{"id":23058,"date":"2021-06-16T09:35:58","date_gmt":"2021-06-16T13:35:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/?p=23058"},"modified":"2021-06-16T05:48:52","modified_gmt":"2021-06-16T09:48:52","slug":"on-todays-show-623","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/blogs\/mornings\/2021\/06\/on-todays-show-623\/","title":{"rendered":"On Today&#8217;s Show"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u27a2 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The $70 million Lotto Max jackpot is going unclaimed once again, with no winner in Tuesday night&#8217;s draw.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">However, 42 of the 64 Maxmillion prizes of $1 million were won. The majority were sold in Ontario, with 20 winning tickets. There are eight winners in both Quebec and British Columbia. Five winning tickets were sold in the Prairies, and one in the Atlantic provinces.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The jackpot for the next draw on June 18 will remain at an estimated $70 million, with 70 Maxmillion prizes of $1 million each up for grabs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u27a2 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Vast tracts of land in Australia&#8217;s New South Wales state are being threatened by a mouse plague that the state government describes as &#8220;absolutely unprecedented.&#8221;\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Just how many millions of rodents have infested the agricultural plains across the state is guesswork. At night, the floors of sheds vanish beneath carpets of scampering mice. Ceilings come alive with the sounds of scratching. One farmer estimates he drowned 7,500 mice in a single night last week with a trap he set with a cattle feeding bowl full of water. &#8220;We\u2019re at a critical point now where if we don\u2019t significantly reduce the number of mice we are facing an absolute economic and social crisis in rural and regional New South Wales,&#8221; Agriculture Minister Adam Marshall said this month.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u27a2 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A high school principal surprised his graduating class with an\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entry\/principal-i-will-always-love-you-graduation_n_60c1e41de4b0b03d151f5fd6\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">a cappella<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0rendition of &#8220;I Will Always Love You&#8221;.\u00a0 Here is Principal Marcus Gause belting out the tune.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u27a2<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Michael Packard, the lobster diver from Cape Cod who we told you about yesterday that made headlines after he found himself in the mouth of a humpback whale but somehow ended up being spat out and swimming to safety, has cheated death before, it turns out.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In November 2001, he was onboard a flight in Costa Rica that crashed, killing 3 people. Packard managed to survive, sustaining severe facial injuries and multiple broken bones in his arms and legs. The lobsterman and 4 other passengers also survived 2 nights in the jungle before they were found by rescuers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u27a2 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Michael Douglas got\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.etonline.com\/michael-douglas-says-he-was-mistaken-for-being-his-daughter-carys-grandfather-167134?utm_source=fark&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_content=link&amp;ICID=ref_fark\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">mistaken<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0for his 18-year-old daughter&#8217;s grandfather by other parents at her graduation.\u00a0 But he took it in stride.\u00a0 Quote, &#8220;I&#8217;m not gonna take it personal, I think they&#8217;re just trying to be nice.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>TODAY IS\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u201cFresh Veggies Day\u201d, urging us to eat healthy by including fresh veggies with every meal and snack. Better still, be a vegetarian for a day. Your body will like it.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Broccoli is still the #1 vegetable in the U.S. with 30 states saying it&#8217;s their favorite.\u00a0 But carrots are having a moment right now too . . . they&#8217;re the top pick in 12 states.\u00a0 Corn is third with eight.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>_____________________________________________________________________________<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>COUNTRY MUSIC NOTE<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1987 Hillbilly Deluxe\u00a0by Dwight Yoakam was at #1 on the Country chart. It was Yoakam&#8217;s second consecutive #1 album on the\u00a0Billboard\u00a0Country Albums chart and four tracks were released as singles with each becoming Top 10 hits in 1987 and 1988.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>_____________________________________________________________________________<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>FOUR RANDOM FACTS\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Reading silently to yourself is a relatively new development.\u00a0 People have been writing and reading for 5,000 years . . . but it&#8217;s only been socially acceptable to read alone and not out loud to a group for the past 300 to 400 years.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Silly String was originally created in the 1970s when a chemist was trying to invent an instant spray-on cast.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> The budget for\u00a0<\/span><b><i>&#8220;Dazed and Confused&#8221;<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">was $6.9 million . . . and about one-sixth of that went toward getting the rights to all the &#8217;70s songs used in the movie.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><b><i><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> There have been 1,066 different final score combinations in NFL history.\u00a0 The most recent addition was the Cleveland Browns beating the Pittsburgh Steelers 48-to-37 on January 10th . . . there&#8217;d never been a 48-to-37 final score before.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The most common final score?\u00a0 20-17.\u00a0 It&#8217;s happened 269 times in NFL history.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>______________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p><b>GOOD NEWS\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The owners of a movie theater in Southern California decided to renovate while they were closed down for covid.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">And an employee ended up\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/keyt.com\/lifestyle\/2021\/05\/28\/majestic-theater-in-ventura-makes-an-unusual-discovery-during-remodel\/\"><b>finding a wallet<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0that a woman lost there 46 years ago.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It had a bunch of photos in it, along with some poetry . . . and an old\u00a0<\/span><b>Grateful Dead<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0ticket.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">They managed to track the woman down, and got it back to her last week.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>______________________________________________________________________________<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>BIRTHDAYS\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">[66] Laurie Metcalf, actress (\u2018Jackie Harris\u2019 on \u201cRosanne\u201d)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">[51] Phil \u2018Lefty\u2019 Mickelson, pro golfer (44 PGA tour wins, 5 majors)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">[20] Bianca Andreescu, Mississauga ON, pro tennis player (Canadian and US Open winner, 2019)\/highest-ever ranked Canadian female in history (4<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0in 2019, currently 7<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>______________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p><b>Most Common Moving Fails Include Damaged Furniture and Scratched Walls<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What&#8217;s the worst thing that&#8217;s happened to you while moving into a new place?\u00a0 Someone polled 2,000 people.\u00a0 Here are the ten most common moving fails . . .<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Damaged furniture.\u00a0 Either from dropping it or bumping into stuff.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Scratched-up walls . . . usually from moving furniture.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Realizing something won&#8217;t fit through a door.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Trouble getting heavy stuff up and down the stairs.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"5\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Trouble maneuvering things around corners.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"6\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> When the bottom of a box breaks, and everything falls out.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"7\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> The previous residents at your new place didn&#8217;t clean, or left junk behind.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"8\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Your new place isn&#8217;t ready in time.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"9\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> You didn&#8217;t get everything packed in time.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"10\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Delicate stuff breaking during your move.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A few more that made the top 20 were issues with the moving truck . . . trouble with the keys . . . and your friends promising to help, then not showing up.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>____________________________________________________________________________<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Americans Are Planning to Spend a Ton of Cash This Summer<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2020 was hard on everyone, but it seems like a lot of us are feeling a wad of cash burning a hole in our wallets.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">45% of people in a recent survey said they plan to spend MORE money this year . . . than the past TWO summers COMBINED.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">And nearly half of people say they&#8217;ve saved enough cash over the course of the pandemic to open their wallets &#8220;guilt-free&#8221; this summer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">On the flip-side, 40% are worried they may spend irresponsibly.\u00a0 And 72% say they&#8217;re fine putting their summer fun on a credit card, and paying it off down the road.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">By the way, the #1 thing people plan to spend money on is VACATIONS.\u00a0 Other popular picks include:\u00a0 Going out to eat . . . clothing . . . home upgrades . . . and hosting family and friends at home.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>____________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>PUPPY DOG EYES:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There is a scientific reason puppies steal your heart from the moment you first see them.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">According to new research, puppies are pretty much born ready to interact with people. A team at the Arizona Animal Cognition Center evaluated 375 puppies that were all about 8 weeks old, for things like eye contact and following physical cues, such as pointing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">According to lead author Emily Bray: \u201cPuppies will look at and return a person\u2019s social gaze and successfully use information given by that person in a social context from a very young age.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">And that happens even before the pup has any extensive experience with people.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It is thought that how willing a puppy is to make and maintain eye contact is a good predictor of whether it will someday make a successful service dog.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>WEDNESDAY JUNE 16<\/b><b>TH<\/b><b>\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u00a0 TBL 4 &#8211; NYI 2 (1-1)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yankees 6\u00a0 Blue Jays 5<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tigers 4\u00a0 Royals 3<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The woman who designed Farrah Fawcett&#8217;s infamous red swimsuit actually\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/alexgurley\/farrah-fawcetts-red-bathing-history-norma-kamali?origin=nofil\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">HATES\u00a0it<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0 And she was horrified when she saw it on the poster.\u00a0 She says, quote, &#8220;That swimsuit had nothing to do with the success of that poster.\u00a0 I&#8217;ll tell you that.&#8221;\u00a0 (The designer is\u00a0Norma Kamali.)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The man who was arrested after bragging about drinking stolen wine during the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/boingboing.net\/2021\/06\/15\/gentleman-who-drank-wine-at-capitol-riot-learns-mid-interview-hes-now-running-for-wrong-political-seat.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Capitol Riot<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> found out he was running for the wrong political seat in the middle of an interview.\u00a0 Here is Jason Riddle finding out from NBC10-Boston reporter Katherine Underwood of his mistake.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Do you know the protocol of how things work at those hotel breakfast buffets?\u00a0 Well some people don&#8217;t.\u00a0 Here&#8217;s comedian Nate Bargatze.\u00a0 (From his 2021 Netflix special, &#8220;The Greatest Average American&#8221;.)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>BROOKS &amp; DUNN RESCHEDULE &#8216;REBOOT TOUR&#8217; FOR THIS FALL<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Brooks &amp; Dunn<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0have rescheduled their\u00a0<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Reboot Tour<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, and after two postponements, they&#8217;ll finally kick things off on September 2nd in Indianapolis, IN. They have added seven news dates to the itinerary. Brooks &amp; Dunn will be joined on the road by\u00a0<\/span><b>Travis Tritt<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><b>Elvie Shane<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Kix Brooks<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><b>Ronnie Dunn\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">shared the tour news on social media yesterday (Monday, Jun 14th) writing, \u201cWe\u2019re hitting the road for our first nationwide tour in ten years.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>BRETT ELDREDGE TO LAUNCH &#8216;GOOD DAY TOUR&#8217; IN SEPTEMBER\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Brett Eldredge<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0will return to the road this fall with his\u00a0<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Good Day Tour<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, named after his current single. The trek will launch in Cleveland, Ohio, on September 16th and all 21 dates will feature opening act\u00a0<\/span><b>Morgan Evans<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday (June 18th) at 10 a.m. local time. For more details, visit BrettEldredge.com.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The\u00a0<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Good Day Tour\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">will head over to Europe in May of 2022.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">FAST FACTS<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sept 18 \u2013 Detroit, Mich. @ Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre at Freedom Hill<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>JASON ALDEAN CONFIRMS HE AND HIS WIFE TURNED DOWN REALITY SHOW\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rumors were swirling that\u00a0<\/span><b>Jason Aldean<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0and his wife,\u00a0<\/span><b>Brittany<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, were going to be part of a reality TV show based in Nashville, and while the couple confirmed that is not true, Jason says they were in talks with the network and considering the opportunity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">He says, &#8220;To be honest, we talked to them about it. They were interested in having us on the show, and I think Britt and I just kind of talked, and for us personally, it wasn&#8217;t the right kind of thing. Our life is pretty good.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">He added, &#8220;I feel like a lot of times those shows are full of drama, and the things that I didn&#8217;t really want to bring into our life, and also (didn&#8217;t want to), just have people in our house all the time.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">While they won&#8217;t be regulars on this unnamed show, Jason says that he and his wife will make occasional appearances. Details about the show and just who is participating are still under wraps.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>_____________________________________________________________________________<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>BRETT YOUNG TATTOOS<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Brett Young&#8217;s mom gives him plenty of feedback about his career, and she&#8217;s even okay with his tattoos.\u00a0 However, she would NOT be happy if he started getting ink on his neck and face.\u00a0 Listen to him talk about it,\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/bmlgprep.net\/audio-brett-youngs-mom-is-making-sure-he-doesnt-go-post-malone-with-his-tattoos\/\"><b>here<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>_____________________________________________________________________________<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>DAN + SHAY, LUKE COMBS AMONG THIS YEAR&#8217;S ACM HONORS HONOREES\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Dan + Shay, Luke Combs, Loretta Lynn, Toby Keith, Lady A\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">and\u00a0<\/span><b>Rascal Flatts\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">are among the honorees at this year&#8217;s\u00a0<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ACM Honors<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, taking place on August 25th at Nashville&#8217;s Ryman Auditorium.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Loretta,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as well as songwriters\u00a0<\/span><b>Gretchen Peters<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0and the late\u00a0<\/span><b>Curly Putman<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, are receiving the ACM Poet&#8217;s Award, which honors songwriters &#8220;for outstanding and longstanding musical and\/or lyrical contributions throughout their career, with special consideration given to a song or songs\u2019 impact on the culture of country music.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Dan + Shay <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">will receive the ACM Jim Reeves International Award, which honors &#8220;outstanding contributions to the acceptance of country music throughout the world.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Rascal Flatts <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">will receive the ACM Cliffie Stone Icon Award for &#8220;advanc(ing) the popularity of the genre through their contributions in multiple facets of the industry.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lady A will be presented with the ACM Gary Haber Lifting Lives Award, in recognition of their &#8220;devot(ion) to improving lives through the power of music &#8230; 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