May 5, 2026

The Most Marvel Tattoos

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Johnny Mac shares five good news stories: DJ AG volunteered at the Ann Owens Center, turning a senior center into a rave with a karaoke-style singalong to combat loneliness, with 84-year-olds Helen and Lenny praising the inclusive, memory-filled afternoon. Lorraine swam about 50 feet in cold water for over five hours in a wetsuit to rescue an injured seagull tangled in fishing line; the bird is now recovering with local staff. Tom set a Guinness World Record by tattooing 63 Marvel comics characters on his body, starting with Thanos in 2016, and his tattoos have been signed by Josh Brolin and Elizabeth Olson. Japan’s Prime Minister met Deep Purple, revealed she bought “Machine Head” in 1971, and said she once played keyboards in a Deep Purple tribute band. In North Carolina, an injured alligator was found near a bank drive-through, treated as minor, and relocated by wildlife officials.

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Kalaroka Shark Media. Hey there, I'm Johnny back with five

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good news stories. A DJ turned a senior center into

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a rave in an effort to combat loneliness among older adults.

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DJAG led a karaoke style sing along session at the

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ann Owen Center, transforming the space into a dance floor

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filled with music, movement, and audience participation. Djag's performed alongside

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folks like Ed Sheeran and Idris Elba. He volunteered his

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time for the event. DJG said, I perform on streets

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all over the world, walking into that room with something

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really special. These guys are right up there with the

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best crowds I've ever played to, giving it absolutely everything. Helen,

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she's eighty four. She said it was her first time

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even on a dance floor and said it was well

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worth the wait. I love this story. Lenny, he's eighty four.

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He said, I wasn't sure what to expect when they

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told us that DJ was coming in, especially when they

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said it would be live stream, but it turned out

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to be an amazing afternoon. I'm not a natural dancer,

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they made it easy to feel included. I love singing

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and dancing along with everyone. It brought back memories of

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my youth. Djag said, I'd do this every week if

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I could. Good news for a seagull. A woman has

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been praised after rescuing the injured seagull who was trapped

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in a fishing line for more than five hours. Lorraine

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swam fifty feet into the cold waters to reach the seagull.

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The seagull's leg had been caught in a fishing tackle.

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Lorrain put on a wet suit, jumped in the water,

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retrieved the seagull. One of the local animal rescue folks said, thankfully, Lorraine,

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who was a friend of the rescue, offered her help.

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They brought the seagull back to the shore. The seagull

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is now recovering under the care of the local recovery staff.

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Locals also point out that's no mean feat swimming with

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a seagull under your arm. Tom has earned a Guinness

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World Record for most Marvel Comics characters tattooed on a

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single person. The previous record was thirty four. Tom got

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sixty three. He began his collection in twenty sixteen with

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a tattoo of Thanos on his thigh. He said, when

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I got Thanos, I wanted a place to the top

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of my thigh, because if it wasn't perfect, I could

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always hide it. Needless to say, it was better than perfect,

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and the urge from war began. His original plan was

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to dedicate one leg to villains, one leg to heroes,

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but he quickly ran out of space and expanded the

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tattoos across his body. He became aware of the record

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while building his collection. He said, the record was beaten

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two times at the time I started chasing it, which

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made me rethink my strategy. I was always going to

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try to beat it. My original target was thirty two,

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but with how often I got broken, I decided I

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should beat it by a lot to give me time

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to enjoy it. Josh Brolin, the actor who played Thanos

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on screen, has signed the tattoo. Elizabeth Olsen, another actor,

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has added her signature. We have learned that the Prime

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Minister of Japan is a fan of Deep Purple. The

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Prime Minister got to meet the band and said, I

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can't believe Deep Purple are here. I have the deepest

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respect for the way you continue to make rock history

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while embracing new challenges and creating captivating music to this day.

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We learned that the Prime Minister first bought the band's

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album Machine Head when she was a schoolgirl in nineteen

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seventy one. She told drummer Ian Pace, you are my

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God and presented him with Japanese made drumsticks. Now here's

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the really fun part. The Prime Minister used to play

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keyboards at a Deep Purple tribute bed. You know when

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you pull up to the drive through at the bank

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and like you just think you're gonna roll up, and

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there's somebody else there and you're like, h now I

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have to wait. Well, in North Carolina, there was somebody

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else in the drive through lane of the bank. That

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somebody else was an alligator. Yeah. Officers from the Southboard

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Police Department were called to the bank after reports of

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an alligator were spotted near the drive through area. Animal

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Protective Services showed up and they found the alligator hiding

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underneath a vehicle in the parking lot. The poor thing

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had been struck by vehicle, but its injuries were described

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as minor. The alligator was taken into custody by wildlife officials,

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who said it would be relocated to a more suitable

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habitat than Those are your five good news stories for today.

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Have a great day.