CONNECT SELECT WEEKEND EDITION a Wide Selection of Interesting and Trending Stories – Rip ‘Em, Read ‘Em and Post ‘Em! FRIDAY, MARCH 5Th, 2021
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CONNECT SELECT WEEKEND EDITION A wide selection of interesting and trending stories – rip ‘em, read ‘em and post ‘em! FRIDAY, MARCH 5th, 2021 TODAY IS… NATIONAL EMPLOYEE APPRECIATION DAY (first Friday in March) – A thank you note from the boss would be nice. A crisp ‘hundred’ would be nicer. NATIONAL CHEESE DOODLE DAY – Get ready for a whole bunch of orange fingers! The origin of the cheese doodle is debatable, but it’s thought they were born in Wisconsin in the 1930s - I mean, where else would you expect to find an invention so cheesy? NATIONAL MULTIPLE PERSONALITY DAY – Either a day to raise awareness about a truly debilitating disorder, or for looking within to find the ‘true’ you. You can also take a minute to scoff at your two-faced ‘ex’ NATIONAL DRESS IN BLUE DAY (first Friday in March) – You’ll probably see a lot of people wearing something blue today. It’s supposed to raise awareness for colon cancer, one of the deadliest types of cancer. NATIONAL DAY OF UNPLUGGING (first Friday in March) – Encouraging everyone to take a break from technology, electronics and social media (good luck with that!) SATURDAY IS… NATIONAL DENTIST DAY – Raise a glass (of mouthwash) to your dentist. Because sticking your head in someone else’s mouth for a living can’t be easy. HERE’S THE SOUND OF A DENTIST’S DRILL NATIONAL OREO COOKIE DAY – The Oreo was born in New York City in 1912. Back then, they came in a glass jar and a pound of them cost a quarter. The design on the face of the cookie is trademarked. DID YOU KNOW…Oreos were made by the National Biscuit Company, which had to change its name because there was already another NBC out there. So they just mushed the words together to make ‘NaBisCo’. HERE’S AN OLD OREO COMMERCIAL JINGLE NATIONAL DRESS DAY – Because sometimes you just don’t wanna wear pants! Ball gowns and evening dresses were invented in the 15th century. Back then they were heavy, hot and made of wool which made dancing in them about as graceful as dragging around a mattress. NATIONAL FROZEN FOOD DAY – Without the invention of the freezer, most of us would starve! Clarence Birdseye patented the ‘flash freezing’ process in 1927. Back then, only 8 percent of American households had a fridge. SUNDAY IS… NATIONAL CEREAL DAY – Long before Cap’n Crunch and Frosted Flakes, cereal was a modest invention that started with a hand-cranked oat grinder and a dream. The pieces were so hard to chew they had to be soaked in milk overnight. In 1863, a surgeon named Harvey Kellogg invented granola and then corn flakes. A few years later, Grape-Nuts would become the first product to offer a discount coupon. NATIONAL FLAPJACK DAY – Flapjacks are either another way to say ‘pancake’ or something completely different. Early American settlers ate flapjacks that were made of rolled oats, honey and butter, and baked in an oven. In England they also call them ‘oat bars.’ BIRTHDAYS: FRIDAY, MARCH 5: EVA MENDES, 47 – Actress. She first got noticed in films like “Hitch,” “Training Day,” “The Women,” and “2 Fast 2 Furious.” She’s also the lucky woman who gets to go home with Ryan Gosling every night. PENN GILLETTE, 66 – Magician/Author. Famously known as the talking half of the magician duo Penn & Teller. He also acts, he’s written books, and he’s a graduate of Ringling Brothers’ Clown College. EDDY GRANT, 73 – Singer. Guyanese-British singer who had a big solo hit with “Electric Avenue” in 1982. Before solo success, he was a member of the band The Equals, one of the United Kingdom's first racially integrated pop groups. CLICK HERE FOR “ELECTRIC AVENUE” JOHN FRUSCIANTE (fru-SHAN-tay), 51 – Musician. Guitarist with the Red Hot Chili Peppers. In addition to his work with the band, he’s released 12 solo albums and seven EPs. He dropped out of high school at 16, with his parents’ permission, to pursue a music career. HERE’S A LINK TO THEIR HIT “UNDER THE BRIDGE” JOEL OSTEEN, 58 – Televangelist. He’s the leader of Houston’s Lakewood mega-Church and the preacher and author with a huge pulpit – his TV and radio sermons are seen by a hundred million people around the world. CLICK HERE FOR A LINK TO A MOTIVATIONAL SPEECH ON NOT GIVING UP SATURDAY, MARCH 6: SHAQUILLE O’NEAL, 49 – NBA Hall of Famer. Shaq played for six teams over his 19-year NBA career and is regarded as one of the greatest basketball players of all time. He’s an analyst for “Inside the NBA,” has released five rap albums and has been a pitch-man for Epson Printers, Papa Johns and at least 48 other products and companies. CLICK HERE FOR A LINK TO SOME OF SHAQ’S CLASSIC COMMERCIALS CLICK HERE FOR SHAQ’S HALL OF FAME INDUCTION SPEECH DAVID GILMOUR, 75 – Musician. Guitarist, singer, and songwriter for the classic rock band Pink Floyd. The Hall of Fame rocker has also produced other artists and is ranked by Rolling Stone as one of the “greatest guitarists of all time.” CLICK HERE FOR PINK FLOYD’S “ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL” TYLER THE CREATOR (Tyler Okonma), 30 – Rapper. He co-founded the alt hip-hop group Odd Future before releasing a solo mix tape in 2009 and five albums since. His 2019 album “Igor” won “Best Rap Album” at last year’s GRAMMY Awards. HERE’S A LINK TO HIS SONG “EARFQUAKE” MARTIN KOVE, 75 – Actor. He’s most famously known for playing the evil instructor in the “The Karate Kid” movies. He also reprised the role in the current “Cobra Kai” series on Netflix. CLICK HERE FOR A CLIP OF KOVE AS SENSEI KREESE IN “THE KARATE KID” HERE’S A FIGHT SCENE FROM “COBRA KAI” CONNIE BRITTON, 54 – Actress. Best known for her roles as Country star Rayna James in the TV series “Nashville” and Tami Taylor in “Friday Night Lights.” Some her earlier roles were in the indie film “The Brothers McMullen” and the sitcom “Spin City.” HERE’S A CLIP OF RAYNA JAMES SINGING “THIS TIME” IN “NASHVILLE” SUNDAY, MARCH 7: BRYAN CRANSTON, 65 – Actor. Forever known as “Breaking Bad’s” Walter White, the four-time Emmy winner also played Hal on the sitcom “Malcom in the Middle. He won two Tony awards for his Broadway performances in “All the Way” and “Network.” HERE’S A CLIP OF SOME OF WALTER WHITES BEST “BADASS MOMENTS” JENNA FISCHER, 47 – Actress. Best known for playing receptionist Pam Beesly on “The Office,” she also recently starred in the sitcom “Splitting Up Together.” She currently hosts the podcast “Office Ladies” with former co-star Angela Kinsey. HERE’S A CLIP WITH SOME OF “THE BEST OF PAM” MOMENTS AMANDA GORMAN, 23 – Poet. The first ever National Youth Poet Laureate wowed everyone with her poem “The Hill We Climb” at the Presidential inauguration. She also read her poetry at the Super Bowl. In 2017, she became the first youth poet to open the literary season for the Library of Congress. HERE’S A LINK TO GORMAN READING “THE HILL WE CLIMB” WANDA SYKES, 57 – Comedian/Actress. The stand-up comic and actress is known for multiple roles, including Daphne in “Black-ish,” Dr. Karl in the “Bad Moms” movies, and Ruby in “Monster-in- Law.” She also voiced “Granny” in the Ice Age” films. TAYLOR DAYNE, 59 – Singer. Powerhouse singer who had a string of hits in the 80’s and 90s, including “Tell it to My Heart and the power ballad and ever-popular wedding song “I’ll Always Love You.” In December she performed as The Popcorn on “The Masked Singer.” CLICK HERE FOR “I’LL ALWAYS LOVE YOU” LAURA PREPON, 41 – Actress. Best known for her role as Donna Pinciotti on “That 70s Show,” she also played Alex in “Orange is the New Black.” One of her earliest roles was playing Reanna in the film “Slackers.” CLICK HERE FOR THE “THAT 70S SHOW” THEME RACHEL WEISZ, 51 – Actress. The English actress first got noticed for her role as Evelyn in “The Mummy” and then for her star turns in “Beautiful Creatures,” “About a Boy,” and “Oz the Great and Powerful.” She is married to James Bond actor Daniel Craig. TRENDING/ODD NEW WRESTLING-BASKETBALL LEAGUE (00:20) If you can't get enough of flagrant fouls, you're gonna love a new basketball league in Russia. They call it Reg-ball - it's like basketball with football, plus wrestling, and it could become America's favorite sport! The players wear singlets (wrestling outfits), you don't have to dribble, you can pin a guy and headlocks are legal. The only rule: 'no acts of blatant violence'. CLICK HERE FOR VIDEO (WITH SOUND) OF A REG-BALL GAME MMA FIGHTER INJECTS ARMS WITH VASELINE TO LOOK MORE ‘SWOLL’ (00:25) A Russian MMA fighter now admits he was an IDIOT for injecting his arms with petroleum jelly. The 24 year old thought he'd look more 'swoll' by shooting Vaseline into his biceps. He was kinda right; his armed got so 'jacked' they started calling him Popeye, until his arms almost fell off. Doctors urged him to have surgery to remove his fake muscles before the real ones died. Now he's left with a bunch of hardened Vaseline and not much else. A.I. MAKES OLD PICS COME ALIVE (00:25) The internet's discovered a new time-waster. It's an artificial intelligence app called 'Deep Nostalgia' and it can bring your dead grandparents back to life…sorta.