A single mom in Massachusetts couldn’t afford to fix her roof that was caving in. So a friend started a GoFundMe page. Then the CEO of a construction company saw it . . . put a team together . . . and did all the work for free……………..A tech-savvy 14-year-old in Chicago named Ben Kagan has been helping older people…… read more »
METALLICA will perform on “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” on March 3. 2023 will mark the 30th anniversary of the COVERDALE PAGE project. DAVID COVERDALE says a proposed reissue could include new music. DEF LEPPARD drummer RICK ALLEN is not only an accomplished musician, he’s a painter too. His current project is a painting of late EDDIE VAN HALEN. ANN WILSON from HEART released…… read more »
As with many events and fundraisers in the age of the pandemic, the annual Empty Bowls fundraiser had to take on a different look and feel for 2021. We stopped by where all of the action and organizing culminated on Thursday, 2/25 at both the Craven Arts Council & Gallery, as well as Temple Church in…… read more »
Two years ago this month, the Boy Scouts officially started allowing girls to join. And this week, around 1,000 girls across the country became the first female Eagle Scouts. Only 6% of all Scouts make it that far…………… Some guy found a woman’s wallet at a Walmart in Florida last weekend, and drove all the way to her house to make…… read more »
A parking garage at the airport in Montreal has waived 11 months of parking fees for a guy from Vermont who hasn’t been allowed to cross the border to get his car back……………………SpaceX is planning to launch its first all-civilian flight this fall. And a 29-year-old woman who beat cancer as a kid just got a FREE ticket. Her…… read more »
ANGUS YOUNG came up with the title of the song “Highway to Hell” on the john. He says, quote, “I’m just sitting on the throne, more or less, and then I go, ‘I think I’ve got it. I’ve got it. I’ve got it. I’ve got the idea in my head.’” MICK JAGGER narrates a vdeo to celebrate the 150th…… read more »
A restaurant owner in Wisconsin took his $2,000 advertising budget . . . used it to buy gift cards at competing restaurants . . . and then raffled them off to his customers.….. A guy in England has been raising money by planning his jogging routes, so his GPS draws male genitalia. He posts the maps online, and all the money is…… read more »
A couple in Texas ordered groceries last week, and the delivery driver crashed into their flower bed after sliding on some ice. Then her car was stuck. So they invited her in, and let her stay with them for five days until she could get it out.………………A grocery store near Austin lost power last week while people were trying to buy…… read more »
WOLFGANG VAN HALEN performed an acoustic version of his song “Distance” on the “Today” show. You’ve got through April 30 to participate in the fan vote for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. METALLICA played a concert to kick off “BlizzCon” on Twitch, but because of copyright issues, the SOUND of their performance was swapped out for what amounted to…… read more »
A guy in Austin has been driving around in his truck, looking for cars stuck in the snow, and helping people get them out. In just two days, he helped over 140 people . . . 98 on Monday, and another 47 on Tuesday………….An eagle-eyed snowplow driver in Wisconsin recently saved a little kid’s life. David Gehrke…… read more »