KIX-KLASH RE-HASH
February 25, 2026
Wednesday 25th February 2026
The Daily Mail says Tom Cruise‘s inner circle is allegedly urging him to stop doing risky stunts. A source tells the newspaper, “There are fears one of his stunts will backfire, leading to serious injury or worse. Tom knows the risks involved and he doesn’t care. He refuses to pull back.. He’s not 25 anymore – not even 35 or 45.’’
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The NY Post says George Clooney is not pleased with Quentin Tarantino’s comments about his status as a movie star. During a cover story for GQ, Clooney expressed his disdain for Tarantino. Saying “He did some interviews where he was naming movie stars. And then this interviewer goes, ‘Well, what about George?’ Tarantino goes, ‘He’s not a movie star.’ All right, dude.”
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Phil Vasser is lucky to be alive. The country music legend suffered a stroke and heart attack in 2023, and now he’s opening up about how he died for 30 minutes before being revived. Vassar, 62 – who had been on a Christmas music concert tour with Deana Carter – told ‘Taste of Country’ that he remembers not feeling prior to losing consciousness, and doesn’t “remember any of it.”
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Next Thursday, Dolly Parton is launching her new brand “Dolly Beauty” . . . and the first release is a “Heaven’s Kiss” lipstick collection.
You can catch The List, weekday afternoons at 4:20 with Jonathan Knight. Only on Iowa’s BEST Country KIX 101.1
The January Minuteman Printing & Graphics Pack the Backpack winner, is Skyler Stevenson – 9-12 Grade Agriculture Teacher @ East Marshall High School. She was nominated by Lonika Utterback, and here is what they wrote to Kix 101.1:
Ms. Steveson joined EMHS mid-year. She jumped right in and has been positive throughout her transition to a new school. She has been learning all of the student's names and the routines of the school. She has had to sort through a new classroom and curriculum. She had to make new lesson plans for 6 different agriculture classes all while being the FFA advisor as well. The students and staff have appreciated her greatly and are so thankful for her to have accepted this role. We would like to support her and help her adapt to EMHS as best we can!
On the last Wednesday of the month during the school year, we award $101 to a Kix Country classroom to help out with supplies. Nominate a Kix Country teacher today at Kixweb.com.
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Megan Moroney just proved she’s either the nicest person in country music… or she has zero bedtime. She told fans at her Meet Me on Cloud 9 pop-up show she’d sign something for every single person there. And she actually did it. CDs, vinyl, whatever you had, Megan stayed until the job was done. Meanwhile, if one person asks me for directions at Target, I fake a phone call and walk away.
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Jelly Roll just announced his brand new tour and the name alone deserves a standing ovation. It’s called the ‘Little Ass Shed Tour’. Yes, that’s real. He just finished the Big Ass Stadium Tour with Post Malone, so now he’s downsizing… slightly. These “sheds” still pack in 10 to 15 thousand fans a night. So congrats Jelly, you’re officially too big for arenas, but still emotionally attached to lawn seating.
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Travis Kelce might be taking a pay cut if he plays another NFL season. He made 17 million last year, but reports say next year could be closer to 13 million. Which means he may have to tighten the budget a little. Maybe fewer vacations, fewer commercials, and only one diamond-covered cereal commercial instead of two. Thoughts and prayers during this difficult financial hardship.
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Tom Hanks is officially playing Abraham Lincoln in a new movie, and apparently it’s personal. Ancestry.com says Hanks is actually Lincoln’s 16th cousin. The movie will mix live action and stop motion animation, which sounds like Lincoln meets Toy Story. If Tom Hanks shows up in a top hat and says “There’s a snake in my boot,” I’m buying tickets.
You can catch The List, weekday afternoon at 4:20 with Jonathan Knight. Only on Iowa’s BEST Country KIX 101.1
