Another round of substantial recruiting visitors coming for the final round of Dabo Swinney Camp workouts Friday afternoon through Sunday morning.

Here's one we've written a good bit amount this spring:

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Conor McGregor sends Miami Heat mascot to hospital following punch during mid-game skit, per report​

By: Jacob Lev and Zoe Sottile - CNN.com

A punch from UFC star Conor McGregor sent the Miami Heat’s mascot, Burnie, to the emergency room of a local hospital during the NBA Finals on Friday, according to The Athletic.

McGregor punched the performer wearing the mascot costume twice in a pre-planned skit in the third quarter during Game 4 of the NBA Finals at the Kaseya Center in Miami. The skit was meant to promote a pain relief spray, which McGregor sprayed on Burnie after the blows.


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The man playing Burnie was sent home from the hospital after receiving pain medication and is doing well, according to The Athletic report, which cited a league source. CNN has not verified the details of The Athletic report.

Burnie, who sported large gold boxing gloves and a boxing robe, was punched once by McGregor and fell to the ground. Once on the ground, McGregor landed another punch before the mascot was dragged off the court.

McGregor’s communications team had no comment when reached by CNN.

CNN has reached out to the Miami Heat and NBA for comment but did not immediately hear back.

Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra joked about the incident while speaking to reporters ahead of Monday’s Game 5 in Denver.

“It’s the Miami Heat toughness that we are talking about,” Spoelstra said. “Should’ve been allowed to take the first swing. We won’t reveal who that is but he’s tough. Take a punch and get back up. Yeah, he’s not going to miss any time.”

McGregor has not competed in a UFC event since breaking his left leg in a fight with Dustin Poirier in July 2021.

Zion Williamson faces more heat from ex-porn star on social media: 'I genuinely loved you'​

By: Ryan Gaydos - FoxNews.com

New Orleans Pelicans star Zion Williamson once again drew the ire of former adult film actress, and apparently former flame, Moriah Mills as she posted alleged texts between herself and the NBA player and continued to rant about him on Twitter.

Mills, who is now a hip-hop artist and calls herself Moriah M, made the initial claim she was in a relationship with Williamson after his girlfriend announced earlier in the week the two were expecting a baby. Since then, the former adult film actress has released several lewd messages on social media from their alleged conversations and has hounded him on social media.

The former adult film actress tweeted more screenshots of alleged texts Saturday night, which appeared to show the Pelicans forward telling her to "delete everything and we’ll talk."

"I don’t love anyone i genuinely loved you @Zionwilliamson all you care about is saving face to the media you don’t care about feelings," she wrote in a separate tweet.

She added: "Started off as a sneaky link but we fell in love @Zionwilliamson I always said a baby is a deal breaker for me haven’t slept in days emotionally distressed you hurt me big time not even going to front. Eventually we became more until this mysterious pregnancy im f--- up bad about this bae ong !! I can’t do this."

Mills’ tweets continued Sunday morning.

"I kept quiet for year @Zionwilliamson everyone was wondering was I was always be in New Orleans and knew I wasn’t with any one regular," a Sunday tweet read. "A guy friend of mine told me you was showing girls you fly out the tapes we have together on your trap phone and I told him I didn’t know you and that’s a lie. now I know he wasn’t lying since this fiasco I’m hurt why you showing other b-----s we f--- your a pig."

Mills then vowed to be on the sidelines this upcoming season to watch Williamson and the Pelicans.

Williamson has not commented on the controversy.

However, in between the tweets and allegations surfacing, Williamson helped donate hundreds of thousands of dollars to a Louisiana school program.

According to ESPN, Williamson partnered with Jefferson Parish’s Summer Bridge program. His foundation donated $250,000 to help with uniform costs for children who attend new schools because of recent consolidations.

Williamson was the No. 1 overall pick of the Pelicans in 2019.

Today.

All artificial. Shouldn't baseball be played on grass and dirt?

They are trying to lump this in with and thus afford protection of with the normal homosexual and lesbian groups but I do not think its passing the smell test even with those groups.

Just remember that folks when it comes time to vote next year!!

Devout Catholic and Child Sniffer Joe Biden Defends Sex Change Mutilation for Children in Proclamation on “Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex Pride Month”​

By Kristinn Taylor May. 31, 2023 1:06 pm

Devout Catholic and noted child sniffer Joe Biden issued a proclamation Wednesday marking “Gay Pride” month that defends child sex change operations and treatments, supports pornography targeting children in school libraries and claims that his heart is “heavy with grief for the loved ones we have lost to anti-LGBTQI+ violence” without noting the Christians murdered in a school shooting by a transgender person last March.
Biden said he is using the full force of government to ensure sex change mutilation operations for children (what Biden euphemistically calls “medically necessary health care”) and to force women and girls to compete against men pretending to be women in sports competitions, “…I have taken unprecedented steps to support LGBTQI+ youth…The Department of Justice is combating laws that target transgender children, and the Departments of Education and Health and Human Services have proposed new rules to protect LGBTQI+ Americans from discrimination in health care, at school, and in sports.”

Biden’s strong defense of the radical extremist LGBTQI+ agenda comes as many Americans are rising up against that agenda, with schools, hospitals and corporations being held to account for targeting children and marginalizing women and girls.

Biden has the audacity to sign the proclamation “in the year of our Lord”.
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MAY 31, 2023
A Proclamation on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex Pride Month, 2023
In June 1969, a courageous group of Americans rose up to protest the violence and marginalization they faced in what became known as the Stonewall Uprising. Police had raided the Stonewall Inn — a gay bar located in New York City — and for the next six days they clashed with LGBTQI+ protestors, who bravely stood their ground. Their courage sparked a civil rights movement for the liberation of the LGBTQI+ community and changed our Nation forever.
During Pride Month, we honor a movement that has grown stronger, more vibrant, and more inclusive with every passing year. Pride is a celebration of generations of LGBTQI+ people, who have fought bravely to live openly and authentically. And it is a reminder that we still have generational work to do to ensure that everyone enjoys the full promise of equity, dignity, protection, and freedom.
Today, our Nation faces another inflection point. In 2023 alone, State and local legislatures have already introduced over 600 hateful laws targeting the LGBTQI+ community. Books about LGBTQI+ people are being banned from libraries. Transgender youth in over a dozen States have had their medically necessary health care banned. Homophobic and transphobic vitriol spewed online has spilled over into real life, as armed hate groups intimidate people at Pride marches and drag performances, and threaten doctors’ offices and children’s hospitals that offer care to the LGBTQI+ community. Our hearts are heavy with grief for the loved ones we have lost to anti-LGBTQI+ violence.
Despite these attacks, the LGBTQI+ community remains resilient. LGBTQI+ Americans are defiantly and unapologetically proud. Youth leaders are organizing walkouts at high schools and colleges across the country to protest discriminatory laws. LGBTQI+ young people and their parents are demonstrating unimaginable courage by testifying in State capitols in defense of their basic rights.
They are not alone: My entire Administration stands proudly with the LGBTQI+ community in the enduring struggle for freedom, justice, and equality. And we are making strides. On my first day in office, I signed a historic Executive Order charging the entire Federal Government with protecting LGBTQI+ people from discrimination — from health care to housing, education, employment, banking, and the criminal justice system. Last December, surrounded by dozens of couples who have fought for marriage equality in the courts for decades, I had the great honor of signing into law the landmark Respect for Marriage Act. This bipartisan law protects the rights of same-sex and interracial couples — like caring for one’s sick partner and receiving spousal benefits. Deciding who to marry is one of life’s most profound decisions, so we etched a simple truth into law: Love is love.
Meanwhile, I have taken unprecedented steps to support LGBTQI+ youth. During Pride Month last year, I signed an Executive Order charging Federal agencies with combating the dangerous and discredited practice of so-called “conversion therapy.” I also directed agencies to help end the crisis of homelessness among LGBTQI+ youth and adults and to address discrimination that LGBTQI+ kids face in foster care. The Department of Justice is combating laws that target transgender children, and the Departments of Education and Health and Human Services have proposed new rules to protect LGBTQI+ Americans from discrimination in health care, at school, and in sports. I also established the White House Task Force to Address Online Harassment and Abuse to develop concrete actions to prevent and respond to online harassment and abuse, which disproportionately target LGBTQI+ people. Additionally, my Administration made it easier for LGBTQI+ youth to access vital mental health support. Now, by calling the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline and dialing the number 3, LGBTQI+ youth can speak to counselors who have been specifically trained to support them.
This country is stronger and more just when America’s leaders reflect the full diversity of our Nation, so I have appointed a historic number of highly qualified openly LGBTQI+ judges and public servants at all levels of the Federal Government. Our Armed Forces are most capable when all patriots can serve their country, so I protected the right of transgender people to once again serve openly in the military.
But there is more to do, like passing the bipartisan Equality Act, which would strengthen civil rights protections for LGBTQI+ people and families across America. We must also address the disproportionate levels of homelessness, poverty, and unemployment in the LGBTQI+ community and end the crisis of violence against transgender women and girls of color. We must support LGBTQI+ activists around the globe who are standing up for basic human rights and LGBTQI+ survivors of gender-based violence. And we must end the HIV/AIDS epidemic once and for all. Our collective freedoms are inextricably linked: when one group’s dignity and equality are threatened, we all suffer. This month and every month, let us celebrate the pride that powers the movement for LGBTQI+ rights and commit to doing our part to help realize the promise of America, for all Americans.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim June 2023 as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex Pride Month. I call upon the people of the United States to recognize the achievements of the LGBTQI+ community, to celebrate the great diversity of the American people, and to wave their flags of pride high.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirty-first day of May, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-three, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-seventh.
JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR.

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I know it’s first world problems but second Monday in a row where my Monday morning bathroom reading doesn’t happen until the afternoon!!!!

BMs not the same

I can't say I really have a problem with this IRS guidance.

It has seemed like a bit of a scam from the start. Paying kids tens of thousands of dollars to visit a charity - and in some cases to pet the animals - seems like an abuse of the tax laws.

Pretty well sums up what is happening right now:

“The IRS may grant it and then come back a year later and say, ‘Wait, what the f--- is going on? The kid promoting the charity is driving around the Mercedes and tweeting about how great this charity is!?’”

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IRS Says Donations Made to Nonprofit NIL Collectives Are Not Tax Exempt

• ROSS DELLENGER
• JUN 9, 2023

In news that could rock the world of name, image and likeness, the Internal Revenue Service suggests that nonprofit NIL collectives offering tax deductions could be breaking the law.

According to a memo released from the office of the IRS Chief Counsel, donations made to nonprofit NIL collectives “are not tax exempt” because the benefits they provide college athletes are “not incidental both qualitatively and quantitatively to any exempt purpose.”

The 12-page memo was posted publicly Friday on the IRS website. The memo, actually written May 23, is filtering through the college athletics world as well as those working in the collective space.

The full memo can be found here.

The news could have a resounding impact in the collective space, where booster-led groups are pooling donations to distribute to college athletes through NIL deals. More than 200 collectives exist among the 131 FBS schools, dozens of which have been granted 501(c)(3) status and are receiving millions in donations from boosters who are under the impression that their gifts fall under tax deduction.

Though the IRS has approved 501(c)(3) nonprofit status, many within the college industry have warned for more than a year now that the government entity would eventually investigate and likely put a stop to tax deductions for NIL-related donations. Jason Belzer, the co-founder of Student Athlete NIL who manages several for-profit collections, has been one of the loudest critics of nonprofit collectives.

“I think it’s a bad business model,” Belzer told Sports Illustrated recently. “I’ve been long on the record to say the majority of collectives are doing it as a way that is disingenuous. They are using it to get a tax writeoff to pay student athletes.

“The IRS may grant it and then come back a year later and say, ‘Wait, what the f--- is going on? The kid promoting the charity is driving around the Mercedes and tweeting about how great this charity is!?’”

In the latest evolution of NIL collectives, a school’s foundation arm—a nonprofit entity—is growing more involved in athlete compensation. Mostly within the SEC footprint, state legislatures are amending their laws to give their schools an advantage in allowing such a model, which Texas A&M announced earlier this spring. SI published a story last week diving into the issue.

Lynne A. Camillo, deputy associate chief counsel overseeing exempt organization and employment taxes, wrote the memo, the purpose of which was to “address whether developing paid name, image, and likeness (NIL) opportunities for collegiate student-athletes furthers an exempt purpose under section 501(c)(3),1 and to promote consistent treatment of similarly situated taxpayers and sound tax administration.”

The memo warns that it is not to be “used or cited as precedent.”

The memo ends with a ruling, per se.

“Consequently, it is the view of this Office that many organizations that develop paid NIL opportunities for student-athletes are not tax exempt and described in section 501(c)(3) because the private benefits they provide to student-athletes are not incidental both qualitatively and quantitatively to any exempt purpose furthered by that activity,” Camillo writes.

It’s unclear what happens now.

Nonprofit collectives are likely to stop offering tax-deductible donations, but one college athletic director believes the IRS could do more. It could conceivably tax the previous donations made and potentially even charge the donors and the collective with penalties.

“I’m glad we didn’t go with the 501c3 model,” says one school associate athletic director. “What I tell my donors is. ... What charity are you donating to? You’re not. You’re lining kids’ pockets to keep them at your school. That’s not a charity. That’s a way to get around tax laws which leads to tax evasion and opens a whole different can of worms for donors.

“I’m damn sure glad we didn’t do it.”

Dozens of school booster groups did, however.

Offering tax deductions is a way to encourage more giving from boosters, who for years have donated their money to nonprofit foundations affiliated with their athletic department. Foundation donations are traditionally tax deductible.

The reaction around the college sports world is a mixed bag. Some nonprofit collective executives are waiting for more information or an assessment from attorneys. Those with for-profit collectives eventually expected such a ruling from the IRS.

“I am not surprised at all by this news,” says Corey Staniscia, CEO of the Fowler Ave Collective promoting USF. “These are not charitable organizations. These are service contracts and rights of publicity commercial organizations. It’s one thing to partner with a 501(c)(3), it’s another to claim to actually be a 501(c)(3). I have been asked more times than I can count why Fowler Ave Collective is not a nonprofit. It was always too risky.”

IRS Says Donations Made to Nonprofit NIL Collectives Are Not Tax Exempt

The office of the IRS Chief Counsel released a memo Friday saying donations made to nonprofit NIL collectives “are not tax exempt”.

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From UGASports.com this evening following Houston's official visit to UGA this weekend ...

UGA visit answers questions for No. 1 DE Eddrick Houston​

By: Jed May - UGASports.com

Eddrick Houston has had plenty of time to ask questions.

The No. 1 defensive end in the 2024 class has been one of Georgia's top priorities for a while. Through frequent contact with the coaches and multiple visits to Athens, Houston has learned about all there is to know about the Bulldogs.

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Even still, Houston had a couple of questions he wanted answered heading into his official visit to Athens.

The main questions centered on Houston's potential fit in Georgia's defense. Defensive line coach Tray Scott did all he could to put any concerns to rest.

"Just talking to them every day and (Scott) being there, just trying to tell me about the depth," Houston said. "Not really the depth chart, but just the size of who’s on the line and what position they play, just because a lot of schools think that Georgia’s going to put weight on me and move me to like a D-tackle. He really just showed me he’s not going to do that. He wants me to play at this weight I am, and just whatever weight I feel comfortable at."

Houston said Georgia's defense is similar to what he plays at Buford High School. He noted that after formerly emulating Alabama, the Wolves now make a point to style their program after the one down the road in Athens.

With that in mind, Houston said he believes he "would fit great" in Georgia's defense.

Freshman Jamaal Jarrett is who Houston spent most of his time with. Jarrett spoke with Houston and fellow official visitor Jordan Thomas about the opportunity present in Athens.

"He’s funny, energetic But at the same time, he was just telling us there’s a need," Houston said. "He was just telling us the need for people at our position, and just how we would be used and different things like that."

Georgia commits on the visit— Ryan Puglisi, Chauncey Bowens, Sacovie White, NiTareon Tuggle, Malachi Toliver, and Jaylen Heyward — had a simple message for Houston as well.

"Their message to me was just look around, basically, just see everything that Athens has for you. Really, they let the city and the coaches do the recruiting," Houston said.

Houston has official visits to Ohio State and Alabama remaining in June. A commitment date is scheduled for August 22.

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Bama doesn’t have anything to stop Wake’s bats right now. Good to see an SEC team getting smoked.

Also, is it just me, or do Wake’s jerseys look like shit?

Looking at our last 3 classes and had me thinking about the greatness of our D-Line classes and the worry over the lack of Offensive Tackle bodies.

In this post, I want to unpack the lack of OT quality bodies and maybe the misses we have had each of the last 3 years.

2021 OLine Takes
R. Linthicum C
M. Tate G
D. Pennington G
T. Leigh T
Missed on; Not much, maybe could regret not going fully on Brokermeyer and would he have developed as our LT.

2022 OLine Takes
B. Miller T
C. Sadler G/T
Missed on; Don't see any names that would have been obvious regrets. Maybe Gunner Givens would have been worth a shot.

2023 OLine Takes
I. Reed T/G
H. Sewell G/C
Z. Owens G/T
Missed on; Freeling and Absher would fit well in this group for sure. Even a guy like Ramil would have been a fun, long term development project.

What we have is a great group of guards and centers with a couple with flexibility to push out to tackle. Out of 9 OLine takes in last 3 years, only 2 are true tackles. Leigh will probably have some lumps in year one of starting, assuming he starts, but like the potential. Hope Miller gets more consistent in year 2 and he was a hit in recruiting for sure. Sadler, Reed, Tate and Owens all have the ability to slide out but I think all 4 are better at guard. Maybe Reed, who is the biggest unknown of those 4 could get immediate reps at RT.

Landing 2 obvious tackles this year, say Uini and Westphal, and the whole picture looks a lot better for 2024 season!

All this said and the interior of our OLine is really deep and solid and that shouldn't be understated as being super important! There is a bit of a talent log jam there and that's not the worst problem to have. I only looked back 3 years for this group but the crazy part is if you look back to 2020 class, we took Parks, Mayes, Tchio, Howard, Tucker and John Williams. Parks has played a decent amount of snaps at T so that counts but this is really 5 more guard types and Williams who has been moved to guard recently.

I know it's easier to find guards as compared to tackles but it's kinda wild that we only have 2 true tackle takes in last 4 years! I'm sure this wasn't the plan but how it's worked out.

Exactly forty years ago, on this day in 1983, the Police went to #1 on the UK Singles Chart with Every Breath You Take” (June 4)

Written by Sting, the single was their fifth UK #1, topping the UK Singles Chart for four weeks.

It was also the biggest US and Canadian hit of 1983, topping the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for eight weeks (the band's only #1 hit in the US), and the Canadian Chart for four weeks.

It also went to #1 in South Africa and Ireland, #2 in Australia, Norway, Sweden and Spain, #3 in the Netherlands and Italy, and #6 in New Zealand.

It is estimated to generate between a quarter and a third of Sting's music publishing income…

Many misconstrued the song to be a soppy love ballad, but nothing could be further from the truth…

Sting recalled writing the song in Jamaica:

“I woke up in the middle of the night with that line in my head, sat down at the piano and had written it in half an hour.
The tune itself is generic, an aggregate of hundreds of others, but the words are interesting.

It sounds like a comforting love song. I didn't realise at the time how sinister it is.
I think I was thinking of Big Brother, surveillance and control.”

In a 1983 interview with the New Musical Express, Sting explained: "I think it's a nasty little song, really rather evil. It's about jealousy and surveillance and ownership.”

"The song has the standard structure of a pop ballad, but there is no harmonic development after the middle eight, no release of emotions or change in the point of view of the protagonist.

He is trapped in his circular obsessions.

Of course, I wasn't aware of any of this. I thought I was just writing a hit song, and indeed it became one of the songs that defined the ‘80s.”

Regarding the common misinterpretation of the song, he added: "I think the ambiguity is intrinsic in the song however you treat it because the words are so sadistic.

On one level, it's a nice long song with the classic relative minor chords, and underneath there's this distasteful character talking about watching every move.

I enjoy that ambiguity.

I watched Andy Gibb singing it with some girl on TV a couple of weeks ago, very loving, and totally misinterpreting it.
I could still hear the words, which aren't about love at all.

I pissed myself laughing."

At the 26th Annual Grammy Awards, the song was nominated for three Grammy Awards, including Song of the Year, Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals, and Record of the Year, winning in the first two categories.

For the song, Sting received the 1983 Ivor Novello Award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors.

In the 1983 Rolling Stone critics' and readers' poll, it was voted "Song of the Year".

In the US, not only was it the best-selling single of 1983, it was also the fifth-best-selling single of the decade.

Billboard also ranked it as the #1 song for 1983.

The song ranked #84 on the Rolling Stone list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time and is included in The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll.

It also ranked l#25 on Billboard's Hot 100 All-Time Top Songs.

In May 2019, it was recognised by BMI as being the most played song in radio history.

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On this day in 1984, Bruce Springsteen released the LP “Born in the U.S.A.” (June 4)

The “Born in the U.S.A.” sessions were the most prolific point of Springsteen's career, and covered more than two years (January 1982 through March 1984), producing approximately 80 songs.
It’s impossible to separate them from the songs that comprised the album “Nebraska”; and at one point, Springsteen considered combining both sources as a double-album release…

“I had these two extremely different recording experiences going," he told Mark Hagen in an interview for Mojo published in January 1999. "I was going to put them out at the same time as a double record.
I didn't know what to do."

But they were eventually two separate albums, and following “Nebraska”s release a couple of years earlier, “Born in the U.S.A.” became the best-selling album of 1985.

It actually proved to be the best-selling record of Springsteen's career; in fact one of the highest-selling records ever, producing seven Top 10 hit singles, including the title track, “Cover Me”, “Glory Days”, “I’m on Fire”, and “Dancing in the Dark”.

The album stayed at #1 on the US Billboard 200 Albums Chart for seven weeks, and remained on the chart for a massive one hundred forty three weeks.

It also topped the charts in Australia, Austria, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland.

Annie Leibovitz's famous cover photo for “Born in the U.S.A.” also became one of the iconic album covers of the era.

In 2020, Rolling Stone ranked “Born in the U.S.A.” #142 on their list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.

Springsteen's iconic single of the same name was ranked 275th on Rolling Stone's list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time", and in 2001, the RIAA's Songs of the Century placed the song 59th (out of 365).

The song is not, as some people misinterpret, a chest-beating celebration of America, but rather addresses the hardships of Vietnam veterans upon their return home, juxtaposed ironically against patriotic glorification of the nation's fighting forces.

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On this day in 1988, the Tracy Chapman single “Fast Car” debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at #95 (June 4)

In 1987, Chapman was discovered by fellow Tufts University student Brian Koppelman.
In an interview he said "I was helping organize a boycott protest against apartheid at school, and [someone] told me there was this great protest singer I should get to play at the rally."

After seeing her play, he was blown away, and offered to show her work to his father, who owned a successful publishing company; however, she didn’t really consider the offer to be serious.

After multiple performances, however, Koppelman found a demo tape of her singing, which he promoted to radio stations, and she was eventually signed to Elektra Records.

This was her debut single…

Chapman’s unique vocal style, minimalist arrangements, and insightful socio-politically charged lyrics combined to make the world sit up and take notice…

It went all the way to to #1 in Canada, Ireland, Belgium, Portugal, and the Netherlands, #4 in Australia, #5 in the UK, #6 in the US, and #9 in Sweden.

In April 2011, "Fast Car" entered the UK Top 10 for the second time at #4 after Michael Collings performed it on Britain's Got Talent, one position higher than its initial chart success in 1988.

"Fast Car" received three Grammy Award nominations: Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, the latter of which it won.

Rolling Stone ranked "Fast Car" #71 on their 2021 list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

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On this day in 1977, the Supertramp single “Give A Little Bit” debuted on the US Billboard Hot 100 at #77 (June 4)

The acoustic guitar-based song from the excellent “Even In The Quietest Moments” LP was a Top 10 hit in Canada, Norway, South Africa, and the Netherlands, and peaked at #15 on the US Billboard Hot 100.

"Give a Little Bit" was first written by Roger Hodgson when he was 19 or 20 years old before it was introduced to the band for recording five to six years later.

Hodgson said that the song was inspired by the Beatles' "All You Need Is Love", released during the love and peace movement of the 1960s.

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On this day in 1983, the Michael Sembello single “Maniac” debuted on the US Billboard Hot 100 at #89 (June 4)

The song by Stevie Wonder’s former guitarist from the smash hit movie “Flashdance” went all the way to #1 in the US and Canada, #2 in Australia, Spain, and Switzerland, and hit the Top 10 in New Zealand, Germany, and the Netherlands.

As part of the “Flashdance” soundtrack, all of the songwriters who contributed to the album won the Grammy Award for Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special.

An MTV and dance floor favourite…

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On this day in 1977, the Commodores single “Easy” debuted on the US Billboard Hot 100 at #78 (June 4)

The classic song from their fifth studio album, Commodores, released on the Motown label, was written by Lionel Richie.

"Easy" reached #1 on the Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart, #4 on the Billboard Hot 100, #9 in New Zealand, and #12 in Canada, paving the way for similar Richie-composed hit ballads such as "Three Times a Lady" and Richie's later solo hits like “Hello”.

Faith No More covered the song in 1992 and it became a worldwide hit, reaching #1 in Australia and becoming a Top 10 hit in eight other countries.

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On this day in 1979, the M single “Pop Muzik” debuted on the Australian charts at #50 (June 4)

“Pop Muzik” was one of a number of what would be later considered real 80s-style songs, that started coming out in 1979…

M is the British musician Robin Scott, who wrote, produced and sang lead on the track.
He describes the genesis of "Pop Muzik":

“I was looking to make a fusion of various styles which somehow would summarise the last 25 years of pop music.
It was a deliberate point I was trying to make. Whereas rock and roll had created a generation gap, disco was bringing people together on an enormous scale.
That's why I really wanted to make a simple, bland statement, which was, 'All we're talking about basically (is) pop music.'”

It was a worldwide hit.
Not only in New York, London, Paris and Munich…

The song went to #1 in the US, Australia, Canada, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, Germany and Denmark, #2 in the UK, Ireland and Austria, #3 in New Zealand, the Netherlands and Belgium, and #5 in Norway.

David Bowie contributed handclaps to the song.
Yes….you read that correctly!

Bowie was a good friend of Robin Scott and happened to living in Montreux at the time, where the album (“New York-London-Paris-Munich”) was recorded at Queen’s recording studio, Mountain Studios.

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On this day in 1994, the Wet Wet Wet single “Love Is All Around” went to #1 on the UK Singles Chart (June 4)

From the soundtrack to the smash hit film “Four Weddings and a Funeral”, the cover version of The Troggs' 1967 trans-Atlantic Top 10 hit remained at #1 on the UK Singles Chart for a staggering fifteen weeks, and was then the ninth (now twelfth) biggest selling single of all time in Britain.
The song’s 15-week spell at #1 was the joint third-longest UK #1 chart reign of all time.

When screenwriter Richard Curtis approached Wet Wet Wet about recording a cover song for the soundtrack of his film “Four Weddings and a Funeral”, the band got to pick between three choices of songs, the other two being "I Will Survive" by Gloria Gaynor and "Can't Smile Without You" by Barry Manilow.

Singer Marti Pellow said the decision to pick "Love is All Around" for the film starring Andie MacDowell and Hugh Grant was an easy choice "because we knew we could make it our own".

It has sold around 2 million copies in the UK, making it the country's best-selling love ballad of all time (including download and physical sales only).

The song also made it to #1 in Australia, the Netherlands, Norway, Finland, Sweden, Scotland, New Zealand, Iceland, Denmark, and Belgium…

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Seemed rumors of 4 coming out of the OV weekend..?

Wow! What an ending (and more).

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Clemson has given its first 2025 receiver offer.

And it's gone to the young man we complimented highly earlier today.

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Wake went to CWS in 1955. Won it too! Look to be the best in the Tournament to me. Solid team.

Any other cavemen firing up the grills tonight?

Getting ready to throw on a Rack of Lamb. Starting slow, way offset on the Weber, then will reverse sear, so to speak.

Using a "cheat stick" (temp probe) to make sure I do not overcook. It is a crime against nature to cook RoL beyond medium rare.

Since @Cris_Ard did not start one I will

Yesterday went to the BMW at Thornblade with buddies then went and picked up my youngest son and hit up Double Dogs for dinner per his request

Today might go back with him to watch golf again but have not decided. If not it will be pool time.

Wife and Daughter left yesterday for London, oldest is at the lake with his girlfriend so it is just me and little man.

Tomorrow mother-in-laws birthday lunch at Soby's...yep without the wife Chris...can you imagine?