Thursday, March 18, 2021 — Edition: #6947
Here’s More Bull Roar!
BS SHOW BIZ BUZZ:
★ Not only has CBS extended its hiatus of “The Talk” as it conducts a review related to the recent heated exchange between Sharon Osbourne and Sheryl Underwood, but Osbourne has said she may not be wanted back, or want to return. She admits she “got too personal” with co-presenter Sheryl Underwood, and fears the argument has escalated too far for her to come back. The Talk has been taken off air and its hiatus has been extended until next week. Osbourne voiced support for Piers Morgan after his controversial comments about Meghan Markle, claiming he had the right to express his own opinion.
-BBC, Variety
★ After pretty much destroying the movie rental industry, Netflix has released a documentary about the last Blockbuster store, in Bend, Oregon. “The Last Blockbuster,” features never-before-seen footage of employees, fans, and more. The documentary’s official Facebook page says: “A lot of people know that Blockbuster had the chance to buy Netflix early on and they passed . . .In an ironic twist of fate, our movie The Last Blockbuster is coming to Netflix…We are beyond excited for people to get to see this tribute to era of home video on the world’s largest streaming service. Just don’t forget to rewind it when you’re done watching it and bring it back by noon on Wednesday.” The Last Blockbuster premiered on Netflix on Monday. LINK: https://vimeo.com/396987115
-HotNewHipHop
★ Elliot Page is opening up about his life and gender identity in a lengthy profile in Time magazine. It’s the first major interview the “Juno” star has given since he came out as transgender in December. Page says he’s “really excited to act” now that he’s “fully” who he is, and wants to play a new spectrum of roles. Page says he is recovering from “top surgery,” a procedure to remove breast tissue, which “has completely transformed” his life. In the article, Page also reveals he and choreographer Emma Portner, with whom he divorced early this year, are still “close friends.”
-MSN
★ Former US first lady Michelle Obama always has a lot on her plate, so to speak, and right now is no different with the premiere of “Waffles + Mochi,” her new family show on Netflix. The show, which began streaming Tuesday, focuses on healthy eating for young people, Obama’s main mission while in the White House. And she’s teamed up with Partnership for a Healthier America to help provide meals to 1 million families in need.
-NBC
TODAY’S SHOW BIZ SKED:
• “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (ABC/Global): Lionel Richie, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Chesca featuring De La Ghetto and Offse
• “The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon” (NBC/CTV): Michelle Obama, Guy Raz, Edie Brickell & New Bohemians
• “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” (CBS/Global): Jared Leto, LANCO
• “Late Night with Seth Meyers” (NBC/CTV): Sarah Silverman, Nico Hiraga
• “The Late Late Show with James Corden” (CBS/CTV): Benedict Cumberbatch, Justin Bieber
• “Watch What Happens Live” (Bravo): Shep Rose, Hannah Berner
• “The View” (ABC/CTV): Ice-T
• “The Talk” (CBS): Jennifer Love Hewitt, Olivia Munn
• “Live with Kelly and Ryan” (ABC/CTV): Jenny McCarthy, Monica Mangin
• “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” (NBC/CTV): Giada De Laurentiis
• “The Kelly Clarkson Show” (CHECK LOCAL LISTINGS): Matthew McConaughey, Arsenio Hall, Naomi Judd, Soledad O’Brien, Danielle Kartes
• “The Drew Barrymore Show” (CHECK LOCAL LISTINGS): Mayim Bialik, Melody Ehsani, Eitan Bernath
• “NCAA Basketball Tournament” (CHECK LOCAL LISTINGS): March Madness begins with the First Four
• The Unicorn” (CBS): Season 2 finale
• “Keeping Up With the Kardashians” (E!): Season 20 premiere. Khloe and Tristan face roadblocks while expanding their family; Scott faces decisions about his relationship; Kim prepares for a test that will determine her future as a lawyer.
• “Overserved With Lisa Vanderpump” (E!): Premiere. Lisa transports her best friend Lance Bass and actress Vivica A. Fox to the South of France with a Provence-themed party, and serial pranker Lance gets a taste of his own medicine.
BS MUSIC NOTES:
• Demi Lovato – is dropping her new album “Dancing With the Devil… The Art of Starting Over” on April 2. She says the title is a nod to her upcoming documentary. Quote: “If you listen to it track by track…it’s kind of actually like the non-official soundtrack to the documentary. Because it really does follow my life over the past couple of years.”
• St. Vincent – will perform on “Saturday Night Live” next month. She’ll make her second appearance as the show’s musical guest on April 3 alongside “Judas And the Black Messiah” actor Daniel Kaluuya, who will host. Kid Cudi will perform on the April 10 show.
• Jon Bon Jovi – says Mick Jagger once pretended to be in a band with him. He was working at the Power Station recording studio in New York when he was 18, when the Stones arrived at the studio. Quote: “The photographer is screaming, ‘Mick, Mick, Mick! Give us a picture!’ “And I swear to you, he grabs me and these (other) kids and he says, ‘Here’s my new band, The Frogs’ And we took a… picture.”
• Elton John — criticized the Vatican over not approving gay marriage. He wrote: “How can the Vatican refuse to bless gay marriages because they ‘are sin’, yet happily make a profit from investing millions in Rocketman – a film which celebrates my finding happiness from my marriage to David [Furnish]??” It was reported in 2019 that the Vatican contributed $1.2 million towards the biopic.
• Mötley Crüe – Guitarist Mick Mars’ debut solo album is “almost done”. That’s according to vocalist Jacob Bunton, who has confirmed that he is the lead singer on the project. Quote: It’s definitely going to be what people are expecting. When they hear it … It’s really cool.”
• Florida Georgia Line – Tyler Hubbard has teamed up with Christian rapper Lathan Warlick on the new song ‘My Way’, out tomorrow. Mixing acoustic samples and surging beats, the song was written by the pair along with RaeLynn, Blake Hubbard and Jarrod Ingram.
• Garth Brooks – revealed on his latest “Inside Studio G” session that he has been writing songs with Ashley McBryde…and Mitch Rossell. Or, more accurately, “Me and Mitch just kind of sat and watched her. She just tore it up!”
• Hometown News — Singer Scott Whitehead of the early ’00s country duo has died. A post at GrassRoots Promotion’s Facebook page says that he passed unexpectedly last Friday. No cause of death or age was given. Hometown News was made up of Whitehead and Ron Kingery, and they scored two Top 40 songs in 2002, ‘Minivan’ and ‘Wheels’.
SHOOTING THE BULL
FAIL MAIL:
The author of a new book published to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the first email message, calls it a curse. Cal Newport’s book is called “A World Without Email: Reimagining Work in an Age of Communications Overload”. After studying the social effects of email for several years, the Georgetown University computer-science professor says “It just clashes with our fundamental human wiring to have this non-stop piling up of communication…that we can’t keep up with.” According to him, no matter how much we tell ourselves “it’s OK, we don’t have to answer these emails right away”, there’s a deeper part of our brain that is compelled to do so. And that makes us miserable, because we are overwhelmed with the urge to answer all our emails as they come in. He calls it a “torturous cycle” by which a flood of incoming emails loads us up with work, but that workload precents us from responding to those emails as promptly as we feel we should, while also keeping us from doing our work. Which, of course, leads to us doing our work outside of normal hours — which leads to burnout. What can be done about it? Newport suggests telling your colleagues you are available to respond to emails between the hours of 2-3 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and not to expect to hear back from you outside those hours.
(Well, at least I’d miss the inevitable email from my boss inviting me to a “very important meeting” with HR …)
(Email is 50 years old? And I didn’t even send a “congrats” email…)
(Remember the good old days when the only emails you got were jokes from your friends…and you were compelled to print them out…on dot-matrix tractor computer paper? Help me. I’m old…)
-TorStar
READ BETWEEN THE WINES:
If you want to impress your guests with expensive wine but can’t afford it, lie to them about the price of the cheap stuff. A new study out of Switzerland found what deep down we already kind-of knew: the more we think a wine costs, the better we think it tastes. The researchers tested volunteers with three Italian red wines, ranging in price from £8-50 (US$11-70) — but the prices were incorrectly marked. When the cheapest wine was given falsely-high pricing, it was judged the most pleasant of the three. The researchers say “deceptive up-pricing of low-price wine significantly influenced ratings for pleasantness. . . [so] subjective experience may lie in the price.”
(That’s only true if someone else paid for it. Did you ever notice that when YOU buy the cheapest dreck that you can find, you always tell your friends, “It’s not bad!”)
(You may save some money, but your friends will “pay” for it in the morning!)
(For me, it’s pretty easy to tell the difference between a $200 wine and a $20 wine. $180!)
-DailyMail, Fox
SOME ‘THING’ TO TALK ABOUT:
In June, a new kind of library will open in London, ON. A “Thing Library”. The idea is that you can borrow items that you need to use, rather than having to purchase them. The library-style service will provide hobbyists, bakers and amateur remodelers crowd-sourced tools in an effort to reduce waste and save people money. The London Thing Library will run on a membership model, where patrons pay a monthly fee for access to the library’s inventory. It will also focus on teaching people new skills, like how to dehydrate your own food or make repairs through workshops. At this point, the enterprise is asking for donations to build up inventory. Among the items they’re requesting are bike repair tools, a pressure washer, camping chairs and cookie decorating supplies.
(I wonder if they have books…)
(How many tools will be dropped off there “because my husband never gets around to using them”??)
(Just a hunch, but I bet the local rent-all place has a bit of a problem with this!)
-CBC
FUNNIEST TWEETS ABOUT THE TIME CHANGE:
⇒ Good morning. It’s time for lunch. #daylightsavings – Simon Holland
⇒ The only way to do Daylight Savings time right is to have the kids sleep at Grandma’s house. – Jennifer Lizza
⇒ One less hour to procrastinate. This is a problem. – Because IB
⇒ Everything auto updates the time except my microwave & oven so my kitchen is like some sort of a parallel universe. — Dini
⇒ #daylightsavings should be done on a Monday at 2pm – Chris McLain
⇒ You can’t lose an hour of sleep if you don’t go to sleep – Javier Alexis
…AND A FEW FUNNY TWEETS FROM WOMEN:
⇒ Happy one year anniversary to me getting an email about a meeting being rescheduled “until this all blows over”. – Eden Dranger
⇒ When I sign an email “Yours” it’s not a term of endearment— it means this email is now yours I’m done with it get it away from me. – Kate McKean
⇒ a new type of relationship first experienced by my generation is “girl I’ve been friends with online for 20 years” – Beef Heiress
⇒ My god I am so allergic to my puppy. It’s a mess but if one of us had to die it’s gonna be me. – Camilla Blackett
-HuffPost
DID YOU KNOW?
A fundraiser to help pay off Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s $19 million Los Angeles mansion has been shut down. A California woman set up the ‘Harry and Meghan $5 Donation to Buy Home’ GoFundMe a few days after the Duke and Duchess’ explosive tell-all chat with Oprah was aired. She was seeking donations of US$5 to reach a target of $10 million. During the Oprah chat, Harry revealed that he had been cut off financially by the royal family, and said he was forced to use his inheritance from his late mother, Princess Diana — which is estimated to be $18 million. The GoFundMe page disappeared from the site a few days after appearing, having attracted just $140 in donations.
-Yahoo
BS CHRONOMETER 03.18.21
TODAY’S CELEBIRTHDAYS . . .
1959 [62] Irene Cara (Escalara), The Bronx NY, pop singer (‘Fame’, ‘Flashdance…What A Feeling’)
1963 [58] Vanessa Williams, Millwood NY, TV actress (“Ugly Betty” 2006-10, “Desperate Housewives” 2010-12)/pop singer (‘Save the Best for Last’)/first African-American woman to earn the title of Miss America, in 1984
1966 [55] Jerry Cantrell, Tacoma WA, alt-rock guitarist-vocalist (Alice in Chains-‘Man in the Box’, ‘Rooster’)
1970 [51] Queen Latifah (Dana Owens), Newark NJ, movie actress (“Chicago”, “Hairspray”)/TV host “The Queen Latifah Show” 2013-15)/hip hop-jazz-pop singer (‘UNITY’)
1972 [49] Dane Cook, Cambridge MA, comedian/movie actor (“Good Luck Chuck”, “Employee of the Month”)
1974 [47] Philip Sweet, Pocahontas AR, country singer (Little Big Town-‘Pontoon’, ‘Girl Crush’)
1979 [42] Adam Levine, LA CA, pop singer (Maroon 5-‘Moves Like Jagger’, ft. Cardi B-‘Girls Like You’)/TV personality (“The Voice” 2011-19)/TV actor (“American Horror Story” 2012)
1989 [32] Lily Collins, Surrey UK, movie actress (“Mirror, Mirror”, “The Blind Side”)/daughter of singer Phil Collins. COMING UP…”Mank”, 2021
TODAY’S BS REASONS TO PARTY . . .
• “Awkward Moments Day”, a day to celebrate the humor in life’s uncomfortable and embarrassing situations … which we normally fail to see until years later (If you need me, I’ll be sitting in the corner re-living my personal top-20…).
• “Biodiesel Day”, in honor of the clean-burning fuel that can be used in any diesel engine with no conversion whatsoever. It is derived from 100% renewable resources like soybeans, canola, mustard seed, even recycled cooking oil. The day is celebrated on the anniversary of the 1858 birth of Rudolph Diesel, the German inventor of the diesel engine. (What are the odds?)
• “Forgive Mom & Dad Day”. No matter how lousy they were as parents, it’s time to let it go and get on with your life (I’m still not forgiving them for my nose…).
• “Sloppy Joe Day”, America’s all-time favorite hot sandwich, it is often made with ground beef, onions, tomato sauce, brown sugar, cola or maple syrup to sweeten it, and seasonings to spice it, all served up on a hamburger bun or roll.
• “Goddess of Fertility Day”, celebrating Aphrodite and other gods and goddesses of fertility. Aphrodite is the Greek goddess of love, beauty, pleasure, and procreation. Her Roman equivalent is the goddess Venus.
• “Absolutely Incredible Kid Day”, encouraging adults to let kids know just how amazing and valuable they are. The idea is to write a note (text?) of support and encouragement to a kid of your choice.
COMING UP . . .
[Fri] Certified Nurses Day
[Fri] Poultry Day
[Sat] Spring arrives (Northern Hemisphere)
[Sat] Alien Abduction Day
[Sat] Won’t You Be My Neighbor Day
THIS DAY IN SHOW BIZ . . .
2009 [12] 45-year-old Natasha Richardson (Mrs. Liam Neeson) dies in NYC following a head injury suffered 2 days earlier during a ski lesson at Mont Tremblant, Québec
TODAY’S MUSIC EVENTS . . .
2002 [19] Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, The Ramones and Talking Heads are among those inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
2017 [04] Rock pioneer Chuck Berry dies at age 90
2017 [04] Katy Perry accepts the National Equality Award from the Human Rights Campaign for her work supporting LGBTQ causes. In her speech, she admits that she did more than just “kiss a girl”.
TODAY’S FIRST . . .
2001 [20] Indiana Pacers’ Reggie Miller becomes the first NBA player to make 2,000 career 3-pointers after hitting 4 of them vs Sacramento (finishes career with a record 2,560)
TODAY’S RECORD . . .
1981 [40] The Buffalo Sabres set an NHL record of 9 goals in 1 period (vs Toronto Maple Leafs)
BULL’S BITS
BS WHACK FACTS:
✓ The human body produces about 7 miles of hair per year.
✓ When grooming, a cat will usually clean its paws last.
✓ Sharks are the only fish that can blink.
✓ Of all the animal milk that humans drink, the donkey’s is closest to human milk.
✓ Parachutes (invented in 1783) are older than airplanes (invented in 1903).
✓ Couples who diet while on vacation argue 3 times more often.
-BathroomReadersInstitute
BS STUPID VACCINE QUESTIONS:
• I’m in a hurry. Can I get mine to go?
• Does it pair well with Pinot Noir?
• Could this be referred to as the “Fauci Ouchie”?
• So….am I supposed to continue drinking disinfectant, or no?
• Can I get a refill?
• Will I become an addict?
• How long before the government can track all my activities?
• So, am I OK to eat bat soup again?
• Everyone who had the first smallpox vaccine in 1798 has died. Makes you think, doesn’t it?
• Mind if I bend over anyway?
-Twitter
TODAY’S SLICE OF BS:
➠ We just passed the one-year mark for Coronavirus lockdowns. (. . . and, as bad as it has been, it’s still better than “Saturday Night Fever,” “Cat Scratch Fever” and “Bieber Fever” combined!)
➠ March Madness has begun. (I’m of course talking about that annual scramble to become J-Lo’s new boyfriend)
➠ The NCAA March Madness basketball tournament has started. (So, congratulations to that girl who works in your office who’s never watched a basketball game in her life, but is totally gonna win your office pool…)
➠ Stand-up comedian Dane Cook is 49 today. (Man, it seems just like yesterday that I first didn’t laugh at any of his jokes.)
➠ Instagram is coming out with a light version of their phone app. (So, when posting what you ate for lunch, make sure it’s low-cal!)
BS WEB GOODIE:
102-year-old joins great-grandson’s virtual gym class: https://tinyurl.com/2ez55j29
BS RANDOM JOKE:
I have lots of hidden talents. The problem is, even I can’t find them.
BS PHONE STARTER:
If your week so far was a song, what would the title be?
BS WATER COOLER QUESTION:
Question: In a survey asking what foods people hated as kids, but like as an adult, THIS came in at #1. What is it?
Answer: Asparagus
BS DEEP THOUGHT:
Let today be the day you love yourself enough to no longer just dream of a better life; Let it be the day you act upon it.
