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Rock News Randoms 8-30-22

Rock News Randoms 8-30-22

Trans-Siberian Orchestra has announced their Ghosts of Christmas Eve 2022 tour dates. The trek includes the Spectrum Center in Charlotte on December 10, and PNC Arena, Raleigh on December 14. Tickets go on sale to the public on September 16. There’s a new Eddie Van Halen coffee table photo book coming out in September. Former…read more »

Today’s Good News 8-29-22

Today’s Good News 8-29-22

Almost two decades ago, a basketball fan near Seattle named Tom Steury set a goal for himself to make a million free throws.  And he finally did it last Thursday on his 82nd birthday.  He initially started by taking 100 shots a day, and he’s gotten pretty good at it.  He says his shooting percentage…read more »

Fishing Report 8-29-22

Fishing Report 8-29-22

The best time of the year to fish is upon us.  In a few weeks the Jumbo spots will show up so you might want to start scouting around for blood worms at your favorite tackle shop.  The inshore fishing is great right now with Spanish mackerel hitting gotcha plugs and Clark spoons.  Also there’s…read more »

Today’s Good News 8-26-22

Today’s Good News 8-26-22

A team in Singapore created an invisible coating that basically makes wood fireproof, and it could help prevent house fires.  You can hit it with a blowtorch, and it doesn’t burn. When hot flames heat the coating, a series of chemical reactions cause the material to turn into a char that expands to more than 30…read more »

Rock News Randoms 8-26-22

Rock News Randoms 8-26-22

Check out the trailer for the documentary “DIO: Dreamers Never Die”, which will be released September 28. Eric Clapton tried to rewrite a lyric on Ozzy’s upcoming album about not believing in Jesus. In other Ozzy news, he says that he quit acid after having an hourlong conversation with a horse.  He says, quote, “In the…read more »

Today’s Good News 8-25-22

Today’s Good News 8-25-22

A 17-year-old named Mack Rutherford just landed in Bulgaria and became the youngest person to fly solo around the world.  He did it bit by bit over five months.  When he got his pilot license in 2020 at 15, he was the youngest pilot in the world………….. A 19-year-old near Boston named Savennah Mendes-Rodrigues was at…read more »

Today’s Good News 8-24-22

Today’s Good News 8-24-22

Someone in Houston found an abandoned puppy under a junk pile on the side of the road.  So they rescued it, posted about it on Tik Tok, and it got adopted by Sydney Ying, a 19 year old dancer for the Houston Rockets. (Here’s the video.)……….. Some lifeguards in England saved a cat from drowning…read more »

Today’s Good News 8-23-22

Today’s Good News 8-23-22

A new study at the University of Texas found that random acts of kindness have a bigger impact than you might think.  We tend to underestimate how much they’re appreciated. Not only does the recipient of a good deed generally feel more positive after these interactions, the study found that they also spread this kindness…read more »

Rock News Randoms 8-23-22

Rock News Randoms 8-23-22

SCORPIONS kicked off their North American “Rock Believer” tour on Sunday, August 21, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.  Nikki Sixx says that Motley Crue is planning to continue touring Europe, Asia and more, after the North American leg of The Stadium Tour wraps up. There are apparently negotiations ongoing about whether the bands on the bills…read more »

Today’s Good News 8-22-22

Today’s Good News 8-22-22

A 42-year-old woman in England says her cat woke her up in the middle of the night two weeks ago because it sensed something was wrong . . . and it turned out she was having a HEART ATTACK in her sleep.  She survived………… Two decades ago, a kid in Pennsylvania found a guy’s diary…read more »

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