A guy in Illinois paid tribute to his late father by putting some of his dad’s ashes into a bowling ball . . . and he just bowled a perfect 300 game using that ball. 39-year-old John Hinkle Jr. says his dad introduced him to bowling when he was young, so when his dad passed away in 2016, he…… read more »
A guy who’s terminally ill went to a restaurant in Tennessee on Saturday . . . paid for two other tables’ orders . . . and left his server a $1,000 tip. He said he wanted to stay anonymous, but told them he wants to use the time he has left spending his money on other people.…………..Someone in…… read more »
STYX and COLLECTIVE SOUL are touring together for some dates this summer. “Rockfield: The Studio On The Farm”, the story of the first residential recording studio, will be available to stream here as a Watch Now @ Home direct-to-consumer release before it’s released elsewhere. It looks pretty cool. Legendary songwriter JIM STEINMAN died on Monday, April 19. There’s no official word on…… read more »
If you missed it, this was a pretty cool moment: NASA’s tiny helicopter made a successful first flight on MARS yesterday morning. It hovered about 10 feet off the ground for 39 seconds. It’s the first powered, controlled flight we’ve ever done on another planet.…… A retired nurse in New Jersey named Peter Schultz has been working as a volunteer, vaccinating over…… read more »
Over 20 people held hands and formed a human chain to rescue a swimmer at a beach near Panama City, Florida last week.………….A big dog recently saved a little dog from drowning in a pool in South Africa. The owners were gone when their tiny Pomeranian fell into their pool and couldn’t get out. But their other dog .…… read more »
NANCY WILSON included a tribute to EDDIE VAN HALEN on her upcoming solo album. FOO FIGHTERS frontman DAVE GROHL and his mom, Virginia Hanlon Grohl, will premiere a new series called “From Cradle To Stage” on Thursday, May 6. The series will be streaming on Paramount+, and it’s based on the book that Virginia wrote that was released in 2017. PETER FRAMPTON covers…… read more »
The weather is now hot and so is the fishing. The freshwater anglers are reporting great largemouth bass catches and the top water bite is super good early morning and in the evening. Best lures are Whopper Ploppers, Buzz baits, Zara Spooks and Frogs. The crappie fishing is excellent on minnow, jigs and road runners. …… read more »
A recent study says that performing random acts of kindness may improve your health. Volunteering . . . donating . . . and giving genuine compliments are all great ways to be kind, and in turn, help yourself feel better (I knew it!!!!).……………..Six years ago this week, the CEO of a company called Gravity Payments announced he…… read more »
Coming November 9, a new book by Bob Spitz – “Led Zeppelin: The Biography”. Another KIRK HAMMETT guitar is on the auction block. Somebody mashed up VAN HALEN‘s “Panama” with METALLICA‘s “Enter Sandman”. Did it work? MICK JAGGER isn’t interested in writing an autobiography. He tried in the ’80s, but he quit because he found it “dull and upsetting.” He says, quote, “I…… read more »
A restaurant in Philadelphia called South Philly Barbacoa has been feeding people AND keeping people working during the pandemic. Early on, the owners converted another restaurant they own into a service called The People’s Kitchen that keeps chefs paid. And a year later, they’re still handing out up to 300 free meals a day.…….. An 82-year-old woman in Tulsa…… read more »