{"id":13176,"date":"2020-02-21T09:35:57","date_gmt":"2020-02-21T14:35:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/?p=13176"},"modified":"2020-02-21T05:23:25","modified_gmt":"2020-02-21T10:23:25","slug":"on-todays-show-340","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/blogs\/mornings\/2020\/02\/on-todays-show-340\/","title":{"rendered":"On Today&#8217;s Show"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A mystery has been solved in Florida where jars of preserved\u00a0tongues\u00a0were found under a crawl space in a Gainesville home. Turns out, they were stored there in the &#8217;60s and &#8217;70s for a research project done by Dr. Ronald Baughman, who worked for The University of Florida.<\/p>\n<p><strong>______________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Violinist, Dagmar Turner, needed brain\u00a0surgery\u00a0to remove a tumor.\u00a0 She played during the surgery so that doctors could be sure they were not affecting her coordination during the procedure.\u00a0 Here&#8217;s a clip of her playing during the operation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>______________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>ENTERTAINMENT<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cCall of the Wild\u201d (PG-Action\/Adventure): \u00a0Buck the dog\u2019s blissful domestic life is turned upside down when he is uprooted from his California home and transplanted to the Alaskan Yukon during the Gold Rush of the 1890s. (Karen Gillan, Harrison Ford)<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBrahms: The Boy II\u201d (PG-13, Horror\/Mystery): \u00a0Unaware of the terrifying history of Heelshire Mansion, a young family moves into a guest house on the estate where their young son soon makes an unsettling new friend, an eerily life-like doll he calls Brahms. (Katie Holmes)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Paul Rudd and Will Ferrell will reunite for a new limited TV series called \u201cThe Shrink Next Door\u201d. They will play a patient and therapist, respectively. Ferrell will play a patient of his long-time therapist Rudd, who begins to take over his life in increasingly intrusive ways \u2014 including moving into his home and taking over his family business. Their relationship soon devolves into one filled with manipulation, power grabs, and dysfunction in a tale inspired by true events.<\/p>\n<p>______________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>TODAY IS\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1931, Alka-Seltzer<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>was first introduced.\u00a0\u00a0<em><strong>(Julianna Margulie\u2019s Dad\u00a0helped come up with the famous \u201cPlop, plop, fizz, fizz&#8221; ad campaign.)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>1947, Edwin H. Land demonstrated the\u00a0<strong>First Self-Developing Instant Camera<\/strong>.\u00a0 It produced a black and white photograph in 60 seconds.\u00a0 He called it the\u00a0<strong>Polaroid<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>2008 [12] In one of eBay\u2019s most expensive sales to date, the online auction house brokers a deal between an American music collector and an Irish buyer for 3 million albums &amp; singles in various formats at a cost of about $1 per item<\/p>\n<p><strong>______________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>COUNTRY MUSIC NOTE<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>FEBRUARY 21<sup>ST<\/sup>, 1958<\/strong> Mary Chapin Carpenter is 62 today.<\/p>\n<p><strong>_____________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>BULLIED BOY IN AUSTRALIA GETTING SUPPORT <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A 9-year-old Australian boy born with a form of dwarfism is SUICIDAL because of the bullying he&#8217;s subjected to at school.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The boy&#8217;s mother was so fed up she posted a\u00a0video\u00a0of her son crying and saying he wants to KILL HIMSELF.\u00a0 She also asked for suggestions, because apparently nothing she&#8217;s tried has stopped the bullying.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Not only did celebrities reach out, but comedian Brad Williams, who is also a little person, started a Go Fund Me\u00a0to get Quaden to Disneyland.\u00a0 He was asking for $10,000, but he&#8217;s already raised way more. It\u2019s now almost $195,000.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Celebrities like Hugh Jackman and Jeffrey Dean Morgan sent\u00a0videos\u00a0of support to a 9-year-old boy with dwarfism who said he wanted to kill himself because people were bullying him at school.<\/p>\n<p>___________________________________________________________________________<strong><u>\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>RANDOM REPORT<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>There are only two animals that tongue kiss:\u00a0 Bonobos and humans.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li>When you&#8217;re on a plane, you&#8217;re under the laws of the country where the plane is registered, not where you take off from.\u00a0 So if you punch someone on an Air Canada flight that took off in the U.S., you&#8217;ll face charges in Canada.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li>25% of North Americans will catch more than four colds this year.<\/li>\n<li>A 1946 FBI memo denounced the movie \u201cIt\u2019s a Wonderful Life\u201d as communist propaganda.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>________________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>GOOD NEWS <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s an old trick for getting babies to sleep:\u00a0 Just drive them around in the car for a while.\u00a0 But now you might not have to waste all that gas . . .<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Scientists in the U.K. worked with a music producer named Tom Middleton, and created a bunch of music that SIMULATES the driving sounds that put kids to sleep.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Apparently, the vibration of the road does help.\u00a0 But the hum of the ENGINE also plays a big part.\u00a0 The music doesn&#8217;t sound like a car engine though.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>They used a bunch of car sounds . . . like the engine hum and the air conditioner.\u00a0 But they mixed it with ambient music, and a combination of, quote, &#8220;white,\u00a0pink and brown noise&#8221; in various tones.\u00a0 So the car sounds are really subtle.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>They ended up with 15 minutes of calming music that supposedly puts kids to sleep, just like driving does.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The whole thing is part of a promo for the Nissan LEAF . . . their fully electric car that doesn&#8217;t make any engine noise.<\/p>\n<p><strong>______________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><u><\/u><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>BIRTHDAYS <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[65] Kelsey Grammar, actor (5 Emmy Awards-\u201cFrasier\u201d 1993-2004<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>(62) Mary Chapin Carpenter, Country singer.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[41] Jennifer Love Hewitt, actress<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[41] Jordan Peele, comedian\/director (\u201cGet Out\u201d, \u201cUs\u201d)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[33] Ellen Page, actress<strong><u>\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>____________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>MARDI GRAS<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Jordan Davis\u00a0grew up in Shreveport, Louisiana, so he knows Mardi Gras.\u00a0 Here are some tips.\u00a0 You should pace yourself because it&#8217;s a long party.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Stay hydrated on liquids that are NOT alcohol.\u00a0 You should definitely let it go and have a blast . . . but don&#8217;t eat the moon pies they throw off the floats.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If you want a moon pie, go buy your own.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>______________________________________________________________________________<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><strong><u>\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>COMPOUND IN CHOCOLATE MAY MAKE WALKING EASIER FOR OLDER PEOPLE <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Go ahead and have some chocolate. A new study finds a plant compound found in chocolate may make walking easier and less painful for adults with circulation issues.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Flavonals are found in dark chocolate and unprocessed cocoa, and have been linked to improved blood flow in several, older studies. For this new study, researchers looked those with PAD, or a narrowing of some arteries in the legs, stomach, arms and head that can cause tiredness in the legs or hip muscles while walking.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Half with the condition drank a chocolate drink three times a week, and they were then able to walk further than they could before the study started, and those who didn&#8217;t have the drink showed no improvement in distance walked.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Still, don&#8217;t go overboard on the chocolate&#8211; try sticking to things that contain unsweetened cocoa powder.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>\u00a0___________________________________________________________________________________<\/u><\/strong><strong><u>\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>FRIDAY FEBRUARY 21<sup>ST<\/sup> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>TODAY\u2019S BIRTHDAYS <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[65] Kelsey Grammar, actor (5 Emmy Awards-\u201cFrasier\u201d 1993-2004<\/p>\n<p>(62) Mary Chapin Carpenter, Country singer.<\/p>\n<p>[41] Jennifer Love Hewitt, actress<\/p>\n<p>[41] Jordan Peele, comedian\/director (\u201cGet Out\u201d, \u201cUs\u201d)<\/p>\n<p>[33] Ellen Page, actress<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong><u>NHL<\/u><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>TOR 4 &#8211; PIT 0<\/strong> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 NJD 2 &#8211; SJS 1 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <strong>MTL 4 &#8211; WSH 3 OT<\/strong> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 PHI 4 &#8211; CBJ 3 OT<\/p>\n<p><strong>WPG 5 &#8211; OTT 1<\/strong> \u00a0 STL 1 &#8211; ARI 0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 VGK 5 &#8211; TBL 3\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 LAK 5 &#8211; FLA 4<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li>TV legend\u00a0<strong>SY SPERLING<\/strong>. . . the founder AND CLIENT of Hair Club for Men, died Wednesday after a &#8220;long illness.&#8221;\u00a0 He was 78 years old.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Sperling founded Hair Club for Men in 1976 because he was losing his own hair, and got sick of wearing toupees.\u00a0 He started it with just $10,000 in credit card debt and a hair weaving technique he learned from a stylist.<\/p>\n<p>He went national in the early &#8217;80s, with his now-legendary TV\u00a0commercials\u00a0where he admitted, quote, &#8220;I&#8217;m not only the Hair Club president, but I&#8217;m also a client.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He also started Hair Club for Kids, &#8220;providing hair free of charge to children under 18 who lost their hair from chemotherapy.&#8221; Sy retired in 2000, after selling the company for $45 MILLION.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>SUNDAY-<br \/>\n<\/u><\/strong>\u2022 \u201cThe Walking Dead\u201d (AMC): Season 10 returns<br \/>\n\u2022 \u201cBetter Call Saul\u201d (AMC): Season 5 premiere<\/p>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li>A wealthy businessman in Massachusetts left a server\u00a0a $5,000 tip on a $157 bill.\u00a0 Here she is, along with the rich guy explaining why he did it.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li>Joe Pontillo talks about how his dad and mom don&#8217;t know how to use Facebook but they still use it<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>__________________________________________<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>There was no jackpot winner for the $60 million Lotto Max jackpot Tuesday so the jackpot for the next draw TONIGHT will be an estimated $65 million. And approximately 12 $1\u00a0million dollar prize(s) (Maxmillions)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Someone in Ottawa is holding a lottery ticket worth $3.5 million.<\/p>\n<p>There were two winning tickets sold for Wednesday\u2019s Lotto 6\/49 draw.<\/p>\n<p>Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. says the $7 million jackpot will be split two ways.<\/p>\n<p>The other winning ticket was sold in Quebec.<\/p>\n<p>Saturday\u2019s Lotto 6\/49 draw will have a $5 million jackpot, plus the guaranteed $1 million prize draw.<\/p>\n<p>__________________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>KANE BROWN KNOWS ALL ABOUT BEING &#8216;HOMESICK&#8217; <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kane Brown<\/strong>&#8216;s latest hit, &#8220;Homesick,&#8221; is in the Top 10 and climbing on the country charts. He co-wrote the song for his current\u00a0<em>Experiment\u00a0<\/em>album because it touches on a subject that Kane knows plenty about. He explains:\u00a0[&#8220;&#8216;Homesick&#8217; is just kind of personal just cause we&#8217;ve done so many shows in the last couple years, and I&#8217;m never home. I miss my dogs. I miss my family, my friends, and I had it tattooed on me already so it kind of made sense. I feel like the military can really relate to this song because they&#8217;re never home and you see all these videos of people coming back and the dogs are excited whenever their soldier comes home and all that stuff so I was like, &#8216;This is perfect!'&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Kane continues on his\u00a0<em>World Wide Beautiful Tour<\/em>\u00a0on Feb. 29th in Atlantic City, NJ.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>LUKE COMBS SAYS ERIC CHURCH WAS &#8216;OBVIOUS CHOICE&#8217; FOR LATEST SINGLE<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Luke Combs\u00a0<\/strong>tapped\u00a0<strong>Eric Church\u00a0<\/strong>to join him on his latest single, &#8220;Does To Me.&#8221; He tells us Eric was the &#8220;obvious choice&#8221; for this song in particular.\u00a0<strong>[<\/strong>&#8220;I think Eric Church was an obvious choice when it came to finding somebody to do that song with. Not only does I feel like it fits his writing style, but also his mentality, his approach to music, I think it was just a really good fit.&#8221;] SOUNDCUE<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>REBA MCENTIRE RETURNS TO UMG NASHVILLE, ANNOUNCES NEW TOUR<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Reba McEntire<\/strong>\u00a0announced Thursday (February 20th) that she will return to her original label home, Universal Music Group, Nashville and embark on her first arena tour in nine years. She said:\u00a0[\u201cIt\u2019s a wonderful feeling to be back with the family where I started. A full circle moment. I am thrilled because my catalog is here at Universal, and I\u2019m really excited to revisit all of the songs that I recorded many years ago and work with a team that\u2019s so excited about my songs as I am. We\u2019re gonna have a lot of fun. I\u2019m really looking forward to it. It\u2019s gonna be exciting.\u201d]<\/p>\n<p>On March 20th, McEntire will kick off a twelve-stop tour. 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