Boring Tourist Traps

Fact or Bullcrap - Video games edition

Duck penis

Are you addicted to your cell phone?

Grateful Dead joke

Fact or Bullcrap - The Beatles' "Hard Day's Night" edition

Things you don't want to say at a high school reunion

Summer Party Tip

Brian's Move

Brian's futon problem

Things aliens would say if they landed on earth

Top signs you're at a bad amusement park

This week, Brian talked a LOT about his upcoming move into his new house...including his story about the futon. Plus, we played "Fact Or Bullcrap" a few times, had a list of boring tourist traps throughout the US....and also had a list of the "top signs you're at a bad amusement park".

This week, Brian talked a LOT about his upcoming move into his new house...including his story about the futon. Plus, we played "Fact Or Bullcrap" a few times, had a <a href="https://www.farandwide.com/s/worst-tourist-trap-every-state-39268cbfe16f44b4">list of boring tourist traps throughout the US</a>....and also had a list of the "top signs you're at a bad amusement park".

Also heard live from 6-9am on 95.7 THE ROCK in La Crosse, WI WRQT and 92.9 THE X in Eau Claire, WI WECL Brian Simpson - Jean Taylor - Scott Robert Shaw

Also heard live from 6-9am on 95.7 THE ROCK in La Crosse, WI WRQT and 92.9 THE X in Eau Claire, WI WECL Brian Simpson - Jean Taylor - Scott Robert Shaw

ROCK MORNINGS

Also heard live from 6-9am on 95.7 THE ROCK in La Crosse, WI WRQT and 92.9 THE X in Eau Claire, WI WECL Brian Simpson - Jean Taylor

Also heard live from 6-9am on 95.7 THE ROCK in La Crosse, WI WRQT and 92.9 THE X in Eau Claire, WI WECL Brian Simpson - Jean Taylor

Rock Mornings

Brian's move & futon/Fact or Bullcrap/Summer Party Tip

Show intro/Wednesday Song

funds/Ryan Wedding/bayou bodies/Isiah Whitlock

Badgers win/Bucks/Week 18/Bowl schedule

What's on TV/NYE specials

Arizona toy store/Kids save bus driver

Things to look forward to in January - Part 1

Stefon Diggs/Trevon Diggs released

Things to look forward to in January - Part 2

Rockers who died in 2025

Bad News with Happy Music

Daily Check-Ins

Welcome to the final work day of 2025!



Jean and I are off the rest of this week, but you can still tune in from 6am until 10am for a "Best Of" the show!



Kicked things off with the Wednesday song and talked about some of the New Year's Eve TV specials that are on the boob-tube tonight.



Also had a list of things to look forward to in the month of January.



In the news this morning, the Trump administration is freezing child-care funds for the state of Minnesota, more than thirty bodies have been recovered from the bayous in the Houston area this year, the FBI released pictures of a motorcycle collection they seized that belonged to former Olympian Ryan Wedding, and actor Isiah Whitlock Jr. has passed away.



In sports, the Badger men's basketball team got a nice win last night, the Bucks play tonight and look to win a third straight, a look at the NFL's Week 18 schedule along with the College Football bowl game schedule.



Cool story about a toy store in Arizona that donated a bunch of toys to the local Salvation Army right before Christmas…and another incredible story of a group of middle schoolers who helped save a bus driver who was experiencing a medical emergency.



Elsewhere in sports, the latest on the Stefon Diggs situation, his brother Trevon Diggs gets released by the Cowboys, and Nikola Jokic is going to be out for a month after injuring his knee the other day.



As we say goodbye to 2025, we listed some of the rockers & celebrities who died in the past year.



And in today's edition of "Bad News with Happy Music", we had stories about the world's first oral care robot that brushes your teeth automatically, a guy who tried to steal a utility truck with a man still in the bucket, a naked #FloridaMan who robbed a meat market while wearing nothing but a mask, and a woman that was "wrongfully inseminated" at a hospital in Oregon.

Welcome to the final work day of 2025!
 
Jean and I are off the rest of this week, but you can still tune in from 6am until 10am for a "Best Of" the show!
 
Kicked things off with the Wednesday song and talked about some of the <a href="https://variety.com/2025/shopping/news/new-years-eve-specials-broadcasts-how-to-stream-live-online-1236620399/">New Year's Eve TV specials</a> that are on the boob-tube tonight.
 
Also had a list of things to look forward to in the month of January.
 
In the news this morning, the Trump administration is <a href="https://www.weau.com/2025/12/30/trump-administration-says-its-freezing-child-care-funds-minnesota-after-series-fraud-schemes/">freezing child-care funds</a> for the state of Minnesota, more than <a href="https://nypost.com/2025/12/30/us-news/more-than-30-bodies-recovered-from-houston-area-bayous-this-year-sparking-serial-killer-fears/">thirty bodies</a> have been recovered from the bayous in the Houston area this year, the FBI released pictures of a <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/2025/12/30/ryan-wedding-motorcycles-seized-fbi-most-wanted/87956921007/?tbref=hp">motorcycle collection</a> they seized that belonged to former Olympian Ryan Wedding, and actor <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/30/entertainment/isiah-whitlock-jr-obituary">Isiah Whitlock Jr.</a> has passed away.
 
In sports, the <a href="https://www.buckys5thquarter.com/wisconsin-badgers-mens-basketball/88156/wisconsin-badgers-basketball-news-3-quick-takeaways-win-milwaukee-panthers">Badger men's basketball</a> team got a nice win last night, the <a href="https://bleacherreport.com/game/washington-wizards-vs-milwaukee-bucks-2025-12-31-19-00">Bucks</a> play tonight and look to win a third straight, a look at the NFL's <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/schedule/_/week/18/year/2025/seasontype/2">Week 18</a> schedule along with the <a href="https://www.ncaa.com/news/football/article/2025-12-28/2025-26-college-football-bowl-game-schedule-scores-tv-channels-times">College Football bowl game schedule</a>.
 
Cool story about a <a href="https://www.kold.com/2025/12/11/tucson-toy-store-donates-hundreds-toys-children-amid-closure/">toy store</a> in Arizona that donated a bunch of toys to the local Salvation Army right before Christmas&hellip;and another incredible story of a group of <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Living/brother-sister-credited-helping-save-bus-driver-medical/story?id=128703347">middle schoolers</a> who helped save a bus driver who was experiencing a medical emergency.
 
Elsewhere in sports, the latest on the <a href="https://people.com/stefon-diggs-accused-assault-woman-arrested-11877465">Stefon Diggs</a> situation, his brother <a href="https://www.si.com/nfl/cowboys-release-former-all-pro-cornerback-trevon-diggs">Trevon Diggs</a> gets released by the Cowboys, and <a href="https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/nikola-jokic-injury-nuggets-mvp-odds-west-playoff-picture/">Nikola Jokic</a> is going to be out for a month after injuring his knee the other day.
 
As we say goodbye to 2025, we listed some of the <a href="https://loudwire.com/in-memoriam-rockers-lost-2025/">rockers</a> &amp; <a href="https://ew.com/celebrity-deaths-2025-stars-who-died-this-year-8771515">celebrities</a> who died in the past year.
 
And in today's edition of "Bad News with Happy Music", we had stories about the world's first <a href="https://www.odditycentral.com/news/worlds-first-oral-care-robot-brushes-your-teeth-automatically.html">oral care robot</a> that brushes your teeth automatically, a guy who tried to <a href="https://wjactv.com/news/local/apd-man-accused-attempting-steal-bucket-truck-with-worker-suspended-in-the-air-crime-altoona-blair-county-victim-police-investigation-pennsylvania-charges-threats-utility">steal a utility truck</a> with a man still in the bucket, a naked <a href="https://nypost.com/2025/12/30/us-news/naked-florida-man-robs-meat-market-wearing-nothing-but-a-face-mask/">#FloridaMan</a> who robbed a meat market while wearing nothing but a mask, and a woman that was "<a href="https://lawandcrime.com/lawsuit/hospital-workers-wrongfully-inseminated-mother-during-couples-fertility-procedure-leaving-their-child-with-medical-issues-inherited-from-total-stranger-lawsuit-says/">wrongfully inseminated</a>" at a hospital in Oregon.

Things to look forward to in January. Celebs & rockers we lost in 2025.

Show intro/Tuesday Song

Wendy's/Daycare fraud/Bondi Beach

MNF/Week 18/Bucks/Badgers/Bowls/Denny

What's on TV/New Release Tuesday

Restaurant cancels holiday party

Top songs & albums of 2025

Week 17 Pigskin results/Week 18 Picks

Top resolutions for 2026

Grant Bilse

As we continue to get closer to 2026, we had more year-end lists this morning, including Apple Music's top artists & songs of the last year, Rolling Stone's top albums & songs of 2025, and Loudwire's top songs & albums from the past twelve months.



Plus, a look at some of the top resolutions people are making for 2026.



We also let you know what's on TV today/tonight and what's new on New Release Tuesday.



In the news this morning, a massive investigation is underway in Minnesota for daycare fraud, the Bondi Beach hero just gave his first interview after getting out of the hospital, a hospital security guard was killed on Christmas day, and Wendy's is offering Jr. Bacon Cheeseburgers for a penny today for National Bacon Day.



Great story about a restaurant that cancelled it's holiday party and donated all the money they would have spent to one of their employees who was adopting a child.



In sports, the Falcons beat the Rams on MNF to wrap up week 17, a look at the schedule for the final week of the regular season, a look at the upcoming Bowl game schedule, the Bucks got another win last night, the Badger men's basketball team plays tonight after a lengthy holiday break, UFC fighter Tom Aspinall needs multiple eye surgeries, Ryan Lochte is selling some of his Olympic medals, and tragedy strikes the world of NASCAR yet again with the deadly fire at Denny Hamlin's parents' home.



And speaking of the last couple of weeks of regular season NFL action, we checked in on our Pigskin Picks for week 17 and made our picks for the final week.(Brian won the contest!)



Grant Bilse of the Wisco Sports show joined us just after 8am to talk about his Christmas break, his plans for New Year's Eve, and we also talked a bit about the Packers.



And in today's edition of "Bad News with Happy Music", we had stories about a former substitute teacher from Texas who's been charged with child sexual assault, a sad update on former Nickelodeon star Tylor Chase, a #FloridaMan who was ringing the bell for the Salvation Army and decided to get violent, and a #FloridaWoman who shot her own son after a Christmas brunch.

As we continue to get closer to 2026, we had more year-end lists this morning, including <a href="https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/top-songs-of-2025-usa/pl.fc6a6f1547634ed69d95555d22791381">Apple Music</a>'s top artists &amp; songs of the last year, Rolling Stone's top <a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-albums-of-2025-1235466292/sombr-i-barley-knew-her-1235466775/">albums</a> &amp; <a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-songs-of-2025-1235468614/">song</a>s of 2025, and Loudwire's <a href="https://loudwire.com/best-rock-songs-2025-ranked/">top songs</a> &amp; <a href="https://loudwire.com/best-rock-albums-2025-ranked/">albums</a> from the past twelve months.
 
Plus, a look at some of the <a href="https://www.nj.com/news/2025/12/new-poll-here-are-the-5-top-new-years-resolutions-for-2026.html">top resolutions</a> people are making for 2026.
 
We also let you know what's on TV today/tonight and what's new on <a href="https://www.dvdsreleasedates.com/">New Release Tuesday</a>.
 
In the news this morning, a massive investigation is underway in Minnesota for <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/unearthed-surveillance-exposes-how-parents-allegedly-involved-minnesotas-daycare-fraud-scheme">daycare fraud</a>, the <a href="https://people.com/bondi-beach-shooting-hero-who-disarmed-gunman-breaks-silence-11876824">Bondi Beach hero</a> just gave his first interview after getting out of the hospital, a <a href="https://www.wxow.com/news/minnesota-news/western-wisconsin-man-charged-with-murder-after-christmas-day-attack-on-hospital-security-guard/article_02d7e8d2-ac3a-55e7-b4c6-28fa8d19fe56.html">hospital security guard</a> was killed on Christmas day, and Wendy's is offering <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/food/2025/12/29/wendys-one-cent-junior-bacon-cheeseburger-december-30/87928622007/?tbref=hp">Jr. Bacon Cheeseburgers</a> for a penny today for National Bacon Day.
 
Great story about a restaurant that <a href="https://www.today.com/food/people/restaurant-donates-holiday-party-money-to-coworker-adopting-baby-rcna250727">cancelled it's holiday party</a> and donated all the money they would have spent to one of their employees who was adopting a child.
 
In sports, the Falcons beat the Rams on <a href="https://www.nfl.com/news/rams-falcons-on-monday-night-football-what-we-learned-from-atlanta-s-27-24-win">MNF</a> to wrap up week 17, a look at the <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/schedule/_/week/18/year/2025/seasontype/2">schedule</a> for the final week of the regular season, a look at the upcoming <a href="https://www.ncaa.com/news/football/article/2025-12-28/2025-26-college-football-bowl-game-schedule-scores-tv-channels-times">Bowl game schedule</a>, the <a href="https://www.nba.com/watch/video/game-recap-bucks-123-hornets-113">Bucks</a> got another win last night, the <a href="https://uwbadgers.com/news/2025/12/27/mens-basketball-five-things-to-know-badgers-vs-milwaukee">Badger men's basketball</a> team plays tonight after a lengthy holiday break, <a href="https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/story/sports/ufc/2025/12/29/ufc-champ-tom-aspinall-moving-forward-double-eye-surgery-ciryl-gane/87943007007/">UFC fighter Tom Aspinall</a> needs multiple eye surgeries, <a href="https://larrybrownsports.com/olympics/ryan-lochte-selling-olympic-gold-medals/733363">Ryan Lochte</a> is selling some of his Olympic medals, and tragedy strikes the world of NASCAR yet again with the deadly fire at <a href="https://people.com/nascar-driver-denny-hamlin-father-killed-mother-critically-injured-in-house-fire-11877147">Denny Hamlin</a>'s parents' home.
 
And speaking of the last couple of weeks of regular season NFL action, we checked in on our Pigskin Picks for week 17 and made our picks for the final week.(Brian won the contest!)
 
Grant Bilse of the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063967578387">Wisco Sports show</a> joined us just after 8am to talk about his Christmas break, his plans for New Year's Eve, and we also talked a bit about the Packers.
 
And in today's edition of "Bad News with Happy Music", we had stories about a <a href="https://nypost.com/2025/12/29/us-news/texas-substitute-teacher-boyfriend-charged-in-child-sexual-assault-investigation/">former substitute teacher</a> from Texas who's been charged with child sexual assault, a sad update on former Nickelodeon star <a href="https://nypost.com/2025/12/29/entertainment/ex-nickelodeon-star-tylor-chase-back-on-the-streets-smoked-meth-during-psych-evaluation/">Tylor Chase</a>, a <a href="https://fox8.com/news/salvation-army-bell-ringer-accused-of-trying-to-impale-store-manager-police/">#FloridaMan</a> who was ringing the bell for the Salvation Army and decided to get violent, and a <a href="https://www.complex.com/life/a/bernadette-giacomazzo/florida-woman-shoots-son-outside-restaurant-for-being-disrespectful-during">#FloridaWoman</a> who shot her own son after a Christmas brunch.

Top resolutions for 2026. Grant's fancy dinner menu. Brian wins the Pigskin Picks challenge!

Monday song/Show intro

Powerball/Missing swimmer/Helicopter crash

Week 17/Myles Garret/Week 18 playoff matchups

What's on TV

Missing dog in Rhinelander

Best New Year's Eve activity

Giannis/Bucks split/Bowl schedule/Badgers

YouTube's year-end data

Google's top trending 2025 searches

NFL records that could be set this weekend

The Christmas break is over and we got a bunch of rain & precipitation the last few days before getting snow dumped on top of that. Driving this morning was atrocious!



Back to the grind for a few days this week before we'll once again be off for the New Year's holiday on Thursday & Friday.



Speaking of New Year's, a new poll revealed what Americans really want to do on NYE. And since it is the end of 2025 this week, we looked at some end-of-the-year data from YouTube and Google.



In the news, the Powerball was won on Christmas Eve by someone in Arkansas, the body of a missing swimmer is recovered, a #FloridaMan killed his wife & shot his stepdaughter over an argument about an NFL game, and the government is investigating a deadly crash involving two helicopters in New Jersey.



In sports, a recap of this weekend's NFL action and a look at some of the important matchups in Week 18 with serious playoff implications! Myles Garrett is still looking for one sack to set the NFL record for sacks in a season. Plus, several other NFL records that could be set during the final week of play.



We talked about what's on TV today/tonight and discussed the things we were watching over the holiday break.



Elsewhere in sports, the Bucks got Giannis back and saw immediate returns on that, the Badger men's basketball team gets back on the court tomorrow night, and a look at the Bowl game schedule.



Great story about the power of positivity in Wisconsin as a small community comes together to find a missing dog.



And in today's edition of "Bad News with Happy Music", we had stories about a math teacher who sent sexually explicit texts to her fifth grade student, a man who is suing Outback Steakhouse after he claims a toilet injured him, a doomsday mom who allegedly abducted her four children and fled the country, and a video game addict who left a huge mess in a hotel room.

The Christmas break is over and we got a bunch of rain &amp; precipitation the last few days before getting snow dumped on top of that. Driving this morning was atrocious!
 
Back to the grind for a few days this week before we'll once again be off for the New Year's holiday on Thursday &amp; Friday.
 
Speaking of New Year's, a new poll revealed what Americans <a href="https://gosunny.org/party-is-over-for-new-years-eve/">really want to do</a> on NYE. And since it is the end of 2025 this week, we looked at some end-of-the-year data from <a href="https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/youtube-year-end-trending-lists-gaga-bruno-mars-forrest-frank-1236126240/">YouTube</a> and <a href="https://trends.withgoogle.com/year-in-search/2025/us/">Google</a>.
 
In the news, the <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/26/business/powerball-jackpot-winning-ticket-arkansas">Powerball</a> was won on Christmas Eve by someone in Arkansas, the body of a <a href="https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/body-recovered-santa-cruz-county-missing-swimmer/4004432/?utm_source=fark&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_content=link&amp;ICID=ref_fark">missing swimmer</a> is recovered, a <a href="https://www.kiro7.com/news/national/florida-man-kills-wife-shoots-stepdaughter-over-nfl-game-argument-officials-say/WO7BQMRJPVHR5L32IL3OQJ7ELY/">#FloridaMan</a> killed his wife &amp; shot his stepdaughter over an argument about an NFL game, and the government is investigating a <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/deadly-helicopter-collision-new-jersey-kills-critically-injures">deadly crash</a> involving two helicopters in New Jersey.
 
In sports, a recap of <a href="https://www.nfl.com/schedules/2025/by-week/reg-17">this weekend's NFL action</a> and a look at some of the <a href="https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/nfl-week-18-schedule-ravens-steelers-49ers-seahawks/">important matchups</a> in Week 18 with serious playoff implications! <a href="https://nypost.com/2025/12/28/sports/myles-garrett-takes-jab-at-aaron-rodgers-steelers-after-not-breaking-nfl-sack-record/">Myles Garrett</a> is still looking for one sack to set the NFL record for sacks in a season. Plus, several <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2025/12/28/myles-garrett-nfl-sack-record-trey-mcbride-christian-mccaffrey/87934365007/">other NFL records</a> that could be set during the final week of play.
 
We talked about what's on TV today/tonight and discussed the things we were watching over the holiday break.
 
Elsewhere in sports, the Bucks got <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/2025/12/28/giannis-antetokounmpo-windmill-dunk-bucks-bulls-fight/87932558007/">Giannis</a> back and saw immediate returns on that, the <a href="https://uwbadgers.com/news/2025/12/27/mens-basketball-five-things-to-know-badgers-vs-milwaukee">Badger men's basketball</a> team gets back on the court tomorrow night, and a look at the <a href="https://www.ncaa.com/news/football/article/2025-12-28/2025-26-college-football-bowl-game-schedule-scores-tv-channels-times">Bowl game schedule</a>.
 
Great story about the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/positivelyrhinelander/posts/around-70-people-came-together-this-morning-to-help-look-for-a-dog-that-has-been/1169030535383246/">power of positivity</a> in Wisconsin as a small community comes together to find a missing dog.
 
And in today's edition of "Bad News with Happy Music", we had stories about a <a href="https://nypost.com/2025/12/27/us-news/sicko-teacher-36-allegedly-sent-sexual-messages-to-her-fifth-grade-student-busted-while-driving-to-childs-house/">math teacher</a> who sent sexually explicit texts to her fifth grade student, a man who is <a href="https://local12.com/news/nation-world/outback-steakhouse-lawsuit-toilet-bathroom-injured-injury-restaurant-broken-shattered-collapsed-stable-scar-scars-scarred-injuries-sue-sues-sued-negligence-permanent-bodily-function-handicap-stall-restroom-green-damages-money-court-trial">suing Outback Steakhouse</a> after he claims a toilet injured him, a <a href="https://people.com/utah-mom-allegedly-abducted-4-kids-as-she-feared-end-times-were-coming-police-11876737">doomsday mom</a> who allegedly abducted her four children and fled the country, and a <a href="https://www.odditycentral.com/news/video-game-addict-leaves-mountains-of-trash-in-hotel-room-he-lived-in-for-two-years.html">video game addict</a> who left a huge mess in a hotel room.

Year-end lists. Possible NFL records. A really messy hotel room.

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