The Houston Zoo announced this week that a 90-year-old tortoise named Mr. Pickles became a father for the first time. His species is critically endangered, so they joked that it’s a really “big DILL.” His wife Mrs. Pickles is 53, so it’s a real May-December romance. They welcomed three hatchlings named Dill, Gherkin, and Jalapeño. …… read more »
Netflix is making a KISS biopic called “Shout It Out Loud”, but no word who will play the guys. Motley Crue’s Nikki Sixx will be a guest on Dolly Parton’s forthcoming rock album. Former VH bassist Michael Anthony is working on a new project. Here’s a reason to watch next month’s “CMT Music Awards”. Darius…… read more »
Happy National Puppy Day, everyone! Here are a few stories for it that have been making headlines . . ….Firefighters in Georgia recently saved a small dog that climbed into the engine compartment of someone’s car. (Here are some photos.)…….. Early in the pandemic, a doctor in West Virginia adopted Tucker, an eight-week-old poodle, as…… read more »
Last week, some alert employees at a Whataburger in Texas saved a 13-year-old girl from being abducted. She was with a 79-year-old guy who’d just picked her up on the side of the road. The employees could tell something about the situation didn’t seem right, so they called 911. He’s now in jail………………….. A woman…… read more »
Have you seen the video of the bystander who took down a criminal in New York last Thursday? Some maniac with two guns was running from the cops. So a random guy on the sidewalk got in his way . . . BODY-CHECKED him into a fence . . . and held him until police…… read more »
Nikki Sixx thinks alcohol should be illegal??? Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen is “recovering in a safe space” after being attacked outside a Florida hotel last week. Check out Geoff Tate doing Queensryche‘s “Silent Lucidity” at a recent show in Poland. Grand Funk Railroad are doing a 50th anniversary tour of their “We’re an American…… read more »
A 69-year-old in Colorado named Shirley Bennet is happy she got called for jury duty last month, because it saved her life. She was at the courthouse when she had a stroke and collapsed with no pulse, but deputies were quickly able to do CPR. She went back last week to thank them in person………………… read more »
A two-year-old girl in Florida was found face-down in a pool recently, but a 911 operator stayed totally calm, and helped a family member save her life. Now audio from the call is making the rounds online. It also shows chest-cam footage of the police showing up in real time to take over………………… Before a…… read more »
18,000 fans sang the Star-Spangled Banner at an NHL game on Monday, and most weren’t even Americans. The singer’s mic cut out at a Maple Leafs game in Toronto, so the crowd joined in. (Here’s the video. The singing starts at :35.)…………… A soldier from New Zealand volunteered to fight in Ukraine. And he was…… read more »
Brian May from Queen was knighted by King Charles. Jim Gordon, the drummer for Derek and the Dominoes, passed away. Lars Ulrich thinks “Lulu”, the album Metallica did with Lou Reed, has “aged extremely well.” Willie Nelson is turning 90 next month, and he’s not just sitting at home. He’s heading back out on the…… read more »