TGIF-8/29/2008

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The world is a happier place now that one of the world's most prolific bicycle thieves has been apprehended. Canadian Igor Kenk's arrest last month has led to the recovery of 2,865 bikes that he obtained illegally. Since then, some 15,000 people have come looking for their lost two-wheelers. To date, about 500 have been reclaimed.Police nabbed Kenk, the owner of a Toronto bicycle shop, after noticing a sharp spike in bike thefts in June. When a sting operation led to Kenk's store, it's reported that the building was crammed with so many hot cycles that some had to be removed through the windows.
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When Collier County, Florida sheriff's deputies arrested a 19-year-old man on trespassing charges at Wal-Mart on Monday, and then found a stolen debit card in his pants pocket, but the teen had a perfectly good excuse. They weren't his pants. The teen, Richard W. Obdyke, told deputies he found the pants in his van, and did not know who they belonged to. When asked who may have left the pants in his van, Obdyke couldn't think of anyone. So, as credible as his excuse was, deputies chose to check it out. Deputies located the owner of the debit card, Deborah Cahill, who said someone had charged 32-dollars-and-80-cents at McDonalds, 42-dollars-and-two-cents at a Shell gas station, and 85-dollars at a Seven-Eleven to her account. She said she didn't know where her debit card was, and thought she may have left it at Marsala Pizza over the weekend. Surprise, surprise, deputies determined that Obdyke was an employee of Marsala Pizza.

The U.S. Department of State has started production on the new U.S. Passport Card, a wallet-sized document to be used for re-entry into the U.S. at land border crossings and sea ports when arriving from Mexico, Canada, the Caribbean and Bermuda. As part of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative, travelers will be required to present a single document denoting both citizenship and identity when entering the United States through land or sea borders. This requirement will go into effect June 1, 2009. Find out more at www.travel.state.gov.


A record number of companies in North America are permitting employees to work from home, according to a survey from WorldatWork. Forty-two percent of U.S. companies surveyed say they have offered their employees work-from-home programs this year, up from 30% last year. In Canada, the jump was even bigger – from 25% last year to 40% this year.

Operators of the Chicago area’s Metra commuter trains are reducing the number of bathrooms to make room for more seats. Metra officials said they decided to scale back on restrooms after experiencing a third consecutive year of record ridership while at the same time failing to find money in the budget to buy more trains. Officials said every other passenger car should have a bathroom after the changes are implemented. Fewer bathrooms and more seats will generate $7.5 million and save about $2 million annually in maintenance and cleaning costs.

A man who scratched off a lottery ticket and realized it was worth $3 million gave the ticket to his church. The independent Christian church will get at least $102,225 a year for the next 20 years. The amount could be higher if withheld taxes are refunded because of the church’s nonprofit status. The pastor said the church would give the first $102,000 to charity.

A disposable diaper is responsible for saving the life of an 18-month-old boy, breaking his fall from a third-floor apartment window in a Brazilian city. The boy survived the fall because his diaper got snagged on a security spike embedded in the concrete wall around his apartment building. The boy dangled from the spike for a moment before the diaper “opened and the baby fell to the ground, but at a much slower speed,” an officer said.

It was the baggy pants that led to the downfall of a suspect in Atlanta, Georgia. Police say they chased Emanuel Uzowihe on foot earlier this week outside of the Fulton County Courthouse. Those in the area who saw the incident say Uzowihe was carrying a long black gun with him and pointed it at officers after the chase. He was shot twice and wounded by an officer. However, the chase ended when Uzowihe fell down because he couldn't keep his pants up. Nobody else was hurt.

Movies this weekend
“Babylon A.D.” (Wide) (PG-13)
Stars Vin Diesel, Michelle Yeoh, Melanie Thierry, Lambert Wilson and Gerard Depardieu.
“College” (Wide) (R)
Stars Andrew Caldwell, Drake Bell, Kevin Covais, Alona Tal and Ryan Pinkston.
“Disaster Movie” (Wide) (PG-13)
Stars Matt Lanter, Vanessa Minnillo, Gary “G-Thang” Johnson, Nicole Parker and Crista Flanagan.

One in four men surveyed in a recent poll said they would be willing to give up sex for at least a month if their favorite team were guaranteed a Super Bowl victory. The Sports Lovers poll from AreYouRomantic.com asked sports fans how their favorite football team impacts life with the other half. The poll found that sports can act as the ultimate “delay of game” for a couple.
· 15% of men would give up sex for an entire season if their team was guaranteed to win the Super Bowl. Of those, 11% would give up sex “for however long it takes!” By the way, 15 NFL teams have never won the Super Bowl.
· Nearly 30% of men think the sex is better after their team wins; 10% think they have bad sex after a loss.

The video for Kenny Chesney's latest single, "Everybody Wants to Go Heaven," is now available for viewing on Kenny's official You Tube channel. The clip, which was shot in Jamaica, features Bob Marley's legendary band, The Wailers. The song is featured on Kenny's upcoming C-D, Lucky Old Sun. The deluxe fan-pack-edition of the C-D will be released on October 14th, while the standard album will be available on October 21st.

Carrie Underwood is the first country artist to have two ringtones that are certified as platinum. Ringtones of "Before He Cheats" and "Jesus Take the Wheel" are both recognized for sales of more than one million.

Dolly Parton’s “9 To 5” musical has been put on hold due to technical issues. The stage spectacular was expected to open in L.A. next Wednesday, but the show will now start three days later, on September 6th. Dolly says the delay doesn’t bother her. “What’s two to three more days on a project that we’ve worked two to three years on,” Dolly said.

The wait for Faith Hill’s first Christmas album, “Joy to the World,” just got a little longer. The album was originally set for release on September 16th, but the release date has been pushed to September 30th. There was no word on why the disc was delayed.

Trace Adkins is planning another trip to the Persian Gulf to visit U.S. troops as part of a USO tour. His previous USO tour of the Persian Gulf was in 2002, and he also headlined the entertainment at the USO World Gala in Washington, D.C. Trace was awarded the USO Merit Award in 2007.


The Lost Trailers have incorporated the cell phone into their stage show. Dubbed the Trailer Phone, the group says the whole point is to make it easy for fans to stay in touch. Lead singer Ryder Lee says, “If a fan wants to hear something during a show, they can just send us a text at 615-708-9463 and we will add that song to the set list right then, because we have the phone on stage.” One of the most-requested songs on the Trailer Phone is “Holler Back,” the group’s first Top 10 single and titled track from their debut album, which was released this week.

Brad Paisley and his wife Kimberly were co-conspirators in getting Olympic skating champ Scott Hamilton to his surprise 50th birthday party last weekend. According to People-dot-com, Brad and Kim were in the car with the blindfolded birthday boy who thought he was going to a spa, but instead was being ferried to his star-studded bash at a private home in Los Angeles. In addition to the Paisleys, other guests included Kristi Yamaguchi, William Shatner, Kevin Nealon and Eric Idle. As a part of the festivities, Brad performed for the guest of honor and fellow party-goers.

Willie Nelson, George Jones, The Oak Ridge Boys, Ricky Skaggs, and Jerry Lee Lewis are just a few of the artists singer-songwriter Kelly Lang is including on her new album, "Partners in Rhyme." The idea for the project came from Lang's husband, T.G. Sheppard. The CD will be available in Wal-Mart this fall.

Josh Gracin fans can purchase all of his videos through iTunes beginning Tuesday. Available clips will include "Nothin' To Lose," "Stay With Me (Brass Bed)" and "I Want To Live," as well as "Favorite State Of Mind" and "We Weren't Crazy," which features the entire Gracin family. Gracin's newest single, "Unbelievable," is from his recently released sophomore CD, "We Weren't Crazy."

Trailer Choir has been named Best New Group of 2008 by About.com's country section. The group is featured in Toby Keith's movie "Beer For My Horses" and have the first single from the film's soundtrack disc. In addition, Trailer Choir's "Last Man Standing" will be featured by ESPN and ABC in NASCAR promotions beginning next month.

James Otto has had the ultimate fan encounter. Otto says the coolest thing that’s ever happened to him happened this week during a show in Syracuse, New York. He was opening for Brooks & Dunn and ZZ Top, when ZZ’s Billy Gibbons gave him a shout out from the stage, not once but twice. Otto says, “How freakin’ cool is that?” Otto has idolized Gibbons since he was a kid.



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Thursday-8/28/2008

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Family dinners are an important part of Sara Evans’ life, which is why she makes it a personal goal to gather around the table with her family at least three times a week. Everyone gets together and talks about the best part of their day and what they’re looking forward to in the next week. Learn more about Get Back to the Table Month with Sara Evans and the top 5 reasons you should gather your family for mealtime. Go to the link and register to win dinner backstage at one of Sara's up coming concerts: http://www.getbacktothetable.com/

Billy Ray Cyrus called on his kid to help with his new video -- but it's not who you'd expect. Billy Ray's son Trace, lead guitarist for the group Metro Station, makes a cameo appearance in the clip for "Somebody Said a Prayer." Look for the video on T-V and online in the next few weeks.

Taylor Swift, Joe Jonas and their respective industry representatives deny it, but according to People magazine, a "source" has confirmed a summer romance between the two singers. As we've previously reported, Taylor and Joe have been spotted at each other's concerts, and recently the Jonas Brothers frontman spent time in Nashville where he and T were seen hanging out near her home.

As expected, Sugarland remains atop the country album chart with Love on the Inside. Taylor Swift's self-titled debut once again grabs the number-two spot, and Trick Pony's Heidi Newfield stays at number-three with her solo project, What Am I Waiting For. Numbers-four and -five were a close call, but Toby Keith's 35 Biggest Hits edges out Carrie Underwood's Carnival Ride.

LeAnn Rimes tells the Houston Chronicle that her 26th birthday today will be perfect if she can spend it "having a glass of wine with my husband, friends and dogs." Pal Reba McEntire couldn't agree more -- she says LeAnn and Dean are a perfect couple. Reba tells us, "Her and Dean are so cute, so sweet together, her and her husband, so much in love. And she's doing exactly what she loves to do."

It's hard to believe that Shania Twain is turning 43 today. The multi-platinum star, whose last album was 2004's Greatest Hits, is going through a painful divorce, but she has been a light for others. Billy Currington, who recorded "Party for Two" with her, says, "I consider Shania like an angel for me. Out of the blue I get this call from the queen of country music in my opinion. And I thought she could have picked anyone." Shania is still writing songs and, according to her website, plans to release another album.

Tim McGraw is scheduled to release his third greatest hits collection in October. "Greatest Hits Vol. 3" will include "Last Dollar (Fly Away)," "Do You Want Fries With That," "Suspicions," and "Real Good Man." It also includes "Find Out Who Your Friends Are," his collaborations with Tracy Lawrence, "9 Lives" the song he recorded with rock band Def Leppard. The 12-song CD is scheduled for release on October 7th.
A re-worked version of Rascal Flatts’ “Bob That Head” will open each Raycom Sports telecast of ACC and SEC football for the 2008 season, which kicks off this Saturday when the Gators host Hawaii. Rascal Flatts will be featured in the opening video montage to lead into each week’s game.

Billy Currington’s third album, “Little Bit Of Everything,” will be out October 14th. Currington coproduced the 12 tracks, five of which he had a hand in writing. Currington is filming a video in downtown Nashville for his new single, “Don’t.”

Wynonna Judd will help the AARP celebrate its 50th anniversary at an event in Washington next month. Judd is slated to appear at a concert on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial on September 4th.

Jessica Simpson says she feels like she's at the start of her career once again. She notes that she's even getting a case of the nerves as she launches this new chapter -- in country music. But Simpson notes that she's feeling pretty good about herself and her music these days. The singer tells "People" magazine she feels cleansed. She talks to the magazine about being in country music and her boyfriend, Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo. Simpson will be on the cover of this week's "People," which will arrive on newsstands Friday. Her debut country album, "Do You Know," will be in stores September 9th.

“Saturday Night Live” makes its 34th season premiere on September 13th with Olympic swimming phenomenon Michael Phelps and Lil Wayne. Phelps will make his acting debut as host of the show.

It’s time for Labor Day Weekend and the traditional Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon – now in its 43rd year. This year, country artists appearing on the telethon include Reba McEntire, Sugarland, Tracy Lawrence, Jimmy Wayne, and a grown-up Billy Gilman. Last year, the telethon raised $63.8-million.

Matthew McConaughey’s mother has spoken for the first time about how her husband died during lovemaking. The star’s 78-year-old mother, Kay, reveals a string of personal details about her famous son in her new book, “I Amaze Myself” – including how the actor’s father died during sex.

O-J Simpson was a bloody mess the other day -- and this time, he was the one who was allegedly attacked by a family member. Simpson's oldest daughter reportedly opened a can of whup-ass on the former football star and his girlfriend, Christie Prody, at their Florida home on Sunday. According to the National Enquirer, Arnelle, Simpson's 39-year-old daughter with his first wife, Marquerite, was angry at her father for not supporting her mom. Police rushed to the home, but Simpson didn't want to file assault charges against his daughter. A source tells the Enquirer that Arnelle shoved O-J into a glass cupboard, leaving him with cuts on his head and face.


Simpson will be back in the news on September 8th, when he goes on trial in Las Vegas on charges of armed robbery and kidnapping, related to his encounter with a sports memorabilia dealer last year


Philomena Gotti, the mother of the late mob boss John Gotti, sleeps with the fishes. Nobody whacked the 96-year-old "Dapper Don"'s mama, she did of natural causes at her Long Island, New York home yesterday. Philomena Gotti death came just two days before her family's latest legal battle -- John "Junior" Gotti was scheduled to be arraigned in Tampa federal district court in his latest battle against racketeering charges.


People from all over the world send in photos of insects they can’t identify and the folks at this site explain what it is, where it’s found, and if it’s dangerous. There are a ton of creepy crawlies here! www.whatsthatbug.com

A new survey by the Better Business Bureau shows consumer trust is on the decline. The least trusted businesses:
· Auto Dealers 19%
· Real Estate Brokers 19%
· Department Stores 16%
· Gas Stations 15%

Matt missed the big event this year:
An estimated 40,000 people took part in the annual tomato-throwing event in the village of Bunol near Valencia, Spain, this week. Revelers pelted each other with 113 tons of ripe tomatoes in an annual food fight that dates back to the 1940s.

A string of bizarre shoe thefts in Waveland, Indiana, are being blamed on a beagle who has apparently been taking the shoes to a local fire station. Angie Jeffers said one of her son’s shoes disappeared after being left outside overnight. It soon turned up near the firehouse. Locals said shoes began arriving at the fire department in June. Since then, only Jeffers and one other person have reported seeing the thief – a small beagle. Acting town marshal Rob Kiger said he also spotted the beagle, which is believed to be a stray, carrying a tennis shoe in his mouth and a pair of women’s underwear on his head. Officials said the dog, who takes only one shoe at a time and never leaves any bite marks, has proven difficult to capture.

A Charlotte, North Carolina, grandmother has been battling Verizon Wireless since 2006 over a $10,500 bill for calls to an adult chat line she claims she never made. Opal Savage said the majority of her $10,539.72 cell phone bill came from six weeks worth of calls to Secret Encounters. She is refusing to pay the bill because she claims she is not responsible for them. Savage said she believes her number was stolen by someone who used it to make the calls. She said she faults Verizon for failing to notify her when her bill, which is usually about $250, soared into the thousands. Savage is taking her case into the legal arena and filed a police report last week.

Hoschton, Georgia, is hoping to set a new Guinness record for Most Scarecrows in One Location. The town of 1,700 residents hope to nearly triple their population with 4,000 scarecrows at the town’s fall festival, which begins Monday. The current record belongs to the Cincinnati Horticultural Society’s Cincinnati Flower and Farm Fest, which set the record in 2003 with 3,311 scarecrows. Find out more at www.hoschtonfallfestival.com


An elderly woman misunderstood instructions while checking in at Sweden's main airport and was whisked down a baggage chute after she placed herself instead of her luggage on the belt. The 78-year-old woman, who was not named, was preparing to fly from Stockholm's Arlanda airport to Germany on Tuesday when she lay down on an unmanned baggage belt in the belief she was following check-in instructions. She was quickly swept off to the baggage handling center, where staff members helped get her back on her feet. The woman suffered no serious injury and caught her flight as planned.

A Florida teen is in a world of trouble for allegedly attacking family members with a knife and sugar cane over his computer use. Police say the 15-year-old Palm Bay boy got upset over computer restrictions placed on him. They say he attacked his mother and brother with a knife as well as a piece of sugar cane. Authorities say he never used the knife but beat his older brother with the sugar during the incident this past Sunday. He was arrested and is facing aggravated assault and battery charges.

April Jensen's husband was right by her side when she gave birth to their son, Parker, on Monday evening. Nick Jensen encouraged April during the hours-long labor and cried when he saw his little boy's pink face and heard his first cry. But Nick will have to wait two months before he can hold and kiss Parker. While his wife was giving birth, Nick was watching by satellite video from Iraq. From a laptop in an office somewhere in Anbar Province to a laptop in a delivery room at Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare-Saint Joseph in Milwaukee, the Racine couple welcomed their second child in an unconventional -- but high-tech -- way. A sergeant in the U-S Marines, Nick, 22, has been stationed in Iraq since April 1st. He knew he would miss the birth of his son. But Nick was there -- virtually -- through the efforts of Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare and the New Jersey-based Freedom Calls Foundation, which helps families stay in touch with
U-S military members for milestone events such as births and weddings.


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Happy Hump Day 8/27/08

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One of America’s most beloved foods is under attack. A new TV commercial shows kids eating hot dogs in a school cafeteria and one boy commenting: “I was dumbfounded when the doctor told me I have late-stage colon cancer.” The boy doesn’t have colon cancer, but the pro-vegetarian sponsor of the spot say it is a dramatization that highlights research linking processed meats – including hot dogs – with higher odds of getting colon cancer. The health concerns primarily come from the high fat and salt content and sodium nitrate and nitrite in hot dogs. Health experts say that while hot dogs aren’t exactly health food, eating one occasionally probably won’t kill you. The National Hot Dog & Sausage Council says U.S. consumers spent more than $4 billion on hot dogs and sausages last year. That includes more than 1.5 billion pounds of hot dogs and sausages purchased at retail stores alone.

Oscar-winner Cher may need to sharpen her claws. According to Britain's "Telegraph," the 62-year-old singer and actress is in talks to play Catwoman in the next "Batman" film, to be called "The Caped Crusader." A studio executive tells the newspaper the new Catwoman will, quote, "be the absolute opposite of Michelle Pfieffer and Halle Berry's purring creations." Both of those actresses have played the role in previous films. "The Caped Crusader" is expected to begin filming next year. Actor Johnny Depp has reportedly been approached to play The Riddler in the flick. The latest "Batman" movie, "The Dark Knight," is now in theatres and has already earned more than 870-million-dollars at box offices worldwide.


A computer glitch in the system for filing flight plans caused huge delays in air traffic yesterday. The Department of Homeland Security said there was no link to terrorism and the FAA said the glitch did not affect its ability to track planes in the air. Flights from Dallas and Chicago to the East Coast were delayed. The problem began at 1:25 p.m. (GMT) when a communications link failed in the system that processes flight plans at a facility south of Atlanta. The only other flight plan facility, in Salt Lake City, took on the extra load… You would think with all the extra charges they could be on time!

Barbara Waskey has been charged with torching her husband’s Harley in Ocean City, Maryland. Police say she stuffed a towel in the gas tank of Joseph Waskey’s motorcycle and set it on fire. Police arrived at the scene and saw Joseph trying to put out the fire with a garden hose. No word what sparked Barbara’s need for revenge. She’s been charged with arson.

A tree in Alabama was saved from being cut down a year ago to make way for power lines has been uprooted. A woman took on the cause last year by chaining herself to the 75-year-old pecan tree in the town of Jacksonville to prevent Alabama Power from cutting it down. The case landed in a court and she was handed a victory with the utility deciding not to fight it. However, a storm rolled through the area Monday night, knocked the tree over and laid it to rest on Wilson's front porch. Wilson got lucky when some of its limbs got caught in power lines and kept the full weight of the tree from crashing into her house.

Running, riding and swimming is no way to escape police and a man in south Minneapolis found that out the hard way. Police say the 51-year-old was spotted rummaging through a parked car last week and he hopped on a bicycle before cutting through some yards to get away. Authorities picked his trail up again a short time later and he took off running. He then jumped into a lake and swam to an anchored boat. It took some negotiations but police finally managed to talk him into swimming ashore. He was arrested and charged with fleeing police and motor vehicle tampering.

An Ohio woman admits she set her home on fire after she got mad at her boyfriend and torched his clothes. The woman is in her fifties and told fire officials in Columbus she was upset at her boyfriend over an argument and piled his clothes on a chair before setting them ablaze. The flames were first reported at about seven yesterday morning and left the woman in the hospital for treatment of smoke inhalation. The boyfriend had already left the duplex before the fire started but her dog was inside and had to be rescued. Damage to the place was estimated at about 40-thousand-dollars.

Find out if a public washroom in your area is worth the visit or worth avoiding. RestroomRatings.com will let you know which places have the nicest and stinkiest washrooms. Feel free to submit a review of restrooms you’ve ventured into. www.restroomratings.com

According to a survey by Javelin Strategy and Research, men spend more in online purchases than women. Overall, 68% of men and 62% of women are as comfortable buying online as in person. The big spenders are mostly men. Sixteen percent of men vs. 10% of women plan to spend between $500 and $1,000 online in the next three months.


How much would you pay for a nap? Nicholas Ronco started a Manhattan business called Yelo that sells naps. Customers step inside a soundproof YeloCab, a cozy cabin engineered for maximum tranquility, to sleep. Yelo opened in February 2007. Since then, more than 4,000 nappers have stopped in. Clientele ranges from corporate executives to “disco nappers” who stop by on Saturday afternoons to rev up before a hard night on the town. A snooze at Yelo costs $15 for 20 minutes. A 40-minute nap will set you back $28. In its first year, the nap shop booked revenue of $400,000; for next year, Ronco projects sales of $1.3 million.

Officials in charge of the Green Bike program in Green Bay, Wisconsin, said that of the 30 bikes put into circulation, 22 are missing and eight need repairs. The bikes were made free for use by the public on the condition they are returned to one of five drop-off points in the city. Officials believe some of the bikes have been stolen while others may not have been properly returned.

A Belleville, Michigan, woman accidentally sold a DVD at a garage sale that contained at least $1,200. Tracy Holmes sold her husband’s “Sin City” DVD for $10. Her husband asked her about the DVD about a week later and told her that he had hidden at least $1,200 in the DVD case for a family Christmas trip to Disney World. Holmes is holding out hope that the buyer, described as a 6-foot-tall man in his 50s or 60s, will discover the money and return it.

Charges have been dropped against a grandmother who registered her Australian shepherd-terrier mix to vote. Jane Balogh, of Federal Way, Washington, reached a plea agreement last year that required her to perform 10 hours of community service at the Tacoma Rescue Mission and to pay $240 in court costs. On Monday, a judge dismissed charges of making a false or misleading statement to a public servant. Balogh said she registered her dog under the name Duncan M. Donald to demonstrate how easy voter fraud has become. She used a utility bill in the dog’s name as identification for voter registration and to obtain an absentee ballot. She returned the ballot signed with a paw print.

A 12-year-old boy who took his grandmother’s car led police on a car chase at speeds up to 60 mph before crashing into a fence. The boy was treated for minor injuries before being taken to the Nueces County (TX) Juvenile Justice Center. Corpus Christie police spotted the kid in the car late Monday at a stop sign near his grandparents’ home. When an officer approached the boy, he sped away and the pursuit began. Authorities put spikes in the road to stop him. While swerving to avoid them, he lost control of the car and crashed into a fence.

A 1991 Chevy Silverado that has more than 1 million miles on it is still for sale. Frank Oresnik said he failed to sell the truck during a 10-day auction on eBay that ended Sunday. He had placed a minimum bid of $30,000, and said all he got was a couple of feelers. Oresnik is putting the truck back on eBay this week with no minimum bid. Frank purchased the Silverado 12 years ago when it had 41,000 miles on it. He used it to deliver seafood in three states, putting on about 85,000 miles a year.


Uma Thurman and fiancé Arpad Busson have been busted skinny-dipping in an Italian lake. The couple was spotted in the water just hours after joining Liam Neeson and wife Natasha Richardson for dinner.

Jimmy Wayne went on one wild ride the last time he was in New York City recently. For Jimmy, the scariest theme park ride has nothing on a trip in a New York taxi cab. Jimmy writes in his MySpace blog, "There's a strap you nold onto that hang from the roof of the cab, and they are there for a reason. You never know when the driver is going to stop or go, or make a sudden turn. And they're always blowing their horns. It's a real Broadway show." Jimmy was in New York to promote his just released album, Do You Believe Me Now.

Some of music’s most respected artists join together in tribute to the Reverend Billy Graham for the October 7th release of “Billy: The Early Years,” the soundtrack to the film opening on October 10th. Brooks & Dunn join Third Day’s Mac Powell to open the film with their cover of Johnny Cash’s “Over The Next Hill.” Sara Evans delivers the album’s first single, “Low,” which is due in September. Michael W. Smith sings “Amazing Love” with Season Six “American Idol” finalist Melinda Doolittle. Others contributing to the soundtrack include Alan Jackson, Brandon Heath, The Blind Boys of Alabama, Roy Orbison, Josh Turner and Brad Paisley.


Sara Evans, who hit the road in late June, has expanded her North American tour into the fall. The outing continues Friday in Morton, Minnesota, and crisscrosses the U.S. through mid-October. Evans has tacked on shows in Minneapolis and Davenport, Iowa, as well as a half dozen fall dates from the Midwest to the Southeast. Last October, Evans celebrated 10 years in the music business with the release of “Greatest Hits,” which bowed at No. 8 on The Billboard 200 and reached No. 3 on the Top Country Albums chart. Her voice can also be heard on the new version of the classic Libby’s jingle, which debuts next month. Evans is the first celebrity to record the tune, and she’s partnering with Libby’s Vegetables to designate September as “Get Back to the Table Month.”

Keith Urban has been diagnosed with a slipped disc, but his tour schedule has not been affected. Urban hinted at the problem Saturday night during a concert in Kelseyville, California. His publicist confirmed the slipped disc but declined to elaborate on the cause and severity of the injury. Urban is scheduled to travel to Canada to headline Saturday’s Country Rocks Festival in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He will also be in New York City on September 5th for a couple of special events. In addition to performing at NFL’s Kickoff Show with Usher, Urban will tape the “Fashion Rocks” concert with Beyoncé, Black Eyed Peas, Chris Brown, Duffy, Justin Timberlake, Kid Rock and others at Radio City Music Hall for a CBS special to air September 9th.

Miranda Lambert followed in the footsteps of Loretta Lynn when it came to promoting her first single, "Texas Pride." She tells Garden and Gun magazine, "When they [radio] started playing me, my mom and I did just like Loretta. We got in the car, a Ford Expedition, with a cooler of bologna sandwiches and my guitar and we traveled all over Texas. We would literally drive into a town and look for a radio tower. Sometimes they wouldn't let me in the door and sometimes they would let me on the air." The single, "Texas Pride," is from Miranda's 2001 independent C-D of the same title.

Fans can get a glimpse of Clay Walker’s new baby boy. The singer has posted a picture of William on his Web site for his registered fans. William was born August 5th in Houston. He’s the first child for Walker and wife Jessica. Walker also has two daughters from his first marriage.

Gary Allan will be on the road through the end of the year. Allan continues his current outing Friday night in Milwaukee. Gary continues to support last year’s “Living Hard,” which peaked at No. 3 on The Billboard 200 and produced two charting singles – “Watching Airplanes” and “Learning How to Bend.”

Kenny Rogers is offering his newest album exclusively through Cracker Barrel. “Kenny Rogers: 50 Years” is on sale now. The CD includes three new songs, “She’ll Believe in You,” “Something’s Wrong In Vegas,” and “Only Time Will Tell,” as well as Rogers’ classic hit songs including “The Gambler,” “Lucille,” and “Coward of the County.”


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Tuesday -8/25/08

Tuesday is gone and Hump Day's tomorrow! Thanks for hanging out with us this morning and make plans to join Carolina Country Cruizin with Matt and Dee tomorrow for more fun and winning! Keep it rolling with Wheelz 100.5!


A 15-pound, 8-month-old cocker spaniel-poodle mix named Pawlee scared off a mother bear and her two cubs Sunday morning after they strayed into his owners’ backyard in Wyckoff, New Jersey. “We had just let him out for the morning and he ran into the yard and started barking his head off,” owner Fran Osiason said. Osiason said the pup’s barking drove the two cubs up a tree before they eventually climbed down, hopped over a fence and retreated into the woods.

Nine-year-old Jericho Scott can throw a baseball almost 40 mph, pretty impressive for a kid and apparently too impressive for the Youth Baseball League of New Haven in Connecticut. The League told Jericho he can no longer pitch on the league, but he took the mound last week anyway. The opposing team saw Jericho ready to play and forfeited the game. Officials said they plan on disbanding Jericho’s team and will put the players on other teams in the league. Coach Wilfred Vidro said, “How can you punish a kid for being too good?”

As American workers prepare for the upcoming Labor Day weekend, 81% of American workers are worried about something dealing with their job. High gas prices is the No. 1 concern, according to Adecco USA’s latest Workplace Insights survey. Regardless of worries and recent increases to the national unemployment rate, only a small number of workers (25%) claim to currently be saving for unemployment. Other survey findings include:
Job-Related Worries
1. High Gas Prices (25%) 3. Work-life balance (12%)
2. Stagnant Paycheck (13%) 4. Rising Cost of Health Care (9%)


Federal bankruptcy Judge Paul Bonapfel reported a break-in last week at the Richard B. Russell Federal Building in downtown Atlanta. The intruder made no effort to cover his tracks while ransacking the 14-floor office. The thief is also responsible for stealing chocolate chip cookies, a packet of dried soup and a sandwich. A close examination of the evidence discovered a raccoon was to blame. A court clerk created a “wanted” poster and other members of Bonapfel’s staff posted a “raccoon crossing” sign on the judge’s door. Workers from a company that specializes in catching wildlife placed a trap in the ceiling over the judge’s office and baited it with tuna. The wait ended yesterday when a judicial assistant heard a noise overhead. Two workers removed the ceiling tiles
and nabbed the suspect.

A Scarborough, Ontario, man claims an image of the Virgin Mary has appeared in the bark of a tree outside his home. Christopher Moreau, 47, said he first noticed the image of Jesus’ mother with her arms outstretched on a tree in his neighbor’s yard last week. Moreau said the first person he showed the image to was his mother-in-law, who was given a clear bill of health last week after a fight with cancer.

Dr. Robert Puff, clinical psychologist and author of “Anger Work: How To Express Your Anger and Still Be Kind,” says, “With the current mortgage crisis, many couples are experiencing an enormous strain on their relationship caused by losing their homes. Without the proper tools for coping, we take our anger, stress and frustration out on the ones we love, driving a wedge between us at the very time when we most need each other’s support.” Find out more at www.DoctorPuff.com

The producers of “American Idol” say songwriter, producer and former singer Kara DioGuardi has been added as a fourth judge, beginning with its new season on Fox this fall. DioGuardi will appear with Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson. DioGuardi’s songs have been recorded by such artists as “American Idol” winner Kelly Clarkson, Christina Aguilera, Gwen Stefani, Celine Dion, Faith Hill, Carrie Underwood, Santana and Pink.

My Dead Toenail
Item number: 250286018646
Bidding ends: August 29th
With no bids at press time, starting bid: $0.99
Item location: Burnsville, MN
Seller says: “This particular item has been with me for a few months. It slowly turned black and fell off, so we have to part ways. I was hoping this could make you as happy as it made me. Maybe put it in someone’s food, something creative. It takes months to make something like this one of a kind.”

A Jersey City, New Jersey man told police he walked nearly half a mile before noticing he was shot in the knee early yesterday morning, according to police. The 34-year-old Kennedy Boulevard resident said he was near the Montgomery Gardens public housing complex around 4:20 a-m when he felt "minor pain" in his left knee, police said. It wasn't until he reached Bergen Avenue and Montgomery Street that his knee pain worsened and he noticed he was bleeding, police said. The man appeared intoxicated and he was listed in stable condition at Jersey City Medical Center, with the bullet possibly still lodged in his knee.


Fred Crane, who played one of the young suitors of Scarlett O’Hara in the 1939 classic “Gone With the Wind,” died Thursday of complications from diabetes. He was 90. Crane played one of the Tarleton twins in the movie. The other Tarleton twin was played by George Reeves, who later gained TV immortality as Superman. The film opens with Crane’s character asking O’Hara, “What do we care if we were expelled from college, Scarlett? The war is going to start any day now, so we’d have left college anyhow.” Crane was said to be the oldest surviving adult male cast member of the classic
movie.

Researchers who studied satellite photos of thousands of cows around the world have discovered the animals seem to have a built-in compass, knowing how to find north and south. Most cattle that were grazing or resting tended to align their bodies in a north-south direction, according to a team of German and Czech researchers. The finding held true regardless of what continent the cows were on. A look at 8,510 cows in 308 pastures found 60 to 70% were oriented north-south. Researchers also discovered that in very windy conditions cattle tend to face the wind, and have been known to seek out the sun on cold days.Just an added note if you want to know if it is going to rain just look in the field and if you see most of them lying down then that’s a sure sign.

The world’s first full-scale nuclear reactor is now a National Historic Landmark. The Hanford nuclear reservation’s B Reactor in Washington produced plutonium for the first man-made atomic blast, the Trinity test in New Mexico on July 16, 1945, and for the bomb that was dropped on Nagasaki, Japan, on August 9, 1945. Hanford and B Reactor were the centerpiece of the Manhattan Project. Construction began on June 7, 1943, six months after physicist Enrico Fermi turned the theory of nuclear power into the reality of the atomic age. The B Reactor was shut down in 1968. About 2,000 people have visited the complex this year.

Conway Twitty’s 50-year career produced 40 No.1 hits. Fans can now view live performances by Twitty thanks to a DVD released by Shout! Factory called “Conway Twitty: Greatest Hits Live.” Conway Twitty had 50 number one singles, a record only recently surpassed by George Strait.

Patty Loveless is gearing up for her first tour in three years. The tour coincides with her new CD, “Sleepless Nights, The Traditional Soul of Patty Loveless.” Patty will kick off her tour on September 26th in State College, Pennsylvania.

Toby Keith has plenty on his plate after his Biggest and Baddest Tour wraps in early October. He'll be gearing up for the October 28th release of his new album, That Don't Make Me a Bad Guy. Toby says, "I've got a couple of days I've got to go in and finish up on that. It's in the can but I've got to go in and do some dubs and some final mixing." After that, Toby plans on taking it easy until he goes on his U-S-O tour in May.
Craig Morgan is known for his visual songs, and there's a reason for that. The singer says he chooses songs that not only tell a story but with their lyrics engage all the senses. Morgan is using that philosophy while working on the first album for his new label, BNA. Craig's first single, "Love Remembers," is from the upcoming CD, due to be released later this year.

Trisha Yearwood had a close call in the sky last week. On her way home from a three-day, 60-mile walk to benefit the Susan G. Komen breast cancer research fund, her plane had to make an emergency landing because of a crack in the front left window. She tells People-dot-com, "We had been in the air for almost an hour when we heard a loud pop. The flight attendant came back and told us to remain calm. That's when we saw the two pilots with the oxygen masks on. Hearing them breathe like Darth Vader made it a little harder to stay calm." The plane made an emergency landing in Baltimore.

Tim McGraw will host and headline the CRS 40 Music City Jam on March 4, 2009, in Nashville. The Music City Jam has showcased some of the biggest country music stars, including Brad Paisley, Toby Keith and Keith Urban. Tim made his debut at the CRS 24 New Faces Show in 1994.

Jake Owen is hosting a five-part webisode series, “Nashville Nights,” on ABC.com. The series began yesterday. ABC followed Owen every evening during the CMA Music Festival in June and captured him visiting various hotspots during the hectic week as well as performing his new single, “Don’t Think I Can’t Love You” during his first CMA Music Festival performance.

Dolly Parton wants her fans to know that she is NOT dead. Rumors have been swirling on the Web that Dolly has died. According to her publicist, Pete Owens, the rumors are not true. The rumors started last weekend when someone at a high school football game in Knoxville, Tennessee, announced that Parton had died of congestive heart failure. Dolly performed at her theme park as recently as August 17th. She’s taking a couple of months off before going back on the road October 18th.

Vince Gill joined Dave Matthews, Brooks & Dunn, Bob Seger, Brad Paisley, Jimmy Buffett and Emmylou Harris for “Little Feat and Friends: Join the Band,” due out today. Gill sings the group’s signature tune “Dixie Chicken” and plays guitar on “Spanish Moon.” Little Feat disbanded when frontman Lowell George died in 1979, but they later re-formed and continue to record and tour.


Carrie Underwood told Allure magazine that her ex-boyfriend, Tony Romo, sometimes calls her, but she doesn’t always answer. Jessica Simpson, Romo’s current girlfriend, says Tony hasn’t called Carrie, and she’s got proof. Simpson issued her own statement to Us magazine saying, “I looked at his call log. Tony and I both laughed [at Underwood’s statement], we got a chuckle out of it.” No comment so far from Carrie.





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Monday Again! 8/25/08

Wow, that Monday went by so fast! Join Carolina Country Cruizin tomorrow when we start your morning off again with winning and Lots of fun! In the mean time keep it rolling with Wheelz 100.5!

Fun was had by all who attended the Wal-mart Concert benefiting The Pee Dee Chapter of the American Red Cross. Thanks so much for your support. Below you will find a few pictures and links to some of those who attended. (KT and Friends aren't listed but thanks guys you did a great job-I will post their site as soon as I get it)

Find out more about "The Roy's" at:


http://www.theroyscountry.com/




Find out more about Trey Davis at:http://www.treydavisonline.com/cms/

Find out more about "The Saddle Creek Band" at:
(Which they have more pictures of everyone there!)

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=157886373











Find out more about Barry at:

http://barrybrownmusic.com/










Find out more about Mel at:

http://www.melmcdaniel.com/index.htm

And remember you can still go to http://peedee.redcross.org/ to make a donation for our chapter of the American Redcross and thanks to everyone who came out and supported this great cause!

For the first time ever, the Muscular Distrophy Association will host an online auction in conjunction with its annual Jerry Lewis M-D-A Labor Day Telethon. The auction features more than 25-hundred items donated by celebrities and sports figures. Up for grabs for country fans are a guitar signed by Tim McGraw and two tickets to see Tracy Lawrence at the Grand Ole Opry, including airfare, hotel stay and a backstage tour with Tracy. To place a bid log onto M-D-A-dot-org.

Taylor Swift has laughed off rumors she is dating Joe Jonas. The pair met in New York recently when Swift shot a guest spot on a Jonas Brothers video. Jonas, 19, was then spotted in Florida watching Swift perform in West Palm Beach.

Rodney Atkins gets a rush of adrenalin every time he hits the stage. He tells Ohio's CantonRep-dot-com, "I used to get crazy-nervous, but I've learned the audience's approval and energy is what drives me to give the best possible show I'm capable of every time." Rodney's been out on the road with Brooks and Dunn's Cowboy Town Tour, which has been an educational experience for him. He told us, "I'm learning the whole time about production. It's a whole new level of what you can do." After a couple of fair dates, Rodney heads back on the road with Brooks and Dunn for a show in Charlotte, North Carolina on September 5th.

Billy Ray Cyrus celebrates his 47th birthday today. It was 16 years ago that he burst into country music with "Achy, Breaky Heart" and, while his music took a back seat to acting for a few years, the dad of Hannah Montana is experiencing renewed popularity. He tells us, "It goes back to what Johnny Cash and Carl Perkins and Waylon, those guys always said, 'Just keep doing what you do and stay true to yourself and your music. Things always come back around in country music.'" Billy Ray's new album, Back to Tennessee, is scheduled for a November 18th release and features his current single, "Somebody Said a Prayer."

A hand-made Chinese wedding bed that once belonged to Johnny and June Carter Cash is now up for sale. According to "The Tennessean" newspaper, the ebony bed, which measures ten foot square, was purchased by the Cash's in 1989 from an antique dealer in Lebanon, Tennessee. It can be seen in "Mariners & Musicians," the documentary on Johnny's daughter Rosanne Cash. The bed is now on display at the Tennessee State Museum in Nashville. Curator Renee White says the bed fits together like a Rubik's Cube and is very detailed in its carving. The bed will be at the museum through the end of this month.

Country star Dolly Parton is alive and well. The singer's public relations agent Pete Owens tells Knoxville, Tennessee's WBIR-TV he believes rumors of Parton's demise started circulating last Friday, after word of her succumbing to congestive heart failure was erroneously announced at a high school football game. He notes that he's not sure where the people at the game got their information. Owens says Parton has opted against issuing an official statement herself to verify that she's still among the living, adding that she doesn't want to address it.

Rascal Flatts will give fans 16 songs on the group's upcoming "Greatest Hits Volume 1." The disc will include some of the trio's best known songs, such as "Life is a Highway," "What Hurts the Most," "Bless the Broken Road," and "These Days." The limited release edition will also have the only three Christmas songs available from the band -- "White Christmas," "Jingle Bell Rock," and "I'll Be Home For Christmas." "Greatest Hits Volume 1" will be released on October 28th.

There is a preview of Tim McGraw's television ad for his new fragrance, McGraw by Tim McGraw, on a newly launched website about the cologne. The site includes details about the scent and behind-the-scenes footage of McGraw on the set of the video. Fans can also sign on for updates about the fall launch of the new product. Tim's manager Scott Siman acknowledges that Coty has been a great partner in this new venture. He says, quote, "Not only are they the best in the business but they took the time to get to know Tim and his music and what he stands for so it's reflected in the marketing." Coty's website for the cologne is www.timmcgrawfragrances.com.

Trisha Yearwood had no idea how much of a do-it-yourself project her cookbook would become. She tells Redbook magazine the original idea was to hire a writer to do the book. But after compiling the recipes, Yearwood ended up doing the actual writing. “Georgia Cooking In An Oklahoma Kitchen” ended up on the New York Times best-sellers list. Yearwood is on the cover of Redbook’s September issue.

Jimmy Wayne notes that he's had many life-altering experiences in his 35 years. The singer says that releasing his hit single "Do You Believe Me Now" is one of those. He admits that he'll probably never forget the day he played it for Big Machine president Scott Borchetta, noting it was a significant moment. Wayne says the first time he heard "Do You Believe Me Now" he got very excited because he knew it could be the song that kick-started his career. Not only did it become his latest single, "Do You Believe Me Now" is also the title track from his new album which will be in stores on Tuesday.

If you need a new car, get yourself into a fender bender with George Clooney. The two-time "Sexiest Man Alive" reportedly rear-ended the back of a woman's car in Italy, causing minor damage. When she went to pick up the cracked vehicle from the repair shop, she found a brand new 28-thousand-dollar car with a note reading, "I'm so sorry. Hope you'll forgive me. George Clooney."

They survived war, but for some veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, returning to work hasn’t been easy. For those in the National Guard and Reserves, returning to a civilian job at a workplace such as a bank can be difficult. Also, some veterans have complained that they can’t find work after leaving the military because employers are hesitant to hire them. The Labor Department has now made resources available to employers to help them better understand the mental health issues veterans face. In addition to going to this Web site, you can also call 800-526-7234. www.americasheroesatwork.gov

The American Kennel Club, American Pet Products Manufacturers Association and Cyber-Pet have released new surveys on American pet owners. The surveys found that pet ownership is at an alltime high in the United States. More than 71 million homes – 63% of all U.S. households – have at least one pet. Here are some other highlights, compiled by the Detroit Free Press:
· Top pets: dogs (44.8%), followed by cats (38.4%) and freshwater fish (14.2%).
· There are 142 million freshwater fish and 88.3 million cats in U.S. homes, compared with 74.8 million dogs.
· Americans will spend $43.4 billion on pets in 2008.
· On average, food and veterinarian care for a dog costs about $890 annually, compared with $726 for a cat.
· More than half of pet owners say they’ve bought at least one gift for their pet in the last year.
· 19% of dog owners take Fido along on vacation.
· More than 20% of owners say their dogs sleep with them regularly.

Imagine filling-up your 20-gallon gas tank for seven dollars, just as your parents, or maybe even your grandparents did 40 years ago. It happened for a few hours last week at one Omaha, Nebraska gas station. It wasn't some kind of special promotion, but a computer error that caused the special pricing. Customers at the convenience store found the 35-cent-per-gallon deal, starting around 5:00 p.m. Then, dozens of cars lined-up to take advantage of the glitch. By around 8:30, store employees finally realized something was wrong and put a stop to it. No word how much money the station owner lost because of the error.

The star you were born under and your birth order may determine how successful you are. A new survey by CareerBuilder.com has found that a higher percentage of workers who were the first born in their families earned one-hundred-thousand-dollars or more annually compared to their siblings. The last born were the least likely to earn six figures. Another reason for my sister to dislike me! Meanwhile, the survey also found that a person's astrological sign increases the odds they'll end up with a certain profession. For example, those with the sign Aquarius are most likely to work in sales, military, engineering, mechanic, food preparation, facilities management and transportation, while Geminis most often have careers in art/design/architecture, nursing and personal care, and sales.

Today is Kiss and Make Up Day, a day to mend broken relationships.
• Today is National Daffodil Day.• Today is National Secondhand Wardrobe Day, a time to encourage thrift store donations.
• Today is Achy Breaky Day, a day to work on your dancing, always on Billy Ray Cyrus' birthday

Publishers Clearing House is alerting consumers about fraudulent mailings being sent to consumers that claim to be from PCH, Oprah Winfrey and O Magazine. The mailings include what appears to be a real check. However, the check is bogus. The fake checks often look so real that even bank tellers may be fooled. Consumers are told they are being given an advance on a sweepstakes they have won or are being paid the first installment on millions they would receive after wiring a portion back to the scammer. If consumers believe they are the victim of this scam they should contact their local law enforcement or consumer protection office. (Stations, contact Chris Irving, PCH Consumer Affairs, at 516-944-4918 to schedule an interview.)

Following the death of its mayor, the small northern Kentucky town of Rabbit Hash is preparing to elect a new leader. The only candidate so far is a border collie named Lucy Lou. The situation isn't unusual for the Boone County town. The former mayor was a black Labrador retriever named Junior Cochran, who died May 17th after serving since 2004. Rabbit Hash Historical Society has scheduled voting to begin August 31st and end November 4th, with voters paying a dollar per vote. Proceeds benefit the historical society. Candidates for the office may be humans or animals but not ducks or geese.

An Italian priest said he is organizing an online beauty pageant for nuns to give them more visibility within the Catholic Church and to fight the stereotype that they are all old and ugly. The “Miss Sister 2008” contest will start in September on a blog run by the Rev. Antonio Rungi. He said visitors to the site will have a month to “vote for the nun they consider a model.”

NBC said the Beijing Olympics was the most-watched U.S. television event of all time. Through 16 days of coverage, 211 million viewers tuned in to the Olympics on NBC and its cable outlets. That’s 2 million more than the 1996 Atlanta Games, the previous all-time record-holder. NBC Universal devoted 3,600 hours of Olympic coverage. In Beijing, the final day of the Games drew nearly all of China’s 1.3 billion people to their televisions, making it “likely to be the most widely watched Games in Olympic history,” according to International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge. NBC paid $894 million for the exclusive U.S. broadcast rights, from which it says it has earned more than $1 billion in advertising revenue.


Truck discrimination!
A Texas homeowners association says a nearly new Ford truck isn’t good enough to be left out in a driveway overnight. Owner Jim Greenwood has gotten three notices telling him to get the truck out of the driveway or face a $50 per event fine. The homeowners association of Stonebriar Village in Frisco, Texas, does, however, allow more prestigious brand trucks – such as Lincolns – to be parked in driveways. Greenwood claims a board member told him that “Lincoln markets to a different class of people.” Greenwood said he paid nearly $30,000 for the Ford.


Olympic Medal Count
Gold Silver Bronze Total (Rank By Total)
1. China 51 21 28 100 2
2. USA 36 38 36 110 1
3. Russia 23 21 28 72 3
4. Great Britain 19 13 15 47 4
5. Germany 16 10 15 41 6
6. Australia 14 15 17 46 5
7. Korea 13 10 8 31 8
8. Japan 9 6 10 25 11
9. Italy 8 10 10 28 9
10. France 7 16 17 40 7
11. Ukraine 7 5 15 27 10




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Wow it's Friday already! 8/22/08

That's another week that has just flown by! Make sure to start you Monday with Carolina Country Cruizin' with Matt and Dee. More concert tickets and lots of fun! Make sure you have a wonderful weekend and keep it rolling on Wheelz 100.5!

Below are picture of foods being sold at the Olympics:

Don't forget about teh Wal-mart Concert Series benefiting the Pee Dee American Red Cross Chapter event happening on Tomorrow at Byerly Park in Hartsville begining at 3pm

Hallmark has released several greeting cards that play a 30-second sample of songs from the likes of Rascal Flatts, Tim McGraw and Faith Hill. The cards run around $5.00 each. The line of Hill cards, released in July, are part of the RED Cards collection in which a portion of the proceeds go to the Global Fund, an organization that fights the spread of AIDS in Africa. Other country artists to be featured on Hallmark sound cards include Johnny Cash, Billy Ray Cyrus, Vince Gill, Alan Jackson, Willie Nelson, Martina McBride, George Strait and Hank Williams.

Tracy Lawrence's next album is a bit of a departure -- it'll be a collection of new inspirational songs. Tracy tells the Tennessean, "My mom and dad have wanted me to do this for a long time, and I felt it was the right time. I'm in a good place in my life." Tracy does feel that some of the new songs have mainstream potential.

Blake Shelton has heard enough of girlfriend Miranda Lambert's ringtone, and he's letting the world know. Miranda's phone rings is Beyonce's "Irreplaceable." He tells People-dot-com, "To the left, to the left, everything you own in a box to the left over and freaking over again... Miranda, please get a new ringtone, maybe one of my songs or something like that."
Blake plays in Chester, West Virginia tonight, where he'll perform he has new music to perform -- his current single, "She Wouldn't Be Gone."

Trace Adkins will celebrate his fifth anniversary as a member of the Grand Ole Opry on “GAC’s Opry Live” tomorrow. Joining Trace are Martina McBride, Wynonna and Lee Greenwood.


David Blaine is in training for his next death-defying stunt -- one that's sure to tie up New York City traffic for the duration. The daredevil will hang upside down for three days and two nights, suspended on a guide wire stretched six stories above Central Park. The stunt, which will culminate on September 24th in what Blaine is calling "The Dive of Death

“Hannah Montana” star Miley Cyrus will celebrate her 16th birthday with a “Hollywood-style bash” at Disneyland in Anaheim, California, park officials said. Cyrus will hold a public event called “Miley’s Sweet 16 – Share the Celebration” on October 5th at Disneyland. A whopping 5,000 tickets for the party will be priced at $250 and go on sale August 30th.


Brad Paisley is tearin’ up the road about as much as he’s tearin’ up the charts. Paisley’s “Waitin’ On A Woman” is sprinting up the charts, and as we reported earlier, his new album, “Play,” will be in stores in November. The project features everything you’ve come to expect on a Brad Paisley album. Paisley had a lot of opportunity to have some fun while recording “Play.” He explains.

Alan Jackson's passion for all things automotive is well-known. Before he moved to Nashville, he owned more than three hundred cars, boats, motorcycles and trucks -- not all at the same time. Alan says, "Sometimes I'd go out and buy a car and sometimes I'd have it sold by five o'clock that afternoon." Though he's had his share of fancy rides over the years, these days he prefers to drives the kind of vehicles he had when he lived in Georgia before he was a star -- mostly trucks and occasionally a vintage car.

The title cut of Taylor Swift's upcoming Fearless C-D is sparking an Internet phenomenon. U-S-A Today reports that, after audio from a video of Taylor performing the song shot by a radio station last year found its way online (it's since been removed), scores of teenage girls have posted home-made videos of the song on You Tube. The clips technically infringe the song's copyright, but Taylor's label doesn't want to discourage fans from getting into the music. Taylor says, "If you know that somebody's passionate enough about a song to want to sing it, that's a really good indicator that it's going to do well." Fearless is set for release in November.


Jerry Seinfeld has signed a mega-buck deal to be the new spokesperson for Microsoft. The comic will collect 10-million dollars to appear alongside Bill Gates in a series of ads about something -- namely the company's new Vista operating system. The spots, which will hit the air shortly after Labor Day, will kick off a 300-million-dollar campaign that may expand to include Will Ferrell and Chris Rock

A scientist has discovered a previously unknown insect -- on E-Bay. Dr Richard Harrington paid 40 dollars for the fossilized insect encased in amber because he thought it would make an interesting curio -- but it turned out to be a long extinct and previously unknown species of aphid. The 50-million-year-old creature is now named after Harrington -- despite his effort to dub it Ebayi.

John Pala nearly lost his life when he was attacked by a bear in the Great Smoky Mountains earlier this week -- but he wasn't about to lose his shirt. The Tennessee man had one request to make of park rangers who managed to shoot and kill the critter -- he wanted them to retrieve his Lynyrd Skynyrd T-shirt from its stomach when they dismembered it for disposal. Pala got his wish -- and, we can only hope, a chorus or two of "Gimme Back My Bullets" for good measure.

At the movies
“The Rocker” (Wide) (PG-13)
Stars Rainn Wilson, Christina Applegate, Jane Lynch, Josh Gad and Jeff Garlin.
Aug 22nd:
“Death Race” (Wide) (R)
Stars Jason Statham, Joan Allen, Ian McShane, Tyrese Gibson and Natalie Martinez.
“The House Bunny” (Wide) (PG-13)
Stars Anna Faris, Emma Stone, Rumer Willis and Katherine McPhee.
“The Longshots” (Wide) (PG)
Stars Ice Cube, Keke Palmer, Tasha Smith, Jill Marie Jones and Dash Mihok.
“Hamlet 2” (Wide) (R)
Stars Steve Coogan, Catherine Keener, Skylar Astin and Amy Poehler.

Will you be one of the millions of Americans traveling this Labor Day holiday? For the third year in a row, Hotwire.com has named Chicago the top Labor Day destination. The Top 10 Labor Day weekend destinations, according to Hotwire:
1. Chicago 6. San Diego
2. Boston 7. New Orleans
3. New York City 8. Los Angeles
4. Seattle 9. Toronto
5. Las Vegas 10. Atlanta

Olympic Medal Count
Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
China 46 15 22 83
USA 30 35 34 99
Great Britain 17 12 11 40
Russia 16 16 21 53
Australia 11 14 14 39

David Hayes’s granddaughter asked him to hold her Barbie rod and real while she went to the bathroom, which turned out to be a good thing for little Alyssa. Seconds after handing her granddad the Barbie rod, David landed a state record channel catfish weighing 21 pounds, 1 ounce – not much less than Alyssa weighs. According to the Winston-Salem Journal, the August 5th catch in eastern Wilkes County has been certified as a record by the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission. The fish was 32 inches long – 2 inches longer than the rod.


A woman in Grafton, Wisconsin, has been arrested after failing to pay her library fines. Heidi Dalibor, 20, said she ignored the library’s calls, letters, and a notice to appear in court. She was still surprised when officers with a warrant knocked on her door, cuffed her and took her to the police station to be fingerprinted and photographed. Library director John Hanson said a couple of dozen people are cited each year for failure to return materials or pay fines. The incident cost Dalibor about $30 for the overdue paperbacks “White Oleander” and “Angels and Demons.” Her mother paid $172 to get Heidi out of jail.

A healthy baby girl was delivered in the women’s bathroom of a Winter Park, Colorado, McDonald’s. Christel Short, whose baby was due August 20th, said she entered McDonald’s with her husband and their 3-year-old son to use the restroom after feeling pain that she thought was indigestion. But Short said that once inside the bathroom, she felt an overwhelming urge to push despite the fact that her water had not yet broken. She was assisted in the delivery by her husband, a volunteer firefighter who happened to be in the restaurant, and two police officers who arrived soon after the baby began her entry into the world. The mother said they named the child Taylor Winterpark Short, with her middle name being a tribute to the town of her birth.

A daring thief made off with a grand piano in a mysterious heist at a Spokane, Washington, hotel over the weekend. Someone stole a Steinway Grand Piano from the Ridpath Hotel lobby early Sunday morning. A staff member remembers seeing the piano Saturday evening, but it was gone by early Sunday morning. The thieves apparently knew what they were doing. The 100-year-old black Steinway weighs nearly 1,000 pounds and was worth at least $25,000. The hotel is offering a reward for the missing piano.

Authorities in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, are warning beachgoers to stay away from some sandy areas after a sunbathing tourist was run over by a lifeguard’s truck. Kelly Brauner, 25, of Tennessee, was taken to a hospital with minor injuries after she was run over Tuesday by a Lack’s Beach Service vehicle.


Deputies in Bay County, Florida, were forced to use a Taser on an escaped emu named Plop-Plop. The large female bird escaped from a farm last weekend and ended up in a pen with some other animals. When deputies arrived, Plop-Plop “went kind of crazy,” said Sheriff’s deputy Randolph Grob. Officers didn’t want the bird to hurt itself, or them, so they used a stun gun to immobilize the emu. The bird was brought to the Animal Control Center, where she has made a full recovery.



Alabama, No. 3 on the list of most obese states, is cracking down on state workers who are too fat. The state has given its 37,527 employees one year to get fit – or pay $25 a month for insurance that is otherwise free. Alabama will be the first state to charge overweight workers who don’t slim down. Alabama already charges workers who smoke. Workers will be charged starting in January 2010 if they don’t slim down.




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