Tuesday, April 7, 2020        Edition: #6671

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BS SUBSCRIBER NOTE:
The Bull Sheet will not be publishing on Friday, April 10 to observe Good Friday. All subscribers will receive credit for the missed service day. The Bull Sheet will resume publication on Monday, April 13.

BS SHOW BIZ BUZZ:
★ Jeff Lowe, one of the stars of the Netflix documentary series “Tiger King,” says that Netflix is planning to release a new episode of the show this week. Lowe, who owns the Oklahoma zoo that Joe Exotic once ran — that is featured in the docuseries — sent a video message to Los Angeles Dodgers player Justin Turner last week, following an episode of a podcast hosted by Turner’s wife, Kourtney. The message said: “Netflix is adding one more episode…They’re filming here tomorrow.” It’s unclear what the nature of the new “Tiger King” episode will be — either a continuation or a reunion of the existing docu-series.
-TheWrap
★ With the coronavirus pandemic continuing, restaurants and the people who work in them have been hit particularly hard financially. Now, celebrity chef Guy Fieri wants to help. He’s partnered with the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation to help raise funds for workers who have found themselves unemployed and in dire financial straits. Fieri says, “We’re going to try to get $500 to every employee, right now, the wind needs to swing toward the people that have been serving us for so many years. Now it’s time for us to serve them.”
-Yahoo
★ Louis C.K. has released his first stand-up special since he was accused of sexual misconduct during the height of the #MeToo movement. The special, called “Sincerely Louis C.K.,” is available for purchase for $7.99 on his website for download and streaming, and purchase of the special also provides a one-year license to stream other digital content on his site. His last special, “2017” was released not long before the accusations against him came to light.
-TheWrap
★ Dr. Drew Pinsky is apologizing after continually downplaying the danger of coronavirus for months and claiming it was “press-induced panic.” At one point, he said that you’re more likely to die after being “hit by an asteroid” than the highly-contagious virus. On Saturday, he drastically changed his tune, saying: “My early comments about equating coronavirus with influenza were wrong. They were incorrect. I was part of a chorus that was saying that, and we were wrong. And I want to apologize for that.”
-MSN

TODAY’S BIZ SKED:
• “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (ABC/Global): Ellen DeGeneres, Sam Fischer
• “The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon” (NBC/CTV): Kerry Washington, Russell Wilson, Ciara
• “Late Night with Seth Meyers” (NBC/CTV): Sen. Kamala Harris
• “The Late Late Show with James Corden” (CBS/CTV): Mark Wahlberg, Iliza Shlesinger, Rob Haze (R)
• “Conan” (TBS): Stephen Colbert
• “Watch What Happens Live” (Bravo): Lisa Vanderpump, Lance Bass, Lala Kent, Randall Emmett
• “The View” (ABC/CTV): Rachael Ray
• “The Talk” (CBS): Gayle King, Kunal Nayyar
• “Live with Kelly and Ryan” (ABC/CTV): Tracy Morgan, Jewel, Dr. Jennifer Ashton
• “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” (NBC/CTV): Jennifer Lopez
• “The Kelly Clarkson Show” (CHECK LOCAL LISTINGS): Sean Evans, Rita Wilson
• “The Resident” (FOX): Season 3 finale
• “The Last O.G.” (TBS): Season 3 premiere
• “The Gene: An Intimate History” (PBS): Science and personal stories come together to reveal the history of the human genome; patients with rare genetic diseases and their doctors race against time to discover cures.

BS MUSIC NOTES:
• Miley Cyrus — With their masks on, she and Cody Simpson delivered 120 meals to hospital workers on Saturday. Simpson wrote on Instagram: “Tacos for the incredible healthcare workers at our local hospital! So grateful for these true legends of our time dedicating their lives to battling this pandemic.”
• Jay-Z and Meek Mill — are helping protect inmates and prison staff from coronavirus with a donation of 100,000 surgical masks. They will be distributed to jails in Tennessee, Mississippi and New York, where the infection rate has been astronomical.
• Taylor Swift – What is she doing while in lockdown? She says she has “been doing a lot of cooking, a lot of reading, a lot of watching films that I’ve never seen before. But mostly I’ve been online trying to figure out how to help others.”
• Marianne Faithfull — is in a London hospital after testing positive for coronavirus. The 73-year-old is reported to be stable and responding to treatment. She’s battled several ailments in recent years, including hepatitis C and breast cancer.
• Erykah Badu — is finally getting to play her dream stage while under quarantine at her home in Dallas. She kicked off her “Quarantine Concert Series: Apocalypse One”, charging fans $1 to watch her and her band perform songs from her bedroom. She told an interviewer: “I’m the laziest artist in the world. My dream was always to perform from my bed and guess what? It came through!”
• Black Sabbath — guitarist Tony Iommi is auctioning some items from his collection to help a Birmingham, UK hospital charity in their battle with Covid-19. He wrote on Facebook: “We were about to announce a charity ‘evening with Tony Iommi’ to raise some money…Now as all charitable events have been cancelled, I wanted to still do something to help.”
• Big & Rich — have a musical PSA called “Stay Home.” The humorous new song speaks to current realities in households such as excessive hand washing, running out of toilet paper and parents going crazy with having their children home all day, while urging people to stay home in the midst of the coronavirus outbreak. LINK: https://tinyurl.com/sxpa5qw
• Michael Ray – has released a strings version of his current single ‘Her World or Mine’. Quote: “I do believe music is medicine, especially in times like we’re living right now.”

THIS WEEK’S NETFLIX (Canada) RELEASES:
➢ April 10:
• “Brews Brothers” (Netflix Original):  Real-life brothers Greg and Jeff Schaffer created this odd-couple comedy series about two very different brothers who must put aside their differences when they are forced to run a brewery together.
• “The Main Event” (Netflix Film):  A WWE original production. A young boy finds a magic mask that turns him into a superstar wrestler whenever he puts it on.
• “Love Wedding Repeat” (Netflix Film):  Jack lives through an alternate version of his sister’s wedding, possibly including a version where he gets the woman of his dreams.
➢ April 12:
• “Ocean’s 8” (Drama):  Debbie Ocean gathers an all-female crew to attempt an impossible heist at New York City’s yearly Met Gala. (Cate Blanchett, Sandra Bullock, Mindy Kaling, Rihanna)
(Full list: https://tinyurl.com/w34l98h
For releases in other Netflix regions, click here: https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/coming-soon/)

HAND OFF:
We’re washing our hands, staying at home, and standing 6 feet apart when we do need to go out. What else can we do to limit the spread of Covid-19? Don’t touch your face, of course. But studies show that on average, people touch their face about 23 times an hour. So how do we stop? Susan Michie, the director of the Centre for Behaviour Change at University College London, says the most effective way to avoid touching your face is to make it impossible. She suggests wearing a head net, similar to what you might wear to protect yourself from mosquito bites. They’re comfortable, and your mind becomes aware of the barrier, so you learn not to reach for your face. Alternately, Michie suggests making a conscious effort to keep your hands below shoulder level at all times and train yourself to resist the urge to touch your face. Or you can come up with a “counter-habit”. Teach yourself to notice that your hand is moving toward your face, and when it does, divert it and redirect it – perhaps by scratching the back of your head instead.
(I would, but it keeps getting caught in the netting!)
(If you were isolated with my family, you’d know that there’s no way I’m ever going to be able to stop facepalming!)
(Maybe I could stop touching my face if they’d just stop reminding me!!)
-CNN

ON SAIL:
A lone Canadian man who is on a multi-year trip sailing around the world just might be the safest person on earth. Bert terHart (***CORRECT***) sailed out of Victoria, BC in October, on his 40′ sailboat. His goal is to circumnavigate the globe non-stop, without the aid of any electronic navigational devices. At the beginning of April, he was near Australia, about two-thirds of the way through his journey. The trip was to have lasted six months, but delays due to extreme weather has stretched it to eight months. Coincidentally, Bert is now unofficially the “safest person on the planet”, bobbing alone at sea while everyone else on earth is worried about getting too close to others in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
(Plus, he has lots of toilet paper!)
(That’s what I call “social distancing”!)
(In fact, the only person in history less likely to experience human contact was me on prom night!)
-GoodNewsNetwork

BEST BABY NAMES FOR FUTURE FINANCIAL SUCCESS:
(According to an analysis of UK investment platform eToro’s database of 12 million users regarding which first names performed the best and worst investment-wise over the past year…)
Boys (best):                             Boys (worst):
1. Andrew                                1. Ali
2. Sam                                     2. Rob
3. Alex                                     3. Dan
4. Christopher                          4. Chris
5. Darren                                  5. Dominic

Girls (best):                              Girls (worst):
1. Anna                                     1. Karen
2. Maria                                    2. Claire
3. Laura                                    3. Lisa
4. Helen                                    4. Jennifer
5. Sarah                                    5. Rachel
(I know ONE thing: If your boy’s name is ‘Christopher’, don’t let him use the short-form!)
-StudyFinds

DID YOU KNOW?
Scientists say that “lockdown loneliness” can cause cravings in your brain which are similar to hunger. A new study by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology shows that both loneliness and hunger trigger deep centers of the human brain eliciting feelings of desire and craving. Their findings suggest that the need for social interaction is as primordial as the need to eat.
-NYPost

BS CHRONOMETER 04.07.20

TODAY’S CELEBIRTHDAYS . . .
1939 [81] Francis Ford Coppola, Detroit MI, movie director (Oscars-“The Godfather I & II”, “Apocalypse Now”)/father of filmmaker Sofia Coppola (“Lost in Translation”)

1948 [72] John Oates, NYC, pop singer-guitarist (Hall & Oates-‘Private Eyes’, ‘Maneater’)

1954 [66] Jackie (Yuan Lung) Chan, Hong Kong, movie actor-producer-director-stuntman (“Kung Fu Panda” films, “Rush Hour” series)

1964 [56] Russell Crowe, Wellington NZ, movie actor (“A Beautiful Mind”, Oscar-“Gladiator”) COMING UP…”Unhinged”, 2020

1985 [35] Ben McKee, Forestville CA, rock bassist-vocalist (Imagine Dragons-‘I Bet My Life’, ‘Radioactive’)

1988 [32] Ed Speleers, Chichester UK, TV actor (“Downton Abbey” 2012-14)

TODAY’S BS REASONS TO PARTY . . .
• “Beer Day”, an unofficial holiday in the US marking the day in 1933 when Americans could legally buy, sell, and drink beer for the first time in 13 years, thanks to Prohibition.
…but before you celebrate TOO much:

• “Alcohol Screening Day,” an initiative of the National Institutes Of Health in the US. The aim of this event is to increase public awareness that alcohol abuse and alcoholism are recognized disorders which can be treated.

• “Empowered Women Entrepreneurs Day”, a day to tell a female friend or family member how proud you are of them for operating their own business.

• “International Beaver Day”, celebrating the species that restores the most valuable terrestrial ecosystem … wetlands. Organized by the nonprofit organization Beavers: Wetlands & Wildlife.
NET: http://www.beaversww.org

• “Metric System Day”, celebrating its 1795 adoption in France, where it was first developed. The only 3 countries in the world NOT using the system now: Liberia, Myanmar, and USA. Myanmar (Burma) is taking steps to adopt it officially.

• “No Housework Day”, an annual opportunity to avoid dishes, cleaning, taking out trash … and guilt! (Shouldn’t be a problem)

• “World Health Day”, an initiative of the World Health Organization to highlight public health issues of international concern on the anniversary of the organization’s creation in 1948.

AND REMEMBER . . .
[Wed] Dog Fighting Awareness Day
[Wed] Trading Cards For Grown-ups Day
[Thurs] Name Yourself Day
[Thurs] Chicken Little Awareness Day

THIS DAY IN SHOW BIZ . . .
2012 [08] Mike Wallace, longtime “60 Minutes” journalist (1968-2006) on CBS-TV, dies at age 93 in New Canaan CT

2016 [04] After 15 years of memorable performances, cringeworthy auditions, and shocking eliminations, FOX-TV’s “American Idol” ends, but not before one more winner is crowned: Trent Harmon. (The show would be revived on ABC in 2018)

TODAY’S MUSIC EVENTS . . .
2008 [12] Bob Dylan becomes the first pop/rock music artist to win a Pulitzer Prize

2015 [05] The original 16-page draft manuscript of Don McLean’s 1972 mega-hit ‘American Pie’ sells for $1.2 million at a Christie’s auction in NYC

2017 [03] Pearl Jam, Electric Light Orchestra, Journey, Yes, Joan Baez, Tupac Shakur and Nile Rodgers are inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

TODAY’S FIRST . . .
1969 [51] The Internet is born (symbolically) with the publication of “RFC 1”, which defined the software used in the communication between computers

BULL’S BITS

BS WHACK FACTS:
✓ All of the Earth’s continents are wider at the north than in the south – and nobody knows why.
✓ A hardboiled egg will spin. An uncooked or soft-boiled egg will not.
✓ Ancient Egyptians slept on pillows made of stone.
✓ During the Gold Rush in 1849, some people paid as much as $100 for a glass of water.
✓ A Citreon car with an oil leak once travelled 500 miles through Italy after its gearbox was filled with bananas.
✓ Given the opportunity, deer will chew gum and marijuana.
-RandomFactGenerator

Best of BS . . .
BS BAD NAMES FOR PROFESSIONAL WRESTLERS:
• ‘The Old Coward’
• ‘Linus The Soup-Eater’
• ‘Kimono Boy’
• ‘The Vegan’
• ‘El Wusso’
• ‘The Phonics Expert’
• ‘Truffle’
• ‘The Wilting Zinnia’
• ‘The Narcoleptic’
• ‘The Whispering Mime’
• ‘Cookies ‘n Creme’ (tag team duo)
• ‘The Victim’
• ‘Tickles’
– Jeff Johnson, first published in BS in 2009

TODAY’S SCOOP OF BS:
➠ IKEA says that 70% of the materials used in its products are either renewable or recycled, and the company is aiming for 100% renewable by 2030. (If you shop at another furniture store, you have only your shelf to blame…)
➠ A Florida woman who was isolated at a yoga retreat didn’t know about coronavirus until she left just a few days ago. (Reportedly, she is now Sick AND Twisted…)
➠ A leopard that fell into a 50-foot well in India was rescued by a Forest Department worker. (Man, I’m just glad it was spotted!)
➠ I just read that Albert Einstein once questioned the concept behind “The Big Bang Theory.” (He was the guy who posed the formula “E=MC².” And also the less popular formula, “C+C=Music Factory.”
➠ Doctors now claim that up to 3 cups of coffee a day can reduce your risk of having a heart attack. (Just make sure you DON’T check that Starbucks receipt after your third cup!)

BS WEB GOODIE:
Parents trying to work from home:  https://tinyurl.com/warev84

BS RANDOM JOKE:
My therapist told me the way to achieve true inner peace is to finish what I start. So far, I’ve finished two bags of M&Ms and a chocolate cake. I feel better already.

BS PHONE STARTER:
What nicknames or special jargon do you use on-the-job that most people wouldn’t understand?

BS WATER COOLER QUESTION:
Question:  93% of us say we buy THIS every month. What is it?
Answer:  Pizza

BS DEEP THOUGHT:
What you enjoy is much more important then what you have.