Tuesday, April 14, 2020        Edition: #6675

Here’s More Bull Roar!

BS SHOW BIZ BUZZ:
★ “Tiger King” star Carole Baskin said in a new interview that she’s getting death threats as she slammed the makers of the hit Netflix documentary. She says that she thought the documentary was going to be about her work to expose animal abuse in the captive tiger trade. Quote: “I just feel so angry that people have totally missed the point. And the point is these cubs are being abused and exploited and the public is enabling that.” The series focuses on former zoo owner Joe Exotic, who is serving 22 years in prison for 17 counts of animal abuse and two charges of murder for hire after paying someone to kill Baskin, his nemesis.
-MSN
★ Just as the “Friends” cast announced that they’d take part in a reunion interview together, COVID-19 gripped the planet and left the special on ice. But don’t worry: The cast are keeping ideas flowing during lockdown by participating in Zoom video meetings. A source says: “As soon as filming was [postponed] everyone started panicking as it took so long to get their schedules to align, there was a deep fear it may take a year or even longer to get them all back together again.” But the cast has been having daily meetings and Jennifer Aniston, who has the busiest schedule of the six, has assured the rest that she’ll do whatever she can to ensure they don’t have to wait months to get the reunion filmed.
-DailyMail
★ Ronda Rousey says that she chose not to return to the WWE because it was taking “time and energy” away from her family. In an interview, she said: “What am I doing it for if I’m not being able to spend my time and energy on my family, but instead spending my time and my energy on a bunch of…ungrateful fans that don’t even appreciate me?” Although WWE events are scripted, the traveling and physicality of fighting began to wear on her, and she decided sacrificing her family life wasn’t worth it.
(Hold on a minute…I think the real story here is — WWE events are SCRIPTED?????)
-TheWrap
★ The famed British comedian and performer Tim Brooke-Taylor died Sunday morning from COVID-19, at age 79. Brooke-Taylor was part of Cambridge University’s Footlights revue, the breeding ground of several generations of British comic talent. He broke into radio and television comedy in the 1960s alongside future Monty Python members John Cleese and Graham Chapman.
-NBCNews

TODAY’S SHOW BIZ SKED:
• “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (ABC/Global): Jason Bateman
• “The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon” (NBC/CTV): Michael Shannon, JJ Watt, Rita Ora
• “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” (CBS/Global): Dr. Jonathan LaPook, Cate Blanchett
• “Late Night with Seth Meyers” (NBC/CTV): Billy Eichner
• “The Late Late Show with James Corden” (CBS/CTV): Dan Levy, Meghan Trainor
• “Conan” (TBS): Keegan-Michael Key
• “Watch What Happens Live” (Bravo): Amy Schumer, Bridget Everett
• “The View” (ABC/CTV): Chris Christie, Cookie Monster
• “The Talk” (CBS): Olivia Munn, Laura Prepon
• “Live with Kelly and Ryan” (ABC/CTV): Dove Cameron, Denise Richards, Sebastian Maniscalco
• “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” (NBC/CTV): Jimmy Kimmel
• “The Kelly Clarkson Show” (CHECK LOCAL LISTINGS): A new Message from Montana, repeat segments with Reba McEntire, Grant Harrold, Lesley Nicol (R)
• “Deadliest Catch” (DISCOVERY): Season 16 premiere
• “New Amsterdam” (NBC): Season 2 finale

BS MUSIC NOTES:
• Billie Eilish – says she “can’t win” against Instagram trolls. In an interview, she spoke of sharing video of her holiday in early 2020 which featured her wearing a bikini, and the mass of negative comments that followed. According to her, she gets slammed if she wears a bathing suit, but “If I wore a dress to something, I would be hated for it.”
• Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs — hosted an online dance-athon on Sunday to raise money for healthcare workers in underprivileged areas of the US. Last week, he hosted a two-hour town hall meeting on his cable network REVOLT TV, which discussed the effects of COVID-19 on the African-American community.
• Demi Lovato – The wait for her collaboration with Sam Smith is almost over. On Sunday, both teased the upcoming duet on social media. Smith wrote: “YOU READY,” tagging Lovato. She responded: “I’M READY” and attached a GIF with their initials. Expect to hear it this week.
• Iggy Pop – is streaming an alternate mix of ‘China Girl’, which will be part of expanded remastered versions of his David Bowie-produced albums “The Idiot” and “Lust for Life”. They will be included in “The Bowie Years”, a new seven-disc deluxe box set out May 29.
• The Killers – are planning a live-stream performance and Q&A on Instagram this weekend. They’ll connect with fans on the social media platform on Saturday at 12pm PST (8pm BST).
• The Grateful Dead — have launched a new weekly livestream. Shakedown Stream will share full concert recordings from the band’s history every Friday. It began with a 1989 gig at the Rich Stadium in Orchard Park, New York, which was released in 2005 as the live album “Truckin’ Up to Buffalo”.
• Shania Twain – Her Las Vegas residency has been postponed until August due to the coronavirus pandemic. In a statement posted to Instagram, she wrote: ”I’m looking forward to returning to Las Vegas later in the year with my dates from August through to December, but for now it’s time to stay at home.” Ticketholders for her planned shows in May and June will receive refunds.
• Sturgill Simpson — has tested positive for COVID-19, nearly a month after he says he was refused a test by a “highly condescending” doctor. The Grammy-winning singer-songwriter shared a picture of himself lying in a hospital bed with a mask on, telling fans it was from March 13, when his wife took him to the ER due to “chest pains, fever, and pre-stroke blood pressure levels.”

THIS WEEK’S NETFLIX (Canada) RELEASES:
➢ April 14:
• “Chris D’Elia: No Pain” (NETFLIX COMEDY SPECIAL):  The stand-up comic and sitcom actor (Whitney, Undateable) returns to Netflix for his fourth original comedy special.
➢ April 15:
• “The Innocence Files” (NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY):  A nine-episode series produced by the Innocence Project, a non-profit dedicated to finding cases of innocent people who have been convicted and getting the convictions overturned.
➢ April 18:
• “Surviving R. Kelly, Season 1” (DOCUMENTARY):  This series documents the horrifying stories of women and girls who say they were kept in cult-like conditions by R&B singer R. Kelly.
➢ April 19:
• “Just Friends” (COMEDY):  While visiting his hometown at Christmas, a man comes face-to-face with his old high school crush — a woman whose rejection of him turned him into a ferocious womanizer. (Amy Smart, Anna Faris, Ryan Reynolds)
➢ April 20:
• “Ocean’s Twelve” (CRIME, THRILLER): In the sequel to “Ocean’s Eleven,” Danny Ocean recruits one more team member so he can pull off three major European heists. (George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts)
• “Ocean’s Thirteen” (CRIME, THRILLER):  The third instalment of the trilogy finds the group jumping back into action after a casino owner double-crosses one of the original eleven. (George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon)
(Full list: https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/entry/netflix-canada-april-2020_ca_5e77b2c1c5b62f90bc4caf20 For releases in other Netflix regions, click here: https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/coming-soon/)

SELF HAIR CARE:
Where a few weeks ago, everyone was stocking up on toilet paper and hand sanitizer, the CEO of Walmart says the items people are most often panic-buying now are hair dye and clippers. That’s right, according to Doug McMillon, with many salons being forced to close as part of lockdown restrictions, hair care has become another DIY project. As a result, sales of hair clippers have jumped by 166% over last year, and hair-coloring products are up 23%.
(Good to see people going back to their roots…)
(And yet for some reason, my wife doesn’t want my help…)
(You still might want to consider picking up some toilet paper while you’re at it!)
-NYPost

HOW TO WEAR A FACE MASK WITHOUT FOGGING UP YOUR GLASSES:
Now that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is advising everyone to wear a face mask in public during the coronavirus pandemic, there are plenty of online tutorials demonstrating how to sew your own, or even how to make one with nothing more than a bandana and rubber bands. Or underwear. But a problem remains for those who wear glasses: The warm breath that escapes through the top of a loose-fitting mask always seems to fog up the glasses. The fix? Give these a try:
• Wash the lenses with soapy water: Soapy water leaves behind a thin film, making it more difficult for moisture to condense on the lenses.
• Fold down the top portion of your mask: This creates extra space for your breath to escape before it comes into contact with your glasses. The downside is that it reduces the size of your mask. The edges of a face mask should always fit snugly and cover all of your nose and mouth.
• Attach a folded tissue inside the top of your mask: Fold it into a thick rectangle and attach it to the inside of your mask, atop the bridge of your nose. This helps absorb the moisture from your breath, impeding condensation.
(Great. Now I have to wash my hands AND my glasses every 20 minutes!)
(Yes, these procedures are a big pain – so much that you just might reconsider whether it’s worth it to leave the house at all!)
(The good news it that some experts say that glasses might offer some extra protection from coronavirus – as long as you can see properly!)
-HuffingtonPost

THE BEST (real) TWEETS FROM WOMEN LAST WEEK:
⇒ “Everything i see someone on tv do i am like “I miss doing that” even if it’s like solving a crime in a library hundreds of years ago” — audiopenny
⇒ “THERAPIST: [over the phone] How have you been passing the time? ME: [mixing 4 types of cereal together to create a stronger, more delicious super cereal] I’m learning to cook” — roxiqt
⇒ “I got off the couch like some sort of Olympian.” — mommajessiec
⇒ “Remember when we thought watching “Uncut Gems” was the most stressed out we’d ever be for at least a couple months?” — EmilyHeller
⇒ “I hate when I put something in a shopping cart and don’t buy it and the company emails me: “forgot something?” And it’s like yeah, I forgot I don’t have money for a $70 sports bra” — alyssalimp
⇒ “Just asked my husband what day it is. He’s Googling it. I’ll get back to you all with the results.” – karencheee
⇒ “guys will stand 5’8” from you and call it 6 feet.” — theorygirl
-Twitter

DID YOU KNOW?
One of the best things about staying at a Doubletree by Hilton hotel is the freshly baked chocolate chip cookie you’re greeted with at check-in. Since travelling is currently not an option, the hotel chain has decided to make their famous cookies available to housebound people who are missing their favorite treat. In an Instagram post, Doubletree by Hilton revealed the secret recipe, allowing those of us with even a modicum of culinary talent to make them at home. The secret ingredient? Freshly-squeezed lemon juice.
VIDEO LINK:  https://tinyurl.com/vxobpdm
-BuzzFeed

BS CHRONOMETER 04.14.20

TODAY’S CELEBIRTHDAYS . . .
1932 [88] Loretta Lynn, Butcher Hollow KY, legendary country singer (‘Coal Miner’s Daughter’, Don’t Come Home a Drinkin’ [With Lovin’ on Your Mind’])”/most awarded female country recording artist in history

1961 [59] Robert Carlyle, Glasgow, Scotland, movie actor (“Trainspotting”, “The Full Monty”)/TV actor (“Once Upon a Time” 2011-18)

1968 [52] Anthony Michael Hall, Boston MA, movie actor (“The Breakfast Club”, “Sixteen Candles”, “Weird Science”)/TV actor (“The Dead Zone” 2002-07)

1973 [47] Adrien Brody, NYC, movie actor (“The Grand Budapest Hotel”, “The Pianist”)/TV actor (“Houdini” 2014)

1977 [43] Sarah Michelle Gellar, NYC, TV actress (“Buffy the Vampire Slayer” 1997-2003)/movie actress (“Cruel Intentions”)

1996 [24] Abigail Breslin, NYC, TV actress (‘Chanel #5′ on “Scream Queens” 2015-16)/movie actress (“Little Miss Sunshine”) COMING UP…”Stillwater”, 2020

TODAY’S BS REASONS TO PARTY . . .
• “Dolphin Day”, established in the 1990s to focus on the worldwide plight of dolphins.

• “Pathologists Assistant Day”, the 7th annual celebration of those who assist distinct but inter-related medical specialties which diagnose disease through the analysis of tissue, cell, and body fluid samples. Icky.

• “National Pecan Day”, is it pee-CAHN or PEE-can?? This is the national observation in the US. “Pecan Day” was held on March 25^th for the rest of the world. (But when it comes to pecan pie, we’re willing to celebrate more than once!)

• “Ex-Spouse Day”, a day of recognition of your ex- as someone who, at least at one point in your life, was a very important person. (Celebrating the end of an error?)

• “International Moment of Laughter Day”, a day to take the time to experience the power of laughter. Ha! (Now that our work here is done…)

• “Pan American Day”, celebrated annually as a symbol of the American continental community. The date marks the 1890 founding of the organization representing North, Central, and South American countries.

• “Titanic Disaster Anniversary”. Shortly before midnight on April 14, 1912 the ship collided with an iceberg, causing it to sink at 2:20 am on April 15th.

AND REMEMBER . . .
[Wed] American Sign Language Day
[Wed] McDonald’s Day
[Thurs] Day of the Mushroom
[Thurs] National High Five Day

THIS DAY IN SHOW BIZ . . .
1997 [23] TV star Ellen DeGeneres reveals she’s a lesbian in an interview with “TIME” magazine (Quote: “Yup, I’m gay.”)

TODAY’S MUSIC EVENTS . . .
2012 [08] Red Hot Chili Peppers, Beastie Boys, Guns N’ Roses, The Faces/Small Faces and Donovan are inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

2013 [07] Justin Bieber causes outrage after writing a message in the guest book at Amsterdam’s Anne Frank Museum, stating he hoped the Holocaust victim would have been a ‘belieber’

2018 [02] Bon Jovi, The Cars, Dire Straits and The Moody Blues are inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

TODAY’S FIRST . . .
2013 [17] Liberal Party of Canada choses Justin Trudeau, son of former PM Pierre Trudeau, as its new leader (he becomes Prime Minister November 4, 2015)

TODAY’S RECORDS . . .
1960 [60] NHL’s Montréal Canadiens defeat Toronto Maple Leafs to win the Stanley Cup for a record 5th year in-a-row

2002 [18] Tiger Woods wins his third Masters golf title, becoming only the second player ever to win 2 in-a-row (alongside Jack Nicklaus)

BULL’S BITS

BS WHACK FACTS:
✓ Only 2% of the world’s population has naturally green eyes.
✓ The original purpose behind having bridesmaids in a wedding was to confuse evil spirits or those who wished to harm the bride.
✓ Yellow is the most common color for highlighters because it doesn’t leave a shadow on the page when photocopied.
✓ A toaster uses almost half as much energy as a full-sized oven.
✓ An apple, potato, and onion all taste the same if you eat them with your nose plugged.
✓ You cannot snore and dream at the same time.
-UselessDaily

BS QUARANTINE FOODS:
• Rice-a-loni
• Chicken Bored-on-bleu
• Ice-olation tea
• Donut come near me.
• Stay-at-home fries
• Romaine calm
• Prov-alone cheese
• Masked potatoes
• Cough-e-cake
• Anything and everything in sight
-Twitter

TODAY’S SCOOP OF BS:
➠ A newlywed couple in South Africa managed to get married and jailed on the same day after police stormed their ‘nearly-60-person-wedding’ for breaking the stay-at-home pandemic rules. (Married and jailed on the same day? I thought that only happened at our trailer park!)
➠ A Florida man was arrested for DUI after trying to order a burrito at a bank drive-thru. (Apparently, he was going to make a run for the border!)
➠ A Florida man was arrested for DUI after trying to order a burrito at a bank drive-thru. (Maybe he just asked for a “Grande”??)
➠ A Florida man set up a wrestling ring in his front yard, and hosted matches during the pandemic. (Sounds like one last job for the Undertaker…)
➠ A Florida woman whose boyfriend wouldn’t give her more vodka because she was already drunk, was jailed by police after she assaulted him with a vacuum.  (She was just trying to make a clean getaway…)

BS WEB GOODIE:
Someone is happy that you’re home:  https://tinyurl.com/u2bjwn9

BS PHONE STARTER:
What outmoded skill deserves a comeback? (Thank-you notes? Table manners? Cursive writing?)

BS RANDOM JOKE:
It’s weird. The longer I stay home, the more homeless I look.

BS WATER COOLER QUESTION:
Question:  20% of women say they have left THIS location in tears. What is it?
Answer:  A hair salon

BS DEEP THOUGHT:
How you live each day is how you live your life.