Vans might not be the brand it is today if Sean Penn hadn’t worn their checkered slip-ons when he played Jeff Spicoli in the 1982 classic “Fast Times at Ridgemont High”. And now, more than 40 years later, the owner of Vans has finally had a chance to thank him. Steve Van Doren, the son of the company’s co-founder, was in Hawaii about a year ago, when he was tipped off that Sean was in a nearby restaurant. So he went in and introduced himself, and told him, quote, “You made my life so much better (because of what you did) for the brand.” Then he gave the owner of the restaurant his credit card and paid for Sean’s dinner.
Happy Monday! Here is the best new music we could find that was just released recently:
1. “Break Mine” by Brothers Osborne.
2. “Tie Up” by Zac Brown Band.
3. “Country Gold” by Anne Wilson and Jordan Davis.
4. “Locked Up” by Sam Hunt.
7. “Pride” by Sara Evans.
11. “28th of June” by Megan Moroney.
Bungee jumping already seemed like a terrible idea, and somehow this Chris Stapleton story made it sound even worse. Chris was on the”Bobby Bones Show” in January and he told a story about the time he was going to go bungee jumping. And while he was waiting in line, one of the jumpers had their rope snap. Apparently, the man was fine and he landed in one of those big cushions. But then Chris said, quote, “that was the moment that I got out of line.” Thank you, Chris Stapleton, for not going on that bungee jump. The world needs you.
Tennessee has become the first state in the country to pass legislation to protect musicians from artificial intelligence. The bill is called the Ensuring Likeness Voice and Image Security Act . . . or, the ELVIS Act. It prohibits anyone from using A.I. to mimic an artist’s voice without their permission. It takes effect on July 1st. Governor Bill Lee signed it inside the Nashville honky tonk Robert’s Western World, accompanied by Chris Janson and Luke Bryan, who called it, quote, “an amazing precedent.”
You’ve probably heard about the missing University of Missouri student Riley Strain. His search came to an end Friday when his body was found. Well, Carly Pearce heard the breaking news and dedicated her performance of “Every Little Thing” to his memory that night while in St. Louis. She says, quote, “We love you Riley Strain. I just wanna say that I’m thinking of his family and I’m thinking of his friends and anybody in this room that knows him.”
Kevin Hart is the 2024 recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.
Cameron Diaz and Benji Madden welcomed their second child.
Gisele Bundchen would like you to know she did not cheat on Tom Brady.
Rebel Wilson dedicated a whole chapter of her upcoming book to a terrible person she once worked with, and now he’s trying to stop it from coming out.
Pete Davidson and Colin Jost’s Staten Island Ferry will have hotel rooms, two restaurants, and six bars.
Kevin Bacon will attend the prom at the Utah high school where “Footloose” was filmed. The school is being relocated after this year.
“Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire” won the box office with a $45 million opening.
Theater chains like AMC and Alamo Drafthouse will play all nine of the main “Star Wars” movies in a 20-hour marathon this spring.
Disney+ has given the green light to Selena Gomez’s “Wizards of Waverly Place” sequel series.
A 36-year-old woman sang Taylor Swift songs during surgery to remove a brain tumor.
Katharine McPhee is 40.
Danica Patrick is 42. Auto racing superstar and GoDaddy Girl.
Lark Voorhies is 50. Lisa on “Saved by the Bell”,
Sarah Jessica Parker is 59.
Marcia Cross is 62. Bree on “Desperate Housewives” and President Claire Haas on “Quantico”.
Brenda Strong is 64. “Desperate Housewives” narrator Mary Alice Young
Haywood Nelson is 64. Dwayne on “What’s Happening!!”
Elton John is 77.
Paul Michael Glaser is 81. Starsky on “Starsky & Hutch”.
Gloria Steinem is 90.
Gene Shalit is 98. Former “Today” show movie critic with the amazing afro-mustache combo!
