Monday, March 15, 2021 – Edition: #6944
Sheet Happens!
BS SHOW BIZ BUZZ:
★ Amid his ongoing controversy, Chris Harrison will sit out next season of “The Bachelorette.” He’ll be temporarily replaced by rotating fan-favorite alums from the franchise, including former “Bachelorette” stars Tayshia Adams and Kaitlyn Bristowe. Beyond next season of “The Bachelorette,” no permanent decision regarding Harrison’s future with the franchise has been determined, at this point.
-Variety
★ Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez say they HAVEN’T called it quits, drastically changing course from what was reported almost everywhere just 12 hours before. In a joint statement on Saturday, they said: “All the reports are inaccurate. We are working through some things.” After Page Six first reported their breakup, multiple news outlets, including USA Today, People, E! and The Associated Press had also “confirmed” the news.
-Yahoo
★ CBS says it is reviewing “all matters” related to Sharon Osbourne’s defense of Piers Morgan on “The Talk,” and the subsequent backlash. Osbourne came under fire last week after her public defense of longtime friend Piers Morgan led to an on-air meltdown and an emotional conversation about race with co-host Sheryl Underwood. Osbourne had voiced support for Morgan on social media after the “Good Morning Britain” commentator was called out for his disparaging statements about Meghan Markle.
-TheWrap
★ “365 Days,” “Absolute Proof,” “Dolittle,” “Fantasy Island” and “Music” have been nominated as “worst picture” for the 41st annual Golden Raspberry Awards. The nominees for the mock awards show were unveiled on Friday, “giving the world a whiff of what else went wrong while the planet was on lockdown.” Winners will be announced April 24, the day before the Oscars. Among the tacky trophies being handed out will be a special Razzie statuette saluting 2020 as “The Worst Calendar Year EVER!”
-Variety
TODAY’S SHOW BIZ SKED:
• “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (ABC/Global): Gwen Stefani, Dr. Sanjay Gupta
• “The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon” (NBC/CTV): John Oliver, Brian Tyree Henry, Japanese Breakfast
• “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” (CBS/Global): Ringo Starr, Eric Andre
• “Late Night with Seth Meyers” (NBC/CTV): Jennifer Garner, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Valerie June
• ” The Late Late Show with James Corden” (CBS/CTV): Venus Williams, Picture This
• “Conan” (TBS): Kenan Thompson
• “Watch What Happens Live” (Bravo): Gary King, Colin Macrae
• “The View” (ABC/CTV): Don Lemon
• “The Talk” (CBS): Elizabeth Vargas
• “Live with Kelly and Ryan” (ABC/CTV): Joel McHale, Danny Seo
• “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” (NBC/CTV): Kyle Chandler, Kym Douglas, Alan Kim, All Time Low
• “The Kelly Clarkson Show” (CHECK LOCAL LISTINGS): Eddie Murphy, Bella Murphy, Nico Santos, Jesse Tyler Ferguson
• “The Drew Barrymore Show” (CHECK LOCAL LISTINGS): Clea Shearer & Joanna Teplin, Idina Menzel
• “The Bachelor” (ABC): Season 25 finale
• “The Bachelor: After the Final Rose” (ABC): Featuring touching reunions, heart-wrenching confrontations and powerful one-on-one talks with the final women; a shocking announcement leaves Bachelor Nation talking. Emmanuel Acho hosts.
• “America’s Most Wanted” (FOX): Series premiere. Retired cold case investigator Paul Holes and trial lawyer Yodit Tewolde join the search for America’s most dangerous fugitives.
• “Bulletproof” (CW): Season 3 premiere
• “Intervention” (A&E): Season 22 premiere
BS MUSIC NOTES:
• Taylor Swift — teased a snippet of her new version of ‘Wildest Dreams’ in the trailer for the upcoming animated film “Spirit Untamed”. If released, ‘Wildest Dreams (Taylor’s Version)’ will be the second song issued in her quest to re-record her first 6 albums after Scooter Braun acquired her old label.
• Sam Smith — blasted the BRIT Awards for keeping their Male and Female categories. The non-binary star is upset that the BRITS have decided against introducing a gender-neutral alternative to the awards. Sam wrote on IG: “Let’s celebrate everybody, regardless of gender, race, age, ability, sexuality and class.” The awards are May 11.
• The Weeknd – Late last week, he announced that he will boycott the Grammys in the future after being shutout from this year’s nominations. He was thought to be a strong contender in the Big Four categories, including album of the year for “After Hours”, which spent 4 consecutive weeks at #1.
• Paul McCartney — has teamed up with the likes of Phoebe Bridgers and Idis Elba for “McCartney III Imagined”. He released “McCartney III” in Dec., but now has joined forces with a host of musical talents to re-create each of the album’s songs for the new release, , out this summer. There are also contributions from Beck and Josh Homme.
• Black Sabbath — Tony Iommi has revealed that a band biopic has been discussed. In a new interview, he said that talks were being held, then “It sort of went out the window when all this thing [the coronavirus pandemic] started.” Since then, he says he hasn’t “heard much else.”
• Keith Urban & Mickey Guyton – will host the 56th annual Academy of Country Music Awards on April 18. Urban returns for his second year after hosting the ACM Awards in Sept. Guyton’s performance of ‘What Are You Gonna Tell Her?’ at last year’s show featured Urban as a surprise guest on piano.
• Lady A – Their new single ‘Like a Lady’ definitely has some 80s vibes, and that’s exactly what they were going for. Singer and co-writer Hillary Scott said: “It’s always been my dream to do a song that combines the things I love about Dolly Parton’s ‘9 to 5’ and Shania Twain’s ‘Man! I Feel Like a Woman!’ – two of the most strong, powerful female songs ever.”
• Chris Stapleton – He and Morgane Stapleton appear on “Will & Grace” actor Leslie Jordan’s new song ‘Farther Along’. The video was released on Friday. Jordan’s album of southern gospel hymns “Company’s Comin’” will be released on April 2, also featuring collaborations with Dolly Parton, Tanya Tucker, Eddie Vedder and more. LINK: https://youtu.be/IE-S_HUxDdY
SHOOTING THE BULL
BLOWING OFF STREAM:
If you’re using your neighbor’s boyfriend’s dad’s Netflix account — listen up. Netflix is testing a feature that could help it crack down on password sharing. The streaming giant is rolling out alerts asking users to verify they are authorized to watch on the account they are using, in order to continue watching. When a user selects their profile on a shared Netflix account, a pop-up will ask them to verify the account by confirming with a text or email sent to the account holder. If they can’t confirm they’re an authorized user, viewers will be prompted to set up a new account. The new feature is just a test, which is being rolled out to a limited number of users who watch on the Netflix TV app.
(I’d better borrow another friend’s password, in case I get busted for the one I have now!)
-CNN
RETAIL REVENGE:
As pandemic restrictions begin to lift in some areas, those who have been feeling cooped up might be dealing with a case of “retail fever”. Toronto-based financial expert Preet Banerjee calls the urge to get out and go shopping for whatever strikes your fancy “revenge spending”. He says it stems from the desire to spend money “with a vengeance” in an effort at “making up for lost time” when retail outlets were closed and we were supposed to be staying at home. The thinking for many is that “as soon as I’m allowed to, I’m going to spend big.”
(The problem is that my wife has been ‘revenge spending’ on Amazon for the past year, and now she’s doing the same in person!)
(Have you seen the price of food? I’ve been revenge spending at the grocery store, like it or not!)
-Global
LOVE IN THE TIME OF CORONA:
➢ People are looking for love while in line for the needle. Some soon-to-be-vaccinated people are treating their vaccination dates as a chance to chat-up other almost-inoculated folks. Author Kaitlyn Greenidge went viral with a tweet saying: “Both my 70-something mom and a relative got asked out in the vaccine line. I’m telling you ppl are ready. This summer will be wild.” Another writer responded that hr 89-year-old mother had the same thing happen to her. And that’s not all. Some are reporting being flirted with by vaccination site workers, and on the other hand, some of those workers say patients are hitting on THEM. Maybe because of the pandemic’s long restrictions on human contact, some are even showing up for their jab dressed as if they are attending a formal event. One man was seen wearing a designer suit, and a woman tweeted a pic of herself headed for her vaccine appointment wearing a sequined full-length gown. (It’s worth a shot!)
➢ A dating app is allowing users to add their COVID-19 vaccine status to their profile. The San Francisco-based app Coffee Meets Bagel has created a tab which appears at the top of a profile — above descriptions of the love-seeker’s personality and interests — which can reveal if the user has gotten the jab. The new profile addition comes from a prompt in the app, which asks whether the user is fully vaccinated, declines to reveal their status, is waiting on an additional dose, plans to get vaxxed or does not plan to. (What’s one more lie on a dating profile, right?)
-NYPost
IF WE GOT RID OF DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME:
Most of North America entered Daylight Saving Time early Sunday. With some North American jurisdictions deciding to reject the clock-switch (Yukon), and others straddling the fence, waiting for their neighbors to do it too (Ontario, Quebec, BC, and 13 US states…), it makes one wonder what it might be like if we never messed with our clocks (and by ‘clocks’, I mean ‘body-clocks’)…
➢ Better sleep: It takes 5-7 days to adjust to the new schedule, and that disruption in sleep can lead to many health issues. (And if you have young kids, you know it takes them even longer…like until the next time change!)
➢ Reduced risk of heart attack and stroke: DST changes are associated with a 24% increase in heart attacks and 8% increase in strokes on the Monday following the change. (So, don’t make me deal with [afternoon guy] today.)
➢ Cost savings: Experts estimate the time change costs the United States around $430 million every year. The increase in heart attacks, workplace injuries, and lowered productivity all account for the added costs. (Plus, the time it takes to change all those clocks…while “on the clock”?)
➢ Fewer auto accidents: The clock change is associated with an increase in fatal auto accidents on the Monday following the spring change. This is probably due to drivers who are tired after losing an hour of sleep. (That or they’re trying to adjust the car clock…!)
➢ Changing crime rates: Crime rates go down by 27% with the additional evening hour of sunlight on the day after the time change in the spring. But with the extra hour gained in the fall, assault rates go up by 3% on the Monday following the time change.
(Plus, if we got rid of the clock change, we wouldn’t have half the population calling it Daylight SavingSSSS Time…)
-ReadersDigest
DID YOU KNOW?
A poll found 80% of us have at least one spot in their home that’s always a mess. 88% have a junk drawer that fits the description. 50% have a laundry chair or other place where clothing piles up. 38% of us have a pile of papers that need to be sorted, 25% have a junk bowl containing random items like keys. And 62% of us have a plastic bag filled with other plastic bags. (Just 62%?) [***See “Water Cooler Question”, below***]
-72PointUS
BS CHRONOMETER 03.15.21
TODAY’S CELEBIRTHDAYS . . .
1935 [86] Judd Hirsch, The Bronx NY, TV actor (“Taxi” 1978-1983, “Numb3rs” 2005-10)
1943 [78] David Cronenberg, Toronto ON, filmmaker (“The Fly”, “A History of Violence”)/Order of Canada (2002)/Canada’s Walk of Fame (1999)
1953 [68] Frances Conroy, Monroe GA, TV actress (“American Horror Story” since 2011, “Six Feet Under” 2001-05)
1955 [66] Dee Snider, Astoria NY, rock singer (Twisted Sister-‘We’re Not Gonna Take It’)/reality TV personality (“Celebrity Apprentice” 2012)
1963 [58] Bret Michaels, Butler PA, rock singer (Poison-‘Every Rose Has Its Thorn’)/reality TV personality (“Celebrity Apprentice” 2010/2013, “Rock of Love With Bret Michaels” 2007-09)
1968 [53] Mark McGrath, Hartford CT, pop singer (Sugar Ray-‘Fly’, ‘When It’s Over’)/TV host (“Extra” 2004-08, “Don’t Forget the Lyrics!” 2010), reality TV personality (“Celebrity Big Brother”, 2018)
1972 [49] Mark Hoppus, Ridgecrest CA, rock bassist-singer (Blink 182-‘All the Small Things’, ‘I Miss You’)
1975 [46] Eva Longoria, Corpus Christi TX, TV actress (“Telenovela” 2015, “Desperate Housewives” 2004-12)
1975 [46] will.i.am (William Adams Jr), LA CA, rapper/music producer (Black Eyed Peas-‘I Gotta Feeling’, ‘My Humps’)
1985 [36] Kellan Lutz, Dickinson ND, movie actor (“The Legend of Hercules”, “Twilight” movies)
TODAY’S BS REASONS TO PARTY . . .
• “Ides of March”, marking the date of the assassination of Julius Caesar in 44 BC, which was a turning point in Roman history. It’s also the tongue-in-cheek observance “National Brutus Day”, recognizing the fact that no matter where you work, there’s as much backstabbing, plotting, and intrigue as there was in ancient Rome. The word ‘ides’ simply means ‘middle’. There’s nothing unlucky about it … unless you’re Caesar.
• “International Day Against Police Brutality”, begun in 1997 as an initiative of the Montréal-based “Collective Opposed to Police Brutality” and the “Black Flag” group in Switzerland.
• “True Confessions Day”, They say confession is good for the soul, so go ahead and spill (***open up the ‘Morning Crew Confessional’ where anonymous callers shed their guilt by admitting their outrageous actions. You can even assign penance! – See “BS Phone Starter”, below***)
• “World Consumer Rights Day”, initiated by Consumers International to promote the basic rights of all consumers, and to demand that those rights are respected and protected.
• “World Contact Day”, first declared March 15, 1953 by the “International Flying Saucer Bureau”. Today, UFO contact groups unite to collectively try and make peaceful contact with extraterrestrial beings. (Hello? Anybody there?)
• “Workplace Napping Day”, observed since 1999 on the Monday after we lose an hour of sleep to Daylight Saving Time in North America. Setting the clock ahead an hour can mess with our brains, causing fatigue and general airheadedness. A UBC study of traffic accidents on the day following the ‘Spring Forward’ found an 8% increase.
COMING UP . . .
[Tues] Everything You Do is Right Day
[Tues] Lips Appreciation Day
[Wed] St. Patrick’s Day
[Wed] Corned Beef and Cabbage Day
This Week Is…Introverts Week
This Month Is…National Umbrella Month
THIS DAY IN SHOW BIZ . . .
2017 [04] Disney refuses to cut gay moment in film “Beauty and the Beast” for Malaysian censors, and instead pulls the film from distribution
TODAY’S MUSIC EVENTS . . .
2004 [17] Bob Seger, George Harrison, ZZ Top, Jackson Browne, Prince, Traffic and The Dells are inducted into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
2010 [11] ABBA, Jimmy Cliff, Genesis, The Hollies, and The Stooges are inducted at the 25th Annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2019 [02] Sam Smith says he is nonbinary, telling Jameela Jamil, “I am not male or female. I think I float somewhere in between.”
TODAY’S FIRSTS . . .
1985 [36] The first Internet domain name, symbolics.com is registered
2002 [19] Liverpool UK international air terminal is re-branded Liverpool John Lennon Airport as Yoko Ono unveils a 7-ft bronze statue of Lennon overlooking the check-in hall
TODAY’S RECORD . . .
2010 [11] Sony Music announces the ‘Biggest Recording Deal in History’, worth more than $250 million, with the estate of Michael Jackson (10 album projects over 7 years, including one of previously unreleased material)
BULL’S BITS
BS WHACK FACTS:
✓ A recent survey found that on average, 12% of adults adjust their clocks the wrong way when Daylight Saving Time starts.
✓ Mister Rogers responded to every fan letter he received.
✓ The Atlantic Ocean is saltier than the Pacific Ocean.
✓ People who get their news from Twitter are more educated than those who get their news from Facebook.
✓ An NFL waterboy makes an average salary of $53,000 a year.
✓ Your lips don’t touch when you say ‘touch,’ but they do when you say ‘apart.’
-WhattheFFacts, Buzzfeed
BS BAD THINGS TO HEAR DURING SURGERY:
• “Hand me that… uh… that uh… that thingy there.”
• “I hate it when they’re missing stuff in here.”
• “Bo! Bo! Come back with that. Bad dog!”
• “Oops! Hey, has anyone ever survived from 500 ml of this stuff before?”
• “Ya know, there’s big money in kidneys? and this guy’s got two of ’em.”
• “Could you stop that thing from beating? It’s throwing off my concentration.”
• “Well folks, this will be an experiment for all of us.”
• “Sterile schmerile. The floor’s clean, right?”
• “OK, now take a picture from this angle. This is truly a freak of nature.”
• “This patient has already has some kids, am I correct?”
• “Better save that. We’ll need it for the autopsy.”
-Ahajokes, first published in BS in 2019
TODAY’S SLICE OF BS:
➠ Sunday was the start of Daylight Saving Time, where we lost an hour of our lives. (Two, if you sat through the season finale of Disney XD’s animated reboot of “Ducktales”.
➠ Yesterday, Daylight Saving Time started. (I’d sure hate for Flavor Flav to forget to spring those clocks around his neck forward . . . Something like that would really make him look like a clown!)
➠ St Patrick’s Day is Wednesday. (It’s considered the 4th biggest drinking day of the year; just behind New Years Eve, 4th of July, and Election Night.
➠ In the last 30 days, California was shaken by an earthquake of magnitude 4.0, 40 quakes between 3.0 and 4.0, and 279 quakes between 2.0 and 3.0. (It’s been so bad that parts of Katy Perry are still shaking!)
➠ Las Vegas was hit recently by wind gusts of up to 50 miles-per-hour. (You should’ve seen it. There was junk flying everywhere. Sorry, thinking of “Thunder from Down Under”.)
BS WEB GOODIE:
Sport mashup: https://tinyurl.com/46bhttsz
BS U-PICK TRIVIA:
• What was the original meaning of the word “hodgepodge”?
a) a garment with many patches
b) a mixed breed dog
c) a kind of stew [CORRECT]
d) an ingrown toenail
• What are you suffering with if you’ve been diagnosed with a periorbital hematoma?
a) a black eye [CORRECT]
b) a tooth cavity
c) stomach gas
d) parenthood
• In addition to being the name for a part of the body and a punctuation mark, what is the currency of Costa Rica?
a) heart
b) lung
c) spleen
d) colon [CORRECT (technically, “colón”)]
–FunTrivia
BS RANDOM JOKE:
When people tell me “You’re gonna regret that in the morning”, I sleep until noon because I am a problem solver.
BS PHONE STARTER:
Today is “True Confessions Day” What would you like to get off your chest?
BS WATER COOLER QUESTION:
Question: A survey asking what is kept in household junk drawers found the #1 most-popular item was rubber bands. What was #2?
Answer: Birthday candles
BS DEEP THOUGHT:
Today I will do what others won’t, so tomorrow I can accomplish what others can’t.
