The best fishing of the year is now. Take a day off work. Call in sick and go fishing. From WSF-AL: “Captain Greg from Four Seasons Guide Service took me, my wife, and 2 adult kids to the Pamlico Sound and we slayed everything that swam. Speckled trout, bluefish, croakers, sheepshead, hog fish, drum, black…… read more »
A woman in Columbus, Ohio found her two-year-old girl floating in the pool, and didn’t know CPR. But an off-duty cop who was five houses down heard the mom screaming and saved the kid’s life. He says he’s done CPR a few times in his career, but it was the first time he’d ever done it on a kid………….. And a cop in…… read more »
METALLICA has shared another previously unreleased track – it’s a live take on “Wherever I May Roam”, recorded at Day On The Green in Oakland, CA on October 12, 1991. You’ll find it on the remastered deluxe box set of “The Black Album”, which will be out September 10. Anti-vaxxer ERIC CLAPTON says he won’t play at venues that require proof of vaccination. GREEN DAY played…… read more »
The Rolling Stones have announced the return of their critically-acclaimed NO FILTER tour which will kick off this fall in the United States and will make a stop in Charlotte on September 30, 2021 at Bank Of America Stadium. The newly scheduled dates will mark the rock ‘n’ roll legends’ first time reuniting following last…… read more »
A Hickory, NC man named Gene Elliott recently celebrated his 95th birthday, by ROLLER SKATING. He’s been lacing up his skates since he was five . . . when Calvin Coolidge was president. (Here’s video of Gene skating.) ……………….A six-year-old therapy dog from Philadelphia went to Surfside, Florida, immediately following the condo collapse to provide “psychological first aid.” Unfortunately, the dog, Teddy, is struggling…… read more »
In Cincinnati, Ohio, a family dog named Gertie fell down a crevice, and then spent FIVE DAYS wedged between two concrete walls along a garage. So, on Sunday, firefighters showed up, and used a SLEDGEHAMMER to smash a hole in the wall to free Gertie. (Here’s video of the rescue.)…………..An 83-year-old grandmother in Iowa named “Grandma Bette” reads children’s…… read more »
Help clean up NC! WITN reports that NCDOT crews, contractors and volunteers have cleaned up more than 8 million pounds of roadside trash this year across the state – at this rate, the state will surpass the 10.5-million-pound record from 2019. The 2021 Fall Litter Sweep is a statewide roadside litter removal initiative, and residents throughout North Carolina can volunteer to…… read more »
AC/DC has launched a new line of clothing for kids on their website. ROBBY STEINHARDT of KANSAS has passed away at the age of 71 after a brief illness. He was a founding member of the band – violinist and vocaliist during their heyday, although he had retired from the group in 2006. ROBERT PLANT says…… read more »
A 28-year-old man jumped into the Hudson River in New York on Saturday to save his dog from drowning. He did, but he ALSO needed to be saved. The local authorities fished him out, and brought both him AND his dog safely to shore…………….The FDA approved a lymphoma treatment in dogs last Thursday. The disease affects fewer than 70,000 dogs…… read more »
If You Dig Blues, Funk, Soul, and the Roots of Rock… we’re talking Clapton, Zeppelin, Jimi, or SRV… fact of the matter is, as Chuck D eloquently put it when Public Enemy was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, “We all come from the damn Blues…” Prior to receiving their induction in…… read more »