Escape Artist Largemouth Jumps Right Out Of The Fish Tank At Bass Pro Shops

I’ve seen a few Bass Pro fish tanks in my day and checked out all the fish in them, but never have I seen anything close to this. The tanks at Bass Pro Shops have become a staple to the brand, drawing in kids to see the native species to the area up close and personal. These tanks hold species from the area in an effort of education, conservation and just because it's cool to see big bass swimming from that viewpoint. I mean, seeing those beauties has to make you want to buy another rod, right? Recently, these tanks have been a topic of discussion with one man even stripping down and jumping in, ending in well deserved legal trouble. Another showcased how to test out your lures at the store with the tank. This was the opposite of those and actually shows a fish wanting no parts of the tank. This tank was home to some largemouth bass, one is even seen getting released into the tank. The fish immediately doesn’t like it and races to the other side. In a flash the fish makes a dash and ends up out of the water and right over the side of the tank flopping on the stores floor right in front of customers. One dude goes to pick it up and is about to toss it back in, but is told to leave it. It sounds like they didn't want to contaminate the rest of the tank, but it's unclear why the lady is screeching at him in the background. Talk about a wild Bass Pro experience: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C5We2wMuPFt/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

Bizarre Revival Livestock Show Looks More Like A Competition Between Demonically Possessed Kids

Not to just, like, dump on some sort of community gathering that seems to make these people involved feel a little more alive, but what is this? With a hat tip to my ex for bringing this to my attention, the Revival Livestock Show was held in Paso Robles, California, sometime within the last week, and the apparent point of it is for pig showmen/women (who are children as far as I can tell) to appease judges by maintaining eye contact with said judges, and show how well they can control pigs. Only it looks a lot more, well, sinister... I can't help but say this feels and looks more like an occult event where kids are possessed, and at some point, the animals will be sacrificed. Sorry to y'all who partake in such activities. This is merely an outsider's bewildered perspective on the matter, because this thang is going viral, and here I am, giving my ignorant but hopefully humorous perspective on it all. https://www.instagram.com/p/C5tcMcfx66r/ https://www.instagram.com/reel/C54CcqVS4Ie/ If I were a judge for this competition, I'd be on the verge of fleeing the scene, especially when that red-shirted gal glared at me. Eek. Get me outta here! You can sit there and lie and pass judgment on me and pretend like all these little tykes aren't staring daggers through anyone in their line of vision with serious Regan MacNeil undertones. At best, they're giving me Austin Butler Feyd-Rautha vibes. Congrats to Karis for freaking me the f*ck out and seemingly winning the approval of the judges. https://www.instagram.com/p/C5bGoogra_0/ Is she gonna grow up to be Orphan Esther IRL or something? Sheesh. If facial expressions could kill, hers would. https://www.instagram.com/dadsonfarms/reel/C51FVTHx66R/ Uhh... Happy Friday and I hope you enjoy your weekend after seeing this event unfold. At least the animals presumably lived to fight another day. I may go watch one of those aforementioned horror movies now. Might bring me more comfort than what I just saw...

Morgan Wallen Releases Statement On Nashville Arrest: “I’m Not Proud Of My Behavior”

Trying to make amends. Of course by now everybody's heard about Morgan Wallen's latest legal troubles, after the country music superstar was arrested for allegedly throwing a chair off the 6th story rooftop of Eric Church's new downtown Nashville bar, Chief's. According to News Channel 5, officers arrested Morgan, who was pointed out by the staff as the culprit, after the chair stuck the ground just a few feet from where they were standing. Metro Nashville Police reviewed security footage and it confirmed that he threw an object off the roof.

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Wallen was arrested on three counts of assault with a deadly weapon/reckless endangerment, two counts for the two officers who were in the vicinity and one for the danger to the public. Wallen was also charged with disorderly conduct with a bond was set at $15,250. Wallen's attorney released a statement following the arrest: “At 10:53p Sunday evening Morgan Wallen was arrested in downtown Nashville for reckless endangerment and disorderly conduct. He is cooperating fully with authorities.” And the Metro Nashville Police Department released a statement on the arrest, along with Morgan's newest mugshot: "Country artist Morgan Wallen, 30, was booked early today on 3 cts of felony reckless endangerment and 1 ct of misdemeanor disorderly conduct for throwing a chair from the rooftop of Chief's Bar Sun night. The chair landed on Broadway, close to 2 MNPD officers. His bond: $15,250." https://twitter.com/MNPDNashville/status/1777319642039558208 But Morgan has stayed silent on his recent legal troubles - until now. The singer just released a new statement on the arrest on Twitter: "I didn't feel right publicly checking in until I made amends with some folks. I’ve touched base with Nashville law enforcement, my family, and the good people at Chief’s. I'm not proud of my behavior, and I accept responsibility. I have the utmost respect for the officers working every day to keep us all safe. Regarding my tour, there will be no change. -MW" https://twitter.com/MorganWallen/status/1781473072412860894 This obviously isn't the first time Morgan's found himself in hot water. If you remember, he was also arrested back in 2020 after being kicked out of Kid Rock's bar for breaking a glass and gave us this gem of a mugshot... https://twitter.com/FOXNashville/status/1265462728531075074 And of course he's had a lot of practice making apology videos, including this apology from his 2021 incident after Morgan was caught on video using a racial slur. https://twitter.com/MorganWallen/status/1359687060555264001 And this one when he was booted from SNL after being caught smooching on some Alabama college girls during COVID. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMJCYY9V2zk Dude's wracking up apologies like he's collecting #1s at this point.

People Are Going To Chief’s Just To Try To See The Chair That Morgan Threw

Of course, the internet has kept the jokes coming, but I'll be honest, if I see one more meme about George Strait's "The Chair" and Morgan, I'm going to have to get off of the internet forever. It was funny the first time, guys, but I think we've run that one into the ground (no pun intended but I like it). And according to People, who spoke with sources at the bar since this happened a few days ago, countless people have stopped into the bar now just to see the chair on the top floor, because of course they are. Can't say I'm really surprised by that, honestly... Spoiler alert, though, y'all. While it looked like the chair held up decently well considering the intense drop, I don't think it's in any condition to actually be used and has probably since been discarded. But, seeing as Chief's literally just officially opened a couple of weeks ago, it's good to have people coming in regardless because that means they're making money. No such thing as bad press, right? I mean, look at this thing... ain't nobody sitting in that now:

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And for whatever this is worth, People also reported that all of the tables at the top of Chief's have all four chairs, except for one table, which, you guessed it, just has three at the moment. While we haven't heard directly from Mr. Church yet on the incident, his bar did have a pretty great sign out front that read: "Our pigs fly… our chairs don’t…" Guess you have to keep your head on a swivel on Broadway these days not only for the people around you on ground level, but for chairs and objects flying off of the rooftops, too... https://twitter.com/PaytonMuseTV/status/1777672588463948148

Security Guard Says He Threw Chair For No Reason

Fortunately, no one was hurt but the chair landed just a few feet away from some Metro Nashville Police Officers, who took him into custody on three charges of assault with a deadly weapon/reckless endangerment and disorderly conduct after both bar staff and security footage were able to identify Morgan as the person who tossed the chair. And now one of those staff members, a security guard named Michael Phillips, is speaking out about the incident with TMZ to describe the lead up to the chair being thrown. "I was working the front door where everyone comes in at. I wasn't checking ID's, I was checking bags. Seen him came in with two bodyguards, at first didn't know it was him cause I wouldn't think he would come in prior to daylight like that, cause we've got a VIP section for our famous people...  He went straight to the rooftop. Probably about 30 minutes later I get a call "Somebody throw a chair off the rooftop, almost hit a Metro car" so I went straight to the rooftop and me and another security guard grabbed him, took him down the elevator, escorted him out here to the Metro."  Phillips went on to say they brought two witnesses down to talk to the Metro police, both of whom identified Morgan as the person who threw the chair, though they claimed to not know who he was. He also said that Metro police saw the security footage of the incident, which gave them enough to put him in the car. When asked if the people he spoke to saw any reason why he would throw the chair, Phillips said: "They're saying he tossed it pretty hard. He had to throw it pretty hard to get it all the way in the street from Chief's rooftop. Them chairs are not light, they're probably 20 pounds, made out of stainless steel, so they say he had to throw it hard.  They just say he was being an idiot and just threw it. There really wasn't no argument or nothing about it. Just him being drunk I feel like. He wasn't in the right state of mind." Safe to say he had to be pretty drunk to think that was an okay idea. The thought of a 20 pound chair falling 60 feet onto some poor soul underneath sends shivers up my spine... No fight, no argument, just old fashioned dumb drunk behavior? I don't know, something still isn't adding up here, at least for me. I'm sure we'll get more details when the video makes its way online, which I'm sure it will sooner or later. Until then we'll just be guessing at why he'd launch a chair off his friend's rooftop bar. Oh yeah, here's the chair in question:

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Nashville Area Man Arrested Trying To Get Eric Church’s Autograph Outside Of His Nashville Bar

Maybe just sign up for a meet and greet next time. A Nashville area man has been arrested at Eric Church's new downtown bar, Chief's, after allegedly posting up outside the alleyway door in hopes of getting an autograph from the singer as he left the bar. According to Scoop Nashville, 21-year old Brody Goins was waiting by the side exit door on April 18 after Church wrapped up the third night of his To Beat The Devil residency. Goins was reportedly hoping to snag Chief's autograph on his way out, but according to the police report, security at the bar flagged down officers and explained to them that Church was trying to leave quickly and wouldn't be signing any autographs. Police then reportedly asked Goins to move, explaining that he was blocking Church's vehicle from getting into the alleyway so he could leave. But officers say Goins refused, saying that he was only there for an autograph, some pictures and a video. Officers say that Goins was deemed a "medium-level threat," and became argumentative while being asked to leave. The man then asked to speak with a supervisor, but when a Sergeant arrived on scene, Goins was arrested for obstructing a passageway. His bond was set at $1,000, and Goins was granted pre-trial release from the Metro Nashville jail. https://twitter.com/scoopnash/status/1781423010588631337 Obviously this isn't the best way to get an autograph. With all of the stories we hear about stalkers and crazy fans these days, it's no wonder that artists are taking security more seriously and being more careful who they interact with. And yet, it's still not the stupidest arrest at the bar since it opened just two weeks ago... https://twitter.com/WhiskeyRiff/status/1777297569963491493

Kelsea Ballerini Files Lawsuit Against Former Fan Club Member Who Allegedly Hacked Her Computer & Illegally Released Her New Music

Just couldn't wait on that new Kelsea Ballerini music, eh? The country star has filed a lawsuit against a former fan club member who she claims hacked into her computer to illegally release her new, unfinished music. The singer filed a complaint yesterday, which has been obtained and reviewed by Whiskey Riff, requesting a temporary restraining order against Bo Ewing, an Ohio man who she claims gained backdoor access to either her computer or the computer of her producer, Alysa Vanderheym. The alleged hacking occurred on April 7, and Ewing reportedly "gained access to...still-in-production, unreleased masters and demos." According to the complaint, Ewing was a former member of Ballerini's fan club, but has since become "disenfranchised" with the singer. A picture included in the court filing shows Ewing meeting Ballerini at a concert, while a tweet attached as an exhibit shows Ewing reportedly telling somebody that: "You introduced me to Kelsea so I don't think I trust your taste sorry" His Twitter account has since been locked, but also included are 2017 tweets where Ewing bragged about leaking confidential information on an upcoming Taylor Swift album. The complaint says that Ewing "took it upon himself to go online and seek out confidential and privileged information about Ms. Ballerini's yet-to-be-released new album," and has since shared the new music, which includes 12 unreleased songs, with numerous members of Kelsea's fan club. Ballerini, along with Vanderheym and her record label, Black River Entertainment, are requesting a temporary restraining order as well as a preliminary injunction to prevent Ewing from further distributing the new music. Ballerini and Vanderheym have also filed claims for violation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, as well as the Tennessee Personal and Commercial Computer Act, requesting damages for anticipated lost profits and loss of autonomy over the works. Her record label, meanwhile, has also filed a claim for copyright infringement, seeking statutory damages in the amount of $150,000 per infringement. The court quickly issued a restraining order yesterday, ordering Ewing to cease from "transferring, distributing, or otherwise disseminating any copies of any unreleased still-in-production demos and masters of songs with the following titles: Deep; This Time Last Year; Two Things; Love Me; Cowboys Cry Too; To the Men who Love Women after Heartbreak; Better Things; Insanity; First Rodeo; Sorry Mom; Good Girl with a Little Rage; and Beg for Your Love." The case is set for a hearing on April 24 at the federal courthouse in Nashville.

“My Comeback Wasn’t Something That A Trophy Can Define” – Damar Hamlin On Not Winning NFL Comeback Player Of The Year

Damar Hamlin, the Buffalo Bills defensive back who suffered a cardiac arrest on a football field in January of 2023, has one of the greatest comebacks the sports world has ever seen. I'd say it was without a doubt the best comeback of all time (he died, came back to life, and played football the next season), but I unfortunately can't make that claim. That's because Damar Hamlin lost out to Joe Flacco for the NFL's "Comeback Player of the Year" award. https://twitter.com/MySportsUpdate/status/1755797657878941920 Joe Flacco was certainly deserving of winning the award. He went from sitting at home to saving the Cleveland Browns' season, so it was definitely an honorable comeback. But... he didn't die and comeback to life like Hamlin. That seems to me like a lock for winning a "Comeback Player of the Year" award, even though Damar Hamlin only played in five games during the 2023-2024 season. Of course, there is a stark contrast on the severity of what they came back from, and Damar wins that part of the equation, no questions asked. But it's hard to argue that Hamlin had the bigger impact on his team... he barely played. Even Damar Hamlin thought he was going to (and was deserving) to win the award, as he talked about on the Maggie and Perloff Show: "I did (think I would win) at first, I ain't gonna lie, I did a little bit. Just because I'm a competitor myself. In any competition you put me in, I would win. But you know, I clapped for Joe when he went on stage and I clapped for him as he went off." There was clearly some animosity from Damar Hamlin, though he made sure to not discredit Joe Flacco winning the award as he continued: "At this point in my life, it's truly God's plan. God had a reason for him (Flacco) getting that trophy. God had a reason for his journey. I don't want to discredit that. I truly feel that my journey, my comeback, per se, it wasn't a worldy thing. It wasn't something that a trophy can define. God gave me his trophy of still waking up every day. Still living, still breathing. I would be crazy to be upset about a one foot trophy. I don't want to discredit it at all because I did want to win." https://twitter.com/MaggieandPerl/status/1781331086657647005?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1781331086657647005%7Ctwgr%5E15587c2594aa0a020b5505a727c2693d4b793d1e%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fbrobible.com%2Fsports%2Farticle%2Fdamar-hamlin-snubbed-comeback-player-of-the-year%2F If Damar Hamlin wants to lock in the 2024-2025 NFL Comeback Player of the Year award, maybe he can try sitting on the couch for most of the season and then coming back for the last couple weeks to play impactful football like Flacco did.

Snoop Dogg & Dr. Dre Personally Asked Hardy To Reimagine Their 90’s Classic, “Gin And Juice”

"Gin and Juice" like you've never heard it before. Today, HARDY released a completely reimagined version of Snoop Dogg’s iconic 90’s song "Gin and Juice," which was produced by the legendary Dr. Dre... and I certainly did not have on bingo card for 2024. But hey, everybody wants in on country music right now, including these two hip-hop legends. In promotion of Snoop and Dre’s new premium spirits brand Gin & Juice by Dre and Snoop, which of course features a ready-to-drink cocktail named for their iconic 90’s song, Hardy totally rewrote the song with a very country flair. The production and lyrics are certainly a choice, but Hardy says Jimmy Iovine, Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg themselves reached out about it and asked him to recreate the 90's anthem: "A while back, I got a phone call saying that Jimmy Iovine, Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg would like for me to record my own version of 'Gin and Juice' for the launch of their new drink, Gin&Juice. I'm still in disbelief, but I am so stoked that I'm dropping my version of 'Gin and Juice' with the blessing of Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg themselves. Thankful for the opportunity." I'm personally still trying to look past the fact that Hardy pronounced "Appalachian" wrong (I don't care that it probably rhymed better), but you can check out some of the revamped lyrics here, which also include a Waylon and Willie reference: "Now I, I got myself some gin (Yeah) Everybody got their cups, but they ain't chipped in (No) Yeah, this type of shit happens all the time (All the time) You gotta get yours, but I gotta get mine Everything is fine when you're listening to the HIX OG I got that Appalachian music that be captivatin' he (Woo) Who listens to the words that I wrote (Yeah) As I'm takin' me a swig on a dirt back road (Y'all know) And get to whippin' up a biscuit and some gravy Chillin' while I'm listenin' to some Willy and some Waylon" Of course, Snoop released “Gin and Juice” in January of 1994 as the second single from his 1993 debut album Doggystyle. It peaked at #8 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States, and was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance at the 37th Annual Grammy Awards. Since then, the song has been certified Gold by the RIAA and become a Hip-Hop standard over the decades. Hardy also shared a photo on Instagram from some sort of filming day with Dre and Snoop, so it seems like we might have more from this trio on the way too: https://www.instagram.com/p/C56KOpOud_R/ You can listen to Hardy's rendition of "Gin and Juice" here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCCmumpYdtA And the original, which I will most certainly have stuck in my head all weekend now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWCZse1iwE0&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.whiskeyriff.com%2F&source_ve_path=MjM4NTE&feature=emb_title

Jayden Daniels’ Agent Was Allegedly Irked By Pre-Draft Visit With Commanders As Speculation Intensifies On No. 2 Pick

As the 2024 NFL Draft closes in, and the general football-loving audience grows smarter with every passing year, it's a little easier to distinguish what is a so-called "smokescreen" and what is genuine buzz around certain prospects. When it comes to LSU Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Jayden Daniels, he's been the favorite to go No. 2 overall to the Washington Commanders, with Caleb Williams to the Bears being a 99.9999% certainty. But the Commanders' new leadership put a unique twist on their pre-draft visiting process by bringing in all the top QBs for a mix and mingle before meeting with them individually. https://twitter.com/AlbertBreer/status/1780258694531543239 According to ESPN's preeminent NFL insider Adam Schefter, this whole situation might've rubbed Daniels and/or his camp the wrong way, to the point where it might've alienated him from landing with Washington. https://twitter.com/BillyM_91/status/1781360809458737307 https://twitter.com/BillyM_91/status/1781384754689945854 Again, we should take all these silly subplots with a grain of salt, because they're more often than not trivialities that don't mean much in the end. Nevertheless, picking a franchise QB high in the draft is a years-spanning decision that impacts the entire organization, and the rest of the NFL for that matter. What the Commanders do at No. 2 will dictate how the rest of the draft unfolds, and they'll have their pick of the litter among the best college QBs once Williams goes off the board. An added layer to this Daniels controversy is the fact that his agent, Ron Butler, "liked" a couple suspicious posts on X/Twitter. https://twitter.com/DrakeMayeMVP/status/1780714874332655674 https://twitter.com/A82Dg/status/1780629579691901197 Take from those what you will. It's rather noteworthy, too, that in the aftermath of all this, North Carolina's Drake Maye has suddenly become a real contender to unseat Daniels as the second QB drafted, per the latest odds: https://twitter.com/PatMcAfeeShow/status/1781356373759926533 Those sportsbook numbers are highly speculative, yet they don't come from out of thin air. Somebody may or may not know something, or there's at least enough doubt around Daniels' future to skew the lines Maye's way. Additionally, Michigan signal-caller JJ McCarthy is by no means out of the mix for Washington. Remember this report from less than a month ago? https://twitter.com/uSTADIUM/status/1772345459270406442 Now that could be a total smokescreen, but who really knows? https://twitter.com/_CaseyBaker/status/1781408576214282460 With Daniels' lean build, reckless running style, and loaded supporting cast at LSU — on top of how this pre-draft visit may or may not have went over — you could see the Commanders talking themselves into McCarthy. So-called "QB charting" can be paralysis by analysis to me a lot of the time. That said, this little anecdote on Daniels is interesting: https://twitter.com/BenjaminSolak/status/1780678317042974861 The Commies, too, could easily be scared off by Maye's innate inaccuracy and myriad YOLO throws on his tape and opt for a "proven winner" like McCarthy, who comes from a pro-style offense and led Michigan to a national championship. If he isn't off the board to Washington at No. 2, there's no telling what teams might do to come up and get Daniels. The Vikings, Broncos and Raiders all need a QB and pick at Nos. 11, 12 and 13 respectively. I'd be surprised if either of the AFC West teams moved up for Maye or McCarthy, but Daniels might be worth the move. I still have Daniels penciled in at No. 2 like Schefter, yet these recent developments have me thinking of other possible scenarios. Somebody do this to me and just get me to Thursday for draft night already.