Monk’s Afternoon Six Pack

To make sure you stay up to date on what's going on in the world, I provide bullet-points to 6 things going down today. In this report, I'll look into the McDonald's Dollar Menu, the Toadlick Music Festival, Hitchcock, and more!

FORECAST: Lows down around 40 tonight with highs tomorrow reaching the mid-60s under sunny skies.

ALABAMA: The Toadlick Music Festival at the Peanut Festival Fairground in Dothan, AL has announced the first wave of performances this year. Luke Bryan, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Gretchen Wilson, Chris Young, Thompson Square, and Jake Owen will perform with more to be announced soon. Toadlick will go down April 11-13, 2013. Tickets are on sale now.

NATIONAL: McDonald’s reported a near 2 percent decline in overall revenue for their locations that have been open for at least 13 months. Sales figures show a steady drop from month to month. The fast food chain has responded by becoming more aggressive in advertising their dollar menu.

SPORTS: Tide quarterback A.J. McCarron has been named to the ‘Walter Camp Football Foundation Player to Watch’ list. The award will be presented on Thursday, December 6^th during ESPN SportsCenter at 6pm. McCarron is one of 15 players named to the list.

ENTERTAINMENT: The trailer for the movie ‘Hitchcock’ has finally been released! Helen Mirren and Scarlett Johansson will star with Anthony Hopkins taking on the role of Alfred Hitchcok. I'm looking forward to this movie the same way I looked forward to 'Walk the Line' before it was released! Check out the trailer here.

MUSIC: Trace Adkins has just been announced as a performer on the 15th annual ‘Christmas in Rockefeller Center’ television special. Mariah Carey, Cee Lo Green, Victoria Justice, Chris Mann of season 2 of ‘The Voice’ and Rod Stewart will be performing live as well. The special will air on NBC Wednesday, Nov. 28 at 7pm CST.