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Detroit Lions Tailgate Downtown, The Loss of a “Friend”, Flavor Flav Sings National Anthem

Author Shannon Renee

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Seattle Seahawks v Detroit Lions

Lions fans are pumped for tonight’s game against the Raiders. Check out the huge tailgate at Grand Circus Park if you’re going to be downtown.

Where to Tailgate in The D For Monday Night Football

For the first time since 2018, the Detroit Lions are having a Monday Night Football game at Ford Field against the Las Vegas Raiders. If you want to get a little pre-game on, the team is having a huge tailgate at Grand Circus Park downtown from 2:00 PM until 6:00 PM. There’s going to be food trucks, special guests, the Lions drum line and Rory the Lions mascot is going to be there. No ticket is needed and the event is free.

Mean Jean

Mean Jean is going to be downtown before the Lions game tonight. Go say ‘hi’ at One Mic Detroit on Broadway.

Find Mean Jean & The Bounce Squad Downtown Tonight

Mean Jean & The Bounce Squad will be downtown as well. Go see Jean at One Mic Detroit from 5:00 PM til 8:00 PM before kick-off. They’re on Broadway, just down the street from Grand Circus Park. He’ll have your chance to win Akon tickets while he’s out there, so stop by and say, “Ayyyyy!”

Premiere Of Warner Bros. "The Invention Of Lying" - Arrivals

Matthew Perry’s portrayal of the character Chandler Bing on “Friends” became one of the most beloved in TV history. The actor passed away over the weekend at the age of 54.

Friends Star Matthew Perry Passes Away

Sad news over the weekend. Actor Matthew Perry passed away. Such sad news. He’s obviously best known for his role as Chandler on the show, “Friends”. I guess he had played in some pickleball earlier in the day, came home, sent his assistant on some errands, and when the assistant returned, found him in the hot tub deceased. He has said that he did have a drug problem in the past, but they said they didn’t find anything like that at the scene so, we’ll have to see what the autopsy ends up saying about his passing. It’s unfortunate for a lot of fans out there. That show was such a favorite for so many people. Very sad. Here’s some “Best of” Chandler to enjoy… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9RRe4ZsSGw

Jelly Roll With Chase Rice - Las Vegas, NV

Flavor Flav crossed an item off his bucket list when the NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks asked him to sing the National Anthem before their game. Honestly, we’ve heard people do a whole lot worse.

Flavor Flav Sings National Anthem

You are never going to guess who the Milwaukee Bucks got to sing the National Anthem? Flavor Flav! He said this is a long-time bucket list item for him and he said, “I can’t live my life worried about what people might say about me. I don’t want that to stop me from trying new things and doing things I want to do. Some people might not be like that, but a sure failure is you stop trying.” Good for him. And I think we’ve heard worse before. Hear/see it for yourself at this link… https://x.com/Phil_Lewis_/status/1718780761870864629?s=20

'Friends': All Thanksgiving Episodes Ranked

Friends remains one of the biggest pop culture phenomenons and among the show’s most beloved episodes are its Thanksgiving episodes.

So, what better time than now to rank these ten Friends episodes? Of course, if you’re checking this out after Thanksgiving, just make a sandwich with a “moist maker” and enjoy!

  • 10. The One Where Chandler Doesn’t Like Dogs (Season 7, Episode 8)

    Compared to the other Thanksgiving episodes, “The One Where Chandler Doesn’t Like Dogs” just doesn’t measure up, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t some great moments. Seeing Ross frustrated by Chandler’s 50 states game is super funny, and learning Chandler doesn’t like dogs is one of his more ridiculous quirks. Side note: Clunkers is an adorable name for a dog.

  • 9. The One With the List (Season 2, Episode 8)

    Following his magical first kiss with Rachel after her drunken “I am over you” phone call, Ross has to figure out whether or not to break up with his girlfriend, Julie. How does he figure that out? By making a pro/con list with Chandler which hits the fans as soon as Rachel sees it. Meanwhile, Monica gets a job at a firm and is tasked with coming up with Thanksgiving recipes for their new product, Mockolate, a chocolate substitute. A great episode, but it just lacks that Thanksgiving zest other episodes have. However, it does have Michael McKean guest-starring as Monica’s new boss and Phoebe’s song “Two of Them Kissed Last Night.”

  • 8.  The One With Rachel’s Other Sister (Season 9, Episode 8)

    Rachel’s sister, Amy (Christina Applegate), unexpectantly shows up and is rude to everyone. (Applegate won an Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for her performance.) Joey forgets to show up to appear on a float in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade with his fellow Days of Our Lives castmates. Monica is freaking out over using her wedding china during Thanksgiving dinner. There’s also drama around who would raise newly born Emma if both Ross and Rachel died. Basically, this episode is more stuffed with Thanksgiving hijinks than any turkey.

  • 7. The One Where Underdog Gets Away (Season 1, Episode 9)

    You never forget your first, and “The One Where Underdog Gets Away” helped set the bar for Friends Thanksgiving episodes to come. A series of random events lead to the gang spending the holiday together. (However, Joey’s reason involving becoming the poster boy for V.D. after a modeling gig gone wrong is the funniest.) We also learn Chandler’s disdain for the holiday stems from his parents announcing they were divorcing on Thanksgiving when he was a young boy. As a result, he doesn’t eat any traditional Thanksgiving food and opts for a feast of tomato soup, grilled cheese, and a large bag of Funyuns. That feast saves the day after dinner is ruined because everyone is locked out of Monica and Rachel’s apartment due to checking out the Underdog balloon that escaped from the Macy’s Thanksgiving parade.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtD4fozYIgk

  • 6. The One With Chandler in a Box (Season 4, Episode 8)

    How do you win a friend back after kissing his girlfriend? You do some serious thinking inside a box, or at least that’s how Joey and Chandler attempt to resolve their issues. Monica provides some hilariously awkward moments trying to get involved with the son of her ex-boyfriend/ophthalmologist, Richard, after a fateful eye injury. We also learn Rachel always exchanges gifts she receives, which puts a wrench in the group determining their “Secret Santa” gift exchange. Plenty of great character moments in this Thanksgiving episode, especially from Chandler who still manages to bring the funny even though he’s hanging out in a box.

  • 5. The One With the Late Thanksgiving (Season 10, Episode 8)

    Monica doesn’t want to host Thanksgiving this year, but she is convinced into doing so by the rest of the group. How do they repay her? By being late, which is a massive Monica no-no. Joey and Ross were at a New York Rangers game, while Phoebe and Rachel were entering Emma in a baby beauty pageant. However, after plenty of arguing, Monica gets over everyone’s tardiness when she and Chandler, who are unable to conceive, receive a phone call from an adoption agency informing them they were getting a baby. A wonderful, feel-good ending to the final Friends Thanksgiving episode.

  • 4. The One With the Football (Season 3, Episode 9)

    Monica and Ross’ sibling rivalry is the centerpiece to this hilarious Thanksgiving episode that sees the group playing a game of three-on-three touch football. The Gellers used to play a football game every Thanksgiving, appropriately called “The Geller Bowl,” and the winner would get “The Geller Cup,” which was a Troll doll nailed to a piece of wood. After a violent “Geller Bowl 6,” Monica and Ross’ dad threw “The Geller Cup” in a nearby lake, and they weren’t allowed to play football ever again. Monica would later reveal she fished the trophy out of the lake and has been holding onto it for years, and it becomes the prize during the three-on-three game. Add to this madness Chandler and Joey attempting to win the same girl, and the entire episode is a prime example of why Friends was so popular.

  • 3. The One Where Ross Got High (Season 6, Episode 9)

    Chandler and Monica, who just moved in together, are hosting Thanksgiving, and Judy and Jack Geller are coming over, but they don’t care for Chandler and don’t know he’s moved in. Rachel, meanwhile, is tasked with making Thanksgiving dessert, but the pages for the recipe get stuck together in the magazine she’s referencing, and she ends up making an English trifle that also has shepherd’s pie ingredients. The episode culminates in an epic confession of various secrets that stun Judy and Jack, but they help them to final like Chandler. It’s basically a Thanksgiving trainwreck/miracle.

  • 2. The One With the Rumor (Season 8, Episode 9)

    Brad Pitt plays Will Colbert, a high school friend of Monica’s, who also struggled with his weight, that’s in New York City on business. After running into him and learning he’s away from home on Thanksgiving, she invites the now-thin Will to dinner. Will didn’t realize Rachel, who he hated in high school, was going to be there. Obviously, wackiness ensues including the reveal that Will started a rumor in high school that Rachel was intersex. This episode is easily one of the most publicized episodes in Friends history thanks to the appearance by Pitt, who was married to Jennifer Aniston at the time. Oh, and Joey’s Thanksgiving pants are classic!

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rS6UXbdpddQ

  • 1. The One With All the Thanksgivings (Season 5, Episode 8)

    “The One With All the Thanksgivings” is the definitive Friends Thanksgiving episode. The flashbacks, even the ones of Phoebe’s past lives, provide important backstory for the characters. We find out that a rude comment Chandler made about Monica’s weight during Thanksgiving 1987 was the reason why she lost so much weight, and that same comment is also the reason why Monica accidentally cut off Chandler’s toe during Thanksgiving 1988. At this point, Monica and Chandler, as a couple, is still very new and only Joey knows about them. Chandler doesn’t take the stories well, however, Monica makes it up to him by sticking her head inside a turkey (a reference to a flashback of Joey getting his head stuck in a turkey), and Chandler tells Monica he loves her for the first time, thus, sending us slowly down the road of one of the most important relationships in the entire series.

Jonel Jaksa is the producer for The All-New Morning Bounce with Mean Jean and Shannon Renee. He’s been with 105.1 The Bounce since 2020 and has been in radio for over 20 years. He’s worked at several stations and in a wide array of radio formats, from hip-hop to rock to country music to sports talk, and is a three-time Michigan Association of Broadcasters award winner. As a content creator for 105.1 The Bounce, Jonel writes articles on hip-hop music, movies, WWE and pop culture.

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