Tuesday, February 5, 2019 Edition: #6387

Deja Moo!

BS SHOW BIZ BUZZ:
★ Demi Lovato has completely deactivated her Twitter account after she cracked a joke about 21 Savage being detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Super Bowl Sunday.  She tweeted: “So far 21 Savage memes have been my favorite part of the Super Bowl, ” while sharing some of the memes mocking 21 Savage for being secretly British. Though she deactivated her Twitter account, she remains active on Instagram where she took to her Stories to try and clear up her side of the story, writing: “Wasn’t laughing at anyone getting deported…The meme I posted/was talking about was of him writing with a feather pen.”
-TMZ
★ “Empire” actor and R&B singer Jussie Smollett opened a Southern California concert with an emotional speech, saying he had to play the gig because he couldn’t let his attackers win. It was Smollett’s first public appearance since he reported to police in Chicago that two masked men attacked him and put a rope around his neck while using homophobic and racial slurs. Before singing a note at the long-planned concert at the Troubadour in West Hollywood, Smollett teared up as he told the crowd he’s not fully healed yet, but he will, and his music will help him.
-PageSix
★ Sarah Jessica Parker has worked out her issues with a famed jewelry designer in their dueling lawsuits over a partnership gone south.  Jeweler Kat Florence claimed Parker made it difficult to schedule a launch event, refused to attend other promotional events and made her acting career hr first priority.  The designer even claimed she was loaned $150k worth of jewelry for a photo shoot but the items were never returned. The actress denied the claim or that she committed any wrongdoing. Now, reports are that the jeweler has informed court that a settlement has been worked out.
-TheBlast
★ Kristoff St. John, star of the long-running soap opera “Young and the Restless”, was found dead Sunday at the age of 52. Friends went to check on him at his home in San Fernando Valley, and found his body. Police and paramedics were alerted and responded to the house, where he was pronounced dead on the scene. There was no sign of foul play, however one source says alcohol might have played a role.
-TMZ

TODAY’S SHOW BIZ SKED:
• “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (ABC/Global): Will Arnett, Julian Castro, Randy Houser
• “The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon” (NBC/CTV): Priyanka Chopra, Henry Winkler, Lizzo
• “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” (CBS/Global): Live broadcast following the State of the Union
• “Late Night with Seth Meyers” (NBC/CTV): Taylor Schilling, Ana Navarro, Tucker Rule
• “The Late Late Show with James Corden” (CBS/CTV): Billy Crystal, Sarah Chalke, Buddy
• “Conan” (TBS): Jean-Claude Van Damme, Sam Morril
• “Watch What Happens Live” (Bravo): “Below Deck” Reunion Show
• “The View” (ABC/CTV): Jacqueline L. Jackson, Jesse L. Jackson Jr.
• “The Talk” (CBS): Debra Messing
• “Live with Kelly and Ryan” (ABC/CTV): Liam Neeson
• “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” (NBC/CTV): Ray Romano, Kelly Clarkson
• “State of the Union Address” (CHECK LOCAL LISTINGS): President Donald Trump delivers the traditional address before a joint session of Congress, telecast from the House chamber. Also: the Democratic response; and post-address analysis.
• “Kate vs. Meghan: Princesses at War?” (TLC): The story of Meghan’s rocky entry into the royal family and the truth behind the rumors of a reported rift with Kate.

BS MUSIC NOTES:
• Cardi B – claims she received an offer to perform at the Super Bowl.  She said it was a hard decision since her husband, Offset, loves football, but she felt obligated to “stand behind” ex-NFL player Colin Kaepernick because he stood up for minorities.
• Pink — will receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame today.  Ellen DeGeneres and Kerri Kenney-Silver will speak at the ceremony.
• Def Leppard — drummer Rick Allen says he hopes his band’s upcoming induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame means that the establishment is finally beginning to recognize ’80s hard rock. His opinion differs from bandmate Phil Collen, who said last month that he feels that the only reason they are being honored is because the Rock Hall is “running out of people to put in there.”
• Foo Fighters – were joined onstage by Queen drummer Roger Taylor for ‘Under Pressure’ at their Atlanta Super Bowl pre-concert on Saturday.  Dave Grohl introduced him by saying that the first concert he ever attended was a Queen show, and he was inspired to become a musician by his “mentor” Taylor.
• Queen — Brian May is denying that the band turned down an offer to perform at the Oscars. He wrote on Instagram: “NOPE! We never turned down playing at the Oscars. We’re just happy and proud that Bohemian Rhapsody has received 5 nominations, and we will be there in support !!!”
• Zac Brown – joined Foo Fighters onstage at their Atlanta Super Bowl pre-concert for a rendition of Black Sabbath’s ‘War Pigs’.  Brown wasn’t the only surprise guest in this once in a lifetime collaboration. Jane’s Addiction singer Perry Farrell and Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello also joined in.  The event was livestreamed on Twitter.
• Doug Supernaw — has been diagnosed with Stage IV lung and bladder cancer. A post on his official Facebook page states that “At this time, Doug remains in the hospital, awaiting more testing, while determining a treatment path.” The 58-year-old’s best-known song is 1993’s ‘I Don’t Call Him Daddy.

THIS WEEK’S VIDEO RELEASES:
• “The Sisters Brothers” (R-Rated, Comedy/Drama):  In 1850s Oregon, a gold prospector is chased by the infamous duo of assassins, the Sisters brothers. (John C. Reilly, Joaquin Phoenix, Jake Gyllenhaal)
• “Robin Hood” (PG-13, Action/Adventure):  A war-hardened Crusader and his Moorish commander mount an audacious revolt against the corrupt English crown. (Taron Egerton, Jamie Foxx)
• “The Cloverfield Paradox” (Not Rated, Mystery/Suspense):  Orbiting a planet on the brink of war, scientists test a device to solve an energy crisis, and end up face-to-face with a dark alternate reality. (Gugu Mbatha-Raw, David Oyelowo)
• “The Girl in the Spider’s Web” (R-Rated, Drama, DVD and Blu-ray release):  A pair of young computer hackers find themselves caught in a web of spies, cybercriminals and corrupt government officials. (Claire Foy, Beau Gadsdon)
• “The Grinch” (PG, Animation/Family, DVD and Blu-ray release):  When the Whos declare they are going to make Christmas three times bigger this year, the Grinch realizes there is only one way for him to gain some peace and quiet: he must steal Christmas. (Benedict Cumberbatch, Cameron Seely, Rashida Jones)
• “Widows” (R-Rated, Drama, DVD and Blu-ray release):  Four Chicago women with nothing in common except a debt left behind by their dead husbands’ criminal activities, take fate into their own hands and conspire to forge a future on their own terms. (Viola Davis, Michelle Rodriguez)

THINGS YOU DIDN’T KNOW YOU COULD RECYCLE:
☞ Ziploc bags:  Sometimes you just need to use one to put your sandwich or snacks in. Ziploc bags can be recycled at many grocery stores that accept plastic shopping bags (bread and newspaper bags can also be dropped off in these bins). They are used mostly to make composite lumber, which is good for fence and deck building. (Why did I think they would use them to make new Ziploc bags?)
☞ Cereal bags:  TerraCycle recycles all sorts of packaging, including coffee bags and pods, snack and drink pouches and pet food bags. One of their most popular programs is recycling cereal bags and liners. These get turned into garden pavers, outdoor children’s items and garbage cans.
☞ Carpet:  Not only does it take upwards of 50 years to decompose, it also accounts for four per cent of landfill waste.  Some companies collect discarded carpet to turn it into new carpet, or to make other products.  (50 years to decompose?  I’ve got carpet in my basement that’s already halfway there!)
☞ Cigarette butts:  They are not only bad for you, they are bad for the environment. TerraCycle recycles cigarette butts the same way they recycle cereal bags. (So, this is different from that guy in the park who picks up used cigarette butts and “recycles” them himself?)
☞ Drywall and concrete:  Can be grounded down and turned into new materials. Most waste management facilities will accept drywall as long as nails and screws are removed.  Concrete can be dumped for free at most manufacturer’s facilities or at waste facilities, usually for a fee.
(Fruitcake….fruitcake…looking for fruitcake on this list….Bueller?  Bueller?)
-Global

iMOW.  OR AT LEAST I USED TO…
Robot vacuum cleaners have been a thing for long enough now, that you have to wonder:  When are they going to come up with a decent robot lawn mower?  Well, it’s not for lack of trying.  Last week, iRobot, the company behind the Roomba, unveiled their “flat square autonomous grass-cutter” after more than 15 years or prototypes, experiments and conflicts with radio astronomers. It turns out that teaching a robot to navigate a typical uneven yard filled with obstacles, and without destroying its flowerbeds, was harder than it first seemed.  While many European countries are able to use robot mowers which take advantage of a perimeter of boundary wires, that wasn’t practical for the larger, meandering lawns typical in North America.  They finally won permission from the FCC in the U.S. to use ultra-wide bandwidth as a way to provide navigation.  The robot will use a quiet, electric-power motor with twin mulching blades which will can be programmed to do its duties from a phone app, and return to its dock to charge when it is done.
(As opposed to a man, who returns to his hammock with a beer when he’s done…)
(You had to think, if I have something that is so good at spreading my dog’s accident around INDOORS, how hard could it be to do the same thing in my yard?)
(Sure.  But when will they come up with a decent outdoor robot vacuum cleaner?)
-AP

HOPE?
A team of Israeli scientists say that they will likely develop a cure for cancer in the next year.  The new treatment is being developed by a company called Accelerated Evolution Biotechnologies.  They say that their cure will be effective, with no or minimal side-effects, and will cost much less than most other treatments.  The treatment, called MuTaTo, will use a combination of cancer-targeting peptides and a toxin that will specifically kill cancer cells.  Treatment will eventually be personalized to specific patients based on their type of cancer.  But fellow scientists quickly rejected the claims, calling them “highly irresponsible,” “unsubstantiated” and even “cruel.”  They point out that AEB’s scientists have not published any findings to back up their claims, as is traditional in the science community.
(For the sake of many, let’s hope they are on to something…)
-NYPost, Haaretz

BS WEB GOODIE:
Someone’s made an excellent parody ad for Fyre Fest 2019:
Fyre Fest 2019

DID YOU KNOW?
People who abstained from Facebook for a month were found to be happier, but less informed. Test subjects said they had about an hour more free time per day while their accounts were deactivated. Once the study was over, the majority chose to reactivate their Facebook accounts, though most continued to use the social network less.
-CNN

BS CHRONOMETER 02.05.19

TODAY’S CELEBIRTHDAYS . . .
1934 [85] Don Cherry, Kingston ON, “Hockey Night in Canada” commentator (“Coach’s Corner” since 1980)/former NHL coach (Boston Bruins 1975-76)

1948 [71] Christopher Guest, New York, NY, actor/director/comedian (“This is Spinal Tap”, “Best in Show”)/married to Jamie Lee Curtis since 1984/holds a hereditary British peerage as the 5th Baron Haden-Guest, a member of the House of Lords known as “Lord Haden-Guest”

1962 [57] Jennifer Jason Leigh, Los Angeles CA, movie actress (“Fast Times at Ridgemont High”, “The Hateful Eight”, “Single White Female”)

1964 [55] Duff McKagan, Seattle WA, rock bassist (Guns N’ Roses-‘Sweet Child O’ Mine’, Velvet Revolver-‘Fall to Pieces’)

1969 [50] Bobby Brown, Roxbury MA, R&B singer (‘My Prerogative’, New Edition-‘If it Isn’t Love’)/widower of Whitney Houston/father of the late Bobbi Kristina Brown

1969 [50] Michael Sheen, Newport, Wales, TV actor (‘William H Masters’ on “Masters of Sex” 2013-16)/movie actor (“The Twilight Saga”, “Frost/Nixon”)

1971 [48] Sara Evans, Boonville MO, country singer (‘A Little Bit Stronger’, ‘Suds in the Bucket’)

1984 [35] Tyler Farr, Garden City MO, country singer (‘A Guy Walks Into a Bar’, ‘Redneck Crazy’)

1985 [34] Cristiano Ronaldo (dos Santos Aveiro), Funchal, Portugal, soccer star (Real Madrid, Portugal National Team)

TODAY’S BS REASONS TO PARTY . . .
• “Weather Forecasters Day”, commemorating the 1746 birth of Boston physician Dr John Jeffries, one of the first to keep detailed records of weather conditions

• “Western Monarch Day”, celebrating the stunning orange & black migratory butterfly. It may be the most familiar North American butterfly. The eastern North American monarch population is notable for its annual late-summer/autumn migration from the northern and central United States and southern Canada to Florida and Mexico. Western monarchs have been known to winter in California and Mexico

• “World Nutella Day”, the 13th annual celebration of the chocolate-y hazelnut spread that’s best eaten right out of the jar … by the handful.
NET: http://www.nutelladay.com

• “Chocolate Fondue Day”, the word “fondue” is derived from the French word “fondre,” which means ‘to melt’. Traditional dippers include fresh fruits such as bananas, strawberries, and tangerines; small pieces of cookie or cake; and miscellaneous goodies like marshmallows and pretzels.

• “Disaster Day”, strangely enough, despite all the things that could potentially have gone wrong, there weren’t any major disasters today….(Although that’s now up for discussion, having seen what [co-host] chose to wear….)

AND REMEMBER . . .
[Wed] Frozen Yogurt Day
[Wed] Pay-a-Compliment Day
[Thurs] Ballet Day
[Thurs] Rose Day

TODAY’S MUSIC EVENTS . . .
2006 [13] Rolling Stones play 3 songs during the half-time show of Super Bowl 40 in Detroit MI (afterward they express displeasure over Mick Jagger’s microphone being turned down during graphic lyrics in ‘Start Me Up’ and ‘Rough Justice’)

2017 [02] Lady Gaga opens the Super Bowl halftime show with a verse from ‘God Bless America’, followed by ‘This Land Is Your Land’

2017 [02] Black Sabbath play their final concert in their home town Birmingham, England

TODAY’S FIRST . . .
1992 [27] For the first time, an animated feature is nominated for a ‘Best Picture’ Oscar (Disney’s “Beauty & The Beast”)

TODAY’S RECORD . . .
1981 [38] World’s ‘Largest Jell-O’ contains 9,246 gallons of watermelon-flavored mix (Brisbane, Australia)

BULL’S BITS

BS WACK FACTS:
✓ There’s a town called “Hell” in Michigan, and it was literally ‘frozen over’ due to the polar vortex.
✓ Snails have 14,000 teeth and are almost completely blind.
✓ When a cat winks (blinks) at you it means it trusts and love you.
✓ Fake news is 70% more likely to be shared on Twitter than real news, according to research from MIT.
✓ On average, you breathe 23,000 times a day.
✓ The people killed most often during bank robberies are the robbers.
-DidYouKnow

BS REJECTED MAGAZINE TITLES:
• Adequate Housekeeping
• Reader’s Digested
• Local Geographic
• Completed Crosswords
• U.S. Nudes and World Report
• Dude, Where’s My Car & Driver
• Vague
• No Appetit
• Worse Homes and Gardens
• Pauly Shore Monthly
-Twitter

Best of BS . . .
BS SIGNS YOUR DOCTOR IS TRYING TO KILL YOU:
• Keeps wanting to test your reflexes with a rusty bear-trap.
• Before attaching EKG electrodes, asks you to stand in a pail of water.
• Her examining table has a chalk body outline drawn on it.
• You come out of the anesthesia in the fast lane of a busy highway.
• Has other patients’ heads mounted on the wall.
• Just as you’re going under you hear him say, “Say hi to Steven Hawking for me.”
• You stop by for a flu shot and go home with a baboon liver.
-First published in ‘BS’ in 2012

BS RANDOM JOKE:
I received a compliment about my driving today.  Someone left a note on my windshield that said: “Parking…fine”.

BS PHONE STARTER:
What’s something that you do differently than most people?

BS WATER COOLER QUESTION:
Question: When workers were asked to name the perk that would make them more willing to come to — or stay — with a company, almost 45% said THIS.  What is it?
Answer:  Half days on Fridays

BS DEEP THOUGHT:
You can’t stop the waves, but you can learn to surf.