- Yesterday was “International Toot Your Flute Day”…

- … Proudly sponsored by the fine folks that make Campbell’s Pork and Beans!

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Speaking of yesterday… Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp suffered a 6+ hour worldwide outage - which meant we didn’t have a blog.

- Mark Zuckerberg said he was “Devastated” that he couldn’t read this blog during the outage… Well that, and the fact that it cost him $7 BILLION.

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A study out of the University of Oxford found that a drug used to treat Constipation can also boost a person's Memory after just six days.

- So if you take the pill, it’ll help you remember all the “reading material” you’ll need to take with you for the six days you’ll be sittin’ on the throne.

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Clint Eastwood won a $6.1 million judgement against a company in Lithuania that allegedly used his image to imply he supports their CBD products.

- Clint didn’t even have to take the guy to court. He just took out his six-shooter and said, “You've gotta ask yourself one question: "Do I feel lucky? Well, do ya, punk?”. Clint won… so apparently, the guy WASN’T feeling too lucky.

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NYC Mayor Bill DeBlasio announced a new $5.7 MILLION initiative, which involves stationing a “Community Guide” at each police precinct to greet visitors at the door in an effort to improve “Customer Service” at Police Stations.

- Kind of like Wal-Mart Greeters… but with Guns.

- They were going to give them badges… but they refused saying, “We don’t need no stinking bahdges”. (With thanks to “Treasure of the Sierra Madre”)

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The city of Kabul is facing a blackout because the Taliban didn't pay their electric bill.

- Apparently they don’t have “Auto Pay” on their abacus.

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Queen Elizabeth is reportedly spending millions to defend her son Prince Andrew as he faces charges in his sex scandal.

- More proof that no matter how many crowns, scepters or tiaras you’ve got… once you’re a Mom, your a Mom forever!!.

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RIP… Henry Baskin - my attorney and good friend for many years who negotiated all of my contracts with Radio Station Owners and General Managers…. Successfully. He always had my back!

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Have a great day and I’ll see you back here Wednesday!

-Dick