Monday, January 23, 2023 – Edition: #7401

Witty? Informative? Provocative? Sounds Like Sheet!

 

BS SHOW BIZ BUZZ:
★ Jeremy Renner says he broke more than 30 bones in the New Year’s Day snowplow accident that sent him to the hospital for more than 2 weeks. Renner, who plays superhero archer ‘Hawkeye’ in the Marvel universe, posted a photo on Instagram with a caption reading, in part: “These 30 plus broken bones will mend, grow stronger, just like the love and bond with family and friends deepens . Love and blessings to you all.” LINK: https://tinyurl.com/3nn8uyjr
-CNN
★ King Charles may have a scaled-back coronation — a theory being floated after official plans for the ceremony were released. Saturday, Buckingham Palace announced the schedule of events for His Royal Highness’s crowning as the next monarch on May 6, and it’ll be a 3-day celebration. The coronation itself, at Westminster Abbey, will be a “solemn religious service”, followed by a star-studded concert the next day at Windsor Castle. But the palace also noted “The service will reflect the Monarch’s role today and look towards the future, while being rooted in longstanding traditions and pageantry.” Some are speculating that means it’ll be a less extravagant affair than what Charles’ mother, Queen Elizabeth II, received in 1953.
-TMZ
★ It’s now official: James Cameron’s “Avatar: The Way of Water” has become the 6th movie ever to cross the $2B mark worldwide. It is also the filmmaker’s third to hit the milestone, alongside “Titanic” and the original “Avatar”. Global gross for the 20th Century Studios/Disney sequel hit $2.024B through Sunday. In its 6th weekend of release, “Avatar: The Way of Water” continued to float atop the box office, ahead of new release “Missing.” The “Avatar” sequel added $4.6 million to its domestic haul on Friday, pushing its North America total to $582 million, just a stone’s throw away from taking down “Incredibles 2” ($608 million) as the 12th-highest grossing film of all time domestically.
-Variety, Deadline
★ The ‘Mother of Dragons’ can’t bring herself to watch “House of the Dragon”. Emilia Clarke, who starred as ‘Daenerys Targaryen’ on all 8 seasons of “Game of Thrones”, hasn’t been able to get her eyes on its prequel series “House of the Dragon”, which premiered in August. Why not? She compares it to being invited to a school reunion “that’s not your year? Want to go to that school reunion? That’s how it feels.” House of the Dragon took home the Golden Globe for Best TV Series – Drama on Jan. 10.
-E!
★ Dennis Quaid is the latest star to join the “Yellowstone” universe. He has joined the cast of Taylor Sheridan’s upcoming Paramount+ series “Bass Reeves”, which itself is a spinoff of the Yellowstone prequel “1883”. Quaid will star opposite series lead David Oyelowo, who plays the legendary lawman ‘Bass Reeves’. Quaid will play ‘Sherrill Lynn’, a Deputy U.S. Marshall. The series is currently shooting in Texas, and no release date has been announced.
-TasteofCountry
★ Buzz Aldrin celebrated his 93rd birthday on Friday by getting married. The legendary astronaut posted a statement on Twitter saying: “On my 93rd birthday & the day I will also be honored by Living Legends of Aviation I am pleased to announce that my longtime love Dr. Anca Faur & I have tied the knot.” The second man to set foot on the moon wore a black suit decorated with various pins, while his 63-year-old bride wore a white gown adorned with rhinestones. Aldrin wrote that the couple were “as excited as eloping teenagers.” LINK: https://tinyurl.com/yuj7e4v9

TODAY’S SHOW BIZ SKED:
• “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (ABC/Global): David Duchovny, Zach Shallcross, Lukas Graham, Mickey Guyton
• “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” (NBC/CTV): Aaron Judge, Josh Duhamel, Freddie Gibbs featuring Anderson .Paak
• “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” (CBS/Global): Nathan Lane, Sam Jay
• “Late Night with Seth Meyers” (NBC/CTV): Hilary Duff, Kim Petras, Danny Carey
• “The Late Late Show with James Corden” (CBS/CTV): Kate Walsh, Storm Reid, Skip Marley
• “Watch What Happens Live” (Bravo): Maddi Reese, Joe Bradley, Mia Alario, Grace Lilly
•  “The Daily Show” (COM): Guest host Wanda Sykes
• “The View” (ABC/CTV): Sen. Raphael Warnock
• “The Talk”(CBS): Wayne Brady
• “Live with Kelly and Ryan” (ABC/CTV): Sarah Michelle Gellar, Zach Shallcross
• “The Kelly Clarkson Show” (Check local listings): Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Sally Field, Rita Moreno
• “The Drew Barrymore Show” (Check local listings): Sam Smith, Michael Griffin, Brian Orakpo, Bryan Hynson
• “Jennifer Hudson Show” (Check local listings): Winnie Harlow
• “The Bachelor” (ABC): Season 27 premiere. Zach meets 30 women looking for love.
• “America’s Got Talent: All-Stars” (NBC): Auditions continue for the chance to win the title of AGT All-Star; one earns a spot in the finals.
• “The Neighborhood (CBS): Calvin, seeking something to do in retirement, enters cornhole tournament; Marty plans an elaborate “groom-posal” to ask Malcolm to be his best man.

BS MUSIC NOTES:
• Miley Cyrus – Her new hit ‘Flowers’ has become the most-streamed song in a single week in Spotify history, with almost 102 million as of Friday. The previous record holder was BTS’ ‘Butter’, with 99.4 million in its first 7 days. The streamer posted a tribute to Cyrus, noting that “she can buy her own flowers.” LINK: https://tinyurl.com/2yytdj8c
• Taylor Swift – Her “Midnights” album continues its hot streak on Billboard’s Top Albums chart, notching its 12th consecutive week at #1. Midnights now has the most weeks at the top since the “Frozen” in 2014, and the most consecutive weeks there since the “Titanic” soundtrack in 1998.
• (***Caution – content***) Sean Combs – Get ready for his newest nickname. After being known at times as Diddy, P. Diddy, Puffy and Puff Daddy, the phrase “Pee Diddy” has been trending on Twitter since his girlfriend, rapper Yung Miami, revealed that she enjoys (a-hem!) a “golden shower.”
• Pink Floyd – has dropped a teaser video for “The Dark Side of the Moon’ 50th Anniversary Edition” out March 24. The deluxe box set includes a 160-page book, a CD and gatefold vinyl remaster, and Blu-Ray + DVD audio. The set also includes additional new Blu-ray Atmos mix plus CD and LP live recordings from 1974. LINK: https://tinyurl.com/2s3nmjht
• Queen – has launched the YouTube series “Queen: The Greatest Live”, taking viewers behind the scenes with the Queen machine on the road. In the first episode, Roger Taylor and Brian May reveal the steps the band goes through in rehearsal. LINK: https://tinyurl.com/39d74sr8
• Jeff Beck – the late legend is one of the guest artists who appear on Ian Hunter’s upcoming album “Defiance Part 1”, out April 21. Also featured: Todd Rundgren, Billy Gibbons, Slash, Joe Elliott, Ringo Starr, Johnny Depp, Taylor Hawkins and many others.
• Dan + Shay – Shay Mooney and wife Hannah have welcomed their new baby boy, Abram Shay Mooney. He announced the news on Instagram Friday, writing: “Grateful doesn’t begin to cover it.” Abram is the third son for the Mooneys, joining brothers Asher and Ames. LINK: https://tinyurl.com/ypfmjs9u
• Jimmie Allen — will represent country music when a star-studded lineup of artists pays tribute to Motown founder Berry Gordy and Smokey Robinson, during the MusiCares pre-Grammy gala on Feb. 3. Also appearing: Lionel Richie, Dionne Warwick, Sheryl Crow, Michael McDonald, The Temptations, Isley Brothers and the Four Tops, John Legend, Brandi Carlile, Rita Wilson, Mumford & Sons and more.
• HARDY — released his sophomore album “The Mockingbird and the Crow” on Friday, and with it he dropped ‘Red’, a collab with his longtime friend and tour partner Morgan Wallen. The song is an ode to all the good things about small town life — many of which happen to be the color red. LINK: https://tinyurl.com/4mtbb4kj

SHOOTING THE BULL

COMMUTE COMPUTING:
If you weren’t too impressed with having to get up early and brave the elements – and the traffic – in order to get to work this morning, just consider this: It’s good for you. Researchers at University College London report that traveling more than 15 miles (24km) from home regularly is positive for your mental and physical well-being. The team found living in a poorly-connected area had a negative impact on health, particularly for those over the age of 55. Older adults are more likely to suffer mobility issues and loneliness, while younger people often move to the big cities. People who travel often were more likely to visit more places and to catch up with friends and family on a regular basis, leading to more social participation and better health. The researchers say their findings show society needs to invest more in medium and long-distance transport options.
(On the other hand, if you’ve ever carpooled with someone who drives like [***afternoon guy***], you’d know that you’d be much safer never leaving home at all!)
(I’m going out on a limb here, and guessing they don’t mean to give tax breaks on scooters!)
-StudyFinds

EMAIL: NO ATTACHMENT:
Gen Z is trying to delete your inbox. Or so it would seem. According to the CEO of Wipro, an IT firm that employs about 260,000 people around the world, 10% of his workers don’t check their email even once a month. Thierry Delaporte says he’s forced to use Instagram and LinkedIn to communicate with his Gen Z staffers because it “works better” in a world where efficiency is key. In a world of staffing shortages, and of workers quitting in droves (quiet quitting or not…) experts advise employers to create “a workplace that is more attractive” to the younger generation, including the use of alternative communication platforms. And why is it that younger workers avoid email? For one thing, the amount of spam and ads they are subjected to is enough to turn anyone off…and for another thing, a Gen Z’er is likely to be more “influenced by tools they’ve grown up with…and it may not always fit with the most commonly used tools in business”, according to another CEO.
(Sounds like a whole generation forgot their passwords!)
(And this is the generation that we’ve been told for 20 years can adapt to any technology?)
-NYPost

NEW GOOD NEWS:
➢ A man who may have saved the lives of 24 people by breaking into a school in Cheektowaga NY during the “worst storm in a generation” has been given Super Bowl tickets by his hometown team. 27-year-old Jay Withey received the reward from the Buffalo Bills in collaboration with Blue Cross Blue Shield. Legendary former Bill Thurman Thomas personally delivered the surprise on Friday, telling Withey: “We love you…what you did on Christmas Eve was very heroic, and you’re our hero.” Withey broke a window of Edge Academy on in order to get 2 dozen people, including several seniors, plus 2 dogs, out of hurricane-force winds, snow, and deathly cold temperatures. He borrowed the academy’s snowblower to get some people unstuck from the roads and into the school. Once inside, he found granola bars, water, and blankets in the nurses’ office, and gathered apples, juice, and cereal from the kitchen. The group sat out the storm, and before leaving cleaned up every trace of their presence. One of the group later returned to replace the food and inquire about the cost of the window.
➢ North Carolina nurse Kierstin Davis is sharing the story of how she adopted a 63-pound white puppy after he’d experienced 14 failed adoptions in just 5 weeks. Davis said she knew she had to act fast after a post looking for Ronald’s 15th home by the SPCA of Wake County went viral. As for why the energetic dog kept getting returned, an SPCA spokesperson said: “It was all just a…combination of being really playful and kind of clumsy and goofy and still working on his manners, in combination with his large size.” But after hooking up with the Davis family on Jan. 12, “Everything’s been really good…He really just fits in perfectly”, said Davis, who has two young boys, 4 and 7, along with a rescued Australian shepherd. She agreed to a 5-week trial, and brought Ronald home, surprising her kids with their latest family member. When the kids “just screamed with excitement”, she knew: “Oh, he’s perfect. He’s staying.” LINK: https://tinyurl.com/579vdb2u
-GoodNewsNetwork, People

WORLD’S MOST POWERFUL TOURISM DESTINATIONS:
World Travel & Tourism Council, a non-profit travel industry body, analyzed tourism data to see where travelers spent the most money last year. It also took into account how much local and national governments and businesses are investing in these cities as tourist destinations…
1. Paris, France (the city is preparing to host the 2024 Summer Olympics)
2. Beijing, China
3. Orlando, Florida
4. Shanghai, China
5. Las Vegas, US
6. New York, US
7. Tokyo, Japan
8. Mexico City, Mexico
9. London, UK
10. Guangzhou, China
(#11: That damn Airbnb next door to my place!)
-CNN

MYTHS ABOUT THE COLD:
✗ You Lose Most of Your Heat from Your Head:  Where your body loses heat is closely related to surface area, and the head has only about 9% of the body’s surface area. On the other hand, if the rest of you is all covered up and your head isn’t, then you DO lose most of your heat from your head… (I can confirm that you lose most of your HAIR from your head, however…)
✗ To Warm Up, Sip Coffee or Brandy:  Caffeine and alcohol actually hinder the body’s ability to produce heat. They can also cause your core temperature to drop. Instead, drink warm water, or something with sugar. (Can I have brandy if I put sugar in it?)
✗ If You Go Out in the Cold, You’ll Catch a Cold:  You catch cold from a virus, not from cold temperatures. (Now stop listening to old wives!)
✗ Rub Your Fingers or Toes to Warm Them:  Wiggle them instead. If exposed skin (including that of your face and ears) becomes cold, cover it with a warm hand until it feels better. Rubbing can cause tissue damage.
✗ Try to Resist Shivering:  Shivering means that your body is trying to warm up, and that’s good. In fact, shivering can triple your body’s heat production.
✗ If I’m Feeling Cold, You Must Be Feeling It Too:  Age, gender, fitness level and acclimatization all determine when you “feel” cold. And it’s been proven that women generally feel cold before men do, possibly because they have less heat-generating ability. (Just ask me about my first wife!)
(Cold, hard facts…that aren’t facts!!)
-OldFarmersAlmanac, first published in BS in 2018

DID YOU KNOW?
Pizza Hut has taken a hefty slice of the Guinness Records pie after cooking up the world’s biggest ever pizza. The pizza chain enlisted a team of workers to put together the giant pie last week, which required a staggering 13,653 pounds of dough, 4,948 pounds of sweet marinara sauce, more than 8,800 pounds of cheese, and 630,496 pepperoni slices. The team spread individual squares of pizza dough across the enormous floorspace at the LA Convention Center, before painstakingly topping them with the marinara sauce, cheese, and pepperoni, and heating it from above, in sections. The final pie measured in at a whopping 13,990 square feet, and resulted in 68,000 slices. Pizza Hut donated the completed pie to local food banks and charities in Los Angeles. LINK: https://tinyurl.com/2ywa837j
-DailyMail

BS CHRONOMETER 01.23.23

TODAY’S BS REASONS TO PARTY . . .
• “Pie Day”, celebrating the pie as an “art form”. There are said to be 231 varieties of apple pie alone.  (Not to be confused with the other “Pie Day”, on Dec. 1, or with “Pi Day”, celebrated March 14…because you always have room for more pie!)
• “Measure Your Feet Day”, to draw attention to the importance of wearing correctly fitted shoes. (***a good day to find the listener with the largest, and smallest feet***)
• “Handwriting Day”, a day to recognize ‘graphology’ (handwriting analysis) and to encourage more legible handwriting. (I don’t have bad handwriting…I prefer to refer to it as “my own font”)
• “Snowplow Mailbox Hockey Day”, when snowplow drivers are encouraged to take out as many mailboxes as possible. High score wins! Hey, any excuse to have fewer bills delivered. (In my neighborhood, they don’t need any extra encouragement!)
• “Better Business Communication Day”, to help companies get on a path to implementing solid communication practices. By encouraging better communication in the workplace, employees feel connected and empowered, which leads to better decision making. (So hit “reply all” on all the emails you receive today!)

AND REMEMBER . . .
[Tues] Beer Can Appreciation Day
[Tues] Belly Laugh Day
[Wed ] Robbie Burns Day
[Thurs] Clashing Clothes Day
This Week is…Hot Air Balloon Week
This Month is…Hobby Month

TODAY’S CELEBIRTHDAYS . . .
1950 [73] Richard Dean Anderson, Minneapolis MN, TV actor (“MacGyver” 1985-1992, “Stargate” 1997-2007)

1951 [72] Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger, Denison TX, retired pilot (U.S. Airways Captain lauded as a hero for safely landing a passenger jet on the Hudson River after both engines were disabled by a bird strike, inspiring the 2016 Tom Hanks film “Sully”)

1953 [70] Robin Zander, Beloit WI, rock singer (Cheap Trick-‘I Want You to Want Me’, ‘Dream Police’)

1964 [59] Mariska Hargitay, Santa Monica CA, TV actress/producer (“Chicago PD” 2014-16, “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” since 1999), “Law & Order: Organized Crime” since 2021/daughter of Jayne Mansfield

1974 [49] Tiffani Thiessen, Long Beach CA, TV actress (“Saved by the Bell” 1989-1994, 2020-21, “Beverly Hills 90210” 1994-2000, “Alexa & Katie” 2018-20)

1975 [48] Nick Harmer, Landstuhl Germany, rock bassist (Death Cab For Cutie-‘I Will Possess Your Heart’, ‘You are a Tourist’)

THIS DAY IN SHOW BIZ . . .
1998 [25] The Spice Girls’ movie “Spice World” hits theaters in North America

2005 [18] Former host of “The Tonight Show” Johnny Carson dies at age 79

2021 [02] Larry King, long-time host of “Larry King Live”, dies at 87

TODAY’S MUSIC EVENTS . . .
1986 [37] The first inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame include Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly, Little Richard, Ray Charles, James Brown, Jerry Lee Lewis, and The Everly Brothers

2000 [23] Heart’s Nancy Wilson & her writer/filmmaker husband Cameron Crowe become parents of their first and only children, twins named William & Curtis

2014 [09] 19-year-old Justin Bieber is arrested for street-racing his yellow Lamborghini in Miami Beach FL, and is also charged with resisting arrest and having an expired driver’s licence

TODAY’S FIRST . . .
1957 [66] Wham-O Company produces the first Frisbee disc (called the “Pluto Platter” until 1958)

TODAY’S RECORD . . .
2019 [04] Hedge fund billionaire Ken Griffin buys the most expensive home ever sold in the US, paying $238 million for a New York penthouse overlooking Central Park

BULL’S BITS

BS WHACK FACTS:
✓ Your brain uses about 20% of your oxygen and caloric intake.
✓ The muscles that control your eyes contract about 100,000 times a day.
✓ You’re more likely to have weirder, scarier and sexier dreams when sleeping on your stomach.
✓ The founder of Match.com lost his girlfriend to a man she met on the internet.
✓ According to astronauts, space smells like a combination of diesel fuel and barbecue.
✓ Together, Wayne and Brent Gretzky hold the NHL record for most combined points by 2 brothers: 2,857 points for Wayne – 4 for Brent.
-Nova, UberFacts

Best of BS . . .
BS RANDOM THOUGHTS IN THE DOCTOR’S WAITING ROOM:
• Ohhhh…so my ‘appointment’ time is actually the start of my ‘wait’ time…
• I’ve been studying for this urine test for 2 weeks.
• Why did that contagious-looking guy have to sit next to me?
• Why do they call it a “practice” anyway?
• I can tell by the way they’re all standing around whispering that they’re going to diagnose me with paranoia.
• It’s great to see what magazines everyone was reading in 2006.
• I won’t lie about how much I drink. I won’t lie about how much I drink…I won’t…
• What’s that smell?
• I wonder what he’s here for. I wonder what she’s here for…
• I hope it’s OK that I’ve already taken my pants off…
-Twitter, first published in BS in 2020

BS DISNEY COUNTRY SONGS:
• Boot Scootin’ Goofy
• I’ve Got Friends in Heigh Ho Places
• Don’t it Make My Brown Eyes Baloo
• Snow White & the Seven Spanish Angels
• Stand By Your Mulan
• Achy Breaky Queen of Hearts
• Red Han Solo Cup
• You Picked a Fine Time to Leave Me, Loose Heel
• Eeyore Still the One
• A Boy Named Pooh
• Wasted Away Again In Cruella DeVille
-Twitter, first published in BS in 2018

BS WEB GOODIE:
OK, now literally EVERYBODY is kung-fu fighting (sound up):  https://tinyurl.com/3septxvy

BS PHONE STARTER:
It’s award season. If you were to find yourself onstage accepting an award, what would it be for?

BS RANDOM JOKE:
I’m definitely not the brightest tool in the shed…

BS CATCHPHRASE QUIZ:
• Fill in the missing word from Buzz Lightyear’s iconic catchphrase: “To ___ and beyond!” [Infinity]
• Why, according to Forrest Gump, is life “like a box of chocolates”? [“You never know what you’re gonna get.”]
• Who is Dorothy (from “The Wizard of Oz”) speaking to when she exclaims “We’re not in Kansas anymore”? [Toto (her dog)]
• Which of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles popularized the phrase “Cowabunga?” [Michelangelo]
• From what movie came the immortal line: “Roads? Where we’re going, we don’t need roads”? [“Back to the Future”]
• Which “SNL” cast member used the catchphrase “Well, isn’t that special?” [Dana Carvey]
• Complete Ferris Bueller’s catchphrase: “The question isn’t ‘What are we going to do?’ The question is…” [What AREN’T we going to do?”]
-QuizTriviaGames

BS WATER COOLER QUESTION:
Question:  More than half of workers polled said they wish their workplace would upgrade THIS. What is it?
Answer:  The coffee

BS DEEP THOUGHT:
Positive thinking must be followed by positive doing.