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Speaker 1 (00:03):
Wakem It gets my day going and makes me laugh.
I of it.
Speaker 2 (00:10):
Mac and Schmitty in the Morning on Star one O
five point seven.
Speaker 1 (00:14):
Good morning, Smitty, Good morning. Welcome into your Thursday weekend
eve or for I think a lot of kids across
West Michigan like this is your Friday.
Speaker 3 (00:21):
It's weird. It's half and half. I had my girls
over last night, and half of our kids are off
tomorrow for a four day Memorial Day weekend and the
other half are going to school. One of my kids
is off tomorrow, one of my kids is going and
I'm just praying I don't confuse which one. Just make
sure to show up to pick up and drop off
at the right location.
Speaker 1 (00:41):
All the end of school year things. Last night was
my daughter's end of school band concert for six seventh
and eighth graders, and now then did a great job.
It was like a Star Wars theme. It was awesome
to go through. But I just laughed because I went
to two band concerts this year, Smitty, which was exactly
two more times than I actually saw my daughter practicing
her clarinet at home this year, so it's pretty impressive.
Speaker 3 (01:04):
Really starts showing her what that rental bill looks like
every single month.
Speaker 4 (01:08):
Kid movies, music and all the gossip in one place.
Speaker 2 (01:13):
It's the celebrities goop on Star one oh five point seven.
Speaker 3 (01:17):
Well, this is a really interesting lawsuit against one of
the biggest music companies in the world. Universal Music Group
is being sued by a man who claims he worked
with massive acts like Johnny Cash, Twisted Sister and Shania
Twain and his owed millions for unpaid services. So the
guy's name is Gary Douglas Peabody sounds very very fancy,
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doesn't it, and said it started back in nineteen seventy
when Johnny Cash asked him to come to New York
and get him signed as a singer and then work
as a writer. He says in ninety three, Twisted Sisters
d Snyder called him up and said, hey, man, appreciate
you helping me with lyrics. You're owed ten million. Have
you gotten paid that? He also claims in nineteen ninety six,
Shania Twain called him to discussed a job and said
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he was owed. He now claims that after being getting
trying to get in contact with UMG over and over
and over again, as of April of this year, he
has not heard anything back from the company, and he
claims he's owed seventy two million, three hundred and twenty
five thousand dollars. He has not been paid. Here's something important.
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He doesn't mention having any official contracts or signatures for
any of this work.
Speaker 1 (02:30):
I got a feeling this guy is gonna wind up
just shelling out money for a frivolous lawsuit that he's
getting nothing from.
Speaker 3 (02:37):
Marvel. Actor Jeremy Renner thankfully survived that insane snowplow accident
or is he thankful? This is really fascinating Haus on
the new episode of Let's Talk Off Camera It's Kelly
Rippa's podcast, talking about his near death experience and admitting
when he first came back he was super disappointed.
Speaker 1 (03:00):
The most exhilarating piece you could you could ever feel.
Speaker 4 (03:04):
You don't see anything but what's in your mind's eye,
like your your your the Adams of who you are,
the DNA, like your you know, your your spirit is.
It's a it's a it's like the highest adrenaline rush.
But the piece that comes with it, you know, it's
a magnificent, so magical.
Speaker 1 (03:23):
Uh. And I didn't want to come back. I remember,
and I was brought back and I was so off back.
Speaker 3 (03:30):
I'm like, oh, he said, it is a wonderful, wonderful
relief to be removed from your body. It's the most
exhilarating piece you will ever feel.
Speaker 1 (03:40):
Always right, I mean no, we all hope he's right.
That sounds great to me.
Speaker 3 (03:43):
Well what if you're his kids? Okay, well Dad, you
know we're also here and we were super excited that
you came back. Finally, let's talk about the Internet losing
its mind over the way Tom Cruise eats popcorn. The
video is hysterical. So he has been all over the
place the new Mission Impossible movie, and he was caught
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at the BFI Imax in London for a press event,
and I gotta tell you this dude eats popcorn like
my four year old and the video is everywhere people
writing he eats it like a middle aged dad. Another one,
this is exactly the way my grandpa used to eat
roasted peanuts. Tom Cruise will eat the way he wants.
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He's Tom Cruise. And my most favorite comment the only
time I've ever seen Tom need a stuntman. It's so weird.
He's just shoveling full handfuls. It's dripping all over his suit,
It's all over the floor. It almost looks like he
had too much to drink and was having a midnight snack.
Speaker 1 (04:44):
Somewhere there's wives telling their husbands like, Hey, does any
of that popcorn actually make it to your mouth? Or
is it just all over your shirt and the couch.
Speaker 3 (04:52):
I mean, you've got to see the video for yourselves.
It's up with your scoop at West Michigan Star dot com.
Speaker 1 (04:57):
It's tell a little fine points, youn Mack and Spinney.
Look at this little positivity and you know that's what
this guy's willing to do every day for people, as
well as keep our waterways safe, protect our animals and
a lot more. Got to give a big shout out
to a conservation officer from right here in Kent County
who just won the state's top award that a conservation
officer can't receive. Justin Oldberg was presented with the Shekhar
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Safari Michigan Wildlife Officer of the Year Award. Now, why
is this so cool? Again? I mentioned it's the top
top honor that any conservation officer can get, but it's
for exceptional dedication to natural resource protection law enforce and
community engagement, and it's something that Justin takes extremely seriously
with his job. As a lifelong lover of the outdoors,
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his job gives him an opportunity to do all of
those things and to interact with the public. The people
he loves the most though, as he told Fox seventeen,
the ones that enjoy the great outdoors and respect it
as much as he does. Very humbled by it.
Speaker 5 (05:57):
I'm very honored to get it because I know there's
a lot of so I did a lot of good
work throughout the States, So I like interacting with people
that like to do the same things I like to do.
But in the same breath, like didn't like those guys
that violated the laws or took advantage of the resource.
Speaker 1 (06:12):
Yep. So he's out there every day. Check this out.
In twenty twenty four, Schmidti more than one hundred and
seventy calls that went to the DNR's poaching hotline, wound
up using Alberg as the primary officer on that. So
very busy guy.
Speaker 3 (06:26):
All right, I know we're already so emotional with graduation season.
My heart goes out to all of you with seniors especially,
but boy, has this video got everyone crying. McCauley's school
is in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and they just shared a heartwarming
video that has been seven years in the making. They
asked kids back in sixth grade to record a video
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that they would then show to their future selves. Well
welcome high school seniors. Answering those sixth grade interview questions.
Speaker 1 (06:57):
Hey, Ken, and this is your sixth grade self through me.
I've got a few questions for you.
Speaker 2 (07:01):
Is your favorite hobby still solving your Rubik's c just
s like me.
Speaker 1 (07:04):
I thought it was so tough for being able to
do that back in the day.
Speaker 2 (07:07):
Is your favorite movie still The Water Boy? My favorite
movie definitely is still The Water Boy.
Speaker 1 (07:12):
Life's advice would you have given me as a sixth grader?
Be kind to everyone.
Speaker 2 (07:20):
Every time you can.
Speaker 3 (07:21):
He starts crying. Oh, Mike, it's so amazing. It has
got millions of views. Everyone's saying, Wow, McCauley's School, you've
done it right. It is so good. I've got it
posted for you at West Michigan Star dot com.
Speaker 1 (07:33):
I know there are educators out there not afraid to
steal fantastic ideas, steal that idea, because that is such
a cool way to cap off a grass.
Speaker 3 (07:40):
Just don't show it to me if I've got pictures
to do, because my mass scare is going to be
down my face.
Speaker 4 (07:45):
Movies, music, and all the gossip in one place.
Speaker 2 (07:49):
It's the celebritiescoop on Star one oh five point seven.
Speaker 3 (07:53):
Well, no, I know, I was really surprised by this
news yesterday. Jim Earsay, Indianapolis Colts owner, has died at
the age of only sixty five. Not a ton of
details here. The team making the announcement yesterday saying Jim
passed away peacefully in his sleink this afternoon. It was
a very lengthy post, writing we are devastated by the news.
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Jim's dedication and passion for the Indianapolis Colts, in addition
to his generosity, commitment to the community, and most importantly,
his love for his family, were unsurpassed. They talk about
how his impact can be felt all over Indianapolis, the
state of Indiana, and the country. He has been open
about dealing with some health struggles in the past, including addiction,
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something that fueled him to start an organization. He actually
donated more than seventeen million dollars over the past few
years to an initiative called Kicking the Stigma. He launched
it back in twenty twenty to help those with mental
health and addiction issues. He has survived by his daughters Carly,
who they believe is going to be taking over the
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Colts organization, Casey Caylin, and then his ex wife Meg,
as well as ten grandchildren again Indianapolis Colt's owner Jim
Hearsay only sixty five, passing away yesterday.
Speaker 1 (09:10):
Yeah, big personality, big life for sure, but sixty five
too young.
Speaker 3 (09:15):
Corney Kardashian says school is out forever for her kids
because she is done with traditional schooling. A fascinating interview,
the reality TV star sat down with her sister Chloe
on Chloe in Wonderland that's her podcast, and she says
that challenging conformity is the only way to live authentically.
Speaker 6 (09:36):
I think living authentically is not conforming. I do it
with everything. It's not about our family. Like, let's say
the school system. I'll think, why do kids go to school? Truly,
it's so dated. Oh I'm such a homeschool person, So
don't even get you going. So then I'll start thinking
and then like you know, my kids will send me
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videos about like why do kids go to It'll be
like really successful people and they'll be like, my kids
never go to school and they're never going to and whatever.
And then I'm like, Okay, what's the goal here. You
want to do home school, let's do it.
Speaker 3 (10:09):
Yeah, not surprising and put a backlash online, mostly from
people saying, well, it must be nice to have the
resources that you have to make that a viable possibility.
Speaker 1 (10:19):
Not only that, but when we're talking about schools, they
also have the resources to send them to the best
schools in the country. Well, not hard, not anymore, but
that would be conforming, and you wouldn't want to conform.
Speaker 3 (10:29):
And finally, the tush push remains. Some more tushes will
be pushed in the NFL next season, the league shooting
down a rule that would have outlawed that controversial quarterback
sneak play. You'll remember the Philadelphia Eagles were big on this.
Several teams had called for a ban in the off season,
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but when it came time for the big vote yesterday,
league owners in favor of keeping it winning out and
Philly did not take long to celebrate. The official Philadelphia
Eagles account just showed a picture of Jalen Hurts with
a push on.
Speaker 1 (11:04):
Honestly, I wouldn't have cared if they had banded, But
at the same time, I didn't want it banned only
because only one team is really successful at doing this,
but everybody has the same opportunity to do it. They
were just crying. It was just a spilt milk whining
thing from the rest of the teams.
Speaker 3 (11:21):
Of them and you know the biggest ones, Green Bay Packers.
They were so against the tush push. All right, all
of your celeb scoop at West Michigan Star dot.
Speaker 1 (11:28):
Com, Good morning to you. It's Mack and Schmitty. And
you mentioned that you did something really cool with your daughter.
But then you said, for anybody nervous about the potential
awkwardness or terribleness of the teenage, yeah, or who's nervous
about it? My daughter's twelve. I'm not nervous, Schmitty. I
am straight up terrified. Okay, So please make me feel better.
Speaker 3 (11:47):
I'm telling you, and you know this might be some
advice more for your wife, because I hosted a girls
night last night, so I had three of my best
friends come over with their daughters and I hosted a
permanent jewelry party, so I think people have probably heard
of this. It's like jewelry that stays on all the time, right,
And I have to shout her out. Her name is Dale.
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She is she was a stay at home mom that
launched this business herself. It's called the Welded Company. It's fantastic.
She had this literal leap of faith and she's just
such a wonderful human. So she came over to our
house last night and it was honestly a cloud nine.
This will be part of my power point when I
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leave this world moment. It was amazing. And so you
had all of our daughters with us, and Sophia was
the youngest at four, and then the oldest is my
friend's daughter who is nine almost ten is Amelia. Yeah.
Speaker 1 (12:41):
I was just curious that I'm like nine ten. I'm like,
I know the agents because they always screw it up. No, yeah,
so sorry, Elizabeth.
Speaker 3 (12:46):
We were all there and we had appetizers and fun
desserts and I got sparkling juice for the girls and
it was incredible. So we're all picking out our necklaces
or bracelets or anklets, and all the girls are feel
so included, and they were just like, Mom, I'm so
excited that you wanted me to do this with you.
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And then they started playing together and all we heard
were just like these crazy giggles and they had little
wine glasses. I got them little wine glasses for their
sparkling juice. And I'm sitting there in honest to god,
I started crying. I was so overwhelmed. I was because
of course I love crying. It's my favorite.
Speaker 1 (13:26):
Say it was there two glasses of wine before the
tears with your girlfriends over how cute all of your
daughters are.
Speaker 3 (13:33):
I mean, because there was such an age gap, but
you just saw this like next generation of sisterhood. And
I just felt so lucky because I am really scared
about the years to come because it's going to be challenging.
It's supposed to be, that's what happens, and I think
especially with girls, like there's going to be so much
fight back about boundaries and privacy and you're just trying
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to create a good human that's going to eventually go
out into the world. And I'm like, man, oh man,
I've got a team. I've got a team. Look at us,
We're doing this. Our girls were so excited to still
be around us, and I thought, you know, so often
especially as parents, were like, are we doing it right?
There's no feedback. We won't know till they're forty in
therapy talking about all the terrible things we did. And
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in this moment, I can tell you unequivocally, I think
I'm doing it right. It was so cool. I could
cry talking about it right now. And my favorite part
of the whole night was towards the end, we were
all showing off our our jewelry that we got and
my my friend Kate's daughter Ellie goes, are there other
permanent things?
Speaker 1 (14:34):
And we were like, well, you know, this is it?
Speaker 3 (14:37):
This is and then my friend Megan's like, well there's
you know, there's tattoos, and Ellie's like, let's do that tomorrow.
But it was just it was a moment where I
hope even Sophia, who's only four, is gonna remember, like
because everybody left and she just gave me the biggest
teche and she goes, mom, that was so fun. I
really am a big girl. Oh my gosh, Like, how
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often do you get that opportunity?
Speaker 1 (15:01):
There is nothing cooler than when your kids get to
feel grown up and part of your world in a
different way.
Speaker 3 (15:08):
Than they don't want to be part of it.
Speaker 1 (15:09):
Yeah. Well, and that's what I was actually getting too
shy as the father of a twelve year old who
gets to watch this happen between my wife and my
daughter who are best friends but also butt heads because
we're mother and daughter as well. What I will say
is this, it's magical how a daughter can treat a
mother when there are other people around, right, Because I swear,
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I swear my daughter is never as nice to my
wife as she is when there is anybody else in
the room whatsoever. It's pretty amazing.
Speaker 3 (15:39):
Give her a permanent anklet and that attitude changes.
Speaker 1 (15:43):
You know. Jewelry works wonders on a lot of women's
made of all ages.
Speaker 3 (15:46):
I find research has proven that movies, music, and all
the gossip in one place.
Speaker 2 (15:52):
It's the celebritiescoop on Star one oh five point seven.
Speaker 3 (15:56):
Well, this could be a big deal. If the rumored
rapport is true, Taylor Swift may have a chance to
buy back the master recordings that were taken away from
her years ago. Ah, here we go.
Speaker 1 (16:09):
Right, okay, right after she pulled all your money out
of your pockets.
Speaker 3 (16:13):
You're swift ease there it is now. This is a
report from page six that says the current owner of
her Master's is interested in selling the recordings, and even
more interesting, a source says that Scooter Braun, who was
part of that original deal that snatched up Swift's Masters
for three hundred million bucks, is pushing for the deal
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to happen behind the scenes. This is the current owner
that Scooter ended up selling them to. It's a private
equity firm called Shamrock Capital. Now, some sources say they're
skeptical at least of claims that Braun has any part
of this or is urging a sale, But it would
be very, very interesting. They say. The timing is perfect,
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considering if you listened to Scoop yesterday, Taylor had that
first listen to the reputation Taylor's version, Look what was it?
Look what you made me do in the Handmaid's Tail,
And so people are thinking, oh, we new some interest,
and maybe this current owner is like, I could probably
make even more.
Speaker 1 (17:15):
Well. It's really interesting to think about. Because Taylor Swift
is such a savvy businesswoman, it would never surprise me
if she would be the one to lose her original masters,
only to buy them back for less money after she
made bowloads of money doing it. But that's the thing
with her eras world tour and basically catapulting hers and
not just the biggest artist today, she's one of the
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biggest artists of all time at this point in her life. Okay,
nowhere near done to me. Whoever owns those music rights
is sitting on a gold mine. Not right now, but
for the next fifty years. That music's going to be
so valuable for a long.
Speaker 3 (17:51):
Time, or will it. She re records everything and then
Loyle Swifties go, I'm not buying any of the.
Speaker 1 (17:57):
Old stuff, and she can. You know, she can lead
out all the music rights to all those things without
those people seeing a dime. It's super fascinating.
Speaker 3 (18:05):
Really interesting. Yeah, yeah, have you been paying attention to
what the all American rejects have been doing? I am
loving this. All of my early two thousand's friends will
remember huge songs like Swing Swing move Along gives you
how they are back in the spotlight. After performing in
Vegas a couple of years ago for the When We
were Young Festival, bandmates including frontman Tyson Ritter, were stunned,
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stunned at the outpouring of support that they got, and
so now they have started working on new music almost
fourteen years since their last album. But this is how
they're doing it. Random, totally free pop up shows that
they only tell fans about a few hours ahead of time.
Over the past week, the All American Rejects have stormed Barnes,
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bowling alleys, even people's random backyards, and they're finding this
to be massively successful. People follow them on TikTok and
then they go, Okay, listen, at this time, we're going
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to tell you where we're at. And the backyard only
fits one hundred and fifty people. Good luck. They were
in Nashville last night and somebody leaked the address and
they ended up having to cancel the show. They said,
it is perfect. The crowds are filled with millennials who
have loved them forever, as well as gen Z just
eager to experience a viral moment.
Speaker 1 (19:30):
Honestly, having one of my favorite bands perform in my
backyard is an all time dream of mine.
Speaker 3 (19:35):
It's crazy. They showed up to a frat party at
the University of Missouri and everyone's like, is this the
all American rejects.
Speaker 1 (19:41):
My mom wants to talk to you guys on the phone.
She doesn't believe me you're here.
Speaker 3 (19:45):
It is like perfect marketing, and they do sound amazing. Finally, tonight,
the commencement ceremony at the University of Maryland has a
very special celebrity. Their commencement speaker, Kermit the Frog. Yes,
the well known the Muppet is going to be doing
the commencement speech. Marilyn knows Muppets very well. Jim Henson
earned his degree there back in nineteen sixty. He majored
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in homec which eventually led him to designing and creating Kermit.
Kermit sat down with NBC for a little preview.
Speaker 7 (20:15):
What is your advice going to be to these students
who are now stepping out into the real world.
Speaker 4 (20:18):
Yeah, well watch that stuff, you know, taking the leap
into opportunity and making connections in our world today. I mean,
those are just a few of the things that I
have learned in my own journey to follow in my dreams.
Speaker 3 (20:29):
It's so cute. In the announcement, it says he is
a savvy singer, savant and knower of the swamp.
Speaker 1 (20:36):
Do you think he'll warn people about choosing the right
partner in life, and that if not, you could mind
have been annoyed profusely till the end of time.
Speaker 3 (20:43):
Annoyed. That is pure love with miss Peggy all of
your celebt scoop at West Michigan Star dot.
Speaker 1 (20:49):
Com mackage Fitty look at a throw down battle of
the Sexiest Time. Looking to get you out to hang
with our grand Rapid Civic Theater.
Speaker 3 (20:58):
Oh, they are going to be putting on way Tris.
It is such a good show. You've got tickets with
today's number one answer. One hundred women surveyed Name something
in someone's shopping cart for a romantic dinner. M.
Speaker 1 (21:10):
I mean, I know you don't agree with this, schmidty,
but seafood. I mean if somebody's got some king crab
legs chilling and their shopping cart right there, they're looking
to impress somebody.
Speaker 3 (21:19):
I'm such a cheap date. If you had pizza rolls
in Monzarelli sticks, I would be like, swoon, swoon.
Speaker 1 (21:25):
That's why your wife material those video okay.
Speaker 3 (21:27):
Six one, six, four, five, eight, one oh five seven.
One hundred women surveyed Name something in someone's shopping cart
for a romantic dinner. Number one answer caller seven, You
could be going to see Waitress with our grand Rapid
Civic theater.
Speaker 1 (21:40):
Good morning, Star. Who's this Mary? Mary? Where are you
calling from today?
Speaker 7 (21:45):
Countwood?
Speaker 1 (21:46):
All right? Mary. One hundred women were asked to name
something you might see in somebody's shopping cart if they're
planning a romantic dinner. What do you think The top
answer is there, Mary? How about chocolate strawberry? Oo? Chocolate
strawberries do spell romance for sure? Waits? Strawberries is actually
the number two most common answer. Great guests don't marry?
Speaker 7 (22:07):
All right?
Speaker 2 (22:08):
Thank thanks?
Speaker 1 (22:09):
Hi Star.
Speaker 7 (22:09):
Who's this Hikazoo?
Speaker 1 (22:12):
Chris still from Kalamazoo. Mary just told me. When one
hundred women were asked to name something you're going to
see in a person shopping cart if they're planning a
romantic dinner, she said chocolate strawberries, which is definitely a
sign somebody's trying to be a romantic. But strawberries was
the number two most common answer. So what do you
think it is?
Speaker 5 (22:31):
I'm gonna say wine.
Speaker 1 (22:33):
You're going wine? Yeah, I feel like you need that
bottle of wine for a romantic dinner. But sometimes that
just might be a Tuesday night watching The Bachelorette in
my house. Bottle the number three most common answer. I'm sorry, Okay,
thank you, thank you, Hi Star. Who's this Sarah? Sarah,
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I've got a couple of good guesses. One hundred women
were asked to name something you might find in a
person shopping cart if they're playing in a romantic dinner,
and I heard two of the top three answers already. Strawberries,
there's chocolate, strawberries, and of course wine, wine being the
number three most common answer. But I want you to
think of a romantic dinner at your home. It's all
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set up and looking beautiful, but everything that was there
was just purchased. What's the thing in the shopping cart, Sarah, Bangles? Candles?
You know what, you gotta set that mood or the
romance just isn't gonna happen, And candles will definitely do
the trick. Top answer, that's a lazy Yeah, you're gonna
go check out Waitress with our grand Rappid Civic Theater,
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Big Broadway hit. Congrats.
Speaker 7 (23:39):
Yeah, thank you so much.
Speaker 1 (23:40):
You are so welcome, and one more chance to win
it tomorrow. Battle of the Sex is eight fifteen tomorrow
morning here on Star, it's back in Schmidty. And you
know what with everybody gearing up for maybe some Memorial
Day weekend trip, Schmitty. Yeah, let's head off an argument
right now. Do you and Chris ever argue about the
GPS in your vehicle? Like? How? Because my wife and
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I we get into arguments about using it. For example,
like when we drive up to my hometown of Houghton Lake,
I know how to get there like the back of
my hand. Yeah, I can get there in eight different ways.
And yet my wife's anxiety will go way up if
she doesn't also punch it into the GPS. And just
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I don't know, clear herself of the anxiety that there
might be some meteorite that has struck the road and
wiped out a bridge some I don't even know what
could happen in her mind, Schmitty. That would require her
to ask me things like which route do you feel
like you're taking this time? M I'm like I don't
know whichever one, Like I'm gonna take the fastest route?
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How about the route I always take? Did you check it?
Speaker 3 (24:49):
No?
Speaker 1 (24:49):
I didn't check it?
Speaker 3 (24:50):
Love her?
Speaker 1 (24:51):
Oh my goodness, SCHMITTI. But this is where it really
started to get to me, because that's an irrational fight
I've been having for fifteen years. Now I feel like whatever,
I'm over it. But now she's doing it with places
close to us that are that you have no business.
We went to my daughter's band concert last night and
it was at the Forest Hills Fine Arts Center. We've
been to it fifteen times. I know how to get
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there easily. It's it's not even really many turns. As
soon as we get in the car, I see you're
pulling it up on the GPS. They go, honey, I
don't I don't need the I don't need the GPS
to get there. She's like, well, I mean it is
like five thirty. Let's just go ahead and see how
why exact pleasing?
Speaker 3 (25:30):
That's it.
Speaker 1 (25:31):
This is not a thing that can happen. Like, what
are you worried about this?
Speaker 3 (25:35):
Pers And I use our GPS twenty four to seven.
Speaker 2 (25:38):
Great.
Speaker 3 (25:39):
I don't care if I simply have to drive up
ten mile. I can name you probably fourteen times right
off the top of my head where I always go down.
You're all the GPS is like, hey, there's a crash
coming up, tell you what, why don't you do this?
And all of a sudden, I am like twenty minutes ahead.
(25:59):
I I will never go anywhere without checking GPS because
you never know the backup.
Speaker 1 (26:03):
I do understand the Michigan need of always under construction
season to check out a route ahead of time, Tiffany
on her Facebook page, saying yes, normally because traffic can
change so fast, a GPS help avoid the backup. Sometimes.
I live on the east side of the state, went
over to West Michigan for a visit and I didn't
know there was construction on ninety six. It helped me
avoid it. I don't disagree, love it that that is
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an okay time to look at your GPS and see it.
But after that, why do you leave the thing on
the entire Now?
Speaker 3 (26:32):
You just never know. Also, I'm a crowdsourcer, so it's like, hey,
is there still a speed trap there? Hey? Is there
still just And I'm like, yes, there is. My fellow
friends and neighbors, I'll say, I'll get you, don't worry.
I love I love my woman. I named her Elga again.
I just feel like, if the phones go down, y'all
are dead. You're not going to be able to get
anywhere alive anyway.
Speaker 1 (26:55):
She's a five point seven at Smack and Schmitty. I'm
almost looking to spread a smile or two good right now.
It's going on Smidi. Well.
Speaker 3 (27:01):
It is a reminder I like to set every year.
It is not Happy Memorial Day. It is simply Memorial Day.
This is a weekend that should be spent reflecting on
those servicemen and women that paid the ultimate sacrifice for
our freedom. And an annual event brings that every year.
The community coming together yesterday at the Grand Rapids Veterans Home,
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that's the cemetery right next to the Michigan Veterans' Home
on Monroe, and they planted flags, more than five thousand
American flags next to grave sites of veterans buried at
that cemetery. It included so many incredible people, volunteers, veterans,
even Scouts helping out. James Redford was the event's keynote speaker,
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a Navy veteran himself, along with Kim Korf, the District
chair for the Eagle Spirit District of Scouting America, and
Sean Lowing with Troop three forty five talking about this
moving experience with wood.
Speaker 5 (27:59):
Okay, it warms my allright seeing them grow up to
be good citizens.
Speaker 7 (28:03):
As leaders in Scouting, we pass that knowledge own to
our scouts. So from our littlest kindergarten lion Scout all
the way up to our Eagle Scouts and beyond, we
want them to know what our veterans did for us.
I asked that the Lord gives me the strength they have,
the courage that these women and men that serve our
country did.
Speaker 1 (28:20):
I hope when my day comes, I get to live
here too.
Speaker 3 (28:23):
It's pretty incredible. The event concluded with a final salute
and a performance of taps. Those flags will remain there
through the Memorial Day weekend. And please, if I can
tell you drive by, you can take Munroe down by
Riverside Park. It is a really, really powerful thing we
do with the kids every year as just a reminder
of why we get to live the life we do.
Speaker 1 (28:43):
You're one hundred percent rhyme when you say it's it's
powerful because you look at that and you just understand
the sacrifice of our service members and their families too.
Speaker 3 (28:50):
Absolutely cool.
Speaker 1 (28:52):
You know, normally the beginning of the school years the
time for new shoes for kids. Right, Well, a whole
bunch of kids here in West Michigan are going to
be going into summer vacation with a new pair of kicks,
all thanks to Thomas's Bread and Operation Warm, two organizations
that partner together to support kids in high need communities,
and they bring them shoes. Now, this is a really
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neat thing. They've actually done this for over six million
kids across the country over the years, and that's just
a wild number. But yesterday over at West Godwin Elementary School,
they gave out four hundred and eight pairs of brand
news shoes Fitti. Every kid from kindergarten through fifth grade
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got a brand new one, as well as fresh socks
and some tote bags. Again, this initiative all part of
a nationwide effort that's going to continue through the fall
that also gives coaches to students around the country. They
just really do what they can to give back and
make sure every kid has an opportunity to get these things.
Lisana Brew is the program's manager at Operation Warm, and
he just talks about the joy that all the kids
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get from this. You enjoy that they get in just
the they know that out there that care about them.
Leaving as they try them on and running around and
the genuine happiness it brings.
Speaker 7 (30:05):
Man in genuine happiness.
Speaker 1 (30:07):
Honestly, I'd like to be there today to see all
the kids wearing the same pair of new shoes. I
think that would be hilarious.
Speaker 3 (30:12):
Shoes are such a big deal too, that's really cool.
Speaker 1 (30:14):
There really are feeling good comes at you a couple
of times today. I always want to point out people
who are doing great things, especially when they're in our community,
like both of those stories. We'll do it again for
you tomorrow six forty five and nine twenty here on
Star Mack
Speaker 2 (30:25):
And Schmidty in the morning weekday, starting at six am
on Star one oh five point seven
Wakem It gets my day going and makes me laugh.
I of it.
Speaker 2 (00:10):
Mac and Schmitty in the Morning on Star one O
five point seven.
Speaker 1 (00:14):
Good morning, Smitty, Good morning. Welcome into your Thursday weekend
eve or for I think a lot of kids across
West Michigan like this is your Friday.
Speaker 3 (00:21):
It's weird. It's half and half. I had my girls
over last night, and half of our kids are off
tomorrow for a four day Memorial Day weekend and the
other half are going to school. One of my kids
is off tomorrow, one of my kids is going and
I'm just praying I don't confuse which one. Just make
sure to show up to pick up and drop off
at the right location.
Speaker 1 (00:41):
All the end of school year things. Last night was
my daughter's end of school band concert for six seventh
and eighth graders, and now then did a great job.
It was like a Star Wars theme. It was awesome
to go through. But I just laughed because I went
to two band concerts this year, Smitty, which was exactly
two more times than I actually saw my daughter practicing
her clarinet at home this year, so it's pretty impressive.
Speaker 3 (01:04):
Really starts showing her what that rental bill looks like
every single month.
Speaker 4 (01:08):
Kid movies, music and all the gossip in one place.
Speaker 2 (01:13):
It's the celebrities goop on Star one oh five point seven.
Speaker 3 (01:17):
Well, this is a really interesting lawsuit against one of
the biggest music companies in the world. Universal Music Group
is being sued by a man who claims he worked
with massive acts like Johnny Cash, Twisted Sister and Shania
Twain and his owed millions for unpaid services. So the
guy's name is Gary Douglas Peabody sounds very very fancy,
(01:38):
doesn't it, and said it started back in nineteen seventy
when Johnny Cash asked him to come to New York
and get him signed as a singer and then work
as a writer. He says in ninety three, Twisted Sisters
d Snyder called him up and said, hey, man, appreciate
you helping me with lyrics. You're owed ten million. Have
you gotten paid that? He also claims in nineteen ninety six,
Shania Twain called him to discussed a job and said
(02:01):
he was owed. He now claims that after being getting
trying to get in contact with UMG over and over
and over again, as of April of this year, he
has not heard anything back from the company, and he
claims he's owed seventy two million, three hundred and twenty
five thousand dollars. He has not been paid. Here's something important.
(02:24):
He doesn't mention having any official contracts or signatures for
any of this work.
Speaker 1 (02:30):
I got a feeling this guy is gonna wind up
just shelling out money for a frivolous lawsuit that he's
getting nothing from.
Speaker 3 (02:37):
Marvel. Actor Jeremy Renner thankfully survived that insane snowplow accident
or is he thankful? This is really fascinating Haus on
the new episode of Let's Talk Off Camera It's Kelly
Rippa's podcast, talking about his near death experience and admitting
when he first came back he was super disappointed.
Speaker 1 (03:00):
The most exhilarating piece you could you could ever feel.
Speaker 4 (03:04):
You don't see anything but what's in your mind's eye,
like your your your the Adams of who you are,
the DNA, like your you know, your your spirit is.
It's a it's a it's like the highest adrenaline rush.
But the piece that comes with it, you know, it's
a magnificent, so magical.
Speaker 1 (03:23):
Uh. And I didn't want to come back. I remember,
and I was brought back and I was so off back.
Speaker 3 (03:30):
I'm like, oh, he said, it is a wonderful, wonderful
relief to be removed from your body. It's the most
exhilarating piece you will ever feel.
Speaker 1 (03:40):
Always right, I mean no, we all hope he's right.
That sounds great to me.
Speaker 3 (03:43):
Well what if you're his kids? Okay, well Dad, you
know we're also here and we were super excited that
you came back. Finally, let's talk about the Internet losing
its mind over the way Tom Cruise eats popcorn. The
video is hysterical. So he has been all over the
place the new Mission Impossible movie, and he was caught
(04:04):
at the BFI Imax in London for a press event,
and I gotta tell you this dude eats popcorn like
my four year old and the video is everywhere people
writing he eats it like a middle aged dad. Another one,
this is exactly the way my grandpa used to eat
roasted peanuts. Tom Cruise will eat the way he wants.
(04:25):
He's Tom Cruise. And my most favorite comment the only
time I've ever seen Tom need a stuntman. It's so weird.
He's just shoveling full handfuls. It's dripping all over his suit,
It's all over the floor. It almost looks like he
had too much to drink and was having a midnight snack.
Speaker 1 (04:44):
Somewhere there's wives telling their husbands like, Hey, does any
of that popcorn actually make it to your mouth? Or
is it just all over your shirt and the couch.
Speaker 3 (04:52):
I mean, you've got to see the video for yourselves.
It's up with your scoop at West Michigan Star dot com.
Speaker 1 (04:57):
It's tell a little fine points, youn Mack and Spinney.
Look at this little positivity and you know that's what
this guy's willing to do every day for people, as
well as keep our waterways safe, protect our animals and
a lot more. Got to give a big shout out
to a conservation officer from right here in Kent County
who just won the state's top award that a conservation
officer can't receive. Justin Oldberg was presented with the Shekhar
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Safari Michigan Wildlife Officer of the Year Award. Now, why
is this so cool? Again? I mentioned it's the top
top honor that any conservation officer can get, but it's
for exceptional dedication to natural resource protection law enforce and
community engagement, and it's something that Justin takes extremely seriously
with his job. As a lifelong lover of the outdoors,
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his job gives him an opportunity to do all of
those things and to interact with the public. The people
he loves the most though, as he told Fox seventeen,
the ones that enjoy the great outdoors and respect it
as much as he does. Very humbled by it.
Speaker 5 (05:57):
I'm very honored to get it because I know there's
a lot of so I did a lot of good
work throughout the States, So I like interacting with people
that like to do the same things I like to do.
But in the same breath, like didn't like those guys
that violated the laws or took advantage of the resource.
Speaker 1 (06:12):
Yep. So he's out there every day. Check this out.
In twenty twenty four, Schmidti more than one hundred and
seventy calls that went to the DNR's poaching hotline, wound
up using Alberg as the primary officer on that. So
very busy guy.
Speaker 3 (06:26):
All right, I know we're already so emotional with graduation season.
My heart goes out to all of you with seniors especially,
but boy, has this video got everyone crying. McCauley's school
is in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and they just shared a heartwarming
video that has been seven years in the making. They
asked kids back in sixth grade to record a video
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that they would then show to their future selves. Well
welcome high school seniors. Answering those sixth grade interview questions.
Speaker 1 (06:57):
Hey, Ken, and this is your sixth grade self through me.
I've got a few questions for you.
Speaker 2 (07:01):
Is your favorite hobby still solving your Rubik's c just
s like me.
Speaker 1 (07:04):
I thought it was so tough for being able to
do that back in the day.
Speaker 2 (07:07):
Is your favorite movie still The Water Boy? My favorite
movie definitely is still The Water Boy.
Speaker 1 (07:12):
Life's advice would you have given me as a sixth grader?
Be kind to everyone.
Speaker 2 (07:20):
Every time you can.
Speaker 3 (07:21):
He starts crying. Oh, Mike, it's so amazing. It has
got millions of views. Everyone's saying, Wow, McCauley's School, you've
done it right. It is so good. I've got it
posted for you at West Michigan Star dot com.
Speaker 1 (07:33):
I know there are educators out there not afraid to
steal fantastic ideas, steal that idea, because that is such
a cool way to cap off a grass.
Speaker 3 (07:40):
Just don't show it to me if I've got pictures
to do, because my mass scare is going to be
down my face.
Speaker 4 (07:45):
Movies, music, and all the gossip in one place.
Speaker 2 (07:49):
It's the celebritiescoop on Star one oh five point seven.
Speaker 3 (07:53):
Well, no, I know, I was really surprised by this
news yesterday. Jim Earsay, Indianapolis Colts owner, has died at
the age of only sixty five. Not a ton of
details here. The team making the announcement yesterday saying Jim
passed away peacefully in his sleink this afternoon. It was
a very lengthy post, writing we are devastated by the news.
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Jim's dedication and passion for the Indianapolis Colts, in addition
to his generosity, commitment to the community, and most importantly,
his love for his family, were unsurpassed. They talk about
how his impact can be felt all over Indianapolis, the
state of Indiana, and the country. He has been open
about dealing with some health struggles in the past, including addiction,
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something that fueled him to start an organization. He actually
donated more than seventeen million dollars over the past few
years to an initiative called Kicking the Stigma. He launched
it back in twenty twenty to help those with mental
health and addiction issues. He has survived by his daughters Carly,
who they believe is going to be taking over the
(08:58):
Colts organization, Casey Caylin, and then his ex wife Meg,
as well as ten grandchildren again Indianapolis Colt's owner Jim
Hearsay only sixty five, passing away yesterday.
Speaker 1 (09:10):
Yeah, big personality, big life for sure, but sixty five
too young.
Speaker 3 (09:15):
Corney Kardashian says school is out forever for her kids
because she is done with traditional schooling. A fascinating interview,
the reality TV star sat down with her sister Chloe
on Chloe in Wonderland that's her podcast, and she says
that challenging conformity is the only way to live authentically.
Speaker 6 (09:36):
I think living authentically is not conforming. I do it
with everything. It's not about our family. Like, let's say
the school system. I'll think, why do kids go to school? Truly,
it's so dated. Oh I'm such a homeschool person, So
don't even get you going. So then I'll start thinking
and then like you know, my kids will send me
(09:57):
videos about like why do kids go to It'll be
like really successful people and they'll be like, my kids
never go to school and they're never going to and whatever.
And then I'm like, Okay, what's the goal here. You
want to do home school, let's do it.
Speaker 3 (10:09):
Yeah, not surprising and put a backlash online, mostly from
people saying, well, it must be nice to have the
resources that you have to make that a viable possibility.
Speaker 1 (10:19):
Not only that, but when we're talking about schools, they
also have the resources to send them to the best
schools in the country. Well, not hard, not anymore, but
that would be conforming, and you wouldn't want to conform.
Speaker 3 (10:29):
And finally, the tush push remains. Some more tushes will
be pushed in the NFL next season, the league shooting
down a rule that would have outlawed that controversial quarterback
sneak play. You'll remember the Philadelphia Eagles were big on this.
Several teams had called for a ban in the off season,
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but when it came time for the big vote yesterday,
league owners in favor of keeping it winning out and
Philly did not take long to celebrate. The official Philadelphia
Eagles account just showed a picture of Jalen Hurts with
a push on.
Speaker 1 (11:04):
Honestly, I wouldn't have cared if they had banded, But
at the same time, I didn't want it banned only
because only one team is really successful at doing this,
but everybody has the same opportunity to do it. They
were just crying. It was just a spilt milk whining
thing from the rest of the teams.
Speaker 3 (11:21):
Of them and you know the biggest ones, Green Bay Packers.
They were so against the tush push. All right, all
of your celeb scoop at West Michigan Star dot.
Speaker 1 (11:28):
Com, Good morning to you. It's Mack and Schmitty. And
you mentioned that you did something really cool with your daughter.
But then you said, for anybody nervous about the potential
awkwardness or terribleness of the teenage, yeah, or who's nervous
about it? My daughter's twelve. I'm not nervous, Schmitty. I
am straight up terrified. Okay, So please make me feel better.
Speaker 3 (11:47):
I'm telling you, and you know this might be some
advice more for your wife, because I hosted a girls
night last night, so I had three of my best
friends come over with their daughters and I hosted a
permanent jewelry party, so I think people have probably heard
of this. It's like jewelry that stays on all the time, right,
And I have to shout her out. Her name is Dale.
(12:09):
She is she was a stay at home mom that
launched this business herself. It's called the Welded Company. It's fantastic.
She had this literal leap of faith and she's just
such a wonderful human. So she came over to our
house last night and it was honestly a cloud nine.
This will be part of my power point when I
(12:29):
leave this world moment. It was amazing. And so you
had all of our daughters with us, and Sophia was
the youngest at four, and then the oldest is my
friend's daughter who is nine almost ten is Amelia. Yeah.
Speaker 1 (12:41):
I was just curious that I'm like nine ten. I'm like,
I know the agents because they always screw it up. No, yeah,
so sorry, Elizabeth.
Speaker 3 (12:46):
We were all there and we had appetizers and fun
desserts and I got sparkling juice for the girls and
it was incredible. So we're all picking out our necklaces
or bracelets or anklets, and all the girls are feel
so included, and they were just like, Mom, I'm so
excited that you wanted me to do this with you.
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And then they started playing together and all we heard
were just like these crazy giggles and they had little
wine glasses. I got them little wine glasses for their
sparkling juice. And I'm sitting there in honest to god,
I started crying. I was so overwhelmed. I was because
of course I love crying. It's my favorite.
Speaker 1 (13:26):
Say it was there two glasses of wine before the
tears with your girlfriends over how cute all of your
daughters are.
Speaker 3 (13:33):
I mean, because there was such an age gap, but
you just saw this like next generation of sisterhood. And
I just felt so lucky because I am really scared
about the years to come because it's going to be challenging.
It's supposed to be, that's what happens, and I think
especially with girls, like there's going to be so much
fight back about boundaries and privacy and you're just trying
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to create a good human that's going to eventually go
out into the world. And I'm like, man, oh man,
I've got a team. I've got a team. Look at us,
We're doing this. Our girls were so excited to still
be around us, and I thought, you know, so often
especially as parents, were like, are we doing it right?
There's no feedback. We won't know till they're forty in
therapy talking about all the terrible things we did. And
(14:14):
in this moment, I can tell you unequivocally, I think
I'm doing it right. It was so cool. I could
cry talking about it right now. And my favorite part
of the whole night was towards the end, we were
all showing off our our jewelry that we got and
my my friend Kate's daughter Ellie goes, are there other
permanent things?
Speaker 1 (14:34):
And we were like, well, you know, this is it?
Speaker 3 (14:37):
This is and then my friend Megan's like, well there's
you know, there's tattoos, and Ellie's like, let's do that tomorrow.
But it was just it was a moment where I
hope even Sophia, who's only four, is gonna remember, like
because everybody left and she just gave me the biggest
teche and she goes, mom, that was so fun. I
really am a big girl. Oh my gosh, Like, how
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often do you get that opportunity?
Speaker 1 (15:01):
There is nothing cooler than when your kids get to
feel grown up and part of your world in a
different way.
Speaker 3 (15:08):
Than they don't want to be part of it.
Speaker 1 (15:09):
Yeah. Well, and that's what I was actually getting too
shy as the father of a twelve year old who
gets to watch this happen between my wife and my
daughter who are best friends but also butt heads because
we're mother and daughter as well. What I will say
is this, it's magical how a daughter can treat a
mother when there are other people around, right, Because I swear,
(15:30):
I swear my daughter is never as nice to my
wife as she is when there is anybody else in
the room whatsoever. It's pretty amazing.
Speaker 3 (15:39):
Give her a permanent anklet and that attitude changes.
Speaker 1 (15:43):
You know. Jewelry works wonders on a lot of women's
made of all ages.
Speaker 3 (15:46):
I find research has proven that movies, music, and all
the gossip in one place.
Speaker 2 (15:52):
It's the celebritiescoop on Star one oh five point seven.
Speaker 3 (15:56):
Well, this could be a big deal. If the rumored
rapport is true, Taylor Swift may have a chance to
buy back the master recordings that were taken away from
her years ago. Ah, here we go.
Speaker 1 (16:09):
Right, okay, right after she pulled all your money out
of your pockets.
Speaker 3 (16:13):
You're swift ease there it is now. This is a
report from page six that says the current owner of
her Master's is interested in selling the recordings, and even
more interesting, a source says that Scooter Braun, who was
part of that original deal that snatched up Swift's Masters
for three hundred million bucks, is pushing for the deal
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to happen behind the scenes. This is the current owner
that Scooter ended up selling them to. It's a private
equity firm called Shamrock Capital. Now, some sources say they're
skeptical at least of claims that Braun has any part
of this or is urging a sale, But it would
be very, very interesting. They say. The timing is perfect,
(16:57):
considering if you listened to Scoop yesterday, Taylor had that
first listen to the reputation Taylor's version, Look what was it?
Look what you made me do in the Handmaid's Tail,
And so people are thinking, oh, we new some interest,
and maybe this current owner is like, I could probably
make even more.
Speaker 1 (17:15):
Well. It's really interesting to think about. Because Taylor Swift
is such a savvy businesswoman, it would never surprise me
if she would be the one to lose her original masters,
only to buy them back for less money after she
made bowloads of money doing it. But that's the thing
with her eras world tour and basically catapulting hers and
not just the biggest artist today, she's one of the
(17:35):
biggest artists of all time at this point in her life. Okay,
nowhere near done to me. Whoever owns those music rights
is sitting on a gold mine. Not right now, but
for the next fifty years. That music's going to be
so valuable for a long.
Speaker 3 (17:51):
Time, or will it. She re records everything and then
Loyle Swifties go, I'm not buying any of the.
Speaker 1 (17:57):
Old stuff, and she can. You know, she can lead
out all the music rights to all those things without
those people seeing a dime. It's super fascinating.
Speaker 3 (18:05):
Really interesting. Yeah, yeah, have you been paying attention to
what the all American rejects have been doing? I am
loving this. All of my early two thousand's friends will
remember huge songs like Swing Swing move Along gives you
how they are back in the spotlight. After performing in
Vegas a couple of years ago for the When We
were Young Festival, bandmates including frontman Tyson Ritter, were stunned,
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stunned at the outpouring of support that they got, and
so now they have started working on new music almost
fourteen years since their last album. But this is how
they're doing it. Random, totally free pop up shows that
they only tell fans about a few hours ahead of time.
Over the past week, the All American Rejects have stormed Barnes,
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bowling alleys, even people's random backyards, and they're finding this
to be massively successful. People follow them on TikTok and
then they go, Okay, listen, at this time, we're going
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to tell you where we're at. And the backyard only
fits one hundred and fifty people. Good luck. They were
in Nashville last night and somebody leaked the address and
they ended up having to cancel the show. They said,
it is perfect. The crowds are filled with millennials who
have loved them forever, as well as gen Z just
eager to experience a viral moment.
Speaker 1 (19:30):
Honestly, having one of my favorite bands perform in my
backyard is an all time dream of mine.
Speaker 3 (19:35):
It's crazy. They showed up to a frat party at
the University of Missouri and everyone's like, is this the
all American rejects.
Speaker 1 (19:41):
My mom wants to talk to you guys on the phone.
She doesn't believe me you're here.
Speaker 3 (19:45):
It is like perfect marketing, and they do sound amazing. Finally, tonight,
the commencement ceremony at the University of Maryland has a
very special celebrity. Their commencement speaker, Kermit the Frog. Yes,
the well known the Muppet is going to be doing
the commencement speech. Marilyn knows Muppets very well. Jim Henson
earned his degree there back in nineteen sixty. He majored
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in homec which eventually led him to designing and creating Kermit.
Kermit sat down with NBC for a little preview.
Speaker 7 (20:15):
What is your advice going to be to these students
who are now stepping out into the real world.
Speaker 4 (20:18):
Yeah, well watch that stuff, you know, taking the leap
into opportunity and making connections in our world today. I mean,
those are just a few of the things that I
have learned in my own journey to follow in my dreams.
Speaker 3 (20:29):
It's so cute. In the announcement, it says he is
a savvy singer, savant and knower of the swamp.
Speaker 1 (20:36):
Do you think he'll warn people about choosing the right
partner in life, and that if not, you could mind
have been annoyed profusely till the end of time.
Speaker 3 (20:43):
Annoyed. That is pure love with miss Peggy all of
your celebt scoop at West Michigan Star dot.
Speaker 1 (20:49):
Com mackage Fitty look at a throw down battle of
the Sexiest Time. Looking to get you out to hang
with our grand Rapid Civic Theater.
Speaker 3 (20:58):
Oh, they are going to be putting on way Tris.
It is such a good show. You've got tickets with
today's number one answer. One hundred women surveyed Name something
in someone's shopping cart for a romantic dinner. M.
Speaker 1 (21:10):
I mean, I know you don't agree with this, schmidty,
but seafood. I mean if somebody's got some king crab
legs chilling and their shopping cart right there, they're looking
to impress somebody.
Speaker 3 (21:19):
I'm such a cheap date. If you had pizza rolls
in Monzarelli sticks, I would be like, swoon, swoon.
Speaker 1 (21:25):
That's why your wife material those video okay.
Speaker 3 (21:27):
Six one, six, four, five, eight, one oh five seven.
One hundred women surveyed Name something in someone's shopping cart
for a romantic dinner. Number one answer caller seven, You
could be going to see Waitress with our grand Rapid
Civic theater.
Speaker 1 (21:40):
Good morning, Star. Who's this Mary? Mary? Where are you
calling from today?
Speaker 7 (21:45):
Countwood?
Speaker 1 (21:46):
All right? Mary. One hundred women were asked to name
something you might see in somebody's shopping cart if they're
planning a romantic dinner. What do you think The top
answer is there, Mary? How about chocolate strawberry? Oo? Chocolate
strawberries do spell romance for sure? Waits? Strawberries is actually
the number two most common answer. Great guests don't marry?
Speaker 7 (22:07):
All right?
Speaker 2 (22:08):
Thank thanks?
Speaker 1 (22:09):
Hi Star.
Speaker 7 (22:09):
Who's this Hikazoo?
Speaker 1 (22:12):
Chris still from Kalamazoo. Mary just told me. When one
hundred women were asked to name something you're going to
see in a person shopping cart if they're planning a
romantic dinner, she said chocolate strawberries, which is definitely a
sign somebody's trying to be a romantic. But strawberries was
the number two most common answer. So what do you
think it is?
Speaker 5 (22:31):
I'm gonna say wine.
Speaker 1 (22:33):
You're going wine? Yeah, I feel like you need that
bottle of wine for a romantic dinner. But sometimes that
just might be a Tuesday night watching The Bachelorette in
my house. Bottle the number three most common answer. I'm sorry, Okay,
thank you, thank you, Hi Star. Who's this Sarah? Sarah,
(22:54):
I've got a couple of good guesses. One hundred women
were asked to name something you might find in a
person shopping cart if they're playing in a romantic dinner,
and I heard two of the top three answers already. Strawberries,
there's chocolate, strawberries, and of course wine, wine being the
number three most common answer. But I want you to
think of a romantic dinner at your home. It's all
(23:14):
set up and looking beautiful, but everything that was there
was just purchased. What's the thing in the shopping cart, Sarah, Bangles? Candles?
You know what, you gotta set that mood or the
romance just isn't gonna happen, And candles will definitely do
the trick. Top answer, that's a lazy Yeah, you're gonna
go check out Waitress with our grand Rappid Civic Theater,
(23:37):
Big Broadway hit. Congrats.
Speaker 7 (23:39):
Yeah, thank you so much.
Speaker 1 (23:40):
You are so welcome, and one more chance to win
it tomorrow. Battle of the Sex is eight fifteen tomorrow
morning here on Star, it's back in Schmidty. And you
know what with everybody gearing up for maybe some Memorial
Day weekend trip, Schmitty. Yeah, let's head off an argument
right now. Do you and Chris ever argue about the
GPS in your vehicle? Like? How? Because my wife and
(24:01):
I we get into arguments about using it. For example,
like when we drive up to my hometown of Houghton Lake,
I know how to get there like the back of
my hand. Yeah, I can get there in eight different ways.
And yet my wife's anxiety will go way up if
she doesn't also punch it into the GPS. And just
(24:25):
I don't know, clear herself of the anxiety that there
might be some meteorite that has struck the road and
wiped out a bridge some I don't even know what
could happen in her mind, Schmitty. That would require her
to ask me things like which route do you feel
like you're taking this time? M I'm like I don't
know whichever one, Like I'm gonna take the fastest route?
(24:46):
How about the route I always take? Did you check it?
Speaker 3 (24:49):
No?
Speaker 1 (24:49):
I didn't check it?
Speaker 3 (24:50):
Love her?
Speaker 1 (24:51):
Oh my goodness, SCHMITTI. But this is where it really
started to get to me, because that's an irrational fight
I've been having for fifteen years. Now I feel like whatever,
I'm over it. But now she's doing it with places
close to us that are that you have no business.
We went to my daughter's band concert last night and
it was at the Forest Hills Fine Arts Center. We've
been to it fifteen times. I know how to get
(25:13):
there easily. It's it's not even really many turns. As
soon as we get in the car, I see you're
pulling it up on the GPS. They go, honey, I
don't I don't need the I don't need the GPS
to get there. She's like, well, I mean it is
like five thirty. Let's just go ahead and see how
why exact pleasing?
Speaker 3 (25:30):
That's it.
Speaker 1 (25:31):
This is not a thing that can happen. Like, what
are you worried about this?
Speaker 3 (25:35):
Pers And I use our GPS twenty four to seven.
Speaker 2 (25:38):
Great.
Speaker 3 (25:39):
I don't care if I simply have to drive up
ten mile. I can name you probably fourteen times right
off the top of my head where I always go down.
You're all the GPS is like, hey, there's a crash
coming up, tell you what, why don't you do this?
And all of a sudden, I am like twenty minutes ahead.
(25:59):
I I will never go anywhere without checking GPS because
you never know the backup.
Speaker 1 (26:03):
I do understand the Michigan need of always under construction
season to check out a route ahead of time, Tiffany
on her Facebook page, saying yes, normally because traffic can
change so fast, a GPS help avoid the backup. Sometimes.
I live on the east side of the state, went
over to West Michigan for a visit and I didn't
know there was construction on ninety six. It helped me
avoid it. I don't disagree, love it that that is
(26:24):
an okay time to look at your GPS and see it.
But after that, why do you leave the thing on
the entire Now?
Speaker 3 (26:32):
You just never know. Also, I'm a crowdsourcer, so it's like, hey,
is there still a speed trap there? Hey? Is there
still just And I'm like, yes, there is. My fellow
friends and neighbors, I'll say, I'll get you, don't worry.
I love I love my woman. I named her Elga again.
I just feel like, if the phones go down, y'all
are dead. You're not going to be able to get
anywhere alive anyway.
Speaker 1 (26:55):
She's a five point seven at Smack and Schmitty. I'm
almost looking to spread a smile or two good right now.
It's going on Smidi. Well.
Speaker 3 (27:01):
It is a reminder I like to set every year.
It is not Happy Memorial Day. It is simply Memorial Day.
This is a weekend that should be spent reflecting on
those servicemen and women that paid the ultimate sacrifice for
our freedom. And an annual event brings that every year.
The community coming together yesterday at the Grand Rapids Veterans Home,
(27:22):
that's the cemetery right next to the Michigan Veterans' Home
on Monroe, and they planted flags, more than five thousand
American flags next to grave sites of veterans buried at
that cemetery. It included so many incredible people, volunteers, veterans,
even Scouts helping out. James Redford was the event's keynote speaker,
(27:46):
a Navy veteran himself, along with Kim Korf, the District
chair for the Eagle Spirit District of Scouting America, and
Sean Lowing with Troop three forty five talking about this
moving experience with wood.
Speaker 5 (27:59):
Okay, it warms my allright seeing them grow up to
be good citizens.
Speaker 7 (28:03):
As leaders in Scouting, we pass that knowledge own to
our scouts. So from our littlest kindergarten lion Scout all
the way up to our Eagle Scouts and beyond, we
want them to know what our veterans did for us.
I asked that the Lord gives me the strength they have,
the courage that these women and men that serve our
country did.
Speaker 1 (28:20):
I hope when my day comes, I get to live
here too.
Speaker 3 (28:23):
It's pretty incredible. The event concluded with a final salute
and a performance of taps. Those flags will remain there
through the Memorial Day weekend. And please, if I can
tell you drive by, you can take Munroe down by
Riverside Park. It is a really, really powerful thing we
do with the kids every year as just a reminder
of why we get to live the life we do.
Speaker 1 (28:43):
You're one hundred percent rhyme when you say it's it's
powerful because you look at that and you just understand
the sacrifice of our service members and their families too.
Speaker 3 (28:50):
Absolutely cool.
Speaker 1 (28:52):
You know, normally the beginning of the school years the
time for new shoes for kids. Right, Well, a whole
bunch of kids here in West Michigan are going to
be going into summer vacation with a new pair of kicks,
all thanks to Thomas's Bread and Operation Warm, two organizations
that partner together to support kids in high need communities,
and they bring them shoes. Now, this is a really
(29:13):
neat thing. They've actually done this for over six million
kids across the country over the years, and that's just
a wild number. But yesterday over at West Godwin Elementary School,
they gave out four hundred and eight pairs of brand
news shoes Fitti. Every kid from kindergarten through fifth grade
(29:33):
got a brand new one, as well as fresh socks
and some tote bags. Again, this initiative all part of
a nationwide effort that's going to continue through the fall
that also gives coaches to students around the country. They
just really do what they can to give back and
make sure every kid has an opportunity to get these things.
Lisana Brew is the program's manager at Operation Warm, and
he just talks about the joy that all the kids
(29:55):
get from this. You enjoy that they get in just
the they know that out there that care about them.
Leaving as they try them on and running around and
the genuine happiness it brings.
Speaker 7 (30:05):
Man in genuine happiness.
Speaker 1 (30:07):
Honestly, I'd like to be there today to see all
the kids wearing the same pair of new shoes. I
think that would be hilarious.
Speaker 3 (30:12):
Shoes are such a big deal too, that's really cool.
Speaker 1 (30:14):
There really are feeling good comes at you a couple
of times today. I always want to point out people
who are doing great things, especially when they're in our community,
like both of those stories. We'll do it again for
you tomorrow six forty five and nine twenty here on
Star Mack
Speaker 2 (30:25):
And Schmidty in the morning weekday, starting at six am
on Star one oh five point seven
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