Mac and Shmitty May 22, 2024

Mac and Shmitty May 22, 2024

Episode Transcript

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Wakem It gets my day going.It makes me laugh. I love it.
Mac and Schmitty in the morning onStar one oh five point seven.
Good morning Smith, Hey, goodmorning. Welcome into your Wednesdays. We
uh the first from world that weekendspend. Yesterday we talked a lot about
AC wars, their mistat wars goingon in your house. Yeah, man,

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I got a signed with your husbandand I was thinking about you late
last night Schmtty cursing your name becauseI'm like, you know what she was
talking about, how this is thefirst time in her adult life that you
guys have had central air in ahouse ever before. And last night was
so stinking hot. I was justlying in bed with the windows open,
thinking it was gonna get cooler atany time. It was like seventy five

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degrees at three o'clock in the morning. Today the AC gets turned off.
Today, You're gonna get some relief. Oh my gosh, last night is
I'm stealing in my own juices.I'm like, you're such a fool.
Why did you not break up theAC? Yes last two days? Huh
huh, oh, thank you.No, dragging my feet was not the
play. But today you're right we'llfeel a little bit cool. This is
one of those days where it's notgoing to get much warmer than it is

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out there right now, which ishovering in the upper sixties, right around
that seventy degree mark. When's movingin today. You can hear them whipping
outside of the studio right now.It's awful. In my other studio,
you can actually hear it on themicrophone. There's no idea what happened.
I was driving in with no problem, and as soon as I got on
the off ramp to downtown, youguys, it was like a hurricane all

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of a sudden. So I don'tknow what to tell you. Make it,
fake it, do whatever you need. It's West Michigan. At least
it's not snow, movies, music, and all the gossip in one place.
It's the celebritiescoop on Star one ohfive point seven. Well Diddy facing
another lawsuit, this time filed bya former model who claims the now disgraced

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mogul entyster with promises of a bigcareer, but it turned out to be
assault. Krystal McKinney is her name, she claimed in the suit that back
in two thousand and three, whenshe was twenty two. She was invited
to a men's Fashion Week event atCipriani Downtown in New York. That is
where she met Comb's At the event, he invited her back to his studio.
She says shortly after their arrival,Combs and some friends were drinking and

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passing around something to smoke. Shetook a hit, which she said was
way more powerful than she had expectedit to be, and claims that had
been laced with some kind of narcoticor other drug. Crystal claims that Combs
demanded she follow him to the bathroom, where he forced himself honor. She
eventually lost consciousness, according to thissuit, and said the next thing she

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knew, she woke up in ataxi and realized she had been assaulted.
She is asking for unspecified damages,but looks very similar to the lawsuits filed
by both his ex girlfriend Cassie andothers as well. This is on the
heels of another petition that has comeout. This time leaders in New US

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are asking Mayor Eric Adams to revokeDitty's symbolic key to the city over everything
that has happened. You know,things are obviously piling up for Ditty right
now and deservedly so it sounds likeI am curious schmitty whether or not this
is another case where the statute oflimitations has expired on the possibility of actual

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charges being brought or whether that's somethingthat might be it'll be interesting. This
is different from Cassie's lawsuit in thefact that it does claim certain things with
this assault. Kelly Roland is gettingdragged online after it looks like she has
gone off on one of the securitypersonnel at the Camp Film Festival. So

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she was at the premiere of MarceloMio yesterday and looked really celebratory, was
very kind with paparazzi, but thenthe photographers caught a very distressed looking Kelly
in what seems to be an extremelyheated exchange with a security guard. The
staffer seems to be trying to calmthe situation down by reaching on towards Kelly's

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arm to guide her into the eventaway from all the onlookers, and apparently
the guard said something to Kelly.She turned scowled, started waving her finger
in the woman's face. Kelly continuedto reprimand her The guard looked shocked and
distressed and then angry. It's notreally sure what went down here, but

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it's just another moment that isn't reflectingtoo great on Kelly. You know,
when somebody takes a bit here andyou're the one waving your finger in somebody's
face, you're never gonna look good. Well. Also, I have seen
the mom eyes. I don't knowif that's what Kelly had, but I
too have had a similar face tryingto get my three year old into a
car seat. So I failia.Finally, Jelly Roll is admitting his most

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frivolous habit he refuses to rewar sucks. The two time Grammy nominated singer was
talking in an interview ahead of theAC Awards, and he said, can
I tell you a frivolous habit,habit I have? Don't judge me for
this, y'all. I promise.I grew up very humble, but I
only wear socks once. Listen.I buy in bulk so I can avoid

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re wearing them. I understand itis the most frivolous thing I've done with
my success, and I hope Idon't let anybody down with that. But
when you're fat, you can't havestinky feet too, so you gotta have
fresh socks. I mean, continuesto be the absolute gem of America.
I was gonna say, why doI feel like people when they get wealthy,
that's when they can start with theseweird buying habits. I feel like

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he's been doing this literally for you. Don't think it's weird. No socks
gross me out. I am allgood with you rebuying new socks, Jelly,
you find yourself at Costco. Theygot some good deals on those bulks.
All of your celeb scoop at WestMichigan Star dot Com. Sometimes because
I get a good feeling, let'sdo it. Get you feeling good here?

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Unstoleto five points, Savin. That'sMackina and we all know it's true,
schmitty. What's the best part ofvoting? Oh? Getting the sticker,
taking the picture with your stickers.Okay, I wasn't sure. I
mean I thought maybe you'd say,you know, spreading democracy, doing your
sect Dude. Now we all knowit's the stickers, right well. Secretary
of State Jocelyn Benson just announced yesterday'sSmiddy Michigan's very first ever I Voted Sticker

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contest is going to be happening thiselection cycle. It was all announced yesterday
at Battle Creek Central High School.Really cool Michigan residents. Karen students are
going to be designing the stickers thisyear that are given to voters during this
year's November general elections. She said, democracy is a team sport and our

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first I Voted sticker contest is afun way to get people across the state
engaged in our elections. Now abunch of different categories for elementary, middle
schoolers, high schoolers, and thenMichigan ters of just any age at all.
The only requirement is the design's gotto be nonpartisan, thank goodness,
obviously, and include the phrase ofcourse, I've you got till the end
of June Sunday June thirtieth to enterMichigan dot cove slash sos if you want

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some info on it all right,So you're never too old to learn something
new, Just ask seventy six yearold Ted, who for the very first
time in his life, is takingswimming lessons. The West Michigan Man has
not had the greatest history with thewater, and shockingly, the CDC finds
that fifty five percent of adults todayhave never had swimming lessons and we all

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know that can be terrifying out onthe water. Ted needed to fix this
because you know what he wants todo. He wants to go fishing real
bad and he did it one timeway back when in a rowboat with choppy
waves, terrible conditions. He wasscared to death and never went back.
It's a flashback that has pushed himto join the British Swim School franchise.

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This is very cool. Cindy Beachis the owner and she said for many
people like Ted, safe swimming isnot a reality. They were never taught
this. And he figures this couldbe the change he needs. I can
lose my fear of the deep water. I think I would be able to
get in. And that's exactly what'shappening. He's learning how to tread water,

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he's learning how to float on hisback, the scoop swimming, the
backstroke. It is making him feelstronger than ever and Cindy says they help
anyone of any age. He's ready. The biggest thing he'll take from this,
I yeah, I would like tospend some time with my grandson's Christop
tell in Fox seventeen. He's readyto get back out on the water.

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That's really cool and a good examplefor his grandkids too. I feeling good
coming at you a couple times aday. I always here to lift some
spirits. We'll do it again foryou coming up at nine twenty this morning.
Here on start with oh five pointseven. Thanks for sharing it with
us. It's Mack, It's fairMoodies, music and all the gossip in
one place. It's the celebrity scoopon Star one oh five point seven.

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Well, they're almost a full yearinto dating, but no, Travis kel
See will not be proposing to Taylor'sswift anytime soon. A new source has
spoken to US Weekly saying Travis hasno plans on proposing to Taylor. It
is not even on his radar.Marriage is something he takes very seriously and

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not something he would ever jump intowithout giving it some careful consideration. Another
source says that the athlete cares verydeeply about Taylor, but he is just
not there yet when it comes topopping the question, So can we all
pump the brakes they've fairly been datinga year. Oh yeah, I'm sure
this will totally kill all the questions. Well, and most of it.
She's been on tour, Like,just let them have more of their fourteen

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thousand dollars a night Australian hotels,just like us, regular people, all
right. Britney Spears appeared in anew Instagram video yesterday, hoping to share
her new skincare routine with fans,but, as one user pointed out,
her super duper baby boys has onceagain sparked some concern. Okay, so

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these are the three main things thatI've been using the past couple of months
for my face that I feel likeI have completely changed my life. Number
one is a stream rollerk. It'slike, honestly, you put an refrigerator
and a mixtureized like a pop sobig, and you like, I woke
up like this, but you reallydidn't know this because of this, and
uh, it's really really cool.We've seen a lot of her talking like

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that in recent videos. It justgoes to show once again that there are
people in her life very concerned thather mental health is in a tailspan.
Interesting to point out when I justwent and checked her comments section has been
disabled on Instagram. I think,you know, we did the free Britney
movement. I think there needs tobe some sort of I don't know,
lock Britney down movement going on,Get Brittany a babysitter movement something maybe not

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pat Finally, Bridgerton, the smashhit Netflix series has pit Boles seal of
approval. If you have not yetseen season three, no spoilers, but
there is the famous carriage scene whereyou hear this, Yeah, that is

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the pit Bull a neo with afrojekhit and Pitbull loved it. He took
to his Instagram yesterday, writing,this again shows the world how music is
the international language that transcends over boundaries. More so, how a hit song
can remain timeless. Thank you Bridgertonfor this amazing opportunity. If you haven't

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watched it yet, they're known.Shonda Rhimes is known for taking super current
hits and turning them into these justquartet gorgeous melodies. It's incredible. I
mean, I don't think pit Bulland Afrojack have ever found a classier than
That's Manna. It was Impresso,that's Bridgerton. All right, all of
your celebscoop at West Michigan's back andSpinny and memory Sminty, that's what these

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are. Memories are they the corememories of my disgusting children. What is
the grossest thing you've ever found?And most likely it was due to your
kids. So most of you knowI do another morning show every weekday morning
over on Wood Radio and over there, I use a laptop because I don't
have a desktop computer on my sideof the board. So I am live

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on the air over there yesterday andI pull out my laptop, which I
see has low battery. So thenI pull out my battery charger, my
computer charger, and it is coveredin something brown. I watched this video
it's up at West Michigan Star onour Facebook app and Instagram, Facebook and
Instagram, and I have no ideawhat it is either. I was scared

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for you a little bit. Neitherdid my co hosts. And I'm trying
to control myself because like my micis on, so I'm not about to
go, oh Mike, but I'mlike, what is this? And it
was also on like the plug partof my charger, and it was a
bit more dried where it seems likethe battery pack of my charger had something

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a little fresher, and I wastoo afraid. I was like, I
can't touch this I can't smell this. I am certainly not tasting this.
And then I noticed my co hostslook over and give me these wide eyes
and mouth what is that? AndI was like, I don't know.
I think I want to say,you guys, eighty nine percent certainty it

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was chocolate. Where my head waswell, it didn't have wrong smell.
It wouldn't. We're not a TUTSIroll family. But I do remember,
like there were some Dove chocolates Igot from an event last week. I'm
certain at one point like my kidsgot their hands on some chocolate, whether
it was my son or my daughtertrying to hide it from the other one

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and just thought mom's big work bagwas it. And then my back I
sat in the car. Whatever yougotta tell yourself. I just cannot figure
out how children find the most insaneplaces to put their filthy, filthy things.
Every parent has had this moment,I mean over and over again,

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and I can remember as with myselfas a child, and now my kids
are doing it to me. Itwas actually just last week that in my
car. And you know how thecenter bench seats sometimes have the fold down
middle section sort of it's very dangerousbecause I have no idea. I would
have to go back. I'd haveto like use you know, what is
the testing that they do for likedinosaur bones all the way back in the

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day. I have to find outwhen the ham and cheese, sandwich and
orange that got stuffed into that thingand then closed. So I have air
fresheners in the front of my car, which apparently prevented me from ever smelling
this monstrosity until that was open.And it was like I just opened King
Tut's sarcophagus. S Fitty, itwas disgusting. You said there were fruitflies.

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There were. That's how I foundthat. I didn't smell it first.
I found fruit flies. And Iopened this thing up and I just
dry heaved right there. It wasso bad. I could remember a vivid
childhood memory of mine. And ifmy mother is listening right now, it
will take her right back to theday we realized that my little brother had
been stashing the parts of his coldlunch he didn't want to take to school

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under my bed, And four monthslater, when we could not figure out
why my bedroom smelled, and shefound all of those little brown bags bald
up. I mean, I can'tremember but I'm pretty sure Adam was grounded
for like eight weeks from that kidsunder your h of course, he would
never dare get caught within himself likethat was the stealthiest he could be.

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Back oft Smitty, Wednesday's parent confessionis on dack Smitty, and I like
it so much more when it's mywife frus screwed something up. Then when
it's me big time. And that'swhat's going on because my wife, my
wonderful wife, Michelle, is avery responsible person. I don't think she's
ever been late for a BIL inher life. I don't think she's ever
missed a doctor's appointment. I don'tthink this is just not her personality.

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She's built different, the opposite ofme. Maybe that's why we work so
well together. But for the firsttime, she really dropped the ball on
something that I can't believe. Shemissed. My son's friend in his class
a few weeks ago invited him tohis ninth birthday party two saturdays ago,
and Michelle did not put it onthe calendar, and she somehow managed to

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completely space it, did not remember, didn't remind my son. My son
didn't apparently remember it all because itwas two weeks prior that he had gotten
the invite for this, and sothirty minutes after the party starts, the
kid's mom texts Michelle and is like, Hey, just wondering if you guys
are gonna make it over here.The color in my wife's face duringa I

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mean, we're watching a baseball gametogether and I see it all happen,
real feeling. Oh my gosh,the mom guilt was so unbelievably hardcore at
that moment. She immediately was like, I gotta go get a present.
I feel so awful. I haveto schedule a play day, anything under
the sun. And I'm just like, I cannot believe you would be so

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irresponsible with the child's feelings. Oh, it was my moment to just revel
at its top too, because yourson is dead. Like I would lie,
I'd be like a stomach flew.Sorry about that, but like once
your kids a certain age, theygo to school on money and they're like,
I was perfectly fine. My momscrewed up. Yeah, it never
takes long to throw any parent underthe bus. Let's be honest, these

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music and all the gossip in oneplace. It's the celebrity scoop on Star
one oh five point seven. Well, Diddy is facing another lawsuit, this
time I'm filed by a former modelwho claims he enticed her with promises of
a big career, only to sexuallyassault her. Crystal McKinney has claimed in
a new lawsuit that back in twothousand and three, when she was just

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twenty two, she was invited toa men's Fashion Week event at Cipriani Downtown
in New York. That's where shemet Colmbs, who invited her back to
the studio, which then led tosome very inappropriate activities. She actually believes
that she was somehow drugged by anarcotic or some other way before the assault

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happened. She is looking for unspecifieddamages. This is on the heels of
the big news that fifty cent hasofficially found a home for his new Ditty
documentary. Multiple sources say Fifty's gota multi part doc about these allegations against
Diddy, and it was just greenlitand purchased by Netflix. There was apparently

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a massive bidding war. This comesfrom Fifty's G Unit film and TV studio.
Multiple networks wanted to land this series. Netflix coming out as the big
winner and the timing is perfect.We do not have an official premier date
on this, nor inofficial confirmation fromfifty or Netflix. No doubt they're waiting

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to make a big announcement about this. Yeah, fifty just an incredible smart
business man who's looking at this isnot only an opportunity at you know,
continuing to poke the bear, whichhe's done with Puff Diddy and rappers all
throughout his career, by this yourscene. He's been hyping this for months,
way before any of these lawsuits andthings actually came out in the public,

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way before we saw the cast Eventurevideos, so it almost feels like
he knew what was coming. JenniferGarner is reportedly encouraging ex husband Ben Affleck
to do everything he can to workon his marriage with Jennifer Lopez as those
divorce rumors continue. A source talkingto US Weekly said Jennifer he supports their
relationship and wants nothing more than forhim to be happy. Now, remember,

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there are some bomb shell new allegations, with one insider saying if there
was a way to divorce on groundsof temporary insanity, then would do it.
He feels like the last two yearswere just a fever dream, and
he has finally come to his sensesand understands there is just no way this
marriage is going to work. Asfor this source close to Jennifer Garner,

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they say that she understands that famecan put a serious strain on a couple's
relationship, but you've got to findyour way through it. Jenny's from the
block, Bend's from Boston. Thiswas never gonna work. Man and Finally
in Zync allegedly closer than ever tofinally reuniting. Sources are claiming the band,

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which by the way, has notreleased a standalone in sync single since
two thousand and two, has beenreceiving multiple calls from head high shows at
major music labels, including Warner andUniversal Music, wondering if the boys would
be ready to get back together.Chris Kirkpatrick was actually joined with TMZ and
said they're ready to dot the i'sand cross the t's. Just a few

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more things to work out. Yeah, no, I can. I can
honestly tell you there there's been alot of discussion, and when it comes
to labels, you know, there'sstill certain things that were oh and certain
things that were owed, so youknow, that stuff's all will fall into
place. But you know, therehas been discussion with the five of us
about you know, possibilities of futureendeavors together as the band, bringing the

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band back. So basically it's justkind of crossing the t's and dot and
the eyes about getting something in writing, and all of us agree that this
is what we want to do withthe group and for the group going forward.
AKA, if you pay us enoughmoney, yes, we'll give you
an album. Man a stadium tour. You think stadium tour? Do you
think Vegas residency? Because I'm almoststadium tour is what the sources are saying.

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The music labels are really pushing allof your celeb scoop at West Michigan
Star dot Com Stellino five points seven. It's Mack and SCHMIDDI let's throw down
battle of the sexiest time. Andthis is a big one because it could
land you at Friday Night's Game fourfor our Grand Rapids Griffins taking on those
Milwaukee Admirals as we go for thatCalder Cup. Yeah, so here's the
deal. They of course play tonight. A few tickets still available for Game

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three. You are winning Friday nighttickets for Game four would be an awesome
start to your Memorial Day weekend.Today's number one answer scores you a four
pack. One hundred men surveyed,Give us a nickname for your significant other
that starts with sugar. Oh,I mean you said men? So man,
you should have the dump button on. Oh I was kidding. I

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wish it was sugar mama. That'sall I'm saying. I wish I had
a sugar mama. Six one six, four five eight, one oh five
seven. That's four five eight,one oh five seven caller seven, first
chance at the number one answer.One hundred men surveyed, Give us a
nickname for your significant other that startswith sugar. You could be spending your
Friday night with our grand rabbits Griffinson Star win five point seven. It's

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the morning Star. Who's this eitherwere today? Uh? I'm living her
rabbit? All right, let's seehere, Heather, you got to tell
me. One hundred men were askedto tell me a nickname somebody gives their
significant other that starts with the wordsugar. What do you think that's hop?
Answer was, Heather, is itsugar plum? Sugar plum? All

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sweet sugar plum. That is thenumber five most common answer. I'm sorry,
Heather, thank you, thank you. Hi Star. Who's this?
This is car Fromkwood, Carrie fromKentwood. I just had Heather give me
a great guess. When one hundredguys were asked to tell me a nickname
somebody gives their significant other that startswith the word sugar, she said sugar

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plum, which is definitely what I'veheard before, But that was the number
five most common an answer. Carry, so you got a shot. What
do you think it is? Word? Just go with sugar baby. Sugar
baby. Yeah, my sweet sugarbaby. That is the number four most
common answer. I'm sorry, that'sokay, Thanks guys, Bye bye,
Hi Star. Who's this? Hi? It's Sana Diana. I've had two

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great guesses, but not the topanswer. When one hundred men were asked
to tell me a nickname someone givestheir significant other that starts with the word
sugar, so far I heard sugarbabe or sugar baby, and I heard
sugar plum. Those were the numberfour or excuse me, the number three
of the number five most common answers, but not the top one. What
do you think it is? Dana, sugar bear, sugar bear, do

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you have a are you married?By chance? I do have a significant
other yet, Yeah, you've gota significant other. Is sugar a part
of any of your cute nick petnames for each other? No? Yes,
he calls me sugar plum. Oh, sugar plum. At least that's
appropriate for me to put on theair. I use sugar too, but
it often has an inappropriate word rightafter that I won't say right now.
So congratulations, you are going tocheck out the Grand Rapids Griffins play if

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hockey is on deck and we wantto get you in. Another chance to
be there for Game four on Fridaynight is coming up. We'll do it
again tomorrow eight fifteen. Here onStar one oh five point seven. It
was sugar bear, followed by sugarPie, then sugar Baby, then sugar
Daddy, and sugar Mama and sugarplum, just like your significant other calls
you. Diana routing out those topanswers. Congratulations, Thank you so much.

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My son's gonna be so excited.Yes, you guys can make sure
you get loud for our Griffins.Okay, oh, we will thank you.
She're born to you. It's Macand Schmitty and let's have a little
first world problem issue for a second. Schmitty And I'm curious about this for
you because you guys just got yourlatest home, you know, and your

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brand new house you moved in,and maybe you're not quite sure about all
of it's perks, especially a quarks, especially when you haven't lived in it
for a full year yet. There'snot a new built it's a house that
a previous owner had. So yeah, we'll buckle up for some surprises because
I'm five years into my home nowand I still get them from time to
time. But the one that isdriving me the most nuts right now is

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something that anyone who has oak treeson their property is currently dealing with.
I did never. I grew upin the woods like Michigan. I mean,
we had ten acres of woods,were surrounded by it. Apparently I
didn't have a single oak tree,at least not one that I noticed in
my head. When we moved intothis house. I see all these big
trees around our house and I lovethem. I think it looks so cool.

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I love the privacy of it,and I'm like, oaks, cool,
mighty oak. That's all you everhear about oak is that it's like
nice. What they don't tell youis about all those stringy worm like look
in flowers that drop by the thousandsall over your yard, all over your
roof. They clog your gutters.There is like a sticky leaf out there

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right now. That's that's really annoyingthe bottom of my bare feet. See
it's this stuff schmitty. You cansee it on my screen right here.
This is what it looks like.Okay, is it is called like catkins
or evans, And dear lord,is it the most annoying stuff? Because
every single day we want to beoutside. Right now, it's beautiful,
and I go and I take thatdang blower and I blow it all off

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of the deck or I sweep itall up into these huge tumbleweed sized piles,
and then within two hours it's likeI was never there. It just
drops all over again. It getsall over the dog, it goes all
over our furniture, it gets stuckout your clues, it got everywhere,
and it is driving, yeah,insane. If you can't hear it in
the tone of my voice right now. I love nature, I think I

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do, but like not that kindof because you guys have also had like
the silkworm issue this year. Wedid get them back. It's like seems
to be something that changes, youknow, year to year as to how
bad it will be. But yeah, it can turn into like me having
to walk through endless spider webs whenI'm going through my yard that you can't
see, which at my wife,who is deathly afraid of spider's like it

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is her living nightmare as well.Well, she walks through it and you
don't know what it is. Youjust feel the lame, little little web
like feeling on your face and thenyou freak out because you yeah, we
we've got the ant problem this year. But I'm enjoying it because I've never
seen my husband like go to battlein such a way. We've got new
packages showing up every day, andI'm like, what's going on? He

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goes got some more poison. I'mpicturing Rick moranas and Honey, I shrunk.
The kids just floating around over thelawn. Where's a helmet. It's
really uncomfortable for all of the neighbors. Oh what is that thing? It's
your home that has just proven tobe killing you constantly. Right now,
the bane of your existence. Wegot a big conversation. The list of

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things people have got on our Facebookright now is pretty wild. One of
the ones I keep seeing Schetti ispeople who moved into a place that was
freshly painted only to find nicotine seepingthrough the walls after they into it.
That's a huge one with holmes asold as the ones we have here in
West Michigan, ut houses, woowild. Join the conversation at West Michigan
Star on Facebook sometime because I geta good FeelA Star on a fine points

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seven. Wednesday is hump day,so let's get over it together. Feeling
good right now on Star. Soyou know, we adore arts in West
Michigan and it is literally everywhere,especially in Grand Rapids. Well get ready
for a new facelift. If you'vebeen driving the underpass of one ninety six
at Division, you've probably seen HannahBarry. I adore this woman, the

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executive director for Lions and Rabbits Centerfor the Arts. And what has she
been doing painting those pillars different colorslike orange, you, Happy, Bunny,
fluff and Sunnyside. It is aproject that has been in the work
for Barry and her team for thepast two years and it is giving downtown
brand rapids quite the facelift. Blackseventeen was out there as she was painting

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away. She explains, it's forthe community, it's for the artists.
Anyone and everyone should be able tocreate. We have creative markets, we
have painting projects, we have sculptures, we have all kinds of things.
We teach classes at Kentistrict libraries.So we want people to look at this
and say, oh my gosh,you could put our everywhere. Right,
there's buildings everywhere, there's enough roomfor everybody to put public art up everywhere.

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We do public art so that everybodycan enjoy it, and it gives
artists opportunities to serve their communities aswell. It's incredible and it looks so
good. Plus this is nowhere neardone. Hannah explains, they're hoping this
even has kind of an ar fieldto it. Eventually. My friends out
of Detroit they do augmented reality onmurals, so hopefully at some point this

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has some different playable features to itthat you can use your phone with.
So if you find yourself driving bythat one ninety six underpass my division,
feel free as the signs read tohonk if you love art, or maybe
pull over and help out. Hannahwould love to add you in. Honestly,

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I just love that they do this. I mean, who wants just
playing gray c men's fillers when youcan have awesome works of art all around
you This week? Have you noticedall of our little cable boxes and power
stations around downtown? Have you noticeda bunch of the sides of buildings that
is lions and rabbits. Hannah hasworked tirelessly to bring the creative arts here
and it's really really beautiful, allright, chmiddie. Of course cities prom

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season, and I'll guarantee this NewJersey high schooler was probably more nervous to
ask someone to help him make hispromposal than he was for actually asking his
date. Because he was assisty thehelp of a major league All star talking
about Bryce Harper of the Philadelphia Phillies, who happens to live in Jake's neighborhood

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in New Jersey. Well, sohe decided to get brave, and you
know what he did. He justwent and knocked on Bryce Harper's door.
San, I didn't even expect himto open the door in the first place.
I didn't even think he would behome, but he opened it and
Jake asked him. He said,Hey, my girlfriend, the girl I
want to take to prom, alsolives in this neighborhood. Do you think
that you'd be willing to help meout? Well, at first Bryce said,

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well, give me your email,we can plan it, and then
while he was writing it down,he said, you know what, let's
just do this now. The wholething captured in a video that has now
gone viral. Girl opens up herdoor to Bryce Harper, accepts the prom

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day and then what does she do, schmitty, She hugs Bryce Harper.
I'm going to do the exact samething. This did not go unnoticed by
Jake, who did say afterwards likeshe eventually got around a hug me too,
And I can't blame her. He'sa pretty cool guy. But the
video. I'll put it up foryou West Michigan Star dot com feeling good,

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always here to brighten your day alittle bit. We'll do it again
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