Wednesday, June 1, 2022 — Edition: #7242
Sheeters Always Prosper!
BS SHOW BIZ BUZZ:
★ “Bridgerton” star Ruby Barker said she’s “happy to be alive” after being discharged from hospital over recent mental health struggles. In a video shared on Instagram last week, the 25-year-old revealed she was hospitalized after “struggling since ‘Bridgerton.’” Providing an update after leaving hospital on Monday, Barker — who is best known for her role as ‘Marina Thompson’ in the Netflix period drama — thanked everyone for their support, saying “You’ve made me feel so happy to be alive,” in a new video. She went on to say she “can’t wait for the future”, and is “in a beautiful environment right now, taking some time for myself to relax and breathe.”
-PageSix
★ Norm Macdonald’s final stand-up special, filmed before the comedian’s death in September, has made its way to Netflix with fellow funny people paying tribute to the late icon. In the opening credits for “Norm Macdonald: Nothing Special,” Netflix says: “We are honored to bring you Norm Macdonald’s last special, followed by reactions and commentary from a few of his special friends.” The special, released on Monday, includes appearances from David Letterman, Dave Chappelle, Molly Shannon, Conan O’Brien, Adam Sandler and David Spade. Norm McDonald: Nothing Special shows the comedian, who died after a private 9-year battle with leukemia, wearing a baseball cap and headphones and talking into a mic, pandemic Zoom style, in a nondescript room. Netflix says he shot the material “in one take” while “at home, the night before going in” for a medical procedure.
-NYPost
★ Jussie Smollett has bagged his first post-jail project. The “Empire” actor will make his directing debut in “B-Boy Blues”, which will premiere on BET+ on June 9, ahead of Pride Month. The movie is an adaptation of James Earl Hardy’s book, and it features Timothy Richardson, Ledisi, Brandee Evans, Heather B, Marquise Vilson, Jabari Redd, Broderick Hunter, and Thomas Mackie. The film was not only directed by Smollett, he also co-wrote the script with Hardy. Smollet was released on bond pending appeal after being sentenced in March for staging a false hate attack against himself in Chicago.
-Blast
★ Dwayne Johnson’s daughter Simone Johnson has shared her professional wrestling name ahead of her WWE debut. Following in the footsteps of her father ‘The Rock’, 20-year-old Simone signed a deal with WWE in 2020, but her debut was postponed after she suffered injuries that required surgery. Recently, she shared her wrestling moniker, “Ava Raine”, on social media. And of course, some people criticized her for not making it clearer that she is connected to the Rock. She was having none of it, though, shooting back that she “could build my entire career around my father & people would still bash me anyway.” She’s actually a 4th-generation wrestler. Simone’s grandfather and great-grandfather were also pro wrestlers.
-Yahoo
TODAY’S SHOW BIZ SKED:
• “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (ABC/Global): RuPaul, Van Lathan Jr., Becky G (R)
• “The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon” (NBC/CTV): Benedict Cumberbatch, Sydney Sweeney, Father John Misty (R)
• “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” (CBS/Global): Jennifer Connelly, Patti LuPone (R)
• “Late Night with Seth Meyers” (NBC/CTV): Sarah Silverman, Jeffrey Donovan, Sleaford Mods (R)
• “The Late Late Show with James Corden” (CBS/CTV): Jake Johnson, Jay Hernandez (R)
• “The View” (ABC/CTV): Sara Bareilles, guest co-host Tara Setmayer
• “The Talk” (CBS): Eugenio Derbez, Rabbi Steve Leder
• “Live with Kelly and Ryan” (ABC/CTV): Bowen Yang, Lauren Iannotti
• “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” (NBC/CTV): Cheryl Hines, Natasha Leggero, guest host Tig Notaro
• “The Wendy Williams Show (Check local listings): Candace Bushnell, guest hosts Vivica A. Fox & Carson Kressley
• “The Kelly Clarkson Show” (Check local listings): Charithra Chandran, Nicola Coughlan, Adjoa Andoh, Joel Kim Booster, Adria Arjona
• “The Drew Barrymore Show” (Check local listings): John Stamos (R)
• “So You Think You Can Dance” (Fox): The third round of auditions begins.
• “MasterChef” (Fox): Audition battles continue; 3 chefs who previously competed in the junior edition return to compete as adults.
• “The Real Housewives of Dubai” (Bravo): Series premiere. The elite social circles of this city of gold include tech entrepreneurs and fashion moguls.
BS MUSIC NOTES:
• Charli XCX — has teased her new song ‘Hot In It’ on TikTok, a collaboration with Tiësto. The video shows Charli getting ready for a Cannes Film Festival gala. She also recently wrote on Twitter that she was “lying for fun” when she claimed her record label demanded she make more TikTok videos. LINK: https://tinyurl.com/2p947z44
• BTS – Friday, they launched their weekly Apple Music 1 show “BTS Radio”, and the first episode broke the record for the “biggest show of the year” according to the platform. On June 10, BTS will release their anthology album “Proof”.
• Kate Bush — Thanks to “Stranger Things”, her hit ‘Running Up That Hill’ has hit the top of the charts for the first time – 37 years after its release. After being featured in the Season 4 premiere, which dropped on Netflix over the weekend, the 1985 song soared to #1 on iTunes and landed on streaming charts.
• Carlos Santana — has re-recorded his interpretation of Tito Puente’s ‘Oye Como Va’ with help from over 20 musicians around the globe, including Cindy Blackman Santana, Becky G, and Tito Puente, Jr. The song is part of the Playing For Change’s “Peace Through Music” event to support social justice and the rights of Afro descendants. LINK: https://youtu.be/NJZW8U9bbmM
• Pink Floyd – Monday, the group officially joined TikTok, 50 years to the day after beginning work on its seminal album “Dark Side of the Moon”. TikTok users are able to access music from all of the band’s 15 studio albums for use in their own productions. The band will also post video content.
• Chris Janson – Performed in Nashville on Saturday night — and he had a very special guest in tow. His youngest son, Jesse Bo Janson, surprised the crowd by coming onstage and jamming out with his dad. LINK: https://tinyurl.com/bdddz55r
• Dan + Shay – Not only did they grow up going to his summer tours, now they’re his opening act. They shared a video message showing them standing in an empty Nissan Stadium in Nashville, and saying: “It’s an absolute dream come true for us to be on this tour…We wrote a song about what Kenny’s music means to us…At the end of the day, we’re still just fans.” LINK: https://tinyurl.com/mr33eafs
• Keith Urban – shared a clip showing him kissing his wife Nicole Kidman after she walked onstage mid-performance in Vegas. She explains that she’s there to “get your jacket”, which he had left on the floor. Urban tells the audience, “She literally said, ‘Don’t lose that jacket. And I’m like, ‘How am I gonna lose the jacket?’” Sure enough, the jacket had disappeared. Thankfully, it was soon found. Urban’s caption: “Just a Saturday night in Las Vegas.” LINK: https://tinyurl.com/46tya295
SHOOTING THE BULL
PURSE ALERT:
A body language expert says that how a woman holds her purse (or handbag) can reveal a lot about your personality. Patti Wood claims that wearing a purse in the crook of your arm shows that you are high-maintenance and worry a lot about social status. However, wearing a cross-body with the purse sitting in front of you means you prioritize protection and accessibility. Wearing it behind you demonstrates that you likely have a cool, calm, and collected personality. As you might imagine, the type of bag you use also says a lot about you. Those who wear backpacks are independent, and tend to want to take care of themselves and everyone around them. And those who carry their bags in their hands tend to be assertive, well-organized, and efficient.
(Actually, in my experience, if a woman is carrying a backpack, she’s usually a Mom of 3 or more kids, and has lots of snacks and juiceboxes with her!)
(And what’s it mean when a dude is carrying a purse for his partner? Never mind…I already know!)
-NYPost
OUTHORSING:
Because I’m sure there’s an absolutely HUGE market for it, Iceland has – ahem – ‘trotted’ out a service that lets horses reply to work emails for you while you’re on holiday. The world-first “OutHorse Your Email” service is designed to encourage travellers to switch off their technology and take an uninterrupted trip to their country. How can horses reply to emails? Using a large keyboard mat, they are able to walk, trot, canter and pace their way across the keys. And you can sign up for free! Unsurprisingly, though, the result is nonsense replies to work-related emails, similar to when your cat decides to take a trip across your laptop at home. Nonetheless, the head of “Visit Iceland” said “Don’t be foal-ish, enjoy a distraction free trip to Iceland and remember, if you do receive work emails while on holiday, Iceland’s horses have you covered.” LINKS: https://youtu.be/kbfD_lX1Tog www.outhorseyouremail.com
(I’m not gonna come right out and say this is a publicity stunt . . . but if horses could reply to email, we’d all have lost our jobs long ago!)
(Admit it – it wouldn’t be the most nonsensical email you’ve ever received. Especially if you’ve ever gotten a response from me on a Saturday night!)
-SWNS
FACING THE MUSIC:
➢ Everyone agrees that the right song can brighten even the darkest of days, but new research says “groovy” music can even enhance brain function! That’s right, dancing your Saturday nights away may sharpen your thinking skills. Scientists in Japan report that “music with a groove” can significantly increase measures of executive function and associated brain activity. There is a catch, though: You have to be familiar with the tune. (I’ve got a feeling that scientists probably have a whole different idea of what constitutes “groovy” music than I do!)
➢ Researchers from Yale have found that music fans who attend festivals such as Burning Man or Coachella find themselves “transformed” by their experiences – in a good way. Those who say they felt transformed by the gathering reported feeling more connected to humanity and were more likely to help strangers. The lead author of the study said: “We’ve long known that festivals, pilgrimages, and ceremonies make people feel more bonded with their own group. (The study found) that experiences at secular mass gatherings also have the potential to expand the boundaries of moral concern beyond one’s own group.” (Next, he passed his joint to another guy, took off his tie-dyed headband, and slid down a muddy embankment toward the porta-potties, while yelling the words “Whoa, dude!” over and over…)
-StudyFinds
THINGS PEOPLE OF A CERTAIN AGE WILL NEVER UNDERSTAND:
(Yes, payphones…blah, blah, blah…but what about these?)
✗ Losing touch with people: Without Facebook, etc., It was very common not to have any idea what people, whom you were once very close to, are up to these days. (Or their “out there” political leanings…)
✗ No caller ID, and “May I speak to…”: You didn’t know who was calling, so you couldn’t ignore a call. And when was the last time you had to ask for the person you want to speak to?
✗ No GPS: Remember paper road maps? How barbaric! (The good thing was that no one in car knew when you accidentally took “the scenic route”!)
✗ Floppy disks: Yup, a 3.5-inch floppy had a whopping 1.44MB of storage. (I never knew what to do with one, anyway!)
✗ Cassette problems: When the tape came unravelled, the only solution was to use a pen or pencil to wind it back up. (Unless it had been “eaten” by the player!)
✗ Banking hours: What if the bank was closed for the day? Or on a Sunday? Without an ATM, some of us had to write a check, and find a friendly store to exchange it for cash. (Barbaric!)
✗ Video store: To watch a newer movie at home seemed like the height of modern convenience. But first, you had to go to the store (usually Blockbuster), hope it was in stock, stand in line to rent it, then drive home to relax and watch it. (Then rewind it!)
✗ Birthdays: Imagine – no Facebook reminders or notes on smartphones. You either had to have it written down, or simply remember someone’s birthday. (Good work, Grandma!)
-MSN
DID YOU KNOW?
Feeling good is becoming increasingly rare these days, according to a new survey. In a poll of 2,000 people in the UK, adults said they truly feel good — both mentally and physically — less than half of the time (47%), on average. One in 4 respondents deal with anxiety at least once per week, and 40% percent battle muscle aches on most days. Sadly, just under 6 in 10 (57%) say they rarely feel “on top of their game” physically. Another 61% have simply accepted that aches and pains are part of their daily life. (When asked for comment, Father Time said: “You ain’t seen nuthin’ yet!”)
-StudyFinds
BS CHRONOMETER 06.01.22
TODAY’S BS REASONS TO PARTY . . .
• “Dare Day”, a day to do something that you have been wanting to do but couldn’t get up the courage to try. (Once I dared a woman to ask me ‘out’. So, she asked me to ‘leave’!)
• “Flip a Coin Day”, a day of easy decision making. Just flip and follow the results. (Or ask Siri to do it for you…)
• “Global Day of Parents”, a UN observance since 2012 to honor all parents and appreciate their selfless commitment to their children.
• “International Children’s Day”, first proclaimed in 1925 by the World Conference for the Well-Being of Children in Geneva, Switzerland, to draw attention to any and all children’s issues. (If it’s both Parents Day and Children’s Day, we just might have a problem…)
• “Go Barefoot Day”, to enjoy the comforts and pleasant sensations of shedding footwear. Why? Because it feels great! The members of the ‘Society for Barefoot Living’ believe you should go barefoot all the time. (My family believes I should not…)
• “Global Running Day”, a worldwide celebration, encouraging people of all ages and abilities to get moving, and reminding us of the positives that running can offer. (They had to have this on the same day as “Go Barefoot Day”?)
• “Heimlich Maneuver Day”, honoring the ‘abdominal thrust’ method of stopping choking, first described by Dr Henry Heimlich in a 1974 article in the journal “Emergency Medicine”. BS FACTOID: In 2016, 96-year-old Heimlich used the technique himself for the first time when a resident at his retirement home in Cincinnati OH was choking. Heimlich died in December, 2016. (Of a heart attack, in case you were wondering.)
• “Say Something Nice Day”, a day to thank someone, encourage someone, compliment everyone. Remember, if you can’t say something nice … mum’s the word!
• “Oscar the Grouch Day”, celebrating Oscar the Grouch’s birthday, the day on which he is the grouchiest. Episode 3,866 of “Sesame Street” revealed that Oscar’s birthday is on June 1st.
• “World Milk Day”, established by the UN to recognize the importance of milk as a global food, and to bring attention to activities connected with the dairy sector. (And they’ll milk it for all it’s worth…) LINK: https://worldmilkday.org/
AND REMEMBER . . .
[Thurs] Bubba Day
[Thurs] Rotisserie Chicken Day
[Fri] Egg Day
[Fri] National Gun Violence Awareness Day
This Week is…Step-Parents’ Week
This Month is…Great Outdoors Month
TODAY’S CELEBIRTHDAYS . . .
1937 [85] Morgan Freeman, Memphis TN, movie actor (“The Shawshank Redemption” “Dark Knight Trilogy”, Oscar-“Million Dollar Baby”)/COMING UP… “A Good Person”
1947 [75] Ronnie Wood, Hillingdon UK, classic rock guitarist (Rolling Stones since 1975-‘Start Me Up’, The Faces 1970-73, Jeff Beck Group 1968-70)/Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: w/Stones-1989, w/Faces-2012
1953 [69] Ronnie Dunn, Coleman TX, country singer (Brooks & Dunn-‘Boot Scootin’ Boogie’)
1956 [66] Lisa Hartman Black, Houston TX, TV actress (“Tabitha” 1977-78, “Knots Landing” 1982-86), country singer (w/Clint Black-‘When I Said I Do’)/married to Clint Black since 1991
1973 [49] Heidi Klum, Bergisch-Gladbach Germany, fashion model/TV personality (“America’s Got Talent” since 2013, “Project Runway” 2004-17)
1974 [48] Alanis Morissette, Ottawa ON, pop-rock singer (‘You Oughta Know’, ‘Ironic’)/her “Jagged Little Pill” album (1995) has sold over 33 million worldwide
1981 [41] Brandi Carlile, Ravensdale WA, alt-country singer-songwriter (‘The Joke’, ‘The Story’, w/The Highwomen-‘Redesigning Women’)
1981 [41] Amy Schumer, New York NY, comedian-movie actress (“Trainwreck, “Snatched”)/2022 Oscars co-host
1996 [26] Tom Holland, Kingston England, movie actor (“Spider-Man: Homecoming” “Spider-Man: Far From Home”)/stage actor (“Billy Elliot the Musical”) COMING UP…untitled Fred Astaire biopic
2000 [22] Willow Shields, Albuquerque NM, movie actress (‘Primrose Everdeen’ in “The Hunger Games” movies)
THIS DAY IN SHOW BIZ . . .
2008 [14] A fire at the backlot of Universal Studios Hollywood destroys several iconic movie artifacts, including the clock tower from “Back to the Future”, and the “King Kong” exhibit on the studio tour
2009 [13] Conan O’Brien debuts as host of NBC-TV’s “Tonight Show” (he steps down after 7 months due to a dispute with the network … and a $33-million payoff)
TODAY’S MUSIC EVENTS . . .
2005 [17] White Stripes singer Jack White marries British model Karen Elson, in a canoe on the Amazon River in Brazil (they divorce in 2013)
2017 [05] Thanks to the song by Eminem, the word “stan” is added to the Oxford American Dictionary, defined as “an overzealous or obsessive fan of a particular celebrity”
TODAY’S FIRST . . .
1980 [42] CNN, the Cable News Network, is launched
TODAY’S RECORDS . . .
2002 [20] 16 skydivers set a record by jumping simultaneously from a hot-air balloon 10,000 ft (3,048 m) over Peterborough, England and, in a publicity stunt, land safely on 6,000 rolls of toilet paper
2009 [13] General Motors files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the 4th-largest bankruptcy in US history
BULL’S BITS
BS WHACK FACTS:
✓ The first Harley-Davidson motorcycle, built in 1903, used a tomato can for a carburetor.
✓ Cats make about 100 different sounds. Dogs make about 10.
✓ Frozen vegetables can have more nutritional value than week-old “fresh” veggies.
✓ If aircraft carriers ran on gasoline, they’d get about 6 inches to the gallon.
✓ Pilots jokingly refer to a midair collision as an “aluminum shower”.
✓ Astronauts cannot burp in zero gravity, but they can pass gas.
-FactRetriever, BathroomReadersInstitute
Best of BS . . .
BS SIGNS YOU’RE JUST NOT READY FOR SUMMER:
• Putting on last year’s swimsuit requires Vaseline and a shoe-horn.
• You’re still trying to untangle the Christmas lights from the weed whacker.
• You used all your bikini wax to polish your skis during the winter.
• Your belly has more rolls than Sara Lee.
• Still hungover from Spring Break.
• Your nickname down at the fitness club … “Chicken Legs”.
-First published in BS in 2015
BS SIGNS YOUR I.T. GUY IS A REDNECK:
• The monitor is up on blocks.
• Your printer paper has tobacco stains on it.
• The 4 front keys have rotted out.
• The numeric keypad only goes up to six.
• Your new password is “Huntin”.
• The CPU has a gun rack mount.
• There’s a Skoal can in the CD drive.
• The keyboard is camouflaged.
• The mouse is referred to as a “critter”.
-Adapted from Ahajokes, first published in BS in 2014
BS ‘THIS OR THAT’:
(You run down the list rapid-fire while your guest picks one from each pair …)
• Being overdressed or underdressed at a party?
• Netflix or YouTube?
• Ice Cream or Snow Cone?
• Being single or in a relationship that’s going nowhere?
• Swimming or sunbathing?
• Phone call or text?
• Having less work to do or more work that you actually enjoy doing?
• Cake or pie?
• Laundry or dishes?
BS WEB GOODIE:
Because ‘cat’, that’s why: https://tinyurl.com/2h445y5c
BS RANDOM JOKE:
Why would anyone choose to go big, when the alternative is getting to go home?
BS PHONE STARTER:
What’s the best “used item” purchase that you ever made?
BS WATER COOLER QUESTION:
Question: 11% of people admit they are still at their current job because their boss allows them to do THIS. What is it?
Answer: Come in late
BS DEEP THOUGHT:
A hungry stomach, an empty pocket and a broken heart can teach the best lessons in life.
