On Today’s Show
A woman near St. Louis had to call 911 last week after her robot vacuum tried to eat her tiny dog. Its tail got stuck, and she couldn’t get it out, but cops eventually did. She says the vacuum stopped working, and she didn’t understand why at first.
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Everyone has a breaking point when it comes to climate change, and this just might be it for a LOT of people. There’s speculation right now that we could have a FRENCH FRY SHORTAGE in this country after the unseasonably cold, wet weather damaged potato crops in Idaho, North Dakota, Minnesota, and some parts of Canada.
That most likely means fewer potatoes . . . and higher prices as a result.
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ENTERTAINMENT
The official “Game of Thrones” Twitter account has unveiled the secret it has been teasing for the last while — the Blu-ray and DVD release of the whole series. Many fans were left disappointed by the news, because the box sets had actually already been announced. Game of Thrones somehow took over social media all over again last week with a simple three-word tweet: “Winter is coming.” The ominous catch phrase had many fans hoping for news on the prequel series, the books or some other loose end for the franchise, but that was not the case.
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The late Robin Williams’ house on San Francisco Bay has just hit the market. Located in ritzy Tiburon area, the 6,517-square-foot home sits on some of the country’s priciest real estate, and that would explain the $7.25 million price tag. With water views from almost every room, the sprawling 6-bedroom, 6.5 bath home built in 1987 definitely looks celebrity worthy. Williams, who passed away on August 11, 2014, originally hailed from Chicago. He was a long-time San Francisco resident, living for many years in the exclusive Sea Cliff neighborhood.
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TODAY IS……………….
- “Cookie Day”, celebrating the yummiest treat of all. What’s the best kind? Chocolate chip? Oatmeal and raisin? Peanut butter with macadamia nuts?
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COUNTRY MUSIC NOTE
Dierks Bentley’s “Come a Little Closer” climbed to #1 in 2005.
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GOOD NEWS
Back in 2017, a family in Greenville, South Carolina lost a backpack. And a homeless guy named Ben Williams found it.
He was addicted to drugs at that point and pretty desperate. But he still wanted to do the right thing. So he rode his bike and walked SEVEN MILES just to return it.
Shortly after that, he ended up getting arrested for drugs and was headed to jail. But the family he helped found out about it and volunteered to SPONSOR him.
Because of that, his judge had him go through addiction counseling. Meaning he could avoid jail as long as he stayed clean.
And now two years later, he just GRADUATED from that program.
He says the whole thing has been like a “rebirth,” and he’s excited about his future now. His next goal is to become an addiction recovery coach, so he can pay it forward and help other people get clean.
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BIRTHDAYS
[70] Jeff Bridges, actor (“The Big Lebowski”, Oscar-“Crazy Heart”)
[55] Marisa Tomei, actress
[49] Kevin Sussman, actor (‘Stuart Bloom’ on “The Big Bang Theory” 2009-19)
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Interesting Behind-The-Scenes Facts from Christmas Movies
Buzzfeed put together a list of 29 supposedly “shocking” behind-the-scenes facts from Christmas movies. They’re not necessarily all that shocking, but several of them are pretty interesting. Here are the highlights . . .
- The shower scene in “Elf”wasn’t in the original script. It was added after director Jon Favreau learned that ZOOEY DESCHANEL was a good singer.
- Also, the fight between WILL FERRELLand the fake Santa could only be done once, because the department store Christmas decorations took WEEKS to make.
- Because BRUCE WILLIShad to do a lot of things barefoot in “Die Hard”, including walking on broken glass, he actually wore fake rubber feet, which you can actually SEE if you look hard enough.
- In “A Christmas Story”, Flick’s tongue was suctioned by a hidden vacuum to make it look like it was stuck to the pole.
- Before JIM CARREYgot the lead in “How the Grinch Stole Christmas”, EDDIE MURPHY and JACK NICHOLSON were considered for the part.
- “It’s a Wonderful Life”was shot in the SUMMER of 1946, and sometimes they had to shut down production because of the heat.
- EMMA THOMPSONwore a fat suit in “Love Actually”.
- In “Home Alone”, the photo of Buzz’s “girlfriend” is actually a picture of a BOY in a wig.
- Disney had a strict policy against hiring ex-cons, but they made an exception so that TIM ALLENcould star in “The Santa Clause” in 1994. (And “Toy Story” the following year.)
- And on “The Santa Clause 2”, Tim stayed in character around the child actors, because some of them believed he really WAS Santa.
The Christmas classic, “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” celebrates its 30th anniversary this week (It opened December 1, 1989). To celebrate, here are seven of the best scenes, in 60 seconds or less.
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CHOCOLATE: IS THERE ANYTHING IT CAN’T DO?
Good news for people who love chocolate. And by people who love chocolate, I mean everyone.
According to a new report, chocolate is every bit as effective in soothing a cough as codeine or any other pharmaceutical solution. Professor Alyn Morice, a respected authority on all things related to coughs and medicine, wrote in the Daily Mail that chocolate can soothe a cough better than codeine syrup by forming a sticky coating that protects the nerve endings in your throat that cause you to cough.
Melted chocolate also allows cough-supressing ingredients naturally present in cocoa to help calm your throat nerves.
But here’s the weird thing: Drinking hot chocolate doesn’t have the same cough suppressing effect, because the diluted chocolate solution doesn’t stay in contact long enough with the nerves in your throat.
You’re much better off sucking on a piece of chocolate, and letting it slowly melt, and coat your throat.
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WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 4TH
TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS
[70] Jeff Bridges, actor (“The Big Lebowski”, Oscar-“Crazy Heart”)
[55] Marisa Tomei, actress
[49] Kevin Sussman, actor (‘Stuart Bloom’ on “The Big Bang Theory” 2009-19)
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- NHL
BOS 2 – CAR 0 MTL 4 – NYI 2 MIN 4 – FLA 2 VGK 4 – NJD 3 PHI 6 – TOR 1
ARI 4 – CBJ 2 TBL 3 – NSH 2 OT WPG 5 – DAL 1 VAN 5 – OTT 2 WSH 5 – SJS 2
- • “87th Annual Christmas in Rockefeller Center” (NBC): The annual tree lighting ceremony in New York features performances from John Legend, Brett Eldredge, Derek and Julianne Hough, Chicago, Straight No Chaser, Idina Menzel, Lea Michele, Ne-Yo and Gwen Stefani.
- Bob and Corinne Johnson were married for 68 years. They lived independently in their home until Bob fell ill from cancer. Shortly after, his wife joined him in the hospital with congestive heart failure. She passed away and just 33 hours later Bob passed away. Their kids don’t think it’s a coincidence.
- America’s favorite Christmas movie, giant turtles have long memories, and a possible French fry shortage. (From Jimmy Fallon, David Spade, and Jimmy Kimmel on Tuesday, December 3, 2019)
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DUSTIN LYNCH TOPS 1.5 BILLION STREAMS
Dustin Lynch has a new single called “Ridin’ Roads and is gearing up for a new tour next year. All this, while preparing to release his 4th album in January. In the meantime, his songs are making a big impression online, having collectively streamed over 1.5 billion. We asked Dustin what it was like – to have that many people listening to his music: [It’s hard to Phaethon that. You know that my songs have been a part of that many soundtracks of life is just amazing. I do know, it doesn’t get old. Driving around hearing my song on someone else’s speakers, in a store, bar, or wherever it is… Or another band is covering one of my songs. It’s just as fun and I crank it up as loud as I have from day one.]
FAST FACTS
Dustin’s new album, Tullahoma, will be out January 17
His 2020 tour kicks off in Detroit on January 30.
LUKE COMBS REMAINS HIMSELF DESPITE FAST RISE TO STARDOM
Luke Combs knows that his stardom happened fast and says that his friends are still surprised when they go out and his fans gather around him. He has spoken in the past about how it was difficult to get used to, but explained to us, how he has adjusted: [My]
FAST FACTS
Luke’s current album is : What You See Is What You Get
The album was his first #1 on the Billboard 200.
Luke’s next show is December 5 in Bossier City, LA
DARIUS RUCKER TO PERFORM PRE-RACE SHOW AT DAYTONA 500 – (12/04/2019)
Darius Rucker will perform the Daytona 500 Pre-Race Show prior to the 62nd running of “The Great American Race” at Daytona International Speedway on Sunday, Feb. 16th. It’s the season-opening race for the NASCAR Cup Series.
Before he hits the stage at the Daytona 500, Darius will appear on the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Awards this Thursday (Dec. 5th). The Awards will air live from the Music City Center in Nashville on NBCSN and the NBC Sports App beginning at 8 p.m. ET.
FAST FACTS
The 62nd annual Daytona 500 will be Darius’ fourth appearance at Daytona International Speedway – and his third appearance as a solo artist.
