Thursday, June 9, 2022 – Edition: #7248
Sweet Sheet!
BS SHOW BIZ BUZZ:
★ Is Joaquin Phoenix getting ready to reapply his makeup? This week, director Todd Phillips alluded on Instagram that a follow-up to the 2019 film “Joker” is in pre-production. The 2-part post opened with the red cover of a script titled “Joker: Folie à Deux”. The binder was dated May 18 and featured his name next to Scott Silver, with whom he co-wrote the first Joker screenplay. A second shot showed Phoenix, who won the Best Actor Oscar in 2020 for his role as ‘Arthur Fleck’ and his alter ego in the first film – casually reading the script on a couch while smoking a cigarette. The title Joker: Folie à Deux, which references a delusion or mental illness shared by 2 people, also suggests that Joker may also team up with another supervillain – possibly his sometime-girlfriend ‘Harley Quinn’, most recently played by Margot Robbie. No word on a release date.
-People
★ Amber Heard is responding after Johnny Depp shared a message to about “moving forward” after the verdict in his defamation trial against her. On Tuesday, his first upload on TikTok was a montage of his recent concert appearances with Jeff Beck, with the caption, “To all of my most treasured, loyal and unwavering supporters. We’ve been everywhere together, we have seen everything together. We have walked the same road together. We did the right thing together, all because you cared. And now, we will all move forward together.” A spokesperson for Heard responded in a statement, saying, “As Johnny Depp says he’s ‘moving forward,’ women’s rights are moving backward. The verdict’s message to victims of domestic violence is … be afraid to stand up and speak out.” Depp has so far gained 4.6 million TikTok followers.
-People
★ Matthew McConaughey is serious about making a real change when it comes to guns in The United States, meeting with politicians and speaking from The White House after the shooting that killed 19 school kids in his hometown. He joined the White House press briefing Tuesday, urging politicians on both sides to take action following the Uvalde shooting — saying that making a difference in the safety of citizens is the best way to honor the lives lost. McConaughey says he and his wife, Camila, spent a lot of time with the families of victims, sharing stories, tears and memories, and now he’s urging those in the highest office to make a change. His words came following a short meeting with President Biden, and a second day of meetings with lawmakers, as Congress mulls over new gun safety legislation this week.
-TMZ
★ It’s been a few years since news surfaced that a TV series based on “A League of Their Own” was in development. Now, fans know what the show will look like as Amazon has released a teaser trailer of the series. The synopsis says: “A League of Their Own evokes the joyful spirit of Penny Marshall’s beloved classic while widening the lens to tell the story of an entire generation of women who dreamed of playing professional baseball.” The cast includes Abbi Jacobson, D’Aarcy Carden, Nick Offerman and Molly Ephraim. The series, based on the 1992 film of the same name, will premiere Aug. 12 on Prime Video. LINK: https://tinyurl.com/39amrwp9
-PopCulture
TODAY’S SHOW BIZ SKED:
• “The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon” (NBC/CTV): Demi Lovato, Jay Pharoah
• “Late Night with Seth Meyers” (NBC/CTV): Jeff Goldblum, D’Arcy Carden, Joe Russo
• “The Late Late Show with James Corden” (CBS/CTV): Mark Owen
• “Watch What Happens Live” (Bravo): Melissa McCarthy, Ben Falcone
• “The View” (ABC/CTV): Miguel Cardona, LeVar Burton
• “The Daily Show” (COM, CTV): Michael R. Jackson
• “Live with Kelly and Ryan” (ABC/CTV): Simu Liu, Raytheon Technologies Math Counts National Champion Allan Yuan, Chef Juan Pablo Loza
• “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” (NBC/CTV): Exciting moments from Season 19, Brandi Carlile
• “The Wendy Williams Show” (Check local listings): Mama June, guest host Michael Rapaport
• “The Kelly Clarkson Show” (Check local listings): Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Jeff Goldblum, DeWanda Wise, Mamoudou Athie, Brad Meltzer
• “The Drew Barrymore Show” (Check local listings): Gayle King, Taye Diggs (R)
• “Attack on the Capitol: The Investigation — An ABC News Special” (ABC): Coverage of the Jan. 6 committee hearings; with David Muir and ABC News’ political team. (Coverage also on CBS, PBS, CNN, CSPAN)
• “PRIDE: To Be Seen — A Soul of a Nation Presentation” (ABC): Documenting the LGBTQ experience and examining what it means to be seen as a member of the community; Cara Delevingne hosts.
• “NHL Playoffs” (CBC, SN, ESPN): Eastern Conference game #5: Tampa Bay @ NY Rangers
BS MUSIC NOTES:
(***Caution – language***) • Demi Lovato – has announced that their 8th studio album “Holy Fvck” will arrive on August 19. Lovato also shared a clip of the lead single ‘Skin of My Teeth’, out tomorrow. Lovato was scheduled to perform the song on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” last night. Holy Fvck is said to revisit Lovato’s rock and pop-punk roots. LINK: https://tinyurl.com/2ecmtt8w
• Travis Scott — has booked his first US festival appearance since a crowd surge at his own Astroworld fest led to scores of injuries and 10 deaths. He’ll headline Day N Vegas, set for Sept. 2-4 at the Las Vegas Festival Ground. Scott was booked to headline Day N Vegas last year, but dropped out as it was scheduled to take place just one week after Astroworld (he was replaced by Billie Eilish).
• Seals and Crofts — Jim Seals, who teamed Dash Crofts on the 1970s soft-rock hits ‘Summer Breeze’ and ‘Diamond Girl’ has died at 80. His death was announced Tuesday by several people, including John Ford Coley, who formed the ’70s duo England Dan and John Ford Coley with Seals’ older brother Dan. Other Seals & Crofts hits include ‘Get Closer’ and ‘We May Never Pass This Way Again’.
• Kiss – Full lineups have been revealed for Kiss Kruise XI, sailing from LA, Cabo San Lucas and Ensenada, Mexico aboard Norwegian Jewel the weeks of Oct. 24 and 29. Aside from the headliners, the excursions will feature performances by Dokken, Warrant, LA Guns, Bruce Kulick, Lita Ford, Black Label Society, Buckcherry Sebastian Bach, The Wild Things and more.
• Bon Jovi – No foul play is suspected in the Saturday death of 70-year-old founding bassist Alec John Such. The chief deputy coroner told TMZ that he woke up at his South Carolina home around 2:15am to use the bathroom. On his way back to bed, Such asked a friend who was staying with him for help back to bed. When the friend came back later to check on him, he was dead.
• Carly Pearce – is hosting “Carly’s Closet: A Pop-Up Shop Supporting Healthcare for the Music Industry” this week during CMA Fest. She’s selling more than 100 clothing items, shoes and accessories, with proceeds going to Music Health Alliance. Among the items available are outfits from her multitude of red carpet and media appearances, and from her video for ‘Next Girl’.
• CMA Fest – Tonight, the artist showcase “Country Proud” will take place in Downtown Nashville, coinciding with the first night of the festival. It will feature performances by Shelly Fairchild, Chris Housman, Sonia Leigh, Harper Grae, Lila McCann, the Kentucky Gentlemen, Breann Young and others. It’s being called the first LGBTQ+ specific event at a country music festival in US History.
• Kane Brown and Tim McGraw — are currently in a battle to be the “strongest star” in country music. In 2020, Brown made a promise to himself to become the “most shredded guy in country music”, and since then, he’s been on a wellness journey that includes working out, and eliminating fast food, sugar and beer. McGraw says Brown reached out to him early on in his training to provoke a friendly rivalry.
SHOOTING THE BULL
MONEY MATTERS:
➢ During the heights of the pandemic, service workers were seeing more tips as many of us ordered in, and felt appreciative and generous toward those who put their health on the line simply by showing up for work. But according to a new report, we’re tipping less now than we did before COVID-19. According to a survey from CreditCards.com, fewer Americans are leaving tips for restaurant servers, hotel housekeepers and other hospitality industry workers versus before COVID-19, despite vowing to be more generous. At restaurants, 73% said they always tip, down from 77% in 2019, Americans today are also less likely to tip food delivery people, taxi and rideshare drivers, and coffee shop baristas than before the health crisis. Although the survey didn’t ask why, experts have a pretty good idea. They’re blaming inflation, and the fact that staffing shortages can cause longer wait times, making people less likely to tip. Only hairstylists and barbers have benefited from improved tipping habits, according to the survey. (Of course, those are the people who hold sharp instruments held close to your neck…plus they know stuff!)
➢ According to a senior contributor for the finance publication Forbes, companies should be making an effort to significantly increase worker’s compensation in these times of runaway inflation. In an opinion piece, Jack Kelly writes that rather than waiting for employees to ask for a raise, empathetic leaders should proactively look after the financial well-being of their staff and discuss options to help them cope with this new economic environment. He says that if businesses don’t address the needs of their people, the best and brightest will be recruited away or they’ll leave of their own volition to pursue opportunities that offer more money. He also points out that companies have options in addition to an outright pay increase, including bonuses, stock options and enhanced benefits, or offering employees the chance to work from home, thus saving them money on expenses such as transportation and meals. (The way gas prices are going, I’d be happy if my boss just drove me to work!)
-ABC, CBS, Forbes
PEOPLE YOU DON’T ‘WANNA MARRY’:
OK, if you like to “smoke”, wake up and listen up, because this is important. Those who “consume the herb” may be a little too chill when it comes to navigating conflict with their romantic partner, according to new findings published in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence. In a survey, cannabis users were found to be more withdrawn and negative amid conflict with their partners, and more unaware of how poorly they manage those issues. Cannabis users were determined to be less flexible and willing to compromise — yet, paradoxically, also reported higher satisfaction with the outcomes of arguments with their partners, meaning they lack the self-awareness to recognize their adverse engagement.
(On the other hand, when their partner suggested getting tacos, they were ALL OVER IT!)
(It’s not a matter of being withdrawn…it’s just that I’m REALLY INTO this video game right now!)
-NYPost
WHAT THE HAIL?
A Christmas card-like scene was captured a German town, despite the fact that the temperature was in the 70s F (20s C). That was the situation in Weiler-Simmerberg after an intense storm covered the streets with hailstones that accumulated to several feet. Video footage captured Sunday shows tractors plowing the hail as if it were snow. Fortunately, those balmy temps helped quickly melt the fallen hailstones. The piles of hail came from thunderstorms that erupted across parts of western and central Europe this past weekend. The storms also dropped hail the size of tennis balls and softballs from France to Austria. LINK: https://tinyurl.com/3zsfjbkw
(Undaunted, locals managed to clear the local grocery store of all bread, milk and other essentials in the 45 minutes that the hail was around!)
(If this ever happens around here, there’s a 100% chance that I’ll be walking my dog at the time – without a hat!)
-UPI
WORDS AND PHRASES THAT SHOW YOUR AGE:
✓ “Surfing the web”: Use of this phrase peaked in 2004. If that seems relatively recent to you, remember — for Gen Z, it was literally a lifetime ago! (Adding “World Wide” in there won’t do you any favors, either!)
✓ “Chesterfield”: Your grandkids have no idea that by “chesterfield,” you mean “couch”. (And maybe your kids don’t know, either!)
✓ “Heavens to Betsy!”: Well, of course. NEVER say this phrase, except sarcastically, using your “old person” voice. (Who’s Betsy, anyway?)
✓ “Kodak moment”: If you use it, you’re probably old enough to remember when people only took pics on special occasions. (And only when they had clothes on, too!)
✓ “Psych!”: This slang interjection basically means “Just kidding!” If you’re still saying it, you probably REALLY miss the 1990s.
✓ “Going steady”: I’m not even sure teenagers “date” anymore. These days, apparently, they “hang out,” which means “going steady” sounds terribly old-fashioned. (How ‘bout “necking”?)
✓ “Talk to the hand”: Yup. Back to the 90s again. (But some people make this one SOOO tempting!)
✓ “Making whoopee”: This euphemism for sex was popularized by the 1928 jazz/blues song of the same name. There are tons of MUCH more interesting modern phrases to choose from! (Chances are, if you’re still saying ‘Making whoopie’, you’re not still doin’ it!)
-MSN
DID YOU KNOW?
Mosquitoes learn to dodge pesticides – after just a single exposure. A study by scientists at Keele University in England and the University of Science, Malaysia shows the insects are more intelligent than previously thought. It was found that they recognize the smell of pesticides after being exposed to it once, and steer clear, rendering it ineffective. The authors wrote: “Understanding learning and memory is important for insects that transmit human diseases, because behavior such as host finding and blood-feeding have critical implications for…disease transmission. Mosquito-transmitted diseases include malaria, chikungunya, dengue, yellow fever, Zika and West Nile.
-StudyFinds
BS CHRONOMETER 06.09.22
TODAY’S BS REASONS TO PARTY . . .
• “Donald Duck Day”, marking the cartoon character’s debut on this day 88 years ago (1934) as a bit player in the Walt Disney cartoon “The Little Wise Hen”. (***Insert Donald Duck impersonation here: “Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy!”***) LINK: https://tinyurl.com/uwvxkcn5
• “Strawberry Rhubarb Pie Day”, honoring the popular pie that mixes the sweet and the tart. The earliest known rhubarb dates back to 2700 BC in China, where it was cultivated for medicinal purposes.
• “Earl Day”, dedicated to those with a particular qualification and a genuine capacity for achievement. On National Earl Day we honor those legends named Earl. (Quick! Name one…)
• “World APS Day”, also known as World Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome Day. APS is an autoimmune disorder in which the body recognizes certain components of blood and/or cell membranes as foreign substances and produces antibodies against them.
• “Writers’ Rights Day”, going back to 1992, when writers called for more timely and higher pay, additional pay for subsequent use of their work, and increased copyright protection. (At least that’s what I heard. I’m waiting for the movie version…)
COMING UP . . .
[Fri] Ballpoint Pen Day
[Fri] Iced Tea Day
[Sat] Corn on the Cob Day
This Week Is…National Fragrance Week
This Month Is…Country Cooking Month
TODAY’S CELEBIRTHDAYS . . .
1956 [66] Patricia Cornwell, Miami FL, author (one of the world’s top-selling crime novelists, her best-known series features forensic pathologist ‘Dr. Kay Scarpetta’)/over 100 million books sold
1961 [61] Michael J. Fox, Edmonton AB, TV actor (“Family Ties” 1982-89, “Spin City” 1996-2000)/movie actor (“Back to the Future” films)/founder of Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research. (What does the ‘J’ stand for? Andrew, of course.)
1963 [59] Johnny Depp, Owensboro KY, TV actor (“21 Jump Street” 1987–1990)/movie actor (“Alice in Wonderland” films, “Pirates of the Caribbean” films)/married to Amber Heard 2015-17
1978 [44] Matt Bellamy, Cambridge UK, rock guitarist-keyboardist-vocalist (Muse-‘Uprising’, ‘Supermassive Black Hole’)/actress Kate Hudson’s baby daddy
1978 [44] Michaela Conlin, Allentown PA, TV actress (‘Angela Montenegro’ on “Bones” 2005-16)/movie actress (“The Lincoln Lawyer”)
1981 [41] Natalie Portman [Hershlag], Jerusalem Israel, movie actress (Oscar-“Black Swan”, “Thor” films) COMING UP…“Thor: Love and Thunder”, 2022
1988 [34] Mae Whitman, Los Angeles CA, TV actress (“Good Girls” 2018-21, “Parenthood” 2010-15)
THIS DAY IN SHOW BIZ . . .
2006 [16] The animated movie blockbuster “Cars” debuts in theaters (spawns 2 sequels, 2 spin-offs, TV shows and video games)
2013 [09] “Kinky Boots”, with music by Cyndi Lauper & book by Harvey Fierstein, wins ‘Best Musical’ and several other Tony Awards
TODAY’S MUSIC EVENTS . . .
2007 [15] George Michael becomes the first music artist to perform at the new Wembley Stadium in London, playing the first of 2 shows at the venue during his “25 Live Tour”
2017 [05] Katy Perry begins live-streaming 4 days straight to promote the release of her new album, “Witness”. We learn that of her ex-boyfriends, John Mayer was the best in bed
TODAY’S FIRST . . .
2007 [15] Top-seeded Justine Henin defeats Ana Ivanovic, becoming the first female to win 3 French Open championships in-a-row since Monica Seles in 1992
TODAY’S RECORD . . .
2021 [01] A 1933 US “Double Eagle” gold coin (face value: $20) sells for a record $18.9 million in New York
BULL’S BITS
BS WHACK FACTS:
✓ Spending money on experiences, as opposed to material possessions, leads to greater happiness.
✓ Not getting enough sleep and being hungry are the 2 biggest reasons for being angry.
✓ Eating cucumber can cure bad breath.
✓ There are more than 70 species of mushrooms that glow in the dark.
✓ There’s a 99.9999% chance that any given person is your 16th cousin.
✓ In England in the 1880s, “pants” was considered a dirty word.
-Amazing Facts, Parade
Best of BS . . .
BS REASONS TO BEWARE OF CAMPING WITH YOUR KIDS:
• All of your kids’ socks will become wet within 5 minutes of your arrival.
• Your morning bathroom ritual will go from being your favorite part of the day to an hour of panic.
• Your kids will each find a special rock and then promptly lose it, causing you to spend the entire weekend searching for that rock.
• Starting a fire on purpose is really hard. Starting one by accident is very easy. It’s kind of like making a baby.
• Ever try to get a 3-year-old to sit down? Now try it in a canoe.
• You’ll say, “I think that’s poison ivy” at least 40 times, and you’ll be right twice.
• You’ll spend approximately 75% of each night explaining what that noise was.
• Two words: Tent farts.
-JasonGood, first published in BS in 2014
BS SIGNS YOU’RE NOT A CHEF:
• You need a recipe to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.
• 90% of the items on your shopping list end in the word “Boyardee”.
• Everything you make looks like a Pinterest fail.
• You’re been forced to buy 3 new microwave ovens in the last year.
• When you offer leftovers to the dog, he says “No!”
• You burn the lemonade.
• Corn Flakes for dinner…again.
-Twitter, first published in BS in 2021
BS WEB GOODIE:
The caption says it all: https://tinyurl.com/35de27da
BS RANDOM JOKE:
I’m pleased to be getting a beer belly. I’ve always wanted a father figure.
BS PHONE STARTER:
What movie would be greatly improved if it was made into a musical?
BS WATER COOLER QUESTION:
Question: According to a study, it takes 5 weeks of dating someone before it’s considered acceptable to do THIS. What Is it?
Answer: Steal food off your partner’s plate
BS DEEP THOUGHT:
Don’t go through life; Grow through life.
