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A Canadian music legend is back on the charts. A 1975 "greatest hits" album from Gordon Lightfoot has re-entered the Billboard album chart. "Gord's Gold" contains 22 tracks from 1969 through 1975. The album includes top hits such as "Carefree Highway," "If You Could Read My Mind" and "Sundown." Lightfoot died on May 1st at the age of 84.
Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Mookie Betts isn't staying at the same hotel as his teammates during this week's road trip in Milwaukee. That's because he refuses to stay in a 130-year-old hotel that's reportedly haunted. The Pfister Hotel has long been the subject of alleged hauntings and other creepy situations. Betts, who has stayed at the hotel in the past, has instead chosen this time around to rent an Airbnb with a group of friends.
https://www.si.com/extra-mustard/2023/05/10/dodgers-mookie-betts-milwaukee-haunted-hotel
An unemployed California man is working again after he left his job interview to rescue a baby. Ron Nessman was applying for a dishwashing job at an Applebee's near Los Angeles earlier this month when he noticed a baby stroller in the parking lot being pushed by high winds toward a busy street. A viral video shows the baby's great-aunt struggling to catch up with the runaway stroller, when Nessman ran out and stopped it just as it was reaching the street. A few days later, Nessman got the job at Applebees, and since the video went viral, he's reportedly been getting other job offers as well.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/may/10/baby-stroller-hero-california-traffic
If you've ever questioned whether there is intelligent life at your local fast-food restaurant, maybe you'd settle for artificially intelligent life. Wendy's is testing out a new artificial intelligence chatbot that can take drive-thru orders. The chain partnered with Google to create "Wendy's FreshAI," which can take verbal orders from customers. Company officials told The Wall Street Journal the technology won't replace existing workers. Instead, it gives employees more time to focus on serving food and taking care of customer needs. Wendy's is rolling out the chatbot in Columbus, Ohio, next month. There's no word on a large-scale rollout just yet.
https://fortune.com/2023/05/09/wendys-ai-powered-chatbot-drive-thru-orders/
Half of the Fab Four is teaming up with a country music legend. The two surviving Beatles are among the rock stars on Dolly Parton's new album. After being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame last year, Dolly decided to record a rock album and recruited some of the biggest names in rock to sing with her, including Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr on the Beatles classic "Let it Be." Also joining Dolly will be Steve Perry on Journey's "Open Arms," and Ann Wilson for a duet of Heart's "Magic Man." Other guests include Elton John, Stevie Nicks, Joan Jett, Sting, Sheryl Crow and Debbie Harry. There are a total of 30 songs on Dolly Parton's new album. "Rockstar" comes out November 17th.
https://www.billboard.com/music/country/dolly-parton-rock-album-rockstar-release-date-1235325131/
Bo knows football and Bo knows baseball, but Bo doesn't know how to get rid of the hiccups. Former NFL and Major League Baseball star Bo Jackson revealed during a radio interview yesterday that he has had a case of the hiccups for nearly a year. Jackson said he's tried many conventional and unconventional remedies, including sniffing the rear end of a porcupine. Bo said he's having a procedure done this week, but did not provide any details.
https://nypost.com/2023/05/10/bo-jackson-smelled-ass-of-porcupine-to-try-to-cure-hiccup-hell/