Wednesday, April 4, 2018 – Edition: #6190

The Sheet Hits the Fans!

BS SHOW BIZ BUZZ:
★ Channing Tatum and his wife Jenna Dewan Tatum announced Monday they are separating after nine years of marriage, but signs indicated the couple was on the rocks well before they announced their split.  Their recent lack of social media love was a red flag since the couple had previously been known to post a lot of photos together. Tatum’s most recent post regarding his wife was in December when he wished her a happy birthday.  Their Twitter statement says they have “lovingly chosen to separate as a couple.”
-MSN
★ Dwayne Johnson has promised that the movie ‘Rampage’ will be “absurd and ridiculous”. The Rock jumped at the chance to star in the spin-off of one of his favorite video games and he thinks fans will love the escapism of seeing “mutated monsters” on the big screen, especially because it doesn’t take itself too seriously. The former wrestler has a “personal connection” to the project because he used to spend hours as a teenager skipping school to play the game – where players destroy city blocks as either a giant gorilla, werewolf or lizard. Rampage opens April 13th.
-MSN
★ Stormy Daniels’ claim to an affair with President Trump is old news to Seth Rogen. Rogen says that he has known Stormy Daniels a long time, and “I’ll be honest, she may have mentioned some of this stuff around 10 years ago. At the time, when you ask a porn star who they’ve been sleeping with and the answer was Donald Trump, it was like the least surprising thing that she could’ve said”.
(Anyone surprised that Rogen can remember ANYTHING from 10 years ago?)
-MSN
★ Former ‘Bachelor’ Arie Luyendyk Jr. and his fiancee Lauren Burnham’s April Fool’s joke did not go down well with their fans. The couple tweeted that they were pregnant with their first child, and over an hour later, he wrote: “APRIL FOOLS!” …but fans slammed the pair on social media for the prank. One social media user wrote: “You both are disgusting. As someone who struggles with fertility and would love nothing more than to have a baby, this is so offensive.”
-Canoe
★ Tiger Woods‘ ex-wife Elin Nordegren was caught driving nearly 100 MPH on a Florida interstate, and she’s been ordered to do what every driver dreads the most…driver’s ed. The judge ordered Nordegren to attend Driver Improvement School. She is required to complete the four-hour course by July 4. She’ll also have to pay over $350 in fines and court costs.
(Didn’t she have a ‘driver’ incident with Tiger’s car once too?)
-TheBlast

TODAY’S SHOW BIZ SKED:
• “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (ABC/Global): John Cena, Joe Kennedy III, Rozzi
• “The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon” (NBC/CTV): Mike Myers, Abbi Jacobson, A$AP Rocky
• “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” (CBS/Global): Sam Rockwell, J.J. Abrams, Borns ( R )
• “Late Night with Seth Meyers” (NBC/CTV): Keri Russell, Scott Thompson, Jordan Davis, Steve Smith
• “The Late Late Show with James Corden” (CBS/CTV): Chloe Kim, Gordon Ramsay, Nate Fernald ( R )
• “Conan” (TBS/Comedy): Laurence Fishburne, Nicole Byer, Liza Anne ( R )
• “Watch What Happens Live” (Bravo): Luann De Lesseps
• “The View” (ABC/CTV): Ricky Gervais ( R )
• “The Talk” (CBS): Minnie Driver, Zoey Deutch
• “Live with Kelly and Ryan” (ABC/CTV): Edie Falco, Ice-T
• “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” (NBC/CTV): Lauren Graham, Kacey Musgraves
• “Survivor: Ghost Island” (CBS): Gotta Risk It for the Biscuit
• “Storage Wars: Northern Treasures” (A&E): Season 2 premiere. Bigger Stronger Meaner Dumber

BS MUSIC NOTES:
• Drake – has requested a judge prevent music producer Detail from using evidence from social media in his upcoming assault trial. Detail launched legal action against Drake in 2016, claiming Drake set him up by inviting him to his California property, only to have a security official allegedly attack him. Detail claims his jaw was broken and he required multiple surgeries.
• The Chainsmokers – have launched their documentary series, ‘The Chainsmokers – Memories’ with the release of the first six episodes via Apple Music. The series gives fans a behind the scenes look into preparation for last year’s ‘Memories…Do Not Open’ tour.
• Beyoncé – has reportedly been doing 11-hour rehearsal days to prepare for her Coachella 2018 headlining set. She has top billing at the annual festival, which takes place in Indio, California April 13-15 and April 20-22. She apparently has had a team of bodyguards to ensure her plans are kept under wraps.
• Linkin Park – Today, they are auctioning over 200 instruments including guitars, keyboards, megaphone, samplers and more from their personal arsenal to benefit the band’s ‘Music for Relief’ nonprofit organization. Reverb.com is hosting the sale.
• Stone Temple Pilots – have announced a ‘revolving headlining’ tour with The Cult and Bush. The first show is July 18 in Nashville, and runs throughout the summer.
• Evanescence – have announced that they will be offering their first stand-alone vinyl release of “Lost Whispers” exclusively for this year’s Record Store Day on April 21st. The special edition will be released on blue translucent vinyl and limited to 2,500 copies, and will include rarities.
• Elton John – says he is ”no one special” to his sons. His two boys, seven-year-old Zachary and five-year-old Elijah, are fans of his music but they are more into their football (soccer in North America) heroes. Elton says: ”They do like Daddy’s music, certain ones more than others. They love ‘I’m Still Standing…If I was a footballer, I’d be God to them.”
• Randy Travis – has added some tunes to his curated Spotify playlist. His ‘Diggin’ Up Songs’ playlist now contains 15 songs, including new additions ‘I Lived it’ by Blake Shelton, Cody Jinks’ ‘Hippies and Cowboys’, ‘Junkyard’ from Heidi Ray, ‘I Never Shed a Tear’ by throwback singer Joshua Hedley and ‘Lie’ from Alabama-raised traditionalist Shane Owens.
• Sugarland – Their reunion was such a secret that Kristian Bush says he kept it from his family. He says he’d attend a big family dinner and when asked what he’s been doing, he’d have to say “Just doing stuff”. The Sugarland tour starts May 4 in Durant OK.
• Jessie James Decker – she and her football player husband Eric Decker welcomed their third child on Saturday. Forrest Bradley Decker weighed in at 9-pounds. In an Instagram photo, Jessie says the family is “so in love” him. Forrest joins 4-year-old Vivianne Rose and 2-and-a-half-year old Eric Decker II.

SELF-SERVICE:
A London, U.K. company has decided to let its employees set their own salaries. The betting firm ‘Smarkets’ has adopted the radical pay transparency policy, through which staff can see colleagues’ salaries and have their pay raise requests endorsed by their peers. The company conducts bi-annual pay reviews, when an employee asks around five peers for feedback and a suggested pay increase that they can take forward. From there, company reps do some investigating into the peer feedback, and use further discussion and comparisons to industry data to determine the final pay increase. But get THIS: if the employee is not happy, they can still set their own salary. One worker at the company, where it is common to receive a 10-30% raise, reports that she received 12% more than she asked for, based on the recommendations of her co-workers.
(One thing for sure…it makes you get along with your co-workers!)
(I’d love to have my salary adjusted twice a year, let alone be allowed to decide what I get!)
-YahooNews

PASSING ALONG KNOWLEDGE:
When zoology grad student Dani Rabaiotti’s brother asked her if snakes pass gas, she didn’t know the answer. So she decided to look into it, and then decided to investigate the ‘air biscuit’ tendencies of as many critters as she could…that is, whether or not they fart. Her new book ‘Does it Fart? The Definitive Field Guide to Animal Flatulence’ is out this week. Among the revelations:
• Birds do not fart.
• Spiders are assumed to fart, but it has never been proven.
• Sloths do not fart.
• The bolson pupfish sometimes explodes if it doesn’t fart in time.
• Zebras do fart, and it’s what they do best.
• Orangutans do it often and have no shame.
• Domesticated cats’ farts seem to worsen in the vicinity of the human face.
• Domesticated dogs do fart, but often take blame from nearby hominid. Boston Terriers are famous for their farting and are known to scare themselves with their farts.
• A possible sequel to the book may be named ‘2 Fart 2 Furious’.
• Oh, and by the way, snakes DO pass gas, and the burmese python’s are often silent but deadly.
(And women don’t until they’re married!)
(Yes, dogs do take the blame for people sometimes, and that’s why they are man’s best friend!)
(If you own a dog, you definitely knew the answer to THAT question!)
-TheVerge

NAME THAT TUNE:
Quick! Name your favorite song of all time. Chances are the first thing you thought of was a great tune from your teen years. Why is it that even the most adventurous music lovers are drawn back again and again to music they heard as teenagers? Cognitive neuropsychologist Dr Catherine Loveday says we are influenced by a well-established psychological phenomenon called the ‘reminiscence bump’. We are quicker to recognize tunes from this era than music we encounter at any other point in our lives. We also generally listen to more music as a teen than at any other time. This phenomenon occurs not just for music, but also for films, books and even sporting heroes. And it lasts for a lifetime: people in their 80s and 90s will continue to show a better memory and stronger preference for things that they first experienced between the ages of 10 and 30. But the key reason that we return to songs from this period of our lives is that they remind us who we are. It is during the teen years that we make many crucial life-changing decisions, initiate significant long-term relationships and establish the which form our identity.
(Or maybe it’s just because Whitesnake was freakin’ AWESOME!!)
(It’s true…and when I think back to some of that music…definitely for better or worse!)
(As long as you don’t say you still love the clothing you wore back then…)
-BBC

PEANUT BUTTER LIFE HACKS:
➢ Dog Shower: If your dog doesn’t like the shower, smear peanut butter on the shower wall to distract him. By the time the wall is clean, so is he! (Also works on children of a certain age…)
➢ Bug Repellent: Mix 2-teaspoons peanut butter with 1-teaspoon borax and 1/2-teaspoon baking soda. Ants hate this mixture, so put it where you see ants coming in your home. But keep pets away. (And children of a certain age…)
➢ Lubricant: Peanut butter’s natural oils work as a decent substitute for WD-40. If you have squeaky hinges, apply a little PB and then wipe it clean. (I thought this stuff was sticky?)
➢ Eliminate Odors: Someone microwaved leftover fish and now the whole house smells. Instead of spraying air freshener, heat up a little peanut butter in a pan and let it sizzle for a minute. (Except they ate all the PB in their peanut butter and tuna sandwich!)
➢ Scratch Repair: If you find a scratch on your wooden tabletop or floor, put some PB on the scratch and let it sit for one hour. Then use a cloth to rub off the peanut butter and the scratch should be harder to spot.
➢ Windshield Cleaner: Your car’s windshield picks up all kinds of dirt and grime. Rub some peanut butter into the tough-to-clean spots and let it sit for 10 minutes before you wash it down with a hose. (And there won’t be 10 cats on your hood…honest!)
➢ DIY Bird Feeder: Here’s a great rainy-day project to do with the kids. Collect some pine cones and cover them with peanut butter. Once they are covered, roll them in some bird seed and hang them from a tree. (I’m not sure I can spend that kind of money to feed birds…)
-FOXNews

BS CHRONOMETER 04.04.18

TODAY’S CELEBIRTHDAYS . . .
1944 [74] Craig T. Nelson, Spokane WA, TV actor (“Parenthood” 2010-2015, “Coach” 1989-1997) COMING UP… “The Incredibles 2” 2018

1963 [55] Graham Norton, County Cork Ireland, TV show host, (“The Graham Norton Show” since 2007)

1965 [53] Robert Downey Jr, NYC, movie star (“Iron Man” films, “Sherlock Holmes”) COMING UP… “Avengers: Infinity War” April 27, 2018

1970 [48] Barry Pepper, Campbell River BC, movie actor (“True Grit”, “Saving Private Ryan”)

1971 [47] Josh Todd, LA CA, rock singer (Buckcherry-‘Sorry’, ‘Lit Up’)

1973 [45] David Blaine (White), Brooklyn NY, illusionist who’s been suspended over the River Thames for 44 days, buried alive, frozen in a block of ice and caught a bullet in his mouth. (How does this guy get insurance?)

1979 [39] Natasha Lyonne, NYC, TV actress (‘Nicky Nichols’ on “Orange Is the New Black” since 2013)/movie actress (“American Pie” movies)

TODAY’S BS REASONS TO PARTY . . .
• “404 Day”, celebrating(?) the 404 error or, ‘not found’ message. This error occurs when your computer is not able to communicate with a server or server can’t find what was requested. Since the decimal form of April 4 coincides with 404, this day has become 404 Day.

• “Ballroom Dancing Day”, celebrated on the birth anniversary of Arthur Murray, the famous ballroom dancing instructor. It’s an activity that’s seen a recent resurgence with thanks to TV shows like “Dancing With the Stars” and “So You Think You Can Dance”.

•“Hug a Newsperson Day”, Caution: wait until he/she has had their morning coffee!

• “International Day for Landmine Awareness & Assistance”. (Unfortunately, participation in this can cost you an arm and a leg.)

• “Carrot Day”, the day when the carrot is celebrated through carrot parties and other carrot related festivities. (Carrot festivities? The only carrot festivity I want to be a part of is a big hunk of carrot cake….hold the carrots!)

• “World Rat Day”, the 16th annual, recognizing the ‘dear, sweet animals which deserve greater recognition and admiration’, according to people who own them. It’s claimed their bad image only suffers from ignorance and unthinking prejudice. (Well that and the plague.)
NET: http://www.worldratday.com

COMING UP . . .
[Thurs] Bell Bottoms Day
[Thurs] Burrito Day
[Fri] Jump Over Things Day
[Fri] Caramel Popcorn Day

THIS DAY IN SHOW BIZ . . .
2013 [05] Movie critic/TV personality/screenwriter Roger Ebert dies of cancer at age 70 in Chicago IL

TODAY’S MUSIC EVENTS . . .
2008 [10] Beyoncé Knowles marries Jay-Z at his New York apartment. Coldplay frontman Chris Martin and wife Gwyneth Paltrow and Beyonce’s former Destiny’s Child bandmates, Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams, all attended the private ceremony. (Still together. Who’d a thunk it?)

2009 [09] Jeff Beck, Metallica, Run-DMC, Little Anthony & The Imperials, and Bobby Womack are inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

TODAY’S RECORDS . . .
1982 [36] Hockey sensation Wayne Gretzky of the Edmonton Oilers finishes the NHL season with 212 points to become 1st and only player to break the 200-point barrier (he goes on to do it 3 more times)

2017 [01] A stunning 59.6 carat diamond known as the ‘Pink star’ sets the world record price of $71 million for a gem at an action in Hong Kong

BULL’S BITS

BS WACK FACTS:
✓ The average American spends approximately 90% of their time indoors.
✓ When the car radio was introduced, some areas wanted to ban it because it “could be a distraction and cause accidents.”
✓ Climbing Mount Everest costs about US $65,000
✓ People tend sneeze in threes because one loosens up an irritant, the second gets it to the front of the nose, and the third gets it out.
✓ It takes longer to say “www” than it does to say “World Wide Web” because of all the syllables.
✓ The sentence “Are you as bored as I am?” can be said backwards and still make sense.
-WhattheFFacts

BS SIGNS YOU’RE ON A BUDGET VACATION:
• There is a sign in the bathroom that says, “Please re-wrap the bar of soap for our next visitor”
• You bought tickets to something called ‘4 Flags’ amusement park
• As part of your cruise, you have agreed to help the captain harpoon a great white shark in front of a camera crew
• The towels have another hotel’s name on them
• You carry a notebook with estimated expenses for each activity that you plan to do
• You announced the trip to your family with the words, “My cousin has a spare room!”
• 2 beds, 20 people
• You can see your house from the hotel
• Every time you set up camp, the police order you to move along
• The place you’re booked to stay at offers bed or breakfast
• You’re just staring at your screen saver pretending you’re there…
-Twitter

BS U-PICK TRIVIA:
• In what country did the tradition of ‘best man’ originate?
a. Japan
b. United States
c. Scotland [CORRECT]
d. Tuxembourg

• What is the average cost to have a pilot skywrite a marriage proposal over New York City? (2012)
a. $10,000
b. $15,000 [CORRECT]
c. $20,000
d. One dowry
– VitalStatistics

BS RANDOM JOKE:
I’m so great at being lazy that my doctor told me to expect atrophy.

BS PHONE STARTER:
If you could have a starring role in a movie already made, which would you pick?

BS WATER COOLER QUESTION:
Question: 37% of us do this with our pets. What?
Answer: Talk to them using baby talk

BS DEEP THOUGHT:
If you tell people where to go, but not how to get there, you’ll be amazed with the results.