Monday, October 5, 2020 – Edition: #6822
The BS Press!
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There will be no “BS” service for Monday October 12 to observe Canadian Thanksgiving. All subscribers will receive credit for the missed service day. The Bull Sheet will resume publication on Tuesday, Oct. 13. With leftovers.
BS SHOW BIZ BUZZ:
★ The release date for the new James Bond movie has been pushed back again. “No Time To Die”, the 25th film in the iconic series was due to hit theaters next month, but the official James Bond Twitter account has announced it will now be delayed until April 2nd, 2021 “to ensure a worldwide cinematic release”. As well as being Daniel Craig’s fifth and final portrayal of 007, the film will also see Rami Malek in the role of villain Safin. It was originally scheduled to hit screens in April this year, before being pushed back to November.
-LADBible
★ American Horror Story creator Ryan Murphy is turning the story of notorious serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer into a limited series. “Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story” will be a 10-episode series telling the events through the eyes of his victims, and focusing on the larger context surrounding the murders: Dahmer’s white privilege and the police apathy and incompetence that allowed him to get away with it for so long. Production is scheduled to begin in January 2021, although an actor has not yet been cast to play Dahmer yet.
-Yahoo
★ Matthew McConaughey and the cast of “Dazed and Confused” will reunite on Sunday for a live script reading of the 1993 film to benefit March for Science’s #VoteForScience campaign in support of Texas voting initiatives. Dazed and Confused was a stoner cult classic about the last day of school at Lee High in Austin, Texas. Joining McConaughey for the livestream will be two dozen original cast members, including Ben Affleck, Parker Posey, Jason London, Joey Lauren Adams and Adam Goldberg. Patton Oswalt will moderate a live Q&A after the reading. (Say it with me: “Alright, alright, alright!”)
-Deadline
★ Adam Sandler autographed his own hair clippings – and then bought them on eBay. Recalling the oddest encounter he’d ever had with a fan on Jimmy Kimmel, Sandler said: ”I was leaving [from getting] a haircut, and a kid came out with a bag of my haircut and asked me to sign that. I did that.” He was horrified to find that not only were his hair clippings then put up for sale on the auction website, but they were labelled as his ”pubic hair”, prompting him to bid for the lopped locks himself. He says he “bought them back for $65.”
-ContactMusic
TODAY’S SHOW BIZ SKED:
• “The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon” (NBC/CTV): Daniel Craig, Billie Eilish, Finneas
• “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” (CBS/Global): Jon Bon Jovi, Bon Jovi
• “Late Night with Seth Meyers” (NBC/CTV): Jessica Chastain, John Slattery
• ” The Late Late Show with James Corden” (CBS/CTV): Seth MacFarlane, the Jaded Hearts Club
• “Watch What Happens Live” (Bravo): Capt. Lee Rosbach, Hindrigo “Kiko” Lorran
• “The Talk” (CBS): Maren Morris
• “Live with Kelly and Ryan” (ABC/CTV): Shania Twain, Marie Haycox
• “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” (NBC/CTV): Adam Sandler
• “The Kelly Clarkson Show” (CHECK LOCAL LISTINGS): Jenna Bush Hager, Paris Hilton
• “The Drew Barrymore Show” (CHECK LOCAL LISTINGS): Phoebe Robinson, Michelle Collins
• “Dancing With the Stars” (ABC): Thirteen celebrity and pro-dancer couples compete for the fourth week of the competition.
• “One Day at a Time” (CBS): Season 4 premiere.
• “Decision 2020: Joe Biden Town Hall” (NBC): Lester Holt anchors a live discussion with Democratic presidential nominee and former Vice President Joe Biden.
• “Soulmates” (AMC): Premiere. Nikki and Franklin are happy in their marriage, but when everyone they know starts taking the soul-mate test, they must ask if their relationship is enough.
BS MUSIC NOTES:
• Drake — In ‘Mr. Right Now’, his new song with 21 Savage and Metro Boomin, he claims to have once dated SZA. While we can’t share the complete line on the radio, it ends with: “Cause I used to date SZA back in ’08.”
• Justin Bieber – Seems to have a new line of Crocs on the way. He took to Instagram on Thursday to tease a new addition to his Drew House fashion line. The photo with the caption “soon” shows a pair of yellow Crocs floating in a swimming pool.
• Billie Eilish — The 18-year-old has become the youngest artist to ever write and perform a ‘James Bond’ movie theme. Her video for the title theme to “No Time to Die” from the 25th film in the 007 franchise dropped Thursday. The movie’s release, however, has been postponed again, this time to April 2021.
• David Bowie — After announcing the release of “David Bowie Ouvrez Le Chien” in June, Parlophone Records will release that live album as part of ‘David Bowie Brilliant Live Adventures’ – A Series of Six David Bowie Live Albums From the 1990s. Ouvrez Le Chien, (a 1995 Dallas recording) and two others will come out before Christmas, and the other 3 in early 2021.
• KISS – have teamed up with Swedish drinks producers “Brands For Fans”. The plan is to take the band’s spirit releases to a premium level. At this point, there are two products in the pipeline. The premium spirits will be available in Europe, Japan and Australia by the end of 2020.
• Chris Cornell – The late Soundgarden singer has earned his first solo Billboard #1 with his cover of Guns N’ Roses’ ‘Patience’. Recorded in 2016, his version is currently sitting on top of Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Songs chart.
• Spinal Tap — The ‘band’ and director Rob Reiner are coming together Oct. 14 for a virtual reunion. Hosted by Patton Oswalt, the event will serve as a fundraiser for Pennsylvania Democrats. The invite reads: “Every dollar raised goes directly towards ending Trumpism by winning Pennsylvania.”
• Kacey Musgraves — On the latest episode of “Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?”, she helps Scooby, Shaggy, Fred, Velma and Daphne solve a mystery in Nashville. She joins previous celeb guest stars including Morgan Freeman, Gigi Hadid, Macklemore, Tara Lipinski and Chloe Kim.
• Tim McGraw — took to Instagram to share a photo from 1994. In the snap, Tim is seen rocking his signature early-’90s ‘do—a curly mullet—while staring wide-eyed into the camera. His caption: “Boy….1994 was a long time ago!!!”. At last check, more than 63,000 fans had liked the post. LINK: https://tinyurl.com/yyk2ve22
• Carrie Underwood – says that once while backstage at the Grand Ole Opry, she was talking to Vince Gill and was shocked when “somebody walked by me and smacked my rear.” Who was the culprit? She went on to say, “It definitely caught me off guard for a second, and then I turned around, and that was my first time meeting Ms. Loretta Lynn!”
TURN ME LUCID:
A new study says that lucid dreaming could result in your waking up in a better mood in the morning. Lucid dreaming is a phenomenon that happens when you’re aware you’re dreaming, and sometimes, you’re even able to control the dream. According to a paper published in the journal Consciousness and Cognition, researchers had 20 participants complete “lucid dream induction techniques” while logging their experience in a dream journal for a week. They were asked to complete a 19-item questionnaire that focused on lucidity, while also rating aspects of sleep such as sleep quality, dream emotional content, and waking mood. While there was no relationship with lucidity to sleep quality, researchers did find that higher lucidity was linked to a more positive dream experience and boosted waking moods the following morning. The more participants exhibited lucidity, the more positive their dreams were, and moods in the morning.
(I just got the impression that (co-host) has never dreamed lucidly on a Sunday night!)
(So am I the only one who has lucid nightmares, then?
(The reason you’re happy after a lucid dream is that although you still dreamed you showed up at work naked, at least you were able to put some pants on!)
-TheLadders
HALLOWEEN PLANS:
Yes, it’s been a scary year, and for many parents, just the thought of their kids going trick-or-treating on Halloween is frightful. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued new guidelines on how to celebrate the occasion safely. First off, classic door-to-door trick-or-treating, as well as crowded, boozy costume parties are not recommended. Here’s the lowdown:
• High-risk activities: Door-to-door trick-or-treating, indoor haunted houses, hayrides with people who aren’t in your household, use of alcohol and drugs which can increase risky behaviors
• Moderate-risk activities: Kids picking up individually-wrapped gift bags at the end of a driveway while maintaining social distance, small outdoor costume parades (with social distancing), haunted forests (one-way routes), outdoor scary movie nights (if there will be screaming, increase social distancing)
• Low-risk: Carving pumpkins with your household (or outdoors with friends while socially-distanced), scavenger hunts, virtual activities, or activities done mainly with your own household
(Sounds good. Now how do I make it safe for my kids’ teeth?)
(And always let Dad check the peanut butter cups for coronavirus!)
(At least it shouldn’t be hard to find a mask!)
-NPR
PAY CHECK:
One of the richest cities in the world is instituting a minimum wage equivalent to US $25 per hour. Geneva, Switzerland, which by most metrics ranks in the top five when it comes to priciest places to live, has approved the minimum wage of 23 Swiss francs, which would be considered lavish elsewhere, but is intended simply to ensure that the poorest workers are able to put food on the table. The city voted last week to institute the new minimum wage, which would add up to about $53,000 annually, based on a 41-hour work week. In comparison, the federal minimum wage in the US is $7.25 an hour.
(Yes, but just like my paycheque, that’s gross…)
(The only time I’ve ever made $25 an hour was when I found 15 bucks in the break room!)
(I’ll never forget the time I asked my boss to pay me what I’m worth, and he said, “I can’t. We have minimum wage laws.”
-NYPost
WILDEST SUBWAY CUSTOMER REQUESTS:
(According to a Reddit thread by current and former Subway employees…)
✗ A meatball sub topped with mixed vegetables and … chocolate chip cookies.
✗ Guacamole without avocados
✗ Meatball sub doused in vinegar
✗ Tuna sandwich with Splenda
✗ Mayo-only sandwich with the “fluffy” part of the bread removed
✗ 6-inch Honey Wheat, just condiments. All of them.
✗ A seafood sub, add tuna, add sweet onion sauce, toasted (Smelled like death)
(What’s your nightmare fast food order story?)
-Yahoo
DID YOU KNOW?
The average parent has heard their child announce “I’m bored” six times per day since the beginning of quarantine, according to new research. They’ve also dealt with five temper tantrums per day, as well as six “career-best” messes from their kids over the course of the past few months. The study of 2,000 parents of school-aged children in the US examined how families coped with a summer of staying at home, as well as how they’re dealing with a school year which, in many locations, is at least partially remote.
-NYPost
BS CHRONOMETER 10.05.20
TODAY’S CELEBIRTHDAYS . . .
1943 [77] Steve Miller, Milwaukee WI, rock singer/guitarist (‘The Joker’, ‘Rock’n Me’)/Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, 2016
1947 [73] Brian Johnson, Dunston England, rock singer (AC/DC- ‘You Shook Me All Night Long’, ‘Thunderstruck’)
1951 [69] Bob Geldof, Dun Laoghaire Ireland, rock singer (Boomtown Rats, ‘I Don’t Like Mondays’)/co-founder of the “Band Aid” supergroup/organizer of charity concerts Live Aid and Live 8)
1958 [62] Neil deGrasse Tyson, New York City NY, astrophysicist (“NOVA ScienceNow” 2005-11)
1965 [55] Mario Lemieux, Montreal QC, retired hockey star (two-time Stanley Cup winner, 6-time Art Ross trophy winner as points leader)/Hockey Hall of Fame 1997/current Pittsburgh Penguins owner
1967 [53] Guy Pearce, Ely UK [raised Geelong, Australia], movie actor (“Memento”, “Iron Man 3”)/TV actor (“Jack Irish”)
1975 [45] Kate Winslet, Reading UK, movie actress (“Titanic”, “Revolutionary Road”) COMING UP…”Avatar 2″, 2022
1978 [42] James Valentine, Lincoln NE, pop guitarist (Maroon 5-‘Moves Like Jagger’, ‘Girl Like You’)
1983 [37] Jesse Eisenberg, Queens NY, movie actor (“Zombieland”, “The Social Network”)
2006 [14] Jacob Tremblay, Vancouver Canada, movie actor (“Room”, “Wonder”, “Book of Henry”)
TODAY’S BS REASONS TO PARTY . . .
• “Apple Betty Day”, honoring the dessert related to ‘Apple Brown Betty’, ‘Apple Crisp’, ‘Apple Crumble’ and ‘Apple Cobbler’. Whatever you call it … pass the ice cream!
• “World Teachers Day”, begun by UNESCO in 1994 as recognition for the vital contribution teachers make to education & development. Over 100 countries now observe the day.
• “Do Something Nice Day”, anything nice. And, do it to … or for, another individual. At the very least, it results in a smile.
• “National Get Funky Day”, turn up the energy, improve the mood, smile, laugh, dance and share the enthusiasm everywhere you go. Today, break out of your funk and get funky. And if you REALLY want to get funky: https://tinyurl.com/yyly6mrq
• “Blue Shirt Day”, also known as World Day of Bullying Prevention, the kickoff to National Bullying Prevention Month. Today, wear a blue shirt to highlight bullying prevention, and in solidarity with those who experience bullying in all its forms, such as cyberbullying, cruelty, racism, and homophobia. Blue was chosen because in many cultures it is seen as bringing calmness and peace, as well as importance and confidence.
COMING UP . . .
[Tues] Mad Hatter Day
[Tues] Garlic Lovers Day
[Wed] Bathtub Day
[Wed] National Frappé Day
This Week Is…No Salt Week
This Month Is…National Bullying Prevention Month
THIS DAY IN SHOW BIZ . . .
2004 [16] Rodney Dangerfield, the “No respect” comedian/actor, dies at 82
2011 [09] Steve Jobs, the visionary co-founder of Apple Inc, which revolutionized the computer, music, and mobile communications, dies at age 56 of complications from pancreatic cancer
TODAY’S MUSIC EVENT . . .
1973 [47] Elton John releases his classic “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road” album (His “Farewell Yellow Brick Road” tour is scheduled to resume next year)
TODAY’S FIRST . . .
1921 [99] The World Series is broadcast on radio for the first time, NY Giants beat NY Yankees 5 games to 3 (The words “brought to you by…” are uttered for the first time?)
TODAY’S RECORDS . . .
2001 [19] Barry Bonds surpasses Mark McGwire’s Major League Baseball single-season home run total with his milestone 71st and 72nd home runs (both players tainted by alleged use of steroids)
2002 [18] Kelly Clarkson’s ‘A Moment Like This’ goes from #52 to #1 on the ‘Billboard Hot 100, breaking the record for biggest leap to top spot (she also holds the current record: ‘My Life Would Suck Without You’ jumped from #97 to #1 in 2009)
BULL’S BITS
BS WHACK FACTS:
✓ Papercuts hurt because they don’t bleed much.
✓ All Japanese words end in either a vowel, a “y” or an “n”.
✓ The bottom of the Grand Canyon is above sea level.
✓ A turtle’s shell is sensitive enough to feel a twig brush across it.
✓ Dolphins have “bromances” in which two males may pair up for as long as 15 years and help each other hook up with females.
✓ A group of flamingos is called a “flamboyance”.
-WhattheFFacts, BathroomReadersInstitute
Best of BS . . .
BS MAKING FOOTBALL YUMMY:
• The Chicago Gummy Bears
• Jerry Rice-A-Roni
• Hashbrown marks
• The Denver Omelet Broncos
• The Washington Potato Skins
• The 50-yard wine
• First and tenderloin
• End calzone
• Line of spinach dip
• The Las Vegas RefridgerRaiders
• The Tampa Bay Chocolatiers
• Sundae Night Football
• Sloppy Joe Namath
-Twitter, first published in BS in 2018
TODAY’S SLICE OF BS:
⇒ October is National Dental Hygiene Month. (You know you’re at a bad dentist when the giant tooth hanging in his office has a severe case of gingivitis!)
⇒ An Irish court has ruled that Subway bread has too much sugar to legally be called bread. (Sure, and next you’re gonna tell me that Chipotle Burritos aren’t considered food. What’s that, they aren’t? . . . sorry, my bad.)
⇒ In Texas, a drunk man had a 13-year-old drive him to get ice cream. (He was arrested and charged with endangering a child. (“Your Honor, My Client Has Already Had a Rocky Road”)
⇒ A Louisiana man dressed in a chipmunk outfit robbed a pharmacy, and police are asking for help finding him. (I’m really on the fence about this one…)
⇒ Kate Winslet is 45 today. (Your wife LOVED her in “Titanic” ~ Your kids HATED her in “Divergent…)
BS WEB GOODIE:
A case of the Mondays: https://tinyurl.com/y33auz44
BS U-PICK TRIVIA:
(From what movie is the quote taken?)
• “Alrighty then…”
a) Bruce Almighty
b) The Mask
c) Ace Ventura: Pet Detective [CORRECT]
d) Lawrence of Arabia
• “Can you bring me my Chapstick?”
a) Tommy Boy
b) Napoleon Dynamite [CORRECT]
c) Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star
d) Saving Private Ryan
• “Just Keep Swimming!”
a) Shark Tale
b) Finding Nemo [CORRECT]
c) Finding Dory
d) Jaws
-AbsurdTrivia
BS RANDOM JOKE:
Weekends don’t pay as well as weekdays, but at least there’s football.
BS PHONE STARTER:
If you could hypnotize your spouse to do anything at all, what would it be? (In a recent survey, the #1 answer was … ‘clean the house’.)
BS WATER COOLER QUESTION:
Q: A survey said that about half of adults have THIS for dinner once a month, but for households with children it is at least TWICE a month. What is it?
Answer: Breakfast
BS DEEP THOUGHT:
Action may not always bring happiness, but there is no happiness without action.
