amazed four-wheelers can even go that fast.

He eventually got to a spot where the paved road turned into a dirt road.  And a cop was parked in the middle blocking him.  So he tried to go around their car and crashed in a big mud puddle.

The ATV tipped, so he landed in the mud.  Then he immediately just gave himself up.

Thieves Stole Rare Digimon Cards from a Store, and Then Immediately Tried to Sell Them to the Same Store

Multiple thieves broke into a gaming shop in Australia and stole a “large number” of rare Digimon trading cards and board games.

Then, one of the thieves went back to the same shop . . . LATER THAT DAY . . . and tried to sell them the same rare trading cards that they’d just stolen.  

Not surprisingly, the store recognized the cards, and called the police.  The cops then followed the person to the hideout, where they found stolen cards, as well as two other suspects.

Then, two hours later, a separate person went into the same store, and ALSO wanted to sell some of the stolen cards.  They were also arrested.  So far, the police have charged five people, and are looking for a sixth.  

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GETTING SCHOOLED ON SHOPPING:
Back-to-school shopping is never a fun thing. And this year, expect it to be worse. Retail experts are predicting there will be shortages of many back-to-school supplies this year. 

Why? With more classrooms fully reopening in the fall, industry experts expect very high demand on school merchandise. That demand, along with tight inventory levels and delayed shipments will impact retailers’ ability to keep products on the shelves later in the school shopping season. 

Products most likely to be in short supply include backpacks, stationery, sports equipment, laptops and tablets. And with supply being tight, consumers shouldn’t think they will see great bargains, either. Discounts will be less generous due to the fact that there is less stock and because of inflation.

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FOUR RANDOM FACTS 

1. Instant coffee was invented by a guy named . . . George Washington.  He came to America from Belgium in the late 1800s and started manufacturing instant coffee in 1910.

2. The black lines on the sides of school buses show the floor line and seat lines inside. That way, if there’s ever an accident, firefighters know where to cut.

3. Hawaii has banned virtually all billboards since 1927.

4. “Finding Nemo”is the best-selling DVD of all time.  And it might keep that title forever, since Blu-rays and digital downloads are a lot more common now.

WEDNESDAY AUGUST 18TH  

1.   Nationals 12  Blue Jays 6 LA Angels 8  Detroit 2

2.   A new survey shows that 63% of parents will wait until their kids actually start to smell to bathethem.  The numbers also show that 69% of parents with kids under 10 say they bathe their kids more than they bathe themselves.  (Here’s a clip from the movie “Big Daddy” about being the smelly kid in class.) 

3.   This poor grandma is standing in the doorway with her arms out ready to hug her granddaughter.  But the kid isn’t interested.  She evadesthe outstretched arms and heads inside calling for papa.

4.   Jimmy Fallon read a bunch of “My Summer in Six Words” Tweets from viewers last night.  (From “The Tonight Show” on Tuesday, August 17, 2021.)

JASON ALDEAN PRAISES MASKLESS CROWD 

Jason Aldean was one happy entertainer when he looked out into the crowd at his recent concert in New York and saw no masks. 

The show was on August 7th in Wantagh, NY and according to Country Now, Jason said, 

“This is our first weekend back and who knows what’s going to happen next week, but you know the coolest thing about all this, the coolest thing to me right now is that I’m looking out, seeing all you guys, and I don’t see one “blanking mask.”

He added, “I’ve had just about enough of this”stuff.”

That particular venue, Jones Beach Theater, required no proof of vaccination nor masks to attend the show.

Concert promoter Live Nation has now implemented requirements that fans show proof of being vaccinated or a negative COVID-19 test for admission, effective October 4th.

REBA McENTIRE TO RELEASE BOXED SET OF REIMAGINED HITS 

Reba McEntire will release a three-part boxed set of her most iconic songs reimagined, called Revived Remixed Revisited, on October 8th. 

Reba tells us that this project caters to both her longtime die-hard fans as well as those who are just discovering her music. [“Revised Remixed Revisited is a sort of reimagined collection of some of my biggest songs, which is exciting for me and hopefully the fans too. This project really has something for every one of my fans out there, whether they’ve been with me for 40 years or just joined the journey, we wanted something for everybody.”] 

She joins Nancy O’Dell on August 23rd at 7 p.m. ET for talkshoplive where fans can pre-order special autographed editions of the box set, plus hear stories around the making of Revived Remixed Revisited.  

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Dan + Shay Signed Over 10,000 Copies of Their New Album

Last month, DAN + SHAY posted a clip of themselves singing about autographing 10,000 copies of their album “Good Things”.  Did they accomplish that mission?  Yes they did.  Here’s what they said in a radio interview.

Quote, “We actually signed MORE than 10,000.  We were signing them, and they were selling out on the website.  Then we did a big show in Nashville, and we were selling them super-discounted there, just trying to get as many out as possible.

“It was boxes upon boxes being stacked in front of us.  It was like, ‘Sign these, sign these.’  Honestly, there are worse things in the world we could be doing.” 

They admitted that it got a little monotonous, especially when their hands started cramping up, but they didn’t quit.  It paid off too.  

As you may have heard, “Good Things” came out last Friday and went Gold that very same day.

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LUKE COMBS, GARTH BROOKS TAPPED FOR CHARLEY PRIDE CMT SPECIAL 

Luke Combs, Garth Brooks, Reba McEntire, and Gladys Knight are among the artists paying homage to the late Charley Pride in an upcoming CMT Giants concert special slated to air on the cable network on August 25th at 8 p.m. ET. The 90-minute special will also include performances and tributes from Alan Jackson, Darius Rucker, Jimmie Allen, Mickey Guyton and Texas Rangers legend Nolan Ryan, to name a few.

Charley died from Covid complications in December at the age of 86.

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This post was written by Dave Palmer