The List for Wednesday, November 30th 2022

Welcome to The List,

Tom Hanks just launched a packaged goods company called Hanx for Our Troops.  And he’s giving 100% of its profits to organizations that provide aid to U.S. military veterans and their families. Their first product is coffee.  It comes in three different flavors. Tom said, quote, “By choosing our coffee, you help support those who chose to commit their time and efforts in defense of our liberties for the good cause that is the American Way . . .

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Gabby Barrett is an addicted…and her drug of choice is SHOES!!  “I feel like I collect shoes but I just haven’t admitted it to myself yet. I have quite too many shoes… some that I have not even worn yet but swear I would have by now…so I think shoes.” It could be worse…it could have been Back Scratchers…

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BuzzFeed put together a list of surprising jobs celebrities had before they were famous…can you imagine Whoopi Goldberg as a morgue beautician, Megan Fox working at a smoothie shop in Florida, which included dressing up as a giant banana. Or Christopher Walken He was a lion tamer trainee when he was 16. Matthew McConaughey Cleaned out chicken coops.

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Here’s a quiz – Who said, “Before I go on stage, I smoke a Marlboro and drink a cup of coffee.” If you guessed Trace Adkins, you’d be right!! Sharing his process before he goes on stage, with Rob Lowe on his podcast. He added; “I took voice when I was in college, so I know the way you’re supposed to do it.  I know all the warm-up and breathing techniques, and things you do to loosen up and everything but like a lot of other things in my life . . . I just don’t do it.”

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Tracy Lawrence celebrated “Giving Tuesday” by donating $60,000 to fight homelessness across Middle Tennessee.  It involved him hand-delivering $10,000 to six different charities through his “Mission: Possible” organization. On top of that, Tracy’s annual Turkey Fry and Benefit Concert fed over 9,600 of those in need and raised more than $250,000.

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The new trailer for “The Super Mario Brothers Movie”.  It introduces Anya Taylor-Joy as Princess Peach, Charlie Day as Luigi, and Seth Rogen as Donkey Kong!!

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