February 22 2019

Friday, February 22, 2019 – Edition: #6399

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BS SHOW BIZ BUZZ:
★ Hugh Jackman will be included in the next edition of the Guinness Book of World Records for being the longest serving Marvel superhero, having played the role of “Wolverine” for 16 years. Jackman shares the record with fellow “X-Men” star Sir Patrick Stewart, who played “Professor Charles Xavier”. Both have had Marvel careers spanning 16 years, 228 days.
-ContactMusic
★ Amy Poehler is going to rock out in her next film, “Moxie”, a story about a teenager who discovers the feminist punk rock movement “Riot Grrrl” and leads a feminist revolution at her high school. Poehler will direct the film for Netflix, which will be the second feature that she has directed for Netflix following “Wine Country,” which is set to debut this May.
-TheWrap
★ Jussie Smollett is under arrest after turning himself in to the Chicago Police Department, who wanted him for filing a false report. The “Empire” actor told police he was attacked on Jan. 29 by two men who threw a chemical on him, called him anti-gay slurs, and put a rope around his neck. In a later interview with police, Smollett also said one of the attackers shouted, “This is MAGA country.”  Smollett, who is black and openly gay, has maintained that he was the victim of a hate crime.
-BuzzfeedNews
★ Heidi Klum marked the end of an era with a tweet. She took to Twitter to officially say goodbye to “America’s Got Talent,” where she’s been a judge for six years. Klum wrote: “I wanted to say THANK YOU and how amazing the past 6 years have been…I love my fellow judges, our hosts & AMAZING CREW…” Earlier this year, NBC announced that Klum and Spice Girls singer Mel B would not be coming back for the show’s upcoming 14th season. They will be replaced by Julianne Hough and Gabrielle Union.
-MSN

TODAY’S SHOW BIZ SKED:
• “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (ABC/Global): Chris Pine, Lena Headey, Kellen Erskine (R)
• “The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon” (NBC/CTV): John Legend, Hasan Minhaj
• “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” (CBS/Global): Don Cheadle
• “Late Night with Seth Meyers” (NBC/CTV): Will Forte (R)
• “The Late Late Show with James Corden” (CBS/CTV): Amy Adams, Tyler Perry, Mekki Leeper (R)
• “The View” (ABC/CTV): Bobby Brown, Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins, Ronnie DeVoe
• “The Talk” (CBS): Thomas Lennon, Wolfgang Puck
• “Live with Kelly and Ryan” (ABC/CTV): Rita Moreno, Carson Kressley
• “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” (NBC/CTV):Wanda Sykes, Robyn
• “Tone Bell: Can’t Cancel This” (SHOWTIME): Comedian Tone Bell simply wants to live in a world where Alaska is cold, student loans are paid and jelly is free. He’s finally found the one place his uncompromising view of this unfair world can’t be stopped.

SATURDAY-
• “Love on the Menu” (HALLMARK): A chef makes a deal with a frozen food executive in order to save his restaurant.
• “O.G.” (HBO): Jeffrey Wright stars as a convict serving out the final days of a 24-year sentence.

SUNDAY-
• “91st Annual Academy Awards” (ABC): The best films of 2018 are honored. “Roma” and “The Favourite” lead with 10 nominations each. Other contenders include “Black Panther,” “BlacKkKlansman,” “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “A Star Is Born,” “Vice” and “Green Book.”
• “Whiskey Cavalier” (ABC): Centers on an FBI/CIA inter-agency task force led by Scott Foley (Scandal) and Lauren Cohan (The Walking Dead).
• “When Calls the Heart” (HALLMARK): Abigail brings telephones to Hope Valley; the saloon is in need of ownership; both Bill and Gowen are determined to have their own business; and Elizabeth enjoys her new motherhood, but returning to teaching proves challenging.

BS MUSIC NOTES:
• Taylor Swift — has filed suit against a Long Island man who claimed she stole his company name for her gaming app “The Swift Life”. Swift accuses Patrick Benot of lying about his trademark, which he claims is registered under “Swiftlife.” Taylor’s lawyers say it’s actually registered under the name “S.L. Swiftlife Computer Services.”
• Imagine Dragons – will headline the “Concert for Legends” on Aug. 4 at the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, OH.  The concert is part of week-long festivities which include the Hall of Fame induction ceremony and the first preseason game of 2019.
• Beyoncé – She and Jay Z are hosting their annual pre-Oscars party at Hollywood’s Chateau Marmont hotel for a second year in a row, but have put a ban on social media to ensure there are no ”embarrassing snaps” from the party. (Better not invite Kimmy K. either…)
• 50 Cent — says he is ”afraid” for his life after reports that a New York Police Department allegedly told officers to shoot him on sight during a roll call. It was supposedly a joke. An NYPD spokesman confirmed that the incident is under review.
• Morrissey — is ending his boycott of Canada. It’s been 13 years since he swore off playing Canada because of the seal hunt, but he has now announced a Canadian tour consisting of eight dates across the country. He says he will be making “sizeable donations to animal protection groups in each city that I play.”
• Foreigner – Original singer Lou Gramm has teased the possibility of new material. He also says that he dreams of reuniting with the group for a Las Vegas residency, which would allow them to play to thousands without the gruelling routine of going on the road. Gramm says, “I haven’t floated the idea, but I may at some point.” (You just did.)
• AC/DC – Angus Young has made a $19,260 donation to support dementia music programs in support of fan Steve McNeil, who is participating in skating marathons of 19 hours and 26 minutes in each Canadian NHL city.  McNeil has been raising cash for a Montreal Alzheimer’s charity in memory of his mother Eunice, who died in 2013 with Alzheimer’s.  Young’s brother Malcolm died in 2017 with dementia.
• Maren Morris — has revealed the 14-song track list for her upcoming “Girl” album, as well as another collaboration.  A previously-revealed duet with Brandi Carlile called ‘Common’ is included, as is a new collaboration with Brothers Osborne called ‘All My Favorite People’.  The album drops March 8.
• Miranda Lambert — Her new police officer husband, Brendan McLoughlin, has been temporarily reassigned after experiencing intense in media attention following his wedding.  He has been temporarily assigned to driving his superiors until the media attention decreases.

TODAY’S MOVIE OPENINGS:
• “How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World” (PG, Action/Family):  When Hiccup discovers Toothless isn’t the only Night Fury, he must seek “The Hidden World”, a secret Dragon Utopia before a hired tyrant named Grimmel finds it first. (Jay Baruchel, America Ferrera)
• “Fighting with My Family” (PG-13, Comedy, Wide Release):  A former wrestler and his family make a living performing at small venues around the country while his kids dream of joining World Wrestling Entertainment. (Dwayne Johnson, Lena Headey, Vince Vaughn)
• “The Changeover” (NR, Drama/Mystery):  Sixteen-year-old Laura Chant lives with her mother and four-year-old brother Jacko in a poor new suburb in New Zealand. Laura is drawn into a supernatural battle with an ancient spirit who attacks Jacko and slowly drains the life out of him as the spirit becomes ever younger. (Timothy Spall, Melanie Lynskey)
• “The Iron Orchard” (R-Rated, Drama/Romance):  The story of Jim McNeely, a young man thrust into the vibrant and brutal West Texas oilfields in 1939, who works his way through the ranks to ultimately become a formidable wildcatter. (Ali Cobrin, Austin Nichols)
• “Run the Race” (PG, Drama):  Against the backdrop of high school football and track, two brothers in a small Southern town face escalating problems with two different world views, straining the bonds of brotherhood. (Mykelti Williamson, Frances Fisher)

TOO STUPID FOR US TO MAKE UP:
It seems that love doesn’t last forever.  Even for a pair of giant tortoises who have split up after living together for 115 years. Bibi and Poldi were both born around 1897, met soon after, and became a couple.  They shared space at a zoo in Switzerland before spending the last 40 years together at Haoo Reptile Zoo in Austria.  But a few years ago, things turned ugly when the female (Bibi) bit a chunk out of Poldi’s shell.  Although zoo staffers have tried to help the pair reunite, nothing has worked, including “couples counselling.”  Bibi still hisses at her former partner, and workers have been forced to build separate, though neighboring, living facilities for them. Zoo chief Helga Happ says, “We get the feeling they can’t stand the sight of each other anymore.”
(She probably found a blonde hare in his bed…)
-MNN  
➢ Yes, socks go missing.  It happens.  But Kim Crosland of New Zealand knew that the rate at which hers were disappearing over a two-year period was extreme.  After speaking to a neighbor with the same problem, she had an idea. She wrote her phone number on a sock with the message, “Please call if you find this sock.” She received a text the same day from a neighbor who is the owner of a 12-year-old cat named Billy.  That neighbor says Billy has been bringing socks home for years and leaving them in the driveway.  She even displays them on a wall in hopes that they will be claimed.
(Bobby is currently being treated for severe halitosis…)
-MSN
➢ A Russian teenager has been charged for driving a backward car.  Not driving a car backwards — a backward car.  He was stopped by police in a battered Lada in which he had moved the engine to the trunk compartment and turned the driver’s seat around, allowing him to drive the vehicle in reverse, but with his eyes pointed in the direction of travel.  Although his ingenuity was enough to get a shout-out on Twitter from Elon Musk, police were less impressed.  The teen was charged with illegally refitting a car…and for driving without insurance.
(Of course.  Who would insure that thing?)
-AP

ALSO STUPID – BUT COOL:
Taco Bell is opening the world’s first “Slide Thru” Take Out Window.  Hungry snow-tubers at Horseshoe Resort near Barrie, Ontario will be able to place their order at the top of a steep hill, slide down, and grab their food from a custom-built take-out window at the bottom.  The “Slide Thru” will only be operating on Saturday, March 2nd as a promotion for Taco Bell’s new Cheetos Crunchwrap ‘Slider’.  This is the same company that installed a billboard in Toronto last month which included a free “Unlimited Nacho Cheese” dispenser, to prove that “everything is better with nacho cheese”.
(“How many runs does that place have?”  “Today? A lot.”)
-Narcity

DID YOU KNOW?
A poll says that by age 18, the average American has spent 1,000 hours arguing with his or her parents (almost 42 days).  The top reasons for friction?  Chores, messy bedrooms, messy shared spaces, homework, and bedtime.
(Not tattoos?  Lucky parents!)
-HuffingtonPost

BS CHRONOMETER 02.22.19

TODAY’S CELEBIRTHDAYS . . .
1959 [60] Kyle MacLachlan, Yakima WA, TV actor (‘Dale Cooper’ on “Twin Peaks” 1990-91 and the 2017 reboot, “Agents of “SHIELD” 2014-15)

1963 [56] Vijay Singh, Lautoka Fiji, PGA golfer (winner of The Masters in 2000 and the PGA Championship in 1998 and 2004, Golf Hall of Fame, 2006)

1967 [52] Paul Lieberstein, Westport CT, TV actor (‘Toby’ on “The Office” 2005-2015)

1969 [50] Clinton Kelly, Panama City, Panama, TV co-host (“The Chew” 2011-18, “What Not to Wear” 2003-13)

1974 [45] James Blunt (Blount), Tidworth UK, pop singer (‘You’re Beautiful’, ‘Bonfire Heart’)

1975 [44] Drew Barrymore, Culver City CA, TV actress (‘Sheila Hammond’ on “Santa Clarita Diet” 2017, “Grey Gardens” 2009)/movie actress (“50 First Dates”, “E.T.”)

1979 [40] Tom Higgenson, Villa Park IL, pop singer (Plain White T’s-‘1234′, ‘Hey There Delilah’)

1985 [34] Zach Roerig, Montpelier OH, TV actor (‘Matt Donovan’ on “The Vampire Diaries” 2009-2017)

SATURDAY-
Guitarist Brad Whitford (Aerosmith) is 67; Movie actor Josh Gad (“Frozen”) is 38; Movie actress Emily Blunt (“Mary Poppins”) is 36; TV actor Aziz Ansari (“Parks & Recreation”) is 36; Movie actress Dakota Fanning (“Twilight Saga”) is 25

SUNDAY-
TV actress Debra Jo Rupp (“That 70’s Show”) is 68; Movie actor Billy Zane (“Titanic”) is 53; Boxer Floyd Mayweather is 42; Movie actor O’Shea Jackson Jr. (“Straight Outta Compton”) is 28

TODAY’S BS REASONS TO PARTY . . .
• “Be Humble Day”, Just for one day, try not to brag or to boast; and try not to talk about your success or accomplishments. Why? Because humility is a good thing. (And then tomorrow, you can brag about how humble you were!)

• “Cook a Sweet Potato Day”, And the best way to do that? Sweet badayda fries. Mmm!

• “Margarita Day”, Tequila, triple sec, lime juice, and ice are everything you’ll need to celebrate … well, that and some good friends. And a tropical beach wouldn’t hurt.

• “Walking the Dog Day”, But wait a minute, don’t you walk your dog just about every day?
(So, we’re not talking about the yo-yo trick here?)

• “World Thinking Day”, an annual celebration of Girl Scouts/Girl Guides founders Lord & Lady Baden-Powell’s joint birthday. Scouts & Guides are encouraged to “think” of good deeds.

• “Stand Up to Bullying Day”, a semi-annual event in which participants sign and wear a pink shirt to take a visible stance against bullying. The color of the shirts is based on a campaign started by Travis Price and David Shepherd, two students who took a stand for a fellow student who was bullied for wearing a pink shirt to school.

SATURDAY-
• “Curling is Cool Day”, celebrating the Winter sport of curling … basically a drinking game with some housecleaning interspersed.
• “Dog Biscuit Appreciation Day”, A recent poll of pet owners finds that about ⅓ have eaten dog food at one time or another, most likely just to see what it tastes like (Or to gross out their sister!)
• “Diesel Engine Day”, on this day in 1893, Rudolf Diesel received a patent for his diesel engine. Instead of gasoline, this engine burns fuel oil and uses compressed air in the cylinder instead of a spark to ignite the fuel.
• “Banana Bread Day”, the first cookbooks mentioning banana bread were published during the Great Depression. Culinary historians believe that a resourceful housewife who did not want to throw away over-ripe bananas may have invented the original recipe.
• “Open That Bottle Night” … you know, the one that’s gathering dust in your wine cellar, or maybe that 20-year-old bottle of Scotch you were given as a gift. What are you saving it for?

SUNDAY-
• “Tortilla Chip Day”, saluting the invention by Rebecca Webb Carranza of Los Angeles during the 1940s. Rather than tossing misshaped tortillas from an automated tortilla machine into the trash, she decided to cut them into triangles, fry them, and sell them for a dime a bag. They were an immediate hit!
• “World Bartender Day”, a day designed for you to appreciate the staff at your favorite watering hole. They work hard to keep their customers happy and often aren’t well-paid.
• “National Trading Card Day”, the first baseball cards, made in the 1860s, were trade cards for a sporting goods company. By the early twentieth century, most baseball cards were packaged with candy or tobacco products. The most valuable baseball card ever, the T206 Honus Wagner card, was manufactured by the American Tobacco Company in 1909. There are thought to be less than 100 of them in existence, and one has been sold for over $3 million.

THIS DAY IN SHOW BIZ . . .
2015 [04] At the 87th Academy Awards, “Birdman” is awarded ‘Best Picture’; Eddie Redmayne ‘Best Actor’ (“A Theory of Everything”); and Julianne Moore ‘Best Actress’ (“Still Alice”)

TODAY’S MUSIC EVENTS . . .
1989 [30] The very unheavy Jethro Tull win the first Grammy for ‘Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance’, beating out Metallica.

2012 [07] 5 months after debuting ‘Call Me Maybe’ in her native Canada, Carly Rae Jepsen releases it in America where it hangs around long enough to become the song of the Summer

2017 [02] Jay-Z becomes 1st rapper to be inducted into Songwriters Hall of Fame, alongside Max Martin, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis

TODAY’S RECORD . . .
2014 [05] After her gold medal at Sochi, Norwegian cross-country skier Marit Bjoergen sets a new record for most Winter Olympics medals awarded to a female, with a total of 10

BULL’S BITS

BS WACK FACTS:
✓ Some cats are allergic to humans.
✓ Between 1912 and 1948, the Olympics awarded medals in sculpture, music, painting, and architecture.
✓ A traditional chef’s hat has exactly 100 pleats.
✓ Oranges were originally grown in Asia, and were green until they were grown in warmer climates.
✓ A man once broke 46 toilet seats over his head and set a world record.
✓ The majority of your brain is fat.
-UberFacts

BS FAILED BOARD GAMES:
• Clueless
• Hungry Hungry Hipsters
• Mousecrap
• Trivial Pantsuit
• Monogamy (“The Only Game You’ll Ever Need!!”)
• The We Are So Bored That We Are Playing a Board Game Game
• Connect 4…million
• Hug It Out Robots
• 25 to Life
• Sorry, Not Sorry
• (***CAUTION***) Dick Pictionary
-Twitter

Best of BS . . .
BS WHY MEN ARE HAPPIER:

• They can never get pregnant.
• Auto mechanics tell them the truth.
• They never have to drive to another gas station restroom because ‘this one is just too icky’.
• People never stare at their chests when talking to them.
• A 7-day vacation requires only 1 suitcase.
• They never have ‘strap problems’ in public.
• Their bellies usually hide their big hips.
• They have freedom of choice concerning growing a mustache.
-First published in ‘BS’ in 2010

BS RANDOM JOKE:
If this weekend goes as planned, it will not include any actual plans.

BS PHONE STARTER:
What do you have an extremely strong opinion on that is ultimately unimportant?

BS WATER COOLER QUESTION:
Question: If you’re average, in the next three months, THIS will happen to you six times.  What?
Answer:  Someone will sneeze on you.

BS DEEP THOUGHT:
Sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers are simple.

 

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