Thursday, January 31, 2019 – Edition: #6384
We’ve gone Bullistic!
BS SHOW BIZ BUZZ:
★ If the “Beatles” fan in your circle of friends and family has been spotted salivating today, this is probably the reason: “Lord of the Rings” filmmaker Peter Jackson has come aboard a project that Paul McCartney had previously hinted was in the works: a new Beatles documentary using the 55 hours of in-studio footage that were shot in early 1969, for the 1970 feature film “Let It Be.” The announcement was made on Wednesday — the 50th anniversary of the Beatles’ final live appearance — the legendary rooftop concert atop the Apple Records offices in London.
-Yahoo
★ “Empire” star Jussie Smollett is recovering from a vicious attack. Police say Smollett was walking down the street near his residence in Chicago when two unknown people approached and began yelling “racial” and “homophobic” slurs towards him. The offenders began to “batter the victim with their hands” and “poured an unknown chemical substance on the victim.” Smollett told police that the chemical substance thrown in his face was bleach. Smollett took himself to hospital and was described as being in “good” condition”.
-TheBlast
★ Netflix has asked its viewers to kindly stop talking about the “hotness” of serial killer Ted Bundy following the premiere “Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes.” The streaming service tweeted on Monday, saying it had been seeing “a lot of talk about Ted Bundy’s alleged hotness and would like to gently remind everyone that there are literally THOUSANDS of hot men on the service – almost all of whom are not convicted serial murderers.” The four-part documentary premiered on January 24, the 30th anniversary of Ted Bundy’s execution via electric chair in the state of Florida.
(***Caution*** But you’ve gotta admit…he WAS hot that day!!)
-MSN
★ Kate Hudson is clapping back at those “silly” claims that she is raising her daughter to be “genderless.” The mother-of-three took to Instagram to explain what she really meant when she said that she and her husband Danny Fujikawa were raising baby Rani Rose with a “genderless [approach].” Kate wrote that “I raise and will continue to raise my children, both my boys and girl to feel free to be exactly who they want to be. To feel confident in their life choices and feel loved and supported no matter what.”
-E!Online
★ Ryan Reynolds is set to walk down the aisle in a new action comedy that he’ll star in and produce. “Shotgun Wedding” tells the story of a couple whose extravagant destination wedding is taken over by criminals. In the process of saving their families, they rediscover why they wanted to get married in the first place.
-TheWrap
TODAY’S SHOW BIZ SKED:
• “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (ABC/Global): Viggo Mortensen, Rita Moreno, Summer Walker
• “The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon” (NBC/CTV): Seth Meyers, Danai Gurira, Dan White
• “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” (CBS/Global): Ellen Page, Radhika Jones, Django Gold
• “Late Night with Seth Meyers” (NBC/CTV): Busy Phillips, Conan Gray, Brendan Buckley
• “The Late Late Show with James Corden” (CBS/CTV): Justin Hartley, Dominic West, Elle King, Migos (R)
• “Watch What Happens Live” (Bravo): Christina Aguilera
• “Conan” (TBS): Matt LeBlanc, Gary Gulman
• “The View” (ABC/CTV): Pete Buttigieg
• “The Talk” (CBS): Dr. Phil McGraw
• “Live with Kelly and Ryan” (ABC/CTV): Megan Mullally, Max Greenfield, Jennifer Giamo
• “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” (NBC/CTV): Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg, Kunal Nayyar, Melissa Rauch, Mayim Bialik
• “Will & Grace” (NBC): Returns from an 8-week hiatus
• “The Titan Games” (NBC): Competitors are pushed to the limit in unforgiving head-to-head challenges set up by Dwayne Johnson, with winners advancing to the ultimate challenge of Mt. Olympus.
BS MUSIC NOTES:
• Shawn Mendes — is the leading nominee for this year’s Juno Awards. He has six noms, including single of the year for ‘In My Blood’ and album of the year for his self-titled project released last spring. The Weeknd has five noms, including artist of the year and fan choice. The Juno Awards air March 17, with Sarah McLachlan as host.
• Maroon 5 — are marking their Super Bowl half-time show with a $500,000 charity donation to Big Brothers Big Sisters of America. The donation is part of the NFL’s #InspireChange social justice campaign, to create positive changes for young people.
• Christina Aguilera — is the latest pop star to announce a Vegas residency. She will begin a run of 16 performances of “The Xperience” at Planet Hollywood on May 31st. Tickets go on sale Feb. 2.
• Alanis Morissette – A musical based on her “Jagged Little Pill” album is Broadway-bound. It ran last summer in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The book upon which it is based was written by Diablo Cody, who also wrote the film “Juno”.
• Alice In Chains — have announced a Canadian tour in support of their Grammy nominated album, “Rainier Fog”. They’ll kick things off April 10 in Vancouver, and wrap on the 28th in Quebec City.
• ZZ Top – will be returning to where it all began with their 50th Anniversary Texas Bash, in three cities in the Lone Star State this May. They will be joined by Bad Company and Cheap Trick for shows in Dallas on May 17th, Houston on the 18th, and in Austin on May 19. Billy Gibbons: “It’s been five decades, and I think we’re starting to get pretty good at this!”
• Jason Isbell – has been added to the bill for this year’s Mariposa Folk Festival. It runs July 5-7 in Orillia, Ontario,
• Scotty McCreery – His truck was broken into and ransacked in Nashville — but the thieves didn’t get away with much. When he discovered the mess upon his return to town, he tweeted: “Just want to apologize to whoever did this … You really picked the wrong country singer’s truck to break into…Got nothing for ya … That is, unless you’re a big fan of Elvis or the O Brother Where Art Thou soundtrack.”
• Randy Houser – and his wife Tatiana are expecting. He tweeted that she is due in June. It will be the couple’s first child. Randy has a son from a previous marriage.
A BUG IN MY APPLE:
Apple has disabled the group-chat function in FaceTime after it was discovered that a software bug could let callers activate another person’s microphone remotely. The caller could have been able to hear audio – even if the receiver did not accept the call. But have you heard about the person who may have been the first to discover the flaw? The family of a 14-year-old high school student in Tucson, Arizona, tried to inform Apple about the situation more than a week before it became widely known to the public. The boy, Grant Thompson, said he discovered it by accident while playing the game “Fortnite” with a friend. While it is unknown if anyone exploited the bug maliciously, experts agree that it would have been hard to use the bug to spy on someone, because the phone would have to ring first – and it’s easy to identify who called. Apple said Tuesday that a fix will come in a software update later this week.
(It took “experts” to tell us that it’s easy to identify someone who is calling you?)
(The good thing about that bug would be if you were FaceTiming one of those people who start talking while they hit the button to accept the call, and all you hear is “lo?”…)
-CP24
WRITE WRONG:
New research says that poor handwriting is causing problems in workplaces. 50 per cent of people admit that they have been told by others that their writing is hard to read. The average survey respondent has experienced two instances in their working life where their handwriting led to a miscommunication or caused a real problem. And amazingly, 45 percent of us say we even have trouble reading our OWN handwriting! The survey also revealed that the most common items to be misread are shopping lists, notes to colleagues, birthday cards, and thank you notes.
(I know. I saw the writing on the wall, and I STILL didn’t have a clue what was going on…)
(I’ve been told my writing looks like “a spider’s fallen in ink and crawled across the page.”)
(And we make fun of people who are always texting…)
-NYPost
I’M RRRRREADY!!!!!
While many football fans are most concerned either with whether their team will beat the spread or what kind of wings to get with their pizza, fans of SpongeBob Squarepants have weightier matters on their minds. Namely, whether they will be able to convince Maroon 5 to do a rendition of SpongeBob’s famous ‘Sweet Victory’ song during their halftime performance. SpongeBob creator Stephen Hillenburg died in November, and fans are urging Super Bowl organizers and the group to pay tribute to Hillenburg at the game. An online petition is asking that ‘Sweet Victory’, the song that SpongeBob performed with a marching band at the “Bubble Bowl”, his universe’s equivalent of the Super Bowl, be performed at this years Super Bowl halftime show. So far, there are 1.2 million signatures. Maroon 5 isn’t talking, but on Jan. 13, the band tweeted out a Super Bowl-themed hype video, and SpongeBob makes an appearance. Not only that, but there are rumors floating around (see what I did there?) that Rodger Bumpass, who voices Squidward on the show, will introduce the halftime show.
LINK TO THE PETITION
LINK TO SPONGEBOB’S ‘SWEET VICTORY’
(Would that make it the “best day ever” for SpongeBob fans?)
-CNET
RIDICULOUS THINGS THE SUPER BOWL MEDIA ASKED:
…during media availability in Atlanta this week . . .
☞ “Would I be able to take a selfie with you, coach?” (A reporter to N.E. coach Bill Belichick)
☞ “Slap me as hard as you can.” (A Danish man to Aaron Donald, during a game of “Slaps”.)
☞ “When was the last time you had a slice of pizza?” (Reporter to N.E. QB Tom Brady….the answer: “It’s been a while.”
☞ “Do you miss (former Rams coach) Jeff Fisher?” (Reporter to Rams punter Johnny Hekker…his answer appears to have been deleted from the internet…)
☞ “Would you like to eat some insects?” (Mexican reporter to anyone and everyone…most thought they tasted “delicioso.”)
-USAToday
DID YOU KNOW?
Toddlers spending a lot of time staring at screens is linked with poorer development later in childhood, according to a new study. A direct association was found between screen time at ages 2 and 3 and development at 3 and 5. That includes delayed growth in communication, motor skills, problem-solving and personal social skills.
-CNN
BS CHRONOMETER 01.31.19
TODAY’S CELEBIRTHDAYS . . .
1947 [72] Jonathan Banks, Washington DC, TV actor (‘Mike Ehrmantraut’ on “Breaking Bad” 2009-2012, same character on “Better Call Saul” since 2015)
1956 [63] John Lydon (Johnny Rotten), London England, rock singer (Sex Pistols -‘God Save the Queen’, Anarchy in the U.K.’)
1970 [49] Minnie Driver, London England, movie actress (“Good Will Hunting”/TV actress (“Speechless” since 2016)
1973 [46] Portia DeRossi (Amanda Lee Rogers), Horsham, Australia, TV actress (“Arrested Development” 2003-2018, “Ally McBeal” 1998-2002)/Ellen DeGeneres’ partner since 2004
1977 [42] Kerry Washington, Bronx NY, TV actress (‘Olivia Pope’ on “Scandal” 2012-18)/movie actress (“Django Unchained”, “Ray”)
1981 [38] Justin Timberlake, Memphis TN, pop singer (‘Can’t Stop the Feeling!’, ‘SexyBack’)/former boy-band singer (*NSYNC-‘Bye Bye Bye’)/movie actor (“The Social Network”)
1987 [32] Marcus Mumford, Yorba Linda CA [raised London UK], folk rock singer-musician (Mumford & Sons-‘I Will Wait’, ‘Believe’)/wed to actress Carey Mulligan since 2012
1987 [32] Tyler Hubbard, Monroe GA, pop-country singer (Florida Georgia Line-‘Stay’, ‘Cruise’)
TODAY’S BS REASONS TO PARTY . . .
• “Backwards Day”, a day to relieve Winter blahs by doing everything backwards, ie: calling people by their last name, eating meals in reverse, (***signing off your show at the beginning***), etc. (Not to be confused with ‘Opposite Day’, which we celebrated last week. Actually…yes! It is very much to be confused with Opposite Day!)
• “Hell is Freezing Over Day”, a day to make a list of things you have said or thought in the past that you would never, ever do. Think about each one to see if you still feel the same way. (***See BS Phone Starter, below***)
• “Hot Chocolate Day”, saluting the warm and creamy beverage we love to drink on a cold Winter’s day.
• “Inspire Your Heart With Art Day”, celebrating the effect it can have on your disposition. Look at a piece of art and ask yourself – What is telling me? How does it make me feel? What emotions is it evoking within me? (What is that thing?)
• “Brandy Alexander Day”, saluting the classic dessert drink that combines brandy with dark crème de cacao in a silky blend often likened to an alcoholic milkshake.
COMING UP . . .
[Fri] Bubble Gum Day
[Fri] Change Your Password Day
[Sat] Crêpe Day
[Sat] Groundhog Day
THIS DAY IN SHOW BIZ . . .
2014 [05] With 755 million active users, Facebook increases its ad revenue by 76% year-over-year (As of this month, they counted active users at 2.27 billion)
TODAY’S MUSIC EVENTS . . .
1981 [38] ‘The Tide Is High’ by Blondie hits #1
2010 [09] Taylor Swift becomes the youngest artist ever to win the Grammy for Album of the Year (“Fearless”). Beyoncé wins six out of ten nominations – including Song of the Year for ‘Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)’ – giving her the most wins in one night of any female artist
TODAY’S FIRST . . .
1990 [29] The first McDonalds in the Soviet Union opens in Moscow
TODAY’S RECORDS . . .
2011 [08] A massive Winter storm hits North America for the 2nd time in the month, killing 24 people and causing $1.8 billion in damage across the US and Canada
2015 [04] New Zealand professional golfer Lydia Ko, age 17, becomes the youngest #1-ranked golfer in the world, beating the record set by Tiger Woods in 1997 at age 21
BULL’S BITS
BS WACK FACTS:
✓ There are 10 towns named ‘Hollywood’ in the United States.
✓ The oldest pig in the world lived to the age of 68.
✓ If you’re over 100 years old, there’s an 80% chance you’re a woman.
✓ 90% of all restaurants fail during their first year of operation.
✓ Diet Pepsi was originally called ‘Patio Diet Cola’.
✓ It is illegal to purchase or consume Jack Daniel’s Whiskey in the town in which it is produced (Lynchburg, Tennessee).
-HookedonFacts
BS UNLIKELY LIMO DESTINATIONS:
• The laundromat
• A Kid Rock Concert
• The DMV
• Antarctica
• Dollar Tree
• Amish Wedding
• The bus station
• Home Depot
• The ATM
• Blockbuster
• My house
-Twitter
Best of BS . . .
MUSICALS CONSIDERED BY THE NFL:
• Hail Mary Poppins
• Off Side Story
• Beauty and the Beast-Mode
• My Fair Brady
• Jerry Rice Superstar
• Kicky Boots
• A Chorus Linebacker
• Annie Get Your Shotgun Formation
• Showboating in the End Zone
• Guys and Balls
-Twitter, first published in ‘BS’ in 2018
BS RANDOM JOKE:
I was mugged by six dwarfs last night. Not Happy.
BS U-PICK TRIVIA:
• If you grew up in the 1980s, you probably had a VHS VCR. What does “VHS” stand for?
a. Versatile Home System
b. Vigorous Harmonization Signal
c. Video Home System [CORRECT]
d. Vertical Hold Setting
• If you grew up in the 90s, you probably know that Tommy, Chuckie and Angelica were the stars of THIS Nickelodeon cartoon…
a. Rugrats [CORRECT]
b. Johnny Bravo
c. South Park
d. Beavis and Butthead
-TriviaCrack
BS PHONE STARTER:
What thing that you said you’d never do. . . have you done?
BS WATER COOLER QUESTION:
Question: 50% of women say they refuse to get rid of THIS, even though they don’t use it. What?
Answer: Their wedding dress
BS DEEP THOUGHT:
You were born an original. Don’t be a copy.
