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A Little Bit of Awesome: 9/6/19 Edition

An EasyJet flight from England to Spain didn’t have a pilot the other day. So it was about to be cancelled. But one of the passengers, Michael Bradley, happened to be a pilot for Easyjet, and really wanted to start his vacation. So he did stepped up and was the pilot for the flight. Check out his full story RIGHT HERE.


A kid in South Carolina named Jermaine Bell turns seven this weekend. And he’d been saving up his money for a big birthday trip to Disney World. But he decided to use it to help victims of Hurricane Dorian. He bought a bunch of hot dogs and snacks, and set up shop on the side of the road with a sign that said, “FREE FOOD” for evacuees. Check out his full story RIGHT HERE.


Give this guy a contract to play centerfield somewhere. He and a friend were riding a rollercoaster in Spain when he saw somebody up ahead lose control of their cell phone . . . so he reached out and caught it with one hand. He made it look easy.


New Hot Ones. That is all.

WARNING: Probably some swears. You’ve been warned.


Remember those cool Scooby Doo episodes that had real life guest stars? Like the Harlem Globetrotters or The Monkeys? They still do that, just with stars your kids or grand kids know.


 

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