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Nashville Music Minute: Morgan Wallen kicks a fan out down under

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The List for Friday, March 24th 2023

Welcome to The List,

Last year, the people behind the latest "Halloween" trilogy announced they were giving the same treatment to "The Exorcist".  Yes, a new “Exorcist” movie is in the works. Pretty early on, they announced that Ellen Burstyn was returning to play Chris MacNeil.  But nobody said anything about Linda Blair coming back to play her daughter Regan. Even though she was on set for a few days, all they’ll say is that she, quote, "served as an advisor."

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Chris Lane shared footage of himself crashing his riding mower into a parked car in his driveway.  He was kinda asking for it though because he was attempting to drive around said car WHILE holding a lawn trimmer, rake, and hoe he wrote in the caption:  "The yard work is gonna have to wait.  I now have a car to fix." You can see the video here...(Warning:  There are profanities toward the end of the video.)

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CqHHEI0A0Wa/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

 

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I thought this was funny, Someone accused rocker Eddie Van Halen’s son Wolfgang Van Halen of exploiting his name for publicity.  So he asked followers to choose his new name from the following:  Wolfgang Led Zeppelin . . . Wolfgang AC/DC . . . Wolfgang The Who . . . and Wolfgang Paul McCartney.  They chose Zeppelin.

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With Corey Kent’s current single “Wild As Her” climbing the country charts does his children understand what dad does for a living? “They don’t really understand the gravity of what’s happening. But my oldest is now kind of to the age where she’s starting to ask questions about why I’m gone and when I’m coming home. And you know, we’ve been really working on them understanding the fact that I play music, dad plays music to take care of his kids and his wife, and the family.” Corey’s oldest is four, then he has a two and then a five month old little boy.

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Giant Freakin Robot says Tom Cruise and Steven Spielberg are teaming for a new action movie called ‘Nomad’.  The duo have worked together twice before on ‘’Minority Report’ and ‘The War of the Worlds’. ‘’Nomad’s’’ plot is being kept a secret  It’s speculated to be a Sci-Fi movie…. whatever it is you know you're going to get two things...Great FX and Tom running...alot...

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Lastly, The Boot reports Brothers Osborne wiped their entire Instagram account clean . . . leaving just one post that says, "Big things coming.  Join the family fan club."  It's not clear what it means, but it's probably something music-related.

You can catch The List, weekdays at 2:20 and 4:20 on Iowa’s BEST Country KIX 101.1

 
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Nashville Music Minute: Dressin' in the dark

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At The Movies for Thursday, March 23rd 2023

Welcome to At the Movies Brought to You by North Grand Cinema in Ames…

In theaters this weekend: ‘‘John Wick: Chapter 4’

With the price on his head ever increasing, legendary hit man John Wick takes his fight against the High Table global as he seeks out the most powerful players in the underworld, from New York to Paris to Japan to Berlin...

https://youtu.be/o3eUC6GCjOU

‘John Wick: Chapter 4 is Rated: R

Stars:  Keanu Reeves, Donnie Ye, Bill Skarsgard and Laurence Fishburn

At the Movies’, Brought to you by North Grand Cinema, in Ames. Listen tomorrow during the Morning Kickstart to win a Family Four Pack of tickets to a movie of your choice from North Grand Cinema and Iowa’s BEST Country KIX 101.1.

‘At the Movies’ Thursday’s at 5:40 on Iowa's BEST Country KIX 101.1

 
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The List for Thursday, March 23rd 2023

Welcome to The List,

97-year-old Dick Van Dyke crashed his car into a gate last week, after losing control on a wet road.  His injuries were minor, and he might have suffered a concussion, but didn't go to the hospital…unlike that pesky footstool he just couldn’t sidestep it!!

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There's a list of movie characters who are basically impossible to kill, according to voters on Ranker.com.  But for the record, some of these characters were eventually killed.  The vote getters were…John Wick at the top followed by James Bond, and Indiana Jones.  Others on the list were The Black Knight from Monty Python and the Holy Grail…”is but a flesh wound”…Westley in The Princess Bride  and Captain Jack Sparrow…

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Tim McGraw was recently asked what's in his tour rider.  The guy is a fitness fanatic so you'd expect him to list things like lean chicken breasts, tofu chips, and potassium-loaded smoothies.  But you'd be wrong.  Partly.  How about peanut M&M’s, and Coke in bottles that are from Mexico because they use real sugar…Tuna Sandwich and Muscle Milk.  Tim said he's been touring so long there's stuff in there he forgot he ever requested and just never touches.

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Dierks Bentley tells Rolling Stone magazine that he's still a front porch man. He loves the big front porch he has in Nashville. What he had in Colorado was like that…bikes, a porch. Outdoors is where he enjoys being. His porch is his favorite room in the house. It takes him back to the days when everyone used to sit on their porches in the evenings.”

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Tom Brady has signed up to get “The Treatment” and we’re not talking facelifts…the retired quarterback has signed on to a Netflix Roast special…hold sauce…or in THIS case pile it ON!!  with the working title, “The Greatest Roast of All Time,” according to TMZ.    The ONLY thing that WON’T be roasted will be his family.  Hosted by the RoastMaster General Jeff Ross. The Greatest Roasts of All Time: GROAT kicks off a series of roasts and is scheduled for some time later this year.

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Hailey Whitters was the last to know her song "Everything She Ain't" had officially been certified as a gold single. The country singer, from Shueyville Iowa released her groundbreaking album ‘Raised’ less than a year ago, had quite the surprise coming when she was called into a meeting with her team "They called me in for a breakfast and all of a sudden there was a gold plaque in my face," there’s no better way to wake up than two eggs over easy…toast…hot coffee, crispy bacon and oh! By the way here’s your GOLD RECORD!!

You can catch The List, weekdays at 2:20 and 4:20 on Iowa’s BEST Country KIX 101.1

 
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Nashville Music Minute: Luke Combs and Nashville Mom love their feral cats

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The List for Wednesday, March 22nd 2023

Welcome to The List,

Chris Hemsworth and his wife Elsa Pataky are catching some heat for supposedly ABUSING their son.  And on his birthday, no less. Their twin sons Sasha and Tristan recently turned 9, and Chris posted a picture from the celebration that bothered a lot of people. It showed Elsa shoving one of the kids' faces into his birthday cake, while everyone else laughed. Commenters called it violent, unfunny, and even likened it to abuse…others said relax, who at some point hasn’t wanted to shove or get their face shoved into a juicy birthday cake…

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Parker McCollum talks about what drives the “To Be Loved By You” singer to succeed in the music business…‘Making my family proud is like  super, super important to me.  I knew I had to be successful at this and support myself financially doing this and keep my integrity as a songwriter’ Adding he passed on all the ‘up-front’ money for creative control when he got his record deal.

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Could Kelsea Ballerini go the way of Taylor Swift and become less and less "country"?  In a new interview, she basically said becoming a huge cross-over artist is the goal.  Saying,  "I want to play arenas.  I want to be the main draw.  I want the pyrotechnics.  I want to cross over, dare I say."..Well, it was nice knowin’ ya…

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Tyler Hubbard tells Rolling Stone magazine that his first solo shows were humbling experiences. Saying "Their FGL shows were always so huge. They were big parties. Some of his first solo shows were opening for Keith Urban. They had to squeeze around his draped off gear. No pyro. And half the people there didn't know who he was. It really made him feel like he was starting over from scratch." Well, he was….

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The NY Post says Gwyneth Paltrow went on trial yesterday. Dr Terry Sanderson is suing Paltrow claiming she ran over him on the ski slopes of Park City, Utah in 2016. Sanderson's lawyers opened his lawsuit against Paltrow by telling the court; “Distracted skiers cause crashes. Sanderson is suing for $300,000. Paltrow is countersuing for $1. Sanderson claims he suffered a head injury as a result of the crash…

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And lastly, "Wayne's World 3" sounds like it might ACTUALLY happen. In an interview with "People" magazine, Dana Carvey said it's on the horizon.  He also said, quote, "Maybe we'll do it in puppets.  I'm not sure . . .

You can catch The List, weekdays at 2:20 and 4:20 on Iowa’s BEST Country KIX 101.1

 
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Nashville Music Minute: Carrie and her aggressive chicken

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The List for Tuesday, March 21st 2023

Welcome to The List,

Amanda Bynes is on a psychiatric hold after calling 9-1-1 on herself while walking the streets of L.A. naked.  She also dropped out of last weekend's '90s Con due to an unspecified illness.  According to an eyewitness, The ‘Easy A’ actress waved a car down and told them she was coming down from a psychotic episode.  Then she called 9-1-1 on herself. Luckily, she's not hurt and she's currently hospitalized receiving care.

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Someone took a load off in the aisle next to Hillary and Chelsea Clinton last week at a performance of "Some Like It Hot" on Broadway.. I’m not saying they kicked off their shoes and got comfy.  So, either someone is LITERALLY pooing in the aisle or they're dumping poo they smuggled into the theater. A source said this is the fourth time it's happened. That’s just unreal…that someone went back to see “Some Like It Hot” four times like that…

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Luke Combs and his wife Nicole are expecting another child.  It's a boy, and he's due in September.  Their son Tex will be turning one in June.  Saw the announcement last night on social media…they are officially part of the 2 under 2 club he says…Congratulations…

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Keanu Reeves' John Wick : Chapter 4' ...is in theaters this weekend and here he talks about the training he does for the 'John Wick' movies. “I’ve had the chance to train, now for four films so it’s like I’ve been basically doin a year of my life practicing. Movie Judo and movie Jiu Jitsu, weapon manipulation.  I’ve got a chance to be a little bit better at it just through experience with the teachers that I’ve had. That’s the fun and the great pleasure that I’ve had.” Keanu says he loves it when the director says 'Action'. 'John Wick: Chapter 4' opens in theatres this weekend.

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How different would life be if “Shazam!” star Zachary Levi got the part for Captain America? He tells the Happy Sad Confused podcast that he blew his audition for Captain America. Saying I look like Rogers pre-serum! Like, clearly they could help me work out and I could get big, but, wasn’t meant to be – I did not have that energy, Chris Evans had that energy.

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Dame Helen Mirren — star of Taylor Sheridan's latest Yellowstone prequel, 1923 — says she shops at a local Walmart while filming the series in Butte, Mont. During a visit to The Kelly Clarkson Show. She says "I know that Walmart very well, I know it like the back of my hand”.. maybe a trip to Butte Montana is in the future…maybe get a glimpse of Helen Mirren looking at big screen TV’s and dodging Girls Scouts trying to sell her cookies…Season two of 1923 my hit us sometime late this year or early 2024…

You can catch The List, weekdays at 2:20 and 4:20 on Iowa’s BEST Country KIX 101.1

 
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Winnie 3/21/2023

OUR KIX CRITTER OF THE WEEK, WINNIE!!!

Winnie is a 6 year old long haired cat that was surrendered do to her owner moving. Winnie is a big cat with lots of love to give. She is cat friendly and loves to be pet and brushed. Winnie would love a quiet home and a family to cuddle with her.

Winnie's adoption fee covers her spay, vaccines, microchip and various other treatments. If you are interested in Winnie, please stop by the front desk or call 641-753-9046.

 
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