Friday, June 14, 2019 – Edition: #6473
100% Grade A Bull!
BS SHOW BIZ BUZZ:
★ John Krasinski’s Stanley Cup trolling of Jenna Fischer deserves it’s own trophy. “The Office” stars’ online feud over which of their teams would win the National Hockey League title came to a hilarious head when Bruins fan Krasinski (who played Jim Halpert) and Blues’ supporter Fischer (aka Pam Beesly) delivered what was undoubtedly the killer blow during Wednesday’s game 7 deciding game — containing a cameo from David Denman, who played Pam’s ex-fiancé Roy in the show. She did have the last laugh, though, with her team’s victory.
-HuffingtonPost
★ Following the release of HBO’s limited series “Chernobyl”, a renewed interest in the 1986 nuclear disaster has prompted a wave of Instagram influencers to flock to or near the Chernobyl exclusion zone. Sergiy Ivanchuk, director of SoloEast tours, says that since the show began streaming in May, the company has seen a 30 percent spike in business. A quick scan of location tags on Instagram shows dozens of influencers posing in the ruins of the abandoned city located near the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. Twitter user Bruno Zupan even collected a handful of the images showing influencers standing half-nude in the ghost town and posing next to a long-abandoned bus.
-Popculture
★ Netflix has renewed its docuseries, “Dogs” for a second season. The series celebrates the emotional bond formed between dogs and humans. Production has not yet begun on the new season, so fans can still submit their own dog’s story for a chance to be featured in the second season. You can do that by sharing on social using the tag @netflixdogs with #netflixdogstory on Instagram or Twitter.
(Are they looking to do a story on a champion “dinnertime drooler”?
-TheWrap
★ Comedian Dave Chappelle will be making his Broadway debut this summer. “Dave Chappelle Live on Broadway” will feature five shows between July 9-13 at the Lunt-Fontanne Theater. It’s unclear if Chappelle is performing a more traditional stand-up set or if he will mix it up with a different kind of one-man show.
-TheWrap
TODAY’S SHOW BIZ SKED:
• “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (ABC/Global): Will Arnett, Ali Wong, King Calaway (R)
• “The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon” (NBC/CTV): Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, Noah Schnapp, Sadie Sink, Ramy Youssef, Ivan Orkin
• “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” (CBS/Global): Aubrey Plaza, Dan Abrams
• “Late Night with Seth Meyers” (NBC/CTV): Aidy Bryant, John Waters, Sen. Michael Bennet, Johnny Radelat (R)
• “The Late Late Show with James Corden” (CBS/CTV): Dr. Phil McGraw, Timothy Simons, Ashley Tisdale (R)
• “The View” (ABC/CTV): Kevin Bacon
• “The Talk” (CBS): Jennifer Aniston, guest co-host Vanessa Williams
• “Live with Kelly and Ryan” (ABC/CTV): Bill Pullman, Kate Gilman Williams, Debi Mazar,
guest co-host Robin Givens
• “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” (NBC/CTV): Kumail Nanjiani, Jake Gyllenhaal, Gary Clark Jr.
• “Los Espookys” (HBO): Fred Armisen’s latest comedy series is a (mostly) Spanish-language show with a group of friends who “turn their love for horror into a peculiar business” in a stranger, alternate version of present-day Mexico City
• “Kevin Hart Presents: Hart of the City” (COMEDY): Season 3 premiere
SATURDAY-
• “Love, Take Two” (HALLMARK): When Lily moved to Los Angeles to be a writer, she never thought 10 years later she would be an all-star producer of a wedding reality show. Then she returns to her college town to film three new couples planning their weddings in just two weeks.
SUNDAY-
• “Euphoria” (HBO): Series premiere. Rue is a teenage girl who experiences, along with her high school classmates, the ups and downs of love and friendship in a world of drugs, sex, violence and social networks.
• “The Good Fight” (CBS): “The Good Wife” spin-off begins with a large financial scam destroying a young lawyer and wiping out her mentor Diane Lockhart’s savings. The two then join Lucca Quinn at one of Chicago’s pre-eminent law firms.
• “NBA Final” (CHECK LOCAL LISTINGS): Golden State Warriors at Toronto Raptors (IF NECESSARY)
BS MUSIC NOTES:
• Ariana Grande — reportedly donated proceeds from her sold-out Atlanta concert on Saturday to Planned Parenthood. That comes after Georgia became one of the U.S. states to pass the “fetal heartbeat” abortion law, which has led to many questioning whether artists and entertainment companies should shoot and perform in the state, and many already pulling the plug.
• Rihanna – When writer Heben Nigatu tweeted an excerpt from Rihanna’s recent interview in “Interview Magazine”, President Trump’s account “liked” the tweet. He has only ever liked eight tweets on his account, the last one being in 2017.
• Mary J. Blige — will be honored with the Lifetime Achievement award at the 2019 BET Awards. The BETs will air live on June 23 from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
• Madonna – is reportedly “devastated” that her upcoming Madame X tour isn’t selling out in seconds like her shows once did. She has scaled back to smaller venues this time, yet there are hundreds of seats still available for the first shows the tour, which kicks off September 12 at the Howard Gilman Opera House in Brooklyn, New York.
• Randy Bachman and Burton Cummings – The Guess Who vets are set to reunite at Casa Loma in Toronto on July 18. “Music Under the City Stars” will support Canada’s Walk of Fame and its Foundation which develops emerging talent in arts and entertainment, sports, technology, business, and philanthropy. Their last performance together was in 2009.
• Nick Gilder – His 1978 #1 hit ‘Hot Child in the City’ will be inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame at a ceremony in Vancouver on Tuesday. The song was written by Gilder and James McCulloch, after leaving the glam-rock band Sweeney Todd.
• Steve Miller — will release a 52-song box set on Oct. 11. “Welcome to the Vault” will include 38 previously unreleased recordings, a DVD with 21 live performances, including a pair of songs recorded at 1967’s legendary Monterey Pop Festival, a 100-page hardcover book of photos from Miller’s collection and a 9,000-word essay by David Fricke.
• Brett Eldredge – Since opening up about his lifelong struggle with anxiety and taking a break from social media, he says it has allowed him to be more actively present in his life. He says that the change, has helped both his mental health and his new music. Of the new songs he’s been working on, he says: I’ve been getting just a kind of freedom of reaching out a little farther and giving myself permission to not, under any circumstances, do anything other than what I love to do.”
• Keith Urban – has announced another “Graffiti U Tour”, which will feature all new lighting and production. Urban says he is “always looking for something a bit different when I go to see a show, especially when I see someone more than once…So I decided to change it up for the summer – have some fun and do something a bit different.” The 13-show run begins June 22 in Chicago.
TODAY’S MOVIE OPENINGS:
• “Men In Black International” (PG-13, Action/Comedy): The Men in Black have always protected the Earth from the scum of the universe. In this new adventure, they tackle their biggest threat to date: a mole in the Men in Black organization. (Tessa Thompson, Chris Hemsworth)
• “Shaft” (R-Rated, Action/Adventure): John Shaft Jr., a cyber security expert with a degree from MIT, enlists his family’s help to uncover the truth behind his best friend’s untimely death. (Alexandra Shipp, Samuel L. Jackson)
• “The Dead Don’t Die” (R-Rated, Comedy/Horror): The peaceful town of Centerville finds itself battling a zombie horde as the dead start rising from their graves. (Bill Murray, Adam Driver)
• “American Woman” (R-Rated, Drama): A woman’s teen daughter goes missing and she is left to raise her infant grandson alone. (Christina Hendricks, Aaron Paul)
• “Hampstead” (PG-13, Comedy/Drama): A widow finds unexpected love with a man living wild on Hampstead Heath when they take on the developers who want to destroy his home. (Diane Keaton, Hugh Skinner)
OVERSHARE:
For some, Facebook is pretty much a full-time job. Between all the posting and sharing they do, plus all the mindless scrolling, you’d guess that they are on there all day. And maybe those are the kind of people they are looking for, because Facebook says that now they are willing to pay people to use the social media platform. That’s right, Facebook will pay users to share information with the company about which apps they’re using. If that sounds familiar, Facebook has tried something like this before, and shut it down due to concerns about privacy. Facebook is not saying how much it will pay participants to share their information.
(But seeing how many users basically put everything out there anyway…!)
(So, after multiple Facebook data breaches over the past few years, now they say they are willing to pay you to share whatever information hasn’t already been shared?)
(How much do you suppose Zuckerberg would charge to share HIS information?)
-AP
NEWS OF THE WEIRD:
➢ A computer programmer in China caused a stir on social media recently after revealing that he had created a custom chatbot to answer his girlfriend’s texts 24/7. Li Kaixiang said that he was often too busy at work to answer his girlfriend’s frequent texts, but he also didn’t want to hurt her feelings by ignoring her, so he came up with the idea to create a chatbot to answer and send messages on his behalf. On the first day that the chatbot went online, it exchanged about 300 texts with his girlfriend.
(Which pretty much explains why he created it in the first place!)
➢ A great-grandfather from England was so obsessed with Burger King that his dying wish was to be buried with a bacon double cheeseburger. So that’s just what happened. The hearse carrying Leonard Durkin made a pit stop at the restaurant in Leeds on the way to his funeral, rolling into the drive-thru, where the driver placed his order, then placed the bacon-double cheeseburger on top of Durkin’s casket, and buried it with him. The 71-year-old had died of – what else – heart problems.
(Talk about “ground” beef!)
-OddityCentral, NYPost
DID YOU KNOW?
The big difference between “Mother’s Day” and “Father’s Day” cards? Humor! A survey of greeting cards shows only about 15% of Mom’s Day greetings are funny, while the majority of Dad’s Day cards feature some form of humor.
– “Social Studies”
BS CHRONOMETER 06.14.19
TODAY’S CELEBIRTHDAYS . . .
1946 [73] Donald Trump, NYC, 45th US President/former TV reality show host (“Celebrity Apprentice” 2004-15)/real estate billionaire (Trump Tower)/author (“The Art Of the Deal”)
1961 [58] Boy George (George Alan O’Dowd), London, England, pop singer (Culture Club – ‘Karma Chameleon’, ‘Do You Really Want to Hurt Me?’)
1968 [51] Yasmine Bleeth, New York, NY, TV actress (“Baywatch” 1993-97, “One Life To Live” 1991-93)
1989 [30] Lucy Hale, Memphis TN, TV actress (‘Aria Montgomery’ on “Pretty Little Liars” 2010-17) COMING UP…”Fantasy Island”, 2020
1992 [27] Daryl Sabara, Torrance CA, movie actor (“Spy Kids” franchise, “The Polar Express”) married to pop singer Meghan Trainor
SATURDAY- Jim Belushi (“According to Jim”) is 65; Helen Hunt (“Twister”) is 56; Courteney Cox (“Friends”) is 55; Ice Cube (N.W.A.) is 50; Leah Remini (“The King of Queens”) is 49; Neil Patrick Harris (“How I Met Your Mother”) is 46
SUNDAY- Pro golfer Phil Mickelson is 49; John Cho (“Harold & Kumar”) is 47; Daniel Bruhl (“Inglourious Basterds”) is 41; Missy Peregyrm (“Rookie Blue”) is 37
TODAY’S BS REASONS TO PARTY . . .
• “Bourbon Day”, a day to raise a glass of the sweetened amber spirit to celebrate the splendor of this great American whiskey. Most recipes use about 70% corn, which gives it its nickname of ‘corn whiskey’. Although the origin of the name ‘bourbon’ is unclear, contenders include Bourbon County in Kentucky and Bourbon Street in New Orleans.
• “Family History Day”, a day to ‘share the folklore, legends and myths of your family tree’.
(This message brought to you by ancestory.com)
• “Strawberry Shortcake Day”, either on a shortcake biscuit or on a sponge cake, strawberry shortcake is an easy and delicious summertime dessert.
• “World Blood Donor Day”, dedicated to thanking and celebrating voluntary blood donors around-the-globe. It occurs on the birthday of Karl Landsteiner, who created the ABO blood group system, which is still used today.
• “American Flag Day”, commemorating John Adams’ 1777 recommendation to Congress that the ‘Stars & Stripes’ be adopted as America’s flag.
• “Pop Goes the Weasel Day”, celebrating the rhyme we’ve known since childhood and the tune that sticks in our heads every time we hear it played on an ice cream truck….(the definition of anticipation? The look on a kid’s face while hearing that song and winding up a Jack in the Box)
SATURDAY-
• “Global Wind Day”, a day for promoting wind, its power, and the possibilities it holds to change our world. (Keep your ‘wind’ jokes to yourself!)
• “Lobster Day”. In the past 100 years lobsters have gone from being ‘peasant food’ to a delicacy. There are many ways to enjoy lobster, but the most popular cooking methods are boiling, baking, steaming, and grilling.
• “Nature Photography Day”, started in 2005 by the North American Photography Association to salute a favorite hobby of camera buffs. (There is a big difference between photographing someone in ‘nature’ and ‘au naturel’. Be careful.)
• “Smile Power Day”, recognizing the 2nd-best thing you can do with your lips. (After whistling.)
• “World Elder Abuse Awareness Day”, we’re encouraged to show the world we care about ending elder abuse and neglect by wearing something purple.
• “Flip Flop Day”, people have been wearing flip-flops for thousands of years, with the earliest wearers being the Ancient Egyptians in 4000BC. Flip-flops got their name because of the slapping sound they make against the ground when you walk in them.
SUNDAY-
• “Father’s Day”, celebrated on the 3rd Sunday in June in about 90 countries worldwide as a day to honor Dad and appreciate all he does. Most other countries celebrate a day for dad at other times in the year. The first observance of a “Father’s Day” was held on July 5, 1908, in a church in Fairmont, West Virginia
• “Fresh Veggies Day”, urging us to eat healthy by including fresh veggies with every meal and snack. Better still, be a vegetarian for a day. Your body will like it.
• “Fudge Day”, celebrating the ooey-gooey treat that can be inhaled warm or cold. Fudge is said to be a result of the late-night cravings of Vassar College girls in the early 20th century.
• “International Day of the African Child”, initiated by the Organization of African Unity in 1991. It honors those who participated in the Soweto Uprising on this date in 1976. In South Africa, it’s celebrated as “Youth Day”.
THIS DAY IN SHOW BIZ . . .
1976 [43] “The Gong Show”, hosted by Chuck Barris, makes its TV premiere
TODAY’S MUSIC EVENTS . . .
2002 [17] (Sir) Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones is knighted by Prince Charles. (According to the British Press, The Queen avoided personally giving Sir Mick Jagger his knighthood because she thought he was an inappropriate candidate. She scheduled knee surgery for the day before the honors were to be handed out.)
2017 [02] The National Music Publishers Association gives Yoko Ono the Centennial Award for song of the century and adds her name to the songwriting credits of the winning song, ‘Imagine’. Lennon originally took sole credit, but later admitted he got the idea from Ono
TODAY’S FIRST . . .
2012 [07] Swedish doctors perform the world’s 1st stem cell-assisted vein transplant on a 10-year-old girl
TODAY IN SPORTS…
1994 [25] The New York Rangers win the Stanley Cup for the first time in 54 years by defeating the Vancouver Canucks 4 games to 3.
BULL’S BITS
BS WHACK FACTS:
✓ A bolt of lightning is 5 times hotter than the surface of the sun.
✓ Many North American children are picking up British accents from watching the animated TV show “Peppa Pig.”
✓ The creator of Legos made a policy of no military sets because he didn’t want war to seem like child’s play.
✓ Michelangelo wrote a poem about how much he hated painting the Sistine Chapel.
✓ A study found that people now have a shorter attention span than the apparent 8-second attention span of goldfish.
✓ Instead of “Once upon a time,” many Korean folktales begin with: “Back when tigers used to smoke…”
-WhattheFFacts, Reader’sDigest
BEST OF BS:
BS REASONS YOU WEREN’T NAMED ‘FATHER OF THE YEAR’:
• You once lost 2 of your kids in a poker game.
• You caught your son on an adult website and thought a good punishment would be to take him to a strip club all day so he’d get sick of looking at naked women.
• You’re always teaching the kids new things, like how to throw a fake seizure in the liquor store so you can pocket a couple 40’s.
• You never, ever hug your daughter — thanks to the plexiglass between you.
• The only reason you like to take your son out for a walk in the stroller is because he’s a chick magnet.
• (***Caution***) When your daughter gets an ‘A’ in sex ed, you say, “I learned you real good, girl.”
-First published in ‘BS’ in 2001
SHEET YOUR DAD SAYS:
• “Now you listen to ME, Buster!”
• “You call that a haircut?”
• “This will hurt me a lot more than it hurts you.”
• “I’ll tell you why. Because I said so. THAT’S why.”
• “What’s so funny? Wipe that smile off your face.”
• “If your friend jumped off a bridge would you do it too?”
• “You’re gonna like it, whether you like it or not!”
• “Don’t look at me in that tone of voice!”
• “Go ask your mother.”
-First published in ‘BS’ in 2012
BS PHONE STARTER:
What is the best piece of advice you ever got from dear old Dad?
BS RANDOM JOKE:
If you ever want to torture my dad, tie him up, then right in front of him, refold a map incorrectly.
BS WATER COOLER QUESTION:
Question: 25% of men say they turned into their father when they began doing THIS. What is it?
Answer: Dancing badly at parties and family gatherings
BS DEEP THOUGHT:
It is admirable for a man to take his son fishing, but there is a special place in heaven for the father who takes his daughter shopping.
