Born on this day!! Actor Steven Seagal is 71. Singer Terre Roche of The Roches is 70. Actor Peter MacNicol (“Numb3rs,” ″Ally McBeal”) is 69. Bassist Steven Gustafson of 10,000 Maniacs is 66. Singer-producer Babyface is 65. Musician Brian Setzer (Stray Cats) is 64. Singer Katrina Leskanich of Katrina and the Waves is 63. Drummer Tim “Herb” Alexander of Primus is 58. Singer Kenny Lattimore is 56. Comedian Orlando Jones is 55. Guitarist Mike Mushok of Staind is 54. Rapper Q-Tip of A Tribe Called Quest is 53. Actor David Harbour (“Stranger Things”) is 48. Blues singer Shemekia Copeland is 44. Actor Laura Bell Bundy is 42. Actor Harry Hadden-Paton (“Downton Abbey”) is 42. Actor Chyler Leigh (“Supergirl,” ″Grey’s Anatomy”) is 41. Bassist Andrew Dost of fun. is 40. Actor Ryan Merriman (“The Pretender”) is 40. Singer-actor Mandy Moore (“This is Us”) is 39. Actor Barkhad Abdi (“Captain Phillips”) is 38. Actor Shay Mitchell (“Pretty Little Liars”) is 36. Actor Haley Joel Osment (“The Sixth Sense”) is 35. Country singer Maren Morris is 33. Singer-actor AJ Michalka of Aly and AJ is 32. Actor Daisy Ridley (“Star Wars: The Force Awakens”) is 31. Actor Sofia Carson (“Descendants”) is 30. Actor Ruby Jerins (“Nurse Jackie”) is 25.

THIS DAY IN GENIUS HISTORY

1866 – The American Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) was chartered.
1790 – The U.S. patent system was formed.
1849 – The safety pin was patented by Walter Hunt, in New York.
1912 – Titanic set sail on its fateful voyage.
1947 – Branch Rickey of the Brooklyn Dodgers announced that Jackie Robinson had signed with the team.
1963 – The atomic-powered submarine Thresher sank off Cape Cod, Mass.
1970 – Paul McCartney announced the official split of the Beatles.
1974 – Israeli prime minister Golda Meir announced her resignation.
1998 – The Northern Ireland “Good Friday Accord” was reached.
2003 – The U.S. House passed the “Amber Alert” bill. It provided a system for alerting the public about missing or abducted children.

Today Is: ASPCA (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) Day, Dyngus Day  (Monday after Easter), Easter Monday, National Farm Animals Day, National Siblings Day, Salvation Army Founder’s Day, Safety Pin Day

TODAY ON TV!
Primetime TV (All Times Eastern)

CBS – 8:00 – The Neighborhood  /  8:30 – Bob Hearts Abishola  /  9:00 – NCIS  /  10:00 – NCIS: Hawaii
NBC – 8:00 – The Voice / 10:00 – That’s My Jam
ABC – 8:00 – American Idol  /  10:00 – The Good Doctor
FOX – 8:00 – 911  /  9:00 – Fantasy Island
CW – 8:00 – All American / 9:00 – The Flash

TV Talk Shows

Jimmy Kimmel: Jeremy Renner, Metallica
Stephen Colbert: Brian Cox, Keri Russell
Watch What Happens Live: Ciara Miller, Paige Desorbo
Daily Show: Pre-empted
Live with Kelly and Ryan: Janelle James, Reid Scott
Jennifer Hudson: Tan France

WHAT ARE YOU TALKIN’ ABOUT? Here are today’s PPM-Friendly Topics!

QUESTION: Did you go see a MOVIE this weekend?? Then it was probably SUPER MARIO BROS.!! $204 million domestic, a record $377 MILLION worldwide!!

QUESTION: Is this the definition of a BAD DAY?? A Palm Beach woman, 66, crashes her $300,000 Rolls Royce through a fence, and wipes out a $3 MILLION statue!!

 

QUESTION: What could possibly make TIGER WOODS withdraw from the Masters?? He checked out before round three, and he blamed that “damned leg!!!!!!”

 

QUESTION: Is it supposed to be THIS EASY?? A gang cuts a hole through the wall of an APPLE STORE and steals $500,000 worth of phones!! (That’s two phones)

 

QUESTION: If you call a female colleague your “WORK WIFE,” and someone reports you to HR, is that FAIR?? This guy thinks it’s ridiculous.. but what do YOU think??

 

QUESTION: Is it really MARGARITA MONDAY?? It is when you’re MARTHA STEWART! She was caught sipping a Margarita from a MEASURING CUP onstage!!

QUESTION: Ever been NAKED IN PUBLIC?? Halle Berry LIKES IT, and “I do what I wanna do!!” How about YOU? (Uh.. and who got to TAKE THE PICTURE?)

Taylor Swift And Her Boyfriend Joe Alwyn Break Up

She calls it “The Swift Kick!!!”
She may be having second thoughts. She just wrote a song called “We’re Probably Never Getting Back Together, But Who Knows?”

 

Amanda Bynes Still In Mental Health Hospital; Focusing on “Getting Better.”

It’s been almost three weeks since she was found roaming naked through the streets of L.A.

 

Jeremy Renner Spends Spring Break At Six Flags Magic Mountain in Cali

See Instagram post HERE. He’s with his family.
His Insta story shows him riding an electric scooter and listening to “Kiss” by Prince!
Act your age, not your shoe size!!
We knew he was brave, but SIX FLAGS?? That’s really brave!!

 

Three New Star Wars Movies Are In The Works

The new movies will be 1) a Jedi origins story, 2) A story connecting the New Republic to The Mandalorian and Boba Fett , and 3) a sequel to The Rise of Skywalker.
The entire series will be called “The Color of Money!!!”
Right now, Disney is trying to find out which executive DIDN’T sign Nintendo!!!

 

Royal Aides ‘Joked’ Prince Harry Was Meghan Markle’s ‘Hostage’

Is it really a joke if it’s true??
There was apparently some talk of calling him “Mr. Mountbatten-Windsor of Montecito!” (true)
In America, he’s referred to as “Prince Ronald McDonald!!”

 

MONDAY MUSIC TOPIC: Which songs should always/never be played at a wedding?? DJs say “Don’t play the new stuff!!” (Story HERE)

 

STUPID NEWS

AI Artist Imagines How The World’s Wealthiest Would Look If They Were Poor

See the post HERE.
The AI artist has Trump, Musk, Bezos, etc. dressed like poor people living in the slums. Basically.. it’s our neighbors!
The AI program used by the artist is called Midjourney.
They’re called “Slumdog Billionaires!”

Man With A Gun Turns Out To Be A Person Dressed As Boba Fett

Unknown “Mystery Animal” Caught On “Game Camera” in Texas; Officials are Puzzled!

See the pic HERE.
Officials can’t figure out what it is, but it looks like a fat raccoon to us!! Check it out.

DUI Suspect Crashes Into Police Department Sign!

Does this seem like an open-and-shut case?
He failed a sobriety test!! (Duh)
The weirdest thing about this story?? It DIDN’T happen in Florida! (Connecticut)

 

STUFF THAT’S COOL AND VIRAL

 

VIDEO: WHAT IF NIRVANA WROTE “WONDERWALL”

 

A LIST FOR MONDAY

 

How To Stay Safe On A Cruise

From accidents to disease outbreaks, cruise ship incidents are rare but do happen.  Below, experts share their advice for prioritizing health and safety during a cruise vacation, from pre-travel procedures to tips for port excursions.  See the list HERE.

 

 

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