B105 Staff
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B105 Listeners Star in Trace Adkins ‘Just Fishin’ Video For Father’s Day
Over the past month we've been asking you to send in your pictures of father/daughter fishing or outdoor adventure moments so we can make a video to celebrate Father's Day using the Trace Adkins hit song 'Just Fishin'.
We've been assured by Trace's management that this video will be passed on to Trace and possibly played at his concert at Bayfront Festival Park on July 29th, see the video after the jump and Happy Father's Day.
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Chicago Hotel Named Best in US [VIDEO]
If you’re visiting the Windy City this summer, you should hope the wind blows you into the Elysian Hotel. The Elysian has come out on top of a new list ranking the best hotels in the US.
The list was based on the opinions of travel experts and online customer reviews. More than 850 hotels were studied.
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Man Blames Motorcycle Crash on Boogeyman
Hey, these are tough times, so even the boogeyman, long known for his work scaring little kids, has had to take a second job.
A Florida man who crashed his motorcycle and is accused of being drunk at the time told police the boogeyman was responsible for the crash.
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Woman Steals Racks of Ribs and Oxtails in Her Purse
Some women carry gum or mints in their purse. Marie Chester carries dinner for a big family.
Police in Fort Pierce, Florida arrested the 40-year-old woman last week for shoplifting six full racks of ribs and two packs of oxtails from a supermarket. Somehow, she carried out the food in her pocketbook. The items she took were worth $57.60.
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Six Baby Elephants Playing on the Beach [VIDEOS]
Every tropical vacation needs sunsets, drinks with umbrellas, and apparently, baby elephants playing on beaches. Our travel agent didn’t bother to mention this to us.
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Will ‘American Idol’ Stars Scotty McCreery and Lauren Alaina Record a Duet Together?
They’ve performed together before, they’re both young country artists, and they just finished an ‘American Idol’ run that ended with him in first place and her in second, so it’s only natural to ask: Have Scotty McCreery and Lauren Alaina talked about recording a duet now that they’re labelmates?
“Yeah, we have,” says McCreery, although Alaina adds,”We need to establish ourselves as artists first … hopefully down the road, if we’re still around, we’ll put something together.”
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This Day in History for June 15 – Twelfth Amendment Ratified and More
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Celebrity Birthdays for June 15 – Courteney Cox, Neil Patrick Harris and More
Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today:
Courteney Cox
Age: 47
Occupation: Actress
Known For: Being in the ‘Scream’ movie franchise and TV series such as ‘Friends,’ and bizarrely being married to the eccentric (and loose-lipped) David Arquette
Neil Patrick Harris
Age: 38
Occupation: Actor and Singer
Known For: Starring in the TV series ‘How I Met Your Mother,’ numerous awards-show hosting gigs and appearances, and being generally hilarious and awesome
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Trace Adkins Speaks Out After House Fire
If you lost your home in a fire, you probably wouldn’t be in the mood to joke about it with a room full of reporters – but then, you’re probably not multi-platinum-selling country singer Trace Adkins, who kicked off a recent press conference with a simple “My house burned down.”
Adkins, whose next album is scheduled for release in August, was traveling when the fire happened, but his wife and children were home – so a lot of his good humor comes from the fact that they (and the family’s puppies) made it out safely.
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Two-Foot Tall Filipino Named World’s Shortest Man By Guinness [VIDEO]
For the first time in his life, Junrey Balawing is standing head and shoulders over everyone else.
Balawing can indeed look down on everyone else now that he has been named the world's shortest man by Guinness World Records. The Filipino man received the honor in a ceremony Sunday, which just so happened to be the same day he turned 18.
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Man Accused of Holding Up Convenience Store for 99 Cents
A New York man now faces a whopping $50,000 bail after police said he tried to rob a convenience store of 99 cents.
Christopher Tisley, a 34-year-old Brooklyn resident, sauntered into the store at about 3 a.m. on Saturday with a gun and ordered the clerk to hand over the change, according to police.
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Dessert Disaster Injures Four
The bananas foster is a member of the flambe family of desserts; it's prepared by adding alcohol to a hot pan, which in turn causes the dish to briefly ignite into flames.
Of course, where there's fire, there's always the chance that something could go wrong. Which is exactly what happened at the Ozona Blue Grilling Co in Tampa, Florida on Saturday night.