Back in July, when the Kansas City Chiefs signed PATRICK MAHOMES to that crazy $477 million contract . . . you might have heard about how a liquor store clerk “broke” the news.Her name is Katie Camlin, and she’d Tweeted, quote, “A front office employee for the Chiefs came in and bought six bottles of Dom Perignon. Said there’s…… read more »
A senior living facility in Austin, TX was looking for ways to keep the residents entertained during the lockdown, and they’re now keeping residents busy teaching them to brew beer. The project started with a “show and tell” of beer making equipment that a maintenance director brought to work, and it morphed into a small batch brewery. Last week, the fast food joint Sonic…… read more »
No games, no rides, no problem! The vehicles lined up this weekend for what was to be the Pitt County Fair… but became the Pitt County Fair Foods Drive-Thru. Can you smell the funnel cakes, the roasted corn, the cotton candy (Cindy Miller’s favorite)?! We start with Le Menu: Then we move along to the…… read more »
An 88-year-old guy in Massachusetts named Brad Hathaway has been on a mission to walk 24,901 miles . . . the exact circumference of the Earth. He started walking three miles a day in 1988 when he was dealing with some health problems. And he’s hoping to hit his goal next month. He’s raising money for…… read more »
A taco truck in Humble, Texas hasn’t had much business lately. But it hit a new low when the owner only brought in $6 the other day. So his daughter got on Twitter and asked people to stop by . . . the tweet went viral . . . and he had so much business the next day, he…… read more »
TWISTED SISTER axeman JAY JAY FRENCH has a book in the works. “Twisted Business” is expected in 2021 – details here. ROB HALFORD from JUDAS PRIEST tried to seduce former IRON MAIDEN singer PAUL DI’ANNO back in 1980. But he says, quote, “I was too [drunk] to try anything, and he was too [drunk] to even know what I wanted to try.” This is just…… read more »
A high school teacher in Wisconsin welcomed kids back with a parody of the “Friends” theme where all the lyrics are about distance learning. (Hmmmm…I wonder how many of those kids watched “Friends”?) This could be huge: Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have a new drug that could help you make antibodies WITHOUT getting the virus. They say it could protect…… read more »
A math teacher in Nigeria wanted to reach as many kids as possible. So she moved her classes to Twitter, WhatsApp, and YouTube when the pandemic hit. And she now has over 1,800 students. Medical workers are already heroes in my book. But two nurses in Atlanta were at lunch the other day when they saw a truck catch FIRE at a…… read more »
ROBERT PLANT says that WILLIE NELSON gives away free weed from his tour bus. For the first time ever, SULLY ERNA and AARON LEWIS, two of the most acclaimed frontmen in rock–the voices of multiplatinum rock bands Godsmack and Staind–will perform their hits together, side-by-side, in an intimate and unplugged evening on The American Drive-In Tour, kicking off in October. It’s…… read more »
I told you about Lawrence Brooks last week. He’s America’s oldest living World War Two vet, and he turned 111 on Saturday. The National World War Two Museum asked people to send cards, and now we have an update: They were hoping for at least 500 birthday cards . . . and he ended up with around 10,000. There’s…… read more »