The List for Thursday, May 25th 2023

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The DC Universe has been treading water for years, but all the buzz seems to indicate that “The Flash” is gonna turn things around. And yesterday, major cameo spoiler was revealed that’s guaranteed to put butts in seats:  Superman . . . played by NICOLAS CAGE. This comes 25 years after Cage ALMOST played Superman.  He was set to star in “Superman Lives”, with Tim Burton directing . . . but the movie was scrapped in 1998.

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Florida Georgia Line Star Brian Kelley Says Playing For Our Military Is Deeply Personal For Him … “For those of you that don’t know, my grandfather was a P.O.W. and two-time Purple Heart recipient. My uncle and cousin both served overseas. The opportunity to perform for our troops is deeply personal for me.”

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Did you know the Waylon & Willie classic “Good Hearted Woman” was inspired by Tina Turner?  Waylon saw an ad with the phrase “Tina Turner singing songs about good-hearted women loving good-timing men” . . . so he started writing it up and got help from Willie.

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Today the world morns the loss of a Rock and Roll Icon Tina Turner. She talked to Oprah and was telling her about how true happiness doesn’t come from material things. “In the past happiness was, Oh, I bought a dress, oh I have this car and we just bought another house It was all material things.  There is one, when I get up in the morning, I go and sit I have a big chair in a room where I meditate. I sit there to finish waking up. inside of me, I say, I give thanks for this feeling.  It’s a feeling of wellness, free, no schedule, no body bothering you.  NOTHING in the way…just that moment of you sitting there where you want to be.” Tina Turner TWO time inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame…passed quietly at her home in Switzerland yesterday…Tina Turner was 83 and will be missed.

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Luke Combs tells Music Mayhem magazine that he has a fear of horses. “They kind of freak me out. They’re so big and they’re smarter than you think they are. And they seem like they’d be so unpredictable. I’ll stick with smaller animals, thank you.”

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And finally, US Weekly magazine says ‘The Family Stallone’ on Paramount+ has already been renewed for a second season. I haven’t seen season ONE yet..

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