Tuesday, March 9, 2021 – Edition: #6940
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BS SHOW BIZ BUZZ:
★ Some experts are suggesting that the drug Ambien may have been involved in Tiger Woods’ single-car rollover crash on Feb. 23, which sent him to hospital with multiple leg injuries. USA Today Sports spoke to multiple experts about the crash, who said that they can’t draw conclusions about the cause and that there could be other explanations, but listed a medical emergency or medicines as potential causes. Charles Schack, a former New Hampshire state police trooper who is now president of Crash Experts, suggested that Woods’ history with Ambien could serve as an explanation. Ambien is a medication primarily used for the short-term treatment of sleeping problems.
-PopCulture
★ In the wake of Ashley Judd’s “catastrophic accident” in Congo, during which she nearly lost her leg, she now considers herself lucky. On Instagram, Judd thanked medical professionals “for seven hours of intensive, brilliant, inspired surgical work on my bones and nerve” adding, “It took stamina, focus, and humility to consult with some experts around the country, whom I also deeply thank.” Last month, Judd “tripped over a fallen tree” at 4:30 a.m. in Democratic Republic of the Congo while doing conservation work for bonobos, an endangered primate.
-Yahoo
★ “Entourage” star Kevin Connolly threw a tantrum after his car was towed from a flower shop. The store manager had left multiple notes on his car, warning him not to use the parking lot, but on Tuesday, after Connolly’s car remained parked for more than an hour, a tow truck was called. Connolly entered the flower shop not long after, in a scene recorded on security cameras. He appeared to yell at staff and then stormed out, kicking a couple of items near the door as left the store. The store manager has now banned him from the premises.
-PageSix
★ For many, March 11, 2020 — the day Tom Hanks announced that he and wife Rita Wilson had tested positive for COVID-19, while the NBA suspended its season — marked a new chapter of the coronavirus pandemic; The fact that elite athletes and movie stars could be susceptible underlined the seriousness of the virus’s spread. As the one-year anniversary approaches, Wilson reflected on her illness, writing on IG: “I want to take a moment to say how grateful we are for our health, how thankful we are for the medical care we got in Queensland (Australia), and that we share in the sorrow of each person who lost a loved one to this virus. I’m hopeful for so many being able to get the vaccine.”
-Yahoo
TODAY’S SHOW BIZ SKED:
• “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (ABC/Global): Vanessa Kirby, Niko Moon
• “The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon” (NBC/CTV): Chrissy Teigen, Rory McIlroy, Pink Sweat$ featuring Kehlani
• “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” (CBS/Global): Riz Ahmed, Janelle Monáe
• “Late Night with Seth Meyers” (NBC/CTV): Don Johnson, Christina Hendricks, Chloé Zhao, Josh Herndon
• “The Late Late Show with James Corden” (CBS/CTV): Tracy Morgan, Kings of Leon
• “Conan” (TBS): Ron Funches
• “Watch What Happens Live” (Bravo): D’Andra Simmons, Kary Brittingham
• “The View” (ABC/CTV): Kenan Thompson, Andrew Kaczynski, Rachel Louise Ensign
• “The Talk” (CBS): Kellan Lutz, Julian McMahon
• “Live with Kelly and Ryan” (ABC/CTV): Jennifer Garner, Robert Haussmann
• “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” (NBC/CTV): Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Sara Gilbert
• “The Kelly Clarkson Show” (CHECK LOCAL LISTINGS): Dwayne Johnson, Stacey Leilua, Ana Tuisila, Leslie Grace
• “The Drew Barrymore Show” (CHECK LOCAL LISTINGS): Oliver Hudson, Ashlee Simpson, Evan Ross, Jeremy Ford
• “To Tell the Truth” (ABC): Celebrity panelists Brad Garrett, Cheryl Hines and Big Boy.
• “The Voice” (NBC): The Blind Auditions, Part 4
• “Name That Tune” (FOX): Contestants battle for the prize in this series premiere episode.
BS MUSIC NOTES:
• Taylor Swift, BTS, Cardi B and Billie Eilish – are among those set to perform at Sunday’s Grammy Awards. Harry Styles, Bad Bunny, Post Malone, Megan Thee Stallion and Dua Lipa will also hit the stage at the March 14 event, airing live from the Staples Center in Los Angeles on CBS and Paramount+. Trevor Noah will host.
• BTS – will donate $1million to UNICEF as part of a renewed global partnership with the organization. The K-pop superstars first partnered with UNICEF in 2017 for an anti-violence campaign, and in a new video message, each member shares how the campaign has personally affected them and how they hope it will promote positive self-esteem and well-being in young people. LINK: https://tinyurl.com/nk54ywvv
• Mumford and Sons – Some social media users are calling for them to be ‘canceled’ after Winston Marshall shared his praise for Andy Ngo’s book “Unmasked: Inside Antifa’s Radical Plan to Destroy Democracy”. Soon after he posted a photo of the book, fans took to Twitter to voice their disappointment over his support for the far-right movement.
• Corey Taylor – The Slipknot frontman is planning a solo 3-week US tour for late April and May. Quote: “It’ll be completely social-distanced, which means there’ll be pods with space around it, and the only people allowed in the pod are the people who came with that group.” He also said there will be temp checks at the door and all attendees will need proof of a recent negative COVID-19 test.
• Eminem — takes aim at cancel culture in the lyric video for ‘Tone Deaf’,” the latest single off his 2020 album “Music To Be Murdered By — Side B”. The animated clip puts his controversial past on display, blaming his “alter-ego” for all his “evil thoughts.” Last week, a TikTok campaign called for Eminem’s cancellation after lyrics from his 2010 single with Rihanna ‘Love the Way You Lie’ resurfaced.
• Ozzy Osbourne — Legendary rock photographer Ross Halfin says his new book “Randy Rhoads By Ross Halfin”, is “coming soon”. It will feature classic and unseen shots of the former Osbourne and Quiet Riot guitarist, who is considered one of the most influential hard rock/heavy metal guitarists of all time.
• Miranda Lambert and Mickey Guyton – will be among those performing during the 2021 Grammy Awards this Sunday night. Brandi Carlile, Maren Morris and Taylor Swift will also perform. No word yet on if they will be performing remotely, on site at LA’s Staples Center, or if they will be pre-recorded.
• Morgan Wallen – His “Dangerous: The Double Album” rules the Billboard 200 chart for an 8th consecutive week. It is now one of only 6 country albums that have spent at least 8 weeks at #1. The last was Taylor Swift’s “Fearless” album in 2009.
• Lonestar — Frontman Richie McDonald has left the group. After rejoining the band in 2011, he has left again to join forces with former Little Texas singer Tim Rushlow and Restless Heart singer Larry Stewart in the Frontmen of Country. They’ve performed together several times in the past, and plan a 2021 tour.
SHOOTING THE BULL
ENTERTAINMENT ‘ROUND’UP:
A Japanese dance company has come up with a novel way of bringing people back to their live performances while maintaining social distancing. Audience members sit on stools in separated cubicles surrounding the stage. Each cubicle has its own door and peephole-style slots through which they can view the performance. The Moonlight Mobile Theatre began this “peephole viewing” in December after being forced to cancel most of its shows last year due to the pandemic. Since then, all 12 of the peephole performances have sold out. 30 people are allowed in the audience for each show.
(I guess it’s a start, but I don’t see an audience that size being enough to convince the Stones to hit the road again…!)
(Please, please, please….DO NOT say the words “peephole” again!)
(So the performers are surrounded by the audience. One problem…what good is a backstage pass?)
-Reuters
CANCEL CULTURE – THE BOARD GAME:
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Toy manufacturer Mattel is “cleaning up” the game “Scrabble” in the UK, removing hundreds of so-called “offensive” words from the game. Two-time British Scrabble champ Craig Beevers is worried that many competitive players will quit because, he says, “The woke brigade is ruining our game”. He and other ‘Scrabblers’ are concerned that commonly-used slang words such as “boffing”, “farting”, “fatso” and “arse” may no longer be eligible once the game maker finalizes its in-progress list of forbidden words. Mattel, which holds the rights to the game outside the US, has confirmed that “words are being compiled for deletion” because “In Scrabble, as in life, the words we choose matter.” Scrabble associations will either have to accept the new list or will be forced to stop using the name “Scrabble” when promoting their events and organization.
(Maybe they’d be best to hold their ‘arses’ until they actually see the list!)
(The problem is that the dirty words have the letters with the highest point values!)
(This could definitely spell trouble!)
-NYPost
THE PEANUT BUTTER GALLERY:
What is your favorite kind of peanut butter? Not your fav brand, but creamy or crunchy? Because which type you like might say more about you than…well, than just what your favorite type of peanut butter is. It could reveal if your relationship is headed for a “sticky situation”. A OnePoll survey of the peanut butter preferences of 2,000 Americans found that those who enjoy the crunchy kind have a cheerier outlook on life. 63% of those who prefer crunchy peanut butter describe themselves as optimists, compared to 56% of those who prefer creamy. Creamy PB fans were found to be more likely to be an early bird and to be introverted. Their crunchy counterparts, then, are more likely to be night owls and extroverts. One-third of respondents described themselves as “extremely” passionate about their peanut butter preference. How passionate? Nearly half said it would be a deal-breaker to find out their date is on the opposite side of the creamy vs. crunchy debate.
(I grew up in a strict “You’ll get the kind that’s on sale” household…)
(I’m good with either kind…as long as you don’t try to give me that ‘fake’ NATURAL stuff!)
(One thing I think we can all agree on is this: Diet peanut butter sucks!)
-StudyFinds
MORE SPACE, PLEASE:
The biggest and fastest asteroid to make a flyby of Earth this year is expected later this month. The space rock, officially called asteroid 231937, will zoom past on March 21 at a speed of 34.4 kilometers (21.4 miles) per second, according to NASA. 231937 is about 1.1 km (0.7 miles) wide. Nearly 100 known asteroids will fly past Earth before the end of 2021, but asteroid 231937 will be the largest and fastest. The good news? Its orbit is well known and poses no threat to we earthlings. NASA says it will make its closest approach at (11:03 a.m. EST), when it will still be over 2 million kilometres away from Earth. NASA notes that this is nearly five times farther than the distance from Earth to the Moon.
(The biggest and fastest asteroid that we know of, anyway…)
(Phew! Close call!)
(They call tell us all that info about an asteroid coming within 2 million km in 2 weeks, but they can’t figure out that it’s going to rain on the day that I have to walk to the bank on my lunch?)
-CTV
DID YOU KNOW?
Five daily servings of fruits and veggies is enough to help you live a longer life, according to a new study published in “Circulation”, the journal of the American Heart Association. An analysis of data from 2 million people found that 2 servings of fruit and 3 of vegetables per day is the ideal ratio to live a longer life. A news release says that diets rich in fruits and vegetables “help reduce [the] risk for numerous chronic health conditions that are leading causes of death, including cardiovascular disease and cancer.”
-NYPost
BS CHRONOMETER 03.09.21
TODAY’S CELEBIRTHDAYS . . .
1964 [57] Steve Wilkos, Chicago IL, TV show host (“The Steve Wilkos Show” since 2007)
1970 [51] Shannon Leto, Bossier City LA, alt-rock drummer (30 Seconds to Mars-‘This is War’, ‘Kings & Queens’)/brother of actor-bandmate Jared Leto
1976 [45] Ben Mulroney, Montréal QC, TV personality (“Your Morning” since 2016, “eTalk Daily” 2002-20)/son of former Canadian prime minister Brian Mulroney
1979 [42] Oscar Isaac (Hernández), Estrada Guatemala, movie actor (‘Poe Dameron’ in “Star Wars: The Force Awakens”, “Star Wars: The Last Jedi”) COMING UP…”Dune”, 2021
1980 [41] Matthew Gray Gubler, Las Vegas NV, TV actor (‘Dr. Spencer Reid’ on “Criminal Minds” 2005-20)
1980 [41] Chingy (Howard Bailey Jr), St Louis MO, rapper (‘Pullin’ Me Back’, ‘Right Thurr’)
1986 [35] Brittany Snow, Tampa FL, movie actress (“Pitch Perfect” movies, “Hairspray”)
1987 [34] Bow Wow (Shad Moss), Columbus OH, TV actor (‘Baby Face’ on “CSI: Cyber” 2015-2016/movie actor (“The Fast & the Furious: Tokyo Drift”)/rapper (‘Shortie Like Mine’)
TODAY’S BS REASONS TO PARTY . . .
• “Barbie Day”, the anniversary of the day the world’s most successful doll was first unveiled in 1959 at NYC’s “International Toy Fair”. Since then, more than 1 billion Barbies have been sold in over 150 countries.
• “Organize Your Home Office Day”. Studies once showed that an inordinate number of those who work at home still dressed in office attire every day in order to ‘get into work mode’. Is that still the case? (At least from the waist-up?)
• “Crabmeat Day”, saluting the seafood we love. How can such an ugly creature taste so good?
• “Get Over It Day”, whatever it is that’s put that chip on your shoulder – a perceived slight, a public embarrassment, a failed relationship, today’s the day to get over it and get on with your life. (And DO NOT let your next sentence start with, “I would, if…”)
• “Panic Day”, an annual event that encourages you to indulge all of your deepest fears and let loose a rampage of unbridled hysteria. Tearing out one’s hair, shrieking like a banshee, and sobbing uncontrollably are encouraged. So, go ahead, push the panic button!
• “Amerigo Vespucci Day” [‘vuhs-POOCH-ee’], commemorating the Italian’s 1454 birth in Florence. He’s the marginally-successful explorer that a European mapmaker chose as namesake for the ‘New World’, as in ‘North Amerigo’.
• “Unique Names Day”, when we’re encouraged to salute people we know who have an unusual name. Let’s appreciate them for going through life without seeing their names on retail items like ready-made key chains, etc. (But what kid ISN’T given a unique name these days …or at least a unique spelling?
AND REMEMBER . . .
[Wed] International Bagpipe Day
[Wed] Mario Day
[Thurs] Dream Day
[Thurs] Johnny Appleseed Day
[Sun] Daylight Saving Time begins (North America)
THIS DAY IN SHOW BIZ . . .
1996 [25] Legendary comedian George Burns dies at age 100
2005 [16] Dan Rather signs off for the last time as anchor of “CBS Evening News”
TODAY’S MUSIC EVENTS . . .
1997 [24] New York rapper Biggie Smalls (The Notorious B.I.G.) is gunned down in Los Angeles 6 months after his rival Tupac Shakur met the same fate
2004 [17] 63-year-old singer Tom Jones is banned from wearing tight leather pants by his manager-son Mark, who insists he “dress his age”
2007 [14] Singer-guitarist Brad Delp of the classic rock group Boston dies in Atkinson NH of suicide at age 55
TODAY’S FIRST . . .
1964 [57] The first Ford Mustang is manufactured (it goes on to become a classic collectible)
BULL’S BITS
BS WHACK FACTS:
✓ ‘Yoda’ was partly modeled on a photo of Albert Einstein.
✓ The odds of getting a hole-in-one in golf are estimated at about 18,000-to-1.
✓ Ninjas don’t wear black. Traditional ninjas know the importance of blending in, so they usually disguise themselves as civilians.
✓ 9 out of 10 lightning strike victims live.
✓ Catgut comes from sheep, not cats.
✓ A 2010 study found that people fluent in multiple languages almost always swear in their native tongue.
-MentalFloss, HookedonFacts
BS DEEP THOUGHTS FROM DENTISTS:
• “I know — I’ll freeze his mouth, then fill it with instruments, THEN ask him a question.”
• “This is going to hurt you a lot more than it’s going to hurt me…and I’m just talking about your bill!”
• “Now…Let’s see if we can’t get to the ‘root’ of the problem. I kill me!”
• “If I’m named “dentist of the year”, will they give me a ‘plaque’?”
• “Why is the 5th dentist always so disagreeable?”
• “The Tooth Fairy had better have my cut of the money this week…”
• “You can’t handle the tooth!”
• “Don’t say ooops…don’t say ooops…don’t say ooops…”
• “So what if I use my own laughing gas once in a while. Who wouldn’t?”
-Twitter, first published in BS in 2020
TODAY’S SLICE OF BS:
➠ MLB spring training continues as teams get ready for the start of the regular season. (You know your team is bad when all they can talk about during batting practice is the latest episode of “This is Us”.)
➠ (Tweet This) If an Alien said, “Take Me to Your Leader,” would you choose Mark Zuckerberg or Kylie Jenner?
➠ A report claims that certain drugs can help people desire the things they’re most repulsed by. (In other words, there’s hope my wife might stick around after all…)
➠ A cat that went missing for more than 15 years is back with her original owner all thanks to a microchip. The owners celebrated by giving the cat a warm hug and a huge bowl of food. (. . . while the cat celebrated by peeing in a shoe and ignoring everyone in sight.)
➠ I just read that approx. 33% of us have lied to a relative to avoid having them over for the holidays. (How cruel! I wouldn’t do ANYTHING like this. Only because I died 4 years ago in a car crash. Shhhhhhh…)
BS WEB GOODIE:
Under no circumstances shall a second trip be made: https://tinyurl.com/4td3jc4t
BS RANDOM JOKE:
The only thing I can do better than anyone else is read my own handwriting.
BS PHONE STARTER:
In what inappropriate setting have you texted someone? In the shower? In a meeting? During a religious service? During sex? (Or ARE there any inappropriate situations for texting anymore?)
BS WATER COOLER QUESTION:
Question: A survey found that 20% of office workers have one of THESE in their desk. What is it?
Answer: A toothbrush
BS DEEP THOUGHT:
Nothing shows a man’s character more than what he laughs at.
