While Ernie Banks of the Chicago Cubs meant BASEBALL when he said his catch phrase — “Let’s Play Two!” — a repeat visit from a Q101 artist to The Lounge is always twice as nice.
The Lounge: Check out the return of Phoenix to our performance space
Look in your pockets now! You might have a $2000 coin!
Check your pockets right now! You might have a quarter worth $2000! There are some rare, but still very much in circulation, quarters from Wisconsin. The specific year that’s worth some actual ‘coin,’ is 2004. Apparently, there were some errors in those, making them highly sought after. Go look in your cup holder, you could be a thousandaire.
Watch this Guinness World Record for “Longest Hoop Shot”
34-year-old Joshua Walker just broke the Guinness World Record for “Longest Hoop Shot” with a whooping 113 feet 6 inches! This was on the first try too. Incredible, watch!
The best surprise party entrance of all time!
Congrats to this family for pulling off a true surprise! This woman had no idea when she walked through the door that people were there for her, because she started off by screaming about her parking space. They got her, but she got them too! Now move your car!
Psychology hacks to read someone like a book!
Here are some quick psychological hacks for you to read someone like a book! What does it mean someone is leaning back in their chair in a conversation? Chewing on their glasses? There’s plenty more too, watch!
Riot Fest 101: The Music of Douglass Park, with ANBERLIN
Class is in session. This is Riot Fest 101 — with Anberlin.
Never one to adhere to the labels affixed to them over their career, the Florida band scored a huge #1 hit at alternative radio in 2009 with their song, “Feel Good Drag.”
In 2022, the group is still going — 20 years strong — and just announced their signing to Equal Vision Records and released a new EP called Silverline.
Chicago is eager to welcome Anberlin back to the city, as their Riot Fest Late Night gig at Reggie’s on Friday September 16th is sold out. That will be after they take the Rise Stage earlier in the day.
Tickets are on sale for Riot Fest 2022 — you can also check out the lineup and complete schedules. Wanna win tickets? We have some last minute hookups for 3-Day passes:
Q101 Ticket Drop – Riot Fest [Friday, September 9th at Reggie’s Rooftop]
Q101 Ticket Drop – Riot Fest [Friday, September 9th at 115 Bourbon St.]
Q101 Ticket Drop – Riot Fest [Saturday, September 10th at Cobra Lounge]
Q101 Ticket Drop – Riot Fest [Saturday, September 10th at Durty Nellie’s]
On Sunday, September 11th — you can listen to 2 hours of nothing but music from the artists you’ll hear in Douglass Park. Eric Kristensen will be your host for Riot Fest 101, Sunday from 7PM to 9PM on Q101, Chicago’s Alternative.
No Bears QB has ever thrown for more than 4,000 yards — will THIS be the year?
You sick of hearing this yet — that you have to go back to Sid Luckman to find the last true great Bears quarterback?
Maybe because that’s because no Chicago Bears QB has ever thrown for more than 4,000 yards in a season.
We bring up this and 19 other weird NFL facts — as we kick off yet another football season with Thursday Night Football tonight locally on NBC Chicago. (The rest of the season’s Thursday night games will be on NFL Network and streaming on Amazon Prime)
If you have been following the predictions for the Monsters Of The Midway, don’t hold your breath for that record to fall THIS season. But maybe someday, with Justin Fields at the helm?
Queen Elizabeth II has passed away
Queen Elizabeth II, the woman who inspired hits from the Sex Pistols and The Smiths, has passed away. Born into royalty in 1926, Elizabeth II took power in 1952, where she reigned supreme until her fateful demise.
May she rest in peace.
Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
Do They Belong To The Streets? She wants her ex, at the wedding
Does she belong to the streets?! She wants to invite her ex-fiancé to her wedding and her NOW fiancé is not cool with it!
Ahoy BAJ I am fearful that my fiancé belongs to the streets and is still in love with her ex. As we are planning our wedding she demanded that we invite her ex fiancé. I keep telling her I’m uncomfortable with him being there but she is adamant that we invite him. This makes me uneasy because she talks about him all the time and we’ve had fights about it in the past. My biggest fear is that when the Pastor asks “does anyone oppose?” that he will stand up and say something. My insecurities also are convincing me that my fiancé wants him to be there so he can stop it. I’m sure I’m just in my head but I need to know from the pro’s, does my fiancé belong to the streets?
Am I The Jerk?! A woman said anyone that didn’t bring a gift to her baby shower had to do this
Is she the jerk?! A woman announced at her baby shower that anyone who didn’t bring a gift, could leave! Ouch. Apparently, a lot of people didn’t bring a gift to her wedding, and it made her sour. So, she got up on the mic and let the entire room know what the deal was. A sweet soul named Pam chimed in and said of course the baby hormones were getting to her and that she wasn’t serious. But baby mama reiterated again, that she was serious, “I said what I said.” Mic drop! Here is the magic moment-
What it would sound like if Kurt Cobain sang “All Star”
This is what it would sound like if Kurt Cobain covered Smashmouth’s hit “All Star.” And this guy sounds so much like Kurt it’s insane! Take a listen, he’s an all star.
The WORST song to make love to is-
Reddit recently asked one of the most important questions, ‘what is the WORST song to make love to?’ And boy did they respond. After thousands of answers, this one takes the cake. Some described it as sounding like “robotic dolphins.” In any event, it’s made DJ Hudson Mohawke’s song “Cbat” from 2016 go viral. Enjoy, ‘the WORST song to make love to!’
Could you beat Mark Zuckerberg in a fight?
You wanna go bro?! Mark Zuckerberg held his own against Khai Wu in this video scoring him props from multiple high level fighters. During a recent appearance on Joe Rogan, Zuckerberg shared that he began to get into mixed martial arts during the pandemic and now trains with Dave Camarillo of Gorilla Jiu Jitsu.
Phoenix — The Lounge
Bored? How about a nice game of Tetris, Daft Punk style?
Back in the office? WFH? Unemployed?
We can all agree — sometimes it’s nice to jump on the web for a distraction?
How about a good ole’ fashioned game of Tetris, Daft Punk-style? It’s all apart of a fan site that popped up — The Daft Punk Cafe.
Besides stacking blocks, you can play a song guessing game — or just let the duo roll in the background with a curated radio station.
There’s a good way to kill time. Another would be to enter to win tickets to most every show we got in the Concerts & Events section of Q101.com. Now, if we could only get Daft Punk to reunite…
Whose Karen is it? This Karen wouldn’t move for a delivery truck!
This Karen laid down in front of a delivery truck. Smart. They were delivering a fridge, but were they supposed to bring it in her house according to her. Or were they? Either way, she laid beside the tire so they couldn’t leave, that’s a Karen move any way you look at it!
You laugh, you go to hell- what is grandma eating?!
You laugh you go to hell! This grandma is up for a late night snack, but didn’t bother to read the label- uh oh!
How far would you go for a “sneaky link?”
How far would you go for a “sneaky link?” This man is asking people on the streets! Don’t worry, he explains what it is if you don’t know. Also, the first man’s answer will surprise you.
A man survived 11 days in the ocean, floating in a what?!
A Brazilian fisherman, Romualdo Macedo Rodrigues, reportedly spent 11 days floating in the Atlantic Ocean in a freezer?! It was supposed to be a three-day fishing trip when his boat sank. Since he couldn’t swim, he jumped into a freezer in the cold, shark-infested waters. He was floating for 11 days until he was found. Romualdo said, “That freezer was God in my life. The only thing I had was the freezer. It was a miracle…I thought I wouldn’t be telling this story, but I’m back here.” Incredible! The CDC says that commercial fisherman have some of the most dangerous jobs in the US.
More than wings at this local Wing Stop
This man got a surprise when he was walking by this local Chicago Wing Stop. He got more than some chicken wings that’s for sure. What was this guy doing inside, after hours, in his undies?!
