Thursday, January 21, 2021 — Edition: #6898
Deja Moo!
BS SHOW BIZ BUZZ:
★ Lucie Arnaz is telling people to “stop arguing” and “trust us” when it comes to casting the upcoming film ‘Being the Ricardos”. The daughter of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz spoke out in a Facebook video after it was reported last week that Nicole Kidman and Javier Bardem are being eyed to play Ball and Arnaz in the movie. Initial reports about the casting prompted fans to weigh in on social media, many of whom were not thrilled with Kidman’s reported role. While many suggested other actresses to play the iconic comedian, Debra Messing expressed her displeasure that she had not been consulted, having been a dead ringer for the “I Love Lucy” star during an episode of “Will & Grace.” Messing also retweeted messages from fans who were throwing her hat in the ring.
-PopCulture
★ Following Betty White’s 99th birthday on Sunday, fans are petitioning to officially mark the day as “Betty White Day” in the star’s hometown of Oak Park, Illinois. The description on Change.org reads: “Betty White is a national treasure. She’s been an entertainer for over eight decades and is still going strong. She was on the Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Golden Girls, and Hot in Cleveland, putting a smile on our faces all the while.” It concludes by saying: “Oak Park, White’s hometown in Illinois, should honor her by creating a Betty White Day on her birthday, January 17.”
-MSN
★ New details about “American Horror Story” Season 10 have emerged, with the new season reportedly subtitled “Pilgrim.” Speculation over the show’s title began earlier this month, when 20th Century Studios filed an application in Provincetown, Massachusetts, requesting permission to film a project titled “Pilgrim” at a number of locations in and around the coastal resort town. A hearing was held on Jan. 11, in which The Provincetown Board of Selectmen granted filming permission to the studio.
-PopCulture
★ Good news for Muppet enthusiasts – all five seasons of “The Muppet Show” will be available to stream on Disney Plus on Feb. 19. Created by the legendary Jim Henson, the original “Muppet Show” was a variety half-hour featuring ‘Kermit the Frog’ as the showrunner and host. The series originally aired from 1976 to 1981 on CBS. In addition to the show’s first three seasons, seasons 4 and 5 will also be available to stream for the first time.
-Yahoo
TODAY’S SHOW BIZ SKED:
• “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (ABC/Global): Allison Janney, Dana Bash, Best Coast
• “The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon” (NBC/CTV): Shaquille O’Neal, Alison Brie, Pa Salieu
• “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” (CBS/Global): Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Derek DelGaudio, Frank Oz
• “The Late Late Show with James Corden” (CBS/CTV): Regina King, Quinn XCII featuring Chelsea Cutler
• “Conan” (TBS): Rachel Brosnahan
• “Watch What Happens Live” (Bravo): Shep Rose, Leva Bonaparte
• “The View” (ABC/CTV): Day of Hot Topics
• “The Talk” (CBS): Jane Krakowski
• “Live with Kelly and Ryan” (ABC/CTV): Priyanka Chopra, Jared Padalecki, Monica Mangin
• “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” (NBC/CTV): Pharrell, Ashe
• “The Kelly Clarkson Show” (CHECK LOCAL LISTINGS): Paul Bettany, Maria Bakalova
• “The Drew Barrymore Show” (CHECK LOCAL LISTINGS): Kat Graham, Dr. Thanuja Hamilton
• “Celebrity Wheel of Fortune” (ABC): Celeb contestants Rob Riggle, Joe Tessitore and Jeannie Mai compete for a chance to win up to $1 million for their chosen charity.
• “Walker” (CW): Premiere. Cordell Walker returns home to Austin, Texas, after being undercover for two years, only to discover there’s harder work to be done at home
• “Legacies” (CW): Season 3 premiere
BS MUSIC NOTES:
• BTS – scored 5 of the 10 biggest titles on Billboard’s 2020 year-end “World Albums” chart. The South Korean septet’s “Map of the Soul: 7” came in at #1, the group’s “Love Yourself: Answer”, released in 2018, took #2, and other full-length releases from the group landed at numbers 6, 9 and 10.
• Billie Eilish — After teasing a collaboration for over a year, she and Rosalia will drop their new song together, ‘Lo Vas a Olvidar (You Will Forget Her)’, today. It will be part of the HBO hit Euphoria’s “Part Two: Jules’” soundtrack. SNEAK PEAK: https://tinyurl.com/yy689ng5
• Cher – says she fears she wouldn’t be able to narrow down her setlist for a potential virtual concert because she simply has “too many songs”. She’s seemingly considering her first online solo show after participating in the “We the People” fundraising concert on Sunday, which kicked off the celebrations leading up to yesterday’s Inauguration Day in the US.
• Weezer – Their new single ‘All My Favorite Songs’ drops today. Their “piano-based” 14th studio album, ‘OK Human’ drops on January 29th. The group will release another album “Van Weezer” in May.
• Greta Van Fleet — has released a new live/performance music video for its latest single ‘Age of Machine’. The song appears on the band’s second album “The Battle at Garden’s Gate”, out April 16. LINK: https://youtu.be/t6I84TgnqHU
• Def Leppard — drummer Rick Allen says he’d like to write a book, but not a tell-all, which is what publishers seem to want. He says: “I’d be interested in telling my story — the challenges, the triumphs, and what resiliency means to me — a book to help others.” He says “one day”, he’ll focus on that.
• Eric Church – will sing the National Anthem with R&B star Jazmine Sullivan at the Super Bowl on Feb. 7. The two will perform ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa Bay. H.E.R. will sing ‘America The Beautiful’.
• Carrie Underwood – has shared a video preview and the cover art of her upcoming gospel album “My Savior” Calling it the album “I have always wanted to make”, she posted that it will be released on CD and Digital on March 26 and on vinyl on April 30. LINK: https://tinyurl.com/yy26gu94
• Luke Combs — is getting in gear to jumpstart the 2021 Daytona 500. He’ll deliver a televised performance on Fox, set to air just before the NASCAR season-opening race at Daytona International Speedway on Feb. 14. It will be Combs’ first live show since the pandemic shut down most live performances last March.
SHOOTING THE BULL
BAREFOOTIN’:
Some doctors in Canada say they have seen an increase in patients reporting foot pain and injuries amid the pandemic, probably because so many people are staying home and not wearing shoes. Dr. Howard Green, who is president of the BC Podiatric Medical Association, says the increase in foot pain he has seen in patients comes from a variety of sources, including not wearing custom orthotics and from not wearing shoes at all, which can cause previous sources of pain to flare up again. He points out that without the support of a shoe, people can develop pains in their arches, heels, ankles, and even their knees, back and hips. With more Canadians staying home due to COVID-19 restrictions, Green said some people may go days without putting on footwear. And there is another hazard associated with lack of footwear among those locked-down at home: He has noticed an uptick in injuries sustained by those “running around the house barefoot…and they’ve whacked their toes into a bed leg or a table.”
(Not me! I’m not allowed to go barefoot at home. By popular demand…of my family!)
(Well, I’m certainly not going to be a statistic. I’m still wearing my handy-dandy prescription orthotics…in my slippers, of course!)
(And don’t even let him START on Lego injuries!)
-CTV
PUSHING YOUR BUTTONS:
A new device aims to inform your boss when you’re unhappy. “Moodbeam” is a Fitbit-style wristband that lets wearers log whether they’re happy or unhappy, as a way of helping employers monitor how staff are coping with working from home. The Moodbeam is linked to a mobile app, and features 2 buttons. Users press the yellow button if they’re happy and the blue button if they’re unhappy. The creators of the device say they came up with it as a simple way for employers to check how their team is doing at a time when you can’t just pop into someone’s office and say “Hello”.
(I still prefer the classic way of handling a bad time at work: Complaining in the break room and sending passive-aggressive emails!)
(They couldn’t just send a text?)
(Shouldn’t there be a third button for “I’m unhappy, but I’m saying I’m happy so you’ll quit bugging me”?)
-UniLad
COMPANIES LOVE MISERY:
A new rule announced in the US gives debt collectors the green light to slide into the DMs of people who owe them money. Beginning in October, businesses and institutions will be allowed to contact debtors through text or on social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau says the rule change is necessary, because debt collectors and consumers have been “trapped in a time warp” that limits communication to the standards outlined in 1977, long before the internet. So, if you have a debt in collections, the new guidelines will allow collection agencies to send an unlimited number of texts, emails and social media messages until the debt has been paid. Fortunately, collection agents won’t be able to publicly comment on a person’s Facebook status or Instagram photos asking them to pay up, or tweet at someone with a proposed payment arrangement.
(Ha! The joke’s on them! My internet was cancelled months ago!)
(So, when I need to, I can NEVER reach a real person at one of these companies, but they think they’ll be able to get hold of ME?)
(Unlimited texts and emails? What could go wrong?)
-ApartmentTherapy
FUNNIEST TWEETS OF THE WEEK FROM PARENTS:
⇒ I couldn’t decide if I wanted bangs or not so I cut bangs for my daughter and she looks awful. Dodged a bullet there. – Mom Jeans
⇒ nothing more horrifying as a parent to see a child that has fallen asleep at five pm – That Mom Tho
⇒ My youngest has mastered telling the dog to sit. Now, he’s working on his older brother. – A Bearer of Dad News
⇒ son: was I adopted? me: not yet – Henpecked Hal
⇒ My son is on guitar, my daughters are on drums and harmonica, and I’m on my second ibuprofen. – Laura Marie
…AND A FEW FROM CONCERNED CITIZENS:
⇒ I’d like to teach y’all a Southern phrase that will help you get off a phone/Zoom/Facetime call or you don’t want to be on anymore but don’t have an excuse to leave. Let me introduce you to the power of “Well, let me let you go” – Sara Cannon
⇒ you can tell we’re living in a normal and functioning society when you get to read statements like “Hallmark believes in the peaceful transition of power” – Emma Berquist
-HuffPost
DID YOU KNOW?
Time may be money, as the old saying goes, but a surprising new poll finds most people would actually choose time OVER money. A survey of 2,000 U.S. adults found that 3 in 5 would rather get an extra vacation day for “life admin” tasks, than receive a pay raise. 57% prefer the idea of getting an extra day off each month to perform personal administrative work; such as paying bills and making appointments. Those respondents say they’d rather receive that perk than a 10% pay raise.
-StudyFinds
BS CHRONOMETER 01.21.21
TODAY’S CELEBIRTHDAYS . . .
1950 [71] Billy Ocean, Trinidad, Pop/R&B singer (‘Caribbean Queen’, ‘Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Car’)
1956 [65] (Virginia) Geena Davis, Wareham MA, movie actress (“Thelma & Louise”, Oscar-“The Accidental Tourist”)/TV actress (‘Dr. Nicole Herman’ in “Grey’s Anatomy” 2014–2015, 2018)
1972 [49] Cat Power (Charlyn Marshall), Atlanta, GA, singer-songwriter (feat. Lana Del Rey-‘Woman’)/model
1976 [45] Emma Bunton (‘Baby Spice’), London UK, pop singer (Spice Girls-‘Wannabe’, ‘Spice Up Your Life’)
1984 [37] Luke Grimes, Dayton OH, TV actor (‘Kayce Dutton’ on “Yellowstone” since 2018)/movie actor (“American Sniper”)
TODAY’S BS REASONS TO PARTY . . .
• “Hugging Day”, Today, offer a hug to anyone you’d like. Hugging, like cuddling, releases oxytocin, which not only makes us feel good, it reduces pain and stress, lowers blood pressure, and lowers the risk of heart disease. It also eases anxiety. (Just remember to only hug those in your household as long as social distancing measures are in place…) LINK: http://www.nationalhuggingday.com
• “Granola Bar Day”, saluting the formerly healthful treat that is more than likely loaded with sugar, salt, chocolate, and some kind of hardened white gunk that they claim is yogurt.
• “Squirrel Appreciation Day”. There are over 200 types of squirrels in North America alone, which can be put into three groups: Ground squirrels, tree squirrels and flying squirrels, which cannot actually fly, but have flaps of skin that allow them to glide from tree to tree. (or from my roof to my bird feeder…)
• “Sweatpants Day”, introduced in the 1920s by Émile Camuset, the founder of Le Coq Sportif, a sports equipment and clothing company. The original sweatpants were knitted gray jersey pants which were designed to help athletes exercise easier. (Picture Sylvester Stallone in “Rocky”, “Rocky II”, “Rocky III” …)
• “One-Liners Day”, with award season upon us, this occasion celebrates the best one-liners in films. Here are a few:
☞ “I am serious. And don’t call me Shirley.” — Airplane
☞ “There are 106 miles to Chicago, we have a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it’s dark, and we’re wearing sunglasses.” – The Blues Brothers
☞ “I’m glad he’s single, because I’m going to climb that like a tree.” — Bridesmaids
☞ “Gentlemen, you can’t fight in here. This is the War Room!” — Dr. Strangelove, or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
☞ “These go to eleven.” – Spinal Tap (What’s YOUR favorite?)
• “New England Clam Chowder Day”, there are many different varieties of clam chowder, including New England, Manhattan, Rhode Island, Down East, and Outer Banks. New England clam chowder is made with milk or cream, and the use of tomatoes is frowned upon. In fact, in 1939 the state of Maine made it illegal to put tomatoes in clam chowder!
COMING UP . . .
[Fri] Come in From the Cold Day
[Fri] National Hot Sauce Day
[Sat] National Handwriting Day
[Sat] Measure Your Feet Day
THIS DAY IN SHOW BIZ . . .
2020 [01] Welsh comedian Terry Jones of “Monty Python” fame dies from complications of dementia at 77
TODAY’S MUSIC EVENTS . . .
1978 [43] The “Saturday Night Fever” soundtrack album hits #1 in the US and stays there for an astonishing 24 weeks
2012 [09] Adele hits #1 on the album chart with her second studio album “21”, which yields 5 hit singles and eventually sells over 31 million copies
TODAY’S FIRSTS . . .
1976 [45] The first Concorde “supersonic transports” with commercial passengers simultaneously take flight and achieve speeds well over the sound barrier at 1,350 mph
1986 [35] 100 people participate in the first “Nude Olympics” in 38°F (3°C) weather in Purdue, Indiana
TODAY’S RECORD . . .
2009 [12] Toyota officially passes GM to become the world’s largest automaker
BULL’S BITS
BS WHACK FACTS:
✓ A single teaspoon of seawater contains about 5 million living creatures.
✓ The degree sign ( ° ) is an ancient symbol which represents the sun.
✓ The @ symbol is over 500 years old.
✓ A dirty spark plug can reduce your car’s fuel efficiency by as much as 30%.
✓ Technically, coffee is a fruit juice.
✓ The only place a naked mole rat has hair is inside its mouth.
-BathroomReadersInstitute
Best of BS . . .
BS STUPID QUESTIONS FOR TELEMARKETERS:
• Would you like to buy some of these fundraising chocolates that my kid has to sell?
• New phone. Who dis?
• Could you repeat everything that you just said?
• Why would I want my ducks cleaned? Who has ducks?
• How much for TWO extended warranties?
• Do you take Kohl’s Cash? (Or Canadian Tire money?)
• Is the man of the company home?
• Is it me you’re looking for?
• Did I interrupt your dinner?
• Could you stop calling me?
-Twitter, first published in BS in 2019
TODAY’S SLICE OF BS:
➠ Google Chrome is no longer offering support for Adobe Flash. (Which means Google is now treating Adobe like all of its other products…)
➠ A report says that spending time with your mother-in-law will strengthen your marriage. (The study appears in the latest issue of “Thanks, But No Thanks”)
➠ This is sweet: Pam Anderson said in a recent interview that Tommy Lee is the only true love of her life. (I guess no other guy besides Tommy could quite measure up) [Rim Shot!]
➠ Fact: Someone new becomes a billionaire every two days. (Man . . . How many girls does Kris Kardashian have?)
➠ Fact: Psychologists have found that whenever you’re in a bad mood, you can feel better just by forcing yourself to smile. (Hell, it works for Nancy Pelosi…)
BS WEB GOODIE:
Kids today: https://tinyurl.com/y6o62zue
BS PHONE STARTER:
What’s your secret to beating the ‘Winter Blahs’?
BS RANDOM JOKE:
Sometimes, someone unexpected comes into your life out of nowhere, makes your heart race, and changes you forever. We call those people cops.
BS WATER COOLER QUESTION:
Question: A survey says 35% of adults look forward to doing THIS every day. What is it?
Answer: Checking the mail
BS DEEP THOUGHT:
Look before, or you’ll find yourself behind.
