Yearly Archives: 2026

Sometimes there is a disconnect between the image fans have of someone and the image they have of themselves. That sounds like it happened to Ted Danson. The former star of Cheers, now 78, revealed that women considered him to be a sex symbol when the hit sitcom was first out of the gate. That […]

The post ‘Cheers’ Star Says He Was Surprised That Women Swooned for Him During the Show’s Early Years appeared first on Wide Open Country.

The Kennedy family has endued more tragedies than most people can imagine. So many of them have died way before their time, going back many decades. The examples are nearly too numerous to list. On December 30, one of the daughters of former ambassador Caroline Kennedy, Tatiana Schlossberg, passed away at the age of 35. […]

The post Emotional Caroline Kennedy Speaks Publicly for First Time Since Her Death About Daughter Tatiana Schlossberg appeared first on Wide Open Country.

Well lookey here, it’s another Morgan Wallen nontroversy. And even though the dude has done some completely stupid things over the years that have deserved criticism or outright ridicule, this one feels like a big fat nothing burger.

The post On Morgan Wallen’s Piano Flipping first appeared on Saving Country Music.

At least it wasn’t flying chairs again. NASCAR was in Nashville this weekend for what turned out to be one of the best races of the Cup Series season so far. Denny Hamlin started from the pole but was penalized for jumping the start of the race, but managed to drive back through the field and take home his third win of the season after an epic battle with his Joe Gibbs Racing teammates Christopher Bell and Chase Briscoe. The […]

The post Multiple Fans Hit By Flying Debris After Brake Rotor Failures During Nashville NASCAR Race first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

I feel like they’re playing fast and loose with the term “southern hospitality” after that… Over the weekend, Whiskey Myers and The Black Crowes played a show in Tampa, Florida at MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre during a stop on their co-headlining Southern Hospitality tour. But at some point during the show, right before The Black Crowes started playing the fan-favorite “She Talks to Angels,” a visual came on a screen that showed the band’s Black Crowe character dressed as Uncle […]

The post “I Don’t Know What You Have To Be So Proud Of” — Black Crowes Get Booed After Going Off On Florida Fans For Chanting “U.S.A.” first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

It’s difficult to imagine anyone but Harrison Ford wearing Indiana Jones’ iconic fedora, but Tom Selleck almost had the part.

The post Director Explains Why Tom Selleck Wasn’t Cast as Indiana Jones appeared first on Wide Open Country.

The stampede took place on Friday night in Rome, Italy, during a late-night rehearsal for the country’s annual Republic Day parade. 

The post Cop Accused of Causing Massive Horse Stampede that Injured Officers appeared first on Wide Open Country.

There’s a long history of social activism by folk musicians dating back at least 100 years and most probably a lot longer than that. In many cases the participation is in events organized by others. With Iowan David G. Smith, however, he puts the active in activism. He schedules about 20% of his gigs in […]

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An Oklahoma youth baseball coach who allegedly instructed his 12-year-old son to throw into the opposing dugout has received a lifetime ban from the United States Specialty Sports Association (USSSA), which sanctioned the tournament in which the incident occurred. Tensions flared between the 11-and-under teams from Oklahoma and Nebraska during a game in Kansas City over […]

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