Monday, August 10, 2020 – Edition: #6783
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BS SHOW BIZ BUZZ:
★ Simon Cowell broke his back in several places while testing his new electric bicycle in the courtyard of his Malibu home on Saturday. A spokesperson says Cowell was taken to hospital, where he had surgery overnight, and is currently under observation and doing fine. He’s been in quarantine at home during the pandemic with his girlfriend Lauren Silverman and their young son Eric.
-Yahoo, ChicagoSun-Times
★ The “Friends” reunion will start filming in the next two weeks. All six cast members are set to take part in the one-off special for HBO Max, which will finally go ahead this month after being delayed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. According to a source, there will be very strict guidelines in place, including no live audiences, and “all of the cast will be tested for Covid-19, and asked to quarantine in isolation after they’ve had the tests.” All other details are being kept tightly under wraps.
-ContactMusic
★ Robin Williams’ battle with Lewy Body Dementia will be chronicled in a new documentary. It features behind-the-scenes footage of the beloved star, who took his own life in August 2014, as he unknowingly struggled with the progressive neurological disease that was discovered after his death. “Robin’s Wish” also features interviews with Williams’ collaborators. It’ll be released digitally on September 1.
-Canoe
★ Tom Hanks is set for yet another nice-guy role in Disney’s live-action “Pinocchio” revamp. The Oscar winner, who is known as the nicest man in Hollywood, is in negotiations to play the puppet boy’s father, ‘Geppetto’. Reportedly, Hanks has seen the script, and he and director Robert Zemeckis have spoken about the role. They both won Oscars for their work on “Forrest Gump” and have since worked together on the hits “Cast Away” and “The Polar Express”.
-Canoe
TODAY’S SHOW BIZ SKED:
• “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (ABC/Global): Gwen Stefani, guest host Dua Lipa
• “The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon” (NBC/CTV): Bryan Cranston, Julia Garner, Surfaces
• “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” (CBS/Global): Dr. Jon LaPook, Maroon 5
• “Late Night with Seth Meyers” (NBC/CTV): Tracee Ellis Ross, Luke Bryan
• ” The Late Late Show with James Corden” (CBS/CTV): Rachel Brosnahan, Anderson .Paak
• “Conan” (TBS): Will Ferrell (R)
• “Watch What Happens Live” (Bravo): Malia White, Christine “Bugsy” Drake
• “The View” (ABC/CTV): Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms (R)
• “The Talk” (CBS): Eric Braeden (R)
• “Live with Kelly and Ryan” (ABC/CTV): Julie Chen, Shaggy, Dr. Wendy Bazilian, guest co-host Liza Koshy
• “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” (NBC/CTV): Saoirse Ronan, Halsey (R)
• “The Kelly Clarkson Show” (CHECK LOCAL LISTINGS): Olivia Munn, Rutledge Wood
• “The Bachelor: The Greatest Seasons — Ever! (ABC): A look back at Jason Mesnick’s journey to find love.
• “The Titan Games” (NBC): Season 2 finale
• “ShaqAttack” (DISCOVERY): Shaquille O’Neal goes on a mission to determine what shark has the perfect predatory attack and to uncover their most mind-blowing hunting techniques.
• “10 Things You Don’t Know” (E!): Series premiere. 10 things you don’t know about Brad Pitt
BS MUSIC NOTES:
• BTS, Doja Cat and J Balvin – are among the artists who will perform outdoors for this year’s VMAs. The awards show will not be held at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, as originally planned. Instead, the Aug. 30 show, to be hosted by Keke Palmer, will consist of “several outdoor performances around [New York] City with limited or no audience.” The show will return to Barclays Center in 2021.
• Selena Gomez – will star alongside Steve Martin and Martin Short in the new Hulu comedy “Only Murders in the Building”. It revolves around three strangers who share an obsession with true crime who suddenly find themselves wrapped up in one.
• Madonna — is reportedly set to sign an eight-figure deal to return to Warner Records. She is poised to rejoin the label which helped launch her career after releasing three albums via Interscope, including 2019’s “Madame X”.
• Creem magazine – the new documentary about the legendary rock and roll publication, “Creem: America’s Only Rock ’N’ Roll Magazine”, opened Friday on Virtual Cinema. Among the stories covered: The time Joan Jett showed up at the mag’s Motown offices threatening to pummel the critic who lambasted the Runaways’ first album.
• Foo Fighters — have cancelled their 25th anniversary “Van Tour”. They were scheduled to hit the road in spring, but the trek was rescheduled due to the coronavirus crisis. After initially postponing the tour to October, it has now been scrapped altogether. The Van Tour was scheduled to revisit the venues from their first U.S. tour in 1995.
• David Bowie – His archival releases will continue with the digital release of “Something in the Air (Live Paris 99)” on Aug 15. Recorded on Oct. 14, 1999 in Paris, it will include the rarity ‘Can’t Help Thinking About Me’, which he released in 1966 but hadn’t performed in more than three decades.
• Maren Morris — has donated $70,000 to the band program at East Nashville Magnet High School, to help purchase instruments, uniforms, tuxedos and gowns. The school received the donation as part of Morris’ HEROES Fund, which raises money through proceeds from her ticketed meet-and-greet events.
• Kane Brown – In an interview, he elaborated on reports that he had gotten lost for seven hours in his own (new) backyard. Quote: “We have 30 acres and it’s all woods. We made our own trail and then it started raining and it started getting dark and we were running out of gas…and we live by all these cliffs…We ran into a drop-off, so we ended up having to call the cops and walk down.”
HOME WORK:
So: Working from home—does it make you more productive – or less? According to a study by Microsoft, our employers are reaping extra benefits when their staffers are working remotely. The tech giant focused on 350 of its employees who are working remotely using “Workplace Analytics” and anonymous surveys, which honed in on work-life balance by looking at usage through email, calendar, and other elements of the digital workplace. The key takeaway from the study is this: workers are putting in an additional four hours per week on average. The study said a possible reason for this revolves around other responsibilities at home. It was also found that weekly meeting time increase by 10%.
(I think that’s because 10% of meetings are spent saying “Can you hear me?” And “I can hear you, but I can’t see you – where’s Jim?” And “Oh, your cat is so pretty!”)
-Ladders
MORE PANDEMIC-RELATED INFLATION:
The pandemic may have caused business to go into a tailspin for anyone who rents out birthday party bouncy castles, but this guy has found an interesting workaround. Brad Dick of Bounceroo Party Rentals in Edmonton, AB is offering to rent you a backyard inflatable pub. So, if you miss the camaraderie of your local watering hole, you can invite some of the people in your bubble over and start serving up drinks while in an air-filled replica of an English country-style pub. The cozy atmosphere includes windows, a mantel and a faux fireplace, with space to set up a few tables. If you like, add flowers near the entrance and a few chairs around the fireplace, and you’d never know you aren’t at your favorite watering hole – after a few drinks.
(Desperate times call for desperate measures!)
(I’m not sure my friends are the kind of people who can be trusted around a structure like this!)
(***CAUTION*** For some, this would be their second pandemic-related purchase of an inflatable!)
-CTV
NOODLE NEWS:
➢ Mac & Cheese for breakfast? Why not? In a survey, Kraft in the US found 56% of parents have served their kids mac & cheese for breakfast more often during the pandemic, so the company is embracing the idea by selling special-edition boxes labelled “Macaroni & Cheese Breakfast” rather than the traditional “Macaroni & Cheese Dinner.” The limited-edition boxes will appear in grocery stores next year. (And in Canada, it’ll be called “KB” instead of “KD”?)
➢ If you like mac & cheese, and you like Cheetos, you’ll love this: Cheetos is selling its own line of mac & cheese. It comes in three flavors: Flamin’ Hot, Bold & Cheesy, and Cheesy Jalapeño. Made with authentic Cheetos cheesiness using the mascot Chester Cheetah’s top-secret seasoning, the corkscrew-shaped pasta noodles are said to be inspired by Chester’s tail. Cheetos mac ‘n’ cheese is available now in the US in both box and cup formats. (Flamin’ Hot or not, I’m still putting ketchup on it!)
-Delish, BusinessInsider
“GUYS” – NOT SO WISE:
What are the first words you usually hear on a Zoom call (besides “Can you hear me?”)? It’s usually “Hey Guys!” Now, some people are saying that using the word “guys” to address work colleagues is a gendered phrase that could be sending signals about who is – and who isn’t – included in your workplace. Amy Jeffers, an organizational development specialist in diversity, equity and inclusion, says there are better alternatives to using the word “guys”. She suggests we get used to using non-gender-assuming terms such as:
• “Hey team”
• “Hey crew”
• “Hey all
• “Hey folks”
• “Hey people”
• “Hey peeps”
• “Hey y’all”
• “Hey everyone”
• “Hey pals”
• “Hey friends”
(Or just “Hey”.)
(If someone ever uses the words “Hey peeps” you should have legal authority to immediately leave the call and take the rest of the week off!)
(The only time I’ve ever had a boss call me “pal” was just before he asked me to help him smuggle a box a file folders into the trunk of his car…)
-HuffPost
DID YOU KNOW?
According to a new Japanese study published in the journal “Current Biology”, beetles have an unorthodox way to escape frogs after being eaten — ducking out the back door. According to the first-of-its-kind research, the water scavenger beetle, Regimbartia attenuata, climbs down its captor’s intestinal tract and forces the captor to “poop” it out, which can take anywhere from six minutes to two days. The study was engineered to test “unimaginable” prey defenses. (Bringing new meaning to the term “dung beetle”?)
-NYPost
BS CHRONOMETER 08.10.20
TODAY’S CELEBIRTHDAYS . . .
1959 [61] Rosanna Arquette, NYC, movie actress (“Pulp Fiction”, “The Whole Nine Yards”)/sister of actors David Arquette & Patricia Arquette COMING UP…”Puppy Love”, 2020
1960 [60] Antonio Banderas, Malaga Spain, movie actor (“The Legend of Zorro”, “Shrek” movies) COMING UP…”The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard”, 2021
1971 [49] Justin Theroux, Washington DC, TV actor (“The Leftovers” 2014-17)/movie actor (“American Psycho”, “Lady and the Tramp”)/screenwriter (“Zoolander 2″, “Iron Man 2″) COMING UP…”False Positive”, 2020
1979 [41] ‘Mama’ June Shannon, McIntyre GA, reality star (“Here Comes Honey Boo Boo” 2012-2014, “Mama June: From Not to Hot”, since 2017)
1987 [33] Charley Koontz, Concord CA, TV actor (‘Daniel Krumitz’ on “CSI: Cyber” 2015-2016, ‘Fat Neil’ on “Community” 2011-15)
1997 [23] Kylie Jenner, Los Angeles CA, fashion model/reality TV star (“Keeping Up With the Kardashians” since 2007)/owner of Kylie Cosmetics/net worth over $900 million
TODAY’S BS REASONS TO PARTY . . .
• “Lazy Day”, a day to take it easy. Just another day around here. (And that’s all I could be bothered to come up with for that…)
• “S’mores Day” celebrating one of our favorite campfire treats, a toasted marshmallow sandwiched between graham crackers with piece of chocolate. The original recipe, published in Scout leader Loretta Scott Crew’s “Tramping & Trailing with the Girl Scouts” (1927), referred to the delicacy as “Some Mores”.
• “Smithsonian Day”, celebrating the series of Washington DC museums that form the Smithsonian Institution, basically “America’s Attic”. It was created on this date in 1846.
• “Spoil Your Dog Day”, like you have a choice. Just look at those big sad eyes … and those dangly-wangly ears … aren’t you just the cootest little thing … er, sorry. (What is the most extraordinary way you’ve heard of someone spoiling theirs?)
• “Duran Duran Appreciation Day”, a celebration of the 1980s teen heartthrob band who pushed the limits of acceptable music video content. **BS FAST FACT: Duran Duran was named after a character in the movie “Barbarella”, ‘Dr. Durand Durand’.
• “World Lion Day”, a relatively new event designed to celebrate lions globally. It is estimated that there are 20,000-35,000 lions on this planet, and fewer than 2,000 lions left in the wild in Kenya.
COMING UP . . .
[Tues] Annual Medical Checkup Day
[Tues] Play in the Sand Day
[Wed] Middle Child Day
[Wed] Vinyl Record Day
This Week Is…Bargain Hunting Week
This Month Is…MedicAlert Awareness Month
THIS DAY IN SHOW BIZ . . .
2008 [12] Isaac Hayes, singer (“Theme From Shaft”) and actor (‘Chef’ on “South Park”) dies in Memphis TN of a stroke at age 65
TODAY’S MUSIC EVENTS . . .
2004 [16] Rolling Stones’ Charlie Watts confirms he is undergoing treatment for throat cancer, which eventually goes into remission
2008 [12] Katy Perry’s pop song ‘I Kissed a Girl’ hits #1 in over 20 countries
2012 [08] KISS and Mötley Crüe together donate $100,000 to the families of the victims of the Aurora, Colorado “Dark Knight” movie theater shooting
TODAY’S FIRSTS . . .
2003 [18] Temperatures in the UK top 100 F (38 C) for the first time in recorded history, during a European-wide heat wave
2003 [18] Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko becomes the first to marry in space, wedding Ekaterina Dmitrieva (who is in Texas) while he’s 240 miles over New Zealand aboard the International Space Station
2017 [03] 100-year-old fruit cake by Huntley & Palmers is deemed “almost eatable” after being discovered in a hut used by Captain Scott’s expedition in Antarctica
TODAY’S RECORD . . .
2014 [06] Rory McIlroy wins his 4th major championship, the PGA, making him 1-of-4 players in golf history to reach that benchmark by age 25
BULL’S BITS
BS WHACK FACTS:
✓ The human body contains enough fat to make seven bars of soap.
✓ Only two mammals like spicy food: humans and the tree shrew.
✓ Riding a roller coaster can help you pass a kidney stone.
✓ When listening to music, your heartbeat will sync with the rhythm.
✓ Humans are bioluminescent (produce light, glow in the dark), but the light isn’t perceptible to the human eye.
✓ Showering has been shown to spark creativity.
-WhattheFFacts
Best of BS . . .
BS THINGS NEVER SAID IN RAP SONGS:
• “I like flat butts and I cannot lie.”
• “Let’s hook up in my tractor.”
• “Driving down the street in my Honda Accord. Appreciating the women, handshaking the bros.
• “It’s hard out there for an independent contractor.”
• “Abstinence rules!”
• “I eat a salad with no regret, top it off with balsamic vinaigrette.”
• “Yo, look at the clock, it’s late and I’m going to bed.”
• “I’m Slim Shady…thanks to my girl Jenny Craig.”
• “Please don’t back your buttocks in my general direction.”
• “These pretzels are makin’ me thirsty.”
-Twitter, first published in BS in 2018
TODAY’S SLICE OF BS:
➠ Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel have welcomed a second baby boy. (According to reports, the baby has her eyes and his inability to pick a decent movie script.)
➠ A New York waitress says Kylie Jenner tipped $20 on a $500 bill. (Not because Kylie is an extremely unthankful self-centered elitist . . . but because that’s what she calculated 15% to be.)
➠ A New York State man died after a guacamole-making machine exploded. (I guess it was just his time to avocado.)
➠ A study says that women are three times more likely to cheat on their partner than men. (The conclusion was reached after looking at the entire history of human relationships and then reporting the exact opposite…)
➠ Dustin Hoffman turned 83 on the weekend. (For the record, older women no longer try to seduce him…)
BS WEB GOODIE:
Special talents: https://tinyurl.com/y2pmqxdo
BS U-PICK TRIVIA:
• Which movie was NOT released in 1994?
a) Forrest Gump
b) Dumb and Dumber
c) Armageddon [CORRECT, 1998]
d) The Lion King
• What was musician Prince’s real first name?
a) Prince [CORRECT]
b) Henry
c) Rogers
d) Unpronounceable Symbol
• Who was the original host of the U.S. version of “Who Wants to be a Millionaire”?
a) Alex Trebek
b) Regis Philbin [CORRECT]
c) Meredith Vieira
d) Monty Hall
BS RANDOM JOKE:
My wife left me because I am insecure. No wait, she’s back. She just went to get coffee.
BS PHONE STARTER:
What is the strangest thing about where you grew up?
BS WATER COOLER QUESTION:
Question: You’re more likely to do THIS if you’re in your 50s than if you’re in your 20s. It’s something you would do at night. What is it?
Answer: Sleep naked
BS DEEP THOUGHT:
A vacation is what you take when you can no longer take what you’ve been taking.