PEOPLE ARE TALKIN’
SOLANGE KNOWLES broke out in hives on her wedding night on Saturday. She looked fantastic in her wedding photos, but apparently she broke out sometime during the reception. Sources say it was probably some kind of food allergy.
CHARLES MANSON is 80 years old, locked up in prison, and a murderous DIRTBAG . . . but he's still getting married before you are. His blushing bride is 26-year-old Afton Elaine Burton.
Another woman has come forward accusing BILL COSBY of drugging and raping her. She says it happened twice in 1969 . . . which is the same year he did a comedy routine about using some SPANISH FLY to get women in the mood.
This past weekend, Jacksonville Jaguars cornerback DWAYNE GRATZ got so TANKED that he tried to use BUBBLE GUM to purchase items from a store after realizing that he was out of cash. He argued with the employee . . . and refused to leave until the cops came and arrested him.
GIANCARLO STANTON and the Miami Marlins just agreed to a RIDICULOUS 13-year, $325 million contract. That breaks down to an average of $25 million a season. Not surprisingly, this is the most lucrative deal for a U.S. athlete
A list of "Things You Probably Didn't Know About 'Seinfeld'" includes: It was originally called "The Seinfeld Chronicles" . . . it's amassed $3 billion in syndication royalties . . . and Jerry Seinfeld's least favorite episode is the one with the repeated line, "These pretzels are making me thirsty!"
The DROPKICK MURPHYS canceled a show in Tulsa on Sunday . . . after their tour bus hit and killed someone near Austin, Texas at 3:00 A.M. that morning. The band says, quote, "[The] pedestrian suddenly ran onto the highway in front of our tour bus. Police suspect a suicide."
BACK IN THE DAY
2007 – Former American Idol contestant Carrie Underwood wins three American Music Awards. Fergie claims Rock Female Artist and Justin Timberlake takes Male Artist.
2005 – Walk the Line, the Johnny Cash bio-pic starring Joaquin Phoenix as "The Man in Black" and Reese Witherspoon as June Carter Cash opens in theaters nationwide.
1999 – 12 people are killed and 28 injured when a huge ceremonial bonfire being constructed at Texas A&M University collapses.
1999 – 12 people are killed and 28 injured when a huge ceremonial bonfire being constructed at Texas A&M University collapses.
1902 – Brooklyn toy maker Morris Michton created the first TEDDY BEAR. (The toy got its name from an incident involving Teddy Roosevelt. He was on a hunting trip when he had the opportunity to shoot a large female bear . . . but decided not to kill the beast when he spotted her cubs nearby.)
1985 – Joe Theismann of the Washington Redskins breaks his leg in a hit by Lawrence Taylor of the New York Giants. The injury ends Theismann's 12-year NFL career.
1978 – Reverend JIM JONES,persuaded 900 of his followers to commit suicide in "Jonestown", in the jungles of Guyana. The members of the People's Temple cult suicided by drinking Kool-Aid laced with cyanide.
1626 – ST. PETER'S BASILICA, the main church in the Vatican, was dedicated by the dazzling POPE URBAN THE EIGHTH.
1307 – WILLIAM TELL, an incredible crossbow marksman, shot an apple off his son's head. Imprisoned for rebelling against Imperial rule, Tell escaped and killed the local governor, setting off the famous struggle for Swiss independence.
Four Store Credit Cards That Aren't a Total Rip-Off…According to Credit.com
1. Kohl's. There's no annual fee . . . you get 20% off your next order . . . a coupon for 15% off in the mail . . . and one coupon a month that gets you between 15 and 30% off.
2. Best Buy. You can either get 5% back in credit, or six months of no interest on purchases over $150 . . . and 18 months if you spend more than $430. You also get free shipping on anything over $35. And again, no annual fee.
3. Victoria's Secret. If you spend more than $250 a year, you get 4% back in store credit. And you get double the reward points for any bras you buy. So that one makes sense if you ALREADY spend $250 a year there. If you don't, maybe not.
4. Wal-Mart. If you buy gas, you get five cents off per gallon, which isn't much. But if you're rebuilding your credit, it's one of the easiest cards to get approved for. And if you sign up for online statements, they send you your credit score each month.
Just remember that with any credit card, you need to stay under 10% of your limit to improve your credit.
Country Music Headlines
GARTH BROOKS was asked for his take on streaming music services, and he decided to go off on YouTube. He said, quote, "I'm telling you, the devil, YouTube. They claim they're paying people but they're not paying anything. They're getting millions and millions of views and they don't get squat. Trust me."
KENNY CHESNEY recorded a new holiday song called "Christmas In Blue Chair Bay". Here's why: "There are few times of the year when you can really unplug, really just be in the moment with your family and your friends . . . and I wanted to share that feeling with my friends through music."
RASCAL FLATTS is doing a nine-show residency at the Hard Rock in Las Vegas. It's called the "Rascal Flatts Vegas Riot", and they're describing it as, quote, "up close, intimate and personal." Yes, a riot that's intimate and personal, starting February 25th
FRANKIE BALLARD plans to celebrate "Sunshine & Whiskey" topping "Billboard's" Country Airplay chart by buying a vintage Plymouth Road Runner or Dodge Charger: Quote, "Most of them have been redone and are fully restored and have modern suspension and drivetrains so they're daily drivers."
A woman at DIERKS BENTLEY'S concert in Utica, New York on Sunday was hit by falling debris. A piece of metal from an old stage light fell from the ceiling and landed on her leg. Sources are calling the injury "significant."
WILL HOGE strolls around a small town at night in his "Middle of America" video. It was filmed in one continuous shot with a single camera in downtown Gallatin, Tennessee.
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BLAKE SHELTON was given a really cool badge (slash) medallion after his induction into Oklahoma's Hall of Fame. He Tweeted a pic and wrote, "Still overwhelmed to be a member of the Oklahoma Hall of Fame."
NEW CDS from Trisha and Sara, "The Art of McCartney" Tribute
‘PRIZEFIGHTER” – Trisha Yearwood
It features 10 of her biggest hits and six new songs, including her Kelly Clarkson duet on the title track….and a tune called “You Can’t Trust The Weatherman”
“AT CHRISTMAS” – a holiday album from Sara Evans that includes "The 12 Days of Christmas," which she recorded with her daughters, 12-year-old Olivia and 10-year-old Audrey.
“THE ART OF McCARTNEY” is a two-disc set of other artists covering classic Beatles and Wings songs, including . . .
Heart on "Band on the Run", Sammy Hagar on "Birthday", Willie Nelson on "Yesterday", Alice Cooper on "Eleanor Rigby", Billy Joel on "Maybe I'm Amazed", and The Cure with Paul's son James McCartney on "Hello Goodbye".
Some of the other artists in the set are Bob Dylan, Def Leppard, Steve Miller, and Harry Connick Jr.
That Special first kiss Feeling is really about bacteria
A new study figured out why you sometimes feel something special when you kiss someone for the first time . . . it's because the bacteria in your mouths are similar and compatible. And you transfer 80 million bacteria for every 10 seconds of kissing.
Researchers out of the Netherlands just released the results of a study on kissing, and found what REALLY goes on when you kiss someone for the first time.
You are passing each other a LOT of bacteria when you mash your tongues together. Your brain reacts better when the bacteria in both of your mouths are similar and can work together.
The study also found 90% of cultures worldwide tongue kiss . . . you transfer 80 million bacteria for every 10 seconds of tongue kissing . . . and people with similar bacteria in their mouths ARE more romantically compatible with each other.
Dad Is Our Least Favorite Person to Shop For . . . And Five More Christmas Shopping Stats
According to a new survey, 40% of people say their kids are their favorite people to shop for at Christmas. And dads came in dead LAST. Only 2% said their dad is their favorite person to shop for. Here are five more stats from the survey.
1. Overall, the top five presents we're planning to buy people are gift cards, clothing, toys, video games, and electronics. 54% of us are HOPING to get gift cards this year, and 45% want cash.
2. The top three things men think women want are clothing, jewelry, and gift cards . . . and women think guys want gift cards, cash, and tools.
3. 14% of married men plan to give their wife something kitchen-related. Which might sound like a bad idea . . . but 26% of women say they WANT something for the kitchen. On the flip side, 31% of women think men want tools, but only 21% of men actually do.
4. 50% of kids will buy presents this year. On average, they'll shop for four different people.
5. 32% of people who plan to shop on Cyber Monday will be doing it in person at a store . . . NOT online.
