The Red Hot Chili Peppers are a bunch of weirdos, but you’ve got to love them.
To announce the start of a new tour and the return of guitarist John Frusciante, they put out this silly fake newscast.
There aren’t too many bands that have the comedic chops to pull that off. The Chili Peppers are definitely one of them. Also Dave Grohl. He can do anything.
BITS AND BITES:
On the show today we talked about this list of the most popular children’s toys from every decade that you can still buy today. The list goes back all the way to the 1890s. Check it out:
1890s: Crayola crayons
1900s: Rocking horse
1910s: Raggedy Ann dolls
1920s: Radio Flyer wagons
1930s: Monopoly
1940s: Slinky
1950s: Mr. Potato Head
1960s: Easy-Bake ovens
1970s: Star Wars action figures
1980s: Rubik’s Cube
1990s: Playstation
2000s: Razor Scooters
2010s: iPad
What was the must-have toy when you were growing up?