A 20-year-old from New Zealand didn’t have anyone to jam with during the covid lockdowns. So he taught his dad to play bass, and his mom to play drums. Now they’ve got a band called Mommas Boy, and recently put out their first album called “Who Would Have Thought”. (They’ve also got a TikTok where…… read more »
A couple in the U.K. both recently turned 100, and also celebrated their 75th anniversary. They say the secret to their success is having one small FIGHT every day. They also still drink. (Here’s a photo.)…………. A rodeo bull jumped into the stands at an event in Redding, California back in May and injured six…… read more »
Queen will release an expanded collector’s edition of their ’89 album, The Miracle, on November 18. The set includes a previously unreleased track featuring Freddie Mercury on vocals. Don’t bother trying to crash the stage at an Iron Maiden concert. Bruce Dickinson will just drag you off. Eddie Van Halen and Chris Cornell came close…… read more »
If you’re a cat person and need a pick-me-up, check out Purrli.com. It plays nothing but cat-purring sounds to help you relax, and you can dial it in. So maybe you’re in the mood for a sleepy cat purr, or one with meows mixed in………The outdoor clothing brand R.E.I. announced they’re never doing Black Friday…… read more »
Eight skydivers in Florida broke a world record by doing a synchronized jump where they all held hands in a circle. Eight wouldn’t normally be a lot, but all of them are over the age of 80. The previous record for their age group was six…………….. A woman in Fort Myers lost her engagement ring…… read more »
Firefighters in England helped a cow that got its head wedged between two pieces of metal on a big pylon. They tweeted a photo and joked that it made a slight “misCOWculation.” But it was last seen “MOOving” off to rejoin its herd………………….. An 18-year-old horse named Mongo is back home after running away and…… read more »
John Mellencamp has released a lyric video for a new song called “Carolina Shag”, which will be found on the upcoming deluxe reissue of his Scarecrow album that came out in 1985. The new set will be a a two-CD box set, with a remaster of the original album, plus extras like alternate takes and previously…… read more »
(photo credit: RHCPuploader/YouTube) The song appears on their latest album ‘Return of the Dream Canteen’… read more »
A woman in California thought her cat Harriet got taken by a coyote when she disappeared . . . but just got her back nine years later. Harriet somehow ended up at a shelter in Idaho, and they scanned her microchip……………Meanwhile, in dog news: A new study in Switzerland found that petting dogs stimulates the…… read more »
Three more Hurricane Ian rescue stories are in the news: A rescue mission dubbed “Operation Noah’s Ark” evacuated 275 parrots from a bird sanctuary on Pine Island, near Fort Myers . . . a guy helped out a squirrel caught in floodwaters by letting it crawl up his leg . . . and cops rescued…… read more »