Foo Fighters streaming TONIGHT from the Roxy in LA

November 14, 2020 | Kevin

You may have heard us talking about it on 101WKQX but it’s happening tonight at the Roxy in Hollywood, Foo Fighters LIVE! Fresh off a buzzed-about performance last weekend on ‘Saturday Night Live’ and the release of their new single ‘Shame Shame’, the Foos will jam out for everyone worldwide in a safe and socially distant way. A portion of the proceeds from the live-streamed show will go to Sweet Relief. Since 1993, Sweet Relief Musicians Fund provides financial assistance to all types of career musicians and music industry workers who are struggling to make ends meet while facing illness, disability, or age-related problems. Sweet Relief is providing immediate assistance to anyone in the music industry who has been financially impacted by COVID-19. You can help out or apply for help at sweetrelief.org. 

HOW TO ORDER AND WATCH:

Saturday, Nov. 14, starting at 8 p.m. EST/7 p.m CST. Tickets are $15 and available from the band’s website, and the full stream can be replayed for 48 hours from the start of the show. Special limited-edition merch will also be available. Some fans have asked where the link to buy the stream is, it’s right here.

If you want the full expierence, get that HDMI cord connected to your TV and leave yourself some dancing room!

Foo Fighters latest album ‘Medicine At Midnight’ drops on Febuary 5, 2021.

 

 

XBox warns players to “not blow vape smoke” into new console.

November 14, 2020 | Eric

Did you get your hands on the new Series X console? Good for you — because it’s nearly impossible to snag the new XBox or Playstation 5, for that matter. In fact, they’ve been going for up to 4X the price on eBay.  Ouch.

If you do have one, it would be my advice to, you know — just play games on it. And not blow vape smoke into it, like many people have been in videos on social media.

Seems these people are copycatting someone that supposedly showed the new gaming console “overheating.” You can see how they are pulling off the effect below.  Clearly fake news, in any language.  — [eric]

Would you send a hotter lookalike to your high school reunion?

November 14, 2020 | Kevin

VICE is known for producing some very interesting documentaries but this one sticks out especially if you did not think you were cool in high school. VICE’s Oobah Butler via his app, Oobah connects people with people who look like them to go do things they just do not want to do. Stephen in Maryland does not want to go back to his high school reunion and this huge project is put together to send a hotter and more sociable ‘Stephen’ in his place.

They cast the lookalike and found a musician to play the role who actually looks like Stephen but certainly has the more ideal look that might impress people who have not seen him in years. It is quite the 22-minute watch and he has to get a big ‘tattoo’ that says ‘CHICKS DIG ME’ on his back before he thrills his classmates as if he is an international touring rock musician and not a dentist. You are rooting for the prank to be pulled off without a hitch but then there is a huge awkward scene that we will not spoil here.

Tyler Joseph’s “Christmas Party” live-stream set for December 8th

November 14, 2020 | Kevin

 

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In a video post on Instagram, Twenty One Pilots Tyler Joseph announced he will be presenting a Christmas party themed live-stream via Twitch on December 8th as part of a big Fortnite tournament going on simultaneously. The stream will run three hours, so clikkies prepare to freak out for the holidays and meme it all up.

TOP is working on a new album with their time in quarantine but there is no timetable for when fans can expect to hear any new music. Joseph and drummer  Josh Dun did release one of the best alt songs of this very crappy year ‘

Here is a funky rendition of the song performed on ‘The Tonight Show’ with help from their friends in Mutemath.

 

 

All 50 States Ranked by Their Love of Pickles

November 13, 2020 | Tim Virgin

This might be the most important ranking of the states all year.

For some reason, a career website called Zippia just released the results of a study ranking all 50 states by how much they love pickles.

The rankings are based on things like the states’ cucumber production . . . the number of searches for recipes involving pickles . . . and overall Google searches for pickles.

The 10 states that love pickles the most are:  Maine . . . Vermont . . . North Dakota . . . South Dakota . . . West Virginia . . . Arkansas . . . Minnesota . . . Mississippi . . . Kentucky . . . and Wisconsin.

And the 10 that love pickles the least are:  Hawaii . . . Nevada . . . Florida . . . New Jersey . . . Arizona . . . Maryland . . . South Carolina . . . Connecticut . . . New York . . . and Colorado.

(Zippia) 

(Here’s the map with the results for every state.)

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Your Thanksgiving dinner needs more Cheetos

November 13, 2020 | <3 Lauren

We are at the “cooking (and bartending) with Cheetos” part of the 2020 experiment.  They are putting out a holiday cookbook (that has already sold out for now) but you can still get some pretty intense looking recipes HERE to delight/horrify your family this Thanksgiving.

Like the  CHEETOS® Sweet ‘N’ Spicy Chili Meatballs and Five-Alarm CHEETOS® Steak followed by Chester Cheetah’s CHEETOS® Churros (rated four stars!) and wash it all down with a Flamin’ Hot® Limón Mango Jello Shot or even better; the CHEETOS® MOUNTAIN DEW® Mule  because nothing matters anymore so you may as well drink your cheetos and mountain dew at the same time.  <3 Lauren

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Xbox has to issue a strange warning to gamers

November 12, 2020 | jnettlebeck

The new gaming consoles are finally here! You should be super excited, but first make sure to read this important safety concern that Xbox has had to put out.

People seem to be putting around false rumors that the new Xbox Series X overheats and starts smoking! Turns out it was just some knuckleheads blowing their fat vape clouds into the system.

Don’t vape on your new toys!

This Year, Make Your Christmas Tree Out of Green Whiskey Bottles

November 12, 2020 | Tim Virgin

This seems like an appropriate Chicago Christmas tree for 2020.

The people at Jameson Irish Whiskey have come up with something called a WHISKEY TREE . . . where instead of buying a Christmas tree, you stack a bunch of green liquor bottles into a pyramid.

You can do it yourself, or win one from them . . . they’re giving away seven trees that are almost nine feet tall and are made entirely of whiskey bottles.

 

(Here’s a picture.)

 

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Grandmother gives birth to her own granddaughter!

November 11, 2020 | jnettlebeck

A 51 year old grandmother gave birth as a surrogate, or gestational carrier, to her 29 year – old daughter’s… daughter.

That’s correct. This grandma gave birth to her own granddaughter.

 

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They say, “It takes a village to raise a child”, but for some it can take a village to HAVE a child… ⠀ ⠀ We are happy to announce, finally, …⠀ BABY LOCKWOOD IS ON THE WAY! ⠀ ⠀ Made with a lot of love, and a little bit of science…⠀ Baby Lockwood will be brought into this world via GESTATIONAL CARRIER, and this little miracle’s carrier is quite a special one. ⠀ ⠀ MY MOM.⠀ My mom will be carrying and delivering our baby!⠀ ⠀ The biggest supporter in my life is giving us our biggest blessing. My beautiful mama is carrying her first grandchild, Aaron and my biological child, as a gestational carrier!⠀ ⠀ Aaron and I had our reproductive DNA taken, fertilized, tested, and frozen via IVF, as my mom breezed through every preliminary test she took, to be able to give us this gift. Defying the odds at 51 years old, she’s pushing reproductive science out of the box, as ONE of only a handful of surrogates NATIONWIDE to deliver their grandchild via gestational surrogacy!⠀ ⠀ The trials and tribulations of infertility was undoubtedly the hardest venture we have had to face in our lives. ⠀ ⠀ In short that included…⠀ ⠀ 1311 days⠀ 476 injections⠀ 64 blood draws⠀ 7 surgical procedures ⠀ 3 rounds of harvesting eggs⠀ 19 frozen embryos ⠀ 8 IVF frozen embryo transfers total⠀ 4 failed embryo transfers⠀ 1 singleton miscarriage⠀ 1 twin miscarriage ⠀ 1 ectopic pregnancy ⠀ Countless tears⠀ ⠀ Sharing this adventure with my mom has been the most unique and amazing experience. Surrogacy is truly the most selfless gift. She is the pure example of “you would do anything for your kids”, and if i can even be half of the mother she is, I know i’m doing something right…⠀ ⠀ I want to give a special thanks to Dr. Kaplan with @fertilitycentersofillinois for his compassion and care in this field.⠀ ⠀ Baby Lockwood we can’t wait to meet you…⠀ See you in November!

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⁣ ᴡᴇʟᴄᴏᴍɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ…⁣ ⁣ 𝑩𝒓𝒊𝒂𝒓 𝑱𝒖𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒆 𝑳𝒐𝒄𝒌𝒘𝒐𝒐𝒅⁣ Born 11/2/20⁣ 2:24pm⁣ 7 lbs 1 oz ⁣ 19.25 inches ⁣ ⁣ and has filled our hearts with so much joy!! ⁣ ⁣ My mom was an absolute rockstar through a difficult delivery. The sacrifices she took to bring this little slice of heaven into our world takes my breath away. Holding my daughter in my arms my heart is bursting. The feeling of how I would do absolutely anything needed for this child is radiating through me when I look at her, and reflects back on what my mom did for me. ⁣ ⁣ Every move and decision I make for my daughter, I’m finding the answers through how my mom raised me. The way she loves and the selflessness she exudes is pure, genuine and kind. ⁣ ⁣ My mom Julie, and baby Briar are doing fantastic and healthy! I have SO MUCH to share on our birth experience, but right now my husband and I are soaking up these newborn moments! ⁣ ⁣ 📸: Fresh 48 with @rachellangloisphoto ⁣ ⁣

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You know what…

This is kind of heart warming!

I still don’t understand how that’s legal, but whatever! Baby is happy, mom is happy, grandma is happy.

Congrats!?!???!?

Pet fish beats Pokémon Ruby

November 11, 2020 | jnettlebeck

It took this fish 3,000 hours, but it finally completed Pokémon Ruby!

This was of course a live stream of someone’s pet fish who was hooked up to some tracking system that allowed the fish to move the character on screen and press buttons.

It’s one of the most electric things you’ll ever see.

AND THE FISH DID IT!

It completed the game!

It really goes to show you that anything is possible. So inspiring!

The Top New Dating Trends for 2021 Include “Apocalypsing,” “Maskerading,” and “Fauci-ing”

November 11, 2020 | Tim Virgin

The dating app Plenty of Fish puts out an annual list of dating trends they expect to see more of next year.  And a few of the trends on their 2021 list have to do with COVID.  Here are 11 dating trends they expect to see more of next year . . .

 

1.  Fauci-ing.  Declining to date someone because you don’t feel they’re taking the pandemic seriously enough.

 

2.  Maskerading.  Where you PRETEND to care about masks and COVID-19, just so people will date you.

 

3.  Apocalypsing.  Treating every relationship like it’s your last, and getting too serious too quick.  A third of single people know someone who’s done it.

 

4.  Zoomlander-ing.  Like the movie “Zoolander”.  It’s people who won’t stop checking THEMSELVES out on camera when you’re on a Zoom date.

 

5.  Sanitizing.  This one isn’t a COVID thing.  It’s when you delete photos and wipe all evidence of past relationships from your social media.

 

6.  Endgame-ing.  Accidentally sending a racy photo or video to someone you’re dating.

 

7.  Folklore-ing.  Being so focused on fairytale romance that your expectations don’t match reality.

 

8.  Waldo-ing.  When someone only posts group photos on their dating profile, so it’s hard to tell which person they are.

 

9.  Stalk-blocking.  When you make all of your social media accounts private, so people who might want to date you can’t research you first.

 

10.  Bradying.  This one’s a dig on Tom Brady for changing teams.  It’s when you end a long-term relationship even though everyone says it’s a mistake.

 

11.  Hey and Pray.  When you play the numbers game on dating apps, and just spam a bunch of people with things like “hi” or “hey there.”  Two-thirds of women who use dating apps say it’s happened to them.

 

(Plenty of Fish)

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