CPR Promotional Check-Up - Mar 22, 2022

Michael Jackson fans can rejoice --the Broadway musical "MJ," with dozens of songs by or about Michael-- is going on tour, and currently scheduled for 17 major cities in the next two years. The first show will be at Chicago's Nederlander Theatre on July 15, 2023. The musical has songs including Michael's hits along with some by the Jackson Five as well, and the storyline is about an MTV film crew that interviews Michael before his 1992 "Dangerous" tour.

New "old" electronic item coming back --the BBC News reports "dumbphones" are coming back. Those are phones which were used years ago that usually can only make and receive calls and SMS text messages, like the first handsets from the 1990s. Now one report claims global purchases of dumbphones were due to hit one billion units last year, up from 400 million in 2019. People say a "dumbphone" typically has better battery life, is more durable and way cheaper, so if you don't care about apps or the internet, this may be for you.

Would you actually take a job at a dynamite factory? Over in Athens, Greece, three factory workers were killed in an explosion at a commercial dynamite factory in northern Greece. No word yet on what caused the explosion. Gotta match?

Latest buzz from Los Angeles --wealthy homeowners are looking to install panic rooms in their homes because of more crime like murders and robberies in the upscale neighborhoods like Beverly Hills. But some of their new "Safe Rooms" can cost up to a million bucks. What's your safety gimmick?