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On this day in 1776, General George Washington began marching his unpaid soldiers from Cambridge, Massachusetts toward New York in anticipation of a British invasion. *He was disappointed when both the Beatles and The Rolling Stones failed to show up. (Rick Fancy)

Former Major League Baseball commissioner A. Bartlett Giamatti was Born on this day in 1938. *He died just days after banning Pete Rose from baseball. *Unfortunately, at that point Pete didn’t have any money in the league’s dead pool. (Rick Fancy)

Variety reports that the release of the upcoming Michael Jackson biopic may be delayed. The film, “Michael,” may be split into two movies. *Soooo, the let’s see, the first one is in color, the second is in black-and-white? (Rick Fancy)

According to The Wall Street Journal, despite what some people say, people actually love Spirit Airlines. The paper says quote…”Spirit is often the most affordable way to travel…Sometimes even cheaper than Amtrak.” *Saying Spirit is cheaper than Amtrak probably isn’t the selling point they think it is. (Paul Dudley)

Country artist Morgan Wallen walked off Saturday Night Live while the cast was still on stage Saturday. In the 70’s the cast lingered on the stage…cause if you went backstage you got a contact high. (Paul Dudley)

Cher's iconic “If I Could Turn Back Time” see-thru cat suit smashes estimates at auction selling for 162 thousand dollars. The revealing outfit features a black, figure-hugging body suit, with mesh cutouts and knee-high boots. *The man who bought it is going to karaoke the hell out of a Cher medley in that costume. (Paul Dudley)

Comedian Paul Rodriguez was arrested in Burbank, California Friday for drug possession. *I think he’s totally innocent… If he was actually on drugs, he would be a lot funnier. (Rick Fancy)

On this day in 1977, Jimmy Buffett released the single "Margaritaville." Fun fact. *Recent data found no one in the history of Karaoke has sung Margaritaville sober. (Rick Fancy)

TV show host Rachel Maddow is 52 today. She hosts the MSNBC show "The Rachel Maddow Show." *Ask yourself this, how come you never see Rachel Maddow and Mark Cuban in the same room at the same time? (Paul Dudley)

Wal-Mart was incorporated on this day in 1969. The company has since become the world's largest retailer by revenue. Come for the bargains, stay for the customers in bad wardrobe choices. (Paul Dudley)

Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl halftime performance has more than 120 FCC complaints. Multiple reports say some are calling it racist because "not one white person" was seen onstage. *If they have a problem with that, wait till they see the NBA Championships! (Rick Fancy)

The Oakland Athletics removed Oakland from their name. *Since it’s Oakland, someone probably stole it. (Rick Fancy)

Napster, the app that became famous back in 1999 for streaming free music has been sold for over 200-million dollars. The new owner plans to revive some form of music streaming. *They are literally going to attempt to party like it’s 1999. (Paul Dudley)

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