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What a week. We talked to Chris Daughtry about his upcoming show at the La Crosse Center with Breaking Benjamin, and we talked to Wade from Rock Fest on Thursday when the lineup was released!
On top of that, we talked about some easy ways to burn calories, a new device that electrocutes the allergies out of your nose(supposedly), and a dog that helped save it's owner after he fell through some ice on a lake.
This week's Monday Morning Throwback was from 2014 when we were trying to help Skradie make a few extra bucks.
We reacted to Elle King's drunken performance for Dolly Parton's birthday celebration at the Grand Old Opry, and on Monday's edition of "Bad News with Happy Music", we had stories about Taylor Swift's stalker getting arrested again, a couple in Kansas that hid a dead body to collect retirement funds, a dude in Philly who killed his neighbor because of loud snoring, and the guy who stole Dorothy's ruby slippers back in 2005 finally revealed why he did it.
On Tuesday, we found out that Sammy Hagar is actually Sammy Belcher??? Brian raved about his Zevo fruit fly devices, and during Tuesday's edition of "Bad News with Happy Music", we had stories about a school in NC that removed the mirrors from the restrooms to help stop kids from filming TikTok videos, a guy who got shot in the head but mistook it for a rock for FOUR days, and a #FloridaMan who got pulled over & gave his license to a cop…but it was covered in meth.
Shaw aced this week's movie quote during "You're killin' me, Shaws", giving Brad from Viroqua a $70 win! We also had a couple of stories about babies being born in the car on the way to the hospital. Also, after Tyler Bass missed the game-tying field goal during last weekend's Bills/Chiefs game, people starting donating to his favorite cat shelter in his honor.
And during Wednesday's edition of "Bad News with Happy Music", we had stories about the foul-mouthed parrots at a British wildlife park, a kid in Utah who duct-tapes dead fish to ATMs, PETA's desire to replace Punxsutawney Phil with a giant gold coin, and a guy on a plane who wouldn't stop farting.
Thursday morning, we talked with Daughtry about his upcoming show with Breaking Benjamin at the La Crosse Center, and we talked to Wade from Rock Fest as the lineup dropped online!
We also found out that pasta makes us happy, and that TJ Watt is a hell of a guy!
On Thursday's edition of "Bad News with Happy Music", we had stories about a 9 year old boy in France who lived by himself for the past two years, a lawmaker in California who wants to limit how fast new cars can go, and a trio of criminals that have been nicknamed "the Three Stooges.
Friday morning, we talked about the "Ketchup Challenge", and Brian voiced his opinion on the reboot of "Road House" starring Conor McGregor & Jake Gyllenhaal. Plus, the story of how some underwear ended up on the ice after a hat trick.
On Friday's edition of "Bad News with Happy Music", we had stories about a #FloridaWoman who was killed by a gator, the Valentine's Reese's PB hearts that look like a specific part of the male anatomy, some Amish people who had their horse & buggy stolen, a couple in Portland that had a tree destroy their house AFTER they tried to get it taken down, and a politician who wants to bring back duels!
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Bro…it's so friggin' cold outside! Thankfully, it seems like next week is going to be MUCH nicer.
We kicked things off this week with the "Monday Morning Throwback", our interview with Eric "Badlands" Booker from back in 2011. We also talked about why this past Monday was considered the most depressing day of the year.
On Monday's edition of "Bad News with Happy Music", we had stories about an extremely deadly snake that was found in a toddler's underwear drawer, a guy who tried to get rid of the snow in his driveway by burning it, and a town where drones are dropping sex toys from the sky!
Also found out that the federal government doesn't enjoy fun when it comes to highway signs…go figure.
On Tuesday's edition of "Bad News with Happy Music", we had stories about a bride who was arrested while wearing her wedding dress in Mexico, a family in California that used moth balls to get rid of a bear that was sleeping under their house, a dude who went on a rampage in a skid loader, and a #FloridaWoman who tried to use dog piss for a drug test.
Got you over the hump on Workforce Wednesday with a look at the cost of Lions tickets for this weekend's game against the Bucs, and on Wednesday's edition of "Bad News with Happy Music", we had stories about a guy in Pennsylvania who got naked & broke into his neighbor's house, a man who robbed a Foot Locker but got caught a few days later because he was watching really loud porn in his car in the parking lot of a Waffle House, and a guy in NY who was trapping squirrels & painting them red for some reason.
On Thursday morning, we discovered that the Pope thinks sexual pleasure is a gift from God!!!
And on Thursday's edition of "Bad News with Happy Music", we had stories about a man in Indiana known as "Houdini" was sentenced to 25 years in jail for dealing drugs, a man who dug up his neighbor's yard because he thought they were pirates, and a guy in Chicago who is trying to sue 27 women for leaving negative reviews online after dating him.
Friday morning, Jean found out about the six-to-one grocery method, and we talked about a yogurt company that wants to pay ten people $10,000 each to give up their smartphones for a month.
During Friday's edition of "Bad News with Happy Music", we had stories about a snortable caffeine, a gas station in New Jersey that was selling "gas" that was actually 58% water, a Domino's delivery driver in Connecticut who almost got carjacked, and the newest tourist attraction in Chicago!
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ng stat about job interviews.
On Tuesday's edition of "Bad News with Happy Music", we had stories about some people in Taiwan who mistakenly ate laundry detergent pods that they thought were candy, a man in Alabama who got stuck in a decorative urn at a work party, a #FloridaMan who had some meth in between his butt cheeks, and a guy in Brazil who was obsessed with digging a hole in his yard…only to fall in & die!
We had a great story on Hump Day about a trucker who lost his cat at a truck stop in Nevada, but found him in Wyoming several days later!
On Wednesday's edition of "Bad News with Happy Music", we had stories about a dog that escaped his kennel at a rescue shelter to find some treats, a Montana man who is wanted for killing thousands of birds, and an elderly couple who died in their home after the heater in their basement was set to 1,000 degrees!
On Thursday morning we talked about how often we get a PERFECT night's sleep, and we heard about a couple in the UK who found a creepy doll in the wall of their attic while renovating their home.
During Thursday's edition of "Bad News with Happy Music", we had stories about an Oregon man who was declared dead even though he was actually still alive, a Canadian prostitute who got in some trouble for wearing military uniforms, a grandmother in Massachusetts who tried to poison her husband because of a soap opera star, and another story about someone shitting themselves on a flight. Gross.
On Friday morning, we talked about a few of the more interesting products that were unveiled during the CES this week, and a woman who made a BINGO card to utilize when her husband watches the Cowboys.
On Friday's edition of "Bad News with Happy Music", we had stories about a football team from Gambia that lost all oxygen on a recent flight, a goat that had to be rescued from the roof of a house in Arizona, and a YouTuber who dumps buckets of poop on unsuspecting victims for views.
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Another short week to start 2024…we were off on Monday to recover from NYE, and on Tuesday we got started right away with a list of things to look forward to in January.
We also talked about Snoop being an analyst at this year's upcoming Summer Olympics, and how Ryan Seacrest got manhandled on Dick Clark's "Rockin' New Year's Eve" broadcast.
During Tuesday's "Bad News with Happy Music", we had stories about a woman in Kentucky who had all of her limbs amputated, a woman who had her entire driveway stolen, and the husband of a McDonald's manager who assaulted some of her employees for disrespecting his wife.
On Hump Day, we went over some tips for achieving your New Year's Resolutions, and we discussed the woman who bared her breasts on ESPN during the bowl games.
Thursday morning, we talked about the price increase for stamps, and Brian discovered a possible new source of income.
On Thursday's edition of "Bad News with Happy Music", we had stories about snakes inside toilets in Australia & a strange "scandal" in Texas involving stolen Instagram pictures.
On Friday morning, we talked about the Stanley mug phenomenon, and we discussed an opportunity for you to "work" for Halo Top ice cream.
During Friday's edition of "Bad News with Happy Music", we had stories about a new & VERY poisonous spider named Hercules, a rollercoaster that got stuck because of a scarf, another moron in Yellowstone that messed with a bison, and an Alabama man who got naked & jumped into the fish tank at a Bass Pro Shop.
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k a delivery driver hostage because their order was cold, a woman who walked out of her hair appointment without paying, and a candidate that didn't vote for himself!
During Tuesday's edition of "Bad News with Happy Music", we shared stories about a Utah man who got gored by a bison, a man who hit his wife in the face with a sausage during an argument, and a man who paid a woman to urinate on him…only to shoot at her afterwards!
On Wednesday morning, we looked at a way you could see some success with your New Year's resolution, and we laughed at a post-game interview that was interrupted by someone's flatulence.
On Wednesday's edition of "Bad News with Happy Music", we had stories about a guy in Atlanta that hijacked a city bus, a couple that had sex on the playground equipment in their apartment complex that led to the guy dying, a man who refused to pay for his "Waffle House" tattoo, a woman who threw food at a Chipotle worker & received an interesting sentence from the judge, and a woman who got busted trying to steal $700 worth of stuff from a Walmart that was hosting a "Shop with a Cop" event.
On Thursday morning, we talked about the new "Name One Woman" TikTok challenge, and played a game of "Who'd You Rather??"
Would you rather get a million dollars in cash right now(tax free), or get .03¢ for every step you ever take for the rest of your life?
On Thursday's edition of "Bad News with Happy Music", we had stories about an Alabama woman who stabbed her husband to death a year after she stabbed him the first time, a woman who apparently suffered a weed-induced psychosis & stabbed her boyfriend and her dog to death before stabbing herself in the face & head, and another story about a couple that allegedly tried to get pregnant for four years while having anal sex.
Friday morning, we hooked you up with another list of things to do in & around River city this weekend. And we played "Are you smarter than a first grader"???
On Friday's edition of "Bad News with Happy Music", we had stories about a woman who brought her gun to an MRI appointment & ended up shooting herself, a deputy who assaulted a sex store worker, and a guy who tried to smuggle some otters in his pants.
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After a short, holiday week…we were back in the studio for a full five days this week.
We started with the Monday Morning Throwback, our interview with John Steers from 2012. We also had another "Karen of the Day", as a woman peed right in front of everyone else on a plane.
During Monday's edition of "Bad News with Happy Music", we had stories about a driver in California who had a forged license plate, a $1 burrito night that made everyone sick, a #FloridaWoman who was found hiding in a couch, and a woman who got arrested and was very concerned about her sex toy being taken away.
Have you heard about the "Calendar Method" to declutter your home? We discussed that on Tuesday morning, along with the two cross-country skiers who had their penises frozen during a recent race in the Arctic Circle.
During Tuesday's edition of "Bad News with Happy Music", we had stories about 12 year old who stole a forklift & led cops on an hour-long chase, a man who stole beer TWICE in one day…and popped open a can when the cops showed up, a guy who got arrested with a gun tucked in between his butt cheeks, and some ranchers who got busted bleaching penises on their neighbor's cows.
On Hump Day, Brian shared a hack to help save money while online shopping, and then ranted about his wife's obsession with noodle bowls. Also on Wednesday, we addressed the Corey Perry rumors surrounding the former Chicago Blackhawk.
In Wednesday's edition of "Bad News with Happy Music", we had stories about a woman who found someone's fingertip in her salad, a #FloridaWoman who stabbed her boyfriend in the eye with a needle after he looked at another woman, a Vietnamese man who had a pair of chopsticks lodged in his nose for FIVE MONTHS, and some customs agents in Minneapolis who seized a bunch of syringes that were filled with an alleged vagina-tightening gel.
On the final day of November, we gave you a list of things to look forward to in December, and totaled up the cost of all the gifts in the "12 Days of Christmas" song(it's a lot).
Also on Thursday, we asked the question, "Can farts burn calories"?
During Thursday's edition of "Bad News with Happy Music", we had stories about political kinks, a lawyer who was suspended after getting caught throwing Pringles cans filled with his own poop into crowds of people, and a guy in a Grinch suit that was trying to ruin Christmas for a bunch of kids at an elementary school.
On Friday, we hooked you up with a new list of things to do in & Around River City, and Brian talked about stealing Xmas decorations when he was in his 20's.
On Friday's edition of "Bad News with Happy Music", we had stories about a former KFC employee who shot a former coworker in the face, a man who got shot in the head because he wouldn't share his chips, a #FloridaMan who had some serious rage over a parking spot, and a man's smart toilet that burst into flames.
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The last week before Thanksgiving, and we had some SERIOUSLY nice weather.
High temps in the 60's almost the entire week!
We kicked things off with the "Monday Morning Throwback", and a Kyle who went berzerk in a McDonald's drive-thru. Plus, we talked about all the sweet treats we're going to be eating over the next two months.
On Monday's edition of "Bad News with Happy Music", we had stories about an airline selling tickets for just a couple of bucks due to a glitch in their system, a woman who accidentally got $20k worth of lottery tickets shipped to her house, and a man who tried to buy some gold bars in an alley way.
Tuesday was "National Pickle Day", and during Tuesday's edition of "Bad News with Happy Music", we had a couple of stories about hikers, an Iowa man who painted his neighbor's plants for some reason, and a #FloridaCouple who were having sex in the middle of a highway in broad daylight.
On Workforce Wednesday, we talked about people who have not one, but TWO dishwashers, and Shaw whiffed on this week's edition of "You're killin' me, Shaws".
On Wednesday's edition of "Bad News with Happy Music", we had stories about a guy who now has the Guinness World Record for his pencil collection, a horse that got loose on an airplane, and a guy in Tennessee who was playing Santa in a parade while he was high on meth!
On Thursday, we talked about the cost of this year's Thanksgiving meal, and talked about how you could make $2,000 by watching twelve Hallmark X-Mas movies over the course of twelve days.
On Thursday's edition of "Bad News with Happy Music", we had stories about a woman who was busted crashing weddings in several different states, and a man who used his Mom's poop to battle his Crohn's disease.
On Friday, we hooked you up with a new list of things to do in & around river city this weekend, and on Friday's edition of "Bad News with Happy Music", we had stories about a woman with uteri that's also pregnant in each one, a manager of a Dollar General store who stole $41,000 from the store to gamble with, and a #FloridaMan who pooped on a dead possum.
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On Monday's edition of "Bad News with Happy Music", we had stories about a guy with a McLovin license plate that tried to run from the cops, a NJ custodian that soiled an entire cafeteria, and people pooping while waiting in line for the rides at Disney.
Gross.
We ran through a list of ways you can add six years to your life, and during Tuesday's edition of "Bad News with Happy Music", we had stories about a deer that jumped over two cars in a guy's driveway & landed on his truck that he was trying to sell, another deer that crashed into a lingerie shop, and a dumbass tourist that heckled an elk & lost!
We read some fun facts about the movie "Elf" on it's 20th anniversary, and we talked about how much money the OnlyFans teacher made in just six months of doing online porn. Plus, a very funny video of Hulk Hogan that made it sound like he was trying to summon a demon during our "Friggin' Sports" on Wednesday.
On Wednesday's edition of "Bad News with Happy Music", we had stories about a bear that ate a family's UberEats delivery, a VERY angry man who shot fireworks at a helicopter carrying some newlyweds, and a moron named Kevin who confessed his crimes to his Uber driver.
We discussed the new "Dress" pic that showed a woman's arms in three different positions in the same photo, and tried to determine if a poem created to make you happy actually worked.
On Thurdsday's edition of "Bad News with Happy Music", we had stories about a woman that was killed by an elk, a tuba player that punched a heckler in the face & didn't miss a beat, and a woman that gave birth to a FOURTEEN pound baby!
On Friday, we gave you some tips for being happy in the morning, and played a game of "Who'd You Rather". Plus, we discussed some ways you can be more impactful for Veteran's Day, and gave you a new list of things to do in & around River City this weekend.
On Friday's edition of "Bad News with Happy Music", we had stories about Pumpkin the Bear, a man who robbed someone while wearing three live parrots, and an old-school karaoke DJ who LOST IT on a couple of singers.
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What a week! Brian returned from vacation & recapped his trip to Iron River, and we rewound to 2017 for the "Monday Morning Throwback".
During our Monday edition of "Bad News with Happy Music", we had stories about a woman who came home from vacation to find her home had been wrongly demolished, a town that might have overreacted to a Halloween decoration, a "dead body" that ended up being an extremely damaged & used sex doll, and a woman who got ditched on a first date after she ate a BUNCH of oysters.
On Tuesday, we talked about this week being the most common for pumpkin-carving injuries, and what we'd do to be debt free.
Our Tuesday edition of "Bad News with Happy Music" included stories about a company that tried to pay it's debt with a whole bunch of coins, a guy who had some fingers surgically removed so he has a "claw" for a hand, and the off-duty pilot who freaked out on a flight.
We helped you over the hump with another edition of "You're killin' me, Shaws", a discussion about the yellow pillow, and during our Wednesday edition of "Bad News with Happy Music", we had stories about a #FloridaMan who exposed himself to deputies, an update on the off-duty pilot, and a very drunk dad who forgot his kids at home when he went back to the liquor store.
Brian bemoaned his house being too nice & expensive to fix on Thursday morning, and we talked about America's top phobias. We ran down a list of some movie & TV sets that you can rent on AirBNB, including the Bachelor mansion! Plus, the Nature Boy, Ric Flair, made his debut on AEW!
WOOOO!
On Thursday's edition of "Bad News with Happy Music", we found out that one of the guys involved in that fishing scandal is apparently a total criminal, we had a story about a guy getting trapped in a jewelry vault, we talked about the viral Taco Bell haircut photo, and found out about a restaurant in Georgia that charges parents a fee for being bad at parenting.
On Friday, we hooked you up with a new list of things to do in & Around River City, and on Friday's edition of "Bad News with Happy Music", we had stories about a surfer that got bitten by a shark, and the viral video of the kite-surfer who got bodied by a whale. We also had stories about a mama bear & her cubs who got stuck in a minivan, the Celine Dion "siren battles", and a Karen who claims she was kicked off a plane because she's white.
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Now that 'Fest has come & gone, we're trying to get back to reality this week.
We started you off with the Monday Morning Throwback, and on Monday's edition of "Bad News with Happy Music", we had stories about a drunk guy plowing into a police station with his vehicle while blaring Guns 'N Roses, and a Waukesha woman who was also drunk and crashed into a few things before chugging a Smirnoff Ice.
We went over a list of subtle signs that you're getting old, and had a great story about Adam Wainwright's retirement gift from the Cardinals.
On Tuesday's edition of "Bad News with Happy Music", we had stories about a couple of bumbling drug cartel hitmen who apparently killed their own boss by accident, a couple of women who robbed an old lady at a Walmart returned to the store the following day whne the police were investigating, an update on the influencer named "Meatball", and an interesting conspiracy theory about this week's EAS test.
Are you washing your bananas? Apparently you're supposed to. Jean had to fill in for Shaw this week on Wednesday for "You're killin' me, Jeans", and we talked about the guy in Rhode Island who has a killer Halloween setup at his house.
We checked out a list of the best-selling Halloween candies by state from CandyStore.com, and on Thursday's edition of "Bad News with Happy Music", we had stories about a grandfather who accidentally shot his grandson at a wedding, and a couple of OnlyFans models who got busted at their day jobs.
Plus, some Powerball stats & info on Friday as the latest jackpot soared to $1.4 Billion....and a list of three things to do in & around La Crosse this weekend.
And earlier this week, Doc joined us in studio ahead of this weekend's 54th Annual Oktoberfest Race Weekend to give us a breakdown of all the events happening at the La Crosse Fairgrounds Speedway, and he had a complete brain fart & swore live on-air.
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Also heard live from 6-9am on 95.7 THE ROCK in La Crosse, WI WRQT and 92.9 THE X in Eau Claire, WI WECL Brian Simpson - Jean Taylor - Scott Robert Shaw