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 »
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 »
The “Every Breath You Take” video by the Police hit a billion views on YouTube. “Heaven And Hell: Deluxe Edition” and “Mob Rules: Deluxe Edition” from Black Sabbath will be released on November 4 and November 18, respectively. Each album will be available as a 2-CD or 2-LP set. And in other Sabbath news, by leveraging…… read more »
It’s National Be Nice Day. So if anyone’s a jerk to you today, shame on them………………. While it’s being renovated, 29 staffers at a Mexican place in Denver called Casa Bonita got four months of classes to become bilingual in English and Spanish. The place almost closed for good last year after its owners went…… read more »
A World War Two vet in Texas asked for 100 birthday cards for his 100th birthday, and it sounds like the internet delivered. His nursing home threw him a big party, and there was a huge stack of cards for him………….. A new ALS drug that was partially funded by the Ice Bucket Challenge in…… read more »
Wolfgang Van Halen honored the late Taylor Hawkins at the LA tribute show by performing two VH classics, one of which was “Panama”. And Wolfie recently shared in an interview that he thinks the band members are too dysfunctional to ever get back together to honor his dad. Rush’s Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson shared…… read more »
So many inspiring stories from Hurricane Ian are coming out: First, a guy went viral last week for rescuing a stray cat from rising floodwaters as Ian made landfall. Now it turns out two cops in Tampa also rescued a kitten in the storm and named it “Stormie.” This story has been all over the…… read more »
Somebody in Minnesota was chopping down dead trees when they noticed a squirrel nest inside one of them. They carefully removed the baby squirrels, and took them to a rehab center where they’ll be released when ready. (Here’s the video. It was in August, but the clip is making the rounds now.)…………. How’s this for…… read more »