February 11 2020

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Tuesday, February 11, 2020        Edition: #6631

Bullseye!

BS SHOW BIZ BUZZ:
★ Adam Sandler joked about being known more for his personality than his good looks as he won a 2020 Film Independent Spirit Award on Saturday, after not scoring an Oscar nomination. In his acceptance speech, he said: “When I was, quote-unquote, snubbed by the Academy, it reminded me when I briefly attended high school and was overlooked for the coveted yearbook superlative category ‘best looking’… But my classmates did honor me with the allegedly less prestigious designation of ‘best personality.’”
In addition to his award, Sandler’s film, “Uncut Gems” won for Best Director (Josh and Benny Safdie) and Best Editing.
-US
★ Robert Conrad, the actor best known for starring in “The Wild Wild West”, died of heart failure in Malibu, Calif. on Saturday. He was 84. He also found success as a recording artist under the moniker Bob Conrad during the ’50s and ’60s, and received accolades over the course of his career like the Distinguished Service Award in Broadcasting and being inducted into the Stuntman’s Hall of Fame.
-MSN
★ Sam Raimi is reportedly in talks to direct “Doctor Strange 2”. Raimi, who helmed 2002’s Spider-Man, is in discussions to replace original director Scott Derrickson on the project, due to “creative differences”, but Derrickson will remain as executive producer. Production on “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” will begin in May, with Benedict Cumberbatch returning in the title role.
-Canoe
★ Danny Trejo has been named the “Most Killed Actor in Hollywood”. In a list compiled by “Buzz Bingo”, the star of the “Machete” films, and about 135 others was revealed to have met his maker a total of 65 times, toppling the previous title holder, “Lord of the Rings” star Christopher Lee. The site used Cinemorgue and IMDb to find out which actors are the most prone to dying on-screen, and which movies and years across cinematic history are the deadliest
-LADBible

TODAY’S SHOW BIZ SKED:
• “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (ABC/Global): Amy Poehler, David Sedaris, SuperM
• “The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon” (NBC/CTV): Constance Wu, Backstreet Boys, Skip Marley & H.E.R.
• “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” (CBS/Global): Julia Louis-Dreyfus
• “Late Night with Seth Meyers” (NBC/CTV): RuPaul, Stacey Abrams, Maria Bamford, drummer Elijah Wood
• “The Late Late Show with James Corden” (CBS/CTV): Anna Faris, Michael Peña, Lou Sanders
• “Lights Out with David Spade” (COMEDY): Ian Edwards, Tim Dillon, Beth Stelling
• “Conan” (TBS): Jim Carrey
• “Watch What Happens Live” (Bravo): Backstreet Boys
• “The View” (ABC/CTV): Sen. Amy Klobuchar, guest co-host Bari Weiss
• “Live with Kelly and Ryan” (ABC/CTV): Constance Wu, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson
• “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” (NBC/CTV): Robin Roberts, Dwyane Wade, Jerry Harris
• “The Kelly Clarkson Show” (CHECK LOCAL LISTINGS): Justin Hartley, Abby Elliott
• “The Conners” (ABC): Live From Lanford
• “For Life” (ABC): Series premiere. Prisoner Aaron Wallace becomes a lawyer, litigating cases for other inmates while fighting to overturn his own wrongful conviction.

BS MUSIC NOTES:
• Jennifer Lopez — will be featured in a new remix of Black Eyed Peas and J Balvin’s hit ‘Ritmo’.
She posted a teaser of the video for the song, which features a sample of the 1990s Corona song ‘The Rhythm Of Life’.
• Bruno Mars — will produce and star in a musical-themed Disney movie. The plot is being kept under wraps, but it is believed it will consist of mostly original music that Mars will create and perform.
• Alicia Keys – says she taught her 9 and 5-year-old sons to read her lips so she can communicate with them on “silent days” on tour when she needs to rest her voice.
• Madonna — paid tribute to Eminem’s support for gun control during a show at the London Palladium by  performing a rendition of Simon & Garfunkel’s ‘The Sound of Silence’, which is sampled on Eminem’s new video for ‘Darkness’. The song calls for tighter US gun control measures.
• Red Hot Chili Peppers — made their first appearance with returned guitarist John Frusciante on Saturday – and former member Dave Navarro also joined in. The show was a memorial for Andrew Burkle, the son of billionaire Ronald Burkle, who died last month.
• The Doors — Miley Cyrus joined guitarist Robbie Krieger onstage for a cover of ‘Roadhouse Blues’ on Saturday at a 50th anniversary celebration of The Doors’ “Morrison Hotel” album in West Hollywood.
• Midland – have a live album coming Feb. 28. “Live From the Palomino” was recorded last year at the legendary Hollywood venue. Singer Mark Wystrach says: “We live for hardcore honky-tonks, and to be able to hold onto that night and bring a little slice of it through this album to our fans is special for us.”
• Florida Georgia Line – posted a teaser on social media on Sunday. It’s not clear what they are planning, but it sounds as if they will be putting a country-flavored spin to a Justin Bieber remix. Alongside video of the duo in a recording studio, they wrote: “Y’ALL!!!!! Start your countdown!…we can officially say we are 10 DAYS AWAY from y’all hearing thissssssssss fresh new music.” They tagged Bieber in the post.

THIS WEEK’S NETFLIX (Canada) RELEASES:
➢ February 12:
• “To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You” (Netflix Film):  A sequel to “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before”, picking up the story of Lara Jean, whose sister sent out her old love letters to all the boys she ever had crushes on. (Lana Condor, Noah Centineo)
➢ February 13:
• “The Flash”:  Season 6, new episode added weekly
• “Love is Blind” (Netflix Original):  Reality dating series where the contestants aren’t allowed to see each other as they meet (virtually) and date (also virtually), and meet in-person only after becoming engaged.
➢ February 14:
• “Cable Girls, Final Season” (Netflix Original):  Follows the lives of four young women who work as telephone operators. This season is set in the 1930s, and the women are dealing with the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War as well as their own personal problems.
➢ February 17:
• The Expanding Universe of Ashley Garcia (Netflix Family):  Co-created and produced by Mario Lopez. A teen genius gets an offer to work for NASA despite not being old enough to vote. To take the job, she has to move in with her working-class football coach uncle.
(Full list: https://www.macleans.ca/culture/netflix-canada-in-february-2020-whats-new-this-month/ For releases in other Netflix regions, click here: https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/whats-new/ )
-MacLeans

WITH FRIENDS LIKE THAT . . .
The average North American claims to have about 4 close friends, but maybe we should be working on making a few more. A new book says that the number of friends you have could help determine how long you live. And “frenemies” might actually make us die sooner. Science journalist Lydia Denworth writes in “Friendship: The Evolution, Biology, and Extraordinary Power of Life’s Fundamental Bond” that a study showed there is a 50% increased likelihood of survival for those with stronger social relationships. And, of course, there are many negative health factors linked to loneliness. But apparently about half of the average person’s social network is made up of “ambivalent bonds”. That’s right…not positive, not negative…but somewhere in between – aka “frenemies”. These unhealthy relationships can lead to negative health consequences such as increased levels of inflammation, high blood pressure, premature aging and even greater artery calcification. And here is the kicker: About 50 percent of married people view their spouse ambivalently.
(We’ve all heard that saying: “I married my best frenemy…”)
(Keep your friends close and your frenemies closer…)
(I WISH she’d give me that much attention…)
-NYPost

PEDAL PUSHING:
Toyota may have come up with a solution to the problem of unintended use of the accelerator pedal. With the number of cases of unintentional acceleration on the rise, especially among older drivers, the car company has come up with a new piece of technology that will sense when this happens and stop the vehicle from moving. The new tech uses an algorithm to suppress acceleration when the onboard computer figures the pedal was applied in error. It works at speeds from zero to 30 km/h. The algorithm uses past driver data such as acceleration position, braking and turn signal use to determine if the vehicle accelerator was used intentionally or accidentally.
(That turn signal data won’t be of much use around here…)
(Now can we do something about drivers who accidentally use the BRAKE?)
(You know, I heard someone say they were trying to put an end to “drive-thrus”. This must have been what they were talking about!)
-Driving

THE ABSOLUTE WORST APPS:
They’re real – and they’re really stupid…
⇒ S.M.T.H.:  Also known as “Send Me to Heaven”. The concept is to throw your phone as high as you can. The app tracks how high it has been thrown, and it logs the results into a leader board so you can compare yourself with other users. (I guess if you got a reading, it at least means you managed to catch your phone!)
⇒ Is It Dark Outside?:  Yup. It tells you whether or not it is dark outside. It also tells you the times of sunrise and sunset, but that’s nothing your weather app can’t do. Why not just look out a window? (Or text someone who is near a window?)
⇒ Not Hotdog:  It tells you whether or not something is a hot dog. That’s it. Put a hot dog in front of the camera, and it confirms that it’s a hot dog. Put a mug in front of it, and you will see that no, that mug is not a hot dog. Based on the app created in the show “Silicon Valley.” (But one day, it might come in handy…)
⇒ I Am Rich:  Simply a status symbol.  People paid $$999.99 for the app, which simply displayed a red jewel on the screen. Amazingly, eight people bought it before it was taken down.
⇒ Places I’ve Pooped:  Some people like to take pictures of their travels and adventures. Others, it seems, like to track… their dumps. And this app literally tracks! … the places!… you’ve pooped! You drop a pin on the virtual map to claim your territory, and you can receive notifications when your friends doo-doo the same thing. (I love how you can figure out exactly what most of these apps do from the name…)
-Mojo

DID YOU KNOW?
Yes, we know. You thought it happened long ago. BlackBerry, the smartphone maker that once claimed 20% of the global market, will stop selling phones as of Aug. 31. Last week, TCL Communication, which had been contracted to make BlackBerrys beginning in 2016, announced that they will no longer “design, manufacture or sell any new BlackBerry mobile devices”. (Farewell to the ‘MySpace’ of smartphones…)
-FreshDaily

BS CHRONOMETER 02.11.20

TODAY’S CELEBIRTHDAYS . . .
1934 [86] Tina Louise, New York City NY, TV actress (‘Ginger’ on “Gilligan’s Island” 1964-1967)/movie actress (“The Stepford Wives”)

1962 [58] Sheryl Crow, Kennett MO, pop singer (‘All I Wanna Do’, w/Kid Rock-‘Picture’)

1964 [56] Sarah Palin, Sandpoint ID, politician (Former Governor of Alaska)/author (2009’s “Going Rogue” was a New York Times #1 bestseller for 6 weeks)

1969 [51] Jennifer Aniston, Sherman Oaks CA, TV actress (“Friends” 1994-2004)/movie actress (“We’re The Millers”, “The Break-Up”)

1974 [46] Isaiah Mustafa, Portland OR, movie actor (“It Chapter Two”)/pitchman (‘The Man Your Man Could Smell Like’ in Old Spice commercials)

1977 [43] Mike Shinoda, Agoura CA, rock singer-songwriter/guitarist (Linkin Park-‘Numb’, ‘In the End’)

1979 [41] Brandy (Norwood), Macomb MS, pop singer (w/Monica-‘The Boy Is Mine’, ‘Have You Ever?’)

1981 [39] Kelly (Kelendria) Rowland, Atlanta GA, pop singer (w/Nelly-‘Dilemma’, Destiny’s Child-‘Bootylicious’)/TV personality (“The X Factor” Australia 2010, UK 2011, US 2013)

1982 [38] Natalie Dormer, Reading England (“Game of Thrones” 2012-2016)

1992 [28] Taylor Lautner, Grand Rapids MI, movie actor (“Grown Ups 2”, “Twilight Saga” films)/TV actor “Cuckoo” 2014-2018

BS REASONS TO PARTY . . .

• “Don’t Cry Over Spilled Milk Day”, an annual reminder that everyone screws up now and then. It’s a day to be optimistic, think positive, look on the bright side, and find something good in whatever happens. (Also a good day to argue whether the correct term is ‘spilled’ or ‘spilt’)

• “Get Out Your Guitar Day”, a day to pull your axe out of the attic, dust it off and, if you’re lucky, find someone who can tune it.

• “Inventors Day”, honoring the birth date of prolific inventor Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931), who single-handedly patented some 1,200 inventions.

• “Pro Sports Wives Day”, the 15th annual declared by the Professional Sports Wives Association. In the USA alone, there are at least 500,000 married to pro athletes and coaches.
NET: http://www.prosportswives.com

• “Satisfied Staying Single Day”, for those who choose to live independently and are quite happy doing so, thank-you very much.

• “Shut-in Visitation Day”, encouraging us to brighten the day for someone who is unable to get out and about.

AND REMEMBER . . .
[Wed] Hug Day
[Wed] International Darwin Day
[Thurs] Get a Different Name Day
[Thurs] Galentine’s Day
[Fri] Valentine’s Day]

THIS DAY IN SHOW BIZ . . .

2010 [10] Brit fashion designer Alexander McQueen (a favorite among celebs like Kanye West, Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, and Sarah Jessica Parker) dies at age 40 of apparent suicide

TODAY’S MUSIC EVENTS . . .
2011 [09] Featuring footage from his 2010 tour, “Justin Bieber: Never Say Never” is released in theaters. It becomes the highest-grossing concert film of all time, earning $73 million at the box office

2012 [08] Whitney Houston is found dead in the bathtub of her suite at the Beverly Hilton hotel in Los Angeles, where she was slated to perform at Clive Davis’ annual Pre-Grammy party later that night.

TODAY’S FIRST . . .
2013 [07] Pope Benedict XVI announces his resignation from the papacy, the first pontiff to resign in close to 600 years (Pope Gregory XII in 1415)

TODAY’S RECORD . . .
2006 [14] 61-year-old adventurer Steve Fossett breaks the world record for “Longest Continuous Flight” after spending almost 77 straight hours flying 26,389 miles in the specially-designed Virgin Atlantic Global Flyer before landing at UK’s Bournemouth Airport

BULL’S BITS

BS WHACK FACTS:
✓ Author Anne Rice’s real name is Howard O’Brien. She was named after her father.
✓ While the white flag means surrender or ceasefire, the yellow flag means infectious disease.
✓ There are exactly 216 noodles in every can of Campbell’s chicken soup.
✓ Cats have no collarbones.
✓ The meteorological definition of drizzle is: “No more than 14 drops per square foot per second.”
✓ The favorite pizza topping in Australia is eggs.
-BathroomReadersInstitute

BS OVERHEARD AT THE DMV:
• “This is just the line to get into the line.”
• “Ma’am, I’ve taken three different photos of you. At this point, I’m sure your face is the issue.”
• “What’s the holdup? I got two IDs here last week and it took no time at all.”
• “It can’t be a good sign that they just ran out of numbers.”
• “Can I use a selfie for my photo?”
• “I’ll need to see 3 proofs of address, a blood test, a colonoscopy and an exorcism.”
• “See this furniture? We made that in prison.”
• “Would you like us to screw up your voter registration as well while you’re here?”
• “Please take a number and someone will be with you in 3-5 business days.”
• “Here’s your sign.”
• “Are you telling me I could have done this online?”
-Twitter

Best of BS . . .
LEAST ROMANTIC VALENTINES CARDS:
• “You make me so excited, I just can’t hold my bladder.”
• “Thinking of you, sweetheart! Which, technically, the court order can’t prevent.”
• “I wanna be close to you like a leech on an abrasion.”
• “Just wanted to say ‘I love you’ when I wasn’t falling-down drunk.”
• “If only we weren’t so closely related!”
• “Happy 7th anniversary. I hope to actually meet you someday.”
• “I want you like a dog wants a muscular leg.”
• “The medicated shampoo took care of it.”
-First published in bs in 2011

BS WEB GOODIE:
Kitty Tok:  https://www.tiktok.com/@iketommy/video/6789928265042726149

BS PHONE STARTER:
Let’s say that suddenly everything less than $5 is free. What would you help yourself to first and why?

BS RANDOM JOKE:
I think “Don’t Kid Yourself” would be a great brand name for birth control pills.

BS WATER COOLER QUESTION:
Question:  80% of men know THIS off the top of their head. The other 20% have no idea. What is it?
Answer:  When Valentine’s Day is

BS DEEP THOUGHT:
Those who do the most usually demand the least.

 

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