‘Mattress Mack’ won $75 million by betting on his Astros

November 7, 2022 | amattacola

Mattress Mack made a seven figure bet on his hometown team, The Astros, and hedged the bet against his furniture company, Gallery Furniture. Jim McIngvale, known as “Mattress Mack,” cashed in tickets worth $75 million on Astros futures. The furniture chain offered customers that spent over $3000 at the store their money back if the Astro won the World Series. And they did. SO the $75 million won’t be a huge profit for him necessarily, the winnings will “mostly be paid out to customers through our promotion” McIngvale said. Either way, sportsbooks including BetMGM were giving him a ton of money.

“They’ll wire it to me,” McIngvale said, “That’s too much money to carry.”

11.6.2022 History Of Alternative

November 6, 2022 | bphillips

Hour 1

  • R.E.M. – Orange Crush
  • Arcade Fire – Keep The Car Running
  • Green Day – Basket Case
  • Crowded House – Don’t Dream It’s Over
  • The Killers – Human
  • Alanis Morissette – Thank U
  • Weezer – My Name Is Jonas
  • Public Image LTD. – Rise
  • Foo Fighters – Generator
  • O.M.D. – So In Love
  • The Offspring – Self Esteem
  • Ryan Adams – So Alive
  • No Doubt – Don’t Speak

Hour 2

  • The Smiths – There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
  • Our Lady Peace – Clumsy
  • Smashing Pumpkins – I Am One
  • The Pretenders – Middle Of The Road
  • Red Hot Chili Peppers – Love Rollercoaster
  • Flobots – Handlebars
  • Depeche Mode – Personal Jesus
  • Sinead O’Connor – Mandinka
  • Alice In Chains – Heaven Beside You
  • New Order – True Faith
  • White Stripes – Fell In Love With A Girl
  • K’s Choice – Not An Addict
  • Jimmy Eat World – The Middle

Hour 3

  • The Cure – Why Can’t I Be You?
  • Material Issue – Valerie Loves Me
  • Jane’s Addiction – Been Caught Stealing
  • Alphaville – Forever Young
  • Fall Out Boy – This Ain’t A Scene…
  • Fiona Apple – Fast As You Can
  • Dramarama – Anything, Anything
  • Beastie Boys – Ch-Check It Out
  • Pearl Jam – State Of Love And Trust
  • Cowboy Junkies – Sweet Jane
  • Live – Selling The Drama
  • Franz Ferdinand – Do You Want To
  • The Cult – She Sells Sanctuary

Hour 4

  • Rage Against The Machine – Guerilla Radio
  • 311 – All Mixed Up
  • Beck – The New Pollution
  • Psychedelic Furs – Love My Way
  • Garbage – I Think I’m Paranoid
  • Crazy Town – Butterfly
  • Stone Temple Pilots – Vasoline
  • Republica – Ready To Go
  • Foo Fighters – Learn To Fly
  • Berlin – The Metro
  • Portugal. The Man – Live In The Moment
  • Oasis – Rock N Roll Star

Could that $1.6B dream turn into a nightmare? The worst case scenarios of winning Powerball

November 4, 2022 | Eric
📷: Pexels/Olia Danilevich

This weekend’s Powerball jackpot is the third largest in lottery history, but I believe it was the famous philosopher Christopher Wallace that noted that with “Mo Money” — potentially come “Mo Problems.”

Becoming a billionaire overnight would be sweet — but it’s not without it’s problems. A ton of taxes, family squabbles, and a lot of chances to get scammed or lose it all.

Or worse. How about these horror stories?

  • A man who won millions — only to file for bankruptcy a month later.
  • A $30m winner who was murdered by a friend trying to get closer to the cash.
  • A West Virginia winner who not only lost his jackpot, but lost his family to overdoses.

USA Today runs down the horror stories for you here. And good luck —- play responsibly, win responsibly.

Wanna live in a van down by a river?

November 4, 2022 | amattacola

Ford wants to be your gateway drug into that van life. They just released Thursday their plans for the 2023 Ford Transit Trail that’s ready to be traveled in, customized, and lived in! The vehicle will be available in three cargo van configurations, including medium and high-roof models and a high-roof, extended-length version. The van starts at $65,000, and Ford is certain that they’ll have more demand than supply. Here’s a sneak peek at the van…

Don’t miss out on your chance to become Matt Foley-

This little girl did something on Halloween that will restore your faith in humanity

November 4, 2022 | amattacola

Watch a young girl named Abby come across an empty bowl of candy on her neighbor’s doorstep on Halloween. She saw the bowl void of any goodies then did the unthinkable as a young kid, she filled it up with some of her own candy so that other trick-or-treaters wouldn’t be disappointed. The owner of the home, Kristina Kallman had put candy out in a bowl and left to go to a party. She later came back and saw what the little, generous, girl had done on her door camera. She showed her mom to let her know what a good job she had done raising her. Abby’s mom wasn’t shocked at all, she said it was just something that made sense to her daughter.

Watch this child prodigy remix “Wonderwall”- he’s only 6 years old

November 4, 2022 | amattacola

Meet Miles. He’s only 6 years old and he’s already more talented than a lot of adult producers. He has a natural understanding of music is definitely a child prodigy. Watch him remix “Wonderwall” into his own dance song. The best part is halfway through when he’s still drinking from a sippy cup. He’s still a kid after all, he’s our Wonderwall.

@milesmusickid

Let Miles know if you want to hear the full track! Age: 6yrs. #wonderwall #remix #oasis #90s #alternativerock #ProducerLife #HomeStudio #LogicPro #musicproducer #DJ #beatmaking #FLStudio #ProTools #Ableton #childprodigy #musiciansoftiktok #EDM #harrystyles

♬ original sound – Miles Music Kid

The White Sox just announced their new manager, Pedro Grifol

November 3, 2022 | amattacola

The Chicago White Sox just announced the replacement of Tony La Russa, the Royals bench coach Pedro Grifol. He’ll be the 42nd manager of the club.

 White Sox general manager Rick Hahn said, “Pedro is a bilingual, modern baseball thinker who brings two-plus decades of experience in a variety of roles – bench coach, hitting coach, winter ball and minor league manager, director of player development and scout. He is an excellent communicator and an experienced game planner who brings a high energy and detail-oriented approach to leadership. He is committed to building an inclusive and cohesive clubhouse, and we could not be happier to have Pedro leading our club.”

Let’s play ball!

The highest paid DEAD celebs of 2022

November 3, 2022 | amattacola

Forbes list of the highest paid dead celebs is out. In the last 12 months, these wonderfully talented souls made a combined total of $1.6 billion!

Here’s the breakdown

Highest-Paid Dead Celebrities Of 2022

J.R.R. Tolkien $500M

Kobe Bryant $400M

David Bowie $250M

Elvis Presley $110M

James Brown $100M

Michael Jackson $75M

Leonard Cohen $55M

Dr. Suess $32M

Jeff Porcaro $25M

Charles Schulz $24M

Juan Gabriel $23M

John Lennon $16M

George Harrison $12M

Chart: Adwait  Source: Forbes  Created with Datawrapper

Do They Belong To The Streets?

November 3, 2022 | amattacola

This poor girl needs to know if her boyfriend belongs to the streets. It sounds like he’s got a problem. He took the phrase, ‘if you don’t use it, you lose it’ to a whole new level.

My boyfriend watches a lot of porn and is hardly ever in the mood for sex. Does he belong to the streets? 

Am I The Jerk? This week’s possible jerk has an eggcellent question

November 3, 2022 | amattacola

This week’s Jerk did something a lot of us have done- it’s how he handled it that makes him the Jerk, according to his wife at least.

I dropped a dozen eggs on the ground at Meijer and just walked away and pretended it wasn’t me. There was stuff everywhere and I panicked and ran. My wife thinks I’m a jerk on multiple levels but I want your guys opinion. Am I a jerk for this? 

Elon is going to charge you $8 a month for your blue check mark

November 2, 2022 | amattacola

Elon Musk is now planning on charging an extra $8 for Twitter’s ‘Blue Service.’ The sought after verified blue check mark is a part of it. It check means that your accountant, or your company’s account has been verified by Twitter as real. Musk said, those with the Blue Service would have priority with replies, mentions and search options and would be able to post longer videos and audios. They would see half as many ads. More than 80% of users said that they would not participate in a recent survey. 10% said that they were willing to pay $5 a month, but not $8. Bestselling author Stephen King tweeted: “If that gets instituted, I’m gone like Enron.”

A man won $30 mil in the lottery, and didn’t tell his family

November 2, 2022 | amattacola

A man who identified himself as “Mr. Li” collected his jackpot of about $30 million on October 24th, in the southern region of China called, Guangxi. He dressed up as a yellow cartoon to hide who he really is, and he has zero plans of telling his wife and kid. Why? ‘I did not tell my wife and child for fear that they would be too complacent and would not work or work hard in the future,’ he told the local news. He bought 40 tickets all with the same numbers- 2, 15, 19, 26, 27, 29, and 2. When he realized that he won, he took a train to the capital and stayed in a hotel over the weekend. He didn’t leave because he was scared of losing the tickets. He received his prize money on Monday, paid the tax, then donated a portion to charity. He’s been playing the lottery for over a decade and has stuck with the same several numbers for years now. Does he plan to tell his family in the future? Probably not.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11376573/Chinese-father-keeps-lottery-win-secret-wife-child-stop-lazy.html?ito=link_share_article-image-share#i-e2a14b9a4fee5e11

Who’s Karen Is It? She hates your kid’s costume- it’s propaganda

November 2, 2022 | amattacola

This week’s Karen hates your kid’s costume-

Parents and children walk past a ‘haunted’ house on North 2nd Street during the 5th annual Trick-or-Treat on 2nd Street on Monday, Oct. 31, 2022, in downtown Fort Pierce. Hundreds of children and parents walked the sidewalks in costumes during the two-hour Halloween event. “Every year the downtown businesses like to give back to the community and we wanted a safe place for the kids to trick-or-treat,” said Beryl Muise, owner of the shop Notions, Potions, Candles and More. Tcn Fp Halloween 02

David Chase confirms Tony Soprano’s fate from the final episode

November 1, 2022 | amattacola

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.

https://www.eonline.com/news/1308324/sopranos-creator-david-chase-finally-confirms-tonys-fate#:~:text=After%2014%20years%20of%20speculation,the%20series’%20finale%20in%202007.

Relationship Court: Can you hook up with no strings attached?

November 1, 2022 | amattacola

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?

November 1, 2022 | amattacola

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

November 1, 2022 | amattacola

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

October 31, 2022 | amattacola

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.

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