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Rock News Randoms 8-11-20

Rock News Randoms 8-11-20

Looking for the perfect piece of music memorabilia? How about a guitar once owned by ERIC CLAPTON or TONY IOMMI? They, along with OZZY, ROBERT PLANT, CARLOS SANTANA and more have donated items to a MusiCares Charity Relief Auction being held bu Julien’s Auctions on September 9. The auction will also be available at juliensauctions.com. Coming October 28,…read more »

Kinston Cornhole Classic Presented by Poole Realty

Kinston Cornhole Classic Presented by Poole Realty

The Down East Wood Ducks will host the inaugural Kinston Cornhole Classic, Presented by Poole Realty on Saturday, November 7th. The one-day event is open to two person teams and will be divided into two divisions: Advanced and Social. The top 3 teams in each division will walk away with a cash prize. Advanced teams…read more »

Today’s Good News 8-10-20

Today’s Good News 8-10-20

A single mom in L.A. lost her job because of the pandemic and only had $12 to her name.  So she decided to invest it in her eight-year-old son’s idea to start a business selling plants.  It’s called “Aaron’s Garden,” and business is booming after he blew up on Instagram.  Someone also started a GoFundMe page that’s raised over $25,000.……… A new cheap ventilator just…read more »

Today’s Good News 8-7-20

Today’s Good News 8-7-20

Teachers can get a free donut and coffee at Krispy Kreme next week. And on Tuesday, ANYONE who buys a dozen will get an extra dozen for free.  They want people to give them away to teachers. Just like the NBA, the NHL is playing in a “bubble” this season, in Edmonton and Toronto. And on Wednesday, a…read more »

Rock News Randoms 8-7-20

Rock News Randoms 8-7-20

If you’re not an actual fan, BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG of GREEN DAY doesn’t want to take a picture with you.  He says, quote, “There are people where you’re just sitting there in your [effin‘] sweats and they just want to get a piece of you for their own ego.”  THE WHO will launch a new weekly series, “Join Together @ Home”, on…read more »

Today’s Good News 8-5-20

Today’s Good News 8-5-20

A couple from New Zealand who got stranded on the Falkland Islands during their honeymoon in March finally made it home . . . after getting a 5,000-nautical mile ride on an Antarctic fishing boat. Restaurants that rely on delivery apps lose out on a lot of money.  So volunteers in San Francisco have been helping out by delivering food for free. They pick…read more »

Today’s Good News 8-4-20

Today’s Good News 8-4-20

Doctors may have found an OLD drug that can get patients off ventilators faster and saves lives.  It’s called aviptadil.  And it’s been getting critical patients off ventilators in as little as three days.  It also happens to be a popular drug for treating ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION. Mailmen and delivery people have been working hard the past few months, and now it’s…read more »

Rock News Randoms 8-4-20

Rock News Randoms 8-4-20

October 30 is the release date for “ELP Together And Apart”, a photo book about prog rock superstars EMERSON LAKE & PALMER.  “Charlie Patton Highway (Turn it Up, Pt. 1),” is the first new tune released for ROBERT PLANT‘s anthology, Digging Deep: Subterranea, which is due out on October 2. URIAH HEEP will reportedly hit the studio in 2021 to begin work…read more »

Today’s Good News 8-3-20

Today’s Good News 8-3-20

Fewer cars on the road probably helped here:  A 63-year-old guy in Canada just broke a world record by riding his bike over 7,000 miles in one month.  And he helped raise over $250,000 for charity. A 24-year-old Los Angeles Dodgers super-fan named Austin Donley bought one of those cardboard cutouts of himself to sit in center field, and it…read more »

Today’s Good News 7-31-20

Today’s Good News 7-31-20

Two college hockey players at the University of Massachusetts got bored in lockdown and bought rollerblades. Earlier this month, they skated 900 miles from Massachusetts to Michigan, and raised over $25,000 for the American Cancer Society. We heard about this guy a few months ago, but now there’s an update: Zane Powles is a teacher in England who’s been making lunches…read more »

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