Wednesday, March 24, 2021 – Edition: #6951
We Give a Sheet!
BS SHOW BIZ BUZZ:
★ “Jeopardy!” is coming under fire for bringing on Dr. Mehmet Oz, the TV doctor who has come under scrutiny in recent years for peddling controversial medical advice. Oz kicked off his two-week stint as guest host on Monday, and “Jeopardy!” fans were quick to voice their displeasure on Twitter. One felt that choosing Oz to host “Jeopardy!” is “the most disgraceful disrespect to Alex (Trebek)’s legacy”, and another commented: “Does this mean he’ll make up the answers like on his show?” And when a fan suggested that James Holzhauer host the show, the former “Jeopardy!” champion replied, “no I believe in science.”
-USAToday
★ Jamie Foxx is taking a bite out of Mike Tyson’s life for his next major project. Martin Scorsese will executive-produce an upcoming authorized biographical limited series on the boxing champ. The series, simply titled “Tyson”, is not currently set up at a network or streaming service. Foxx has been discussing his involvement in a Tyson project for some time, and last year, he said that he was deep into training for the role, though at the time it was said to be a biopic rather than a series.
-Yahoo, EW
★ Vin Diesel is sharing the big screen with a special someone in the upcoming “Fast and Furious” sequel. His 10-year-old son, Vincent Sinclair, will make his movie debut in “F9” as the younger version of his dad’s character, ‘Dominic Toretto’. He filmed his scenes in 2019 and reportedly received a daily rate of $1,005. F9 was originally scheduled to drop in May 2020 but was pushed back by the pandemic. The film is now scheduled for release on June 25, 2021.
-People
★ Rick Moranis found himself a top trending name on Twitter after the FBI shared a photo of a suspect in the Jan. 6 Capitol riots who bears a resemblance to the Canadian funnyman. One online commenter, referencing Moranis’ role in “Honey, I shrunk the Kids”, wrote: “He and his wife are also wanted in connection with a kid shrinking incident.” Another joked, “The guy was just trying to find his kids man leave him alone.” Others shared pics of Moranis as the helmet-wearing ‘Dark Helmet’ from 1987’s “Spaceballs” and as ‘Louis Tully’ from “Ghostbusters”.
-Canoe
TODAY’S SHOW BIZ SKED:
• “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (ABC/Global): Seth Rogen, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Daddy Yankee (R)
• “The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon” (NBC/CTV): Alexander Skarsgård, Karol G
• “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” (CBS/Global): Sharon Stone, Ken Burns
• “Late Night with Seth Meyers” (NBC/CTV): Kevin Bacon, Retta, Ash Soan
• “The Late Late Show with James Corden” (CBS/CTV): Minnie Driver, Benny Blanco + Gracie Abrams
• “Conan” (TBS): George Wallace (R)
• “Watch What Happens Live” (Bravo): Teresa Giudice, Jackie Hoffman
• “The View” (ABC/CTV): William Shatner
• “Live with Kelly and Ryan” (ABC/CTV): Lauren Graham, guest co-host Ali Wentworth
• “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” (NBC/CTV): Robin Roberts, Joshua Bassett
• “The Kelly Clarkson Show” (CHECK LOCAL LISTINGS): Gwyneth Paltrow, Jo Koy, Neil deGrasse Tyson
• “The Drew Barrymore Show” (CHECK LOCAL LISTINGS): Sara Gilbert, Ben Feldman, Dr. Aliza Pressman
• “The Masked Singer” (FOX): The first wildcard character enters the competition when the members of group A return for their second performances of the season.
• “The Day Sports Stood Still” (HBO): Documenting the unprecedented sports shutdown in March 2020 in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the events that followed, including athlete interviews and insights from team owners and NBA staff.
BS MUSIC NOTES:
• Joe Jonas — celebrated DNCE’s ‘Cake by the Ocean’ reaching a billion streams by eating McDonald’s food from his Spotify plaque. He posted a video of himself tucking into McNuggets, fries and a burger from the silver dish, with the caption: “One Billion never tasted so good! Thank you Spotify!”
• Demi Lovato and Ariana Grande – Lovato has shared the title of their new collaboration. Papermag reports that ‘Met Him Last Night’, which will be featured on Lovato’s upcoming album “Dancing With the Devil… The Art of Starting Over”, out April 2, “highlights two of the most powerful voices in pop.”
• Elton John — has enlisted Dua Lipa and Neil Patrick Harris for his annual Oscars pre-party on April 25th benefiting the Elton John AIDS Foundation. Lipa will perform and Harris will host the 29th annual event, which, this year, will raise funds for young people at risk and living with HIV. Streaming tickets are on sale now for $19.99 through Ticketmaster. Other performers will be announced.
• KISS — Paul Stanley says they have no reason to release new music. He says it would be pointless because fans only want to listen to the classics. Quote: “For the most part, when classic bands put out new albums, they’re looked at and listened to and thrown away because they don’t…have the age that comes with something being a time capsule or being attached to a certain period of your life.”
• Linda Ronstadt – is the latest artist to sell her recorded music assets to Irving Azoff’s Iconic Artists Group. Iconic will partner with her to market her catalog. Terms were not disclosed.
• Kenny Chesney – announced Monday that he is delaying this year’s tour until 2022 due to Covid-19. All of the stadiums on the 2021 itinerary will now host Chesney’s 2022 tour, which will be a completely new show with a new name, lineup and music. Rescheduled dates will be announced soon.
• Kelsea Ballerini – says she got her first tattoo impulsively — but she doesn’t regret it one bit. She told Shape magazine that the day before her first photoshoot, she panicked because she wanted a tattoo “but didn’t have one yet”. So, she headed to a tattoo parlor. She calls the ink on her left forearm a “youthfully innocent way of saying, ‘I’ve got to be who I am from the beginning of this.'”
• Carrie Underwood – will perform her new gospel album “My Savior” (out Friday) in a virtual concert on Easter Sunday. “My Savior: Live From The Ryman” will be streamed from the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, which a press release notes, is known as the “Mother Church of Country Music”.
SHOOTING THE BULL
NEW ‘CHANCE’ FOR ‘COMMUNITY CHEST’:
Now Monopoly is buying into the “woke” trend by looking for more socially aware and environmentally conscious topics for the game’s “community chest”. For the first time in 85 years, Hasbro is updating the 16 yellow cards. The game-maker says rewards like winning second place in a beauty contest and collecting on maturing life insurance “are long overdue for a refresh.” From a list of 32, Hasbro is accepting votes on what the new cards should say until April 9. Some of the potential new community chest cards: “Meow! You knit cozy sweaters for the hairless cats at your local animal shelter, collect $20”, and “You held a neighbourhood party — but you didn’t recycle your trash, pay $100”. Shopping local would advance a player to “GO” (netting $200), while not doing so would cost you $50. Other potential cards reward players for helping the elderly and running the social media accounts for a non-profit art center. Players can go to jail for blasting music or for keeping a found wallet. And they can just as easily get bailed out by video chatting with friends after a rough day. The updated Monopoly game with the new community chest cards will be available this Fall.
LINK: www.MonopolyCommunityChest.com
(All this updating and you’ll still be able to rent a house for 50 bucks?)
(Thank goodness I’ll never have to pay another “poor tax” again! Now, where are my lottery tickets?)
(If they really want to update the game, they should lost the “free parking”!)
-NationalPost
PICK UP ONE OF THESE TRUCKS:
General Motors’ newest pickup truck costs just $9,000 and turns into a flatbed. The company has been making big news in China with small vehicles built by its local joint-venture brand, Wuling Motors. The new Zhengtu is a compact crew cab truck with seating for 5 and a 6.5-foot bed with sides that fold down like the tailgate to create a large flatbed. The sides also open a full 180 degrees down to offer easy access to the bed. Don’t expect to load a lot of cargo, though. The Zhengtu is powered by a 1.5-liter four-cylinder engine rated at just 99 hp. There are no plans to export the vehicle.
(At least, not at that price!)
(I paid more for my ATV!)
-Fox
CORONAUPDATE:
➢ COVID-19 can be a real pain in the neck. We can now officially add another mask-related side-effect to the list that already includes “mask-mouth” and “maskne”: A stiff, achy neck. The American Chiropractic Association has observed a connection between people wearing masks for long periods and jaw pain, neck stiffness, eye tension, upper back pain and headaches. How? The ACM says masks can limit the lower field of vision, particularly if they aren’t well-fitted, causing the wearer to tuck in the chin, shift body position, and hold the neck stiffly to maintain a line of sight. Bottom line: You can’t look down using just your eyes; you have to look down with your head and neck. (Welcome to the world of reading glasses!)
➢ A Texas restaurant is serving up some hefty surcharges for anyone who questions the fact that masks are still mandatory there, despite the fact that the state lifted mask rules earlier this month. In a sign on the door of Legends Diner in Denton, management outlines its new policy, saying: “$50 if I have to explain why masks are mandatory, $75 if I have to hear why you disagree…” Owners Wayne and Kat LaCombe admit that the policy is mostly tongue-in-cheek, but say it will be enforced if need be. As Wayne points out: “I just can’t afford to get the virus. We’d have to shut our business down.” (On the other hand, I’ve eaten at a lot of diners that made me sick, mask or no mask!)
-NYPost, Fox
SAFETY FIRST:
Here are some tips for being “street smart”, as shared by readers of Buzzfeed . . .
⇒ If a car is following you, turn around and run the opposite way: The car will need to take several seconds to turn around, hopefully giving you enough time to run for help.
⇒ Go “live”: If you’re being attacked, go on Facebook Live if you can, and include your potential attacker in the shot. Say ‘Hi, Facebook Live’ to announce you are speaking to an audience, and say where you are. Walk to the nearest open business, showing street signs along the way.
⇒ Have a script for unsafe rides: If you’re in an Uber or taxi that feels unsafe, use a premade script to pretend you’re talking on the phone to a male relative or friend.
⇒ Let them take your purse: If someone tries to grab your purse or bag or phone, let them take it. No item is worth getting hurt over.
⇒ Try to look like you belong: If you are traveling — especially in an unknown area — try to look like you belong. You are less likely to be mugged. And walk confidently.
⇒ Wear your jacket unzipped: If someone grabs your coat, you can pull away, shrug off your coat and run.
⇒ Be mindful of ‘reactionary gaps’: Prison officers are taught the concept of always keeping a ‘reactionary gap’ between oneself and others. Six feet allows enough space to react if attacked. (And now, 6 feet isn’t just a good idea, it’s the LAW!)
-Buzzfeed
DID YOU KNOW?
Yes, it’s easy to take notes with your phone or tablet, but a University of Tokyo study has found that people remember things much better if they write it down with a pen and paper. It seems that when we do that, we better commit the content to memory than if we type it. The researchers think that’s because putting pen to paper is more tactile, using more parts of our brain, so we form stronger memories. (This is something I prove every weekend…when I forget to bring the grocery list – again!)
-DailyMail
BS CHRONOMETER 03.24.21
TODAY’S CELEBIRTHDAYS . . .
1951 [70] Tommy Hilfiger, Elmira NY, fashion designer (‘Tommy Hilfiger’, ‘Tommy Girl’)
1953 [68] Louie Anderson, Minneapolis MN, comedian/TV actor (‘Christine Baskets’ on “Baskets” 2016-2019/TV host (“Family Feud” 1999-2002)/movie actor (“Coming 2 America”)
1970 [51] Lara Flynn Boyle, Davenport Iowa, TV actress (‘Donna Hayward’ in “Twin Peaks” 1990-91, “The Practice” 1997-2003)/movie actress (“Wayne’s World”)
1973 [48] Jim Parsons, Houston TX, TV actor (‘Sheldon Cooper’ on “The Big Bang Theory” 2007-19)
1974 [47] Alyson Hannigan, Washington DC, TV actress (‘Lily Aldrin’ on “How I Met Your Mother” 2005-14, “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” 1997-2003)/movie actress (“American Pie” franchise)
1976 [45] Peyton Manning, New Orleans LA, retired NFL QB (Indianapolis Colts 1998-2011, Denver Broncos 2012-15)/2 Super Bowls with 2 teams)/5-time NFL MVP/14-time Pro Bowl selection
1977 [44] Jessica Chastain, Sacramento CA, movie actress (“Interstellar”, “Zero Dark Thirty”) COMING UP…“The Eyes of Tammy Faye”, 2021
1978 [43] Amir Arison, St Louis MO, TV actor (‘Aram Mojtabai’ on “The Blacklist” since 2013)
1986 [35] Val Chmerkovskiy, Odessa Ukraine, dancer (“Dancing with the Stars” since 2011)
TODAY’S BS REASONS TO PARTY . . .
• “Chocolate Covered Raisins Day”, celebrating the treat that lives in the hearts of theatergoers the world over, and masquerades as a healthy addition to trail mix. (We’re not celebrating the kind you find in your kid’s bunny cage…)
• “National Cheesesteak Day”, if you’ve never had one, you should know that you can really only get an authentic one in Philadelphia. Other places try, but Philly is the real deal. The roll is filled with chipped steak, and you can order it with or without cheese and onions.
• “National Cocktail Day”, cocktails are drinks typically comprised of wine or a distilled beverage (such as whiskey, brandy, vodka, rum, or tequila) and mixed with other tasty ingredients such as cream, soda, liqueurs, fruit, juices, honey, beer, etc. (and if you don’t drink, celebrate the movie instead!)
• “Equal Pay Day”, as recognized by the National Committee on Pay Equity to symbolize how far into the year women must work to earn what men earned in the previous year. Wear red today to symbolize how far women and minorities are “in the red” with their pay.
• “International Day for Achievers”, honoring those who have achieved something in any field. It is a day to recognize those who have set goals and displayed determination and confidence on their journey to achieve them. (What is YOUR greatest achievement? BESIDES your kids?)
• “World Tuberculosis Day”, to build public awareness that TB remains an epidemic in much of the world, causing the deaths of about 1.6 million each year, mostly in Third World nations.
COMING UP . . .
[Thurs] International Waffle Day
[Thurs] Pecan Day
[Fri] Solitude Day
[Fri] Legal Assistants Day
THIS DAY IN SHOW BIZ . . .
2002 [19] Halle Berry (“Monster’s Ball”) & Denzel Washington (“Training Day”) take home the top acting Oscars at the Academy Awards. Berry becomes the only Black woman to have won the award
2005 [16] The US version of “The Office,” created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, starring Steve Carell and John Krasinski, premieres on NBC
2016 [05] Comedian, actor, screenwriter Garry Shandling (“The Larry Sanders Show”) dies at age 66
TODAY’S MUSIC EVENTS . . .
2000 [21] Elton John’s “Aida” opens on Broadway (21 days to write the music, 5 years to develop the stage production)
2001 [20] The segment of Highway 19 that runs through Macon GA is renamed “Duane Allman Boulevard”, in remembrance of the Allman Bros guitarist who died in a motorcycle crash near there 3 decades earlier
TODAY’S RECORDS . . .
2015 [06] HJ Heinz Co and Kraft Foods Group merge to form the 3rd-largest global food company, Kraft Heinz Co
2019 [02] 2-time American League MVP Mike Trout signs the biggest contract in North American sports history, a $426.5 million, 12-year extension with the Los Angeles Angels (still the largest baseball contract)
BULL’S BITS
BS WHACK FACTS:
✓ In a day, your brain uses the energy contained in 2 large bananas.
✓ It would take a jumbo jet about 120 million years to fly across the Milky Way galaxy.
✓ Windmills always turn counter-clockwise. Except for the windmills in Ireland.
✓ In the 1920s, the “Raggedy Ann” doll was used as a symbol by the anti-vaccination movement.
✓ Approximately one-third of people can’t snap their fingers.
✓ The inventor of Vaseline ate a spoonful of the stuff every morning!
-RandomFactGenerator, BathroomReadersInstitute
Best of BS . . .
BS SIGNS YOU HAD A BAD SPRING BREAK:
• You used an entire box of condoms and never slept with anyone.
• During the 17-hour car trip, your friends insisted on playing their entire collection of karaoke music.
• Next month you have to go back for ‘sentencing’.
• You first learned that jet skis have no brakes when you smashed into the pier.
• You stayed on campus to take advantage of short cafeteria lines.
• The clinic says your Spring Break ‘souvenir’ will only go away with penicillin.
• Three words — pasty white thighs.
• You studied a lot.
• You can actually REMEMBER Spring Break.
-First published in BS in 2000
TODAY’S SLICE OF BS:
➠ It’s Spring and you sure can tell. (Despite Opening Day being two weeks away, the Pittsburgh Pirates have already been mathematically eliminated from the playoffs.)
➠ People everywhere just love Spring! (Where, for that one glorious week, your kids become the Daytona Beach Police Department’s problem!)
➠ Knife-wielding men who stole hundreds of toilet paper rolls during the panic-buying shortages last year have been sentenced to more than 3 years in jail. (It’s good to see they didn’t get off Scott-free…)
➠ A South African pastor who claims to heal people by passing gas on their faces, says he “farts the holy spirit.” (Either way, you are sitting in his “Pew”.)
➠ Researchers have found that drinking increases your chances of having unprotected sex. (Man, I REALLY hope this is one study where the humans didn’t use lab rats…)
BS U-PICK TRIVIA:
• According to Kenny Rogers’ hit ‘The Gambler’, what is “the secret to survivin’”? (Kenny died Mar. 20, 2020)
a) Know when to hold ’em, know when to fold ’em
b) Knowin’ what to throw away, and knowin’ what to keep [CORRECT]
c) Never count your money when you’re sittin’ at the table
d) It won’t mean you’re weak if you turn the other cheek
• What is the process of sterilizing liquids to kill bacteria by using heat called?
a) oxygenation
b) homogenization
c) pasteurization [CORRECT]
d) moonshinin’
• What are you studying if you’re taking a class in ‘pistology’?
a) guns & ammo
b) faith [CORRECT]
c) anger management
d) the human urinary tract
-IsTharYourFinalAnswer, AnsweringExams
BS WEB GOODIE:
What did I just see? https://tinyurl.com/34mjzdwu
BS PHONE STARTER:
What “fake” thing always happens in movies? (Ducking behind anything will stop a bullet? People can afford an awesome apartment in an expensive city while working a minimum-wage job? No one says “Goodbye” on the phone?)
BS RANDOM JOKE:
You can tell how boring a person is by the lack of fear in their eyes when someone is flipping through photos on their phone.
BS WATER COOLER QUESTION:
Question: Perhaps unsurprisingly, men who do THIS live longer than those who don’t. What is it?
Answer: Kiss their wife before going to work
BS DEEP THOUGHT:
Often when you think you’re at the end of something, you’re at the beginning of something else.
