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At The Movies for Thursday, August 4th 2022

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

In theaters this weekend: ‘Bullet Train’

Bullet Train is a fun, delirious action-thriller from the director of Deadpool 2.  Brad Pitt headlines an ensemble cast of eclectic, diverse assassins – all with connected yet conflicting objectives – set against the backdrop of a non-stop ride through modern-day Japan.

https://youtu.be/0IOsk2Vlc4o

‘Bullet Train’ is Rated: R

Starring: Brad Pitt, Sandra Bullock and Zazie Beetz

Get showtimes and information on private screenings at northgrandcinema.com.

‘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.

I’m Jonathan Knight and we’ll see YOU ‘At the Movies’

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

 
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The List for Thursday, August 4th 2022

Welcome to The List,

How cool would it be to live in a home you've seen on screen?  Well according to Zillow, it might cost you a pretty penny.  According to Zillow, Wayne Manor from the 1960s "Batman" show could cost you $14.9 million.  The "Happy Days" house would set you back $3.2 million . . . and the Brady Bunch house $4.5 million…

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A video was making the rounds of a 22-year-old dying man named Dalton.  He has less than one year to live.  And in the clip, he said his wish was to see Luke Combs in concert and go to Dollywood.   Luke Combs granted the wish.  He invited Dalton to his concert on Saturday, and they hung out before the show.  He also gave him an autographed a guitar.

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The National Enquirer claims Kevin Costner is allegedly desperate to keep from losing any more hair. A source tells the magazine, “He’s gone to great effort and expense to regain his full head of hair, but it’s time for another transplant procedure. He’s even hanging upside down to increase the blood flow of his hair follicles. But he still seems destined for the bald men’s club!”

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Garth Brooks dropped some big news during an interview with the "Fort Worth Star-Telegram".  When asked if he'd be interested in playing a local arena, he said, "Oh yeah.  This will be our last stadium tour." He'll continue to do shows, but things will be less structured.  He'll "pick spots" here and there but they won't be "clustered as a tour."

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Imagine dozing off on your flight to Hawaii and being woken up by Aquaman?  That happened to some lucky passengers on Hawaiian Airlines.  Jason Momoa dressed up as a flight attendant to hand out water bottles from his company Mananalu.  He was celebrating the company's partnership with Hawaiian Airlines…

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CgxeNftL2SU/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

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If you're in need of a new pair of SANDALS, Kenny Chesney has your back . . . or FEET, I guess.  He's hawking a line of sandals on Reef.com.  Each pair costs $75 . . . but it's for a good cause.  Every sale helps support an organization that teaches young people about coral reefs and marine life

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: Miranda Lambert trolled....

[caption id="attachment_52162" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] Tune in each weekday around 7:20a on the Morning Kix Start as we get the latest news and gossip in Country Music from Nashville Kat.[/caption]

 
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The List for Wednesday, August 3rd 2022

Welcome to The List,

Oscar and Tony-nominated actor Jake Gyllenhaal is officially set to star in ‘Roadhouse’ a reimagined take on the classic movie starring Patrick Swayze, for Amazon’s Prime Video. According to the studio, the new take stars Gyllenhaal as a former UFC fighter who takes a job as a bouncer at a rough-and-tumble roadhouse in the Florida Keys, but “soon discovers that not everything is what it seems in this tropical paradise.”

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We heard that Chris Stapleton's Outlaw State of Kind Fund was helping Eastern Kentucky flood victims, but that's only half the story.  Chris has been on the ground helping in every way possible. Somebody shared a photo of him posing with some law enforcement officers.  They wrote, "Chris wanted to help with anything, literally anything.  No job was too small or beneath him.  Someone else took a pic of him in Walmart buying supplies.

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Have you ever been enjoying a nice, peaceful walk, and then been rudely interrupted by . . . Tom Cruise doing daredevil stunts?  Probably not.  But that's what happened to a couple in the U.K.  They were out walking on a mountain when Tom arrived . . . on a helicopter at the top of mountain . . . to do a paragliding stunt. He apologized to them when he noticed them with their dog.  He said, "Sorry for disturbing your peaceful walk with all the noise.  I like your dog."  And then "See you later, folks" and then JUMPED OFF THE CLIFF.

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Tim McGraw is headlining Saturday's concert at Nashville's Music City Grand Prix.  You might see him driving too. “I’m hopin they’ll let me get in one of those cars, I doubt they’ll let me do that.  My people are lookin at me like no, no, no, because they know I want to.”  The self proclaimed adrenaline junky says he’s going to try his best though…

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Rumors about Brad Pitt retiring are not true.  Brad is clarifying that he's NOT retiring.  He's just going to be extra selective on the roles he plays since he's "past middle age." He’s keeping his eyes open for “What feels right for the next project”  His NEXT stop is ‘Bullet Train’ looks like a fun bad guy kinda movie.  Is in theaters Friday.

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Let's preface this next story  by saying that if you're ever too tired to drive, please pull over.  Here's why we mention it . . .researchers came up with the country songs that are most likely to put you to SLEEP, and there's actually some science behind it.  They compared the features of each song to different lullabies. At the top of the list, ‘Girl Crush’ by Little Big Town and Cam’s ‘Burning House” – two of Luke Combs songs made the list ‘Better Together’ and ‘Beautiful Crazy’...

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

 
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The Flat River Band visits KIX 101.1

IN STUDIO INTERVIEW – FLAT RIVER BAND -

The trio of brothers,  Chad, Andy and Deni

You can find The Flat River Band’s EP ‘Sights and Sounds” on Spotify, Apple Music, iTunes, Amazon, Pandora and Deezer…and of course on the website Flat River Band dot com…

I want to thank The Flat River Band for spending some time with us in the Kix Studio's today.

                                                                                Jonathan

 
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The List for Tuesday, August 2nd 2022

Welcome to The List,

Star Wars Star Mark Hamill was fired from Jack in the Box as a teenager for using clown impersonations while taking drive-thru orders.  Now, they brought him back for a new campaign, and he got to work the drive-thru again over 50 years later. You can see the surprised drive thru customers below.

https://youtu.be/vIgMtWBFbno

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An interactive game experience based on "Squid Game" is coming to nine cities across the country next month.  Participants will get to play challenges from the show like Red Light, Green Light using motion technology and touch screens. It'll be a 60-minute game for groups of up to six people. if they win, it puts money in their piggy bank. It debuts September 21st and booking has already opened. To find out if it's in a city near you, head to ImmersiveGamebox.com.

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 Peyton Manning and Luke Bryan will be co-hosting this year's CMA Awards.  Luke did it solo last year.  "The 56th Annual CMA Awards" will air November 9th on ABC.

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Maren Morris wore a sheer skirt at her recent Radio City show in New York.  And some woman BOOTY-shamed her online for showing too much skin.  Maren shot back by making fun of the lady for misspelling the word "lose."  She said, "When there's a Karen, there's a typo."

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If you’re a Star Wars Fan.. There's a trailer for the new "Star Wars" show "Andor".  It comes out September 21st with a three-episode premiere on Disney+. You can check out the trailer below..

https://youtu.be/cKOegEuCcfw

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Brantley Gilbert will be performing at Sunday's post-race concert at Nashville's Music City Grand Prix.  But what he really wants to do, is drive.  Quote, "I've been telling them all week they need to let me drive one of these cars.  I have the need for speed."

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

 
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Oliver 08/02/2022

OUR KIX CRITTER OF THE WEEK, OLIVER!!

Oliver is an approximately 1 year old tabby cat that came to the ARL as a stray.

He is so incredibly sweet and loves cuddles. He also gets along well with other cats!

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Oliver is up to date on vaccinations, microchipped and neutered.

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The Wall That Heals in KIX Country!

https://www.facebook.com/TWTHTama

What an incredible opportunity to see this memorial, Tonya called to tell me more about what will happen not only today August 2nd when the memorial arrives but what happens each day.  It truly is the Wall That Heals!

 
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Nashville Music Minute: The Judd sisters left out of Naomi's will

[caption id="attachment_52162" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] Tune in each weekday around 7:20a on the Morning Kix Start as we get the latest news and gossip in Country Music from Nashville Kat.[/caption]

 
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The List for Monday, August 1st 2022

Welcome to The List,

Someone once said that major celebrity deaths come in THREES.  It's unclear who first said that . . . and if they’ve died, who were the other two people who died at the same time.   We lost three beloved celebrity old-schoolers over the weekend.  Nichelle Nichols from "Star Trek" . . . NBA legend Bill Russell . . . and actress Pat Carroll, who provided the voice of Ursula in "The Little Mermaid".

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Luke Bryan brought a little happiness to two boys at his show on Saturday.  They were holding up a T-shirt that said, "Our dad died.  Can we sing 'Drink a Beer' together?"  Not only did he sing with them, but he also put on the shirt.

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Britney Spears finished writing a tell-all, but it won't come out anytime soon . . . because there isn't enough paper.  Lucky US…There's apparently a global paper shortage, so until it's resolved, there isn't an estimated release date.

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On Friday, Will Smith put out a five-minute video, where he apologizes for slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars.  It seems sincere, but it also took him almost SIX MONTHS to put out. The video is titled "It's been a minute," and it HAS.  Actually, it’s been about 244,000 MINUTES since the Oscars.  In it he says,  he’s reached out to Chris Rock and hasn’t heard anything back yet,  Jada had nothing to do with it and that he is devoted to bringing joy into the world.

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Tragedy struck Kenny Chesney's show in Denver on Saturday when a fan fell off the side of an escalator and died.  Police said she was sitting on the railing when it happened.  Kenny was "devastated" by the news, and said he's grieving for the woman and her family.

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Twitter went wild over a fan page showing that George Jetson from "The Jetsons" was born . . . yesterday July 31st 2022…..

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

 
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