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Cindy Williams, the actress who played Shirley on "Laverne and Shirley," has died. Williams gained fame in the sitcom that was at the top of the ratings in the mid-1970s. She starred opposite Penny Marshall, who died in 2018. Cindy Williams died at her home in Los Angeles. She was 75 years old
https://nypost.com/2023/01/31/ron-howard-pays-touching-tribute-to-late-big-sister-cindy-williams/
A new lawsuit claims a product from the folks at Fireball Whiskey doesn't actually contain any whiskey. In the lawsuit filed in Illinois, Anna Marquez alleges the company misled consumers by selling nearly identical three-ounce bottles of Fireball Cinnamon, a malt liquor meant to taste like company's actual Fireball Cinnamon Whisky. The suit said the product was sold at thousand of stores across the country. It alleges the label misleads consumers into thinking the bottle contains distilled spirits.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/lawsuit-claims-fireball-cinnamon-has-no-whiskey-misleading-label/
Police in Maryland are investigating an unusual theft from an antique store earlier this week. Officials in Montgomery County hope the release of a store security video at Design Emporium will lead them to the suspect who made off with a larger-than-life statue of a gorilla. The video shows a man pulling up in his truck, cutting the cable that was securing the statue to the front of the store and then loading the massive item into his truck bed before fleeing the scene. A reward of ten-thousand-dollars is being offered for information leading to the return of the giant gorilla.
https://wtop.com/montgomery-county/2023/01/gorilla-statue-that-was-stolen-was-known-as-local-icon/
Fox is renewing three of its popular adult animated shows for two more seasons each. The network announced "The Simpsons," "Bob's Burgers," and "Family Guy" are renewed through the 2024-25 broadcast season. Fox said with the renewals, they celebrate excellence in animation on the network and their long-time partnership with 20th Television. This means "The Simpsons" will see a record setting 35th and 36th seasons.
https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/the-simpsons-bobs-burgers-family-guy-renewed-fox-1235503506/
The "Freaks of Nature Tour" with Alice Cooper and Rob Zombie will kick off in late August. The 19-city tour opens on August 24th in Dallas and, two days later, hits the Mid-Florida Credit Union Amphitheatre in Tampa. It wraps up in Alice Cooper's hometown of Phoenix on September 24th. The tour also includes the bands Filter and Ministry. Tickets go on sale this Friday.
Grateful Dead frontman and San Francisco native Jerry Garcia was famous for his California counterculture ways, including his use of marijuana. But The Garcia Hand Picked brand, the cannabis's company launched by his family after his death, has pulled out of the state. Cannabis insiders predict a "mass extinction event" for California's pot industry, with thousands of companies going under.