ROCK MORNINGS Brian Simpson

Here comes the rain. Looks like it's going to be an extremely wet weekend with showers & thunderstorms in the forecast.



Jean's out today to visit a few college campuses in the Madison area with her daughter, but Brian & Shaw started the day talking about the strange monolith that was just discovered in the Vegas area.



The "Tribute to the Negro Leagues" game was last night between the Cardinals & Giants, and Reggie "Mr. October" Jackson had a very impactful interview regarding his time with the Birmingham A's in the 1960's.



Let you know what's on TV this weekend & what's new in theaters, and we had a great story about a TikTok dude who helped an elementary school in Mississippi hand out free lunches to their students throughout the summer months.



Interesting study from Expedia that found Americans not only get fewer vacation days than any other country in the world, but we also take less of those vacation days.



The Olympic trials continue on NBC this weekend, and there's already been a couple of freak accidents to some potential Olympians.



Played some Atreyu this morning. Looking forward to seeing them at Rock Fest in about a month, and also talked about the upcoming "Neverending Story" sequels.



Had to talk about the great Donald Sutherland, who just passed away at the age of 88. And we took a look at things that happened just five years ago, but feel like they happened an eternity ago.



Got Doc's racing report and during today's "Bad News with Happy Music", we had stories about a recall on coffee mugs, an elk poacher who got in big trouble, a country that might start charging politicians that knowingly lie with a crime, a TikTok mom who uses Velcro to keep her kid on the seat on the plane, a woman who tried to sue her ex-bf because he didn't take her to the airport, a wedding gown that caught fire mid-ceremony, and a politician in Michigan who got in trouble with a "dancer" at 2:30 in the morning!


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At least the morning was really nice! Looks like some heavy rain is headed our way this weekend.



We started things off with Andy Hughes' version of the Thursday song and talked about his band, TUGG, playing this weekend at Make Music Madison as part of Make Music Day.



In sports, the Grimace streak came to an end for the Mets, which led to Brian talking about what other McDonald's mascots could deliver a first pitch & start a new winning streak.



Discussed yesterday's Joe Gow hearing as he tries to keep his job on the faculty at UWL, and we talked about the upcoming Simone Biles documentary.



Had a great story about a family's pet donkey that went missing five years ago, but was recently seen with a new family.



Justin Timberlake got popped for DUI earlier this week, but said he only had one martini. We wonder if he'll be cancelling shows, including the one in Chicago tomorrow.



Today is the first day of summer, and we asked "What's something that seems easy to others, but is difficult for you?"



Have you seen the 7'9” freshman on the Florida Gators? He’s massive!



During today’s “Bad News with Happy Music”, we had stories about a city in Minnesota that had it’s hydrants opened up illegally, a lawyer who poops in a Pringles can, Tasmania is trying to lure tourists with some unique job opportunities, another strange monolith has appeared, a member of the government in Vermont was busted pouring water in someone’s bag, a guy tried to rob a bank after realizing that the front door was unlocked, a woman who got trapped in her Tesla, and a #FloridaMan who stole some beer.


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Happy Hump Day, y'all!



Going to be wet the next few days…and the dreary weather is accompanied by the sad news of Willie Mays' passing yesterday.



Also had some good news involving a 105 year old woman finally getting her college degree, and a young drummer getting some help with a prosthetic.



Did you know that eating cheese could help you live longer?



We recapped last night's NHL Finals game between the Oilers & Panthers, and we talked about this incredible cover of Creed's "Higher" by a mariachi band.



Discussed the Secret Service Agent who got robbed a gunpoint and a brewery in Milwuakee that's trying to capitalize on some comments made by former President Trump, and we talked about Grimace's impact on the Mets.



After a few weeks off while Brian was on vacation, we finally played a round of "You're Killin' Me, Shaws", and he totally got it!(It was Dom DeLuise in "Cannonball Run")



During today's "Bad News with Happy Music", we had stories about a list of people that need to be punched, another list that had a much more sinister intent, a guy who was selling moonshine out of the back of his dad's garage, a #FloridaWoman who pulled a gun on some people in a McDonald's drive-thru, a Hellcat driver who got fined over $80,000, a woman in Massachusetts that survived being buried alive on the job site, and a guy who got busted by the cops because he didn't keep his phone on vibrate.


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Hot today, but no rain in the forecast!



And looks like it's going to cool off tomorrow.



We started the show by talking about the Celtics clinching their 18th NBA Championship last night against the Mavs.



Let you know what's new on New Release Tuesday and Brian talked about a new Netflix documentary that he started watching recently.



Jean's daughter wanted to adopt a baby duck that she found at the summer camp.



Great story about a long-time nurse who recently gave the gift of life after 36 years of caring for children, and an amazing kid who just did the unthinkable at a skating competition!



We talked about the new Napoleon Dynamite tot-pants, and Grant Bilse from the Wisco Sports show joined us to talk about the Celtics win and the Aaron Rodgers situation.



During today's "Bad News with Happy Music", we had stories about the news being depressing, a guy who shot himself and then had his gun stolen, a road rage incident that led to a maintenance worker being assaulted, a three-year old walking down the street with a loaded gun, a swearing parrot, a guy who wants to have an A.I. mayor in his town, an assault over a Honey Bun, and a woman who SWATTED a guy because she got cold feet over their first date!


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After two weeks on the road to New England & back, Brian is in studio this morning for the Monday Morning Throwback & a concert announcement!



We also recapped the NBA & NHL playoff action from the last couple of days, and talked about all the fouls on Caitlin Clark.



A Great Dane in Iowa set the Guinness World Record for the tallest dog in the world, and a Scottish soccer fan exposed himself on live TV.



During today's "Bad News with Happy Music", we had stories about Presidential haters, people in Utah living off the grid, trying to watch CPR videos on YouTube, MN police can no longer ask you why the pulled you over, a pay increase at Waffle House, a fight at a Waffle House, a Nashville police officer got busted filming an OnlyFans skit, a black bear that killed a woman, a #FloridaWoman who killed her roommate over a dirty house, a Hertz customer who got a speeding ticket, and a guy who is suing Apple because he texted some hookers.


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Before Brian heads outta town for a couple of weeks, we wrapped things up with a new list of things to look forward to in the month of June.



The big news this morning was about Trump being found guilty.



We also recapped the NBA & NHL playoff action, and talked about Da Bears being on "Hard Knocks" this summer during training camp.



Let you know what's in theaters this weekend, and Brian got a few tips from Jean on things to do in Rockford, IL…as Brian makes a stop there tomorrow night to see Royal Bliss & the Lonely Ones!



State Track is in town this weekend, so it'll be VERY busy downtown.



Had a great story about a bus driver who's retiring after SEVENTY years of driving bus.



Also talked about Stef Curry's post-NBA plans.



Doc joined us to talk racing, and during today's "Bad News with Happy Music", we had stories about the naked BumbleBee statue guy from a few days ago, a guy who set a house on fire and killed an innocent family of five, a #FloridaMan who set himself on fire inside of a grocery store, a mom who tried to sell her daughter for $20, a guy who hid in the attic of a Red Roof Inn after he robbed a Waffle House, a lawsuit against Madonna for being too sexual during her shows, a woman who killed her common-law husband to try & get an inheritance that didn't exist, a woman at a grocery store that only wanted a half a carrot, and a Russian grocery store that had people licking eggs for some reason.


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