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Sad news as we now live in a world without Laverne OR Shirley.  Cindy Williams died last Wednesday, after what her family calls a brief illness and announced her passing just yesterday. "Laverne & Shirley" debuted at #1 in 1976.  It would last eight seasons, but a contract dispute resulted in Cindy's Shirley being written out of the final season.  Cindy Williams was 75.

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Were you impressed when Morgan Wallen's second album, "Dangerous: The Double Album", had 30 songs?  Child's play.  Yesterday he revealed that his new album, "One Thing at a Time", has 36 songs.  It's out March 3rd, but the pre-sale started last night.  There are also duets with a few people you may recognize. Eric Church, Ernest, and Hardy.

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Lisa Marie Presley was reportedly taking opioids leading up to her death.  She was also on an extreme weight loss regimen and had dropped up to 50 pounds in about six weeks.  Toxicology results are pending, so the cause of death hasn't been determined yet.

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Exciting news for Dierks Bentley he’ll perform before the 65th Daytona 500 on February 19th.  It won't be the first time he's done NASCAR.  He performed during Speedweeks in 2009 and at the 2011 Daytona 500.  He also played prior to the championship race in 2021 at Phoenix.

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An update on San Francisco 49ers rookie QB sensation Brock Purdy will be sidelined for six months, due to the elbow injury he suffered in the NFC Championship game against the Eagles. ESPN's Adam Schefter confirmed the seriousness of the injury minutes ago ... saying Purdy will be out until at least July ... and he's currently getting a second opinion to figure out if he needs surgery.

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Elton John's Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour is the highest-grossing tour of all time with $817.9 million so far.  And it's not over until July.

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The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports Jay Leno fell off his motorcycle last week. He broke his collarbone and two ribs. He also has two cracked kneecaps. Jay was testing his vintage 1940 Indian motorcycle when he got clotheslined while driving down an alley. Jay hit a wire and fell off his bike. It kept going. His show "Jay Leno's Garage" is at the end of it’s run as well, ending Jay's 30-year run of having a show on an NBC/Universal channel.  (Unless they give him yet ANOTHER show.)

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The International News says casinos and betting agencies are offering odds on Jimmy Kimmel getting slapped when he hosts the Oscars. Jimmy says, “Will any host or award presenter be slapped during the show? If you put $100 on yes, you win $1,200 — which, I have to say, seems like they’re encouraging someone with a gambling problem to slap me.”  or just trying to get some interest back into their show.

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Miranda Lambert and Brendan McLoughlin celebrated their fourth anniversary with a post on Instagram.  She included photos and, no surprise, Brendan was shirtless in half of them.

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The Carol Burnett Show aired on CBS, but it’s NBC that is honoring the comedy legend with a 90th birthday celebration. Burnett will celebrate her milestone birthday on April 26, and NBC will air Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love that same day at 7 p.m. Central. Burnett is one of the funniest people to ever grace television screens and is still busy acting. She just had a recurring role on Better Call Saul.

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Luke Combs' next album is called "Gettin' Old", and it'll be out March 24th.  It's a sequel to his last album, "Growin' Up".  He even mashed them together to create the name of his new single, "Growin' Up and Gettin' Old", which drops today.

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And finally, great news…."The Simpsons" have been renewed through 2025, which means it will surpass 800 episodes.

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A woops for The Razzie Awards, they apologized for including the 12-year-old lead actress from "Firestarter" on their ballot for Worst Actress.  Going forward, actors and filmmakers under the age of 18 will not be eligible.  The founder of the Razzie Awards says Quote, "We have never intended to bury anyone's career.  It is why our Redeemer Award was created. "We all make mistakes, very much us included.  Since our motto is 'Own Your Bad,' we realize that we ourselves must also live up to it."

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Meanwhile the Gisele Bundchen Tom Brady saga continue.  She and the family jiu-jitsu instructor were spotted horseback riding in Costa Rica.  Sources say they're not dating, but they're very close, and, quote, "Whether or not it will ever become more rests on the table." As far as Tom goes.. there’s speculation that he’s dating Veronika Rajek…and yes, she’s a supermodel, Tom’s got ‘a type’...

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Garth Brooks wrote a letter to Congress asking them to make ticket scalping illegal.  He believes it would eliminate bots and dynamic pricing controversies . . . because it would put everyone on a level playing field.  Well, if anyone can get it done…

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Reba McEntire is doing a live show TODAY to celebrate the opening of her new restaurant, bar, and live music venue.  It's called Reba's Place, and it's located in Atoka, Oklahoma.   The event is closed to the public, but it's being streamed live on Facebook.com/Reba.  It starts at 6:45 p.m. Central.

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The Daily Mail says '' Bridgerton'' star Rege Jean Paul has been named the Most Handsome Man in the World according to the Golden Ratio of Beauty. The Ratio was developed in Ancient Greece and is a scoring system for physical features. Chris Hemsworth finished second followed by Michael B Jordan and Harry Styles. Robert Pattinson came in 6th, Chris Evans came in 7th, George Clooney came in 8th and The Rock came in 10th …I got honorable mention for having the face for radio.

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And finally, Pamela Anderson gained 25 pounds while writing her memoir. The NY Post quotes her as saying, “It was crazy, but I had a physical reaction to telling my story. It was almost like I was hanging on to something — It was a protection…we like to call those…donuts….

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