Thursday, June 10, 2021 — Edition: #7005
Sheet Happens!
BS SHOW BIZ BUZZ:
★ Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck’s bi-coastal romance won’t be bi-coastal much longer. She’s officially moving to Los Angeles, where Affleck is based. Lopez was previously living in Miami with her ex-fiancé Alex Rodriguez, and since their breakup, has been staying in a rental house. Reportedly, Lopez will be between L.A. and the Hamptons this summer, but L.A. will be her base, and she is already looking at schools for her kids in the fall. A source says she is excited about a fresh start and pursuing things with Affleck, and she and her kids “will be at their L.A. home soon.”
-Elle
★ It appears “The Bachelor” has given Chris Harrison his final rose. The longtime host will exit the ABC franchise he has hosted since 2002, after defending a contestant’s racist behavior in an Extra TV interview with the first Black Bachelorette, Rachel Lindsay. According to reports, Harrison will receive a mid-range eight-figure settlement in exchange for his silence regarding whatever “dirty little secrets” the franchise may be hiding. The Bachelorette’s 17th season premiered Monday, with former Bachelorettes Tayshia Adams and Kaitlyn Bristowe on board as temporary co-hosts.
-Yahoo
★ Netflix has just unveiled a bunch of details on Mike Myers’ upcoming limited series, including the title, plot and cast. Production has started on the 6-episode, half-hour comedy, called “The Pentaverate,” and Myers plays 7 brand new characters. What’s the plot? “The Pentaverate” asks: What if a secret society of five men has been working to influence world events for the greater good since the Black Plague of 1347?” Myers is also the creator and executive producer.
-TheWrap
★ Sheryl Underwood is set to host the 48th annual Daytime Emmy Awards. It will mark “The Talk” co-host’s fifth time hosting the Emmys. More than 40 categories will be given out during the broadcast and on social media after the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences divided its annual awards for the best in television. The Daytime Children’s Programming and Animation Emmy Awards will be presented in a stand-alone streaming show July 17, and the Daytime Lifestyle Programming Emmy Awards follow the next day. Those noms will be announced June 28.
-Deadline
TODAY’S SHOW BIZ SKED:
• “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (ABC/Global): Bill Clinton, James Patterson, Wiz Khalifa, Jackson Browne
• “The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon” (NBC/CTV): Jason Momoa, Rose Byrne, Clairo
• “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” (CBS/Global): Samantha Power, Maroon 5, Seth Rogen
• “Late Night with Seth Meyers” (NBC/CTV): Josh O’Connor, Garbage, Brendan Buckley
• “The Late Late Show with James Corden” (CBS/CTV): Desus & Mero, Mother Mother
• “Conan” (TBS): Tig Notaro
• “Watch What Happens Live” (Bravo): Julianne Moore, Helen Hunt
• “The View” (ABC/CTV): America Ferrera
• “The Talk” (CBS): Guest co-host Marcela Valladolid
• “Live with Kelly and Ryan” (ABC/CTV): Jimmy Smits, Caroline Rhea, Vern Yip
• “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” (NBC/CTV): Sean Hayes, Joshua Radin
• “The Kelly Clarkson Show” (Check local listings): Paul Reiser, Molly Sims, Rosanna Pansino
• “The Drew Barrymore Show” (Check local listings): Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Julie Tanous, Raegan Revord (R)
• “The Real Rebel: The Erin Brockovich Story” (ABC): Erin Brockovich visits Hinkley, CA, 25 years after her monumental legal case, and talks about her life as an environmental activist.
• “Manifest” (NBC): Season 3 finale
• “CMT Campfire Sessions” (CMT): Jack Ingram, Miranda Lambert and Jon Randall gather round a campfire to perform songs and share stories; the acoustic performances feature songs from the trio’s release, “The Marfa Tapes”, and Lambert’s #1 hit ‘Tin Man’.
BS MUSIC NOTES:
• Drake — is opening a live entertainment venue in his home town. The venue, called “History Toronto”, will have a capacity of 2,500 people. No opening date has been announced, but there are already shows booked for this Nov. and Dec., including July Talk, CHVRCHES, The Bleachers and Ashnikko.
• Lorde – has finally announced new music by updating her website with what appears to be cover art for an upcoming single titled ‘Solar Power’. In a cheeky image, she seemingly leaps across a sun-soaked locale. Keeping it cryptic, alongside the image are the words: “Arriving in 2021 … Patience is a virtue.”
• Snoop Dogg – is joining Def Jam Recordings as an executive creative and strategic consultant. The newly created role “will allow (Snoop) to strategically work across the label’s executive team and artist roster.” Acts signed to the label include Kanye West, Nas, and Justin Bieber.
• The Darkness – will release the new album “Motorheart” on Oct. 15. It is available for pre-order now from the band’s Official Store on exclusive formats and signed bundles, including Deluxe CD with bonus tracks, Exclusive Color LP and Tape.
• Bryan Adams – will shoot the 2022 Pirelli calendar. As a photographer, he has snapped pictures of celebrities including Mads Mikkelsen, Mick Jagger, Naomi Campbell as well as Queen Elizabeth. Published since the 1960s, the Pirelli calendar has in recent years has moved away from images of scantily-dressed models, toward artistic celeb pics.
• The Doobie Brothers – have announced 3 new dates for their 50th Anniversary Tour, its first in 25 years to feature singer Michael McDonald. The new shows include Aug. 24 in Milwaukee, Aug. 26 in Green Bay, and Aug. 28 in Moline, Ill. Tickets go on sale tomorrow.
• Lynyrd Skynyrd – seem to have re-thought their “farewell” tour. The group has announced their “Big Wheels Keep on Turnin’ Tour”, and say they plan to continue with a more “selective” approach to future concert plans. The 30-date U.S. trek begins June 13 in Forest City, IA, and wraps Nov. 19 in Bossier City, LA.
• Jimmie Allen — recently wed his longtime love, Alexis Gale. Now, the couple has shared the news that they are expecting their second child together. He made the announcement in an Instagram post with a funny mashup of iconic movie scenes, ending by showing a piece of paper with the names Jimmie, Lexi, Aadyn, Naomi and “Baby Allen” written on it.
• Miranda Lambert and Elle King – A pregnant King recently joked that when it comes to selecting a name for her baby, “Boy or girl, I’m definitely gonna name it Miranda.” She went on to say of her ‘Drunk (And I Don’t Wanna Go Home)’ duet partner: “I’m still in awe of the fact that I’m friends with her and she sang on one of my songs.”
• Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood — could be up for the idea of hosting a TV show together, after recently guest-hosting “The Ellen DeGeneres Show”. Yearwood says they’d like to have their own talk show, but it would have to be based in Nashville. Since 2012, Yearwood has also the Food Network show “Trisha’s Southern Kitchen”.
SHOOTING THE BULL
HELP FOR THE JABLESS:
Needlephobes, rejoice. Scientists at the University of Queensland in Australia have come up with a needle-free way to administer the COVID-19 vaccine. And yes, that does mean it DOESN’T hurt. Commonly described as a “vaccination patch,” the device is about the size and shape of a makeup compact. It was developed by the company “Vaxxas” in partnership with the University of Texas, which is currently testing its own COVID-19 vaccine candidate. When pressed against the skin, the patch introduces the candidate, HexaPro, into the bloodstream via thousands of tiny ‘microprojections’ which puncture only the outermost layers of the skin. According to one of the scientists, the recipient feels just a “flick”. And more good news: preliminary study results show the patch may be even more effective than a conventional vaccination needle.
(I don’t see the point. And I guess that’s the point!)
(Wait a minute. So, you’re telling me that instead of one needle, I’m actually going to get “thousands” of small ones? And this is progress?)
(Ever notice that no one says “coronavirus” anymore? Everything’s all “COVID-19”!)
-Newsweek
I’M WITH A BAND:
In another sign of “the new normal”, a company is selling colored “social distancing wristbands” as a way for event attendees to signify how willing they are to engage in physical contact with others, as COVID-19 restrictions continue to be relaxed. A red band tells others that the wearer still would like to maintain distancing of 6 feet (2 meters). Yellow means touching elbows is okay, and for people wearing green, it’s OK to party like it’s 2019 – they’re are good with handshakes, high-fives, and hugs. A company called Social Bands started selling them last year, aimed at those who attend things like “trade shows, office buildings, churches, and cruise ships.” But with vaccination rates rising and calendars filling back up these days, the color-coded social distancing wristbands are really taking off now. LINK: https://www.socialbandbands.com/
(Can I take one of each and switch them out depending on who’s approaching me?)
(Social-distancing band before social distancing bands were cool: Coldplay!)
(“Baby, your wrist is saying red, but your eyes are saying green…!”)
-WallStreetJournal
THE RICH GET POORER:
Some Las Vegas high rollers are receiving blowback for the recent trend of posting sky-high bar and restaurant receipts on social media. One user called @investor_NICK wrote: “My buddy’s tab after a day party at Encore Beach Club” along with a pic of a receipt for $8,612. That included $312 for water, $75 for chicken fingers and a $825 bottle of Tito’s vodka, which has a retail value of about $30. Another called that guy a “rookie” and posted a $189,375 receipt from the Tryst nightclub. His bill included four bottles of Veuve Clicquot Yellow for $100,000 — which have a retail value of about $50 each — along with $770 for a bottle of Grey Goose vodka. But observers got the last laugh — with one commenter writing “How many chicken fingers are on that platter?” Others pointed out how tacky and wasteful it is to pay such exorbitant prices, with one typing: “the rich have convinced us it’s *the poor* who are “bad with money”. Another posted a pic of a $28 case of Fiji water and pointed out that the high roller paid $312 for it.
(You certainly can tell who has a company credit card these days…)
(Apparently what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas — Including your money!)
(Wow. And these days, you can’t even justify it by going to a free buffet the next day!)
-NYPost
FUNNIEST TWEETS OF THE WEEK FROM PARENTS:
⇒ if you take your kids out to dinner you have to tell them things like they have to keep their clothes on and stop licking the furniture because quarantine turned them into feral cats – That Mom Tho
⇒ My daughter got up today wanting to know, “Who decided that days have to start before lunch?” and we should really put 5th graders in charge of more things. – NicholasG
⇒ Shout out to all those parents who can stay calm while their children mix Play-Doh colors. – Mom’s out of order
⇒ Of course I want my kids to be smarter than I am, I just want it to happen after they grow up and can no longer use it against me – Real Life Mommy
⇒ I just feel parenting would be a lot easier if no one expected me to know where their shoes were – Threetimedaddy
⇒ When I picked up my baby my hand made a fart sound in his arm pit so needless to say will be taking our comedy act on the road this summer. – Mom Meh
…AND A FEW ABOUT MARRIED LIFE:
⇒ My husband woke me up with coffee & said, “Let’s go to Lowe’s.” And that’s romance after 25 years. – Sarcastic Mommy
⇒ My dog just looked at me and sighed. He has to stop hanging out with my wife. – Dan Regan
⇒ I sneezed my wife awake so if you had “5:47 AM” in the office pool of what time my wife would start being angry with me please come to the lobby to collect your prize – Rodney Lacroix
-HuffPost
DID YOU KNOW?
A new species of dinosaur has been confirmed as the largest ever found in Australia, and one of the biggest in the world. The fossilized skeleton, nicknamed “Cooper,” was found in southwest Queensland in 2007, but has only now been scientifically described and named by paleontologists. Cooper, whose scientific name is ‘Australotitan cooperensis’, is estimated to have walked the Earth over 90 million years ago. The titanosaur, a plant-eating species, is estimated to have reached a height of 5-6.5 meters (16.4 to 21.3 feet) at the hip, and a length of 25-30 meters (82 to 98.4 feet), making it as long as a basketball court and as tall as a two-story building.
-CNN
BS CHRONOMETER 06.10.21
TODAY’S CELEBIRTHDAYS . . .
1962 [59] Gina Gershon, Los Angeles CA, movie actress (“Showgirls”, “Bound”)/TV actress (“Riverdale” since 2018)
1964 [57] Kate Flannery, Philadelphia PA, TV actress (‘Meredith Palmer’ on “The Office” 2005-13)
1965 [56] Elizabeth Hurley, Basingstoke UK, TV actress (‘Queen Helena’ on “The Royals” 2015-18, “Gossip Girl” 2011-12)/movie actress (“Austin Powers” films, “Bedazzled”)/model (Estée Lauder)
1966 [55] Theresa Caputo, Hicksville NY, reality star (“Long Island Medium” 2011-19)
1978 [43] DJ Qualls, Manchester TN, movie actor (“Road Trip”, “Hustle & Flow”)
1979 [42] Lee Brice, Sumter SC, country singer (‘Rumor’, ‘I Drive Your Truck’)
1992 [29] Kate Upton, St Joseph MI, fashion model (“Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue” cover 2012, 2013, 2017, 100th anniversary “Vanity Fair” cover)/sometime movie actress (“The Other Woman”, “Tower Heist”)/married to Houston Astros pitcher Justin Verlander since 2017
2001 [20] Sasha (Natasha) Obama, Chicago IL, youngest daughter of former US president Barack Obama & first lady Michelle Obama
TODAY’S BS REASON TO PARTY . . .
• “Ball Point Pen Day”, commemorating its 1943 invention by Lasalo Biro of Budapest, Hungary. During WW2, Britain’s Royal Air Force commissioned him to develop an instrument that could write under low atmospheric pressure at high altitude. (Did they not think of using a pencil?)
• “Iced Tea Day”, celebrating the favorite Summer cooler of millions. Tea is the world’s 2nd-most-popular beverage … after water. (Let’s get this parTEA started!)
• “Herb and Spice Day”, an essential part of flavorful cooking as well as fun and easy to grow. (It takes some thyme, though. Sorry.)
• “Black Cow Day” A Black Cow is a root beer float – A drink made with scoops of vanilla ice cream and root beer. But if you want to get technical, in some places, a “black cow” or a “brown cow” is made with cola instead of root beer. And in some localities, a “root beer float” has strictly vanilla ice cream; a float made with root beer and chocolate ice cream is a “chocolate cow” or a “brown cow”.
• “Alcoholics Anonymous Founders’ Day” On June 10, 1935, Bill Wilson and Dr. Robert Smith set out to find the best way to reform alcoholics, and Alcoholics Anonymous was born. (In Canada, the organization is called “AA, eh?”)
COMING UP . . .
[Fri] Corn on the Cob Day
[Fri] Cousteau Day
[Sat] Magic Day
[Sat] Record Store Day
THIS DAY IN SHOW BIZ . . .
2003 [18] “Wicked” opens on Broadway (proceeds to win 40 awards over its run)
2007 [14] Close to 12 million tune in for the final episode of “The Sopranos”, which ends with its famous “cut to black” to the strains of Journey’s ‘Don’t Stop Believin’’)
TODAY’S MUSIC EVENTS . . .
2004 [17] Legendary singer Ray Charles dies at age 73 in Beverly Hills CA (the bio-film “Ray” opens 4½ months later, starring Jamie Foxx)
2009 [12] Cher’s daughter, Chastity Bono, announces she’s undergoing a sex change to become a man, a decade after she came out as lesbian (now known as ‘Chaz Bono’)
TODAY IN SPORTS:
2016 [05] “Mr. Hockey” Gordie Howe, the Hockey Hall of Fame right winger (23-time NHL All Star), dies at age 88
TODAY’S FIRST:
2003 [18] The Spirit Rover is launched, beginning NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover mission, which continued with the Opportunity rover (launched in 2004) through mid-2018
BULL’S BITS
BS WHACK FACTS:
✓ Trees “sleep” at night, relaxing their branches after dawn and perking them up before sunrise.
✓ The lowest temperature of the day is usually right after sunrise.
✓ It takes about 50 times more energy to make a battery than the battery produces.
✓ A study found that people spend more time searching for lost items in uncluttered areas than in messy areas.
✓ Liars blink less frequently than normal during the lie, and then speed up to around eight times faster than usual afterwards.
✓ In the UK, carousels rotate clockwise; In North America, merry-go-rounds go counterclockwise.
-WhattheFFacts, BathroomReadersInstitute
BS UNLIKELY MOVIE MASHUPS:
• Man of Steel Magnolias
• Terminators of Endearment
• The Breakfast Club at Tiffany’s
• The Godfather of the Bride
• School of Rocky
• The Girl With the Notebook Tattoo
• Phantom Menace to Society
• When Dirty Harry Met Sally
• Dances With Wolverine
• Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Deadpool
• Me, Myself, and I Scream
-Twitter
TODAY’S SCOOP OF BS:
➠ A widespread internet outage took down multiple websites Tuesday, including Amazon, Google, CNN and Twitter. Providers Comcast, Verizon and Cox were also affected. (Internet was so slow, I had to resort to walking downstairs to tell the kids it was time for dinner…)
➠ A study found that people in relationships are healthier than singles. (But keep in mind that they’re also more miserable. So, it’s a draw, really.)
➠ New music has been released by Crowded House, David Bowie, Moby, Chrissie Hynde, John Hiatt, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young and Van Morrison. (For those of you who CAN let go of your cash, BUT NOT your past…)
➠ Saturday is National Record Store Day. (Or, as you may also know it, National Store-That-Used-to-Be-Where-the-Jiffy-Lube-Is-Now Day.)
➠ A completely naked Minnesota woman was arrested for breaking into a stranger’s car, exposing and touching herself, then refusing to stop when police arrived. (I don’t know what kind of car it was, but for the sake of irony . . . I hope she was inside a trashy old Escort!)
BS WEB GOODIE:
Hey, soxy (sound up): https://tinyurl.com/2x62jhfb
BS RANDOM JOKE:
Some of us learn from the mistakes of others; the rest of us have to be the others.
BS PHONE STARTER:
At what job would you be absolutely terrible?
BS WATER COOLER QUESTION:
Question: 35% of couples say they argue less because of THIS. What is it?
Answer: They have separate bank accounts
BS DEEP THOUGHT:
Three grand essentials to happiness are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.