On Today’s Show
➢ Before COVID-19 existed, the most inescapable blight in the world was “Baby Shark” . . . and amazingly, it’s STILL GOING STRONG. In fact, the original PINKFONG version has become the most-watched video in the history of YouTube, with more than 7.04 BILLION views.
It just dethroned “Despacito“ by LUIS FONSI. It’s still a close second, with more than 7.03 billion views.
➢ There’s a new trend on social media in which wives prank their husbands by texting them a photo of a “male night dress” and offer to purchase it for them. They then share their husband’s response. The garment is actually real, and is sold by Wish and Amazon. It’s called the “Comfort Henley Short Sleeve Nightshirt Patchwork Sleep Shirt.” The prank started in an Australian mothers’ group on Facebook. Most men sent back expletive-filled responses saying they would not wear it, while others gave in. One said “Haha for real? I’d look like Ebenezer Scrooge!” Others were simply polite saying they didn’t like it and did not want it.
➢ A gold coin commemorating the assassination of Julius Caesar, minted just two years after the death of the Roman leader, fetched a record-breaking high bid of $3.5 million at an auction in Britain.It bears the image of Marcus Junius Brutus, one of the leaders of Caesar’s assassination, as well as the image of two daggers and the words “Eid Mar,” which means the Ides of March, a reference to the March 15 date of the killing. Nearly 100 similar coins minted in silver are known to exist, but the one that sold for $3.5 million in the late October auction is one of only three known to survive that were minted in gold.
➢ Here’s a new job where you can use all the skills you’ve picked up while slacking off at your current job. The web browser Opera is hiring someone for a two-week gig to just browse the Internet. They’ll pay someone $9,000 just to go on a two-week adventure of random web surfing and document the whole thing.
If you want to apply, you need to record a video that’s under a minute where you talk about, quote, “the most relevant browsing moment of [your] life.”
➢ Tye Sheridan, Tom Hardy, Pete Davidson and Bill Skarsgard have all joined the cast of “The Things They Carried,” a Vietnam war movie that will be directed by Rupert Sanders and is based on the collection of short stories from Tim O’Brien’s 1990 book. The film is an ensemble project without a true lead, and it’s based on O’Brien’s stories of a platoon of soldiers during Vietnam and their experience on the front lines. Production is expected to begin in early 2021 in Thailand.
TODAY IS……………….
- “Halfway Point of Autumn”, with 45 days elapsed and 45 more remaining until the Winter Solstice on December 21st.
- “Basketball Day”, honoring the game invented in 1891 by Canadian-American James Naismith as a YMCA pastime, which evolved into big biz where players get a bazillion bucks a bucket. Naismith was born on this date in 1861. BS FUN FACT: Naismith also invented the football helmet.
- “Saxophone Day”, commemorating the 1814 birth of Belgium’s Adolphe Sax, inventor of the musical instrument named for him. He became wealthy inventing numerous musical instruments, but died in poverty in Paris in 1894.
1995 [25] NFL’s Cleveland Browns relocate to Baltimore and become the Ravens (The Browns would return as an expansion team in 1999)
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COUNTRY MUSIC NOTE
Reba McEntire and Linda Davis shared the #1 position in Billboard with “Does He Love You” in 1993.
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Two-Thirds of People Working Remotely Miss Some Things About the Office . . .
You know how everyone always thinks remote work sounds amazing? Now that people got it . . . they miss going into the office.
According to a new survey, two-thirds of people who are working remotely right now says there are things they miss about the office.
- Being face-to-face with other people.
- Office banter.
- Being able to just ask a question out loud and not having to send a message.
- Working in a team.
- Their desk.
- Hearing office gossip.
- Their chair.
- Catching up about people’s weekends.
- The printer.
- Going on walks with coworkers during their lunch break.
FOUR RANDOM FACTS
- According to NASA, the Las Vegas Strip is the brightest spot on Earth from space.
- Technically, a “moment” is 90 seconds. “Moment” debuted in the 1398 Oxford English Dictionary, and it says there are 40 in an hour . . . so that’s 90 seconds each. But obviously the definition has evolved to just mean “a short amount of time.”
- The only planet in our Solar System that’s not named after a Roman god or goddess is . . . Earth. Earth comes from an old English word “ertha,” which means “ground.”
- The busiest day of the year for KFC is Mother’s Day.
GOOD NEWS
A mom in Houston named Lauren Laborde has been mowing lawns for seniors and veterans free of charge during the pandemic.
She lost her job early on, and wanted to use her free time to help people.
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BIRTHDAYS
[74] Sally Field, actress (“The Amazing Spider-Man” films, “Forest Gump”)
[74] Fred Penner, Winnipeg MB, children’s entertainer
[50] Ethan Hawke, actor (“Boyhood”, “Training Day”)
[48] Rebecca Romijn, actress
[32] Emma Stone, actress
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Do You Close The Toilet Lid When You Flush?
Research has found that more than half of Brits don’t close the toilet lid when they flush – but a series of gross images show why you shouldn’t be one of them.
To highlight the dangers, Harpic used high-speed specialist camera technology to show that flushing a toilet without closing the lid can propel droplets containing bacteria and viruses on to surfaces in your bathroom up to six feet away.
What looks like a colourful fireworks display is actually aerosol droplets being catapulted out of the toilet pan – which could even be hitting you in the face as you lean over to reach the flush. Harpic revealed that toilet bowl water can remain contaminated for several flushes after being exposed to harmful pathogens.
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FRIDAY NOVEMBER 6TH
- The Green Bay Packers downed the San Francisco 49ers 34-17 last night (November 5th)getting the win over a 49ers team that was missing key players due to injuries and several being on the reserve/Covid-19 list.
The National Basketball Players Association voted Thursday (November 5th) in favor of starting the new NBA season on December 22nd, the date the league had wanted to begin a shortened 72-game season. The last season, which was suspended for months because of the coronavirus pandemic, just ended on October 11th when the L.A. Lakers won the NBA championship.
NFL’s Las Vegas Raiders have been fined $500,000 and stripped of a sixth-round pick in the 2021 draft for, quote, “brazen and repeated violations” of the Covid-19 protocols, ESPN reported yesterday (November 5th). Head coach Jon Gruden was also fined an additional $150,000. The Raiders are the first team to lose a draft pick for coronavirus violations.
The Raiders had previously been fined $250,000 and Gruden $100,000 for him not wearing his mask properly during their Week 2 game, and the team was fined another $50,000 for letting a non-credentialed employee into the locker room.
- Two kids in Nebraska founda woman’s purse in the woods and got it back to her three years after it was stolen. She says it restored her faith in humanity, and it’s nice to know there are still good people out there.
- Is it possible to play pinball without touching the machine? An arcadein Seattle just introduced touchless pinball machines . . . you control the paddles with foot pedals.
- A man tried to fry chickens in a hot spring, Cheetos is selling a holiday popcorn tin, Arby’s and Buffalo Wild Wings is buying Dunkin’ Donuts and Baskin-Robbins, and Walmart replaces robots with people. (From Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers on Thursday, November 5, 2020.)
U.S. ELECTION
After another day of counting mail-in ballots in the key states of Pennsylvania, Georgia, Arizona and Nevada, former Vice President Joe Biden edged close to the 270 electoral votes he needs to win the presidency with the slow erosion of President Trump‘s lead in Pennsylvania and Georgia as the mail-in votes were counted. Biden moved very close to taking over the lead in both states, and with Pennsylvania’s electoral votes, he would go over 270.
But as the votes continued to be counted, Trump took to the podium at the White House briefing room yesterday evening, and in extraordinary remarks, made accusations, without evidence, of voter fraud and false accusations of election theft. Earlier in the day before Trump spoke, Biden had also made brief remarks. He said, in part, “I ask everyone to stay calm. The process is working. It is the will of the voters.”
Trump’s campaign continued to file legal claims against the vote counting in several states yesterday, but judges in Georgia and Michigan quickly dismissed lawsuits filed there.
LADY A READY TO USHER IN CHRISTMAS SEASON EARLY THIS YEAR
The members of Lady A are ready to press fast forward on Christmas this year. Dave Haywood and Hillary Scott tell us that 2020 has motivated them to bring in the holiday cheer a little earlier than usual. [“I wouldn’t mind starting early this year. I mean, I think we’re all wanting something to look forward to for the holidays. (Charles) You’re the after Thanksgiving girl, aren’t you? (Hillary) Well, it depends. If I’m hosting Thanksgiving then the tree goes up. (Dave) I like the Thanksgiving play, you know? You have a nice Thanksgiving lunch with the family and then that afternoon is like tree shopping, kind of getting all the decorations out of the attic and stuff so that feels like a good time to me.”]
They recently released the deluxe edition of their 2012 Christmas project, On This Winter’s Night. The deluxe edition includes 16 songs, the original 12 tracks along with four new ones.
FAST FACTS
Lady A will perform with Darius Rucker during next week’s CMA Awards.
They are also nominated for Vocal Group of the Year at the CMA Awards, which airs live from Nashville on ABC on Nov. 11th at 8 p.m. ET.
LUKE BRYAN COUNTS ON HIS SONS FOR FEEDBACK ABOUT HIS MUSIC
Luke Bryan‘s two sons, Bo and Tate, actually have a lot of input when it comes to their dad’s music. Luke says they all often listen to his songs in his truck and the boys quickly develop their favorites, which helps Luke when it comes to including songs on albums and selecting singles. He tells us: [“That feedback is a lot different than publishers, record people. Let’s just say the well can get tainted, you know, but with your children . . . I mean, they’ll insult me and not even realize it. There have been times through the years that Dallas Davidson, he and I will write a song and Dallas will sing the demo because, heck, I wasn’t in town and then the boys will tell me that they like Dallas’ version better than mine (laughs).”]
Luke says that his last chart-topper, “One Margarita,” was at the top of his sons’ list of favorites off his latest album, Born Here Live Here Die Here.
He’s currently climbing the charts with “Down To One.”
CARRIE UNDERWOOD AND REBA McENTIRE RECORDING SECRETLY
Carrie Underwood and Reba McEntire have been in the studio together this week, but the reason is unknown. John Carter Cash, son of Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash posted images on Instagram.
The first picture shows Reba wearing a mask and carrying a water bottle as Carrie sits on the sofa with her phone. A second shot shows Reba seated and seemingly listening intently.
John Carter, who owns the studio and is also a producer didn’t explain the photos. His only comment was: “Reba, and Carrie at Cash Cabin Studio, #SecretProject.”
Neither Carrie nor Reba responded to the post.
FAST FACTS
The Cash Cabin is located in Hendersonville, Tennessee. Just north of Nashville.
The late Johnny Cash had the studio built in 1979 on his property.
