Luke Bryan Takes A Tumble, Russell Westbrook Loves His Sweater, Fast Food Feuds & How To Get Free Plane Drinks

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Y'all really are the best, you know that?

Last week, I told you I'm going to start training soon as part of the Screencaps team for the Ragnar Bourbon Chase — a 200-mile relay — in October. Of course, I'll be doing most of my running outside, but I like to get some cardio in (walking uphill mostly) on the treadmill. 

So I asked for recommendations for "treadmill shows." In other words, TV shows that I likely haven't seen before that are at least good enough to keep me entertained while I'm doing the most boring thing on earth. 

And in case anyone else is in the market for a new series, here's what you guys sent:

Chris D:

  • Ray Donovan (Paramount/Showtime): Hollywood fixer show, really good cast
  • Billions (Paramount Showtime): Hedge fund rich guy finance show
  • House of Lies (Paramount/Showtime): funny and good, scathing look at management consultants
  • Friday Night Lights: Probably too good for a treadmill show. Excellent look at small town America through the lens of Texas HS football.
  • Parks & Rec: I'm assuming you've seen this.
  • Happy Endings (Hulu): It's like mean Friends. Really, really funny show.
  • Antiques Roadshow (PBS): 28 seasons. Nuff said.

Joel H: Californication with David Duchovny is one of my wife and my all-time favorite shows. It was on Showtime when we were in college, and I’ve been meaning to re-watch it.

Ryan N: Apple TV+ has several good ones out recently. Masters of the Air, Manhunt and Franklin have all met or exceeded my expectations.

Rick G: 

  • Bodyguard (Netflix)
  • The Night Agent (Netflix)
  • Ozark (Netflix)
  • Fool Me Once (Netflix)

I second Rick's Night Agent suggestion! I stumbled across that one last spring. I haven't really heard anyone talk about it, but it was REALLY good. I've seen a couple of those suggestions (Friday Night Lights, Ozark, Parks & Rec), but this should keep me busy for a while.

Meanwhile, I actually JUST started a series on Amazon called Outer Range. It's like a sci-fi Western with some Yellowstone vibes. Honestly, I'm a sucker for anything with time travel. I'm only a couple episodes in, but so far so good.

And now that you all have enough TV to watch for the next several years, let's see what the Internet is up to, shall we? Grab a cold one. It's Nightcaps time!

Luke Bryan Takes A Tumble

One margarita, two margarita, three margarita, floor.

Luke Bryan took a nasty fall at the Coast City Country Festival (the most generically unhinged name for a festival ever) in Vancouver, Canada, on Saturday. Right in the middle of "I Don't Want This Night To End," Luke is strutting across the stage when BOOM… he's immediately humbled by an object on the stage.

Like a cartoon character on a banana peel, Luke's skinny jeans slipped right out from under him and — arms flailing — he landed right on his keister.

Luckily, he wasn't seriously injured (aside from maybe some bruised butt cheeks), and the 47-year-old country singer was a good sport about the whole thing.

"Hold on. Did anybody get that?" he asked. "It’s OK. Hey, my lawyer will be calling."

Jokingly, he added: "I need some[thing] viral, this is viral, all right."

Turns out, though, that the object he slipped on was a cell phone that a fan set down on the stage. And, y'all, these things are getting treacherous at concerts.

(Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images for Teton Ridge)

Last summer, Bebe Rexha's face was seriously injured when a fan launched a cell phone onto the stage. Similarly, country star Kelsea Ballerini was injured after someone threw beads at her face, causing her to leave the stage to recover. A fan tossed a drink on Cardi B last July, and women throw their bras at Drake all the time!

I'm not sure that last one is quite on par with the others.

But still, look how Nicki Minaj handled a projectile that flew onto her stage over the weekend:

What an arm!

Granted, I'm sure the fan who caused Luke Bryan to hit the deck certainly didn't mean to. But there's no reason to put your belongings on the stage like you own the place. Back when I used to frequent downtown Nashville, I saw people setting their drinks and purses on the stage at Broadway bars all the time — drives the bands INSANE.

So just a friendly PSA. Moving on…

Russell Westbrook Loves His Special Sweater

You know, with all the chaos and the depressing stuff going on in the world, sometimes you need a palate cleanser. Russell Westbrook beaming over his special sweater is that palate cleanser.

This video is from a couple of years ago (if you can't tell by the Lakers backdrop), but it's very wholesome. So please enjoy.

"My son gave me this for my birthday," Russell said. "He drew this for me, and he had it made for me as a cashmere sweater." 

He joked: "He must got a lot of money. I don't know where he got it from."

Russell and his wife Nina have three kids: son Noah (the sweater artist) and twin daughters Jordyn and Skye.

Westbrook and the LA Clippers host the Dallas Mavericks tonight at 10 p.m. ET (past my bedtime) for Game 2 of the Western Conference first-round playoff series. Clippers lead 1-0.

How To Score A Free Drink On A Plane

I love a good mile-high cocktail.

Truly, whenever I get on a plane, I like to kick back and order a glass of wine while en route to my vacation (or on my way home, while I face the impending doom of an email inbox that hasn't been opened for a week).

And I don't think I've ever paid for that glass of wine. Not one time. I can't think of a single occasion where I've ordered a drink on a plane and the flight attendant has asked me for my credit card. I always assumed it was because I'm polite, courteous and an utter ray of sunshine.

Turns out, I was right.

A Dallas-based flight attendant named Cher Killough is spilling the beans on how to score free drinks on your next flight. And it's pretty simple: Just be a hassle-free human.

Cher says flight attendants notice and appreciate when travelers follow the proper protocol: 

  • Store your luggage correctly in the overhead bin.
  • Check that the seat belt signs are off before trying to go to the bathroom.
  • Read the safety information card before take-off.

Admittedly, I never do that last one. But I do read the drink menu, so maybe it just looks like I'm checking to locate my nearest flotation device or learning how to use my oxygen mask.

"I don’t care if it’s just for show — if you pull out the safety information card while I’m doing the safety demo, I feel so heard and validated that I am very likely to offer you a free drink," Killough divulged. "Very few people do it, and that is supreme king and queen energy."

A-ha! It's my queen energy getting me free wine. I knew it.

Meanwhile, here are three things Cher says NOT to do on a plane:

Fast Food Feud

A 22-year-old Chick-fil-A employee named Miri gained TikTok fame (to the tune of 114,000 followers) over the past few months when she began to share her employee meals on the platform. 

(Eat your heart out, Chinese spies. You might have General Tso's, but you'll never experience the joy of the Chick-fil-A Spicy Deluxe with waffle fries and honey roasted BBQ sauce!) 

BLESS IT. Now I'm hungry.

Anyway, just about every day, Miri would make five-minute-long videos detailing her meals. Which is entirely too long to rattle on about your lunch, but what do I know? I'm not the one with tens of millions of views.

But sadly, this era has come to an end.

Chick-fil-A’s PR team reached out to Miri last week telling her to stop making the videos as they "break a rule in the employee handbook."

"It has been a beautiful experience," Miri said. "I have inspired people to try new things at Chick-fil-A; I have been able to connect more with my community and the people I serve because they see my videos; I have been able to see people make videos based on my videos." 

Miri said she was hoping she could collaborate with her employer for some marketing videos, but she respects the fast food chain's decision anyway.

But not so fast, y'all.

While Chick-fil-A was busy flipping through its employee handbook, another fast food chain saw an opportunity and pounced.

Meet Miri 2.0 — the newest spokeswoman for Shake Shack.

"Miri happens to be from St. Louis like our founder, Danny Meyer, so our offerings like frozen custard are familiar favorites," Shake Shack's VP of brand marketing Mike McGarry said. "There was natural alignment between our communities, and it presented an opportunity to not only champion an inspiring creator but also tout the best chicken sandwich out there: the Chicken Shack." 

To further twist the knife in Chick-fil-A's wounds, Shake Shack will give you a free chicken sandwich if you spend $10 on a Sunday (the official day of rest for the Lord's chicken restaurant). 

And maybe an unpopular opinion, but I actually like their chicken sandwich more than their burgers.

In Other Fast Food News…

McDonald's is slowly getting rid of its self-serve soda fountains at all locations.

I only very rarely eat fast food. (It's not good for the girlish figure.) But I drink the hell out of McDonald's Diet Cokes. And you crunchy granola people can spare me your lecture about the gloom and doom dangers of aspartame. According to the World Health Organization, to reach the potentially harmful dosage of aspartame, you'd have to consume more than 14 cans of Diet Coke (or 80 packs of artificial sweetener) per day.

So I'll keep my Diet Cokes and you keep your opinions to yourself. Respectfully.

Anyway, a new McDonald's just opened up by my house, and it's weirdly depressing inside. No more play places, Ronald McDonald, Hamburglar and other nostalgic things from our childhood. Just clean lines, cold modern architecture and robot ordering stations.

The robots are truly taking over fast food — and it's not just McDonald's. Look at this from a St. Petersburg Wendy's over the weekend.

I've seen enough sci-fi movies to know — this is how it starts!

Now, they're taking our order at Wendy's. But before you know it, humans will be making food for the robot overlords.

Regular Guy Goes Viral For Doing Regular Guy Stuff

Or maybe you feel like a robot already — like this boring TikTok guy who's gone viral over the past few days.

The 28-year-old regular, middle-class white guy (who goes by Hub) makes videos documenting his regular, middle-class white guy life. He's married, owns a home and a dog and works a 9-5 desk job at an insurance company.

He started a social media campaign called "Normalize the Norm," where he shows what real life is like — instead of the typical influencer strategy of romanticizing the mundane and trying to make themselves look cooler than they really are.

But some folks on Twitter / X got a hold of these videos and, apparently, find the "normal guy" grind to be very depressing.

Now, while I admit I have no interest in a 9-5 office job (love you, OutKick, for being fun and letting me work remotely), I don't see what's so depressing about this guy's life.

He's financially stable, has a cool dog, a gorgeous pregnant wife, owns a home, gets his daily workouts in… you know, what most of us would consider doing pretty well. And if you actually look at his page, he also goes on vacation, frequents Texas Rangers games, has friends and a social life and enjoys good beer.

Maybe I'm missing something, but the guy seems to have it pretty good. Are we all so brainwashed by fake influencer lives on social media and this whole "RESPECT THE GRIND! BECOME AN ENTREPRENEUR! BE A MILLIONAIRE BY 30!" bullshit that we don't recognize what success really looks like?

I mean, don't get me wrong: I know, if given the option, we'd probably all choose to be drinking champagne on our private yachts over sitting at a desk in our Dockers. But don't be so consumed with what you DON'T have that you forget to be grateful for what you DO have.

So I commend Hub for showing the Internet that it's OK to just be an everyday normal guy. But don't forget who did it first: Mr. Jon Lajoie.

(Warning: Lots of F-bombs.)

OutKick Nightcaps is a daily column set to run Monday through Friday at 4 p.m.

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