Thursday, February 13, 2020 – Edition: #6633
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BS SHOW BIZ BUZZ:
★ Mark Ruffalo has been tapped for a leading role in a new television spinoff of the Oscar-winning film “Parasite”. Sources say that director Bong Joon-Ho is teaming with Adam McKay on the new five-to-six episode series for HBO, and Ruffalo has emerged as a front-runner to star as one of the leads, although exact details of the character he’ll be playing have yet to be revealed.
-WENN
★ Gabrielle Union is reportedly planning to sue “America’s Got Talent” judge Simon Cowell for “endangering her life” by smoking on the set of the NBC talent show. Cowell is renowned for his smoking habit and has struggled to quit, after admitting to smoking up to 80 cigarettes a day in the past. Union was fired from the show in November after just one season, amid reports suggesting her departure was linked to concerns she had raised about a number of controversial incidents which took place behind the scenes, creating a “toxic” work atmosphere.
-Canoe
★ Emilio Estevez has written a TV show for his brother Charlie Sheen to star in. Estevez recently finished work on the new project and says he thinks it would be the perfect vehicle for his younger sibling to make his acting comeback after almost three years away from screens. Emilio and Charlie have worked together before, most famously on 1988 Billy the Kid Western “Young Guns” and on “Rated X”, which was released in 2000.
-ContactMusic
★ “Shazam!” star Zachary Levi and “Riverdale’s” Cole Sprouse have boarded the upcoming music-driven comedy “Undercover”. Levi will play a down-on-his-luck rocker-turned-father, who secretly joins a group of young musicians in a wedding cover band led by Sprouse. When things start looking up for the band, Levi’s character gets exposed. Production is set to begin in April.
-Variety
TODAY’S SHOW BIZ SKED:
• “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (ABC/Global): Chris Pratt, Huey Lewis, Sam Hunt
• “The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon” (NBC/CTV): Rosario Dawson, Logan Lerman, Megan Thee Stallion
• “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” (CBS/Global): James Marsden, Sam Heughan
• “Late Night with Seth Meyers” (NBC/CTV): Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Will Ferrell, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash, Cam, drummer Elijah Wood
• “The Late Late Show with James Corden” (CBS/CTV): Patrick Stewart, June Diane Raphael
• “Lights Out with David Spade” (COMEDY): Jim Carrey
• “Conan” (TBS): Will Arnett
• “Watch What Happens Live” (Bravo): Issa Rae, Lakeith Stanfield
• “The View” (ABC/CTV): Issa Rae, Lakeith Stanfield
• “The Talk” (CBS): Scott Bakula
• “Live with Kelly and Ryan” (ABC/CTV): James Marsden, Lucy Hale, Katie Brown
• “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” (NBC/CTV): Lauren Graham
• “The Kelly Clarkson Show” (CHECK LOCAL LISTINGS): Amy Poehler, Rebecca Romijn
• “Restaurant: Impossible” (FOOD): Season 16 finale
• “Wife Swap” (PARAMOUNT): Season 2 premiere. A no-nonsense Nigerian mom who raises her kids in a strict culture of respect, swaps lives with an overwhelmed mom whose disconnected husband and spoiled kids run the house.
BS MUSIC NOTES:
• Billie Eilish — says that her theme for the upcoming James Bond movie “No Time To Die” is a ballad – more or less. She confirmed that the song is “written” and “done” and when asked whether the track is likely to be “more of a ballad” or “a little faster”, she replied “I guess it’s a ballad”.
• Justin Bieber — revealed on his YouTube series that he has been battling Lyme disease. He opened up about his struggle with the illness, as well the Epstein-Barr virus, telling fans from a doctor’s office: “I’ve been struggling with my energy for quite some time now and I just haven’t known why.”
• Eminem — After his barnstorming performance at the Academy Awards ceremony, and two decades after his only starring role (“8 Mile”), he says he is still interested in acting. Quote: “I’m not gonna say I don’t [have interest], because if the right script comes along and it’s something that fits with my schedule, I might take another dive in it.”
• Aerosmith — Drummer Joey Kramer returned to action Monday night, appearing with the band at the latest installment of its Las Vegas residency. It appeared to mark the end of a disagreement that had led to a lawsuit, after the group reportedly refused to let him perform with them, alleging he wasn’t up to the job.
• Lindsey Buckingham – A year after suffering a heart attack, he has announced a brief solo tour. He’ll play Las Vegas on April 25, plus 11 more shows through May 13 in Cajon CA.
• Green Day — are bringing the “Hella Mega Tour” to Australia and New Zealand. The tour, with Weezer and Fall Out Boy, will begin in Perth on November 8, with stops in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane before heading to New Zealand for gigs in Dunedin and Auckland. $1 from every ticket sold will go towards bushfire relief.
• Simple Plan – have teamed up with New Found Glory for the just-announced “Pop Punk’s Still Not Dead Tour”, kicking off in St. Petersburg, FL on May 29, and running through June 28 in Austin, TX.
• Sass Jordan – will release her first new album in over 10 years on March 13. “Rebel Moon Blues” will feature eight “diligently selected” blues covers — plus one original, ‘The Key’.
• Keith Urban – On Monday, he hosted the seventh annual “All for the Hall Nashville” at Bridgestone Arena. Urban led an all-star lineup of artists at the fundraiser for the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s education programs. A total of over $800,000 was raised.
• Old Dominion – helped a pair of fans with their baby’s gender reveal from the stage recently. The parents-to-be created their gender reveal sign around the lyrics to the group’s song ‘Shoe Shopping’: “Help us reveal the gender of our baby so we can go ‘shoe shopping.’” It’s a boy. VIDEO
SNACK SNEAKING:
According to a new study, over half of adults are cheating on their partners – with food. A survey by OnePoll of 2,000 Americans in relationships found 71% make unhealthy choices behind their partner’s back and 55% have hidden food in their home from their partner. 7 in 10 actually lie to their partner about their unhealthy eating habits. Oh, and by the way, whether you are “food loyal” to your partner or not, 42% of us say that Valentine’s Day is a “cheat day” …when it comes to food.
(Of course I cheat. Or I’d never get any! Take that any way you like…)
(I’ve heard that everyone had a few secrets…Mine are in the garage!)
-NYPost
BRAINS, NOT BRA:
It seems that there is a growing trend among millennial women to go braless. New York City career coach Judith Gerberg says that letting it all hang out at work is becoming increasingly normal. She cites lenient workplace dress codes as one reason for the trend, and the fact that millennial women are much more self-confident than women used to be. Granted, with some outfits, a bra is pretty much a necessity, as is the case in certain work situations. The best advice from some women who have at least figuratively burned their bras is this: Read the room. Depending on where you work and who you might encounter in a typical workday, make your decision accordingly.
(And keep a spare in your desk?)
(Some might call this a disturbing trend. Others not so much…literally!)
(I think I just saved 50% on her Valentine’s gift!)
-NYPost
COUGHING UP SOME INFO:
It’s not unusual for kids to get a half-dozen colds per year — roughly twice as many as adults. And yes, a certain number of colds are inevitable, and even beneficial. But could daycare centers be re-designed to minimize the number of bugs that get passed around? That’s exactly what Monica Cojocaru, professor at the University of Guelph’s mathematics and statistics department, is looking into. She hopes to get a clear picture of “smart design” principles for daycares that will minimize hot-spot areas where germs build up. Prime suspect areas include bathrooms, which might be redesigned to encourage better handwashing practices, toy boxes, bookshelves and play areas with mats, especially those in the corners of rooms, where kids tend to congregate. In the meantime, while we wait on her study results, experts make these suggestions to minimize the spread of germs: Getting a flu shot, making your child aware of proper coughing and sneezing etiquette, and keeping them at home when they have a cold or flu.
(So they can look after their Manflu-stricken father?)
-TorontoStar
FAMOUS PEOPLE WHO NEVER MARRIED:
(Because tomorrow is also “Call in Single Day”…)
☞ Oprah Winfrey: Though she and her partner, Stedman Graham, go back to 1986, she has said, “If we had married, we would not be together”. (Maybe she should have put a ring under Stedman’s chair!)
☞ Queen Elizabeth I: In the 16th century, at the age of 8, she declared: “I will never marry.” And she didn’t. (I was sure that she was Prince Phillip’s first wife!)
☞ Jon Hamm: Even during his 18-year relationship with Jennifer Westfeldt, he said: “I don’t have the marriage chip.” They broke up in 2015.
☞ Ludwig van Beethoven: He was known for being shy and lonely, as well as short-tempered, greedy, and paranoid. (That could do it!)
☞ Ricky Gervais: He’s been in a relationship with his partner, Jane Fallon, since 1982, but the pair has no plans to marry. He said: “We are married for all intents and purposes, everything’s shared, and actually our fake marriage has lasted longer than a real one.”
☞ Diane Keaton: She said: “I’m aware of the fact that I’m unusual in that regard, and maybe I did miss out on something—but then, nobody can have everything, right? I’m not unhappy.”
☞ The Wright Brothers: Neither of the notoriously shy pioneers of flight ever married. Wilbur Wright once said that he didn’t have time for a wife and an airplane. (They never found the right sisters?)
-ReadersDigest
DID YOU KNOW?
A British Airways flight has broken the record for the fastest-ever subsonic flight between New York and London, reaching a top speed of 825mph (1,327km/h). The Boeing 747 reached its destination in four hours and 56 minutes, as a result of jet stream winds of over 200 mph propelling the aircraft. The supercharged jet stream was also responsible for powering Storm Ciara, which brought damaging wind and massive waves to the UK other parts of Northern Europe. The plane landed at Heathrow airport almost two hours earlier than scheduled.
-CNN
BS CHRONOMETER 02.13.20
TODAY’S CELEBIRTHDAYS . . .
1934 [86] George Segal, Long Island NY, TV actor (“The Goldbergs” since 2013)/movie actor “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?”
1944 [76] Stockard Channing, New York City NY, movie actress (“Grease”)/TV actress (“The West Wing” 1999-2006)
1944 [76] Jerry Springer, Highgate England, TV show host (“Jerry Springer” 1991-2018, “Judge Jerry” since 2019)
1950 [70] Peter Gabriel, Chobham England, rock singer (‘In Your Eyes’, ‘Sledgehammer’), Genesis co-founder (‘The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway’)
1972 [48] Todd Harrell, Escatawpa MS, rock bassist (ex-3 Doors Down-‘Here Without You’, ‘When I’m Gone’)
1974 [46] Robbie Williams, Stoke-on-Trent UK, pop singer (‘Angels’, ‘Rock DJ’)/former member of Brit pop group Take That
1976 [44] (Leslie) Feist, Amherst NS, pop singer (‘1-2-3-4’, ‘Mushaboom’)
1979 [41] Mena Suvari, Newport RI, movie actress (“American Beauty”, “American Pie” movies) COMING UP…”Paradise Cove”, 2020
1997 [23] (Prince) Michael Jackson Jr, Beverly Hills CA, Michael Jackson’s first son (with then-wife Debbie Rowe)
TODAY’S BS REASONS TO PARTY . . .
• “Kiss Day”, On this day, partners express their love for each other by kissing them. Ingrid Bergman said, “A kiss is a lovely trick designed by nature to stop speech when words become superfluous.” (In other words, “Shut up and kiss me.”)
• “Galentine’s Day”, an observance invented by Amy Poehler on “Parks & Recreation” as a chance to get your best gals together (friends, mom, coworkers, etc.) and revel in being female. A few ways to celebrate …
NET: http://www.peaceloveanddecorating.com/galentines-day
• “Tortellini Day”, saluting the yummy little pasta rings stuffed with goodies such as cheese or prosciutto. They are sometimes described as ‘navel-shaped’, hence their alternative Italian name of ‘ombelico’ (‘belly button’).
• “World Radio Day”, a UN observation to remember the unique power of radio to touch lives and bring people together across every corner of the globe. (Shouldn’t we get the day off or something?)
• “Get a Different Name Day”, set aside to give us the opportunity to pick one we’d really like. (***Find listeners with really odd names and ask them what nickname they’d like to be called***)
(***See “BS Alternate names for Valentine’s Day”, below***)
• “International Condom Day”, initiated by the AIDS Healthcare Foundation in 2009 in an effort to reduce the spread of HIV through safe sex practices. (I take a condom with me wherever I go. Unfortunately, it’s always the same one…)
• “Employee Legal Awareness Day”, a day to make employees aware of the legal duties involved in conducting their day-to-day activities and the legal risks incurred by failure to fulfil those duties.
COMING UP . . .
[Fri] Valentine’s Day
[Fri] Call in Single Day
[Sat] Gumdrop Day
[Sat] Hippo Day
THIS DAY IN SHOW BIZ . . .
2000 [20] The last original “Peanuts” comic strip appears in newspapers, one day after creator Charles M. Shulz dies
TODAY’S MUSIC EVENTS . . .
1970 [50] Black Sabbath release their self-titled debut album, which not coincidentally, comes out on Friday the 13th. It is It is widely considered the first heavy metal album
2007 [13] Rod Stewart is paid $1 million to perform for one hour at billionaire Steve Schwarzman’s 60th birthday bash in NYC’s Park Avenue Armory
2011 [09] At the 53rd Grammy Awards, Lady Antebellum wins “Song of the Year” and “Record Of the Year” for ‘Need You Now’; Arcade Fire’s ‘The Suburbs’ scoops “Album Of the Year”
2016 [04] Justin Bieber’s ‘Love Yourself’ replaces his song ‘Sorry’ at #1 on the “Billboard Hot 100″ (the 3rd consecutive #1 single from his “Purpose” album)
TODAY’S RECORD . . .
2003 [17] Dan Price completes a 4,000-mile cross-country ride from Joseph, Oregon to Key West, Florida … on a tricycle (averages 50-to-60 miles a day, camps out at night)
TODAY’S LAST . . .
2019 [01] NASA confirms that Mars Opportunity rover’s mission has ended after 15 years due damage sustained in a sandstorm
BULL’S BITS
BS WHACK FACTS:
✓ An ant can survive a fall from almost any height, because its terminal velocity would never be high enough to injure it.
✓ 25% of North Americans will catch more than four colds this year.
✓ A 1946 FBI memo denounced the movie “It’s a Wonderful Life” as communist propaganda.
✓ The sound of thunder travels at about 1,100 feet per second.
✓ The “BF” in “B.F. Goodrich” stands for ‘Benjamin Franklin’.
✓ Zoologists say a tiger’s scent markings smell like buttered popcorn.
-F’edUpFacts, BathroomReadersInstitute
BS REASONS BEING SINGLE IS ACTUALLY THE BEST:
It’s that time of year, when everyone feels pressured to couple up in time for Valentines Day. Resist! Instead, use this as a time to revel in your singlehood. Just some of the advantages …
✓ Instead of spending money on Valentines Day, you can save it for more important things, like sandwiches and donuts.
✓ You only have one Netflix queue, and it’s filled with exactly what you want to watch.
✓ The whole bed is yours, and you can lie smack-dab in the middle of it … at 1 in the afternoon.
✓ You don’t have to share your food, which means the entire pizza can be yours. And you can order whatever you want on that pizza without having to consult someone first.
✓ A whole bottle of wine for dinner? No problem. No pants. No regrets.
✓ You don’t have to worry about drama, or stupid random arguments with a significant other.
✓ Don’t want to clean up after yourself? Don’t.
✓ You can totally make out with 4 different people in one night, no questions asked.
✓ You don’t have to work your schedule around someone else’s, so there’s no guilt if you want to take a spontaneous trip or just watch Netflix all day.
✓ Two words: No. In-laws.
– Adapted from BuzzFeed.com
Best of BS . . .
BS ALTERNATE NAMES FOR VALENTINE’S DAY:
• You’d Better Get Her Something Even if She Says She Doesn’t Want Anything Day
• Netflix and Ch…ocolate Day
• You Didn’t Get Her The Right Gift For Christmas Do-Over Day
• Keep Florists in Business Day
• Unrealistic Expectations Day
• Make Singles’ Self Esteem Plummet Day
• Cheesy Card Day
• Procrastinate Getting Your Significant Other Something Until the Day Before Day
• Please Forgive Me for Everything in the Past Year Day
• Discount Chocolate Eve
• Festivus
-Twitter, first published in ‘BS’ in 2018
BS WEB GOODIE:
Who are you: https://tinyurl.com/qofcq25
BS VALENTINE QUIZ:
Q: Spouses only rank #3 when it comes to receiving Valentine cards. Who are #1?
A: Teachers
Q: Whose heart beats faster – your lover’s after a bout of passion, or your dog’s when you walk in the door?
A: A dog’s heart beats up to 40 times faster than a human’s.
Q: Why is it that we love someone with “all of our heart?” Why not the spleen?
A: It was widely believed in the Middle Ages that the heart was the center of human intelligence.
BS RANDOM JOKE:
It takes a plastic bag 20-100 years to break down, yet it takes me just one minor inconvenience.
BS WATER COOLER QUESTION:
Question: People who do THIS job see a 30% bump in business right around Valentine’s Day. What is it?
Answer: Divorce lawyer
BS PHONE STARTER:
What is your all-time favorite rom-com movie?
BS DEEP THOUGHT:
A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person.
