Thursday, March 12, 2020 Edition: #6653
We’ve Got Our Sheet Together!
BS SHOW BIZ BUZZ:
★ Corey Feldman promised that in showing his new documentary, “everyone on the planet will know who raped Corey Haim.” And while the release of “(My) Truth: The Rape of Two Coreys” on his website was marred with technical difficulties, with Feldman claiming it had been hacked, those at a Los Angeles premiere saw the film in its entirety. According to a journalist who attended the screening, Feldman makes the shocking claim in the doc that Charlie Sheen sexually abused his friend Corey Haim in the 1980s. Feldman does not claim that Sheen raped him, but previously stated that he “was raped emotionally. I was molested”.
-Canoe
★ Drew and Jonathan Scott, the Property Brothers, have yet another HGTV series — and this one won’t just feature open floor-plans. A-listers Brad Pitt, Melissa McCarthy, Viola Davis, Rebel Wilson and Michael Bublé are set to guest star. On “Celebrity IOU,” the famous guests will express their deep gratitude to individuals who have had a major impact on their lives by surprising them with “big, heartwarming home renovations that bring everyone to tears,” according to HGTV. “Celebrity IOU” launches Monday, April 13.
-TheWrap
★ Playboy is putting an end to its ‘Playmate of the Year’ title. Since 1960, the publication, founded by Hugh Hefner, has handed out the award to its favourite Playmate of the Month from the previous year, with Jenny McCarthy, Anna Nicole Smith, and Victoria Silvstedt all receiving the honor over the years. A Playboy representative has confirmed that the Playmate of the Year will be replaced by “Playmates of the Year”, which will “celebrate all twelve diverse Playmates of the Month” from the previous year.
-Canoe
★ The coronavirus scare has now made its way to two of the most popular shows on television, “Jeopardy!” and “Wheel of Fortune.” As of this week, both shows are being recorded without live audiences. There are 3 primary concerns, one of which is exclusive to Jeopardy. Alex Trebek, who is battling stage 4 pancreatic cancer, has a compromised immune system from chemotherapy and other treatments, and it is considered too risky to expose him to large audiences. The other main concerns are the fact that most audience members for both shows are older – and thus more susceptible to the virus, and the fact that a number of people who attend tapings are from out of town, and travel is another risk factor.
-TMZ
TODAY’S SHOW BIZ SKED:
• “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (ABC/Global): Patrick Stewart, Dave Salmoni, guest host Pete Buttigieg
• “The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon” (NBC/CTV): Mandy Moore, Dane DeHaan
• “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” (CBS/Global): Dixie Chicks, Michael Pollan
• “Late Night with Seth Meyers” (NBC/CTV): John Krasinski, Regina Hall, Bones UK, Steve Ferrone
• “The Late Late Show with James Corden” (CBS/CTV): Niall Horan, Vin Diesel, Eiza González
• “Lights Out with David Spade” (COMEDY): Colin Quinn, Nikki Glaser, Fortune Feimster
• “Conan” (TBS): Nick Offerman
• “Watch What Happens Live” (Bravo): Nina Garcia, Diane Von Furstenberg
• “The View” (ABC/CTV): Regina Hall
• “The Talk” (CBS): Rita Moreno, Iliza Shlesinger, guest co-host Lacey Chabert
• “Live with Kelly and Ryan” (ABC/CTV): Angela Bassett, Charli D’Amerlio, Fitz and the Tantrums
• “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” (NBC/CTV): “Best of Ellen”
• “The Kelly Clarkson Show” (CHECK LOCAL LISTINGS): Shania Twain, Billy Ray Cyrus
• “Carol’s Second Act” (CBS): Season 1 finale
• “Project Runway” (BRAVO): Season 18 finale
BS MUSIC NOTES:
• Billie Eilish — is known for covering herself in oversize T-shirts and baggy jeans. That’s why fans were shocked to see her peeling off her shirt during a concert Monday night in Miami. She stripped down to her bra, apparently making a bold statement about the pressures young women face in the music industry — and the online body shaming that comes with it.
• Coachella — This year’s Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, scheduled for April, is being postponed because of the novel coronavirus. Coachella will now take place on the weekends of October 9 and 16, while the country music festival Stagecoach, held at the same venue, will take place October 23-25.
• Duran Duran – will headline BST Hyde Park 2020 on July 12. Singer Simon Le Bon said: ”I look at film of The Rolling Stones at Hyde Park back in ’69 and think of all the great acts who’ve performed there since. It really is an honor to add the name Duran Duran to that roster.”
• Sammy Hagar – is planning to launch a Las Vegas residency in June at the STRAT Hotel. He would settle into a one-weekend-per-month residency, and among the guests he’s invited to join him during the residency are Rick Springfield, Billy Idol, Toby Keith, Kenny Chesney, Neal Schon, Vince Neil and members of REO Speedwagon.
• Pearl Jam – are latest act to take action to avoid a potential health risk. The group announced late Monday that they are postponing their spring North American tour. It was set to kick off March 18 in Toronto, wrapping on April 19 in Oakland.
• Florida Georgia Line – will be among the artists to appear on the second season of “Songland”, a songwriter TV competition show featuring country songwriter Shane McAnally as a judge. Lady Antebellum and Martina McBride will also appear. The series brings in songwriters who compete to have superstars record their songs. Songland Season 2 will premiere on April 13 on NBC.
• Willie Nelson — his new concert special, “Willie Nelson: American Outlaw” will air on A&E on April 12. The two-hour program will feature performances, interviews and behind-the-scenes footage from concerts. The special will also include more than 20 performances by country music stars, shot at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena last January.
SORRY, SOMETHING WENT WRONG:
It might not be big news to many, but now it’s confirmed. Researchers at Lehigh University have found that even Amazon warehouse employees are susceptible to a case of “the Mondays.” The study’s authors found that the tendency for workers to be a bit slower to get things done after the weekend is a good explanation for why you haven’t received that package you ordered three days ago. The “Monday effect” has already been proven to influence finance, productivity, and psychology. But now, it appears to have an effect on supply chains as well. Besides just human factors, the Monday effect is also due to “process interruptions” that occur in shipping facilities when operations are shut down each weekend. Researchers believe the Monday effect leads to longer order processing times as well as possible errors. Data on over 8000,000 transactions revealed that it takes on average almost 10% longer to receive an order placed on a Monday than other weekdays. Why? Because over the weekend, all those Saturday and Sunday orders pile up in the warehouse, leading to a logjam come Monday morning. And then there’s the fact that bleary-eyed human employees tend to be a little slower and more prone to errors on Mondays as well…
(I was sure they were going to say that Amazon employees spend half their Mondays cyber-shopping!)
(Just like the jokes on this show, Monday orders are ruined by the delivery!)
-StudyFinds
CLEAN YOUR SCREEN:
In response to the coronavirus outbreak, Apple has updated its iPhone cleaning guidelines. Up until now, the company has always recommended that users stick to using a soft, slightly damp microfiber cloth to clean the screens of its products. Apple changed its tune this week after the Centers for Disease Control said that the coronavirus (which can live on your device for up to 9 days!) can be removed from hard surfaces to minimize the risk of infection, and to do so, it recommends cleaning keyboards and touchscreens with wipes or sprays containing at least 70% alcohol. Apple’s new instructions seem to agree, specifying that you should use the same “70% isopropyl alcohol wipe or Clorox Disinfecting Wipes…gently wipe the hard, nonporous surfaces of your Apple product, such as the display, keyboard, or other exterior surfaces. Don’t use bleach. Avoid getting moisture in any opening, and don’t submerge your Apple product in any cleaning agents.”
(I’m pretty sure the part about “don’t submerge your Apple product in cleaning products” has always been a thing!)
(I checked with I.T. on this – they said it’s a hardware problem – as usual!)
(So what they’re saying is that it’s no longer acceptable to lick my screen clean?)
-Forbes
FANCY A FANCY SPOT OF TEA?
How about a lunch fit for a queen? Or fit for THE Queen? Queen Elizabeth’s weekend residence, Windsor Castle, which is the oldest and largest occupied castle in the world, has just opened its first restaurant. The The café is located in Edward III’s medieval undercroft (a cellar) which has been used for centuries as the estate’s wine cellar. It is now open to the public as the aptly-named “Undercroft Café”. At the new restaurant, on the same property that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle said their “I dos” in 2018, diners can enjoy English culinary classics like Victoria sponge, scones, and locally-made ice cream, along with the unique setting. The room is thought to have been first built in the 1350s and 1360s. The café’s creation is part of an initiative to draw more visitors to Windsor Castle.
(I’m pretty sure that’s the only restaurant you’ll ever go to with the owner’s face printed on the tip you leave!)
(Awesome. You can have a cup of royal-tea!)
-HouseBeautiful
THINGS THAT ARE TURNING 50 IN 2020:
✓ All My Children (the TV show!)
✓ Irish Spring soap
✓ Ford Pinto and AMC Gremlin
✓ McDonald’s Shamrock Shake
✓ Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret
✓ Pebbles cereal
✓ “Houston, we’ve had a problem.” (Apollo 13 mission)
✓ Matt Damon
✓ Aerosmith
✓ Earth Day
– MeTV
DID YOU KNOW?
As a result of steep market losses amid mounting coronavirus fears, the world’s 10 richest people lost a combined $37.7 billion on Monday. “Black Monday’s” biggest loser was luxury goods kingpin Bernard Arnault, whose fortune plunged $6 billion. The richest person on the planet, Jeff Bezos, lost $5.6 billion by the day’s market close, piling on to his losses of $14.1 billion last week.
(But do you think he lost any sleep?)
-Forbes
BS CHRONOMETER 03.12.20
TODAY’S CELEBIRTHDAYS . . .
1946 [74] Liza Minnelli, Hollywood CA, singer/stage & movie actress (Oscar-“Cabaret”)/youngest Tony Award winner (19)/daughter of legendary singer-actress Judy Garland
1948 [72] James Taylor, Boston MA, oldies singer (‘Fire & Rain’, ‘You’ve Got a Friend’)
1960 [60] Jason Beghe, NYC, TV actor (‘Sergeant Hank Voight’ on “Chicago PD” since 2014)
1962 [58] Darryl Strawberry, Los Angeles CA, retired baseball right fielder (Mets, Dodgers, Yankees) 8-time All-Star, 4-time World Series champ
1968 [52] Aaron Eckhart, Cupertino CA, movie actor (“The Rum Diary”, “The Dark Knight”) COMING UP…”Wander”, 2020
1984 [36] Jaimie Alexander, Greenville SC, movie actress (‘Sif’ in “Thor” films)/TV actress (“Blindspot” since 2015, “Kyle XY” 2007-09)
TODAY’S BS REASON TO PARTY . . .
• “World Day Against Cyber Censorship”, initiated by Reporters Without Borders and Amnesty International in 2009. The idea is to rally everyone in support of a single internet that is unrestricted and accessible to all, and to try to keep governments from controlling it.
• “Alfred Hitchcock Day”, his prolific film-making career spanned half a century – from 1921 to his last film, “Family Plot”, in 1976. His unique cinematic style in the genres of psychological thrillers and suspense movies earned him the title of ‘Master of Suspense’.
• “Girl Scout Day”, celebrating the creation of the first Girl Scout group in America (originally ‘Girl Guides’) on March 12, 1912 by Juliette Gordon Low in Savannah GA, who gathered together a troop of 18 girls and taught them how to milk a cow, tie up a burglar, and the complicated art of boiling water.
• “Plant a Flower Day”, a day to get a little dirt under your fingernails. Take a few minutes and plant a petunia today (or at least blow the dust off the fake ones)
• “Popcorn Lover’s Day”, observed on the 2nd Thursday of March as a salute to one of our favorite snack foods. Popcorn is actually good for you when eaten plain; but not quite so healthy when loaded with salt and butter (or whatever that goo is they use in movie theaters).
• “World Kidney Day”, an annual global health awareness campaign on the 2nd Thursday of March focused on reducing the frequency and impact of kidney disease and its associated health problems worldwide.
NET: http://www.worldkidneyday.org
COMING UP . . .
[Fri] Blame Someone Else Day
[Fri] Donald Duck Day
[Sat] Genius Day
[Sat] Potato Chip Day
THIS DAY IN SHOW BIZ . . .
2012 [08] The movie “Hunger Games” starring Jennifer Lawrence premieres in Los Angeles
2019 [01] Dozens of people are charged in the US college admission scandal, including actresses Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman
TODAY’S MUSIC EVENTS . . .
1988 [32] Rick Astley’s ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’ hits #1 in the US. The video, which shows Astley singing his way around London, does well, but really takes off two decades later with the ‘Rickrolling’ trend, as webmasters point links to the song’s video to trick unsuspecting readers into watching it
2007 [13] Van Halen is inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame (Eddie Van Halen misses the ceremony due to a stint in rehab)
TODAY’S FIRSTS . . .
1894 [126] Coca-Cola is sold in bottles for the first time (Vicksburg, Mississippi)
1948 [72] (***Caution***) First chapter of Hell’s Angels Motorcycle Club forms, founded by a breakaway group of the “Pissed Off Bastards” (no BS!) in San Bernardino, California
TODAY’S RECORD . . .
2009 [11] Financier Bernard Madoff pleads guilty in NYC to scamming $18 billion, the largest in Wall Street history
BULL’S BITS
BS WHACK FACTS:
✓ Not only does hot water make a different sound than cold water when poured, 96% of people can correctly guess which it is, based on sound alone.
✓ A ‘second’ is called a second because it is the second division of the hour by 60, the first division being a minute.
✓ The Atlantic Ocean is saltier than the Pacific Ocean.
✓ All the planets of the solar system could fit between Earth and the moon.
✓ Monkeys sometimes floss their teeth with things like bird feathers and blades of grass.
✓ “The Price Is Right” and “Grand Theft Auto” use the same font in their logos.
-BuzzFeed
Best of BS . . .
(March is “Caffeine Awareness Month”. With that in mind, here are…)
BS SIGNS YOU’RE DRINKING WAY TOO MUCH COFFEE:
• You jam a fork into the waiter’s hand when he tries to refill your regular coffee with decaf.
• When a Starbucks commercial comes on, you actually lick the TV screen.
• Your eyes stay open when you sneeze.
• You grind your own coffee beans … in your mouth.
• Neighbors call 9-1-1 to complain about the noise of your chattering teeth.
• You’re passing everybody on the freeway when suddenly you realize – you’re not in a car.
• You finish your 60-minute presentation before everyone is seated.
• Your doc needs a calculator to take your pulse.
• You answer the door before people knock.
-First published in BS 1999
BS SIGNS YOU PICKED THE WRONG MOVER:
• They loaded up your entire house-full of furniture 7 weeks ago and never asked for your new address.
• They don’t use peanuts to pack your fine crystal, they use peanut butter.
• They keep flicking ashes in Grandma’s urn.
• Nothing gets broken during the loading and unloading, but you see more ‘crack’ than a narc.
• Before moving the furniture, they remove all the drawers … their drawers.
• Your collection of “private home videos” shows up several weeks after the move … online.
• An hour after the truck pulls away, all your stuff is listed on eBay.
• The box marked ‘knickknacks’ seems to be barking.
-First published in BS 2011
BS WEB GOODIE:
You had to be there: https://tinyurl.com/scrvcze
BS PHONE STARTER:
What do some people spend money on that you think is a waste? (Extended warranties? ATM fees? Phone apps? Fancy coffees?)
BS RANDOM JOKE:
When people tell me “You’re gonna regret that in the morning”, I sleep until noon because I am a problem solver.
BS WATER COOLER QUESTION:
Question: 10% of dads admit they have fallen asleep HERE. Where is it?
Answer: On the toilet at work.
BS DEEP THOUGHT:
If you want to fly, you have to give up the things that weigh you down.
