Tuesday, April 3, 2018 — Edition: #6189
The BS Press!
BS SHOW BIZ BUZZ:
★ From the “I never thought I’d see the day” department: Kim Kardashian is reportedly being forced to tear herself away from social media. In a bid to reconnect with her husband Kanye West, their therapist has advised Kim and ‘Ye to take long weekends away to enjoy some couple time and work on their marriage. And one of the rules on their getaways? No social media.
(But what are the rest of us supposed to do?)
-MSN
★ Mandy Moore and fiancé Taylor Goldsmith of Dawes are getting ready for their wedding, and they chose to face a huge challenge before walking down the aisle: They climbed one of the tallest mountains on earth together. The pair climbed Mount Kilimanjaro, which, at 19,341 feet, is the highest peak in Africa. The “This Is Us” star shared that she’s “dreamed the dream of climbing Mount Kilimanjaro since the age of 18,” and hit the trails with Goldsmith and a group of her best friends to check off the top item on her bucket list.
-Billboard
★ Lindsay Lohan has lost an appeal in her lawsuit against the publisher of hit video game ‘Grand Theft Auto V’. Lohan had accused Take-Two Interactive of using her likeness in the game, and using her image to drive its record-breaking sales. She lost the original case in 2016, and appealed – but the courts have now ruled against her once and for all.
-MSN
★ Eddie Redmayne and Felicity Jones were among those who paid their respects to Stephen Hawking. The “Theory of Everything” co-stars attended the legendary physicist’s funeral at Great St. Mary’s Church in Cambridge, England, on Saturday. Redmayne, who won an Academy Award for playing Hawking in the 2014 film, spoke during the service, reading from Ecclesiastes.
-MSN
★ Andy Warhol has become such an icon that a photo of his medicine cabinet is expected to fetch at least $6,000 at auction on April 10 at Sotheby’s. The photo — and another showing Warhol’s wig, glasses and Longines watch — was taken by David Gamble, who spent eight days shooting in Warhol’s East 66th Street townhouse in 1987 before it was sold.
-PageSix
★ Lynda Carter will be honored with the 2,632nd star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame today. 2018. Carter is best known as TV’s iconic original ‘Wonder Woman’.
-WalkofFame
TODAY’S SHOW BIZ SKED:
• “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (ABC/Global): Dwayne Johnson, Ike Barinholtz, Hayley Kiyoko
• “The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon” (NBC/CTV): John Krasinski, Abigail Spencer, Jade Bird
• “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” (CBS/Global): Reese Witherspoon, Adam Rippon, Ben Harper & Charlie Musselwhite ( R )
• “Late Night with Seth Meyers” (NBC/CTV): Emily Blunt, Zazie Beetz, Ryan Reiss, Steve Smith
• “The Late Late Show with James Corden” (CBS/CTV): Johnny Galecki, Steve Harvey ( R )
• “Conan” (TBS/Comedy): Bill Burr, Chelsea Peretti, Seann Walsh ( R )
• “Watch What Happens Live” (Bravo): “Summer House” Reunion Show
• “The View” (ABC/CTV):Charlotte Pence ( R )
• “The Talk” (CBS): Roseanne Barr, John Goodman, Laurie Metcalf, Sara Gilbert, Lecy Goranson, Michael Fishman, Sarah Chalke
• “Live with Kelly and Ryan” (ABC/CTV): Tracy Morgan, Laura Prepon
• “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” (NBC/CTV): Dwayne Johnson, Logic
• “The Voice” (NBC): The knockouts continue. Former “Voice” champions serve as advisers.
• “The Last O.G.” (TBS): The premiere of the comedy about an ex-con who is shocked to see just how much the world has changed when he’s released from prison after 15 years.
• “Legion” (F/X): Season 2 premiere. Unlikely alliances are formed and the search for the Shadow King begins.
BS MUSIC NOTES:
• Taylor Swift – made a surprise appearance at Nashville’s Bluebird Café — where she was discovered at age 14 — and sang three songs for 40 lucky patrons. The performance was filmed for an upcoming documentary to honor of Bluebird Cafe’s 35th anniversary.
• Iggy Azalea – has tattooed the name of her never-released second album on her fingers. Her planned sophomore album, ‘Digital Distortion’, was cancelled when her management staged an intervention and she agreed to spend time in therapy working on anger issues.
• Bruce Springsteen – guitarist Nils Lofgren thanked fans for their support after four of his guitars were stolen in Dallas last week, and says that the instruments are “coming back” to him. Lofgren — who was on a solo jaunt, said he was “devastated” after the guitars were stolen from a van outside a Holiday Inn Express. His wife tweeted a reference to a ‘Good Samaritan’ and a ‘police sting.’
• Queen – The release date of their biopic ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ has been moved up. It was originally slated for a Christmas Day release, but Fox has bumped it up to November 2.
• Van Halen – former singer Sammy Hagar’s April Fool’s Day joke was to post on Facebook an obviously photoshopped picture himself with Michael Anthony and the Van Halen brothers alongside the caption: “Van Halen announces world tour” It also had the hashtag “#AprilFools”.
• Def Leppard – guitarist Phil Collen has expressed his opinion on the rumor that Angus Young is planning an AC/DC album with Axl Rose singing. Collen said: “I’m a huge AC/DC fan, and if the whole band’s left or gone… You’ve got one person – so it’s not really AC/DC…It kind of loses its appeal. It becomes karaoke.”
• Ted Nugent – said in an interview that the Florida students calling for gun control have “no soul” and are “mushy brained children.” Nugent, an NRA board member, said survivors of the Parkland school shooting are wrong to blame the NRA for mass shootings.
• Jo Dee Messina – her team has updated fans on her battle with cancer. The Facebook post reads in part: “She is feeling well and has kicked off her 2018 shows. She has also been in the studio writing and recording new music”. Messina was diagnosed with cancer last September, and the 47-year-old admits that the ordeal has seriously tested her faith.
• Kelsea Ballerini – is treating fans to a pretty, acoustic cover of ‘Delicate’, Taylor Swift’s latest single. Ballerini, who is lovingly referred to as “lil sis” by her pal Swift, posted a short video of herself playing a stripped-down version of the intimate pop song on Twitter.
THIS WEEK’S VIDEO RELEASES:
• “Father Figures” (R-Rated, Comedy): Upon learning that their mother has been lying to them for years about their allegedly deceased father, two fraternal twin brothers hit the road in order to find him. (Owen Wilson, Ed Helms, Glenn Close)
• “Insidious: The Last Key” (PG-13, Horror): Parapsychologist Dr. Elise Rainier faces her most fearsome and personal haunting yet – in her own family home. (Lin Shaye, Leigh Whannell)
• “Sweet Virginia” (R-Rated, Drama/Mystery): A former rodeo champ befriends a young man with a propensity for violence. (Jon Bernthal, Christopher Abbott)
• “Permanent” (PG-13, Comedy): A comedy about bad hair, adolescence, and socially awkward family members. It involves life-altering permanents and poorly-made toupees. Obstacles to daily survival ensue. (Patricia Arquette, Rainn Wilson)
• “Looking Glass” (R-Rated, Mystery/Suspense): A couple buy a desert motel where they find that strange, mysterious events occur. (Nicolas Cage, Robin Tunney)
STARTING TO REIGN:
With Princess Kate expected to give birth to child number three within days, you’ve got to wonder what the new baby’s official title will be (don’t you?). According to royal historian Marlene Koenig, the younger sibling of Prince George and Princess Charlotte will have quite a handle. The newest member of the family will have the long title of either “His Royal Highness Prince [name] of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland”, or Her “Royal Highness Princess [name] of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.”
By the way, while that may be the official title, it isn’t necessarily the exact title that the youngest sibling will go by.
(Because it’s hard to fit all that on your driver’s licence!)
(And I was proud when I got the title “Deputy Assistant to the Junior Shift Manager” at McDonalds!)
-Enews
BEST NOT PARK HERE:
It happened. The ‘car vending machine’ is a thing. And it’s open for business in China. Ford and Alibaba teamed up to design a massive machine which offers a variety of vehicles for three-day test drives. The five-story contraption, which holds 42 vehicles in all, features rotating platforms, similar in design to parking garages commonly seen in Japanese cities and other countries in Asia. You have to pay via an app before turning up to collect the car from the vending machine, which is called the “Super Test-drive Center.” After showing up and proving your identity via facial recognition software, . The machinery grinds into action, with your chosen vehicle brought down to ground level in just a few minutes. No word on how much the fee is, but if you have a decent credit score, you can try out the cars for free.
(I’d just go for a ‘test-drive’ every time I needed wheels for a few days!)
(It’s like a parking garage? Great. You get to test drive a dusty car!)
(Maybe you get lucky and two come out?)
-TheSource
THE MANDELA EFFECT:
The Mandela Effect is a phenomenon where a group of people collectively misremember a fact or an event. The term was coined by the paranormal enthusiast Fiona Broome. She along with other people, remember Nelson Mandela dying in prison in the 1980s rather than from illness in 2013. Here are some others:
➠ The Berenstain Bears: The books are actually spelled “Berenstain Bears”. With “a” in the last syllable, not “e” as so many people remember it. (MIND. BLOWN.)
➠ Henry VIII: The classic portrait of Henry VIII was painted around 1540. There is nothing in the king´s right hand, but many people swear he was holding a turkey leg, as a symbol of the king´s comfortable lifestyle and affluence.
➠ Number of U.S. States: The United States of America is a federal republic consisting of 50 states, right? So why do many people recall the United States including 51 or even 52 states?
➠ Curious George’s Tail: Curious George, the main protagonist of a series of popular children’s books, is a little monkey without a tail. Yet, a lot of us claim to remember seeing him use his tail to swing from the trees.
➠ Darth Vader’s Phrase: The iconic line in the film “The Empire Strikes Back” where Darth Vader tells Luke Skywalker “No, I am your father” is very often misremembered as “Luke, I am your father”.
➠ Snow White Queen’s Phrase: Most people remember the evil queen in Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs saying “Mirror, mirror on the wall”, but if you re-watch any version of the movie you will discover that this phrase has never been there. The real phrase is actually “Magic mirror on the wall”.
➠ Oscar Mayer: The famous brand of hot dogs and lunch meats is actually Oscar Mayer, although so many people remember it as “Meyer”, with an “e” instead of “a” in the first syllable.
➠ Monopoly Man: Do you remember the Monopoly Man wearing a monocle? You’re not the only one. However, if you look at him carefully, you’ll realize he’s not wearing a monocle. He never has.
-List25
JUST SO YA KNOW:
If you want to know if a diamond is real, breathe on it. Diamonds are very efficient heat conductors, so the fog from your breath will disappear almost immediately if it’s real. If the fog sticks around a few seconds before clearing up, it’s probably a fake.
(Also, if you got it from a gumball machine, it is also more than likely a fake…)
BS CHRONOMETER 04.03.18
TODAY’S CELEBIRTHDAYS . . .
1934 [84] Jane Goodall, London England, zoologist (iconic British primatologist, ethnologist, and anthropologist who lived with and studied the chimpanzees of East Africa)/UN Messenger of Peace
1958 [60] Alec Baldwin, Massapequa NY, Movie/TV actor (“30 Rock” 2006-13)/‘President Trump’ on “Saturday Night Live”
1961 [57] Eddie Murphy, Brooklyn NY, movie actor (“Shrek”, “Beverly Hills Cop”)/former TV comedian (“Saturday Night Live” 1980-84)
1968 [50] Sebastian Bach, Freeport, Bahamas (raised in Peterborough, ON), rock singer (Skid Row – ‘I Remember You’)
1972 [46] Jennie Garth, Urbana IL, TV actress (“Beverly Hills, 90210” 1990-2000, “90210” 2008-10)
1973 [45] Adam Scott, Santa Cruz CA, TV actor (“Parks and Recreation” 2010-2015, “Big Little Lies” since 2017)
1982 [36] Cobie (Jacoba) Smulders, Vancouver BC, TV actress (“How I Met Your Mother” 2005-14)/movie actress (“The Avengers”)
1985 [33] Leona Lewis, London UK, pop singer (‘Bleeding Love’)/“X Factor UK” winner (2006)
1986 [32] Amanda Bynes, Thousand Oaks CA, movie actress (“Easy A”, “She’s the Man)
1998 [20] Paris Jackson, Beverly Hills CA, model (only daughter of Michael Jackson, she accepted his posthumous Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2010 Grammy Awards)
TODAY’S BS REASONS TO PARTY . . .
• “Don’t Go to Work Unless It’s Fun Day”, an annual observance encouraging us to lighten up at the office and actually enjoy work, not just endure it. (If anybody shows up…)
• “Armenian Appreciation Day”, honoring the country bordering the Black Sea which re-gained its independence in 1991.
•“National Chocolate Mousse Day”, recognizes the decadent dessert that gained popularity in France in the 1800s (because you haven’t had ENOUGH chocolate lately?)
•“Find a Rainbow Day”, although I’m sure you would rather find the pot o’ gold at the ends!
•“Sweet Potato Day”, celebrating the root vegetable that is only distantly related to the traditional potato. The roots are most frequently boiled, fried, or baked. Industrial uses include the production of starch and industrial alcohol. Sweet potato fries, anyone?
• “American Circus Day”, Englishman Johh Bill Ricketts promised to open a circus in the newly formed United States, and on April 3, 1793 he produced the first performance in Philadelphia. This early circus emphasized equestrian feats and was geared toward adults, unlike today’s family shows.
AND REMEMBER . . .
[Wed] 404 Day
[Wed] Hug a Newsperson Day
[Thurs] Bell Bottoms Day
[Thurs] National Caramel Day
THIS DAY IN SHOW BIZ . . .
2009 [09] “Fast & Furious”, the 4th film in the franchise, has a record-breaking $72.5 million opening weekend
TODAY’S MUSIC EVENTS . . .
2007 [11] Rolling Stones’ Keith Richards denies to MTV his own earlier claim that he once snorted the ashes of his late father (maybe smoked them?)
2008 [10] Mariah Carey’s ‘Touch My Body’ goes to #1, beating Elvis Presley’s old record of 17 chart-topping singles (only The Beatles have more with 20)
2009 [09] A Malawian court rejects Madonna’s attempt to adopt a 2nd child from the African nation after local rights groups protested her adoption of David Banda 2 years earlier (but she did manage to adopt a girl that year, and twin girls in 2017)
TODAY’S FIRSTS . . .
1973 [45] The first portable cell phone call is made in New York City
2010 [08] Apple releases its multi-touch tablet computer, the ‘iPad’ (3 million devices are sold within the first 80 days of its release)
TODAY’S RECORDS . . .
2003 [15] An Oklahoma couple (aged 95 & 94) finally gets married after 77 years of living together (“Gummy, I’ve decided I wanna make you an honest woman …”)
2007 [11] A French TGV train sets an official new ‘Conventional-Train World Speed Record’ … 574.8 km/h (357.2 mph)
BULL’S BITS
BS WACK FACTS:
✓ Movie theater Popcorn costs more per ounce than filet mignon in the US.
✓ The word “mafia” is never mentioned in the film version of The Godfather because the actual mafia demanded it.
✓ Bruce Lee was so fast, they actually had to run his films slower so you can see his moves.
✓ Yoda, from ‘Star Wars’, was modeled after the appearance of Albert Einstein.
✓ The time traveling machine in the movie “Back to the Future” was originally written to be a refrigerator.
✓ The dinosaur noises in the “Jurassic Park” movie were made from recordings of tortoise sex.
✓ Samuel L. Jackson has said that curse word that he is most famous for 171 times in 27 different movies.
-Factslides
IF THE PERSON WHO NAMED ‘WALKIE TALKIES’ NAMED EVERYTHING:
• Stamp = Lickie Stickie
• Defibrillator = Hearty Starty
• Bumblebee = Fuzzy Buzzy
• Bra = Breasty Nestie
• Fork = Stabby Grabby
• Sock = Feetie Heatie
• Nightmare = Screamy Dreamy
• Pregnancy Test = Maybe Baby
BS SIGNS YOU’RE NOT 18 ANYMORE:
• Instead of wings, Redbull just gives you heartburn
• You have a favorite grocery store
• You consider ibuprofen the fifth food group
• Your marijuana actually IS medicinal
• You find teenagers freakin’ annoying!
• All your favorite TV shows are being “rebooted”
• You’re happy your plans got cancelled
• You don’t recognize half the names on this year’s Coachella lineup.
• Your friends are having babies on purpose
• When someone calls you after 9pm, you think it’s an emergency
• Farts start becoming less trustworthy
-Twitter
BS PHONE STARTER:
What’s the weirdest thing you’ve had stolen from your home, work or car?
BS RANDOM JOKE:
Of all the bodily functions that could have been contagious, I’m really glad it is the yawn.
BS WATER COOLER QUESTION:
Question: People weigh on average weigh 5lbs more if they have this. What?
Answer: A spouse
BS DEEP THOUGHT:
There was never an age in which useless knowledge was more important than in our own.
NOW ON OUR SHEET LIST:
Mike Abel @ Abel Podcast Toronto ON; Bernard Suen @ CJLR LaRonge, SK;
Gary Rainville @ KMGZ Lawton, OK; Rick Bernius @ CLASSX Cincinnati, OH; Bob Matthews @ WTAR Norfolk, VA; Nathalie Shariat @ Dubai 92 Dubai UAE; Jon Wiltzen @ Truckers FM London, UK
