The Make-A-Wish Foundation granted a six-year-old cancer survivor’s wish in Texas recently, and let him push the button to blow up an OVERPASS that needed to be demolished. His name is Archer. He says it was, quote, “fun, and it was loud.”……….CHARLES BARKLEY seriously shelled out for his alma mater, the Leeds City School District in Alabama. First, he donated…… read more »
ROGER DALTREY is hitting the road for his Live and Kicking solo tour, and he’s got some dates in the U.S., but none in our area have been posted so far. Lollapalooza is officially going down July 29 – August 1 in Chicago. The line-up is pretty eclectic, andf includes JOURNEY, FOO FIGHTERS, MILEY CYRUS, POST…… read more »
A bunch of architecture students at the University of Kansas worked with a charity for homeless families, and turned 12 storage containers into homes they can live in.……… A bottlenose dolphin off the coast of New Zealand has adopted a baby pilot whale that will eventually be four times its size. Researchers say it’s not unheard of for female dolphins…… read more »
A bar that just reopened in England auctioned off the first beer they’ve poured in over a year . . . and raised over $1,000 for charity.…………A woman in Maryland found an injured pigeon, and the closest shelter that would take it was in Georgia. So she organized a relay where she and five other people helped drive it 600…… read more »
Many bands are annuncing new shows, or rescheduling for later in the year, and even 2022.The BLACK CROWES announced new dates for thie “Shake Your Money Maker” Anniversary Tour. There are two dates in NC – September 10 in Charlotte at PNC Music Pavilion, and September 11 in Raleigh at Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut…… read more »
The Oscar Mayer Wienermobile is a hot dog on wheels. But it’s also pulling double duty for Meals on Wheels. It’s been delivering food to people near Portland, Maine……………An alligator jumped out of the water near Tampa last week and grabbed a guy’s dog. But the guy jumped in . . . poked the gator in the eye .…… read more »
A 78-year-old woman in Alabama just completed a lifelong goal of graduating from college. She was a single mom in the ’60s, so she had to do it bit by bit. She says she might take a break now, but plans to go on and get her master’s………… Researchers at Penn think they’ve identified the key gene…… read more »
Could former members of KISS show up during their ‘End Of The Road’ Tour? Manager DOC MCGHEE says “All things are possible”. DEAD & COMPANY just announced a 2021 Tour that includes an August 16 show in Raleigh at Coastal Credit Union Music Park. ROSS HALFIN, the photographer who has captured incredible photos of mutltudes of rock bands, is…… read more »
Minor League baseball is back after missing all of last season because of COVID. And it turns out the Cubs’ Triple-A team did something pretty amazing. Michael Gartner is the majority owner of the Iowa Cubs, which are based in Des Moines. And during the pandemic, he kept ALL of his employees on payroll. Everyone got their full pay AND benefits. Mike…… read more »
A bakery in Wisconsin was robbed last month. So they made cookies with a surveillance camera shot of the robber . . . and handed them out for free. And it worked: Someone was able to identify him, and now the police are trying to track him down……………. A blind dog in Canada fell into a 100-foot-tall mountain of snow…… read more »