Mike Smith came in this morning to talk about the building clinic for the June 18th Soap Box Derby. The clinic is this Saturday from 9 to Noon at Chi Alpha (185 W 12th St, Cookeville, TN 38501) across from the TTU Hooper-Eblen Center in Cookeville. For more information about getting your Soap Box Derby car kit, call Mike Smith at 931-267-8615.

In his more than 50 year career, Eric Clapton has sported lots of different looks and you can see many of them in his new animated video for “Spiral”. Based on photos and album covers, the clip starts with the cover for his new I Still Do album and slowly spirals backward through his career. When it reaches his early days with The Yardbirds, it quickly spirals forward towards the present again.  Take a look…….

Scout is a sweet beagle mix girl about 6 years old, and she is already fixed and housebroken! She knows sit, loves any kind of affection, enjoys treats, and weighs about 20lbs. She would do best in a home without small children. She has been at the shelter since January and needs a forever home because she is such a well behaved girl.

Today is Friday the 13th and if you’re superstitious this is your year. Most years have 3 Friday the 13th’s, this is the only one this year. There are some odd coincidences around the number 13 like, Apollo 13. It barely escaped becoming a doomed flight and was launched on 13:13 CST, April 11,1970, with the explosion that disabled the craft occurring on April 13(a Monday). President Franklin Delano Roosevelt would never host a dinner party with 13 guests in attendance and refused to travel on the 13th day of any month! Miami Dolphin Quarterback Dan Marino wore No. 13 throughout his distinguished football career. In his one and only trip to the Super Bowl(1985), the San Francisco 49ers clobbered his team, 38-16! Stevie Wonder was born on this day.  He’s made it 65 years and also had a big hit with Superstition. As for me, I defy the superstition.  13 is one of my favorite numbers.  We make our own luck, right? Happy Friday the 13th. Enjoy a little Stevie Wonder!

Laura Bush and Jenna Bush Hager teamed up to write a kids book together. Our Great BIg Backyard about National Parks and proceeds also go to parks. Laura said when they realized it was the centennial of the National Park Service, they thought it would be fun to do a book about children visiting our National Parks.

Wonder Woman star Lynda Carter will receive a lifetime achievement award at the 41st annual Gracie Awards Gala, which recognizes programming created by, for and about women in all media. Congratulations to my favorite Wonder Woman, Lynda Carter!

You’ve seen Gary Cole in Talladega Nights, Tammy, Office Space, HBO’s Veep and CBS’s The Good Wife. His new movie, Divine Access, is equal parts comedy and drama.  Set in the south, it’s a road movie, a buddy picture and an often sweet, thought-provoking story of redemption. It hits theaters May 13th and video on demand & iTunes, May 17.  I talked to Gary about his new movie and how much fun it is playing all those unique characters during his career.

Priscilla is a pretty 9-year old female gray & white cat who deserves to find a wonderful furrever home with no other pets and only older children. She is shy but affectionate and just loves to receive love while sitting in your lap. She loves to be held and close to her humans. Priscilla came into the Shelter on February 22, has already been altered, and her adoption fee is just $35 (cash or check). She’s ready to go home with you today. Stop by the shelter at 2650 Gainesboro Grade, just past Hyder Burks Pavilion in Cookeville.

KFC is testing “Finger Lickin’ Good” nail polish in Hong Kong that comes in two flavors: Original and Hot and Spicy. Each flavor was created by food technologists who made sure to incorporate the Colonel’s blend of 11 secret herbs and spices. If you want to try it, you will have to go to Hong Kong because that’s the only place in the world it will be available — at least for now.

Many thanks to Amanda Barlow with Alzheimer’s Tennessee for being a part of my show this morning. Her hobby is finding great deals at yard sales. I talked with her on how to get a great deal at our yard sale this Saturday at the Cookeville Fairgrounds.  Here’s our interview: