Monday, March 18, 2019 Edition: #6415
Either Sheet or Get Off the Air!
BS SHOW BIZ BUZZ:
★ John Stamos is taking his love for Nick Jonas to a whole new level! The “Fuller House” star seems to have gotten some fresh ink…of the Jonas brother’s face on his forearm. Stamos shared a picture taken during the tattooing process on Friday, writing, “#jobrosforlife. Besides the tattoo artist, he also had a professional camera man by his side, so it’s safe to say this is most likely a prank. Stamos and Nick have been going back and forth trying to one-up each other for a while now. The singer started it when he wore a John Stamos t-shirt. The actor followed up with a pillow of the Jo Bros. face.
-TheBlast
★ Mama June was arrested last week after a domestic incident with her boyfriend that landed both of them in jail. Alabama police got a call that 2 people were in a confrontation and when they arrived, they saw enough to arrest Geno Doak for domestic violence/harassment, felony possession of a controlled substance and drug paraphernalia. Mama June was cuffed for felony possession of a controlled substance and drug paraphernalia. According to a report, she was found with a glass pipe with white residue and a green pill bottle containing a white controlled substance. The report says that June indicated that the white substance was crack cocaine.
-TMZ
★ Just after Hallmark Channel cut ties with Lori Loughlin, it looks like she is out of Netflix’s “Fuller House” as well. The show will air its fifth and final season on Netflix in the fall, and sources say that there are no current plans for her to return. Loughlin and her husband were among 50 people indicted in the nationwide college admissions bribery case last week. She has had a recurring part on Fuller House, reprising her role from the 1987-95 ABC sitcom “Full House”. Sunday’s episode of Hallmark’s “When Calls the Heart”, was pulled from the schedule. Hallmark says it’s “evaluating all creative options” regarding the show’s future.
-MSN
★ Disney is taking back James Gunn, the creative force behind its “Guardians of the Galaxy” movie franchise, reversing its contentious decision in July to fire the filmmaker for offensive jokes he wrote on Twitter several years ago. It is unclear to what degree Disney was influenced by blowback from “Guardians” fans over Gunn’s ouster, but Hundreds of thousands of people signed a Change.org petition asking Disney to reconsider. At the time of his firing, “Guardians” cast members condemned the decision as an overreaction to the “mob mentality” of the internet.
-MSN
★ Netflix is cancelling “One Day at a Time” after three seasons. In a statement, the streaming service’s chief content officer called it “disappointing” that more viewers didn’t discover the sitcom, which was among the few TV series with Latinos as the lead characters. Justina Machado played a single Cuban-American mom, with Rita Moreno as her mother. A tweet on a Netflix company account said not enough people watched to justify renewing it. It was a reboot of the original “One Day at a Time,” which aired from 1975-84 with stars Valerie Bertinelli and Bonnie Franklin.
-Canoe
TODAY’S SHOW BIZ SKED:
• “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (ABC/Global): Mandy Moore, Antoni Porowski, Jonathan Van Ness, Karamo Brown, Tan France, Dean Lewis
• “The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon” (NBC/CTV): Jordan Peele, Malcolm Gladwell, Marlon du Toit, Sharon Van Etten
• “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” (CBS/Global): Lupita Nyong’o, Vicky Ward, Karen O & Danger Mouse
• “Late Night with Seth Meyers” (NBC/CTV): Oscar Isaac, Winston Duke, Emily King
• ” The Late Late Show with James Corden” (CBS/CTV): Adam Scott, Taron Egerton, Miles Kane
• “Conan” (TBS): Ray Romano
• “Watch What Happens Live” (Bravo): Lindsay Hubbard, James Kennedy
• “The Talk” (CBS): Kristin Chenoweth
• “Live with Kelly and Ryan” (ABC/CTV): Chris Meloni, Robin Givens
• “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” (NBC/CTV): Rob Lowe, Tig Notaro, Jason Sudeikis, Olivia Wilde, Hannah Brown
• “American Idol” (ABC): Auditions continue in Los Angeles, New York, Louisville and Denver.
• “The Voice” (NBC): The Blind Auditions , Part 6
• “The Fix” (ABC): Series premiere: Maya Travis, an L.A. district attorney, suffers a devastating defeat after prosecuting an A-list movie star for double murder. With her high-profile career derailed, she flees for a quieter life in rural Washington.
BS MUSIC NOTES:
• Katy Perry – has raised some eyebrows by revealing she is open to the possibility of collaborating with former rival Taylor Swift. The duo reportedly fell out after three backing dancers left a Swift tour early to join Perry on the road in 2014. Last year, Perry mailed Swift a literal olive branch to commemorate the opening night of her “Reputation” tour.
• Soulja Boy — has been released from jail following his arrest after police allegedly found ammunition in his home while he is on probation. Police had searched his house following allegations from a woman that he had held her hostage in his garage.
• Michael Jackson — The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis has removed three Michael Jackson items following the airing of the “Finding Neverland” documentary. A fedora and glove Jackson wore onstage and a Jackson poster are no longer on display. The museum’s director of collections says he wants items on display to tell stories of “people of high character.”
• U2 – want to rent four mansions at up to $10,000 per night for use during their upcoming Sydney, Australia shows, but they’re having trouble finding them. Each band member is seeking their own palatial pad for their stay in the city, but a source says that “finding huge properties for the stars and their families is proving impossible, there just isn’t that many of them available.”
• Mötley Crüe – Guitarist Mick Mars is looking for “Beatles-type” singers for his long-awaited debut solo release. Quote: “The three guys sang all these harmonies, and you could have John [Lennon] sing on a song, or Ringo [Starr], or whoever…that kind of a thing is kind of what I’m going for.”
• Alice In Chains — have released episodes one and two of a 90-minute film, “Black Antenna,” based on their “Rainer Fog” album. There will be a total of 10 episodes available on YouTube.
• The Tragically Hip — A Gord Downie tribute sculpture has been unveiled at Halifax City Hall, in a room that aims to foster conversations about Indigenous history and reconciliation. It’s the brainchild of Assembly of First Nations regional Chief Morley Googoo, who worked with Downie to make it a reality before his 2017 death.
• Eric Church – has added 13 shows to “Double Down” tour. He has announced shows in eight new cities, including Philadelphia, Washington D.C., Calgary, Sacramento and more, running through November 23rd. Pre-sales for most start tomorrow.
• Darius Rucker – revealed in an Instagram post that he is working on something with Ed Sheeran. No details yet, but Sheeran has dabbled in country music in the past, including co-writing ‘The Rest of Our Life’, which became a hit for Tim McGraw and Faith Hill.
OMLETTIN’ THEM GO:
I’m afraid the egg pendulum has shifted back to the “bad” position. After some recent positive studies about the health effects of egg consumption, comes the latest: People who eat three or four eggs a week have a higher risk of both heart disease and early death. The culprit? Cholesterol. Study lead Victor Zhong of Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, wrote that “Eggs, especially the yolk, are a major source of dietary cholesterol.” It was found that consuming an additional 300 milligrams of dietary cholesterol per day was associated with a 3.2% higher risk of heart disease and a 4.4% higher risk of early death over a period of 17.5 years. A single large egg contains about 186mg of cholesterol. Zhong pointed out that while that only represents a “modest” relationship between eggs and the risk of cardiovascular disease, the results should be considered in the development of dietary guidelines.
(Oh, well…back to Easter Crème Eggs!)
(I’ve got be honest. If I’m eating eggs, I’m much more worried about the 4 strips of bacon and the six sausage links that I’m eating along with them!)
(My Grandad the farmer just rolled over in his grave. Oh. Now I get it…)
-CNN, MNN
A WOLF IN DOG’S CLOTHING:
Why is it that dogs make such darn great pets? It is because of the “wolf within”, according to new research. The study, published last week in “Scientific Reports”, found that dogs work well with humans due to specific characteristics that they share with wolves. They tested a group of gray wolves and a group of mixed-breed dogs to compare how they worked with humans to complete a string-pulling task. What they found was that both the dogs and the wolves were able to collaborate with the people, but the wolves were more likely to initiate, while the dogs only followed human’s actions. The researchers say that shows that dogs did not develop their cooperative abilities through domestication, but that they are naturally cooperative from their wolf-roots. It is possible that as dogs were domesticated, the more submissive dogs were used for breeding, which is why they tend to follow our human lead today.
(Then please explain to me the lack of cooperativeness I experience when I’m trying to drag my Rover from the car into the vet!)
(Did they offer up “treaties” to the wolves too?)
(…and exactly what is the going rate of pay these days for someone to participate in a “collaborative string-pulling task” with a stinkin’ wolf??!!??)
-NYPost
“JEOPARDY!” QUESTIONS ABOUT SCIENCE THAT STUMPED ALL THREE CONTESTANTS:
1. Riding shotgun on the kidneys, these glands weigh barely 5 grams each, but produce vital hormones.
A: What are the adrenal glands?
2. A stunning 330-carat star sapphire called the “Star of” this continent is on display at the Smithsonian.
A: Asia
3. Around 1917 Northam Warren of Cutex created the first commercial version of this colorful cosmetic product.
A: Nail polish
4. Your baroreceptors are sensory devices that keep this steady.
A: Blood pressure
5. Betelgeuse! Betelgeuse! Betelgeuse!: In this constellation.
A: Orion
6. Consult a galvanometer to measure amperes of this.
A: Electrical current
7. Before videotape, TV shows were preserved via this process, filming directly from a TV monitor.
A: Kinescope
8. As opposed to a dimmer switch, a simple two-setting light switch has this 6-letter name.
A: Toggle
9: The symbol for this element precedes “Better Blues” in the title of a Spike Lee film.
A: Molybdenum
10. This endocrine gland controls the rate at which cells burn food & produce energy.
A: Thyroid gland
(Remember to phrase your answer in the form of a question!)
-Curiosity
DID YOU KNOW?
Contrary to the often-repeated urban legend, an expert from the University of Melbourne says that cockroaches would not survive a nuclear apocalypse. Although roaches would survive longer than humans, some ants, which dig nests deep into the ground would be more likely to survive than cockroaches.
-Cockroaches
BS CHRONOMETER 03.18.19
TODAY’S CELEBIRTHDAYS . . .
1959 [60] Irene Cara (Escalara), The Bronx NY, pop singer (‘Fame’, ‘Flashdance…What A Feeling’)
1963 [56] Vanessa Williams, Millwood NY, TV actress (“Ugly Betty” 2006-10, “Desperate Housewives” 2010-12)/first African-American woman to earn the title of Miss America, in 1984
1966 [53] Jerry Cantrell, Tacoma WA, alt-rock guitarist-vocalist (Alice in Chains-‘Check My Brain’, ‘Rooster’)
1970 [49] Queen Latifah (Dana Owens), Newark NJ, movie actress (“Chicago”, “Hairspray”)/TV host “The Queen Latifah Show” 2013-15)/hip hop-jazz-pop singer (“UNITY”)
1972 [47] Dane Cook, Cambridge MA, comedian/movie actor (“Good Luck Chuck”, “Employee of the Month”)
1974 [45] Philip Sweet, Pocahontas AR, country singer (Little Big Town-‘Pontoon’, ‘Girl Crush’)
1979 [40] Adam Levine, LA CA, pop singer (Maroon 5-‘Moves Like Jagger’, ft. Cardi B-‘Girls Like You’)/TV personality (“The Voice” since 2011)
1989 [30] Lily Collins, Guildford UK, movie actress (“Mirror, Mirror”, “The Blind Side”)/daughter of singer Phil Collins. COMING UP…”Tolkien”, 2019
TODAY’S BS REASONS TO PARTY . . .
• “Awkward Moments Day”, a day to celebrate the humor in life’s uncomfortable and embarrassing situations … which we normally fail to see until years later.
• “Biodiesel Day”, in honor of the clean-burning fuel that can be used in any diesel engine with no conversion whatsoever. It is derived from 100% renewable resources like soybeans, canola, mustard seed, even recycled cooking oil. The day is celebrated on the anniversary of the 1858 birth of Rudolph Diesel, the German inventor of the diesel engine.
• “Forgive Mom & Dad Day”. No matter how lousy they were as parents, it’s time to let it go and get on with your life.
• “Act Happy Day”, observed annually on the 3rd Monday of March, a creation of the optimistic ‘Secret Society of Happy People’ (Those miserable wretches!)
• “Sloppy Joe Day”, America’s all-time favorite hot sandwich, it is often made with ground beef, onions, tomato sauce, brown sugar, cola or maple syrup to sweeten it and seasonings to spice it, all served up on a hamburger bun or roll.
COMING UP . . .
[Tues] Let’s Laugh Day
[Tues] Client’s Day
[Wed] Alien Abduction Day
[Wed] The First Day of Spring
This Week Is…National Fix a Leak Week
This Month Is…National Peanut Month
THIS DAY IN SHOW BIZ . . .
2008 [11] Oscar-winning director Anthony Minghella (“The English Patient”, “Cold Mountain”) dies at age 54 in a London hospital, a week after undergoing surgery to treat tonsil cancer
2009 [10] 45-year-old English actress Natasha Richardson (Mrs. Liam Neeson) dies in NYC following a head injury suffered 2 days earlier during a ski lesson at Mont Tremblant, Québec
TODAY’S MUSIC EVENTS . . .
2017 [02] Rock pioneer Chuck Berry dies at age 90
2013 [06] 66-year-old David Bowie’s first album in a decade, “The Next Day”, becomes the fastest-seller of the year in the UK, hitting #1 in its first week of release
TODAY’S FIRST . . .
2001 [18] Indiana Pacers’ Reggie Miller becomes the 1st NBA player to make 2,000 career 3-pointers after hitting 4 of them vs Sacramento (finishes career with a record 2,560)
TODAY’S RECORD . . .
1981 [38] Buffalo Sabres set an NHL record of 9 goals in 1 period (vs Toronto Maple Leafs)
BULL’S BITS
BS WACK FACTS:
✓ Oreo cookies have a 71% to 29% cookie-to-cream ratio.
✓ Drinking wine before a meal can make you eat 25% more.
✓ The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously decided that tomatoes were vegetables.
✓ Bumblebees can fly higher than Mount Everest.
✓ In 2012, the world’s first lab-grown burger cost $325,000. By 2015, a lab-grown burger only cost $11.36.
✓ In 2012, a cat named Orlando beat top investment bankers in a year long investment competition, which he chose by throwing his favorite mouse toy at a grid to select companies to invest in.
-WhattheFFacts
BS SELF-HELP BOOKS THAT DIDN’T SELL:
• “If at First You Don’t Succeed, Lower Your Standards”
• “Overcoming Your Superstitions in 13 Easy Steps”
• “How to Stop Shoplifting Books”
• “How to Run From Your Problems and Avoid Responsibilities”
• “Garfunkel’s Guide to Being the Popular One”
• “You Got the Wrong Self Help Book: Can’t You Do Anything Right?”
• “Counting to 10 in 10 Easy Steps”
• “Gain That Last 10 Pounds…Easily!”
• “Improving You’re Grammar”
• “Have You Considered Just Giving Up?”
-Twitter
Best of BS . . .
BS SIGNS IT’S SPRINGTIME AT THE OFFICE:
• The temperature is changing from suffocating all Winter to freezing all Summer.
• The mold in the leftover pizza box in the coffee room is in full bloom.
• Caffeine intake has increased to cope with longer days.
• The boss has had a Spring tune-up on his comb-over.
• The IT geek’s skin color is changing from translucent with a tinge of blue to pasty white.
• Street vendors out front have finally changed the hot dog water.
• More than usual, people are mating in the mail room.
-First published in ‘BS’ in 2016
BS RANDOM JOKE:
I have lots of hidden talents. The problem is, even I can’t find them.
BS PHONE STARTER:
What’s your biggest ‘driving’ pet peeve?
BS WATER COOLER QUESTION:
Question: 67% of men say they have done this special favor for their lady. What is it?
Answer: Washed her car.
BS DEEP THOUGHT:
Find something that you would die for. And live for it.
