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“Chattahoochee” is one of Alan Jackson’s biggest hits. But he was actually reluctant to put it out, because he didn’t know if people would relate. In fact, even Waylon Jennings asked him, quote, “What the heck is a Chattahoochee?” Well, it’s a river on the border of Georgia and Alabama. But the song raises an even bigger question: What’s a HOOCHIE COOCHIE . . . as in, “It gets hotter than a hoochie coochie”??? Well, here’s the answer, directly from songwriter Jim McBride: A hoochie coochie is . . . a county fair strip show.
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A fifth “Matrix” movie is in the works, but there aren’t any plot details yet. Warner Brothers says the guy who wrote “Cloverfield” is writing and directing after proposing a “new idea” to continue the “Matrix” world.
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Here’s a big celebrity sighting . . . literally. Shaquille O’Neal showed up at Garth Brooks’ new Friends in Low Places bar in Nashville the other night, and helped sling drinks. He jumped behind the bar with Trisha Yearwood. (Here’s a video.) He also took time out to snap a few photos with a few Nashville cops. He was in town DJing at Skydeck under his stage name “DJ Diesel”.
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Aaron Rodgers made $81.14 under the NFL’s performance-based pay system last season. That’s the lowest in the NFL. He won’t starve. He’s making $75 million over two years with the Jets.
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Luke Combs was shocked to hear "People" magazine named him the sexiest 34-year-old on the planet. He told a reporter that when he heard they put him on a list, he thought it was for eating the "most cheeseburgers."
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Keith Urban was doing an interview for a recent edition of Variety magazine when he said he has two sides to his personality. "I’ve got a dutiful, responsible, reliable side. And I’ve got this animalistic, wild, reckless, irresponsible, What does this button do?' side. I constantly have to keep them both in check to make sure one side isn't taking more control than it should."
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Jay Leno recently suffered a 60-foot fall down a hill at a hotel resulting in injuries to his eyes and face that were left bruised along with a broken wrist. Which has led to wild internet conspiracies that Jay has a “gambling problem” and debt collectors were sending a message…
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Lastly, remember Jussie Smollett? Well his conviction for allegedly staging a hate crime against himself has been overturned by the Illinois Supreme Court. They ruled that he shouldn't have been prosecuted after making a deal with the D.A.
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