On Today’s Show
➢ If you watched last night’s presidential debate between DONALD TRUMP and JOE BIDEN, then you know who lost: Everyone.
The moderator Chris Wallace lost control and Trump e spent much of the night interrupting, sniping, and heckling Biden . . . which ultimately led to what might just be an unprecedented moment in presidential politics: When Biden told him, quote, “Will you shut up, man?”
➢ Nine members of the Tennessee Titans have tested positive for COVID-19. That’s three players, at least one coach, and five other employees. It’s possible that it spread to the Minnesota Vikings, who the Titans played on Sunday. For now, BOTH teams’ Week Four games are in doubt, but the NFL hasn’t announced anything yet. The Titans are supposed to play the Pittsburgh Steelers at home, and the Vikings are scheduled play the Houston Texans in Houston. As far as we know, no members of the Vikings have tested positive yet.
If the virus is contained, it’s POSSIBLE that the Titans / Steelers game could be moved to Monday . . . and there are more complicated scenarios if the schedule is juggled to squeeze the games in later, using future Bye Weeks.
➢ A Chicago-area firefighter named Billy Croft wrote a COVID-19 version of Florida Georgia Line’s “Get Your Shine On”. His version is called “Get Your Mask On”. He says, quote, “We all should be advocating for everybody’s safety and that’s why we’re here, to help the community that we serve and this is just part of it.”
➢ Workers investigating why an entire Welsh village lost broadband signal at the same time every day for 18 months say they finally found the problem: an elderly resident’s old TV. Internet engineers visited the village of Aberhosan (pop. 400) and discovered a large burst of electrical interference occurred like clockwork at 7a.m. each day. The team traced the interference to a home, and found that the outages coincided with the resident’s daily routine of switching on the TV each morning. The senior was “mortified” that his old TV was the cause of an entire village’s internet problems, and agreed not to use it again.
➢ An Ontario casting call is seeking actors for an upcoming season of a haunted show and you could get paid up to $300 a day. Haunted Hospitals is filming in Hamilton and the company is currently hiring a variety of actors between the ages of 25 to 80 years old to play haunted roles including nurses, ghosts and security guards. In order to score one of these gigs, all you need to do is upload a photo of yourself with some contact information. However, it’s worth noting that most shoots will be taking place from Monday to Friday.
If you aren’t for the spooky life, there are a variety of other Ontario casting calls across the province.
TODAY IS……………….
- “Chewing Gum Day”, Thomas Adams received a patent on the first gum-making machine in 1871. After experimenting with different flavors, he manufactured the first flavored gum, ‘Adams’ Black Jack’, a licorice-flavored gum. Juicy Fruit and Spearmint gum soon followed.
- “Orange Shirt Day”, a day when we honor the Indigenous children who were sent away to residential schools in Canada, and to learn more about the history of those schools.
1960 [60] “The Flintstones” debuts on ABC. It is the first animated series to hold a prime-time slot on television
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COUNTRY MUSIC NOTE
1998 Faith Hill released “Let Me Let Go.” The song which features background vocals by Vince Gill became her fifth #1 single. The song was also remixed into a pop version and used as the soundtrack for the movie Message in a Bottle.
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You’re on Camera an Average of 238 Times a Week
A new study found there are so many security cameras now, the average American is caught on camera 238 times a week. That’s 34 times each day. And if you travel a lot, or work certain jobs, it’s over a THOUSAND times a week.
- You’re more likely to be caught by a security camera while DRIVING than at any other time. 160 times a week on average.
- The average employee is on camera 8 times a day, or 40 times a week. But it’s a lot higher if you work in retail.
- You’re caught on camera 24 times a week while shopping.
- Doorbell and security cameras in your own neighborhood catch you 14 times a week, or twice a day.
- By next year, there will be around a BILLION live security cameras worldwide. Including up to 180 million in the U.S.
FOUR RANDOM FACTS
- About 27.7 million tons of dust blows from the Sahara Desert across the Atlantic Ocean to the Amazon rainforest every year.
- The shortest war in history was the U.K. versus Zanzibar on August 27th, 1896. Zanzibar surrendered after 38 minutes.
- Steve Guttenbergbeat out HUGE competition to be the star of “Police Academy”. Other actors who auditioned for the role include Bruce Willis, Michael Keaton, Tom Hanks, and Judge Reinhold.
- Mosquitoes are the deadliest animal on the planet. They kill around one million people per year by spreading malaria and other diseases.
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GOOD NEWS
A mom in Ohio named Brittany Reed ordered a bunch of food at McDonald’s, and then realized she forgot her purse at home.
But when she tried to cancel the order, the kid working the drive-thru pulled out HIS debit card and paid for it.
So to thank him, her husband started a GoFundMe page to help buy him the car he’s been saving up for . . . and it’s now raised over $25,000. A reporter talked to Brittany about it along with the kid’s mom, who couldn’t be prouder.
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BIRTHDAYS
[63] Fran Drescher, actress (“The Nanny” 1993-99, “Happily Divorced” 2011-13)
[57] Eddie Montgomery, country singer (Montgomery Gentry)
[49] Jenna Elfman, actress (“Dharma & Greg” 1997-2002, “Fear the Walking Dead” since 2018)
HOW TO TAME “MASK MOUTH”:
Yes, it’s a thing now. That smelly condition where we become aware of how bad our breath is because our face covering shoots our stink right back at us. Here are some tips from the Ontario Dental Association …
☞ Brush your teeth: Kinda obvious. Brushing at least twice a day will help keep your mouth clean and free of bacteria that leads to cavities, gum disease…and nasty breath. (
☞ Tongue: It can hold a lot of food residue, so be sure to give it a good brush or scrape to help keep your breath fresh. You can buy products for this purpose.
☞ Mouthwash: Swishing before you put your mask on can help keep odors at bay. Make sure it’s alcohol-free so your mouth doesn’t get dried out.
☞ Water: Staying hydrated with flat water is the best way to keep your mouth moisturized, neutralize acid and wash away debris. Some medications can also cause dry mouth, which allows bacteria to multiply faster.
☞ Floss: With all the snacking going on these days, remember floss is boss! Floss gets to places your toothbrush can’t reach and removes bacteria that can cause bad breath.
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What’s the Oldest Piece of Technology You Have in Your House?
Technology changes really fast, so you’d THINK we’d be getting rid of outdated stuff all the time. But we’re also LAZY and deep down we’re all hoarders.
Someone on Reddit just asked people to name the oldest piece of technology they have in their house, and there are some great answers in there . . .
- “A top-loading VCR with dial tuners for VHF and UHF.”
- “A microwave that’s older than most of the people who live in the house.”
- “A rotary phone that still works.” Or, as someone else put it, quote, “A telephone with the circle sliding thing.”
- “Cassettes, but not a cassette player.”
- “A reel-to-reel tape recorder and player.”
- “A RadioShack handheld keyboard.”
WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 30TH
- If you watched last night’s presidential debate between DONALD TRUMP and JOE BIDEN, then you know who lost: Everyone.
The moderator Chris Wallace lost control and Trump e spent much of the night interrupting, sniping, and heckling Biden . . . which ultimately led to what might just be an unprecedented moment in presidential politics: When Biden told him, quote, “Will you shut up, man?”
- Tampa Bay Rays 3, Toronto Blue Jays 1 — Tampa Bay leads series 1 game to 0 (AL)
Game 2 between Toronto and Tampa will be at 4 this afternoon
Chicago White Sox 4, Oakland A’s 1 — Chicago leads series 1 game to 0 (AL)
New York Yankees 12, Cleveland Indians 3 — New York leads series 1 game to 0 (AL)
Houston Astros 4, Minnesota Twins 1 — Houston leads series 1 game to 0 (AL)
The Twins now have the record for the longest stretch of playoff losses in MLB . . . the NFL . . . the NBA . . . AND the NHL at 0 – 17. They surpassed the previous record of 16 by hockey’s Chicago Blackhawks from 1975 to 1979.
- A guy in Maryland who threw two large house parties back in March has been sentencedto one year in prison for two counts of failure to comply with an emergency order. (Here’s Charles County State’s Attorney Tony Covington.)
- Jimmy Fallon and Jimmy Kimmel joked last night about how ugly the Presidential candidates were to each other, and moderator Chris Wallace. (From Jimmy Fallon and Jimmy Kimmel on Tuesday, September 29, 2020.)
LIGHTEN UP, SUNSHINE:
We’ve always heard of the mood-boosting effects of sunshine. And I know I certainly feel happier during the summer months. But a new study says that’s not necessarily always the case.
A Dutch analysis of 5,282 people found that less sunlight doesn’t actually influence moods — which is definitely good news for anyone worrying about the winter blues this year.
The scientists say that their findings “do not support the widespread belief that seasons influence mood to a great extent”.
The team asked study participants how they felt at different points during the year, and found that only those who were more likely to suffer from anxiety, fear, worry, frustration, envy, jealousy and guilt felt worse at the end of the summer.
BLAKE SHELTON DYED HIS HAIR DURING QUARANTINE
Blake Shelton made an appearance on yesterday’s (Monday, Sept. 28th) The Ellen DeGeneres Show where he revealed that his girlfriend, Gwen Stefani, colored his hair during quarantine.
Blake told Ellen that it wasn’t until he saw a recent picture of himself that he realized his salt-and-pepper hair was “just salt,” adding, “I look like a game show host all of a sudden.”
The couple first tried Just For Men hair color but according to Blake, it was looking blue or purple so Gwen became in charge of dying his hair herself. Blake said “I actually really liked it. I would have really liked it better had I not gained 117 pounds during quarantine.”
He was also talking about creating the video for their latest duet, “Happy Anywhere.”
GRANGER SMITH RELEASES VOLUME 1 OF TWO-PART ‘COUNTRY THINGS’ ALBUM
Granger Smith‘s new album, Country Things, Volume 1, was released Sept. 25th.
Granger says that he opted to release two projects this year with fewer songs because he couldn’t bring himself to eliminate any of the final 16. [“I had cut it down, the number of songs, as much as I could and I ended up with 16. There was too many stories I felt like needed to be told and I also felt like 16 songs was a lot to consume at once without missing over some stuff that might take you a second listen so it seemed to be a good idea to divide it in half but only have two months apart where the second volume came out at the end of November and hopefully people could digest that better.”]
SINGER-SONGWRITER MAC DAVIS DEAD AT 78
Singer-songwriter Mac Davis died on September 29th at the age of 78 after suffering a heart attack in Nashville, according to Tennessean.com. When starting out, the Lubbock, Texas-born Davis wrote several hits for Elvis Presley — including the standards, “In The Ghetto,” “Don’t Cry Daddy,” “Memories,” and “A Little Less Conversation.”
As a solo artist, Davis was a staple of 1970’s Top 40, TV, and film — with such major hits as the 1972 three-week chart-topper “Baby Don’t Get Hooked On Me,”.
As an actor, Davis will be best remembered for his NBC variety show The Mac Davis Show, which ran from 1974 to 1976, and his co-starring role in 1979’s North Dallas Forty.
Not too long ago, Mac Davis was asked him about submitting some of his most enduring songs to “The King,” Elvis Presley: [“‘In The Ghetto,’ I had been. . . I wrote that, just for my own satisfaction, and after the (1968 ‘comeback’) special, after ‘Memories’ became a hit, he wanted to go down to Memphis and cut some serious stuff, and I gave him everything I had and the first two songs on the tape were ‘In The Ghetto,’ and ‘Don’t Cry Daddy.'”]
