In animal news: A swan landed on a frozen river in Massachusetts on Tuesday and got stuck to the ice, but firefighters rescued it. And a tortoise on an island in the Atlantic was just named the oldest ever. His name is Jonathan, and he’s at least 190 years old……………….. The Lincoln Tunnel Motel is…… read more »
A guy in Montreal recently found out that 60,000 pounds of potatoes would go to waste if no one bought them. So, he spent $12,000 to buy them and gave them to his local food kitchen to feed people in need…………… A guy in Massachusetts had open-heart surgery last month, so a friend sent him a…… read more »
ALEX LIFESON has a new band called ENVY OF NONE, and they sound NOTHING like RUSH. The new band, also featuring Coney Hatch founder/bassist Andy Curran, producer and engineer Alfio Annibalini and singer-songwriter Maiah Wynne will be releasing their self-titled debut album on April 8. Lifeson himself is proudly aware of how little of it crosses…… read more »
The late MAYA ANGELOU became the first Black woman to appear on U.S. currency this week. The government just minted a new quarter with George Washington on the front, and Maya on the back. They went into circulation on Monday………………..Speaking of money, Bank of America just announced they’re doing away with fees for bounced checks,…… read more »
A college student in Virginia named Brian Donohue got a lottery ticket in his stocking for Christmas, and it hit for a MILLION BUCKS. The drawing was on December 22nd. So it was already a winner when “Santa” put it in there…………… A police officer in Massachusetts pulled a guy over for driving 100 miles…… read more »
A family in England got their dog back eight years after it was stolen as a puppy. And bonus: Cassie the cocker spaniel recently gave birth to puppies of her own, which they also get to keep…………….A couple and their two kids almost died in Montana last week after their truck skidded off a snowy highway…… read more »
Get full details on the RUSH pinball game that’s on the way. A lawsuit filed by former NIRVANA “Nevermind” baby Spencer Elden was thrown out, because he failed to meet a deadline to respond to a petition by the defendants. But he can re-file it, and he plans to. NANCY WILSON of HEART is one…… read more »
A 23-year-old named Melanie Salazar graduated from the University of Texas at San Antonio last month . . . and so did her 88-year-old GRANDFATHER. He’d always wanted to get his degree, so they enrolled together. They’d already graduated from community college together back in 2017…………………Sweden recently got a fleet of drones that can show…… read more »
A guy in England raised a bunch of money for charity by driving the entire length of the U.K. from top to bottom in the world’s smallest car. He’s 5’11”, and the car is less than four-and-a-half feet long, with a top speed of 23 miles an hour………………A 17-year-old girl in Australia got a job…… read more »
A group of skiers in Colorado saved a dog that got buried by an avalanche last week, and the whole thing is on video……………….An 80-year-old guy in the U.K. named Aflie Kitson went viral last month, because a video showed his little dog picking up litter while they were out on a walk. He’s trained her…… read more »