Tuesday, January 15, 2019        Edition: #6372

Good Morning, Sheetheads!

BS SHOW BIZ BUZZ:
★ Chris Pratt and Katherine Schwarzenegger are engaged. On Monday, Pratt posted: “Sweet Katherine, so happy you said yes! I’m thrilled to be marrying you. Proud to live boldly in faith with you. Here we go!”  The signs have been there for a few months … he’s been hanging with her entire family, including Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver.
-TMZ
★ CBS has revealed the full cast line-up for the next season of “Big Brother: Celebrity Edition.”  Season 2 will feature Anthony “The Mooch” Scaramucci, Ryan Lochte and Kato Kaelin. They’ll be joined by fellow houseguests Joey Lawrence, Jonathan Bennett of “Mean Girls”, Real Housewife of Atlanta’s Kandi Burruss, Tamar Braxton, Tom Green, and Lindsay Lohan’s Mom, Dina.  Julie Chen Moonves will return as host.  “Big Brother: Celebrity Edition Season 2” kicks off on Monday.
-TVLine
★ “The Bachelor” stars Arie Luyendyk Jr. and Lauren Burnham got married in Maui on Saturday. Race car driver Luyendyk Jr., who ultimately chose Burnham, his runner up on the reality show, to be his wife, kissed the expecting bride after the romantic ceremony. In 2017, Luyendyk Jr. appeared in the 22nd season of The Bachelor. He asked Rebecca “Becca” Kufrin to marry him in the season finale, but later romanced Burnham in a scandalous love triangle.
-Canoe
★ Disney has reached out to a terminally ill fan who is desperate to see “Avengers: Endgame” before he dies. The man, who is known only as Alexander and is believed to be from Australia, launched a campaign on Reddit earlier this month, explaining he is suffering from the genetic disease fancomi anemia – which severely affects the production of bone marrow – and wants to see the superhero blockbuster as soon as possible because he’s not sure he’ll be alive when it premieres on April 26.  His appeal quickly went viral. Later, he wrote:  ”Disney have reached out and we are discussing options. I cried when I read their email. It’s everything I hoped for and I owe it to all of you.”
-ContactMusic
★ A Kim Kardashian West Barbie doll? The revelation came in a tweet Kardashian West sent while looking back at a photo taken during a Victoria’s Secret event in Los Angeles in 2011. She wrote: “Have the best story about this look! I had a Barbie deal and she was going to wear this exact look!” The deal ended up being canceled by manufacturer Mattel, but Kim wrote that her husband Kanye West “knew how sad I was, called Mattel and made all my dreams come true by having my prototype made just for me!”
-Yahoo

TODAY’S SHOW BIZ SKED:
• “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (ABC/Global): Ted Danson, Abbi Jacobson, Ilana Glazer, Mitchell Tenpenny
• “The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon” (NBC/CTV): Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jose Andres, Bad Bunny, Jose Feliciano & Ozuna
• “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” (CBS/Global): M. Night Shyamalan
• “Late Night with Seth Meyers” (NBC/CTV): James McAvoy, D’Arcy Carden, Janelle James, Jason McGerr
• “The Late Late Show with James Corden” (CBS/CTV): Nina Dobrev, Terry Crews, Jack & Jack
• “Watch What Happens Live” (Bravo): Stassi Schroeder, Katie Maloney-Schwartz, Ariana Madix, Lala Kent, Kristen Doute, Scheana Shay, Brittany Cartwright
• “The View” (ABC/CTV): Mayor Bill de Blasio, Bill Browder
• “The Talk” (CBS): Anna Camp
• “Live with Kelly and Ryan” (ABC/CTV): Samuel L. Jackson, Noomi Rapace
• “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” (NBC/CTV): Lily Tomlin, Jane Fonda, Giada De Laurentiis
• “This Is Us” (NBC): Randall’s campaign comes to a close. Kevin meets someone from Zoe’s past. Kate and Toby get ready for the baby.
• “Roswell, New Mexico” (CW): Premiere.  Liz Ortecho reluctantly returns to her tourist-trap hometown of Roswell, N.M., and reconnects with Max Evans, her teenage crush who is now a Roswell police officer.

BS MUSIC NOTES:
• Celine Dion — has followed Lady Gaga’s cue and is pulling her collaboration with R. Kelly from streaming services.  ‘I’m Your Angel’ was recorded in 1998 and appeared on her holiday album. It hit  #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and stayed there for 6 weeks, and was nominated for a Grammy.
• Maroon 5 – have finally been officially announced as Super Bowl halftime headliners.  They will be joined by Travis Scott and Big Boi at the big game in Atlanta on Feb. 3. In recent months, numerous high-profile artists — including Rihanna, Adele, JAY-Z, P!nk, and Cardi B — have reportedly turned down the halftime slot in solidarity with former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick.
• Camila Cabello – marked the one-year anniversary of her self-titled debut solo album on Saturday by tweeting:  “This year has been all about you and the new memories we’ve made with these songs.” She also shared some snapshots from her epic year.
• Walk Off the Earth — Devoted fans gathered Sunday afternoon in the band’s hometown of Burlington, ON for an all-star concert dedicated to Mike Taylor, the keyboardist known as “Beard Guy” who died in his sleep on Dec. 30.  Performers included members of the Barenaked Ladies, Arkells, Scott Helman and Monster Truck.
• Michael Jackson – is being defended by his nephew Taj after a new documentary featuring two of the singer’s alleged sex abuse victims was announced.  The 40-year-old son of Tito Jackson was quoted as saying “I’m so tired of these lies about my uncle.  I doubt the media wants to learn the truth or is even interested in it. Negativity sells.” He says he is looking into starting a funding page to make his own Michael Jackson documentary.
• Guns N’ Roses — A Canadian news broadcast hilariously mistook a now viral photo of Axl Rose and actor Mickey Rourke as an old married couple. It all started when a photo of the two together surfaced earlier this month with the caption, “No, these are not two retired school teachers waiting for their grandkids dance recital to begin while their husbands find parking. This is Mickey Rourke and Axl Rose at a boxing match in LA over the weekend.”  A TV station was pranked into showing the photo on TV and mistakenly identified them as a couple named Max and Geraldine Bailey celebrating their 50th anniversary.
• Jason Aldean – says he enjoyed being in the studio with Florida Georgia Line to record his collaboration with them, ‘Can’t Hide Red’.  Quote: “They have their process to go through to get that sound. But it’s cool for me to go in there, because you kind of learn stuff and go, ’Oh, I never thought about doing something like that.’”  ‘Can’t Hide Red’ will be on GFA’s upcoming “Can’t Say I Ain’t Country” album, out next month.
• George Strait and Willie Nelson — had never performed together until Saturday night. During the Nelson tribute concert “Willie: Life and Songs of an American Outlaw” at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena, the two legends teamed up to sing a new song written by Strait called ‘Sing One With Willie’.  Other performers included Chris Stapleton, Emmylou Harris, Eric Church, Jamey Johnson, Lukas Nelson, Margo Price, Alison Krauss, Vince Gill and many more. The event was filmed for a TV broadcast.

THIS WEEK’S VIDEO RELEASES:
• “Halloween” (R-Rated, Horror):  Laurie Strode confronts her long-time foe Michael Myers, the masked figure who has haunted her since she narrowly escaped his killing spree on Halloween night four decades ago. (Jamie Lee Curtis, Judy Greer)
• “Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween” (PG, Comedy/Horror):  Slappy is back to wreak more havoc in a new comedy adventure based on R.L. Stine’s 400-million-selling series of books. (Wendi McLendon-Covey, Madison Iseman)
• “Boy Erased” (R-Rated, Drama):  The son of a Baptist preacher is forced to participate in a church-supported gay conversion program after being forcibly outed to his parents. (Lucas Hedges, Nicole Kidman)
• “Suspiria” (R-Rated, Horror/Mystery):  A darkness swirls at the center of a world-renowned dance company, one that will engulf the artistic director, an ambitious young dancer, and a grieving psychotherapist. Some will succumb to the nightmare. Others will finally wake up. (Dakota Johnson, Tilda Swinton)
• “Madeline’s Madeline” (Not Rated, Drama):  A theatre director’s latest project takes on a life of its own when her young star takes her performance too seriously. (Helena Howard, Molly Parker)
• “The Bookshop” (PG, Drama):  England 1959. In a small town, Florence Green decides, against polite but ruthless local opposition, to open a bookshop. (Emily Mortimer, Bill Nighy)

GET RID OF THE RINSE:
The makers of Dixie Cups aren’t going to like this, but dental hygiene experts are warning that you should NOT rinse your mouth with water after brushing your teeth.  Or with mouthwash, which some people apparently do.  The subject was brought to light in a feature published in the academic publication, “The Conversation”.  In it, authors Nicola Innes, a professor of paediatric dentistry, and Clement Seeballuck, a clinical lecturer in paediatric dentistry at the University of Dundee, write that those who rinse their mouth after brushing to get rid of toothpaste residue risk a significantly higher incidence of tooth decay.  By doing so, you are also inadvertently washing away fluoride, which protects your teeth.  Although the dental experts admit this can be a difficult habit to break, avoiding the rinse can potentially reduce tooth decay by 25%.
(And what is the first thing your dental hygienist says after cleaning your teeth?  “Rinse”!!)
(So how are you supposed to get excess water off your brush if you can’t SLURRP it?)
(I like to rinse with orange juice.  Am I weird?)
-YahooStyle

I SWEAR:
A new book says that swearing in front of your children isn’t necessarily a bad thing.  In his book, “What the F: What Swearing Reveals About our Language, Our Brain, and Ourselves,” Benjamin Bergen says casually swearing in front of your children doesn’t have an impact on a child’s well-being or emotional development.  Bergin, who is a cognitive science professor at the University of California, writes that while letting the odd swear word fly around kids isn’t harmful, you certainly want to stay away from anything close to verbal abuse, which might involve swearing AT your children.  He says it is important to be fairly natural at home in front of your kids, and that can include swearing “a little bit”.  And while some parents might fear that children might mimic their salty language, that isn’t necessarily the case because “Profanity is anti-authoritarian. It is breaking the rules to use profanity in public. If you, the ultimate authority figure for kids, are using it, then they don’t see it as cool.”
(Good thing that I can swear in front of my kids….being that they are responsible for a large percentage of my swear words!)
(I’m actually more worried about my kids swearing in front of my parents!)
(Why would they copy my swear words?  They never copy me when I do something good!)
-YahoooStyle

MYTHS ABOUT THE COLD:
✗ You Lose Most of Your Heat from Your Head:  Where your body loses heat is closely related to surface area, and the head has only about 9 percent of the body’s surface area.  But on the other hand, if the rest of you is all covered up and your head isn’t, then you DO lose most of your heat from your head!  (I can confirm that you lose most of your HAIR from your head, however…)
✗ To Warm Up, Sip Coffee or Brandy:  Caffeine and alcohol actually hinder the body’s ability to produce heat. They can also cause your core temperature to drop. Instead, drink warm water, or something with sugar.  (Can I have brandy if I put sugar in it?)
✗ If You Go Out in the Cold, You’ll Catch a Cold:  You catch cold from a virus, not from cold temperatures.  (Now stop listening to old wives!)
✗ Rub Your Fingers or Toes to Warm Them:  Wiggle them instead. If exposed skin (including that of your face and ears) becomes cold, cover it with a warm hand until it feels better. Rubbing can cause tissue damage.
✗ Try to Resist Shivering:  Shivering means that your body is trying to warm up, and that’s good. In fact, shivering can triple your body’s heat production.
✗ If I’m Feeling Cold, You Must Be Feeling It Too:  Age, gender, fitness level, acclimatization all determine when you “feel” cold.  And it’s been proven that women generally feel cold before men do, possibly because they have less heat-generating ability.  (Just ask me about my first wife!)
(Cold, hard facts…that aren’t facts!!)
-OldFarmersAlmanac

DID YOU KNOW:
A medical professor says that chocolate is a better cough suppressant than commercial drug store meds.  Chocolate forms a sticky coating in the throat which protects the nerve endings which cause you to cough.
(It doesn’t make you drowsy, either!)
-Shape

BS CHRONOMETER 01.15.19

TODAY’S CELEBIRTHDAYS . . .
1947 [72] Andrea Martin, Portland, ME, movie actress (“My Big Fat Greek Wedding”)/ TV actress (“SCTV” 1976-84, “Great News” since 2017)

1968 [51] Chad Lowe, Dayton OH, TV actor (‘Byron Montgomery’ on “Pretty Little Liars” 2010-17)/movie actor (“Unfaithful”)/brother of actor Rob Lowe

1971 [48] Regina King, Los Angeles CA, movie actress (“If Beale Street Could Talk”, “Ray”)/TV actress (“American Crime” 2015-2017)

1981 [38] Pitbull (Armando Pérez), Miami FL, rapper (‘I Know You Want Me [Calle Ocho]’, feat. Kesha – ‘Timber’)

1988 [31] Skrillex (Sonny Moore), LA CA, electronic dance music DJ-producer (‘Bangarang’)

2004 [15] Grace VanderWaal, Lenexa KS, pop singer (season 11 winner of “America’s Got Talent”.  First caught the judges’ attention after she performed her original song “I Don’t Know My Name”)

TODAY’S BS REASONS TO PARTY . . .
• “Fresh Squeezed Juice Day”. So, what’s your preference … Orange? Grapefruit? Red Man Chaw?

• “Hat Day”, a day to dispel the boredom of mid-Winter by wearing the goofiest hat you can find. Always hilarious on radio.

• “Humanitarian Day”, encouraging people to work together enthusiastically to disrupt the vicious cycle of poverty, hunger, and neglect.

• “Bagel Day”, a food holiday celebrating the deli favorite that involves topping a fresh-baked bagel with a shmear of cream cheese.

• “Rid the World of Fad Diet and Gimmicks Day”, pointing out the downside of fad diets. Many fad diets lack essential protein, vitamins and minerals. Today, decide to make permanent healthy changes in your life so the results will also be lasting…now hand me my bowl of cabbage soup!

• “Wikipedia Day”, today, many fans organize parties to discuss Wikipedia and share cake. Typical activities include editors sharing what they did in Wikipedia last year, talks from those proposing to share information in Wikipedia in the coming year, training for newcomers, and socializing.

AND REMEMBER . . .
[Wed] National Fig Newton Day
[Wed] Appreciate a Dragon Day
[Thurs] Ben Franklin Day
[Thurs] Customer Service Day

THIS DAY IN SHOW BIZ . . .
2005 [14] Spearheaded by actor George Clooney, celebrities from music, TV, and movies band together for “Tsunami Aid: A Concert of Hope”, a 2-hour telethon to benefit victims of the 2004 tsunami that devastated regions in Southeast Asia and Eastern Africa.  Performers include Elton John, Sheryl Crow, Madonna, Roger Waters, Eric Clapton and Tim McGraw

2009 [10] Pilot Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger makes a successful emergency landing in the Hudson River shortly after US Airways Flight 1549 takes from NYC’s LaGuardia Airport (leads to the 2016 Tom Hanks movie “Sully”)

TODAY IN MUSIC . . .
1972 [47] Don McLean’s ‘American Pie’ hits #1 in the US for the first of four weeks. The single runs 8:36 – you have to flip the 45 over to hear all of it

2018 [01] Cranberries lead singer Dolores O’Riordan dies in London at 46 (ruled as a result of accidental drowning in a bathtub due to sedation by alcohol intoxication)

TODAY’S FIRSTS . . .
1967 [52] 1st “Super Bowl” (although it isn’t called that until 2 years later) as 61,946 fans pay 10 bucks a ticket to watch legendary coach Vince Lombardi’s Green Bay Packers beat the KC Chiefs 35-10 in Los Angeles (MVP is Packer QB Bart Starr)…30-second TV commercials cost $42,000

2001 [18] “Wikipedia”, the free online encyclopedia, goes online

TODAY’S RECORD . . .
1983 [36] Tom Syles of Van Nuys, California sets a world record by keeping a single “Life Savers” candy intact in his mouth for 7 hours, 10 minutes

BULL’S BITS

BS WACK FACTS:
✓ Contrary to popular belief, visible lightning travels from the ground upward, not from the sky downward.
✓ Google got its name from the word “googol”, which refers to the number one with a hundred zeros after it.
✓ The least common PIN number is 8068.
✓ In Spain, it is common to pour chocolate milk on cereal for breakfast.
✓ There are more bacteria in your mouth than there are people in the world.
✓ Apples are actually part of the rose family.
-WhattheFFacts, RandomFactGenerator

BS WORST MENU TYPOS:
• Pee Soup
• Filet Minion
• Chicken Pox Pie
• Southern Fried Children
• Crap Dip
• Bottomless Covefe
• Sandwich With Your Choice of Beard
• Beef on a Bum
• Fricken Soup
• (***CAUTION***) Milfshake
-Twitter

Best of BS . . .
BS RULES OF LIFE:
• Don’t worry about what people think, they don’t do it very often.
• A person who is nice to you but rude to the waiter, is not a nice person.
• If you look like your passport picture, you probably need the trip.
• Never lick a steak knife.
• You will never find anybody who can give you a clear and compelling reason why we observe daylight savings time.
• People who want to share their religious views with you almost never want you to share yours with them.
• There is a very fine line between ‘hobby’ and ‘mental illness.’
• There is always one more imbecile than you counted on.
• Middle age is when broadness of the mind and narrowness of the waist change places.
• Men are from earth. Women are from earth. Deal with it.
-1000Manifestos, first published in ‘BS’ in 2018

BS RANDOM JOKE:
If at first you don’t succeed, call it version 1.0.

BS PHONE STARTER:
Congratulations! You’ve  just won a lifetime supply of the last thing that you bought.  What is it?

BS WATER COOLER QUESTION:
Question:  A study found that THIS is the most dangerous food to eat while driving.  What?
Answer:  Potato chips

BS DEEP THOUGHT:
At any given moment we have two options:  To step forward into growth or to step back into safety.