Thursday, August 20, 2020 — Edition: #6791
Sheeters Always Prosper!
BS SHOW BIZ BUZZ:
★ Cuba Gooding Jr. has been accused of raping a woman twice in a New York City hotel room. In a civil lawsuit filed on Tuesday, the woman, identified only as “Jane Doe,” claims she met Gooding in a Manhattan bar in August 2013 and was invited to join him for drinks at a nearby hotel, where he asked the woman to his room while he changed clothes. Gooding’s attorney says the allegations are untrue. In 2019, Gooding pleaded not guilty to charges of groping three different women in incidents in New York nightclubs in 2018. Those criminal cases have yet to be resolved.
-Yahoo
★ Prosecutors have urged a judge to accept deals that would see Lori Loughlin and husband Mossimo Giannulli serve jail time for their involvement in the college admissions scandal. Loughlin would serve two months in jail, while her designer husband would serve five months, after the couple pleaded guilty in May to paying $500,000 to get their two daughters, Olivia Jade and Isabella, into the University of Southern California. The bribe saw both teenagers accepted as crew recruits – even though neither girl was a rower.
-Canoe
★ “The Office” star Leslie David Baker is exposing the racist attacks he has been subjected to as he pushes for a series spinoff. He’s been accepting donations via Kickstarter to help fund a new show revolving around his character ‘Stanley Hudson’, titled “Uncle Stan: Coming Out of Retirement”. The initiative has more than 1,500 donors, who have pledged over $360,000 to help bring the show to the small screen. Unfortunately, he has also found himself the target of hateful messages, which he posted with the words: “For those of you who don’t believe racism is still alive in the world… here’s the proof.”
-Canoe
★ Tyler Perry will be honoured with the Governors Award at the 2020 Emmy Awards, which he will receive for his dedication to ”philanthropic initiatives”. The writer, producer, and director is set to receive the prestigious honor alongside his company, The Perry Foundation, at this year’s ceremony, which will take place virtually on September 20.
-ContactMusic
TODAY’S SHOW BIZ SKED:
• “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (ABC/Global): Cori Bush, Deon Forrest, guest host Anthony Anderson
• “The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon” (NBC/CTV): Rachel Maddow, Fred Armisen, Tiwa Savage
• “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” (CBS/Global): Hillary Rodham Clinton
• “Late Night with Seth Meyers” (NBC/CTV): Kenan Thompson, Busy Philipps, Thomas Land
• “The Late Late Show with James Corden” (CBS/CTV): Lili Reinhart, Anitta
• “Conan” (TBS): Emily Mortimer (R)
• “The View” (ABC/CTV): Gov. Gavin Newsom (R)
• “The Talk” (CBS): Billy Gardell, Folake Olowofoyeku, guest co-host Lisa Ling (R)
• “Live with Kelly and Ryan” (ABC/CTV): Keegan-Michael Key, Madison Beer, Debi Mazar, Dr. Doris Day (R)
• “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” (NBC/CTV): Mandy Moore, Amber Pike, Matt Barnett, Lauren Speed, Cameron Hamilton, Damian Powers, Giannina Gibelli (R)
• “The Kelly Clarkson Show” (CHECK LOCAL LISTINGS): Jim Gaffigan, Stana Katic
• “Big Brother” (CBS): Following a live vote, a houseguest is evicted; the rest compete to become the next head of household.
• “America’s Choice 2020: Democratic National Convention” (CNN): Coverage of the 2020 Democratic National Convention.
BS MUSIC NOTES:
• Ed Sheeran – Some of his earliest recordings are being auctioned, and he’s probably dying of embarrassment. He made the album of demos called “Spinning Man” at age 13, after experiencing his first heartbreak. In his book, he wrote that he owns 19 of the 20 copies made, and that he did not want anyone else to get their hands one. It’s expected to fetch up to $13,000 next month.
• Kanye West – took to Twitter to let the world know he has issues with the sexualized nature of some content on TikTok. In a follow-up message, he asked the company behind the App to collaborate with him on creating a “Christian monitored” version of the platform.
• Taylor Swift – has scored her landmark 40th total week at #1 on the Billboard Artist 100 chart, thanks to the continued success of her new album “Folklore”. That extends her record for the most time spent at #1 since the chart’s 2014 launch. Drake ranks second at 31 weeks, followed by The Weeknd with 20.
• Jack White — will auction off guitars, amps, personal items, stage equipment, clothing and other items from his label’s archives and his personal collection. Included in the online “garage sale” will be drum sets used in the White Stripes’ ‘Hardest Button to Button’ video. It starts Aug. 26 LINK: https://tinyurl.com/y6prcnvk
• The Clash — Bruce Springsteen, Bob Weir, Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello and Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Homme will be among the artists celebrating Joe Strummer’s birthday as part of a live streamed charity event on Aug. 21. “A Song for Joe: Celebrating the Life of Joe Strummer” will raise funds for Save Our Stages to support independently owned music venues.
• Sixx:AM – The Nikki Sixx side-project is teasing something called “Maybe It’s Time” coming tomorrow. The accompanying image promises the involvement of an impressive list of artists, including Def Leppard’s Joe Elliott, Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor, and Guns N’ Roses’ guitarist Slash.
• Carrie Underwood – posted a hilarious video showing how she had to own up to an Amazon shopping spree after an avalanche of packages showed up to the Tennessee mansion she shares with husband Mike Fisher & their kids. It showed Fisher discovering the packages and showing obvious frustration, while she laughs about the situation.
• Luke Bryan — is sharing some of his outdoor gear on his new Amazon Outdoor Essentials store. He debuted his collection this week, featuring everything from bear spray to a Bluetooth fish finder. In a video ad for his store, he says camping, fishing and hunting are a treasured family pastime.
DINNER TIME:
A new study says that a late dinner can dramatically raise your risk for developing obesity, and many other health concerns. Don’t worry, grabbing a late bite on occasion isn’t going to hurt you. But the study from Johns Hopkins University found that people who ate dinner at 10 pm regularly burned significantly fewer calories in the 4 hours after eating compared to those who ate dinners at 6 pm. Also, the peak glucose levels for late-eaters were roughly about 18% higher, and the amount of fat burned overnight was 10% lower.
(Uh, do they mean “first dinner” or “second dinner”? Asking for a friend.)
(Fine with me. I work so early that I eat dinner at 3, lunch at 9 in the morning, and breakfast the night before!)
-Ladders
P IS FOR PARK:
From the department of things that you thought you’d never hear happening: a series of “transparent toilets” have opened in five public parks in Tokyo. The translucent lavatories, created by a prize-winning architect, are made from colored “smart glass” that turns opaque when the cubicles are occupied. Aside from their novelty value, the weird water closets were designed to solve two common concerns with public toilets: the questions of whether it is clean inside, and whether someone is secretly hiding inside. Using new technology, the cubicles’ glass outer walls turn opaque colors of gold, pink and purple after the door is locked, allowing prospective users to survey the interior before spending a penny. And at night, according to the foundation that organized the initiative, they “light up like a beautiful lantern”.
(I’d totally be the guy who forgets to lock it!)
(I hope they turn opaque from the inside as well…that’d be weird!)
-Yahoo
FUNNIEST TWEETS FROM WOMEN THIS WEEK:
⇒ Hey guys!!! I wanted to let you know that I’m deleting my mental health to focus more on social media. Hope you will all support me! — @shan4vp
⇒ if I could give any advice to my 8 year old self? stop talking abt how much u like owls…Ur about to get worthless owl things for every holiday until ur 20. Start talking about how much u like cold hard cash. — @Danika_Lyle
⇒ there is no way that golf is as fun as rich white people make it seem — @abbygov
⇒ The only thing keeping me from becoming a crafty Instagram momfluencer? Severe lower back pain and laziness — @amil
⇒ Take your kid swimming so they can LOUDLY exclaim that they just peed in the water. — @pro_worrier_
⇒ Got a full 8 hours of anxiety last night — @momjeansplease
⇒ I decided to quit drinking for a bit so I can really drink my way through October and November. — @AngryBlackLady
⇒ (***Caution***) 5: Mommy, why do girls wear bras? Me: To support their boobies. 5: No, they’re trapping their boobies. They’re booby traps. *cracks herself up* I’m raising a comedian. Also, she’s not wrong. — @Lhlodder
-HuffPost
TOP MUSIC MONEY-MAKERS IN 2019:
(based on revenue from music sales/streaming, publishing and touring…)
1. The Rolling Stones – $65 million
2. Ariana Grande — $44.3 million
3. Elton John – $43.3 million
4. Jonas Brothers — $40.9 million
5. Queen – $35.2 million
6. Post Malone — $34.2 million
7. Pink — $30.5 million
8. KISS – $26.7 million
9. Billy Joel – $26.1 million
10. Justin Timberlake — $25.9 million
(Top country artist: Eric Church, who came in at #11 with $25.85 million. The top streamer was Drake, while Queen was the top music seller, at $9.6 million)
-Billboard
DID YOU KNOW?
What could be the highest temperature ever recorded on Earth – 130F (54.4C) – may have been reached in Death Valley National Park, California this week. The recording is being verified by the US National Weather Service. Meanwhile, temperatures across part of Antarctica fell to nearly 100 degrees below zero Fahrenheit, (-73.3°C) including at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, the temporary home of about 50 scientists. (…who are spending a lot of time indoors these days!)
-BBC, 247WallSt
BS CHRONOMETER 08.20.20
TODAY’S CELEBIRTHDAYS . . .
1948 [72] Robert Plant, West Bromwich UK, classic rock singer (‘Tall Cool One’, Led Zeppelin-‘Stairway to Heaven’, ‘Whole Lotta Love’)/Rock & Roll Hall of Fame (1995)/Commander of the Order of the British Empire (2009)
1954 [66] Al Roker, Queens NY, TV host (“Today Show” since 1996, Host of NBC’s coverage of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade since 1995)
1956 [64] Joan Allen, Rochelle IL, movie actress (“Jason Bourne” films, “Room”)
1969 [51] Billy Gardell, Pittsburgh PA, TV actor (“Bob Hearts Abishola” since 2019, “Mike & Molly” 2010-16)
1970 [50] Fred Durst, Jacksonville FL, nu-metal/rap rock singer (Limp Bizkit-‘Rollin’, ‘Behind Blue Eyes’)
1974 [46] Amy Adams, Vicenza, Italy, movie actress (“American Hustle”, “Arrival”) COMING UP…”Hillbilly Elegy”, 2020
1983 [37] Andrew Garfield, Los Angeles CA [raised Surrey UK], movie actor (“The Amazing Spider-Man” films, “The Social Network”) COMING UP… “Mainstream”, 2020
1992 [28] Demi Lovato, Albuquerque NM, pop singer (‘Heart Attack’, “Sorry Not Sorry’)/TV personality (“The X Factor” 2012-13)
TODAY’S BS REASONS TO PARTY . . .
• “Lemonade Day”, honoring the old-fashioned Summer refreshment favorite. Many sources say that lemonade was invented in Paris on this day in 1630. (And remember, unless life also hands you sugar and water, your lemonade is going to suck!)
• “Radio Day”, for no apparent reason other than someone penciled it in on a calendar years ago. To celebrate, all on-air personalities get a hefty raise and a day off. (In my dreams…)
• “World Mosquito Day”, commemorating the 1897 date when British doctor Sir Ronald Ross discovered the link between malaria transmission and mosquitoes. (At the time it created a lot of buzz…)
• “Bacon Lovers Day”, saluting one of the oldest of all processed meats. The Chinese began salting pork bellies as early as 1500 BC. What odd dish do you include bacon in … or on? (Bacon is the duct tape of the kitchen. It can fix anything!)
• “Medical Transporters Day”, can be traced back to World War I where Field Ambulances transported those in need of care to medical facilities. This innovation moved into hospitals in the form of Medical Orderlies, and into the community in the form of ambulances.
• “Virtual Worlds Day”, Whether you enjoy on-line games or simulating real life events for training or connecting with colleagues around the globe inside a virtual workspace, this day is for you.
COMING UP . . .
[Fri] Senior Citizens Day
[Fri] Poet’s Day
[Sat] Tooth Fairy Day
[Sat] Be an Angel Day
THIS DAY IN SHOW BIZ . . .
2012 [08] Groundbreaking comedian Phyllis Diller dies at her Los Angeles CA home at age 95
2017 [03] Comedian and telethon host Jerry Lewis [Joseph Levitch] dies at 91
TODAY’S MUSIC EVENTS . . .
2016 [04] The Tragically Hip play their final concert in their hometown of Kingston, ON. 6,700 attend, including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, with an additional 25,000 gathered outside. Almost 12 million Canadians watch on TV or online. The tour had been announced after it was revealed that singer Gord Downie was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer.
2018 [02] The Eagles album “Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975” is certified for sales of 38 million units, making it the best-selling album of all-time in America, besting Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” by 5 million. Worldwide, Thriller is still by far the biggest selling album.
TODAY’S FIRSTS . . .
1920 [100] American Professional Football Conference (APFC), forerunner of the NFL, is created during a meeting at the Jordan & Hupmobile Auto Showroom in Canton, Ohio
2000 [20] Tiger Woods wins the PGA Championship to become the first golfer since Ben Hogan in 1953 to win 3 majors in a single year
2012 [08] Augusta National Golf Club (home of The Masters) announces it’s finally opening its doors to women (former US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and banker Darla Moore become the first female members)
TODAY’S RECORD . . .
2004 [16] In an event arranged by the Washington Tow Truck Association, 83 trucks roll through Wenatchee WA, setting a Guinness Record for ‘World’s Largest Parade of Tow Trucks’
BULL’S BITS
BS WHACK FACTS:
✓ If you kicked a ball in space, it would keep going forever (unless it hit something).
✓ Icing a burn actually slows the healing process. Running cold water over it is more effective.
✓ Under US federal law, clothing tags must last the lifetime of the garment.
✓ In the Old West, more cowboys died crossing swollen rivers than during gunfights.
✓ Porcupines are good swimmers because their quills are full of air.
✓ The first “Avon Lady” was actually a man (Company founder David McConnell in 1886).
-TheBathroomReadersInstitute
BEST (REAL) WI-FI NETWORK NAMES:
• Drop it like it’s hotspot
• Marty McWiFi
• No Internet Access
• Rebellious Amish Family
• Abraham Linksys
• Vladimir Computin
• The Promised LAN
• Apt247ShowerCam
• Pretty Fly for a WiFi
• It hurts when IP
-DidYouKnow
Best of BS . . .
BS IF MOM RAN TWITTER:
• I wouldn’t be allowed to follow your Twitter account until my mom called your mom to make sure it’s OK.
• There would be a lot fewer tweets, because “If you can’t say something nice about someone…don’t say anything at all.”
• You’d always receive notifications to wear a jacket.
• It would be so much easier for her to embarrass me in front of my friends.
• We’d have to stop tweeting when the streetlights came on.
• Bible verses. Everywhere.
• You would have to “Go ask your Father” before tweeting.
• No tweeting until your chores are done.
• My account would be dedicated to apologizing. Exclusively.
• You can be sure that people would be a lot more careful about their spelling and grammar!
• Of course, she’d insist that we “Tweet people the way we’d like to be tweeted”!
• “You know, that other account’s son is a doctor…”
-Twitter, first published in BS in 2019
TODAY’S SLICE OF BS:
➠ Death Valley hit 130 degrees over the weekend as California’s heatwave continues. (It’s been so hot in California that smug Hollywood celebrities can barely gather the energy to tell the rest of the country how to vote.)
➠ I just read that iPad users are more likely to yell at their coworkers. (And there’s a very obvious reason for that: They really, really are just plain better than the rest of us.)
➠ I just read a report that says 30% of Facebook users are getting bored with it. (The other 70% didn’t respond because they were busy posting pics of their delicious lunch…)
➠ Fact of the Day: A 99-year-old man divorced his 96-year-old wife after having been married for 77 years because he discovered an affair she had in the 1940’s. (Now he’ll be happy for the rest of his life, or next week, whichever comes first…)
➠ (***Caution***) Fact of the Day: Corn Flakes were invented to combat masturbation. (Get real!…Everyone knows it’s best with Apple Jacks!)
BS WEB GOODIE:
Get over it: https://tinyurl.com/y2k4uu9h
BS RANDOM JOKE:
The early bird gets to cry for a bit longer in the work parking lot…
BS PHONE STARTER:
What’s the best Wi-fi network name you’ve ever seen? (***See “Best [Real] Wi-fi Network Names”, above***)
BS WATER COOLER QUESTION:
Question: According to a survey, 38% of us say we would have a hard time telling our friend THIS. What is it?
Answer: They got a bad haircut
BS DEEP THOUGHT:
Very often a change of self is needed more than a change of scene.