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I’ll give you an early hint on today’s second thought: laxative-infused Coca-Cola … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,068 of The Daily Dirt 1. Granted, growing older can have its downfalls. But there are also plenty of perks. My next birthday will be No. 71, so I feel I’m more than…
Read Full Article “Because I said so, that’s why!” is probably my all-time favorite … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,067 of The Daily Dirt. 1. We all loved our mothers and would do (or have done) anything for them, but that does not mean dear old mom never laid down the law. Maybe it…
Read Full Article Can you imagine what a ticket Woodstock — at today’s concert costs — would have gone for in 1969? … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,066 of The Daily Dirt 1. The most impactful moment in rock music history? No. 1 on our list is Woodstock. Over the years, the Woodstock…
Read Full Article “You wouldn’t see this on Lawrence Welk,” my dad said of the Beatles’ performance … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,066 of The Daily Dirt 1. Next up on our list of most impactful events tied to rock music is The Beatles’ first appearance on U.S. national television, a Sunday night 60…
Read Full Article Presley checks in at No. 3 on our countdown of most impactful moments in rock history … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,066 of The Daily Dirt 1. I think there are three defining moments in rock history that rise above all others in how they have helped shape this attraction…
Read Full Article Daily Dirt for Friday, Sept. 20, 2024 Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,065 of The Daily Dirt. 1. Whoaaaa!!! You’re tuning in today for a piece of history. Leading off, we open with what is the first time in the (almost) three-year annals of The Daily Dirt Great Plate Debate that we…
Read Full Article I always hated having to get up to change the TV station … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,063 of The Daily Dirt 1. Attention, fellow boomers! How many of the following rekindle memories of your formative years? For most in younger age brackets, it’s likely next-to-impossible to realize these were…
Read Full Article If my math is correct, and using a five-day workweek as a model, Wilson makes 1.04 million footballs a year … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,062 of The Daily Dirt. 1. Way too many one-time U.S-owned companies now are under foreign ownership, but not all. Here are my choices for…
Read Full Article Pecan pie is no treat, either. Can’t we all just have apple pie? … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,061 of The Daily Dirt Well, I couldn’t disagree more, but the people have spoken. Illinois’ pumpkin pie has been voted the nation’s favorite fall dish, according to a nationwide survey coordinated…
Read Full Article From Lonestar to Sophie B. Hawkins, let’s start the ball rolling … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,059 of The Daily Dirt 1. Acknowledged as the longstanding Doctor of Love, I would like to offer what I feel are the 20 most romantic songs — both for couples who have enjoyed…
Read Full Article Daily Dirt for Friday, Sept. 13, 2024 The Hoff and Pee Wee Herrman were also old school mates … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,058 of The Daily Dirt 1. Did you go to high school or college with anyone famous? I think my biggest claim to fame was attending high school…
Read Full Article There’s a lot to digest here. Sit back, relax and take it all in … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,057 of The Daily Dirt 1. Jason Whitlock got on his soap box earlier this week, and it’s hard to argue with him. “The WNBA is going surpass the NBA, in…
Read Full Article I just shook my head when I read that Celine Dion might have recorded “Don’t Want to Miss a Thing” … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,056 of The Daily Dirt 1. Have you ever wondered about what kind of success some songs may — or may not — have had…
Read Full Article If you say you’ve never stepped on one of those Lego pieces you’re either extraordinarily lucky — or lying … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,054 of The Daily Dirt 1. Never underestimate the power and/or resiliency of those Lego blocks. Never. In 1997, nearly 5 million Lego pieces were packed…
Read Full Article Raise your hand if you were alive at the time JFK’s assassination. If you raised your hand, I would wager you can remember exactly where you were and what time of day it was … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,053 of The Daily Dirt 1. For those who lived through…
Read Full Article We’re getting close to crunch time. Is there an gold-medal worthy plate waiting for us to spot? … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,052 of The Daily Dirt 1. We’re getting close to the home stretch run in the 2024 Great Plate Debate, our third annual year-long competition for the most…
Read Full Article Down goes Kobyashi! … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,049 of The Daily Dirt. 1. Long live the king! Joey Chestnut, the unquestioned greatest Major League Eater (MLE) to ever devour a (hot) dog, has added another star to his culinary crown. In an epic matchup against longtime MLE rival Takeru…
Read Full Article Rest easy, JRG. Mizzou is No. 10. … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,048 of The Daily Dirt 1. We’re one full week into the college football season, and what have we learned? With that in mind, here’s our first Daily Dirt Top 10 of the season: 2. Did you know…
Read Full Article What are the odds? Just read on … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,047 of The Daily Dirt 1. This one caused me to legitimately shake my head. It might be one of the weirdest strange-but-true stories I’ve come across in a long, long, long time. First of all, there have…
Read Full Article Raise your hand if you were told the same non-truths growing up … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,044 of The Daily Dirt 1. Remember in your formative years how often your mom had advice for you in her sternest voice? I do. How often did you hear some of the…
Read Full Article I’m skipping ahead a bit to thought No. 2, but am I the only person in the world to have never eaten SPAM? … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,043 of The Daily Dirt 1. Next to watching for those creative personal license plates, I enjoy finding equally creative bumper stickers.…
Read Full Article And don’t forget, Kenny Rogers also had his foot in the door … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,042 of The Daily Dirt 1. I don’t think any other decade has ever offered quite the eclectic mix of music like the 1970s. Of course, you had your basic rock (and a…
Read Full Article Daily Dirt for Monday, Aug. 26, 2024 Michael Jordan once put the NBA on his back and lifted it to never-before-seen heights. Ms. Clark is doing the same thing with the WNBA … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,041 of The Daily Dirt 1. I know, by now just about everyone in…
Read Full Article I’ve often wondered if those who buy items like this ever actually try them on? … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,039 of The Daily Dirt 1. Sports collectors, brace yourselves. The dollar record for any sports-related collectible is about to be established. The 1932 game-worn, gray-flannel jersey of Babe Ruth,…
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