Photo: Canva
Elsewhere
The Rolling Stones were joined by Lady Gaga for a surprise show in New York City last night. "Variety" says 500 people packed into a Manhattan club called Racket to hear the Stones play songs off their new album "Hackney Diamonds," interspersed with classics like "Tumbling Dice" and "Jumping Jack Flash." And, Lady Gaga joined them for their new song "Sweet Sound of Heaven," which can also be heard on the new album. "Hackney Diamonds" is the Stones' first album of original material in 18 years and is being released today.
As Billboard magazine celebrates the 65th year of its Hot 100 chart, the staff compiled its Top 500 songs based on what best defines pop music. And Whitney Houston's "I Wanna Dance With Somebody" came in at number-one. At number two, "Dancing Queen" by Abba. "My Girl" by the Temptations ranks third, while "I Want it That Way" by Backstreet Boys and "Since You Been Gone" by Kelly Clarkson round out the top five.
https://www.billboard.com/lists/best-pop-songs-all-time-hits/
Just in time for Hallloween, an old jail is getting new life in Polk County. The sheriff's office has turned the former county jail in Bartow into a haunted house. The jail closed in 2000 after almost 40 years, and one deputy swears it's really haunted. She says there were a lot of deaths in the jail, and it has a grim history. The haunted house opens tonight. Tickets range from five dollars to 15 dollars, and proceeds go to the United Way of Central Florida.
A new study claims to have figured out which NBA teams have the most vulgar fans. Betway-dot-com looked at Reddit and monitored the online chatter amongst fanbases. After counting up the number of vulgar words used in each team's subreddit over the past four seasons, the club with the most profane fans is the Phoenix Suns with a total of 577 profanities. The Toronto Raptors and Philadelphia 76ers fans are a close second and third. Orlando Magic fans were well down the list at number-23. The team with the fans least likely to use colorful language is the Charlotte Hornets with only 82 vulgarities.
https://oddsseeker.com/news/most-vulgar-fan-bases-mlb-nba-nhl-nfl
Monmouth University is announcing plans for a new building on campus that will house Bruce Springsteen archives. The New Jersey native son said he was honored by the project and said he's glad he can get his stuff out of his house. The school is launching a campaign to raise 45-million-dollars to help build the 30-thousand-square-foot facility. The The Springsteen Archives, will feature exhibition galleries and a 230-seat theater, and is set to open in Spring 2026.
A city in Utah is ordering the removal of a raunchy Halloween decoration display. Located at a residential street corner in Grantsville, west of Salt Lake City, the display consisted of a life-sized skeleton hanging upside-down from a street sign, like a stripper on a pole. City officials said the display violated a city code that bans residents from attaching anything to street signs. In response, the resident removed the skeleton from the street sign and attached it to a pole in the front yard of a home.
https://www.fox13now.com/community/halloween/utah-city-demands-raunchy-halloween-display-be-removed