The List for Tuesday, September 26th 2023

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Martin Scorsese is whining about comic book movies again.  He says theaters have to step up and save cinema by championing movies that can move audiences emotionally. He wants movies to move audiences emotionally…I don’t know I was pretty moved emotionally when Captain America was able to use Thor’s hammer….that is if by emotional we’re talking two rows got plowed by my popcorn going into the air.

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‘Brady Bunch’ Star Barry Williams, aka Greg Brady, Talks About Being On ‘Dancing With The Stars’ … Barry says he feels like he’s competing against himself on the show. “It’s a seven day a week job, get in there it’s demanding, it’s challenging, very rewarding. My ace in the hole here is my partner” His partner is dancer/choreographer Pita Murgatroyd. Adding that he’s just trying to stay in his own lane…The new season of Dancing With the Stars kicks off tonight on ABC and Disney+.

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Tim McGraw says that the secret to a long relationship … Tim says “Say yes Ma’am a lot.  We agreed along time ago, 27 years coming up that we were in it for the long hall.  That the door is not the first answer to an argument.  I got the best end of the deal.” Tim has added 11 new dates to his Standing Room Only Tour 2024.  The shows are squeezed in between the already-confirmed dates…one of those dates is Des Moines March 21^st.

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Singer/Songwriter George Birge tells People magazine that some unlikely advice led to his breakthrough. Saying “I was talking with Clay Walker and was expecting this super profound piece of advice from him. The “Mind On You” singer revealed that Clay told him ‘You need to put your songs on TikTok!’ That was not the answer I was expecting!”

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On a weekend where the Dolphins cremated the Broncos 70 to 20, the only thing the sports world could talk about was Taylor Swift being at Arrowhead Stadium to watch her (supposed) boyfriend Travis Kelce play. A Native American activist named Rhonda LeValdo is hoping that Taylor might help her to get the Chiefs to abandon some of their more troubling traditions . . . like the tomahawk chop, and maybe even the team name.

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Brad Paisley is releasing new music on Friday called “Son of the Mountains: The First Four Tracks”.  He’ll also be premiering videos for “Son of the Mountains” and “The Medicine Will” during a YouTube livestream at 1:00 p.m. Eastern, along with a live Q&A.

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