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➢ A woman in England recently bought a three-bedroom house right next to a highway. And now she’s complaining about the noise. The internet isn’t too sympathetic, because she went to seven viewings of the house before she and her husband finally bought it. But she says they only visited in off hours when it wasn’t so loud. Now she wants the city to lower the speed limit, so cars don’t go so fast.
➢ Police in Kingston, New Hampshire, got a bunch of 9-1-1 calls last Tuesday after terrified homeowners heard a loud explosion. They responded to a quarry where they found a family that said they held a gender reveal party with 80 pounds of Tannerite explosive, which is sold over the counter for use in firearms practice.
The explosives were set off with blue chalk to announce a baby boy. The shockwaves from the blast were so strong that a local’s doorbell camera shook visibly, and some residents complained that the foundations to their homes were damaged. Police say the family thought the quarry was the safest spot to blow up the material, and they’re believed to have had permission from the quarry owners to be there.
Police also say the person responsible for purchasing and setting off the explosives turned themselves into police and is cooperating with the investigation.
➢ This seems like it was a bad plan all along. Police in Nanaimo, B.C. say a man there suffered serious lacerations to his hand after he poured gunpowder into an open flame. Police investigated after they got reports of an explosion in someone’s backyard. They learned a group of men were around a fire and decided to pour gunpowder onto the open flame to see what the reaction would be. The fire ran up the pouring gunpowder into the metal container in which it was being held, and then exploded. Metal shards from the explosion ended up severely lacerating the man’s hand who was holding the container. Police say he was taken to a hospital and later released. Police believe that alcohol was a contributing factor in the incident, and that no charges are being considered.
➢ “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” has played at a theater in Portland, Oregon every Saturday night for 43 years, and they didn’t break the tradition during the pandemic. One guy came to the theater every Saturday night for 54 weeks to screen the movie.
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COUNTRY MUSIC NOTE
1991 [30] ‘Don’t Rock the Jukebox’ single released by Alan Jackson (Billboard Song of the Year 1991, ASCAP Award Country Song of the Year 1992)
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Guy Who Had 35 Girlfriends Is Busted for Fraud
There’s a 39-year-old guy named Takashi Miyagawa in Osaka, Japan. And he managed to get into relationships with 35 DIFFERENT WOMEN at the same time . . . by selling shower products door-to-door for a multi-level marketing pyramid scheme.
So why did he have so many girlfriends? It seems like he wasn’t in it for the sex or emotional companionship or even out of some deep insecurity about his own handsomeness and charm . . . he was just in it for the presents.
Because he would tell each of his girlfriends that his birthday was on a different date . . . so they’d buy him a steady flow of gifts.
His scam blew up in February when a few of his girlfriends found out about each other . . . and then they started tracking down more women who thought they were in a relationship with this guy.
And his scam wasn’t even THAT lucrative. For all the work he put in . . . which included keeping track of the women and the lies he told them on an Excel spreadsheet . . . he only took down around $1,400 in presents. And now, he’s facing fraud charges.
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FOUR RANDOM FACTS
- King Richard the Third’sbones were found in England more than five centuries after he died by a woman named Philippa Langley . . . who was researching the king for a screenplay she wanted to write.
That movie never happened . . . but now there IS one in the works about Philippa’s discovery.
- The average person sleeps for six hours and 31 minutes on weekdays, and seven hours and 22 minutes on weekends.
- The reason the World Wildlife Federation went with a panda bear for their logo is because it’s black and white, which saves money on printing costs.
- The only major building in Tokyo that Godzilla has never destroyed in a movie is the Imperial Palace, out of respect to the emperor.
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GOOD NEWS
A random hero in Hawaii saw a house on fire recently . . . ran in and pulled an elderly guy out . . . and then ran BACK in to check the other rooms.
Luckily, no one else was inside, and he made it out right before the house collapsed.
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BIRTHDAYS
[88] Willie Nelson, country singer
[67] Jerry Seinfeld, comedian
[66] Kate Mulgrew, actress (‘Red’ on “Orange Is the New Black” 2013-18)
[64] Daniel Day-Lewis, actor (2012 Oscar-“Lincoln”, 2008 Oscar-“There Will Be Blood”, 1989 Oscar-“My Left Foot”)
[63] Michelle Pfeiffer, actress
[58] Mike Babcock, NHL Coach (Toronto, Anaheim, Detroit)/Stanley Cup winner 2008/coached Team Canada to gold at the IIHF Ice Hockey World Championships in 2004, 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, 2014 Olympics in Sochi, and 2016 World Cup of Hockey
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WHERE YOU STAND IN THE SHOWER:
⇒ A TikTok user sparked a captivating debate about which way you should stand in the shower.
MsCarrotTop was commenting on another clip in which fellow Tiktoker Flynnwest claimed: “I just found out there are people who shower facing towards the shower.”
In response, MsCarrotTop says: “You guys, like get in the shower and you wash your body. And then you turn around when you need to wash your hair, right?…RIGHT?” Apparently not. The video, which has had 2.3 million views, saw thousands of people take to the comments section.
Some highlights:
• “Why do they always show people in movies showering this way then?”
• “Nooooo how are you washing when you’re facing the water? You wash everything then face the shower when you rinse…”
• “I pretty much spin in circles the whole time.”
• “I don’t get this either. I face where the water is coming from and turn around to wash my hair.”
• “Who the (heck) washes their body and THEN their hair?”
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SLEEPING POSITION:
⇒ Your sleeping position can affect your health and mood in more ways than many of us realize, and there’s an ideal sleep posture to aim for each night: sleeping on your side.
That’s according to Dr. Robert Hayden, a Georgia-based chiropractor and American Chiropractic Association spokesperson. He says sleeping on your side keeps your spine straight and aligned, since “it will help prevent stress points that may aggravate joints and connective tissue.”
And side sleeping is crucial for those who snore or suffer from sleep apnea since it helps keep airways open, says Dr. Natalie Dautovich, environmental scholar at the National Sleep Foundation. To facilitate and maintain the side sleeping position, Dr. Hayden recommends placing a body pillow under your torso to support your upper arm and knee.
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THE TRUTH COMES OUT IN THE WASH:
Ever since the beginning of the pandemic, it’s been drilled into our heads: Wash your hands. Often. Scrub for a full 20 seconds, the time it takes to sing ‘Happy Birthday’ twice. Repeat whenever possible.
But it seems these days, handwashing has fallen to pre-Covid levels. While last June, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found Americans said they were lathering up twice as often as they did in 2019, a survey done in January found only 57% were washing their hands 6 or more times a day.
That’s a big drop from the 78% of people who said they were washing hands frequently early in the pandemic. And in April 2020, only 27% admitted to just rinsing their hands after using a public bathroom, rather than using soap. In January of this year, it was up to 48%. Among those who study things like this, these people are known as “rinse and runs”.
THURSDAY APRIL 29TH
- Washington 8 Toronto 2
OTT 6 – VAN 3 STL 4 – MIN 3 TOR 4 – MTL 1 EDM 3 – WPG 1
VGK 5 – COL 2 ANA 3 – LAK 2 SJS 4 – ARI 2
- Dr. Anthony Fauci saysJoe Rogan was wrong when he saidyoung, healthy people don’t need to be vaccinated . . . because even if you don’t show symptoms, you can keep the virus circulating and possible infect someone who’s more at-risk. (From “Today” on Wednesday, April 28, 2021.)
- The average person strugglesto sign into 10 different online accounts a month, because they can’t remember their password.
(Here’s the scene from “The Office” when they have to guess the password to their server.)
- Here’s a great Throwback Thursday from “Cheers”. It’s the scene where Woody keeps getting asked by other cast members to do them a favor, like babysitting or pet sitting.
He wiggles out of it by saying “yes” and then casually mentioning he used to do that a lot . . . “before the incident.” (Search YouTube for “Cheers Before The Incident.”)
JUSTIN MOORE BRINGS NEW MUSIC THAT’S ‘STRAIGHT OUTTA THE COUNTRY’
Justin Moore‘s new album, Straight Outta the Country, was released last Friday.
The project includes eight new songs which were written at the same time as his 2019 album, Late Nights And Longnecks.
[“The majority of the songs that are on Straight Outta the Country were written at the same time that I wrote Late Nights and Longnecks. I’ve had this music for two, three, four years now, so, yes it was a conscious decision to continue that path, because I kinda said with the last album, I enjoyed what I did on Kinda Don’t Care, but I didn’t enjoy it as much as I enjoyed, you know, what we did on Late Nights and Longnecks, and now Straight Outta the Country. I feel like this is what I do the best.”]
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COLE SWINDELL SAYS HEARING HIS SONGS ON THE RADIO NEVER GETS OLD
Cole Swindell has enjoyed his share of hit songs and has heard his own music played on Country radio countless times, but as he tells us, he always gets excited. [“If I’m with people, I try not to crank it up and look too silly but you get that feeling inside. It’s never, you might try that like ‘oh man that’s cool,’ but it really, it’ll always be cool. Honestly, when you grow up listening to country radio and just being a fan of the whole deal, that’s how you heard music and for me as a kid to now you know . . . I know everybody says that it’s hard to put the words to have your dreams in three minutes right there you turn up on the dial. I don’t know, if that ever gets old then I need to get outta here and it’s definitely not getting old anytime soon.”]
Cole’s latest release, “Single Saturday Night,” sits inside the Top 20 and climbing on the country charts. The song will be featured on his upcoming project.
Cole will join Thomas Rhett on his headlining Center Point Road Tour beginning in August.
RASCAL FLATTS CONSIDER HEADING OUT ON ‘PROPER FAREWELL TOUR’
The Covid-19 pandemic cheated Rascal Flatts out of their chance to say goodbye to fans with their Farewell Tour, which was scheduled for 2020. Jay DeMarcus, Gary LeVox and Joe Don Rooney have pretty much gone their separate ways already, working on solo projects and other things, but as Jay and Gary tell us, rescheduling that trek may not be entirely out of the question. [“There is nothing in the works as of right now. You know, unfortunately, we were supposed to have retired and then everybody committed to other things this year. Gary’s got some solo projects coming out. So, I can’t imagine that we won’t at some point in time – I don’t know when that will be – try to go out and say goodbye properly. (Gary) Yeah, I’m sure we’ll get something together and do a proper farewell tour and just love on the fans for a whole year. It’d be awesome!”]
In the meantime, Rascal Flatts sit in the Top Five and climbing on the Mediabase chart with their latest single, “How They Remember You.” The song is the title track from their 2020 EP.
DARIUS RUCKER PAYS HOMAGE TO LATE FIREFIGHTER AND BIG FAN
Darius Rucker recently offered his condolences and helped honor the memory of a fallen firefighter lost in the line of duty. He got on a video call with Columbian Fire Company Number One in Rockland County, New York to chat with the guys about the loss of firefighter Jared Lloyd, who died while battling a blaze last month. The late firefighter was a big fan of Darius’, even naming one of his sons after the singer.
The 30-minute zoom conversation was recorded by Audacy Country host Kelly Ford, who helped orchestrate the virtual visit.
The call wrapped up with all the firefighters paying homage to Jared by singing “Wagon Wheel” led by Jared’s older son, Logan.
