A bunch of parents in Ohio thanked teachers last week . . . AND helped a local business . . . by hiring a food truck to show up at school and serve lunch. The pandemic might eventually mean more jobs to choose from. A new study found companies are now three times more willing to hire remote workers who…… read more »
Burger King did something pretty cool to support restaurants yesterday. Their U.K. arm posted on Twitter . . . and told people to order MCDONALD’S. They said “restaurants employing thousands of staff really need your support.” And that “getting a Whopper is always best, but ordering a Big Mac is also not such a bad thing.” In case you didn’t hear,…… read more »
Machu Picchu just reopened in Peru after being closed to tourists for eight months. They want to make sure people social distance. So right now only 675 people a day can visit. A dog owner used their black lab to show the right and wrong ways to wear a mask. And the photos are going viral on Facebook. And finally…..… read more »
EDDIE VEDDER gave rock star advice to BRADLEY COOPER before he made “A Star is Born”. . . and Eddie says he nailed the part. IRON MAIDEN has a live album coming out this month. Nights of the Dead will be released on November 20. DAVID COVERDALE is hoping to reissue his 1993 collaboration with JIMMY PAGE for a…… read more »
A five-year-old girl in New York named Egypt Bush has published three children’s books during the pandemic, including one about first responders called “Superhero Town”. She’s now sold around a thousand copies since June. A bunch of kids in California did a Halloween parade outside a nursing home to cheer people up. And finally………… read more »
An 18-year-old kid in Kentucky named Teo Jordan recently got a job bagging groceries. And the other day, he saw an older guy who didn’t have enough money to buy everything in his cart. So he reached into his own pocket, and gave him 35 bucks to cover the rest. The owners of a gym in D.C. found out a 90-year-old woman across…… read more »
A mom in Houston has been mowing lawns for seniors and veterans free of charge during the pandemic. She lost her job early on, and wanted to use her free time to help people. She’s doing it through a website called IWantToMowYourLawn.com. Two artists in Mexico City decided to pivot and start selling baked goods when COVID hit, even though they didn’t…… read more »
The DOOBIE BROTHERS and PETER FRAMPTON have teamed up to record a socially distanced take on ERIC CLAPTON‘s “Let It Rain”. Rock ‘n’ Roll Fantasy Camp is going virtual in November, with online classes taught by ROGER DALTREY, STYX, JOE ELLIOTT, ALICE COOPER, THE SCORPIONS and more. Click here for details. The producer of NIRVANA‘s “Nevermind” says the…… read more »
The owner of the famous Strand Bookstore in New York said it might have to close down after the pandemic cut sales by 70%. But then within 24 hours, thousands of orders had been placed online, and people were lined up outside to buy books. Someone in Montana returned a guy’s stolen Harley-Davidson motorcycle this month . . . four years after…… read more »
Two weeks ago, a couple in Oklahoma got married in the same Dunkin’ Donuts drive-thru where they first met. John Thompson was a regular in 2015, and hit it off with a woman who worked there named Sugar Good. Yes, that’s her real name. But she’s Sugar Thompson now. For the wedding, he pulled around in his truck . . .…… read more »