The List for Friday, December 1st 2023

Welcome to The List,

A woman offered her Idaho wedding venue for free in exchange for Taylor Swift tickets, she claims it was, quote, “100% a joke” . . . but somebody took her up on it. Jennifer Bowerman and her husband Mike were married at Vintage Rose on October 8th, after giving up three of their SIX tickets. Jennifer says, quote, “Each ticket was $300.  So, we spent about $900 on a $4,500 wedding venue, essentially.”

—–

Luke Bryan and his family have a Christmas morning tradition that sounds like a blast.  Even though the kids are getting older he says, “They still get excited about running down the stairs Christmas morning. We tape up a bunch of, in our hallway, we tape up a bunch of wrapping paper and they kind of run through the wrapping paper like a football team to see all the presents and stuff, so it’s fun. but we cherish every holiday season together.” They still have a lot of the family come up, try to plan a few hunting trips the day before Christmas and have a big Christmas Eve and let some kids open the presents.

—–

Could there be another “Hangover” movie possible? Gossip Ireland says Ed Helms is willing to reunite with Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis, and director Todd Phillips for another film. He says, Absolutely, I would do anything with those guys.

—–

It’s getting close to the end of the year, so now all those “Top Of” lists are going to start showing up…like THIS one….Billboard’s top Country Airplay Artists of the year are Morgan Wallen, Luke Combs, and Bailey Zimmerman.  And here’s a name you might not expect to see:  Kane Brown’s wife Katelyn is #50.  Their song “Thank God” was all over the radio this year.  Kane is #8 on the list, by the way.

—–

This is what happens when a parent’s sweet, sweet conservatorship money runs out: Britney Spears’ mom, Lynne Spears, was spotted shopping at a Dollar General in her hometown of Kentwood, Louisiana. To be fair, maybe Lynne has ALWAYS shopped at Dollar General.  But there’s been talk that she’s been having financial issues these days . . . and she’s been selling Britney’s belongings in order to keep her head above water. Also, she was rocking a designer purse and driving a white Mercedes . . . both of which she could have obtained before the wheels fell off the family gravy train.

—–

Carrie Underwood tells Everything Nash that one of her favorite family Christmas traditions is getting matching PJs. She and her husband, Mike Fisher, also make sure to get a real tree. Underwood bakes ginger snap cookies from her husband’s grandmother’s recipe.

You can catch The List, weekdays at 2:20 and 4:20 on Iowa’s BEST Country KIX 101.1