The sequel to the 1983 holiday classic A Christmas Story begins streaming on HBO Max November 17th.
David Chase confirms Tony Soprano’s fate from the final episode
Is he dead?! Is the cable out?! Fans of the Soprano’s were screaming at the TV in 2007 wondering what in the heck just happened. Creator David Chase has confirmed that Tony Soprano, did indeed die at the end of the series. Chase originally wanted to have him murdered in New York because the show began with him driving from New York home to New Jersey at the beginning of every episode. His thought was to have it reversed, then he dies. Then he had an idea to just have Tony meet his fate in a small diner. The infamous scene sounds simple, but the suspense of everything that was going on, drove people watching to the edge of their seat. Suddenly, everyone that you never saw die in the series went flying through your brain. Who is coming for Tony now? We never know what exactly happens, but an unknown man walks in, and sits at the counter, Meadow enters, then it goes black. But now we can be sure that he is dead. Pour one out for Tony.
Relationship Court: Can you hook up with no strings attached?
In this week’s relationship court, listener Rachel wants to know if she can hook up with an ex, with no feelings involved. This never turns out well girlfriend.
Ahoy BAJ dating sucks and I’ve been in a dry spell for the last six months. Out of nowhere my ex texted me last night asking me to come over. We had a toxic relationship that lead to a pretty ugly break up. In no way am I interested in getting back together with him but I am down for a hook up. I’ve never casually hooked up with an ex before, i’m worried that somehow feelings may come back and I find myself back in a unhealthy situation. Do you think it’s a good idea to hook up if we both agree to keep it casual? I haven’t responded to his text yet because I don’t know what to do. Also, why the hell are all the good guys either gay or married? It’s a cesspool out here of left behinds and weirdo’s. I’m hoping you can help a girl out! My daughter Gwen and I love your show and listen every morning. Keep up the great work and we look forward to seeing you at Portugal The Man!
With love,
Rachel xoxo
A family made their beloved dog into a beloved, rug?
Owner of Chimera Taxidermy, Maddy, recently made a rug out of a Golden Retriever for a family that lost their beloved pet. She said more and people are going this route of honoring their animal and to remember them everyday. A lot of people just don’t get it. Why wouldn’t you just have the dogs ashes or something, right? Maddy said the idea isn’t for everyone but claimed “… it’s more rewarding to be able to help people with their grief and allow them to keep a part of their pet forever.” Some people really like it because they get to see their stuffed kitty on the mantle just like the old days. Whatever makes you happy I guess. Personally, if you’re going to the route of taxidermy, why not just try to clone the pet at that point. Have them around still, just in a slightly different version. Taxidermy just seems a little too haunting for my taste. – Ali
This NASCAR driver pulled a stunt straight out of a video game
Watch NASCAR driver Ross Chastain pull a maneuver straight out of an EA sports game. It was the last lap and he was in 10th place at Martinsville. He drove his car into the wall and then he accelerated to pass cars in the final lap on the third and fourth turns giving him 5th place and advancing him to the NASCAR Cup Series championship race. The 2022 Cup Series championship winner-take-all title race is in Phoenix on Nov. 6. “Played a lot of NASCAR 05 on the Gamecube with [brother] Chad growing up and you can get away with it,” Chastain said. “And I never knew if it would actually work. I did that when I was 8 years old.”
Forget the 10,000 steps challenge, these shoes will make you walk less
These shoes are called Moonwalkers, and they are changing the name of the game. The hi-tech shoes are expected to be released next year. The makers boast that these shoes will make the average person go 250% faster, especially good for urban areas where it doesn’t make sense to own a car. As more and more people are weary about taking public transportation, this is a great option for warmer weather.
Moonwalkers are not skates, even though they look like them, the company located in Pennsylvania said. “They’re highly engineered additions to your shoes that you strap on and walk at the speed of a run,” they added. Shift Robotics CEO Xunjie Zang went to study at Carnegie Mellon’s Robotic Institute and spend four years working on locomotion, then finally he solved the problem of slow walking. He used to take a scooter to work, then almost got hit by a car leading him to want another solution, hence Moonwalkers. You can get them next year for low price of $1,400, yikes.
You won’t believe why this guy didn’t get the job
You won’t believe why this guy didn’t get the job- it’s not because he wasn’t qualified, let’s just say that. He was over-qualified in some areas in fact. HE CLAIMS he didn’t get the gig because of his natural born talents, his D was too big. Yes, his excuse, or reasoning, for failing his interview was that they couldn’t handle his special purpose from God. Unbelievable. That’s a new one. Maybe he was just a little too “eager” to be there. The interviewer was probably frightened by the fact that he couldn’t control himself. They claimed “his attire wasn’t right.” He actually didn’t have any excitement at the time, he’s just blessed, but still jobless. Watch-
Halloween Bash 2022
Shout out to our costume contest winner DOC OCK!
Photographer/ Zach Spangler
A new 58-mile bike trail will connect West Michigan to Chicago
Construction on a 58-mile, non-motorized bike path that will connect West Michigan to Chicago is set begin next year. Starting in New Buffalo Michigan, the Marquette Greenway Trail Project will go through Indiana and end at Calumet Park on Chicago’s southeast side. The Illinois part is done already, but the Indiana portion won’t be finished until early 2027. The Michigan portion will be constructed in two phases, both will be ready by 2025. What are you waiting for Indiana? Let’s go! Funding for the project is coming from a handful of federal, state and local grants including a $17.8 million grant from U.S. Department of Transportation to the Northwest Indiana Regional Planning Commission. It’ll take a little bit of time, but until then bikers, you can ride around here in Chicago and surrounding burbs in your cute little outfits. You’ll have to wait a few years to go all the way to Michigan along the lake shore free of traffic from cars. -Ali
The BEST dive bars in America
Sometimes you want the down to Earth, no frills type of place to sip your drink and not have to worry about people from outside of the neighborhood coming in trying to be cool, or worse, getting WAY too hammered. That’s why most people love their local watering hole. They’re more private, and most likely cheaper. Are they the cleanest or newest? Probably not, but who cares?! Here are some of the best dive bars in America by state. Let’s start with Illinois and surrounding states.
| Illinois | Bernice’s Tavern, in Chicago |
| Indiana | Ralph’s Great Divide, in Indianapolis |
| Michigan | Bumbo’s, Hamtramck |
| Wisconsin | Koz’s Mini Bowl, in Milwaukee |
| Iowa | High Life Lounge, in Des Moines |
10.30.2022 History Of Alternative
Hour 1
- Madness – One Step Beyond
- The Cure – Lullaby
- Stone Temple Pilots – Wicked Garden
- XTC – The Ballad Of Peter Pumpkinhead
- The Black Keys – Howlin’ For You
- Dinosaur Jr. – Freak Scene
- The Cranberries – Zombie
- Jaime T – Zombie
- Oingo Boingo – Weird Science
- Smashing Pumpkins – Zero
- Echo And The Bunnymen – The Killing Moon
Hour 2
- Beck – Devil’s Haircut
- INXS – Devil Inside
- Green Day – Geek Stink Breath
- Bow Wow Wow – Candy
- Toadies – Possum Kingdom
- Interpol – Evil
- Bauhaus – Bela Lugosi’s Dead
- Soundgarden – Fell On Black Days
- Talking Heads – Psycho Killer
- Garbage – #1 Crush
- Thomas Dolby – She Blinded Me With Science
Hour 3
- The Ramones – Pet Sematary
- U2 – Elevation
- Social Distortion – Bad Luck
- Siouxsie And The Banshees – Halloween
- The Prodigy – Breathe
- Depeche Mode – It’s No Good
- Blink 182 – I Miss You
- Rob Zombie – Dragula
- Sponge – Molly
- Tears For Fears – Mad World
- TV On The Radio – Wolf Like Me
- Violent Femmes – Gone Daddy Gone
Hour 4
- L7 – Pretend We’re Dead
- The Smiths – Cemetry Gates
- Nine Inch Nails – Head Like A Hole
- Oingo Boingo – Dead Man’s Party
- Nirvana – Sliver
- Squirrel Nut Zippers – Hell
- Iggy Pop/Kate Pierson – Candy
- Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Heads Will Roll
- Foo Fighters – Breakout
- The Hooters – All You Zombies
- Ministry – (Everyday Is) Halloween
Knife Trend gone wrong!
There is a trend going around Tik Tok of going crazy with a knife… you’d have to be crazy if you didn’t see this coming.
All said I hope this poor girl is okay and I would like to thank her for still posting this amazing content even though she probably knew it would blow up like this.
Does Kelly Clarkson nail this cover of “Black Hole Sun”?
Well, does she? You be the judge — she just belted this out this week on her syndicated talk show:
Marcus Mumford — The Lounge
You Laugh, You Go To Hell- Halloween costume edition
You laugh you go to hell, this costume looks like something else. Kids probably shouldn’t be wearing this either, because it looks like a… uhhh… just watch.
The highest-grossing tours of 2022
If there’s one message that the music industry picked up in the first half of this year is that concerts are back baby. Fans want to get out, and see live music. Box office figures from Pollstar show people are getting back out there and are willing to spend big dollars too. Gross averages in the year’s first half show an average box-office gain of $856,206 per show. Damn, that’s a LOT of dough. So who has the highest grossing tour in 2022? Bad Bunny. Here’s the top 10, take note of our boys in Coldplay coming in strong at number 9 with almost $45 million earned worldwide.
Top 10 Pollstar 2022 Worldwide Tours (Midyear)
- Bad Bunny – $120.1 million
- Genesis – $72 million
- Elton John – $70 million
- BTS – $69.3 million
- Morgan Wallen – $58.3 million
- Eric Church – $56.3 million
- The Eagles – $55 million
- John Mayer – $51.8 million
- Coldplay – $44.7 million
- Garth Brooks – $44.3 million
Elton John comes in in North American tours at number two behind the incomparable Bad Bunny. The Eagles and Genesis also make the top ten in North America, as do BTS, Morgan Wallen, Garth Brooks, Eric Church, and John Mayer.
‘Winterland’ at Wrigley Field will feature ice skating inside this year
The ice rink, previously outside of of Wrigley Field at Gallagher Way is now being moved inside. Now you can ice skate on the field- on top of ice that is. The rink will be in right field and the as usual, the Christkindlmarket Wrigleyville will still be right outside. If you need to rent skates, they have you covered too. You can get a pair for a few bucks, and it’s only $12 with your own skates. “Winterland” runs from Friday, Nov. 18 through Jan. 8.
Dave Grohl pulls a quick one on autograph hunters
The front man of the Foo Fighters, Dave Grohl, is taking a strong stance against autograph hunters. He’s usually been very nice and signed most anything, but enough is enough. People need to stop profiting from his signature. This video shows him asking fans to please understand but he doesn’t do them anymore unless it’s for charity. The autograph hunters doubled down and asked him to personalize it. “I’m gonna say it one more time,” Grohl starts slowly, “I stopped signing s*** unless it’s for charity.” They continue to hound him, then he pulls this classic move on them. This is why we love Dave Grohl so much. Go, Dave, go! -Ali
Franz Ferdinand – Walk Away
