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The List for Friday, January 7th 2022

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Dustin Lynch ALMOST wasn’t a country music star.   He tells Entertainment Tonight he had a major in biology and chemistry and got into med school and told his parents he wanted to at least give music a legit shot before he went and chased that. They didn’t like it but it worked out.

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Oscar-winning Bahamian actor and former ambassador Sir Sidney Poitier has reportedly died.  Sidney Poitier was the first Black man to win the Academy Award for Best Actor. He was also the first Bahamian actor to do so. Known for MANY movies over the years To Sir, with LoveGuess Who’s Coming to Dinner, and In the Heat of the Night. Sir Sidney Poitier was 94.

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Leonardo DiCaprio is receiving an honor from London’s Royal Botanic Gardens they’ve named a new tree species after him.  The Uvariopsis DiCaprio, aka Leonardo ‘Tree’ Caprio, It’s an evergreen with large yellow and green flowers that is found in the forest.  The tree is endangered. But Leo’s carrier is not…his latest movie “Look Up” is one of the top movies playing NOW on Netflix.

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Morgan Wallen’s 2021 album Dangerous; The Double Album finished out the year as the no. 1 streamed album across all genres among Billboard’s charts. Despite being arguably one of country music’s most controversial figures over the last year or so.  Morgan is spinning up his “Dangerous Tour” that kicks off at the Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana February 3rd, and will bring him through the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines April 29th.

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A new year means new resolutions and superstitions and traditions.  Penelope Cruz talks to Ellen about HER New Year’s tradition of eating 12 grapes in 12 seconds. “We eat 12 grapes, for New Years Eve in the last 12 seconds.  Some people say you ask for one wish for each grape, for others it’s more of a superstition thing.” Penelope Cruz stars with Lupita Nyong’o and Jessica Chastain in a new movie called ‘The 355’ in theaters NOW with an opening take of $350,000 since opening night last night.

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Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson threatened the Cookie Monster yesterday after Elmo tweeted; ”Has anybody ever seen a rock eat a cookie? Elmo is just curious.”

The Rock responded …

Yes, my friend.

This Rock devours cookies.

All kinds of cookies

I’ll introduce you to #CheatMeals and it’ll change your life.

Tell Cookie Monster to move it over, cuz I’m coming to Sesame Street to kick a** and eat cookies.

And I’m almost all outta cookies.

~ Rock

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At the Movies for April 10th 2025

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Welcome to ‘At the Movies’ Brought to You by North Grand Cinema in Ames…

In theaters this weekend:  ‘The Amateur’

a brilliant, but deeply introverted decoder for the CIA working out of a basement office at headquarters whose life is turned upside down when his wife is killed in a London terrorist attack. He’s looking for revenge.

https://youtu.be/DCWcK4c-F8Q?si=U4QNFyJ7KM5kJuFZ

‘The Amateur’ is rated: PG-13

Stars: Rami Malek, Laurence Fishburne, Rachel Brosnahan

At the Movies’, Brought to you by North Grand Cinema, in Ames. Listen Friday during the Morning Kickstart to win a Family Four Pack of tickets to a movie of your choice from North Grand Cinema and Iowa’s BEST Country KIX 101.1.

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The List for Thursday, April 10th 2025

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Bailey Zimmerman Says The Fans Inspire Him To Write And Perform Music ... “For me, it’s always been the stories, like, the stories you hear from people when I’m out on the road…watching people cry really gets me when I’m, like, playing and stuff. That’s really that’s just like…that’s why I write music, Adding – We’ve all been kinda through the same stuff!!

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Jason Aldean says the worst karaoke move ever is when artists sing their own songs. According to him, if you’re gonna grab the mic, don’t flex—have fun. He prefers belting out stuff he’d never do on stage—like Neil Diamond. Because nothing says “hardcore country boy” like a drunk “Sweet Caroline” with jazz hands and a beer.

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Cuba Gooding Jr. is reportedly stressed over his connection to Diddy’s upcoming trafficking trial. Sources say Cuba’s trying to live the straight-and-narrow—no more headlines, no more grabby hands. But now he’s worried he’ll be pulled back into court like it’s a bad sequel. He's sweating bullets and praying the only role he plays next... isn’t “surprise witness.”

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A People Magazine staffer is leading a full-blown campaign to crown Jack Black as the next Sexiest Man Alive. She calls him a triple threat with jungle cat moves and “a devilish grin”—honestly, she sounds in heat. He’s funny, charitable, loves his fans, and may or may not be hotter than Jude Law in ‘The Holiday’. Honestly? We support this beefcake energy.

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The List for Wednesday, April 9th 2025

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Carrie Underwood hit the stage with Papa Roach in Vegas, belting out “Last Resort” and their duet “Leave a Light On.” Sounds fun, right? Well, not so much for the fans, who clearly didn’t want a mashup of country and rock. Guess some lights were left on... just not for the right reasons.

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Jennifer Garner’s boyfriend, John Miller, is allegedly in therapy because Ben Affleck just won’t stop showing up. Holidays? Ben’s there. Dinner? Ben’s there. It’s like he’s got a VIP pass to their relationship. John’s starting to feel like the other guy in his own love story. Maybe Ben should start paying rent at this point.

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Luke Combs is all about quality over quantity with his music—no 20-song albums here! He’s got 40-50 songs ready, but he’s not into watering it down. Last time? Just 12 tracks. He’s basically saying, “Less is more, folks”—and we’re here for it. Who needs fillers when you’ve got hits?

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Tom Cruise is back in Mission: Impossible doing what he does best: hanging upside down from an airplane at 62! Yeah, he’s still got it—one-handed, no less. And rumor has it, he’s planning to do this crazy stunt stuff until he’s 80. At this point, he’s more Mission: Improbable than impossible!  The trailer for Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, is out now…the movie is in theaters May 23rd.  See the trailer HERE

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