Monday, February 6, 2023 – Edition: #7411

Tomorrow’s Show Prep Today!

 

BS SHOW BIZ BUZZ:
★ For the first time in nearly two months, the #1 film at the box office is not “Avatar: The Way of Water. The new top film is M. Night Shyamalan’s “Knock at the Cabin” with a $14.2 million opening weekend domestically. The horror film starring Dave Bautista hit the very low end of pre-release projections, and is the lowest domestic opening ever for a Shyamalan film. With a reported $20 million budget, “Knock at the Cabin” should easily break even this month, but it’s not likely do particularly well at the box office with a C on CinemaScore to go with Rotten Tomatoes scores of 68% critics and 64% audience. “80 for Brady”, starring Tom Brady alongside Lily Tomlin, Jane Fonda, Rita Moreno and Sally Field, took in an estimated $12.5 million in its opening weekend for #2.
-Variety
★ Austin Butler said he’s trying to lose the “Elvis accent” he developed to play the King of Rock and Roll — which he couldn’t seem to shake during the press tour. On the “Graham Norton Show” Butler spoke about the physical toll his performance took on him. Quote: “I am getting rid of the accent, but I have probably damaged my vocal cords with all that singing.” Butler says that in some cases, his film performance of a single song “took 40 takes.” Since the film premiered at Cannes last summer, social media users have hotly debated the authenticity of the “accent” he’s displayed in public appearances, saying he’s still trying to sound like Elvis.
-TheWrap
★ Two years after he faced a series of sexual abuse allegations that ended his career, Armie Hammer is telling his side of the story. In a new interview, he revealed that he contemplated suicide after his downfall and claims he was sexually abused by a youth pastor at 13. The “Call Me by Your Name” star — who was the subject of a police investigation after being accused of rape — denies all criminal wrongdoing, but admits to being emotionally abusive toward former partners. Hammer also said he has improved through his recovery, and is now working as a sober companion to a fellow recovering addict.
-Variety
★ Woody Harrelson will be joining “Saturday Night Live’s” growing 5-timers club. The “Cheers” and “True Detective” alum will return as host of SNL on February 25, with Jack White as musical guest. Harrelson previously hosted the show in 1989, 1992, 2014 and 2019. His most recent stint launched a recurring role, with him reprising his Joe Biden impersonation in multiple 2019 episodes.
-Deadline
★ Netflix is heading back to Point Place for more of “That ’90s Show”. The “That ’70s Show” spinoff has officially been renewed for a 16-episode Season 2. That ’90s Show Season 1 premiered on Jan. 19 and skyrocketed to the top of Netflix’s most popular English television show list in 35 countries, with more than 41 million hours viewed.
-PopCulture
★ “Laverne & Shirley” star Cindy Williams’ name won’t soon be forgotten in the place she grew up, because they’re dedicating an entire day in her honor. She was raised in the Van Nuys neighborhood of Los Angeles, and there’s now an official movement to declare January 25 — the day she passed away — as “Cindy Williams Day”. A spokesperson calls her a “Van Nuys treasure and Hollywood icon” who served as a role model to young women…and showed them that…they could achieve whatever they put their minds to.” Williams died at 75 last month.
-TMZ
★ Jim Carrey is unloading his home of nearly 30 years. He has put his sprawling 12,700-square-foot LA ranch estate on the market for a whopping $28.9 million, complete with a tennis court, a waterfall pool, and an outdoor platform for yoga and meditation, all in the heart of the upscale Brentwood neighborhood. Sitting on more than 2 acres, it comes with 5 bedrooms, 6 bathrooms, an outdoor spa, a pool house with a fully equipped bar, and a separate infrared sauna and steam room hidden behind a 280-degree hedged frontage. It also features an extensive custom art deco theater, a gym, and an office. LINK: https://tinyurl.com/585x9spe
-People

TODAY’S SHOW BIZ SKED:
• “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (ABC/Global): Pamela Anderson, Mike Lindell, Fall Out Boy (R)
• “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” (NBC/CTV): Ashton Kutcher, Alison Brie, Dermot Kennedy
• “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” (CBS/Global): Danai Gurira, Jeremy Pope, Ingrid Andress (R)
• “Late Night with Seth Meyers” (NBC/CTV): Taylor Schilling, Eddie Izzard
• “The Late Late Show with James Corden” (CBS/CTV): Michael Douglas, Guillermo del Toro, Mike Posner & Salem Ilese
• “Watch What Happens Live” (Bravo): Alissa Humber, Kyle Viljoen
•  “The Daily Show” (COM): Guest host Chelsea Handler
• “The View” (ABC/CTV): Adam Pally
• “The Talk”(CBS): Boris Kodjoe
• “Live with Kelly and Ryan” (ABC/CTV): Ashton Kutcher, Beth Behrs
• “The Kelly Clarkson Show” (Check local listings): Pink
• “The Drew Barrymore Show” (Check local listings): Tyler Posey, Daymond John
• “Jennifer Hudson Show” (Check local listings): Meagan Good
• “America’s Got Talent: All-Stars” (NBC): Auditions continue; superfans vote on one last act to move to the finals.
• “The Bachelor” (ABC): Zach takes 2 lucky women on jaw-dropping one-on-one dates featuring prehistoric creatures and a romantic musical performance.
• “Bob Hearts Abishola (CBS): Bob struggles to put his foot down with his opinionated family; Abishola gets a taste of Kemi’s new personality when her lawyer son comes to visit.
• “The Last of Us” (HBO): Joel and Ellie must survive ruthless killers and monsters on a trek across America after an outbreak.

BS MUSIC NOTES:
• Beyoncé – some fans are so desperate to score tickets for her upcoming “Renaissance” tour that they’ve created GoFundMe campaigns to afford tickets. One wrote: “I would love your financial support in sending me to Beyoncé World Tour 2023. I haven’t missed a Beyoncé concert yet, but I got ‘bills, bills, bills.”
• Rihanna – Adele is as excited for Rihanna’s Super Bowl appearance as the rest of us. During her Vegas residency show on Friday, Adele confirmed she’ll be attending Super Bowl LVII, telling the crowd: “I’m going just for Rihanna. I don’t give a flying freaking (bleep) [about football]!” LINK: https://tinyurl.com/5yxbduxa
• Depeche Mode – will release the new single ‘Ghosts Again’ tomorrow. The new album “Memento Mori” drops this Thursday. It will be the group’s first release since the death of co-founder Andy Fletcher last May at age 60. LINK: https://www.instagram.com/p/CoNSz9pprjy/
• Donna Summer – A new documentary about her, co-directed by the disco icon’s daughter, Brooklyn Sudano, will premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival this month before arriving on HBO in May. “Love to Love You” will chronicle Summer’s career, while also digging into her personal life and other artistic endeavors, like painting. Summer died in 2012, at age 63.
• Prince – once invited Shania Twain to Paisley Park to record “the next Rumours album,” referring to Fleetwood Mac’s 1977 hit LP. She told an interviewer that while she was going through her divorce in 2008, Prince made the request, but she declined because she was “too insecure” to work with him, plus she couldn’t comply with Prince’s “no swearing” rule.
• Tim McGraw – recently posted video of his acoustic rendition of Shania Twain’s classic ballad ‘You’re Still the One’. Twain, who dropped her new album “Queen of Me” on Friday, called McGraw’s performance of her 1998 hit “gorgeous” in the comments. LINK: https://tinyurl.com/24fvm7e5
• Kelsea Ballerini – The co-host of the 2023 CMT Music Awards (April 2) will also headline the third episode of “CMT Storytellers,” premiering Feb. 16. Ballerini is the first female to headline CMT Storytellers. She’ll also appear in the concert event “The Judds: Love Is Alive – The Final Concert,” premiering next month.
• Carly Pearce — March 24, she’ll release “29: Written in Stone (Live From Music City)”. It features special guests Lee Brice, The Isaacs, Matthew West and Ashley McBryde.

SHOOTING THE BULL

RUN FORREST, RUN:
It took him over a year, but the British man who became the first ever to recreate ‘Forrest Gump’s’ fictitious run across America from the 1994 movie —  and his did it in full ‘Forrest’ costume — has written a book. In it, he tells how in 2016, the then-38-year-old (the same age as Tom Hanks when he portrayed the ‘Gump’ character) began his journey, which would take him through 43 states over 422 days as he crisscrossed the country 4 times, covering a total of 15,621 miles (25,140km). He also went through 33 pairs of running shoes. The experienced marathoner encountered blistering heat, torturous rain, and relentless snowfall, raising money for 2 charities along the way. He worked the Boston Marathon into his itinerary, came across moose, bears and dolphins, suffered a torn quadriceps muscle, and at one point paused his run to fly home for the birth of his daughter (squeezing in 3 marathons while home). When he finished his Forrest Gump run in Utah, his fiancée and baby daughter were there to greet him. That’s when Pope, wearing a Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. hat, dropped to one knee — “partly out tiredness but mostly out of tradition” — and asked Nadine to marry him. His book “Becoming Forrest – One Man’s Epic Run Across America” is out now. LINK: https://tinyurl.com/2ay34vbd
(It’d be hard to end this story without a Forrest Gump quote. Let’s go with… “Life’s like a box”…wait. No, that’s not it…Ah! Here it is: “Stupid is as stupid does”!!)
(…and he’s praying like heck that Tom Hanks doesn’t decide to make a sequel!)
-CatersNews, NYPost

SHOWING UP SICK:
Three in four of us still feel an obligation to come to work when we have a cold, according to a new survey – even though 57% would prefer our sick co-workers just stay home. A recent poll of 2,000 US adults finds that many still feel the need to “power through,” our illnesses, similar to our mindset before the pandemic. Interestingly, when sick, 38% make it a point to come in just to prove to their colleagues and boss they are genuinely unwell. Other top reasons for showing up sick include a fear of co-workers seeing them as “unreliable”, leaving others in the lurch, and simply having too much work to do. 21% said they show up to demonstrate how dedicated they are, and 18% don’t trust others to do their work properly.
(I don’t even trust ME to do my work properly!)
(They’re not wrong. I often show up to work sick. However, my boss should note that next Monday, after the Super Bowl, all bets are off!)
-StudyFinds

NEW GOOD NEWS:
➢ Scientists in Italy say they’ve come up with a new mosquito repellent that works better than DEET, is safer, and even smells good. In fact, the team created a variety of compounds which were found to be as effective as DEET at repelling mosquitoes, with some preventing over 95% of bites for more than 8 hours. DEET’s effectiveness begins to drop in as little as 2 hours. The new repellants were all found to have much fainter odors, some even smelling quite pleasant. They dissolved in water more easily, which could reduce the alcohol content required. And they all had toxicity comparable to or even lower than that of DEET, with some less likely to trigger immune reactions. (The only bad news? It attracts bears!)
➢ The delicious looking foam on the top of a latte is inspiring a better way to treat cancer. Potentially ground-breaking research from the University of Iowa is creating new materials that may figuratively spray cancer away. The new materials, called gas-entrapping materials (GeMs), come in the form of foams, solids, or hydrogels. Researchers designed them to carry high concentrations of therapeutic gases directly into tissues, including tumors. Foam GeMs are made using a whipping siphon, essentially the same device baristas use to make foams on hot chocolate and coffee drinks. However, the team reverse-engineered this one to accept various gases, including oxygen, which have been proven to make cancer cells more vulnerable to radiation or chemotherapy. (It sounds pretty technical – but what Starbucks order isn’t?)
-NewAtlas, StudyFinds

THE MOST SURPRISING GRAMMY WINS FROM OVER THE YEARS:
☞ Barack Obama – He’s a 2-time Grammy winner. Prior to being elected president, he won in the Best Spoken Word Album category, for the audio versions of 2 of his books. In 2020, his wife Michelle Obama also scooped a Grammy for the audiobook version of her memoir “Becoming”
☞ Bill Clinton, Mikhail Gorbachev, and Sophia Loren – Oddly, they won as a trio, for teaming up on a recording combining “Peter And The Wolf” and “Wolf Tracks”, landing the “Best Spoken Word Album for Children” Grammy in 2004.
☞ Carrie Fisher — landed a posthumous Grammy in 2018, again in the Best Spoken Word album category, for the audiobook version of her memoir “The Princess Diarist”.
☞ Baha Men – Yup, they won for “Best Dance Recording in 2001 for their “classic” ‘Who Let the Dogs Out’. (Yet somehow, Abba, Queen and Katy Perry have zero Grammys among them…!)
☞ Kate Winslet – With her 2000 victory in the “Best Spoken Word Album For Children” category, she’s just one Tony Award away from EGOT status.
☞ Betty White – In 2012, she won for the audiobook version of her memoir “If You Ask Me (And Of Course You Won’t)”.
☞ The Muppets – have scored a handful of Grammys over the years, first winning “Best Recording For Children” for their “Muppet Show” album in 1978.
☞ Steve Jobs — Tthe late co-founder of Apple was awarded a posthumous honorary Grammy, for changing the way we consume and listen to music.
☞ Alvin and the Chipmunks — The singing rodents have a whopping 6 Grammys, including “Best Comedy Performance” for ‘The Chipmunk Song’ in 1959. (But J Lo, Blake Shelton, and The Beach Boys? Zip!)
(And we’d be remiss not to mention Jethro Tull’s legendary 1989 win over Metallica in the “Heavy Metal” category!!)
-HuffPost

DID YOU KNOW?
An unopened first-generation iPhone from 2007 has hit the auction block — with an estimated value of $50,000. Originally sold for $599, the first iPhone offered a 3.5-inch screen with a 2-megapixel camera, plus 4 GB and 8 GB storage options, internet capabilities and iTunes. It had no app store, ran on a 2G network and was exclusive to AT&T’s network. LCG Auctions, which is handling the sale, sold a similar unopened first-generation iPhone for over $39,000 in October. Apple enthusiasts have until February 19 to bid. LINK: https://tinyurl.com/3bmdh4dt
-CNN

BS CHRONOMETER 02.06.23

TODAY’S BS REASONS TO PARTY . . .
• “Frozen Yogurt Day”, honoring the alternative to ice cream that has (slightly) less sugar. And the best fro-yo topping is …? (Maple Syrup?)
• “Ronald Reagan Day”, a day of recognition in California since 2011 for Ronald Reagan, who was that state’s governor from 1967-75 and President of the US from 1981-89. (We hear he did a little acting on the side as well…)
• “Lame Duck Day”, a “Lame Duck” is a person who is in a position of some kind, and will soon be “shown the door”. The best example is a politician who is temporarily still in power after losing an election. It can also apply to managers and leaders whose time in an office is ending or who are retiring.
• “Waitangi Day” in New Zealand (aka “New Zealand Day”), commemorating the signing of an 1840 treaty between Maori chiefs and the British.
• “Pay-A-Compliment Day”, a time to practice this simple act of kindness and compliment a friend, co-worker or stranger. Here are a few helpers –
BS ‘LEFT-HANDED’ COMPLIMENTS:
➢ You remind me of myself, when I was really young and dumb.
➢ It’s interesting to see you form an opinion as you go.
➢ Thank you for giving us a well-deserved rest with your absence.
➢ Congratulations on your attempt to sound intelligent.
➢ You do really well for someone with a rectal-cranial inversion.

AND REMEMBER . . .
[Tues] Periodic Table Day
[Tues] Fettuccine Alfredo Day
[Wed] Boy Scouts Day
[Thurs] Read in the Bathtub Day
This Week is…Crime Prevention Week
This Month is…Black History Month

TODAY’S CELEBIRTHDAYS . . .
1957 [66] Kathy Najimy, San Diego CA, movie actress (“Hocus Pocus”, “Sister Act”)/TV actress (“Veronica’s Closet” 1997-2000, voice of ‘Peggy’ on “King of the Hill” 1997-2010)

1962 [61] Axl Rose (William Rose Jr., raised as William Bailey), Lafayette IN, rock singer (Guns N’ Roses-‘Welcome to the Jungle’, ‘Sweet Child O’ Mine’)/AC/DC touring singer, 2016/Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, 2012)

1962 [61] Richie McDonald, Lubbock TX, country singer (‘How Do I Just Stop’, Lonestar-‘Amazed’)

1966 [57] Rick Astley, Newton-le-Willows England, 1980s pop singer (‘Never Gonna Give You Up’, ‘Together Forever)/internet sensation as the inspiration behind ‘Rickrolling’

1973 [50] Amy Robach, St Joseph MI, former TV news anchor (“Good Morning America” 2012-23, co-anchor of “20/20” 2018-23)

1982 [41] Alice Eve, London England, movie actress (She’s Out of My League, “Men in Black 3”)/TV actress (“Entourage” 2011)

1993 [30] Tinashe (Kachingwe), Lexington KY, pop singer-songwriter (‘Player’ f/Chris Brown, ‘2 On’ f/ScHoolboy Q)/TV actress (“Two and a Half Men” 2008-09)

1994 [29] Charlie Heaton, England, TV actor (“Stranger Things” since 2016)/movie actor (“The New Mutants”)

THIS DAY IN SHOW BIZ . . .
2003 [20] ABC’s “20/20” features Martin Bashir’s Brit TV documentary “Living With Michael Jackson,” in which Jackson admits he has ‘sleep-overs’ with young boys

2014 [09] Jay Leno makes hosts his final episode of the “Tonight Show”, featuring Billy Crystal and musical guest Garth Brooks, plus surprise guests including Jack Black, Kim Kardashian, Jim Parsons, Sheryl Crow, Carol Burnett, and Oprah Winfrey

TODAY’S MUSIC EVENTS . . .
2011 [12] At Super Bowl 45 in Dallas TX, Christina Aguilera makes headlines by forgetting the lyrics during her rendition of the pre-game anthem (Green Bay defeats Pittsburgh 31-25)

2014 [09] Nirvana’s ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ is named “Greatest Song of All-Time” by UK’s NME magazine

TODAY’S FIRSTS . . .
1935 [88] The board game “Monopoly” first goes on sale

1952 [71] Queen Elizabeth II ascends to the British throne (she surpasses Queen Victoria’s record as longest-serving British monarch in 2015, and marks her Platinum Jubilee for 70 years on the throne in 2022, before passing away Sept. 8)

BULL’S BITS

BS WHACK FACTS:
✓ The famous aphrodisiac “Spanish Fly” is made from dried beetle remains.
✓ Apple seeds are poisonous.
✓ Your hair grows faster in the morning than at any other time of day.
✓ One in 20 people have an extra rib.
✓ Black bears are not always black. They can be brown, cinnamon, yellow, and sometimes white.
✓ The original name for the butterfly was “flutterby”.
-RandomFactGenerator

Best of BS . . .
THE PEOPLE WHO SHOW UP AT EVERY SUPER BOWL PARTY:
✗ Guy who is WAAAAY too excited for the halftime show.
✗ Degenerate gambler glued to his phone/laptop, betting on every play and prop bet.
✗ Guy who won’t shut up about his office pool and how he almost won it last year.
✗ Socially awkward guy who tries too hard to fit in by overreacting to mundane things.
✗ Guy who hangs on broadcasters’ every word, hoping they’ll misspeak so he can ridicule them.
✗ Girl who hates football, but loudly cheers for her boyfriend’s team to show him she’s loyal.
✗ Guy who coaches youth football and has to break down game strategy for us ‘amateurs’.
✗ Desperate girl with no self-esteem who pretends to love football and beer so guys will like her.
✗ Guy who continually high-fives everybody, even when celebration isn’t warranted.
✗ Fat ass who just came for the snacks.
-Condensed from FunnyOrDie

TODAY’S SCOOP OF BS:
➠ Super Bowl LVII is this weekend in Phoenix. (This is the first chance all season for the fans in Arizona to watch a pro football game!)
➠ We’re just a few days away from Super Bowl LVII. (It should be a good game. Both teams have deep rosters, a ferocious pass rush, and one more thing I overheard someone on TV say that I can’t remember…)
➠ We’re just a few days away from Super Bowl LVII. (Which means we’re also just a few days away from finding out whether downtown Philly will be torched to the ground by a cold, happy mob or a cold, angry mob!
➠ The Super Bowl is just days away. (If you’re not watching the game, you’re no friend of mine. If you ARE, you’re no friend, either. What I’m saying is . . . I have no friends.)
➠ Much of North America was hammered with severe weather late last week – including even California and Hawaii. (It was so cold in Hawaii that surfers were reduced to just “Hanging 1”!)

BS WEB GOODIE:
 I’m just here for the comments (sound up):  https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMYFEBcwD/

BS RANDOM JOKE:
One sure-fire way to keep your home safe while on holiday:  Go away at the same time as your slightly more-wealthy neighbor.

BS U-PICK FOOTBALL TRIVIA:
• What team has participated in the most Super Bowl games?
a) Pittsburgh Steelers
b) Dallas Cowboys
c) New England Patriots [CORRECT, 11]
d) Memphis Grizzlies

• Which team hasn’t appeared in a single Super Bowl?
a) Buffalo Bills
b) Cleveland Browns [CORRECT]
c) New York Jets
d) New England Patriots

• Who, in addition to Justin Timberlake, is the only musical artist to have performed in 3 Super Bowl halftime shows – in the modern era (since 1990)?
a) Britney Spears
b) Gloria Estefan [CORRECT, though never as the headliner]
c) Gwen Stefani
d) MC Popsicle
-CheatSheet

BS PHONE STARTER:
It’s “Snack Food Month”. In a survey, 90% of respondents admitted they are snackers. What’s the most unusual snack you’ve ever seen someone concoct?

BS WATER COOLER QUESTION:
Question:  A survey found that couples do THIS for a total of 4 hours during January – more than any other month. What is it?
Answer:  Argue

BS DEEP THOUGHT:
More is lost by indecision than wrong decision.