Friday, June 4, 2021 — Edition: #7001
You Really Know Your Sheet!
BS SHOW BIZ BUZZ:
★ Pat Sajak made a proud and heartfelt announcement at the end of Monday’s episode of “Wheel of Fortune”: His son Patrick has graduated from medical school, making Pat the father of a doctor. While speaking to co-host Vanna White, Sajak asked if she minded if he did “a little parents bragging.” He then joked that the only “troubling part” of the news is that “he insists that I call him Dr. Sajak.”
-PopCulture
★ David Spade has reportedly replaced Chris Harrison as host of “Bachelor In Paradise”. Harrison stepped down from the Bachelor and Bachelorette franchises amid a race row in February, but left it unclear whether he’d be back for the summer spin-off. According to a source, “The producers want to put some fun in the show. They think it’s become too serious.”
-Canoe
★ Jodie Foster will be honored two-fold at the Cannes Film Festival this year. The actress-director is set to be the guest of honor at the opening ceremony and will receive the Honorary Palme d’Or. President Pierre Lescure said in a statement: “Jodie Foster has provided us with an amazing gift by coming to celebrate the return of the Festival on the Croisette. Her aura is unparalleled: she embodies modernity, the radiant intelligence of independence and the need for freedom.” The 74th Cannes Film Festival will take place from July 6-17.
-TheWrap
★ The much-anticipated “Indiana Jones 5” movie is due to begin filming in the UK next week. Rumors have been swirling that filming is imminent on the currently untitled fifth installment in the beloved Lucasfilm (now Disney) franchise, and now we’re hearing that cameras will roll next week at Pinewood and at other locations in the UK. Plot details are being kept under wraps, but rumors include a 1960s space race theme. However, local reports also point to a shoot at Bamburgh Castle. Indiana Jones 5 is currently scheduled for release July 29, 2022.
-Yahoo
TODAY’S SHOW BIZ SKED:
• “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (ABC/Global): DJ Khaled, Florence Pugh, Fousheé
• “The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon” (NBC/CTV): Anna Kendrick, Wayne Federman, Masked Wolf (R)
• “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” (CBS/Global): Gayle King, BTS (R)
• “Late Night with Seth Meyers” (NBC/CTV): Dave Grohl, Ziwe, Foo Fighters, Mario Duplantier (R)
• “The Late Late Show with James Corden” (CBS/CTV): Bear Grylls, Middle Kids (R)
• “The View” (ABC/CTV): Sinéad O’Connor, Giada De Laurentiis
• “The Talk” (CBS): Joan Allen, Michael Cimino, guest co-hosts Jerry O’Connell & Jaime Camil
• “Live with Kelly and Ryan” (ABC/CTV): Jenna Elfman, Tom Jones, Tara Royer Steele, guest host Ali Wentworth
• “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” (NBC/CTV): Lisa Kudrow, Mae Martin, Thuso Mbedu, Kym Douglas
• “The Kelly Clarkson Show” (Check local listings): Alex Morgan, Erin Andrews, Chiney Ogwumike, Jessica Mendoza (R)
• “The Drew Barrymore Show” (Check local listings): Jennifer Garner, Dr. Aliza Pressman (R)
SATURDAY-
• “You Had Me at Aloha: (HALLMARK): Paige and Ben become co-hosts of a popular travel show in Hawaii. As they clash over ideas, they find that not only do they need each other to further their careers, they also balance each other offscreen.
• “Vacation House Rules” (HGTV): Season 2 premiere
• “Gone Mom: The Disappearance of Jennifer Dulos” (LIFETIME): Police investigate Fotis Dulos when his wife, Jennifer, mysteriously disappears after driving their 5 children to school.
SUNDAY-
• “2021 Juno Awards” (CBC): Canada’s annual music awards. Performers include Justin Bieber, The Tragically Hip ft. Feist, and Jessie Reyez. Appearances by Shania Twain, Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson of Rush, and more.
• “The 43rd Annual Kennedy Center Honors” (CBS): This year’s honorees are Garth Brooks, Dick Van Dyke, Debbie Allen, Joan Baez, and violinist Midori.
• “Celebrity Family Feud” (ABC): Rob Lowe vs. Terrence Howard
• “The Chase” (ABC): Season 2 premiere
• “To Tell the Truth” (ABC): Season 7 premiere
BS MUSIC NOTES:
• Coachella — After being postponed and canceled multiple times, the dates for its return are set. The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, CA will be held April 15-17 and 22-24, 2022. Stagecoach Festival, at the same location, is set for April 29-May 1. No lineups for either event has been announced, but fans can register now for alerts.
• Lollapalooza — The Lollapalooza 2021 lineup by day has been revealed. More than 165 artists will perform on 8 stages July 29-August 1 in Chicago’s Grant Park, headed up by Miley Cyrus, Post Malone, Tyler the Creator and Foo Fighters. Details here: www.lollapalooza.com
• The Killers, Phoebe Bridgers, Charli XCX, and Khalid – will all play the global Splendour in the Grass virtual festival July 24-25. Also performing: Little Simz, Chvrches, and Denzel Curry. The interactive event will also feature the 1st-ever first performance of Grimes metaverse, the experimental pop artist’s AI girl band.
• Rihanna – Her Savage X Fenty lingerie brand has launched its first Pride collection. The size-inclusive pieces include jackets, jock straps, hosiery, boxers, and more.
• Ed Sheeran – has been working on “a lot of songs” during lockdown for his first album since 2017. He says the video for the first single still requires more post-production “to make myself look beautiful.” It seems a tour announcement is also imminent, as he has deferred his executive box for next season’s Ipswich Town F.C. matches until after the tour. The team’s season begins in July.
• John Mayer – announced he will release his new album “Sob Rock” on July 16 by posting the album’s artwork on Twitter. He is also said to be closing in on a deal to host his own talk show on Paramount+, expected to be titled “Later With John Mayer”.
• Alanis Morissette — has announced a 35-date US tour to celebrate the 25th anniversary of her “Jagged Little Pill” album, kicking off in Austin TX on August 12. She’ll perform the entire “Jagged Little Pill” album, plus songs from her 2020 album ‘Such Pretty Forks in the Road’.
• New Order and Pet Shop Boys – are pushing their Unity Tour to 2022 “due to continuing uncertainty” about COVID-19. It was scheduled to kick off with a show in Toronto in Sept. 2020, which had been moved to Sept. 2021. Now the show has been re-re-scheduled for Sept. 17, 2022, with a Vancouver date on Oct. 16, 2022.
• Blanco Brown – has been announced as one of the performers for the Ram Trucks Side Stage event during the 2021 CMT Music Awards. Other newly-announced performers include: Dylan Scott, Hailey Whitters, Lainey Wilson, Niko Moon, and Tenille Arts. The CMT awards are set for June 9.
• Blake Shelton – In a new interview, he said there was a time when he’d lost interest in touring. In 2012, as he entered the second season of “The Voice” and tried to balance that with touring, he says he was burned out and needed a change. He says since 2013, he’s” probably played 25 shows a year”, and “it’s kept me so excited about when I go on stage now.”
• Randy Travis – will release a deluxe, remastered edition of his seminal album “Storms of Life” to celebrate its 35th anniversary. “Storms of Life (35th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) will be released Sept. 24, and will include 3 unreleased songs.
SHOOTING THE BULL
NEWS OF THE WORLD:
⇒ China says it has achieved a new world record after scientists developed an “artificial sun.” The Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak generated a plasma temperature of 120 million °C (216 million °F) for 100 seconds, before cranking things up to 160 million °C (288 million °F) for a further 20 seconds. The device, at the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, is one of a number of artificial sun devices currently under construction as countries race to become the first to produce a reliable nuclear fusion reactor. (I’m not sure this is the type of thing people should be “racing” to make…)
⇒ Mexico is organizing a “mega raffle” of 22 properties scattered across the country that used to belong to crime boss Joaquín Guzmán (“El Chapo”). His luxury box at Aztec Stadium in the nation’s capital will also be drawn for. The grand prize is his giant compound in Tlalpan. The 10,000-square foot estate features 9 bedrooms and an indoor pool, and is valued at $4 million. The other properties (collectively worth $22 million) aren’t as glamorous, but anyone with a ticket will have the chance to become the proud new owner of the safehouse featuring a bathtub concealing the hidden tunnel he fled through naked while attempting to escape arrest. El Chapo is currently serving a life sentence. The raffle is scheduled for September 15. (And his next escape is scheduled for the 16th…)
-Unilad, BroBible
NEWS OF THE WEIRD:
➢ A young Lamborghini owner in China got his 5 minutes of online fame by trying to barbecue meat with the car’s fiery exhaust — and incurring about $80,000 in repair costs. A viral video shows a group of men gathered around the orange Lamborghini Aventador (MSRP: $418,000), to witness the cooking of what might be the world’s most expensive pork. The driver keeps pressing the acceleration pedal of the parked car, while his smiling friend holds the skewer of meat to the exhaust, which spits flames as it is revved. What could go wrong? As it turns out, Lamborghinis’ extreme power makes them prone to overheating, at least when one keeps hitting the throttle while parked. No sooner does the guy start getting a nice char on his kebob, does the Lamborghini erupt in a cloud of smoke, sending him running. The Lamborghini appears to have overheated, dumping all of its coolant out on the floor. (Definitely NOT “well-done”!)
➢ An “invisible” sculpture created by Italian artist Salvatore Garau has been acquired by a private collector who paid a whopping 15,000 euros (US $18,300) for it at auction. Titled “I am,” the invisible work of art basically represents a void, a technically empty space that is actually occupied by the “energy” of the sculpture. But if it seems to you that the buyer walked away with nothing, you’d be wrong. He or she will receive a certificate of authenticity that proves “I Am” is the property of the buyer. (They forgot the words “A” and “Sucker”!)
-BroBible, OddityCentral
DID YOU KNOW?
The term “YOLO”, meaning “You Only Live Once”, popularized in the Drake hit ‘The Motto’ in 2011, was actually pioneered by Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart in the early 1990s. According to Vanity Fair’s 2013 history on the term, YOLO’s origins, as a turn of phrase and acronym, began when Hart saw a brochure for a ranch in Sonoma County. He justified the property’s exorbitant asking price with a YOLO attitude, and after buying it, he actually ended up naming the property “YOLO”.
-BroBible
BS CHRONOMETER 06.04.21
TODAY’S CELEBIRTHDAYS . . .
1936 [85] Bruce Dern, Chicago IL, movie actor (“Nebraska”, “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”)/father of actress Laura Dern
1968 [53] Scott Wolf, Boston MA, TV actor (‘Carson Drew’ on “Nancy Drew” since 2019, “Party of Five” 1994-2000)
1971 [50] Noah Wyle, Hollywood CA, TV actor (‘Dr. John Carter’ on “ER” 1994-2009)/movie actor (“Donnie Darko”)
1975 [46] Russell Brand, Grays UK, movie actor (“Despicable Me 2”, “Forgetting Sarah Marshall”)/comedian (“Live in New York City”)/married to Katy Perry 2010-12
1975 [46] Angelina Jolie (Voight), LA CA, movie actress (“Maleficent”, Oscar-“Girl, Interrupted”)/movie director (“Unbroken”)/married to Brad Pitt 2014-19
1976 [45] Kasey Chambers, Mount Gambier South Australia, country singer-songwriter (‘Nothing at All’, ‘Not Pretty Enough’)
1978 [43] Josh McDermitt, Phoenix AZ, TV actor (‘Eugene’ on “The Walking Dead” since 2014)
1981 [40] TJ Miller, Denver CO, comedian/TV actor (“Silicon Valley” 2014-17)/movie actor (“Transformers: Age of Extinction”, “Office Christmas Party”)
1985 [36] Bar Refaeli, Hod HaSharon Israel, fashion model (“Sports Illustrated”, “Maxim”)/TV host (“X Factor Israel” since 2013)
SATURDAY- Kenny G (‘Songbird’) is 65; Jeff Garlin (“The Goldbergs”) is 59; Mark Wahlberg (“Ted”) is 50; Nick Kroll (“Kroll Show”) is 43; Pete Wentz (Fall Out Boy) is 42; retired NHLer Mike Fisher is 41; Sebastien Lefebvre (Simple Plan) is 40
SUNDAY- Robert Englund (“A Nightmare on Elm Street”) is 74; Broadway actor Harvey Fierstein is 69; Retired tennis player Björn Borg is 65; Colin Quinn (“Saturday Night Live”) is 62; Guitarist Steve Vai is 61; Paul Giamatti (“Sideways”) is 54; Uncle Kracker [Matt Shafer] (‘Drift Away’) is 47; Aubrey Anderson-Emmons (“Modern Family”) is 14
TODAY’S BS REASONS TO PARTY . . .
• “Cheese Day”, celebrated on the anniversary of the creation of Roquefort cheese, made from ewes’ milk and ripened in a cave near Roquefort, France in the year 1070. It’s the perfect excuse to indulge yourself with a slice of your favorite. (If I could just get this wrapper off…)
• “Hug Your Cat Day”, a day to realize that felines need affection even though they act like they don’t want it.
• “Old Maid’s Day”, a truly outdated observance initiated in 1948 for unmarried women over age 35. These days 35 is sometimes when a woman begins THINKING about having kids (and when a man begins thinking about DATING “kids”).
• “Shopping Cart Day”, invented in 1937 by Oklahoma’s Sylvian Goldman (the next day, 27 of them are found abandoned behind his apartment building)
• “International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression”, a UN observance established in 1982. There are approximately 50 million uprooted refugees around-the-world who have sought safety in another country. Around half of them are children.
• “Donut Day”, honoring the Salvation Army ‘Lassies’ of WWI who served donuts to thousands-upon-thousands of soldiers. It’s now used as a fund-raiser for the Sally Ann’s needy causes. Many donut stores offer freebies today. The official dictionary spelling of the word is “doughnut.” The Americanized spelling of “donut” caught on in the late 1900s. (Thanks, Homer!)
SATURDAY-
• “Hot Air Balloon Day”, commemorating the first hot air balloon flight, by the Montgolfier Brothers in Annonay, France in 1783. (They lost their entire investment due to inflation!)
• World Environment Day”, declared annually since 1972. The 2021 theme is “Ecosystem Restoration”. These are exceptional times in which nature is sending us a message: To care for ourselves we must care for nature. LINK: https://www.worldenvironmentday.global/
• “Gingerbread Day”, the term “gingerbread” originally referred to preserved ginger, later referring to a confection made up of honey and spices. While most are familiar with the gingerbread house at Christmas, you might also want to try some delicious gingerbread bread, cake, bars, biscuit and cookie recipes that are perfect any time of the year.
• “Moonshine Day”, Moonshine, white lightning, mountain dew, hooch, or Tennessee white whiskey is a high-proof distilled spirit, generally produced illicitly. The word is believed to come from the term “moonrakers” used for early English smugglers and the clandestine nature of their operations.
• “Apple II Day”, celebrating this day in 1977 when the Apple II computer was released. A hulking beige mammoth with 4KB of RAM (upgradeable to a whopping 48KB), the Apple II was the computer that defined Apple for a generation. At $1,298, it cost the equivalent of 3 iPads today — even though it seemed a total bargain at the time.
• Attitude Day”. Attitudes are contagious … is yours worth catching? Today, we appreciate those whose attitude makes those around them happy. (It’s our attitude at the beginning of a difficult task which, more than anything else, will affect its successful outcome.)
SUNDAY-
• “D-Day”, the 77th anniversary of 1944’s “Operation Overlord” invasion of Europe by Allied Expeditionary Forces during WW2. Before dawn, over 2,700 ships of every description converged on Normandy, carrying 2 million tons of war materials and 155,000 troops. The password for the operation: ‘Mickey Mouse’.
• “Drive-in Movie Day”, commemorating the opening of the first ‘drive-in’ 88 years ago (1933) in Camden, NJ. It cost 25 cents per person or a buck-a-car to see “Wife Beware”.
• “Gardening Exercise Day”, a day to get out and workout with your plants. Don’t laugh… if you’ve ever helped a gardener for an afternoon, you know what hard work it is.
• “Atheists Pride Day”, promoting the civil rights of atheists, the separation of state and church, and devoted to providing information about atheism.
• “Yo-Yo Day”, observed on the birth anniversary of Donald Duncan (1892-1971), the businessman who first mass-marketed the wildly popular invention in the West during the 1930s. According to legend, the yo-yo was invented in the Philippines centuries ago … as a weapon.
TODAY IN HISTORY . . .
1989 [32] The Tiananmen Square Massacre occurs: Chinese troops clear the square of student protesters, unofficial figures place death toll near 1,000
THIS DAY IN SHOW BIZ . . .
2004 [17] “Harry Potter & The Prisoner of Azkaban” opens in movie theaters (goes on to earn almost $800 million worldwide)
TODAY’S MUSIC EVENTS . . .
2012 [09] Queen Elizabeth II’s “Diamond Jubilee Concert” (60th anniversary on the throne) is held outside Buckingham Palace. Performers include Annie Lennox, Ed Sheeran, Elton John, Jessie J, Kylie Minogue, Paul McCartney, Robbie Williams and Tom Jones
2017 [04] Ariana Grande hosts the “One Love Manchester” benefit concert to honor victims of the terrorist bombing at her May 22 concert at Manchester Arena, which killed 22 people. The show, at the Old Trafford Cricket Ground, about 3 miles from the arena, also features Coldplay, Miley Cyrus, Justin Bieber, and Katy Perry
TODAY’S FIRST . . .
2011 [10] China’s Li Na becomes the first Asian tennis player to win a major tournament, the French Open women’s title
TODAY’S RECORD . . .
1988 [33] The world record for ‘Hacky Sack’ (foot bag) is set at 48,825 consecutive kicks (currently stands at 63,326 (1997)
BULL’S BITS
BS WHACK FACTS:
✓ Jellyfish are considered biologically immortal. They don’t age and do not die unless they are killed.
✓ There are no ants in Iceland, Antarctica, and Greenland.
✓ Cranes are built using cranes.
✓ When the computer mouse was invented, it was called the “X-Y Position Indicator for a Display System.”
✓ It’s the skin of plums and prunes, not the fruit, that provides the laxative effect.
✓ Kiss means “pee” in Swedish.
-BathroomReadersInstitute, RandomWordGenerator
Best of BS . . .
BS LAWS OF GOLFING:
• No matter how bad your last shot was, the worst is yet to come.
• Your best round of golf will be followed almost immediately by your worst round ever.
• Brand new golf balls are water-magnetic.
• The higher a golfer’s handicap, the more qualified he deems himself as an instructor.
• Every par-3 hole in the world has a secret desire to humiliate golfers.
• Golf carts always run out of juice at the farthest point from the clubhouse.
• All 3-woods are demon-possessed.
• The person you would most hate to lose to will always be the one who beats you.
• The last 3 holes of a round will automatically adjust your score to what it really should be.
• Golf should be given up at least twice per month.
-Adapted from FunnyLists, first published in BS in 2015
TODAY’S SCOOP OF BS:
➠ Scientists once claimed that it takes only 0.2 seconds to fall in love. (“Challenge Accepted!” …uttered a Kardashian.)
➠ A report says global warming could be drastically slowed if we all worked less. (Does this mean Prince Charles is the “Greenest” person on earth?)
➠ Video games can help relieve pain, improve your eyesight and even help you battle depression, says a report. (That’s odd, all those same symptoms disappeared for me when I kicked my video-gamer stepson out of the basement…)
➠ A study has found that some bottles labeled as pomegranate juice may not be real pomegranate juice. (But the smugness you feel from drinking $30 juice? All real, baby. All real.)
➠ A 2-year-old with an IQ of 146 has joined Mensa. (I set the laundry room on fire, flushed a ‘G.I. Joe’ down the toilet, and crapped in Nanna’s shoe. I was 3!)
BS WEB GOODIE:
Story of my life: https://tinyurl.com/2b9846jj
BS PHONE STARTER:
How can someone earn a ‘gold star’ with you?
BS RANDOM JOKE:
Things people say: “It’s Friday!” Things self-employed people say: “It’s Friday?”
BS WATER COOLER QUESTION:
Question: A survey of 18-24-year-olds found that 26% of them have no idea how to do THIS. What is it?
Answer: Boil an egg
BS DEEP THOUGHT:
Who is the happiest of men? He who values the merits of others, and in their pleasure takes joy, as though it were his own.
