Everyone is talking about this video of a dude making a hands-free Oreo dispenser:
Cool. Do you know what’s cooler? Hands free Oreo dunking. THIS is what the people want:
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“SpongeBob” Creator Stephen Hillenburg Dead at 57
You don’t have to be a SpongeBob fan to realize the impact that “Sponge” made to the cartoon community. I mean, to this day I still see everything from SpongeBob coffee mugs to adult underwear.
Nickelodeon just posted this sad news….
💛 We are sad to share the news of the passing of Stephen Hillenburg, the creator of SpongeBob SquarePants. Today, we are observing a moment of silence to honor his life and work. 💛
— Nickelodeon (@Nickelodeon) November 27, 2018
RIP Stephen Hillenburg … thanks for the laughs.
Green Day on Mars
Billie Joe, Tre Cool and Mike Dirnt have “landed on Mars”…..sorta
The InSight (Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport) Lander touched down on the red planet’s atmosphere (November 26) so NASA scientists can better understand how Mars was formed, which in turn could tell them new things about Earth.
‘Green Day Since 1986’ was etched on a chip on the @NASAInSight Mars Lander that landed at Elysium Planitia today. Out of this world.”
Officially landed on Mars 🚀🤘👽 "Green Day Since 1986" was etched on a chip on the @NASAInSight Mars Lander that landed at Elysium Planitia today. Out of this world. pic.twitter.com/WwNEKh4nxE
— Green Day (@GreenDay) November 26, 2018
The last Queued Up show of the year!
This pairing with Walk The Moon started here at Lolla over the summer! Can’t wait to hear everyone sing this song Tuesday at Reggie’s for the Queued Up Artist Showcase!!
Photo: Sam San Roman
And the word of the year is… Misinformation.
Dictionary.com has revealed its “word of the year,” and it’s “misinformation.”
In explaining the pick, Dictionary.com says:
While the word misinformation has been around since the late 1500s, the nature of how information spreads has gone through drastic transformations over the last decade with the rise of social media. For most individuals on social media, fact-checking is an afterthought, if it is a thought at all, and misinformation thrives.
Check out the full story here.
Weezer’s “Black Album” is on it’s way.
Weezer announced back in October that they’d be returning to their self-titled album canon with The Black Album. The band has revealed that the album will finally be released on March 1st.
Along with the album details, the group has released a track called “Zombie Bastards”.
Train passengers stuck on tracks for more than 6 hours
Amtrak passengers heading from Pennsylvania to Boston were stuck on the tracks for over six hours yesterday. And, as you can imagine, the bathroom situation was AWFUL. Check out the video report from a station in New York.
The Hives ready to break out again in 2019
The Hives’ Riot Fest performance in 2016 was the last anyone had seen of the Hives on stage. Their performance drought ends next year, though: They’ve confirmed three festival dates (Sonic Temple in Ohio, Pa’l Norte in Monterrey, Mexico and Punk Rock Bowling in Vegas).
The band’s last proper tour was six years ago, when they were touring behind Lex Hives. A new album is also expected next year.
Queued Up #307 Playlist – 11.25.18
#307 11.25.18
Hour 1
- Muse – Get Up and Fight (The Nights We Stole Xmas Artist)
- Foster The People – Worst Nites
- Half Alive – Still Feel
- Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats – Hey Mama (The Nights We Stole Xmas Artist)
- Grapetooth – Blood (Local)
- Barns Courtney – 99 (The Nights We Stole Xmas Artist)
- Bad Suns – Away We Go
- Jungle – Smile (The Nights We Stole Xmas Artist)
- Shaed – Trampoline
- Death Cab For Cutie – I Dreamt We Spoke Again (The Nights We Stole Xmas Artist)
- AFI – Get Dark
- Billie Eilish – Come Out and Play
- Walk The Moon – Headphones
- Grandson – Blood // Water (Tom Morello Remix) (The Nights We Stole Xmas Artist)
Hour 2
- Elle King – Baby Outlaw (The Nights We Stole Xmas Artist)
- Robert DeLong – First Person On Earth
- 7715 – Week
- Morgxn – Home feat. Walk The Moon (Queued Up Artist Showcase 11/27)
- The Interrupters – Gave You Everything
- Weezer – Zombie Bastards
- Houndmouth – Golden Age (The Nights We Stole Xmas Artist)
- Rufus Du Sol – Treat You Better
- Flora Cash – 18 Dollars (The Nights We Stole Xmas Artist)
- Young The Giant – Superposition
- Lovelytheband – I Like The Way (The Nights We Stole Xmas Artist)
- CHVRCHES – Graffiti (Hansa Session) (The Nights We Stole Xmas Artist)
- Albert Hammond Jr. –Far Away Truths (The Nights We Stole Xmas Artist)
- The Smashing Pumpkins – Marchin’ On (The Nights We Stole Xmas Artist)
Lakeshore flood warning in effect
The National Weather Service has issued a lakeshore flood warning that remains in effect until noon on Monday.
From the NWS: Abnormally high lake levels combined with strong onshore winds, potentially gusting over 50 mph, and waves of 12 to 16 ft along the Cook County shore… will likely result in lake shore flooding.
In other words: As you’re preparing for an already-challenging morning commute, take Lake Shore Drive off your list of potential ways to get where you’re going.
Flight cancellations galore in Chicago. Pass the time with this list.
The Sunday after Thanksgiving. Perfect timing for a early November snow storm, that has already cancelled up to 700 flights.
A Winter Storm Warning is in effect for Chicago until 9am (CST) Monday, Nov. 26. With heavy snow expected tonight, airlines are reporting cancellations. For real-time info on flights to/from O’Hare, please contact your carrier.
— O’Hare Intl. Airport (@fly2ohare) November 25, 2018
A Winter Storm Warning is in effect for Chicago until 9am (CST) Monday, Nov. 26. With heavy snow expected tonight, airlines are reporting cancellations. For real-time info on flights to/from Midway, please contact your carrier.
— Midway Intl. Airport (@fly2midway) November 25, 2018
What can you do about it? Nothing. Nothing except some of the things on this list I call….The Great Stuck-In-Chicago Time Wasters of 2018.
- Drink a shot of Malort.
- If you are at O’Hare, coordinate with a volunteer at Midway. Run a footrace to the Bean and back. Whoever wins gets a free slab of Carson’s ribs.
- Take part in the Romaine Challenge & eat some lettuce. Dodge e-coli….dodge death.
- As you sit on the floor of the airport, play the “I Spy” game. “G” is automatically disqualified, because you will see enough used chewing gum to last four lifetimes.
- Drink some more Malort.
- Choreograph the next Chicago Bears touchdown celebration.
- Adopt a CTA train car when it pulls into the airport. An hour spent cleaning used food wrappers and unknown bodily fluids is quality time spent with your family.
- See how many times you can say “Willis Tower” to a local — before they smack you.
- Start a Netflix marathon on your tablet. Charge people $2 to look over your shoulders. $10 to share one of your headphones. $50 to sit on your lap.
- Just down the bottle of Malort. The only pain you are feeling at this point is travel fatigue.
Got some of your own? Jump on our Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram and share yours. Thnx. — [eric]
11.25.18 Alt_Backspace
Hour 1
- Smashing Pumpkins – Perfect
- Billy Idol – Rebel Yell
- The Dandy Warhols – Every Day Should Be A Holiday
- Red Hot Chili Peppers -My Friends
- Morrissey – Everyday Is Like Sunday
- Beastie Boys – Body Movin’
- Tracy Bonham – Mother Mother
- The Cult – She Sells Sanctuary
- Elastica – Connection
- Mad Season – River Of Deceit
- Our Lady Peace – Clumsy
- R.E.M. – Fall On Me
- Superdrag – Sucked Out
Hour 2
- Social Distortion – Story Of My Life
- Violent Femmes – Gone Daddy Gone
- Concrete Blonde – Joey
- Porno For Pyros – Pets
- New Order – Regret
- Soul Asylum – Black Gold
- Nada Surf – Popular
- Depeche Mode – Walking In My Shoes
- Chemical Brothers – Let Forever Be
- The Replacements – Alex Chilton
- Crowded House -Don’t Dream It’s Over
- Dead Milkmen – Punk Rock Girl
Twenty-One Pilots featured as a ‘JEOPARDY!’ question
Look you were a question on jeopardy! @twentyonepilots @tylerrjoseph @joshuadun pic.twitter.com/WmotlNp88h
— Sally Csizmadia (@CsizmadiaSally) November 15, 2018
Alternative Press turned us on to this. Twenty-One Pilots were presented on another episode of ‘JEOPARDY!’ with the ever-dignified Alex Tribek presenting them in a category covering vinyl music releases during their Teen tournament.
You can see the question pop up around the 12 minute mark. The vinyl category question also features a few appearances of other bands you have heard on 101WKQX.
TOP have made it on the beloved quiz show in the past.
HEY @twentyonepilots YOU WERE ON JEOPARDY JUST NOW!! And yes the contestant got the question right😌
@joshuadun @tylerrjoseph #jeopardy pic.twitter.com/GUvPrPTnPm
— ka“tinsel”🎄(katizzle) (@LoveTheGreen3) May 24, 2017
Our favorite ‘JEOPARDY!’ memory does not actually come from the show, but rather from the on-going spoof of it’s celebrity episodes on ‘Saturday Night Live’.
Black Friday Madness caught on video, Be Nice to Each Other
Well, it’s here another big kickoff of the holiday shopping seasons with crazed shoppers lining up on Thanksgiving for Black Friday deals. ABC News published this report on a mob crowding into a Victoria’s Secret store for a marked-down deal that got shoppers so wound up, it forced a store employee to get onto a table. Unfortunately, in other places the stress spiraled into a deadly shooting at an Alabama store.
It goes without saying, just be nice to each other. Do we really need to brutalized each other of this? No, and let’s not forget the under-pressure staff at the stores we are shopping at this time of year, who are putting in hard work too.
The ever-reliable WatchMojo has culled together 10 selected clips of mania at the malls. There is some naughty comedic words, beware!
Bears legend Mike Ditka recovering from a heart attack
Former Chicago Bears coach ‘Iron’ Mike Ditka is recovering this week from a heart attack according to a report this week from ESPN.
Pro Football Hall of Famer’s agent Steve Mandell said “Coach Ditka had a mild heart attack earlier this week. Doctors inserted a pacemaker, and he is doing much better,He appreciates the outpouring of support and expects to be home soon.” According to several reports, Ditka is on the mend in a Florida hospital. We wish him well on a healthy recovery.
Many Chicago fans recoginize ‘Da Coach’ who led the Bears to a Super Bowl but Ditka’s career on the field was impressive and earned defination as one of the greatest players of his time.
“What’s our name again?: Internet debates how to say “blink-182.”
Well, apparently we’ve solved all the worlds problems — so the internet this week discussed how to properly pronounce the name of “blink-182.”
Don’t start this. I admit we are wrong on this. America calls them Blink One eighty two. Which is also wrong. They technically should be called Blink one hundred and eighty two. Don’t take some moral high ground here. https://t.co/zm2Gpb6xtT
— James Corden (@JKCorden) November 19, 2018
So, I learned something. British: “Blink One-Eight-Two.” American: “Blink One-Eighty-Two.” So, naturally this caused an international incident on social media. Until the experts stepped in:
It’s actually— Blink eighteen-two. People have all gotten this wrong for years. Sometimes this can happen with very complex, thoughtful and elevated art. https://t.co/jmsfv401KF
— Tom DeLonge (@tomdelonge) November 19, 2018
But all joking aside, here’s the takeaway:
Thank you James. Some say one eighty two. Some say one eight two. But in all of this, I feel like we’ve lost sight of the fact that the B in blink-182 should be lower-case. https://t.co/d3Gi2Ezmhu
— merry christmark and hoppus new year (@markhoppus) November 19, 2018
Does anyone know how to take a pencil eraser to a webpage, because — I don’t know how many times I’ve used a capital B for Blink? — [e.k.]
Wait, Tim Allen was originally supposed to do WHAT in ‘The Santa Claus’ ?!
Actor and comedian Tim Allen revealed quite a bit yesterday about the movie projects he’s connected to like ‘Toy Story’ (which just released a very popular trailer for it’s upcoming 4th installment) and ‘the Santa Clause’. Allen starred in the light-hearted holiday film in 1994, and in this interview from the ‘Tonight Show’, he reveals he was originally going to kill Santa before assuming his role at the magical patriarch of the giving season. Yes, Allen was originally written to accidentally kill Santa in a home invasion scene before regretfully dawning the red velvet suit.
Allen continued to share how children would ask him awkward questions when he was in the Santa getup for long hours shooting the film, and how he would respond with some funny yet dark jokes.
NEW MUSIC ALERT! Weezer Go to the Darkside with ‘Zombie Bastards’
Weezer dropped this catchy new tune this week called ‘Zombie Bastards’ that has a real Beck vibe to it. It’s from their upcoming album ‘Weezer’ (the Black Album) which drops on March 1, 2019. The new album features production work from Dave Sitek of T.V. On the Radio and follows up last year’s ‘Pacific Daydream’. Expect more big things from Rivers Cuomo and company later this year too.
Here is other new song from Weez that you may have caught on air on 101WKQX. Yes, that is Pete Wentz of Fall Out Boy in the music video playing an uber driver.
What Thanksgiving side does YOUR part of the country like most?
82% of the United States will get down with the bird on Thanksgiving. Poultry is the one thing we can all agree on, over ham and beef.
Now, when it comes to sides? Depends on where in the country you are, according to Five Thirty Eight…
Here in the Great Lakes region of the United States, we disproportionately get down with rolls & biscuits versus other tables across the country.
Here’s where it gets weird.
From almost the Rockies and west…salad? SALAD? And then check out New England. 56% of their population demands squash as a side. That is more than half the people demanding that a gourd takes up valuable real estate that could be used for stuffing, mashed potatoes, or the age old staple of any holiday meal…green bean mushroom casserole! Finding a yearly use for those french fried onions, people!
If you are a numbers kind of person, enjoy scrolling through the rest of what FiveThirtyEight offers up. And Happy Thanksgiving, turkeys. — [eric]
LinkedIn testing a stories feature
This has gone too far. LinkedIn has taken a break from sending you countless unwanted someone wants to connect with you emails to get in the social media game. The infuriating website is testing a stories feature. Because snapchat, instagram and facebook don’t already have that covered. More from Mashable HERE.
What’s next? Stories on my calculator? In line at the bank? On a public toliet?
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