PEOPLE ARE TALKIN’
MILEY CYRUS could be in trouble for wearing a big, fake butt and letting a dancer spank her with a Mexican flag during a show this week in Monterrey, Mexico. Some local politicians want her charged with desecrating the flag, and they'd like to see her punished with a $1,270 fine and 36 hours in jail.
PEYTON MANNING doesn't just do Papa John's commercials; he also owns a bunch of locations in Denver. And he says business is BOOMING . . . because everyone in Colorado is getting high. He says, quote, "Pizza business is pretty good out here, believe it or not, due to some recent law changes."
According to a list posted by the Italian media, GEORGE CLOONEY's wedding guests will include Bono, Ellen Barkin, Sandra Bullock and her son Louis, Matt Damon and his wife, Julia Roberts and her husband . . . and, of course, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. Oh, and Lana Del Rey is going to sing.
The Liam Neeson thriller "A Walk Among the Tombstones" is in theaters this weekend. It's up against yet another action movie adapted from young adult fiction, called "The Maze Runner" . . . the Jason Bateman – Tina Fey movie "This is Where I Leave You" . . . and the Kevin Smith horror movie "Tusk".
JERROD NIEMANN is getting married next month, and if you're thinking about sending a gift, please donate to charity instead. He even has one picked out: Free the Music USA.
BACK IN THE DAY
2002 – Brad Paisley kicks off the first C-M-T Most Wanted Live tour in Phoenix. Brad headlines every show on the tour, but opening acts vary; including Chris Cagle, Rascal Flatts, and Darryl Worley.
2006 – Amy Grant receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame with hubby Vince Gill in attendance.
1995 – The New York Times and The Washington Post publish the Unabomber's manifesto.
1994 – "ER" premiered on NBC. It ran for a total of 15 seasons.
1985 – a U.S. Senate committee heard testimony on the labeling and rating of music, initiated by chesty TIPPER GORE and the Parents Music Resource Center. FRANK ZAPPA testified that music doesn't affect behavior, saying, quote, "I wrote a song about dental floss, but did anyone's teeth get cleaner?"
1959 – Soviet Premier NIKITA KHRUSHCHEV dined with Hollywood elite, including BOB HOPE and FRANK SINATRA . . . then he became furious when he was told that, for security reasons, he would not be allowed to visit Disneyland.
1957 – The United States conducts its first underground nuclear test, in the Nevada desert.
KEVIN SPACEY: Stalker Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison
The woman who threatened to blow up, torture and castrate Kevin Spacey has been sentenced to more than four years in prison.
She pleaded guilty in November to mailing threatening communications and sending false information regarding explosives, among other charges. In court on Thursday, Culkin said, "I didn't mean it to be so harsh."
Linda Louise Culkin was also ordered to pay the Oscar winner $124,000 for the bodyguards he hired during the two years she stalked him.
Country Music Headlines
JASON ALDEAN is in the current issue of "Billboard" complaining about the tabloids, Internet trolls, and the "bro-country" movement. He says, quote, "It's been two years of this crap. I'm not trying to get in the headlines, I'm just trying to get people to stop running their mouths."
Lee Ann Womack and R&B singer John Legend are the latest pair to trade off songs on CMT's Crossroads. CMT Crossroads: John Legend and Lee Ann Womack will premiere September 26th
LEE ANN WOMACK'S new album "The Way I'm Livin'" is out next Tuesday . . . but you can check it out right now because "The Wall Street Journal" is streaming it for free.
Alan Jackson will re-release his Christmas classics album Let It Be Christmas on October 27th.
RASCAL FLATTS heard about a 15-year-old cancer patient who had to go in for chemotherapy treatments . . . instead of being at their concert. So, they did one better and visited her at the hospital.
Tim McGraw and Faith Hill will be honored with the Harmony Award from the Nashville Symphony. The award goes each year to individuals who exemplify the harmonious spirit of the Nashville musical community. Past recipients include Brad Paisley, Keith Urban, Dolly Parton, Trisha Yearwood and Amy Grant.
Grand Ole Opry legend GEORGE HAMILTON IV passed away on Wednesday at the age of 77. His biggest hit was "Abilene", which spent four weeks at #1 in 1963. He was also known as the "International Ambassador of Country Music" because he had a huge following around the world.
Luke Bryan makes an appearance on an upcoming episode of ABC's Nashville. Luke will play himself and surprise Rayna Jaymes — played by Connie Britton — during an appearance on Good Morning America to promote her album. The episode with Luke airs on October 1st. Luke will be in concert at the woodlands tonight…and congratulations again to all of our 98-3 KORA winners who got tickets to the show….
Top 3 Country Albums:
1. Lee Brice, "I Don't Dance"
2. Dustin Lynch, "Where It's At"
3. Luke Bryan, "Crash My Party"
Top 3 Country Songs:
1. Jason Aldean, "Burnin' It Down"
2. Florida Georgia Line, "Dirt"
3. Kenny Chesney, "American Kids"
Liam Neeson's "A Walk Among the Tombstones", "The Maze Runner", and Kevin Smith's "Tusk" Are in Theaters
"A Walk Among the Tombstones" (R) – Liam Neeson is an unlicensed private detective who agrees to track down the people who murdered a drug dealer's wife AFTER he'd paid the ransom. And he soon realizes the killers have been targeting other dealers too. It's based on Lawrence Block's mystery novels about private investigator Matt Scudder.
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6Ttj9tXzCA]
"The Maze Runner" (PG-13) – Dylan O'Brien from MTV's "Teen Wolf" is trapped in a futuristic maze called The Glade, with a group of other teenage boys who have no memory of their previous lives. It's based on a young adult book sort of like "The Hunger Games". Each day the group leaves the safety of the central part of the Glade to map out part of the maze, before walls close to block out deadly creatures that roam the maze at night. Until one day when the protective walls STOP closing.
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwwbhhjQ9Xk]
"This is Where I Leave You" (R) – Four adults . . . Tina Fey, Jason Bateman, Adam Driver from "Girls", and Corey Stoll from "House of Cards" . . . agree to honor their father's final wish and live at home under the same roof again for one week. Jane Fonda plays their widowed mom.
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fH0cEP0mvlU]
"Tusk" (R) – Kevin Smith wrote and directed this "Human Centipede"-type horror movie about a guy who lures Justin Long to his house under the pretext of doing a podcast interview . . . before drugging him and slowly turning him into a human WALRUS.
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCQJnOn0ru0]
Ten Sentences That Wouldn't Have Made Any Sense 10 Years Ago
1. "They hacked into the cloud."
2. "I use the hashtag 'no filter' on all my photos."
3. "My Internet is down so I can't watch TV."
4. "When do pumpkin spice lattes come back?"
5. "She unfriended me."
6. "I can't believe I got catfished."
7. "I don't know who's a bigger movie star, Robert Downey Jr. or The Rock."
8. "Gas is down to $3.50-a-gallon!"
9. "I might get rid of my car thanks to Uber."
10. "He's making $30,000-a-day posting on YouTube about 'Minecraft'."
Five Tips So You Don't Embarrass Yourself Eating Sushi
1. You can use your hands. If you suck at using chopsticks, good news: Traditionally, sushi is eaten with your FINGERS. That's why in higher-end places they give you hand towels before eating. At our house, we give you beach towels..
2. Don't rub your chopsticks together. For some reason, it became a 'thing' to take those disposable wooden chopsticks they give you, and rub them together. Why? To remove splinters? Don't. It makes you look like a rookie.
3. Use soy sauce and wasabi sparingly. Don't fill your soy sauce dish to the brim, it's considered wasteful. You only need a small amount, otherwise it'll overpower the delicate flavor of the fish. Also, adding wasabi to the soy sauce is considered bad form . . . even though everyone does it. If you want to look like a pro, just put the wasabi directly ON the fish.
4. Dip properly. When you dip sushi, roll the piece on its side and dip the just the FISH side lightly into the soy sauce. You're not supposed to dip the rice because it'll soak up too much soy sauce and overpower the fish.
5. Eat ginger separately. Ginger is a palate cleanser in between different types of sushi . . . don't put it ON the fish.
