Proud Dad here... Jackie was a smash hit at "Comedy For a Cause" at Mark Ridley's Comedy Castle last night! The event, which featured the very funny comedian Taylor Mason as Headliner raised $25,000 for the Salvation Army's Bed & Bread Club which feeds 5000 Metro-Detroiters a day!
Next up: The 27th Annual Radiothon coming up live from the Oakland Mall on Friday, Feb. 21st! Big Al, Jackie and Yours Truly will be hosting the 4pm to 8pm slot broadcast on 760 AM WJR!
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Bob Costas' eye infection has gotten so bad, he handed over coverage of the Sochi Olympics to Today Show host Matt Lauer.
- So we finally have an answer to the age old question "Where In The World Is Matt Lauer?"... He's in Sochi, Russia!
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Costas, who has anchored every Olympic broadcast since 1998, says his eyes are so red and swollen he can barely see and has no idea where he is.
- So he's basically become Justin Bieber without the drugs and booze.
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Barack and Michelle Obama hosted a State Dinner for French President Francois Hollande last night. Hollande attended the dinner alone, having left both of his girlfriends back in France.
- He was going to bring both girlfriends with him until he found out Bill Clinton was on the guest list.
- Reports are the French leader threw back a lot of wine leaving "Hollande Dazed and Sauced".
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A new report by the Centers for Disease Control says that 3 out of 4 kids drink caffeine every day. Between energy drinks and soda pop, many children are already hooked.
-So look for the new "Starbuck-A-Roos Kids Koffee Kafe" coming to a strip mall near you.
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A New York administrative judge ordered Larry Flynt's Hustler Club to charge sales tax on lap dances.
- Hundreds of male IRS employees have volunteered to sit in the Strip Club and make sure the taxes are collected properly.
- What's next? A Pole tax?
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Have a great day and I'll see you back here Thursday!
-Dick