A great-grandfather literally took his love of Burger King to the grave

Lenard Durkin died at the age of 71, but before he passed he had one last request.

He told his son that when the time came, be wanted his favorite snack to be placed on top of his coffin. So before they went to bury him, their hearse made a stop at a Burger King drive-through to order a double bacon cheeseburger.

Costumers at the Leeds, England Burger King were in for a real surprise seeing the hearse.

But Durkin reportedly would visit the Burger King after stopping by his wife’s grave, so it has a sweet little backstory.
His son also says how his dad has a great sense of humor, which it seems he held onto till the very end.

‘Baby Shark’… is going on tour

Wait, this is still a thing?

It seems “Baby Shark Live” is coming to a city near you starting in October. It’ll feature Baby Shark along with Pinkfong, as they go on an undersea adventure while singing, “Baby Shark” and other hits like, “Five Little Monkeys”, ”Wheels on the Bus,” ”Jungle Boogie,” and ”Monkey Banana Dance.”
If you enjoy the song this may be something to look into, if not it may be something to avoid.

The full schedule tour schedule gets released July 9th, but you can register for updates on the “Baby Shark Live” website.

If you live under a rock, here’s Baby Shark…

Watch the trailer for Marvel’s Avengers: A-Day game

As if we had not gotten enough nerdtastic joy from Marvel, this week with the E3 conference teasing all the big things coming in gaming we got the trailer for the upcoming Avengers game. It looks great with Square Enix who have previously built up the Metal Gear series, this teaser which uses in-game footage looks really strong showing off the Hulk, Captain America, Thor, Iron-Man, Black Widow, and much more. The story of the game seems to have the same high stakes and heart-break that recent Avenger’s movie have had with the realistic graphics and big scale action.

The game comes out next year on May 15,2020.

 

Trent Reznor is suing his landlord

See, no matter how huge an icon they are, how many millions of fans they have, rock stars are JUST LIKE US!

Kinda.  Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails is suing his landlord.  Love the NIN puns courtesy of metalsucks.net:

“He’s claiming the five bedroom, eight bathroom home was constructed using cheap materials that resulted in conditions unsuitable for living. He alleges that an electrical fire in January caused by mold inside the walls (black as your soul) forced him to move out and put up his family in a hotel. Reznor moved back in after the home’s owner allegedly fixed the place up, but that work caused even more problems, with whole sections of the house rendered unusable. Sewage leaks and flooding were also common, according to the suit.

Reznor is seeking reimbursement for the money he spent on hotels and rent as well as a return of his security deposit.

It’s all a terrible lie, claimed the landlord, as Reznor muttered to himself “You’re going to get what you deserve.”

See, JUST LIKE US!!

Photo by Julia Simone Paul.

<3 Lauren

PIQNIQ Ticket Blitz Text Contest

WKQX-FM’s “PIQNIQ Ticket Blitz Text” Contest
Official Rules

A complete copy of these rules can be obtained at the offices of radio station WKQX-FM (“Station”), owned and operated by Cumulus Media Holdings Inc. or one of its subsidiary companies, 455 N. CityFront Plaza Chicago, IL 60611, during normal business hours Monday through Friday or by sending a self-addressed, stamped envelope to the above address.

The Station will conduct the WKQX-FM “PIQNIQ Ticket Blitz Text” Contest (the “Contest”) substantially as described in these rules, and by participating, each participant agrees as follows:

 

  1. No purchase is necessary to enter or win. A purchase will not increase your chance of winning.   Void where prohibited.  All federal, state, and local regulations apply.
  2. This Contest is open only to legal U.S. residents, excluding Florida and New York residents, age eighteen (18) years or older at the time of entry with a valid Social Security number and who reside in the Station’s Designated Market Area (“DMA”) as defined by Nielsen Audio, who have not won a prize from the Station in the last 30 days or a prize valued at $500 or more in the last 60 days, and whose immediate family members or household members have not won a prize from the Station in the last 30 days or a prize valued at $500 or more in the last 60 daysVoid where prohibited by law.  Employees of Cumulus Media Holdings Inc., its parent company, affiliates, related entities and subsidiaries, promotional sponsors, prize providers, advertising agencies, other radio stations serving the Station’s DMA, and the immediate family members and household members of all such employees are not eligible to participate. The term “immediate family members” includes spouses, parents and step-parents, siblings and step-siblings, and children and stepchildren.  The term “household members” refers to people who share the same residence at least three (3) months out of the year. The Contest is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations. Participation constitutes entrant’s full and unconditional agreement to these Official Rules and Station’s decisions, which are final and binding in all matters related to the Contest. Winning a prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth herein.
  3. Contest Period. The Contest will begin at 9:00 am CT on Thursday, June 13, 2019 and will run until 6:30 pm CT on Thursday, June 13, 2019 (the “Contest Period”).  The Station’s computer is the official time keeping device for this Contest.
  4. How to Enter. To enter:
  • Text: Listen to the Station Thursday, June 13, 2019 at 9:00am, 10:00am, 11:00am, 12:00pm, 1:00pm, 2:00pm, 3:00pm, 4:00pm, 5:00pm and 6:00pm (all CT) during the Contest Period.  When the Station announces the keyword and plays the “cue-to-text” sounder, TEXT the keyword to the Station at 312-101. Valid text entries received during the 30 minute period after each cue-to-text sounder (as determined by the Station in its sole discretion) will be entered into the Grand Prize drawing. Time Delay Between Over-the-Air Analog Signal and Internet Broadcast: Due to the time delay that exists between the Station’s analog over-the-air signal and the Station’s online webcast, listeners who listen to the Station online may hear the cue to text later than listeners listening to the Station’s analog over-the-air signal. As a result, the odds of an online listener entering this Contest on-air may be diminished. Standard text messaging rates, as established by an individual’s wireless carrier, may apply, and Station assumes no responsibility for any fees or charges incurred for and associated with any text message sent to or from Station.  Any and all fees arising out of the transmission of a text message shall be the sole responsibility of the entrant.  Limit one (1) entry per person per phone number. Multiple participants are not permitted to share the same telephone number. Any attempt by any participant to submit more than one (1) entry by using multiple/different telephone phone numbers, identities, or any other methods will void that participant from further participation in the Sweepstakes.
  • Online: Send an e-mail with the title PIQNIQ Ticket Blitz during the Contest Period, to [email protected] containing your Legal Name, Phone Number, Date of Birth, and Address in the body of the e-mail.  All entries must be received by 6:29 pm CT on Thursday, June 13, 2019 to be eligible for the Grand Prize drawing. Limit one (1) entry per person per email address.  Multiple participants are not permitted to share the same email address. Any attempt by any participant to submit more than one (1) entry per day by using multiple/different email addresses, identities, registrations and logins, or any other methods will void that entry and the participant may be disqualified.  Use of any automated system to participate is prohibited and will result in disqualification. Station is not responsible for lost, late, incomplete, invalid, unintelligible, inappropriate or misdirected registrations, all of which will be disqualified.  In the event of a dispute as to any registration, the authorized account holder of the email address used to register will be deemed to be the participant. The “authorized account holder” is the natural person assigned the telephone number by the wireless carrier or an email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted address.  Potential winner may be required to show proof of being the authorized account holder. All entries become the sole and exclusive property of Station and will not be returned.  Station reserves the right to contact entrants and all other individuals whose email address is submitted as part of this promotion.  No mail-in entries will be accepted.
  1. Winner Selection. On Thursday, June 13, 2019, Station will randomly select ten (10) entries for the Grand Prize in a random drawing from among all valid entries received by Station during the Contest Period. The winning entrant will be contacted using the email address and/or telephone number provided with the entry and may be awarded the prize (subject to verification of eligibility and compliance with the terms of these rules).  Station’s decisions as to the administration and operation of the Contest and the selection of the potential winner are final and binding in all matters related to the Contest. Failure to respond to the initial verification contact within three (3) days of notification will result in disqualification.
  2. Verification of Potential Winner. THE ELIGIBILITY OF ALL POTENTIAL CONTEST WINNERS IS SUBJECT TO VERIFICATION BY STATION WHOSE DECISIONS ARE FINAL AND BINDING IN ALL MATTERS RELATED TO THE CONTEST. The potential winner must continue to comply with all terms and conditions of these Official Rules, and winning is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements. The potential winner may be notified by email and/or telephone call after the date of random drawing and/or winner determination. The potential winner will be required to sign and return to Station, within three (3) days of the date notice is sent, an affidavit of eligibility and a liability/publicity release (except where prohibited) in order to claim his/her prize, if applicable.  A winner who returns the affidavit of eligibility and liability/publicity release will be deemed to have accepted the contest prize and thereafter will not be permitted to rescind their acceptance of the prize and/or return the prize. If a potential winner cannot be contacted, fails to sign and return the affidavit of eligibility and/or the liability/publicity release within the required time period (if applicable), or if the prize or prize notification is returned as undeliverable, potential winner forfeits prize. In the event that the potential winner of a prize is disqualified for any reason, Station may award the applicable prize to an alternate winner by random drawing from among all remaining eligible entries.    
  3. Grand Prize. Up to ten (10) Grand Prizes will be awarded in this Contest.  The Grand Prize is two (2) pit tickets to PIQNIQ at Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre on Saturday, June 15, 2019 ARV: One Hundred Twenty dollars ($120). Winner is responsible for all taxes associated with prize receipt and/or use. Odds of winning the Grand Prize depend on a number of factors including the number of eligible entries received during the Contest Period and listeners participating at any given time.

There is no substitution, transfer, or cash equivalent for prizes, except that the Station may, at its sole discretion and to the extent permitted by law, substitute prizes of comparable value or cash.  The prizes are expressly limited to the item(s) listed above and do not include taxes, gratuities or any other expenses.  Any tickets and/or gift certificates/cards awarded as part of a prize will be subject to the terms and conditions set forth by the issuer and are valid only on the date(s) printed on the tickets or gift certificates/cards.  Other restrictions may apply.

 

  1. Entry Conditions and Release. By entering, each participant agrees to: (a) comply with and be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of the Station, which are binding and final in all matters relating to this Contest; (b) release and hold harmless Station, Cumulus Media Inc., and its subsidiaries, related and affiliated companies, participating sponsors, the prize suppliers and any other organizations responsible for sponsoring, fulfilling, administering, advertising or promoting the Contest, and each of their respective past and present officers, directors, employees, agents and representatives (collectively, the “Released Parties”) from and against any and all claims, expenses, and liability, including but not limited to negligence and damages of any kind to persons and property, including but not limited to invasion of privacy (under appropriation, intrusion, public disclosure of private facts, false light in the public eye or other legal theory), defamation, slander, libel, violation of right of publicity, infringement of trademark, copyright or other intellectual property rights, property damage, or death or personal injury arising out of or relating to a participant’s entry, creation of an entry or submission of an entry, participation in the Contest, acceptance or use or misuse of prize (including any travel or activity related thereto) and/or the broadcast, exploitation or use of entry; and (c) indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Released Parties from and against any and all claims, expenses, and liabilities (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or relating to an entrant’s participation in the Contest and/or entrant’s acceptance, use, non-use or misuse of the prize.
  2. Except where prohibited by law, participation in the Contest constitutes winner’s consent to use by the Station and its agent of winner’s name, likeness, photograph, voice, opinions and/or biographical information (including hometown and state) for promotional purposes in any media, worldwide, without further payment or consideration.
  3. All state, local, federal and/or other taxes, duties, tariffs, title fees, licensing fees, or other fees for prizes awarded become the sole responsibility of the winner.  All those who win a prize or prizes valued $600 or more in any given year will be issued an IRS Form 1099 to report their winnings.
  4. General Conditions. Station reserves the right to cancel, suspend and/or modify the Contest, or any part of it, if any fraud, technical failures or any other factor beyond Station’s reasonable control impairs the integrity or proper functioning of the Contest, as determined by Station in its sole discretion. Station reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Contest or to be acting in violation of these Official Rules or acting in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner. Any attempt by any person to deliberately undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest may be a violation of criminal and civil law, and, should such an attempt be made, Station reserves the right to seek damages from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law. Station’s failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision.
  5. Limitations of Liability. The Released Parties are not responsible for: (1) any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by Station, entrants, printing errors or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Contest; (2) technical failures of any kind, including but not limited to malfunctions, interruptions, or disconnections in phone lines or network hardware or software; (3) unauthorized human intervention in any part of the entry process or the Contest; (4) technical or human error which may occur in the administration of the Contest or the processing of entries; or (5) any injury or damage to persons or property which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from entrant’s participation in the Contest or receipt or use, non-use or misuse of any prize. No more than the stated number of prizes will be awarded. In event that a production, technical, programming or other error causes more than stated number of prizes as set forth in these Official Rules to be claimed, Station reserves the right to award only the stated number of prizes by a random drawing among all legitimate, unawarded, eligible prize claims.
  6. Entrant agrees that: (i) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Contest, or any prizes awarded, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action; (ii) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Contest, or any prizes awarded, shall be resolved exclusively by the United States District Court or the appropriate state court located in the Station’s listening area; (iii) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering this Contest, but in no event attorneys’ fees; and (iv) under no circumstances will entrant be permitted to obtain awards for, and entrant hereby waives all rights to claim punitive, incidental and consequential damages and any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses, and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of entrant and Station in connection with the Contest, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the state in which the Station is located, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of the state in which the Station is located or any other jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the state in which the Station is located.
  7. Entrant’s Personal Information. Information collected from entrants is subject to Station’s Privacy Policy, which is available on the Station’s website under the “Privacy Policy” link. All entry blanks, forms, devices, and materials gathered during the course of entry, as well as all information contained therein, shall become the sole property of Station to be used, disposed of or destroyed in its sole discretion.  Station is not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information entered by website users, and assumes no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to Station’s website.
  8. Contest Results. A winners list may be obtained within thirty (30) days after the Contest Period expires by sending a self-addressed stamped envelope to the Station identified below.

 

 

CONTEST SPONSOR: Cumulus Media Holdings Inc., WKQX-FM, 455 N. CityFront Plaza, Chicago, IL 60611.

Live Nation Entertainment, 111 E. Upper Wacker Dr. #1400, Chicago, IL 60601

 

 

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Scooters are coming to Chicago

Like DIVVY bikes, you’ll soon be able to temporarily rent out electric scooters to ride around the city on!

The electric scooters have been introduced in cities like San Fransisco and Washington DC with quite a bit of controversy. The concern comes from injuries sustained by both riders and pedestrians on the sidewalk. People have also been known to leave scooters behind on sidewalks causing traffic and buildup.

Chicago has taken this into consideration of course and has invited scooter companies that have, in their claims, proven that they have taken measures to combat rider safety issue and scooter littering.

The companies allowed to put their Scooters out on the road include Bird, Bolt, gruv, Jump, Lime, Lyft, Sherpa, Spin, VeoRide, and Wheels. You may notice the ride-sharing company Lyft is also getting into the scooter game as well.

Don’t get too excited though, because this is just a trial run for the scooters in the city. Starting Saturday you can start renting the cooters using each companies specific app until October 15th when the city will consider the dangers of the scooters and decide if they are worth keeping around.

For more information pilot program visit www.chicago.gov/scooters.

Woman learns the hard way that she cannot fit into a toy car

Zoe Archibald, 34, learned that she doesn’t fit into a toy car anymore.

She climbed into her cousin’s red and yellow Little Tikes car after joking how she thought she could fit — but ended up getting wedged inside. Her friends helped her eventually by cutting her out with a bread knife, but not before one started filming her.

This video may be 3 minutes long but it actually took her an HOUR to get out, with 15 mins of cutting.

Eventually, she would have just had to learn to live with it ya know?

The red-winged blackbirds, nature’s jerks, are back in Chicago

Block Club Chicago has reported how the red-winged blackbirds are back!

These birds are known for swooping down on people and attacking them during nesting season, which is why they’re also considered nature’s a-holes. Over a handful of Avondale, residents have been hit while running or walking past nests. We get they do this as a way to protect their nests but it’s just nuts.

The best way to protect yourself from being attacked is to just stay clear of the nests till the young take flight. They like marshes, fields, and bushes, so be careful around city parks and along the lake and river. (Especially Lincoln Park and Grant Park)

Be on the lookout from now through mid-July for these jerks.

John Stewart scolded Congress for not helping 9/11 responders

Former host of The Daily Show, John Stewart, appeared in front of the  House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday to discuss reauthorizing the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund. Stewart and multiple sick first responders gave emotional testimonies on why the fund should be extended, yet most of the committee seats were empty…
You can see him express his frustrations, ripping Congress for failing to fully fund a program to support sick and dying 9/11 first responders.

Master tapes lost in fire.

Back in 2008, there was a fire at Universal Studios in Hollywood, including the Universal Music Group’s vault. As a result, it has now been determined that the fire destroyed approximately 500,000 master recording tapes from artists such as Nine Inch Nails, Nirvana, Elton John, R.E.M, The Police, Guns N’ Roses, No Doubt, Eminem and so many others.  Master recordings of iconic records, lost.

As a recording artist myself, I can’t even fathom how devastating it must feel to have your art destroyed.  The time and effort to create and perfect those songs now lost forever.

A new investigation by Jody Rosen of the New York Times estimates the loss at $150 million but in historical terms, it’s the biggest disaster in the history of the music business.

You can read the full article here.

-wALT