Thursday 9/19/24
Celebrate:
Free Queso Day
International Talk Like a Pirate Day
Meow Like a Pirate Day
National Butterscotch Pudding Day
National Woman Road Warrior Day
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John David “JD” Souther, a prolific songwriter and musician who helped shape the country-rock sound that took root in Southern California in the 1970s with his collaborations with the Eagles and Linda Ronstadt, has died at the age of 78.
Souther, who collaborated on some of the Eagles’ biggest hits, such as “Best of My Love,” “James Dean,” “New Kid in Town,” and “Heartache Tonight,” died Tuesday at his home in New Mexico, according to an announcement on his website.
He also worked with James Taylor, Bob Seger, Bonnie Raitt and many more, and also found success as a solo artist.
This was his biggest solo hit.
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I missed the news Sunday that Tito Jackson suffered a medical emergency in New Mexico over the weekend and died at 70.
He, along with his brothers including Michael, was part of the Jackson 5.
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IndieWire.com put together a list of the best horror movies of all time. It has a mix of modern favorites and films that paved the way for the genre, not just the typical movies you usually see on these types of lists.
Here are the Top of their list:
1. "Possession", 1981
2. "John Carpenter's The Thing", 1982
3. "Don't Look Now", 1973
4. "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari", 1920
5. "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre", 1974
6. "House", 1977
7. "Trouble Every Day", 2001
8. "The Shining", 1980
9. "The Blair Witch Project", 1999
10. "Videodrome", 1983
11. "Alien", 1979
12. "Get Out", 2017
13. "Night of the Living Dead", 1968
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In the new documentary "Nöthin' But a Good Time: The Uncensored Story of '80s Hair Metal", Warrant drummer Steven Sweet admits the band's "Cherry Pie" video went a little too far.
He says, quote, "Warrant was all about having fun without hurting anybody. I know we didn't think of it as a misogynistic video, although it was in hindsight."
Former MTV executive Rick Krim adds, quote, "I don't even know if that got flagged at the time. Objectifying women kind of became the rule. You look back at it now and you're like, 'How did we let them get away with that?'"
"Nöthin' But a Good Time: The Uncensored Story of '80s Hair Metal" is streaming now on Paramount+.
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A new survey asked people when they start getting the gears in motion for Thanksgiving thinking about guest lists and menu items, and roughly four weeks seems to be the consensus.
This year, Thanksgiving Day is on Thursday, November 28th . . . meaning that most of us can wait until the calendar flips to November.
According to a very casual poll, Delaware needs the longest prep time averaging 17 days of guest list planning and another 19 days of menu building. Virginia and North Carolina also do over a month of planning.
On the flipside, Nevada only needs 19 total days of planning.
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Someone on X posed this question to the internet: "People born before 2000, what trivial skill do you have that no one uses anymore?" It went viral, and here are the best responses:
1. The ability to rewind a cassette tape using a pencil.
2. Proper grammar and punctuation.
3. How to write in cursive. Someone joked, "I can drive stick shift, while also writing in cursive."
4. How to use a rotary phone. Someone said, "Not just dialing a rotary phone, but dialing it aggressively."
5. How to write a complete website using only HTML.
6. How to fix CDs that skip.
7. How to get a game cartridge to work by blowing inside of it.
8. How to refold a paper map.
9. Knowing how to load a roll of film into a camera. And also knowing how to make audio and film edits by physically cutting and splicing the tape.
10. Being able to parallel park without a backup camera.
11. Knowing "shorthand" for taking dictation.
12. Programming a VCR.
13. Someone said, "I can make book shelves out of cinder blocks and boards."
14. Being able to survive the "Oregon Trail."
15. Using the word "literally" correctly.
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Tupperware, one of America's most iconic brands, is going bankrupt after 78 years.
The good news is it's a debt-restructuring thing, so Tupperware isn't going away completely. They're just doing it to deal with more than $700 million of debt they've racked up.
The once-popular line of food-storage containers was launched in 1946 by a guy named Earl Tupper. That's why it's "Tupperware."
They've been struggling for years thanks to falling demand and more competition from off-brands sold on sites like Amazon.
Back when they were the only game in town, women threw "Tupperware parties" and sold sets to their friends.
But it still feels like the end of an era, because it won't be American-made at all soon. They announced in June they'd be closing their last U.S. factory and laying off 148 workers. A factory in Mexico is taking over production next year.
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A 23-year-old man in Illinois named Javaughn Owens was charged with first-degree attempted murder . . . after he stabbed another man with a butter knife during an argument over peanut butter and jelly.
A witness said Javaughn and the other man "were arguing over peanut butter, and the [victim] not cleaning up after themselves, [leaving] peanut butter and jelly on the counter."
Things got violent, and Javaughn stabbed the other guy five times with the butter knife . . . in his hip, his lower left back, his right armpit, the back of his right shoulder bone, and the right side of his collar bone.
(are they gonna argue about cleaning up the blood on the floor?)
The witness drove the victim to the hospital. The stab wounds punctured an intestine, but it sounds like he'll be okay. If convicted, Javaughn could face up to 30 years in prison.
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Today's Useless Fact of the Day - The U.S.A. Patriot Act is actually an acronym . . . and a real clunky and forced one at that. It stands for "Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing
Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act."
Sounds like it's a Backronym..where it's made afterward.
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