Monday, December 10, 2018 Edition: #6353
Sheet Happens!
BS SHOW BIZ BUZZ:
★ Matt Lauer just won’t go away. Following reports that the disgraced “Today” host is planning on making a TV comeback, insiders now claim he is working on a tell-all memoir about his scandal. Sources say that Lauer’s new book will explore his behind-the-scenes fights with Megyn Kelly and Ann Curry. It will also talk about his marriage to Annette Roque and document his exit from Today.
-CelebrityInsider
★ It looks like there’s a possibility that Lizzie McGuire will be returning. Hilary Duff, aka the non-animated version of Lizzie, let the news slip about a possible revival, saying: “There’s been some conversations…It’s definitely not a go (yet). I don’t want to get everyone wild talking about it.” But Duff is excited about the possibility, going on to say: “I think she was so important to girls at an important time in their life. If she could be important to them again at this age, I think that would be amazing.”
-Cosmopolitan
★ Candace Cameron Bure found herself in the emergency room on Thursday after a go-karting accident during a family reunion. The “Fuller House” star shared a video from the hospital, laughing and saying: “Our fun family day ended up with me in the emergency room. Got into a go-karting accident. My brother ran me over.” Cameron Bure breathed a sigh of relief when she discovered that her hand was badly bruised, but not broken. After returning home, she was quick to point out that she won the go-kart race.
-MSN
★ Tyler Perry definitely has the Christmas spirit. Walmart has confirmed that Perry paid off $432,635 worth of strangers’ layaway items at two Atlanta area locations, tweeting: “Anonymous or not, we hope you know that you just made Christmas for so many families. You went above and beyond.” As Perry explained, he paid off the bills for all items under layaway before 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, and anyone who has an item on hold can pick up their merchandise and not pay a penny.
-MSN
★ Julie Chen’s seat on “The Talk” is officially no longer hers. After two months of guest hosts, CBS has tapped Carrie Ann Inaba to permanently fill the opening. Inaba, who’s sat on the “Dancing With the Stars” judging panel since the show’s inception in 2005, will reportedly start on “The Talk” in January. Chen left “The Talk” in September, two months after multiple women accused her husband, CBS’ then-chairman and CEO Les Moonves, of sexual harassment, misconduct and assault.
-AOL
TODAY’S SHOW BIZ SKED:
• “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (ABC/Global): Ellen DeGeneres, Pete Holmes, Cole Swindell
• “The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon” (NBC/CTV): John Mulaney, Vanessa Hudgens, Grimes
• “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” (CBS/Global): Bryan Cranston, Doris Kearns Goodwin
• “Late Night with Seth Meyers” (NBC/CTV): Milo Ventimiglia, Jahana Hayes, Lukas Graham, Todd Sucherman
• ” The Late Late Show with James Corden” (CBS/CTV): Sean Hayes, Ice Cube
• “Watch What Happens Live” (Bravo): Julia Garner, Stassi Schroeder
• “The View” (ABC/CTV): Michael Bloomberg, Aaron Sorkin
• “The Talk” (CBS): Shania Twain, guest co-host Carnie Wilson
• “Live with Kelly and Ryan” (ABC/CTV): Tony Goldwyn, Nick Cannon, Maddie Poppe
• “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” (NBC/CTV): Steve Harvey
• “CMA Country Christmas” (ABC): Reba McEntire hosts the ninth annual special, which features Tony Bennett, Dan + Shay, Brett Eldredge, Amy Grant, Diana Krall, Dustin Lynch, Martina McBride, Old Dominion, Brad Paisley, Michael W. Smith, Lindsey Stirling, the Isaacs and Brett Young.
• “The Voice” (NBC): Live Semi-Final, Top 8
• “Pentatonix: A Not So Silent Night” (NBC): The renowned a cappella vocal group celebrates the season with a number of celebrity guests.
BS MUSIC NOTES:
• Camila Cabello – although she is nominated for two Grammys herself, she is just as thrilled for fellow nominee and dear friend Shawn Mendes, who is competing against her in the Best Pop Vocal Album category. She says: “I love Shawn. If he wins, it’ll be like if I win.”
• Chance the Rapper — is taking a ”sabbatical” to study the Bible so he can be a more ”educated” uncle to his new nephew. He recently donated $1 million of touring revenue to public schools in his hometown of Chicago to help give children a ”quality learning experience”.
• Meghan Trainor – Her mom blocked all negative Twitter comments against her daughter so the pop superstar doesn’t see them Meghan says: ”I didn’t even know my mum was doing it, but from the beginning of my career…she ‘muted’ the mean comments so I never could see them. You can’t affect me ’cause my mum will get to you first!”
• Mick Jagger – The 75-year-old has split from 23-year-old film producer Noor Alfallah. Noor is said to be dating 57-year-old billionaire Nicolas Berggruen, who bears a striking resemblance to the Rolling Stones legend.
• Def Leppard – Drummer Rick Allen has taken to Twitter to set the record straight on the infamous intro to their hit ‘Rock of Ages’. A slightly accented voice is heard saying “Gunter gleiben glauchen globen.” Allen wrote “It was actually (producer) Mutt Lange who came up with that. He was getting so tired of saying “1,2,3,4” whenever we counted in. He wanted to inject a bit of humor in there.” The words are said to be gibberish.
• Guns N’ Roses — are among the classic rockers nominated for Grammys, sort of. Their massive Locked N’ Loaded edition of “Appetite for Destruction” is up for Best Boxed or Special Limited-Edition Package, with the nod going to the art directors. Chris Cornell earned a Best Rock Performance nod for ‘When Bad Does Good’.
• Dixie Chicks — Natalie Maines is in a battle with her estranged husband Adrian Pasdar over a prenup he “does not recall” drafting. While the actor initially challenged the prenup, he now agrees “that he and Natalie signed a valid enforceable agreement at that time.” The fight now is about spousal support, which neither side is to receive, according to the document.
• George Strait — dropped his intoxicating new song, ‘Código’, on Friday. The title references the tequila brand that he co-owns. He is currently working on new music that’s slated to be released in 2019.
DISHIN’ ON THE DISHES:
From the Department of the Unbelievable, scientists are telling us that washing dishes can be a great stress reliever. But you have to do it “mindfully”. A study which looked into how mundane activities could be used to promote an overall sense of well-being found that when test subjects washed dishes mindfully (that involved focusing on smelling the soap, feeling the water temperature and touching the dishes), they upped their feelings of inspiration by 25% and lowered their nervousness levels by 27%. More studies are needed, but researchers say that mindfulness could be achieved in a variety of common activities, which also could reduce stress and improve psychological well-being. So fill up that sink, and get washing those dishes before someone beats you to it!
(Can I run the dishwasher ‘mindfully’?)
(This information brought to you by M.A.D.E., Mothers Against Dudes Enjoying themselves…)
(Because it’s so easy to wash dishes ‘mindfully’ when you have 13 minutes to do the dishes, vacuum the living room, cook a meal, pick up the kids and bathe the dog because he rolled in poo and the boss is coming over for dinner!)
-Time
I’LL NEVER TELL:
Do you have a secret? Chances are you do. A study shows that if you are average, you have about 13 secrets brewing in in that head of yours, five of which you’ll never tell…to anyone. And according to researchers, it isn’t the number of secrets you keep that’s significant. it’s the burden of those secrets — they weigh on you, literally. The study by Columbia Business School found that while your secrets might feel like a mental weight, test subjects “actually acted as if they were burdened by physical weight.” This occurred even when the subject wasn’t hiding a particular secret at that moment. How does harboring a secret like your deeply hidden desire to own every kind of My Little Pony merchandise ever created affect your life? Science shows that those who suppress an important secret estimate hills to be steeper, perceive distances to be farther, feel that physical tasks require more effort, and are likely to help others with physical tasks. In short, if you’ve got secrets, they contribute to your having a negative outlook on the world.
(Fine. But I still think it best if I don’t share mine…)
(That would explain why my oversharing neighbour Alice is always so darn positive…)
(A secret is like a physical weight? Is that why they call it “baggage”?)
-Curiosity
THE GREATEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES OF ALL-TIME:
1. A Christmas Story — It’s got something for everyone, and you can catch any scene and still enjoy it. (Plus, the tongue stuck to the flagpole scene!)
2. The Grinch Who Stole Christmas (1966): The original animated TV special captures essence of the holiday in the forgiving spirit of little Cindy Lou Who.
(And the awesome song ‘You’re a Mean One Mr. Grinch’)
3. Miracle on 34th Street: The 1994 remake is good, but for legit Christmas movie magic, check out the 1947 original, starring a young Natalie Wood.
4. The Nightmare Before Christmas: One of the best Christmas movies has a little bit of Halloween in it. The stop-motion animation looks charming and eccentric while the songs make you tap your foot and sing along. And (spoiler-alert!) Santa ends up safe and sound too!
5. It’s a Wonderful Life: What happens when an angel shows you an alternate timeline of events? In Jimmy Stewart’s case, it brings happiness for all. Have a hankie handy.
6. White Christmas: The plot of this 1950s classic concerns army vets who sing and dance. Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye fall for sisters at a remote lodge that desperately needs some snowfall, and a show!
7. Home Alone: John Hughes hit all the right notes in this Christmas movie hit that dramatizes every parent’s worst nightmare and every kid’s best fantasy. (And if you have kids of a certain age, you’ve worn this out on 3 different video-tapes, 2 DVDs and a few Wi-Fi routers!)
8. Meet Me in St. Louis: Judy Garland’s iconic rendition of ‘Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas’ alone puts this onto any list of best Christmas movies.
9. Elf: It offers the kind of feel-good hilarity the whole family can enjoy. Prepare for tender moments interspersed with Ferrell’s brand of madcap comedy. And in the end, the Christmas spirit prevails. (Quick! Watch it before they ban it because it includes a rendition of ‘Baby, It’s Cold Outside’!)
10. The Family Stone: A family dramedy about going home for the holidays. Get ready for slapstick comedy mixed with tragic heartbreak. (Don’t need to see it…I live it every Christmas…)
(FYI, Bruce Willis has gone on record saying that “Die Hard” is NOT a Christmas movie!)
(***See “BS Phone Starter, below***)
–Reader’sDigest
DID YOU KNOW?
The Pantene Color Institute has chosen “Living Coral” as its 2019 color of the year. Living Coral is described as having a saturated orange base with a golden undertone, similar to the sky at dusk. (Did you know that there was such a thing as a “Pantene Color Institute”?)
BS CHRONOMETER 12.10.18
TODAY’S CELEBIRTHDAYS . . .
1952 [66] Susan Dey, Pekin IL, TV actress (“The Partridge Family” 1970-74, “L.A. Law” 1986-1992)
1960 [58] (Sir) Kenneth Branagh, Belfast, Northern Ireland, movie actor (“Harry Potter & The Chamber of Secrets”)/movie director (“Thor”)/screenwriter (“Hamlet”)
1964 [54] Bobby Flay, NYC, TV chef (“Beat Bobby Flay” since 2015)
1974 [44] Meg White, Grosse Pointe Farms MI, former rock drummer (White Stripes-‘Icky Thump’, ‘Seven Nation Army’)
1985 [33] Raven-Symone, Atlanta GA, TV panelist (“The View” 2015)/former TV actress (“That’s So Raven” 2002-07, “Kim Possible” 2002-07, “The Cosby Show” 1989-92)
BS REASONS TO PARTY . . .
• “Dewey Decimal Day”, honoring Melville Dewey who was born December 10, 1851 in Adams Center NY. When he was just 21, he invented the “Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) System” while working as a student assistant in the Amherst College library. For creating this revolutionary new filing system, he’s known as the ‘Father of Modern Librarianship’.
• “International Human Rights Day”, honoring the UN Declaration of Human Rights in 1948.
• “Nobel Prize Awards Day”. The awards were established by the will of Swedish chemist and dynamite inventor Alfred Nobel and have been held on this date since 1901. The current value of each award is over $1 million.
• “Green Monday”, an online retail industry term similar to Cyber Monday. The term was coined by eBay in 2007 to describe the best sales day in December, usually the second Monday of the month.
• “National Lager Day”, most lager is matured or conditioned at a cold temperature, and is cool and bottom fermented with a particular yeast. The term lager means “storeroom” or “warehouse” in German.
COMING UP . . .
[Tues] National App Day
[Tues] Mountain Day
[Wed] Gingerbread House Day
[Wed] Poinsettia Day
This Week Is…Human Rights Week
This Month Is…Safe Toys and Gifts Month
THIS DAY IN SHOW BIZ . . .
2005 [13] Comedian Richard Pryor dies of heart failure at the age of 65 after battling Multiple Sclerosis since 1986
2009 [09] James Cameron’s 3-D sci-fi epic “Avatar” has its world premiere in London (goes on to become highest-grossing movie of all-time at $2.8 billion)
TODAY’S MUSIC EVENTS . . .
1984 [34] African famine relief song ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas’ by Band Aid is released
2005 [13] After five years of dating, Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood tie the knot in a private ceremony at their home in Owasso, Oklahoma.
2007 [11] Led Zeppelin play a one-off show at the O2 Arena in London, the biggest reunion in rock history. John Bonham’s son, Jason, plays drums at the show, which was a benefit for late Atlantic records president Ahmet Ertegun’s Education Fund
TODAY’S FIRSTS . . .
2012 [06] Colorado governor John Hickenlooper declares marijuana legal for recreational use
2013 [05] General Motors appoints Mary Barra its CEO, making her the 1st female to become the chief executive of an automotive company
TODAY’S RECORD . . .
1964 [54] Reverend Martin Luther King Jr is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize at age 35, the youngest ever to win the award
BULL’S BITS
BS WACK FACTS:
✓ Researchers placed an exercise wheel in the wild and found it was used extensively by mice without any reward for using it.
✓ You cannot snore and dream at the same time.
✓ There are more than 100,000 flights globally every day.
✓ Astronaut Scott Kelly grew 2 inches while he was in space for a year.
✓ Elon Musk had to borrow money to pay rent after he invested all US$180 million he earned from PayPal on SpaceX, Tesla and Solar City.
✓ Bill Gates has more dollars than you have seconds left in your life.
-WhattheFFacts
BS RANDOM JOKE:
People say that nothing is impossible, but I do nothing every day.
BEST OF BS:
BS SIGNS YOU ENJOYED THE OFFICE CHRISTMAS PARTY A LITTLE TOO MUCH:
• You woke up in court … with your pants on backwards.
• A champagne cork became lodged in your trachea … 6 times.
• You made the front page of the paper for interrupting the church choir practice next door … with your interpretative dancing … while naked.
• The boss was really impressed with your cannonball into the punchbowl.
• Your daily commute now involves a bus ride…to the employment office.
– First published in “BS” 1999 www.freeradioprep.ca
WOMEN’S RULES FOR MEN:
• A grunt is seldom an acceptable answer to any question.
• Dish soap is your friend.
• Buying dinner does not equal foreplay.
• Believe it or not, you’re probably not more attractive when you’re drunk.
• You’re wrong AND you’re sorry.
MEN’S RULES FOR WOMEN:
• When cooking a special dinner, always include something from each of the 4 major food groups: meat, fried, beer, and red.
• Never ask a guy to hold your purse in the mall.
• Those male models with perfect bodies are all gay. Accept it.
• Never question man’s innate navigational ability.
• “Fine” is not an acceptable way to end an argument.
BS PHONE STARTER:
What, to you, is the greatest Christmas movie of all-time?
BS WATER COOLER QUESTION:
Question: Restaurant servers say they get 40% more tips when they do THIS.
Answer: Introduce themselves.
BS DEEP THOUGHT:
Success is doing ordinary things extraordinarily well.
