On Today’s Show
➢ Last week, someone in Tampa, Florida heard their neighbors yelling, quote, “Shoot! Shoot!” and “I dare you to shoot!” So they called the cops.
Four cops came to the scene to see what was happening.
And . . . it turned out the people yelling “shoot” were watching the Tampa Bay Lightning HOCKEY GAME and were screaming at the players to shoot the puck.
Fortunately everyone laughed it off.
Game 6 is tonight Tampa leading the series with Dallas 3 – 2.
➢ New York City is going to officially ban defecating on subway trains. Their current set of rules only talk about public urination.
➢ A woman in Alabama was sleeping last week when Hurricane Sally blew down a tree which crashed through her roof and pinned her to her bed. And then a bunch of BEES from a hive in the tree started swarming her. Firefighters managed to get her out, and she’s okay. She ended up with a concussion and about 20 bee stings.
➢ Disney has postponed almost all of its films scheduled for release in 2020 due to the coronavirus crisis, including one of the most anticipated movies of the year, “Black Widow”, which was most recently set for release Nov. 6. Other changes to the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Phase Four slate of movies include “Eternals” which has had its release date moved from February 2021 to next November.
➢ A new special, “Joe Exotic: Before He Was King” premieres tonight on Investigation Discovery. It tells the lifelong story of what sent Joe down a path of depravity and conspiracy to commit murder. Here’s an exclusive preview, as we learn that animals getting out of his control began at a very young age. (The special includes family home movies, interviews, psychoanalysis, and the very dark story of Joe Exotic, “The Tiger King.”)
TODAY IS……………….
- “Drink Beer Day”, a day to raise a glass of your favorite ale or lager and celebrate one of the oldest man-made beverages. It’s been produced since the Neolithic Era and by commercial breweries as far back as 1040 AD
- “Good Neighbor Day”, celebrated since 2003 to recognize and appreciate the nice folks next door. Hopefully, one of those good neighbors is you!
1972 [48] Canada defeats the USSR in the eighth and final game of the legendary hockey Summit Series (Canada won 4 games to 3, with one tie)
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COUNTRY MUSIC NOTE
1991 [29] Garth Brooks’ “Ropin’ the Wind” becomes the first country music album to debut at #1 on “Billboard” magazine’s pop album chart
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Tom Hanks Had to Pay for Some of His “Forrest Gump” Scenes . . .
TOM HANKS made a lot of money from “Forrest Gump” . . . but that’s because he had to PAY for some of it.
In a new interview, Tom says that he and director ROBERT ZEMECKIS covered the cost of some scenes that the studio didn’t want to pay for. One of them was the part where Forrest runs across the country. Paramount said it was too expensive to film, but Tom and Robert really wanted it.
There was another, unspecified scene where Paramount didn’t want to spring for the insurance, so they stepped up again.
In return for putting their own money in, Hanks and Zemeckis asked Paramount to give them a bigger share of the profits. And because of that, Tom ended up making $65 million off “Forrest Gump”.
FOUR RANDOM FACTS
- UPS was started by two teenagers with one bicycle and $100 borrowed from a friend.
- Forever 21 was founded by a Korean couple in Los Angeles in 1984, selling clothing designs that were similar to ones that were popular in South Korea at the time.
- We all currently have hemorrhoids . . . they’re just not inflamed.
- Oxford University in England is older than the Aztec society. Oxford became a university in 1249 . . . the Aztecs originated in 1325.
GOOD NEWS
A five-year-old kid near Cincinnati named Cayden Cummings opened a lemonade stand this summer, and wanted to donate the money to buy school supplies for other kids.
His principal got a call about it, and assumed they’d get a check for 20 or 30 bucks.
But he ended up bringing in over a THOUSAND dollars, and donated all of it.
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BIRTHDAYS
[53] Mira Sorvino, actress (1995 Oscar-“Mighty Aphrodite”)
[52] Naomi Watts, actress
[51] Karen Fairchild, country singer (Little Big Town)
LAST WEEK IN SCIENCE
- If Congress will fund it, NASA says it’s ready to send two more people to the Moon by 2024. And one of them would be the first woman to walk on the Moon.
- The pandemic has changed the way birds sing. At least city birds. In general, they tend to sing louder than they did a few decades ago, because there’s so much noise pollution. But that stopped when everything shut down in March. And they immediately went back to their old way of singing.
- This could be big for seniors, especially in poorer countries. Researchers at Georgia Tech wanted to make the cheapest hearing aidpossible. And they came up with one that costs less than a buck. All the components can be bought for a grand total of 98 cents.
- A study in England found that just like humans, some rats don’t like to be tickled.
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NEARLY A QUARTER OF AMERICANS PLAN TO TRICK-OR-TREAT THIS HALLOWEEN
Nearly 25% of people in the U.S. still plan on trick-or-treating this Halloween – down only 6% from last year.
Some cities are not taking any chances, though: Los Angeles, West Chicago and Springfield, Mass. have cancelled trick-or-treating all together—a response to recent COVID surges and second waves.
Health officials are encouraging virtual celebrations in lieu of traditional get-togethers.
Someone Tried to Steal Joe Montana’s Grandchild from His House . . . While He Was There
Someone tried to kidnap one of NFL Hall of Famer JOE MONTANA’s grandchildren . . . right out from under his nose.
At around 5:00 P.M. Saturday, a 39-year-old woman walked right into a house that Joe and his wife Jennifer were staying in, and picked the baby up out of a playpen.
But Joe and Jennifer saw her, and tried to reason with her and de-escalate the situation. When that didn’t work, a scuffle ensued . . . and Jennifer was able to take the baby back.
The woman took off, but cops caught her.
Joe Tweeted, quote, “Thank you to everyone who has reached out. Scary situation, but thankful that everybody is doing well. We appreciate respect for our privacy at this time.”
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 28TH
- NFL SCORES — WEEK 3:Here are the results of this weekend’s NFL games
Detroit Lions 26, Arizona Cardinals 23
Buffalo Bills 35, Los Angeles Rams 32
Cincinnati Bengals 23, Philadelphia Eagles 23 (OT)
Tonight’s Monday Night Football game on ESPN:
Kansas City Chiefs at Baltimore Ravens (8:15 p.m. ET)
LEBRON JAMES is heading to the NBA Finals for the 10th time as the L.A. Lakers will take on the Miami Heat. Only three other players have made that many trips: BILL RUSSELL, SAM JONES, and KAREEM ABDUL-JABBAR.
- A family from Australia wasin the U.S. when the pandemic hit, and couldn’t get their dog home because of Australia’s rules on bringing pets back. But after 136 days, they’ve finally been reunited.
- Here’s Chris Hemsworth crashing a weather reporton Australian TV.
- United Airlines’ COVID testing kit, and Amazon home security drones. (Both from Jimmy Fallon on Friday, September 25, 2020.)
No winning ticket was sold for the $50 million jackpot in Friday night’s Lotto Max draw.
There were also two Maxmillions prizes of $1 million each up for grabs, but neither of them were won.
The jackpot for the next draw on Sept. 29 will grow to approximately $55 million and four Maxmillion prizes will be offered.
A ticket holder in Quebec won Saturday night’s $8.4-million Lotto 649 jackpot.
The draw’s guaranteed $1-million prize also went to a lottery player in Quebec.
The jackpot for the next Lotto 649 draw on Sept. 30 will be approximately $5 million.
Check Out Lauren Alaina’s Rug That Used to Be the Family’s Cow
LAUREN ALAINA gave “People” a tour of her house in Nashville that she bought earlier this year . . . and then decorated during the quarantine. It has four bedrooms, four bathrooms, and one rug that used to be a cow.
Quote, “This rug was a family cow. My stepdad loved her. When she passed away he made a rug out of her. And then when he passed away I inherited her, ’cause I loved this rug. I was always obsessed with it and he told my mom he wanted me to have it.”
There’s also a really cool vintage record player, a huge Dolly Parton painting, and a couple of framed Elvis records. Does it seem like every country artist these days builds a recording studio in their house? Hers looks more like a den, but with acoustic panels.
And who doesn’t want their own personal dressing room? The walls are lined with shoes, clothes, and special items like the cowgirl boots she wore on “American Idol”, and the dress she was wearing when Reba McEntire gave her a CMT Award.
(Here’s video. The cow rug is at 0:35 . . . the recording studio at 2:29 . . . and the dressing room is at 4:13.)
DUSTIN LYNCH LOVES THE ‘CHALLENGE’ OF CLIMBING THE CHARTS
Four albums into his career, Dustin Lynch says he’s in a really good place, musically. He’s found his niche in the world of Country music, and he says that if fans like what they hear now, there’s plenty more where that came from. [“Over the years I’ve discovered what I like singing on stage and what I feel like is believable and fun to do so I’m just gonna keep doing more off that. I’m more comfortable with what I think I’m supposed to be making but there’s never a guarantee. I think that’s what keeps this business fun is you’re only as good as your next song so there’s always that fun challenge of starting out on the chart and trying to make it to the top.”]
His latest is “Momma’s House” the third single from Dustin’s 2020 album, Tullahoma.
CCMA AWARD WINNERS
A list of winners at the 2020 Canadian Country Music Association Awards broadcast on Sunday:
Entertainer of the Year Dallas Smith Single of the Year “Keep it Simple” by James Barker Band
Album of the Year “Now or Never” by Brett Kissel
Group or Duo of the Year The Washboard Union
Rising Star Tenille Arts
Male Artist of the Year Brett Kissel
Female Artist of the Year Tenille Townes
Fans’ Choice Brett Kissel
