By Randy and Rachel
Jan 28, 2021
It s National Kazoo Day so we got some River Fun Facts about kazoos from our smart speaker Alexa. We talk to her every morning at 6:50 on 99.5 The River.
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Papa Roach’s hit “Last Resort” has gotten an update thanks to TikToker
Jeris Johnson. The band has teamed up with the Internet star to release a new remix of the 2000 track.
Jeris Johnson has nothing but nice things to say about the original song, calling it “one of the most impactful and loved songs from an entire generation of music.” He decided to remix it and share it on TikTok… which caught the band’s attention, leading to this new “Reloaded” version of “Last Resort.” It was amazing to hear that Jeris connected with the track the same way people all over the world have,” says
photo: Courtesy of Kazoobie Kazoo Factory and Museum
National Kazoo Day, on January 28, celebrates the Southern-born instrument that has proven it’s much more than a plastic party favor. Jimi Hendrix played a homemade kazoo when he recorded “Crosstown Traffic” in 1967. During the ’70s, marketers for The Partridge Family released a kazoo emblazoned with the stars’ picture. The Red Hot Chili Peppers are kazoo fans who incorporated the tiny wind instrument into 1996’s “Love Rollercoaster.” And today, Minecraft players hear the high-pitched sounds of kazoos all the time many of the video game’s animals emit kazoo noises.
Credit the kazoo’s enduring presence in pop culture (not to mention its ear-piercing cameos at kid birthday parties everywhere) to two enterprising residents of Macon, Georgia. According to legend, a formerly enslaved Black man named Alabama Vest designed the kazoo in 1840, modeling it after a West African instrument in which a hollowed-out gourd wa
December 27, 2020 · ·
For restaurant owners and operators, there’s no better way to start off the New Year than with a tasty selection of restaurant marketing ideas.
January is Hot Tea Month, Oatmeal Month and National Blood Donor Month.
January also kicks off with National Buffet Day and Buffet Week. Special food days for menu marketing include days celebrating Apricots, Beans, Bittersweet Chocolate, Blonde Brownies, Blueberry Pancakes, Buttercrunch, Cheese, Chocolate Cake, Chocolate Covered Cherries, Corn Chips, Creampuffs, Croissants, English Toffee, Hot and Spicy Foods, Marzipan, Milk, Pastrami, Peach Melba, Peanut Brittle, Peanut Butter, Pie, Popcorn, Rhubarb, Shortbread, Spaghetti, Strawberry Ice Cream, Tempura and Whip Cream.