Friday, July 8, 2016 – Edition: #5770

Sweet Sheet!

BS SHOW BIZ BUZZ:
★ The news no die-hard “Hamilton” fan – or anyone who hasn’t seen the Broadway smash yet – wants to hear has arrived: Lin-Manuel Miranda, its creator and star, is leaving the show after Saturday night’s performance. Miranda, who has been in the show since it made its debut off-Broadway in early 2015, promises to return “again and again” (whatever that means). Javier Munoz, the current understudy for ‘Alexander Hamilton’, takes over on Monday.
– TheGlobeandMail.com
★ ‘Tony Stark’ is leaving behind his ‘Iron Man’ suit and a new hero is soon be stepping in. Marvel has announced that black teenage girl science genius ‘Riri Williams’ will be taking over for ‘Stark’ in the upcoming Invincible “Iron Man” comic book series. The story goes that the new superheroine built her own ‘Iron Man’ suit from scratch in her MIT dorm … at age 15. According to writer Brian Michael Bendis, the fictional character still hasn’t decided on whether she’ll stick with the name ‘Iron Man’. Who should play ‘Riri’ onscreen? How about Rihanna?
– TIME.com
★ A statue of Marvel superhero ‘Captain America’ is being erected in a NYC park. The comic book company has commissioned a 13-ft (4-m) bronze statue with the superhero holding his signature shield in the air, to be located in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park. It’s being unveiled at the San Diego Comic Con later this month before being permanently placed in the park on August 10th.
– “USA Today”
★ And some 2 dozen artists have joined forces to honor the lives of the 49 people killed last month at the Pulse nightclub massacre in Orlando FL. Their new LGBT benefit single, “Hands”, is now available exclusively on iTunes. Among those appearing on the GLAAD-supported all-star release: Adam Lambert, Britney Spears, Gwen Stefani, Jason Derulo, Jennifer Lopez, Kacey Musgraves, Meghan Trainor, P!nk, Selena Gomez, and Ty Herndon – all of whom recorded their parts in different studios around-the-world.
– “Entertainment Weekly”

WEEKEND SHOW BIZ SKED:
• 80/35 Music Festival (Des Moines IA) – The lineup for the 9th annual event tonight and tomorrow includes The Decemberists, Nas, and reunited indie rockers Wolf Parade.
• “Ellen DeGeneres Show” (syndicated/CTV2) – Today Gary Clark Jr (“The Story of Sonny Boy Slim”). Rerun.
• “Good Morning America” (ABC) – Today Kenny Chesney (“The Big Revival”).
• “Hello World!” (Discovery Channel) – Saturday the debut of a new documentary program in which musical artists are lending their voices via narration and music. The 6-part series about the natural world is a World Wildlife Fund project. Artists taking part: Christina Aguilera, Dave Matthews, Ellie Goulding, Joan Jett, Steven Tyler, and Usher.
• “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (ABC/CityTV) – Tonight DNCE (“Swaay”). Rerun.
• “Late Late Show With James Corden” (CBS/M3) – Tonight Joss Stone (“Water For Your Soul”). Rerun.
• “Late Show With Stephen Colbert” (CBS/Global) – Tonight Weird Al Yankovic (“Mandatory Fun”). Rerun.
• “Marilyn Denis Show” (CTV/CTV2) – Country star Maren Morris performs her breakthrough single “My Church”.
• MLB’s All-Star Weekend (San Diego CA) – All-Star Concerts at Embarcadero Marina Park South feature OneRepublic and Needtobreathe tonight; Gwen Stefani and Tori Kelly w/All Time Low on Saturday. Sunday’s invitation-only MLB.com All-Star Bash has Fall Out Bay and Akon. The “MLB All-Star Game” airs Tuesday on FOX-TV.
• Ride Festival (Telluride CO) – Pearl Jam is headlining the annual 2-day event Saturday-Sunday. Other acts on the bill include Cage the Elephant, The Sheepdogs, and Temperance Movement.
• “The Talk” (CBS) – Today guest co-host Pete Wentz (Fall Out Boy).
• “Today Show” (NBC) – This morning Shawn Mendes (“Illuminate”, out September 23rd).
• “Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” (NBC/CTV2) – Tonight Madonna (“Rebel Heart”). Rerun.
• “Wendy Williams” (syndicated) – Today Royce Da 5’9″ (“Layers”).
• Wimbledon Tennis Championships (London UK) – Select tennis matches are being live-streamed on Twitter. It marks the first time the tech firm has broadcast footage from a sports event. The hi-def streaming is offered in partnership with ESPN.

BS MUSIC NOTES:
• Chevelle – Today the veteran rockers release their 8th album, “The North Corridor”, which includes the lead single “Joyride (Omen)”. Chevelle is extensively touring this Summer, primarily playing radio festivals and opening for Bush, beginning July 23rd in Cincinnati OH.
• Chris Stapleton – He’s the warm-up act for the Guns N’ Roses show Saturday night at Nissan Stadium in Nashville TN.
• Disturbed / Breaking Benjamin – Their co-headlining Summer tour kicks off in Syracuse NY on Saturday and winds up August 19th in Concord CA.
• Goo Goo Dolls – Tonight in Portland OR they hit the road with a Summer headlining tour of amphitheaters and arenas. Also on the bill are Collective Soul and Tribe Society. The tour runs through September 16th in Las Vegas NV.
• Mark Chesnutt – The traditional country singer releases his 15th studio album today, “Tradition Lives”. This is his first disc of all-new material since 2010’s “Outlaw”.
• 98 Degrees – Tonight they reunite in Park City KS, where Nick Lachey and his bandmates are joined by O-Town, Ryan Cabrera, and Dream for the 35-date “My2K Tour”.
• Prince – His backing band The Revolution have announced 2 reunion shows at the First Avenue venue in Minneapolis MN. They’re performing at the iconic music club on September 2nd-3rd.

TODAY’S MOVIE OPENINGS:
• “Mike & Dave Need Wedding Dates” ( R-Rated Comedy ): Zac Efron and Adam Devine play brothers who post an online ad to find dates for a wedding and the ad goes viral. Hoping for a wild getaway, the guys find themselves outsmarted and out-partied by an uncontrollable female duo. Co-stars Anna Kendrick, Aubrey Plaza. Um, Zac Efron is desperate and dateless?
NET: http://www.foxmovies.com/movies/mike-and-dave-need-wedding-dates
• “The Secret Life of Pets” ( PG Animated Comedy ): A terrier named ‘Max’ regularly invites his friends to hang out at his place while his owner is gone, but his quiet life is upended when said owner also takes in ‘Duke’, a stray mutt whom ‘Max’ instantly dislikes. Voice cast includes Louis CK, Eric Stonestreet, Kevin Hart, Lake Bell. A new “Minions” short film precedes screenings.
NET: http://www.thesecretlifeofpets.com
• Opening in limited release: “Captain Fantastic” (Drama); “Cell” (Horror Thriller); “Our Little Sister” (Dramedy) ; “Sultan” (Sports Drama); and ” Zero Days” (Documentary).

NUDE GAMES:
It’s “Nude Recreation Week”, an annual week-long campaign sponsored by the American Association for Nude Recreation. Last year, AANR challenged clothing-optional resorts to break the skinny-dip world record. And in honor of the Summer Olympic Games in Brazil this year, clothing-optional resorts across the US and Canada are hosting the “AANR Nude Games” this weekend.
– “Arizona Republic”
BS PROBLEMS WITH NUDE RECREATION:
• Tough to keep your eye on the ball when playing a game.
• In naked baseball, sliding in to 2nd’s a real bitch.
• Getting sunblock in places you can’t even get soap.
• No place to carry beer money.
• Splinters on the bench.
• Mosquito bites in places where it looks rude to scratch.
• Uncontrollable bouncing.
• A lot of people have wrinkled ‘uniforms’.
(What would be the absolute worst game to play naked? Rugby? Hockey? Greco-Roman Wrestling?)

IT’S A KALE CHOKE-DOWN:
Competitive eaters have signed up for an eating contest being billed as “the healthiest in the history of the world” The ‘Kale Yeah!’ championship presented by the Independent Health Foundation’s Healthy Options program takes place Saturday at the Taste of Buffalo food festival in Buffalo NY. 6 renowned local competitors are among those willing to stuff their faces with as much kale as possible in 8 minutes, including World Buffet Eating Champion ‘Crazy Legs’ Conti and World Watermelon Eating Champion ‘Buffalo’ Jim Reeves. They’re among at least 9 who’ve signed up. (The winner gets $2,000 … which, let’s face it, can buy a lot of kale.)
– UPI.com

DID YOU KNOW?
Large paperclips work great as collar stays.
– List25.com

BS CHRONOMETER 07.08.16

TODAY’S CELEBIRTHDAYS . . .
1944 [72] Jeffrey Tambor, San Francisco CA, TV actor (‘Maura Pfefferman’ on “Transparent” since 2014, “Arrested Development” 2003-06, 2013)/movie actor (“Hangover” films)

1951 [65] Anjelica Huston, Santa Monica CA, TV actress (“Smash” 2012-13)/movie actress (“Prizzi’s Honor”, “The Addams Family”)

1958 [58] Kevin Bacon, Philadelphia PA, TV actor (“The Following” 2013-15)/movie actor (“Frost/Nixon”, “Footloose”)/Hollywood Walk of Fame (2003)

1961 [55] Toby Keith, Clinton OK, country singer (“Made in America”, “I Love This Bar”)/sometime movie actor (“Beer For My Horses”, “Broken Bridges”)

1970 [46] Beck (Bek David Campbell), LA CA, alt-rock singer (“Dreams”, “E-Pro”)

1985 [31] Jamie Cook, Sheffield UK, indie rock guitarist-songwriter (Arctic Monkeys-“Do I Wanna Know?”, “I Bet You Look Good On the Dancefloor”)

1998 [18] Jaden Smith, Malibu CA, movie actor (“The Karate Kid”, “The Pursuit of Happyness”)/son of actors Will Smith & Jada Pinkett Smith

SATURDAY –
Movie actor Tom Hanks (“Bridge of Spies”) is 60; Wealthy widow Courtney Love is 52; Musician/producer Jack White (White Stripes) is 41; Indie rock singer-guitarist Isaac Brock (Modest Mouse) is 41; Pop-rock singer Jacob Hoggard (Hedley) is 32.

SUNDAY –
Country singer Gary LeVox (Rascal Flatts) is 46; TV actress Sofia Vergara (“Modern Family”) is 44; TV/movie actor Adrian Grenier (“Entourage”) is 40; Movie actor Chiwetel Ejiofor (“12 Years a Slave”) is 39; Fashion maven Jessica Simpson (“Jessica Simpson Collection”) is 36; Pop singer Perrie Edwards (Little Mix) is 23.

TODAY’S BS REASONS TO PARTY . . .
• “Be a Kid Again Day”, when we’re encouraged to participate in activities we enjoyed as a child and to introduce them to a kid we know. (“OK Zachary, this is known as ‘playing outdoors’ …”)
• “Calgary Stampede”, the 104th annual world famous rodeo & festival through July 17th in Calgary, Alberta. This year’s entertainment includes Lady Antebellum, The Sheepdogs, Simple Plan, Walk Off the Earth, X Ambassadors, Zac Brown Band.
NET: http://calgarystampede.com
• “Collector Car Appreciation Day”, the 6th annual salute to automotive hobbyists that’s geared to raising awareness of automotive restoration and collection.
• “Eat a Vegetable You’ve Never Tried Before Day”. Bok choy? Rapini? Bamboo? Kudzu?
• “Ice Cream Sundae Day”, a day to create you own sundae from all your favorite toppings. The 1st sundae was purportedly created on this date in 1881 by Edward Berner in Two Rivers WI.
• “Videogames Day”, a day for kids to appreciate both the games … and the parents who buy them. Actually, one of the fastest growing segments of the videogame market is adult women.
• “Wayne Chicken Show”, the 35th edition in Wayne NE, home of the ‘National Cluck-Off’ in which contestants try to act and sound like a chicken. This year’s theme: ‘Cluck & Roll’.
NET: http://www.chickenshow.com

SATURDAY –
• “Body Painting Day”, an annual art event in NYC. (Some people have room for mural.)
NET: http://bodypaintingday.org
• “Moon Amtrak”, the 37th annual stunt by customers at Mugs Away Saloon in Laguna Niguel, California who line up cheek-to-cheek and simultaneously drop their drawers to ‘moon’ passing trains. The bottoms-up bash draws up to 1,000 bums to the tavern.
NET: http://www.amtrakmooning.com
• “Sugar Cookie Day”, honoring the cookie that is so delicious, yet so simple. All you need is sugar, flour, butter, eggs, vanilla, and baking powder. (Mmm, smells so good!)

SUNDAY –
• “Barn Day”, a day of appreciation on the 2nd Sunday in July for what can be attractive as well as functional architecture. Also the place where those with bad manners are born.
• “Don’t Step On a Bee Day”, a warning to kids and grown-ups that now is the time when going barefoot can mean getting stung by a bee. And with the recent disappearance of millions of the crop-pollinating critters, we need to save every one we can!
• “Piña Colada Day”, saluting the refreshing tropical cocktail that originated in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The name means ‘strained pineapple’ in Spanish. The traditional recipe calls for pineapple juice, light rum, and coconut cream poured over crushed ice. Don’t forget the mini umbrella!

THIS DAY IN SHOW BIZ . . .
2011 [05] UK prime minister David Cameron announces an inquiry into “News Of the World”, allegedly involved in a phone hacking scandal (eventually what was once the world’s most-read English-language newspaper folds)

TODAY’S MUSIC EVENT . . .
2006 [10] Queen guitarist Brian May makes a ‘substantial donation’ to save hedgehogs from a cull by Scottish Natural Heritage in the Outer Hebrides, off the west coast of mainland Scotland

TODAY’S FIRST . . .
2007 [09] Boeing launches it’s newest aircraft, the 787 Dreamliner (up to 335 passengers)

COMING UP . . .
[Mon] International Town Criers Day
[Mon] Slurpee Day
[Tues] Simplicity Day
[Wed] Embrace Your Geekness Day
[Wed] French Fries Day
This Week Is … Nude Recreation Week
This Month Is … Share a Sunset With Your Lover Month

BULL’S BITS

WHAT SHE’S READING THIS MONTH:
• ‘What to Wear Under Summer’s NSFW Clothes’ – “Glamour”
• ‘There’s No Guide to Queer Motherhood in a Straight World’ – “Chatelaine”
• ‘Celebrities Wearing Things!’ – “Cosmopolitan”
• ‘Running Low on Toilet Paper Might Be Ruining Your Romances’ – DivineCaroline.com
• ’20 Fashion Accessories Modeled by Kittens’ – “Redbook”

WHAT HE’S READING THIS MONTH:
• ‘Fact: She’s Secretly Attracted to Your BO’ – AskMen.com
• ’10 Annoying Things You Do During Sex’ – “Men’s Health”
• ‘A Competitive Eater Explains Why It’s a Gruelingly Real Sport’ – “Maxim”
• ‘Does Tom Hiddleston’s Relationship With Taylor Swift Actually Ruin His Chances of Being ‘[James] Bond’? – “Esquire”
• ‘How to Dress Your Dog Like a Stylish Italian Man’ – “GQ”

BS PHONE STARTER:
☎ What’s the worst thing you can say on a first date? (15% of guys have insulted a first date by asking for gas money.)

BS RANDOM JOKE:
You know it’s going to be bad day when you put both contact lenses in the same eye.

BS WATER COOLER QUESTION:
Question: 6% of people have broken up with someone over THIS.
Answer: Something seen on Facebook.

BS DEEP THOUGHT:
No matter how long you live, remember that you’ll be dead much longer.