Thursday, July 23, 2020 — Edition: #6746

Tomorrow’s Show Prep Today!

BS SHOW BIZ BUZZ:
★ The doctors at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital are suiting up to take on COVID-19. “Grey’s Anatomy” executive producer Krista Vernoff has revealed that the medical drama is going to tackle the global coronavirus crisis in season 17. In an interview, she said: “There’s no way to be a long-running medical show and not do the medical story of our lifetimes.” Talking about the show’s writing process, she said: “Every year, we have doctors come and tell us their stories, and usually they’re telling their funniest or craziest stories…but this year, they are literally shaking and trying not to cry…and they’re talking about it as war — a war that they were not trained for.”
-Yahoo
★ Women’s soccer is coming back to Los Angeles, in part thanks to Natalie Portman, who leads an ownership group that was just awarded rights to a new expansion team in the city by the National Women’s Soccer League. While the new team doesn’t have a formal name or venue yet, the team has been coined “Angel City” and is aiming to begin play in the 2022 season, making it California’s first women’s soccer club in a decade.
-TheWrap
★ Idris Elba will be awarded the ‘BAFTA Special Award’ at the BAFTA Television Awards on July 31 in recognition of his role in championing diversity and new talent in the industry. Elba, whose breakout role came as ‘Stringer Bell’ in “The Wire”, founded Green Door Pictures in 2013 with a specific focus on inclusion and opportunity for undiscovered filmmaking talent.
-MSN
★ Due to the pandemic, “Saturday Night Live” was forced to make some major changes for the last couple of episodes of Season 45. But the show will reportedly be back in the studio for Season 46, with one major change. According to reports, SNL likely be without its usual live studio audience. NBC has yet to announce a premiere date, but it typically comes back in the fall.
-PopCulture

TODAY’S SHOW BIZ SKED:
• “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (ABC/Global): Jason Bateman, guest host Sean Hayes
• “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” (CBS/Global): Ava DuVernay, Ben Folds
• “Late Night with Seth Meyers” (NBC/CTV): Al Gore, Rachel Brosnahan, Nikki Glaspie
• “The Late Late Show with James Corden” (CBS/CTV): Thomas Middleditch, Ben Schwartz, Billie Joe Armstrong (R)
• “Conan” (TBS): Andy Samberg
• “Watch What Happens Live” (Bravo): Leah McSweeney, Michelle Buteau
• “The View” (ABC/CTV): Mary Trump
• “The Talk” (CBS): Buddy Valastro
• “Live with Kelly and Ryan” (ABC/CTV): Nia Long, Amy Goodman
• “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” (NBC/CTV): Diane Keaton, Lior Suchard (R)
• “The Kelly Clarkson Show” (CHECK LOCAL LISTINGS): Kevin Costner, Nicole Byer (R)
• “Blindspot” (NBC): Season 5 finale
• “MLB Baseball” (ESPN): 60-game season gets underway: Yankees @ Nationals, Giants @ Dodgers
• “Celebrity Watch Party” (FOX)”: Season 1 finale
• “Last Resort” (TBS): Series premiere. Eight wounded souls embark on a deep healing journey to overcome past traumas, face their truths and more through weird and witchy ways.
• “Extraordinary People: My Pregnant Husband” (TLC): Couples Ari and Caitlin and Myles and Precious experience the joy of a transgender pregnancy when Ari and Myles, the men in the relationships, become pregnant.

BS MUSIC NOTES:
• Kanye West — has removed any trace of his scathing tweets about his wife Kim Kardashian and mother-in-law Kris Jenner after his Twitter tirade Monday night. The now-deleted posts have been replaced with a plug for his “Donda” album, which will be released tomorrow.
• Drake – gifted each of the NBA’s Toronto Raptors with scented candles as they are quarantining at Walt Disney World in Florida ahead of the league resuming play. The team’s Twitter shared a collage of thank yous from the players, showing off their gifts.
• Madonna — claims she owes the Russian government $1 million In 2012, the government ordered gay pride parades be banned for the next 100 years. While at the time it was reported that Madonna was to be fined $17,000 over a moving speech she delivered at a concert in support of LGBTQ+ rights in the country, she posted Monday that it was actually $1 million.
• Kylie Minogue – is releasing a new song today. The new “grown-up disco” tune, ‘Say Something’, will appear on her forthcoming 15th studio album, “Kylie”.
• Sammy Hagar — joined Dave Mason and a several other legendary rockers, including Mick Fleetwood, Michael McDonald and The Doobie Brothers to record a quarantine cover of the 1968 Traffic classic ‘Feelin’ Alright’. The group is dubbed ‘Dave Mason and the Quarantines’. LINK: https://tinyurl.com/yy98qdvo
• The Stray Cats – will release “Rocked This Town: From LA to London”, a live album recorded on their 2019 40th anniversary reunion tour. It will feature 23 career-spanning songs and comes out Sept. 11. Trailer HERE
• Garth Brooks – His new album “Fun” is ready to go, but he’s holding off on its release, having previously told fans that he didn’t feel right releasing the album during a pandemic. Quote: “I don’t want to be the guy that tries to do something in the midst where everybody is hurting.”
• Tim McGraw — will celebrate his new album’s release with the “Here on Earth Experience”, a one-night-only livestream event on Aug. 21. The “Here on Earth” release party will feature McGraw, live from Nashville, where he will talk with his songwriters, share the stories behind his new music and hang with his band. He’ll also perform a few songs.

FINGER-LICKIN’ WOOD:
KFC Canada has announced plans to make their famous buckets out of – wait for it – BAMBOO by the end of next year. By the end of THIS year, they will be serving up poutine and chicken bowls in bamboo containers. By changing from paper buckets, the fast food restaurant says it will eliminate 55 tonnes of plastic waste annually – the equivalent of 9 grown elephants. KFC says that bamboo is one of the most-renewable materials available, and 100% biodegradable, making it ideal to keep waste out of landfills.
(And how many endangered Canadian pandas will go hungry because of this?)
(Yeah, let’s see how biodegradable those bamboo buckets are when there’s a half-inch of grease on the bottom!)
(Elephants? I thought for sure they’d measure things in chickens!)
-FreshDaily

WE ALL SCREAM FOR ICELAND:
If you’re more than a little frustrated about how 2020 is going so far and you’d like to blow off a little steam, Iceland has a great idea for you. The Nordic island country in the North Atlantic is inviting exasperated people to record their loudest screams, which will then be broadcast into the vast wilderness there. In a tweet and a posting on their official website, the country’s tourism board says: “You’ve been through a lot this year and it looks like you need the perfect place to let your frustrations out. Somewhere big, vast and untouched. It looks like you need Iceland.” It goes on to invite people to record their scream, and they’ll “release it in Iceland’s beautiful, wide-open spaces.” Oh, and “When you’re ready, come and let it out for real. You’ll feel better. We promise.” On the website, you can record yourself, and you can listen to the screams of other frustrated individuals. The site also gives tips on how to muster up the best scream possible.
LINK:  https://tinyurl.com/y2e9q6bc
(You can’t a-fjord NOT to!)
(How can they know anything about how frustrated we feel? They don’t even have murder hornets!)
(Of course in Iceland, everyone screams like that every time they try to spell the capital! [Reykjavík])
-CTVNews

SHOP AT THE MOM & POP SHOP:
A survey has found that 7 in 10 of us has been inspired by the coronavirus pandemic to spend a larger portion of their money at small businesses. The study asked 2,000 Americans how they’ve handled the novel coronavirus’ impact on their local communities and how they’re supporting each other in this difficult time. 71% said they’re now shifting their shopping habits to support small and local businesses rather than big corporations or chains. 79% of respondents to the survey conducted by OnePoll said that the pandemic has changed their perspective on just how important small businesses are to their community. 43% said the #1 way they’ve been supporting their local businesses is by ordering take-out and delivery meals, and over half said they are tipping delivery drivers more than they normally would…up to 28% of their bill.
(I’m the same…but I have to admit: At the start, I’d throw my cash in the direction of anybody that had toilet paper!)
(It’s like the meme says: Quarantining has turned “I’m too lazy to cook tonight” into “I will heroically support a local business tonight”!)
(By the time this thing is over with, ALL businesses are going to be small businesses!)
-SWNS

BEST “MARRIED LIFE” TWEETS OF THE WEEK:
⇒ I’m not saying my wife orders a lot of stuff online, I’m just saying my dog recognizes the sound of an Amazon Prime van approaching. — @RodLacroix
⇒ The news is so disturbing and anxiety-inducing. So to relax my husband and I are watching The Shining — @sarahcpr
⇒ I’m sorry I gotta go. I’m gonna be late for my wife’s post grocery shopping orientation where we cover “snacks and treats that are meant for the kids.” — @Beagz
⇒ My husband brought home unfrosted Pop-Tarts and now I have to file for divorce. We had a good run. — @sixfootcandy
⇒ My wife walks on water. But only because I tried to fix the plumbing again. — @KentWGraham
⇒ They say communication is important in a marriage so I just sent my husband 6 consecutive texts explaining why I’m right. — @sarcasticmommy4
⇒ My wife won an argument with four sighs, two eyerolls and zero words. — @Social_Mime
⇒ Me: My friend Mary is pregnant. [10 YEARS LATER] Husband: Hey, did your friend Mary have her baby? — @mommajessiec
⇒ You know you’re a parent when after sex, the wife looks over and informs you that Buzz Lightyear just got the show of his lifetime. — @lezzimomof2
-HuffPost

DID YOU KNOW?
To fight Covid-19, use either bar or liquid soap. They have been found to be equally effective in lowering the number of microbes on our skin. Both types have surfactants, or molecules that reduce surface tension, allowing the soap to spread. What is most important is that proper handwashing procedure is followed, including washing with soap and water for at least 20 seconds.
-Inverse

BS CHRONOMETER 07.23.20

TODAY’S CELEBIRTHDAYS . . .
1961 [59] Woody Harrelson, Midland TX, movie actor (“Hunger Games” films, “No Country For Old Men”)/TV actor (“Cheers” 1985-93, “True Detective” 2014,) COMING UP…”Venom: Let There Be Carnage”, 2021

1965 [55] Slash (Saul Hudson), London UK, rock guitarist (Guns N’ Roses-‘Sweet Child O’ Mine’, ex-Velvet Revolver-‘Slither’)

1971 [49] Alison Krauss, Decatur IL, country/bluegrass musician-singer-songwriter (‘When You Say Nothing At All’, w/Robert Plant-‘Gone, Gone, Gone [Done Moved On]’)/27 Grammys, more than any other female artist

1972 [48] Marlon Wayans, New York City NY, movie actor (“White Chicks”, “Scary Movie” franchise)

1973 [47] Monica Lewinsky, San Francisco CA, activist/fashion designer/infamous White House intern

1980 [40] Michelle Williams, Rockford IL, R&B/dance music singer (‘The Greatest’)/pop singer (Destiny’s Child-‘Say My Name’)

1982 [38] Paul Wesley (Wasilewski), New Brunswick NJ, TV actor (‘Stefan Salvatore/Silas’ on “The Vampire Diaries” 2009-17)

1989 [31] Daniel Radcliffe, London UK, movie actor (“Harry Potter” films)/Broadway actor (“Equus”)

1990 [30] Neil Perry, Ridgeland MS, country music drummer (The Band Perry -‘Better Dig Two’, ‘If I Die Young’)

TODAY’S BS REASONS TO PARTY . . .
• “Hot Enough For Ya? Day”, when it should be legal throw a water balloon at anyone who asks you that overused, plain-as-the-end-of-your-sweat-dripping-nose question. (For maximum effect, the word “for” should be pronounced “fer”)

• “Vanilla Ice Cream Day”, celebrating the favorite ice cream flavor of the masses … by far. (***See ‘Today’s Firsts’, below***)

• “Gorgeous Grandma Day”, everybody thinks that their grandma is gorgeous – so what could be better than an entire day devoted to acknowledging that fact? Mother’s Day and Father’s Day are well known, so Gorgeous Grandma Day is a natural progression.

• “International Yada, Yada, Yada Day”, “yada yada yada” is the phrase used as a way of skipping over uninteresting and/or irrelevant details. Comedian Lenny Bruce famously used it, and there are also records of it being used in 1940s vaudeville. But it was in the 1990s, when used in the TV show “Seinfeld”, that “yada yada yada” really became a ubiquitous catchphrase. “The Yada Yada” was the name of the 153rd episode of the sitcom.

• “Peanut Butter and Chocolate Day”, they’ve been an undeniably necessary combination since each met the other. Whether you’re drooling over Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups or nomming down on delicious peanut butter and chocolate ice cream, this is a combination that is guaranteed to make your mouth happy.

COMING UP . . .
[Fri] Amelia Earhart Day
[Fri] Cousins Day
[Sat] Red Shoe Day
[Sat] National Wine and Cheese Day

THIS DAY IN SHOW BIZ . . .
1984 [36] Vanessa Williams gives up her Miss America crown midway through her run after naked pictures of her appear in Penthouse magazine

2007 [13] Comedian Drew Carey is signed to replace retiring game show legend Bob Barker on “The Price is Right”

TODAY’S MUSIC EVENTS . . .
2011 [09] Amy Winehouse dies at 27 of alcohol poisoning (her album “Back to Black” subsequently becomes the UK’s best-selling album of the 21st century)

2018 [02] The US National Transportation Safety Board warns against the viral trend of jumping out of moving cars and dancing to Drake’s ‘In My Feelings’.

TODAY’S FIRSTS . . .
1904 [116] The ice cream cone is created during the St Louis World Fair

2019 [01] Boris Johnson is chosen the new British Prime Minister by the ruling Conservative Party to replace Theresa May

TODAY’S RECORD . . .
2000 [20] Tiger Woods wins the British Open to become the youngest golfer (24) to win a career Grand Slam (The Masters, PGA Championship, US Open, and British Open)

BULL’S BITS

BS WHACK FACTS:
✓ Statistically, once you file something, there’s a 98% chance you’ll never look at it again.
✓ The right rear tire on your car will generally wear out before the others do.
✓ Superglue will not stick to Teflon.
✓ 80% of all life on Earth is found in the ocean.
✓ Scientists say the higher your IQ, the more you dream.
✓ ‘Cash lost in ’em’ is an anagram of ‘Slot Machines’.
-DanHersam

Best of BS . . .
BS SIGNS IT’S BEEN A HOT SUMMER:
• Hot dog vendors dabbing sweat from forehead with open buns.
• Arsonists taking week off to set fires at seashore.
• Chefs placing cool salmon fillets under their arms.
• Only convertibles being used for drive-by shootings.
• Drivers spraying themselves with ‘Pam’ to keep from sticking to car seats.
• Kids using asphalt instead of ‘Play-doh’.
• Before telling you the temp, Siri says, “My friend, you better sit down.”
• Heatstroke making you so delirious you find watching golf exciting.
-First published in ‘BS’ in 1998

THIS WEEKEND, DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, DRINK AND . . .
• Pass out in the sun
• Run with scissors
• Do a eulogy
• Get a tattoo
• Laugh at the same time
• Tell your family what you’ve kept bottled up inside for YEARS!
• Tweet
• Order anything online
• Accept a dare
• Not invite me
-Twitter, first published in BS in 2018

TODAY’S SLICE OF BS:
➠ Apple CEO Tim Cook says that they have “some incredible things coming out.” (I knew it! I knew it was only a matter of time until Siri announced she was gay!)
➠ A California woman was told to leave a Verizon store after she refused to wear a mask, so she urinated all over the storeroom floor. (In the end, she did get what she was asking for: “More Bars!”)
➠ (***Caution***) Monica Lewinsky is 47 today! (She reminds me of a simpler political time, when it wasn’t just the president who was doing all the sucking…)
➠ Tomorrow is National Tequila Day.  (Considering the way 2020 is going, I think we’re gonna need to have MANY more days set aside to appreciate tequila!)
➠ After being confronted by authorities, a drunk driver in England urinated at police through the mail slot of his front door. (Officers want to make an arrest but realize the suspect has the upper hand…)

BS WEB GOODIE:
Serious skills:  https://tinyurl.com/y23gqz2d

BS RANDOM JOKE:
He who believes that the past cannot be changed has not yet written his memoirs.

BS PHONE STARTER:
What was the “incident” at your school that people still talk about today?

BS WATER COOLER QUESTION:
Question:  58% of dog owners say they know people roll their eyes when they do THIS for their dog. What is it?
Answer:  Sing ‘Happy Birthday’

BS DEEP THOUGHT:
Scared is what you’re feeling. Brave is what you’re doing.

NOW ON OUR SHEET LIST:
Welcome to these new members of the herd: Jordan Knight @ NCI-FM Winnipeg, MB; Frank McGwire @ The Spark Brandon MB; Joel Lamoureaux @ CHBY Barry’s Bay ON; Donna D @ BOSS 104.3 Tamuning Guam — and samplers this week include: Devin Ihme @ FOX 102.3 Columbus SC; Jeff Turner @ Project 88.7 Boise ID; Ross Burrill @ Virgin Dubai UAE; Mark Andrews @ Anthems Radio UK; Steve Bohan @ The One Leduc, AB; Michael Bryant @ MAX FM Moncton NB