Wednesday, March 12, 2025 — Edition: #7912
We’ve Got Our Sheet Together!
BS SHOW BIZ BUZZ:
★ Wendy Williams’ guardianship is being investigated as “elder abuse,” according to a new report. Adult Protective Services opened a case last week after her guardian, Sabrina Morrissey, sent the former talk show host to visit her father in Florida with no money, the US Sun reported. A source was quoted as saying that Williams’ “civil rights and liberty are being denied”. Meanwhile, a psychiatrist at the New York hospital where Williams was taken Monday has reportedly determined that her mental capacity is intact. She arrived by ambulance after cops were called to her assisted living facility for a wellness check when she tossed a handwritten note from a window, pleading for help. TMZ says she scored “10 out of 10” on a psychological examination called a “capacity test”, to determine whether she was alert and oriented correctly.
-PageSix, TMZ, NYPost
★ “Ghost Adventures” star Aaron Goodwin’s wife has been arrested for allegedly trying to hire a hitman to kill him, says a new report. TMZ says Victoria Goodwin was charged last week with solicitation to commit murder and conspiracy to commit murder after allegedly planning to kill her husband of almost 3 years while he was filming the show. She had been communicating with a prison inmate in Florida since October about wanting out of her marriage, according to a police report, allegedley writing in one message: “Am I a bad person? Because I chose to end his existence.” Her plan was uncovered when correctional officers confiscated the inmate’s phone.
-PageSix
★ “Everybody’s Live with John Mulaney” will kick off its first show tonight with appearances from Michael Keaton, Joan Baez and Fred Armisen. Cypress Hill will also take the stage during the debut episode, while personal finance columnist Jessica Roy also appears. Everybody’s Live with John Mulaney will premiere on Netflix tonight at 10pm ET, kicking off the show’s 12-week run. Future episodes will stream live weekly through May 28, with additional guests yet to be announced.
-TheWrap
★ Emmy winner Eric Stonestreet of “Modern Family” fame is the latest big name added to the cast of Showtime’s new drama “Dexter: Resurrection”, which chronicles a new chapter for Michael C. Hall’s serial killer ‘Dexter Morgan’. In a guest-arc, he will play ‘Al’, a Midwesterner who is believed to be a serial killer. Stonestreet joins other big names tapped for guest starring stints as rumored serial killers, including Krysten Ritter and Neil Patrick Harris.
-Deadline
★ Good news and bad news for fans of “The Neighborhood.” After weeks of silence, the CBS comedy has been renewed for another season, but that will be the series’ last. Season 8 will broadcast during the 2025-26 television season on CBS, and will also be on Paramount+. The network said that the “show’s loyal fans deserve a proper farewell season full of the trademark humor and heartfelt moments that are synonymous with the series.” The Neighborhood stars Cedric the Entertainer as ‘Calvin Butler’, and he also serves as an executive producer.
-TheWrap
TODAY’S SHOW BIZ SKED:
• “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” (ABC/Global): Denis Leary, Ray Nicholson, FINNEAS
• “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” (NBC/CTV): Jesse Eisenberg, Bernadette Peters, Chet Hanks, Heather Pasternak
• “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” (CBS/Global): Michael Fassbender, Uzo Aduba, the Voidz
• “Late Night With Seth Meyers” (NBC/CTV): Parker Posey, Michael Kosta
• “After Midnight” (CBS/Global): Michelle Collins, Tan France, Jeremiah Brent
• “Watch What Happens Live” (Bravo): Liza Treyger, West Wilson
• “The View” (ABC/CTV): Natasha Rothwell
• “Today” (NBC): Stanley Tucci, Chrissy Teigen, Chloe Flower and Babyface, Dwyane Wade co-hosts
• “GMA3” (ABC): Patina Miller, Adrian Wojnarowski
• “Live With Kelly and Mark” (ABC/CTV): John Leguizamo, Patina Miller
• “The Kelly Clarkson Show” (Check local listings): Michael Fassbender and Regé-Jean Page; “The Traitors” winner(s); “Gypsy” cast performs; guest host Willie Geist
• “The Drew Barrymore Show” (Check local listings): Chris Distefano, Dr. Kameelah Phillips, Alison Hall
• “The Jennifer Hudson Show” (Check local listings): Laverne Cox, Rayne Parvis
• “The Masked Singer” (Fox): Ghostbusters Night
• “Celebrity Jeopardy!” (ABC): Quarterfinal #9: Omar J. Dorsey, Mina Kimes and Fortune Feimster
• “Abbott Elementary” (ABC): When the teachers hit a karaoke bar, Jacob bumps into an old friend.
• “The Amazing Race” (CBS): Teams depart for Osaka, Japan, where they encounter an Intersection at the Roadblock, forcing one partner to team up with a member of another team.
BS MUSIC NOTES:
• Bad Bunny, Billie Eilish, and Gracie Abrams – will be among the performers at the 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards on March 17. Other just-announced artists include Kenny Chesney, Glorilla, Muni Long and Nelly, among others. LL Cool J will return as host for the show, airing live from LA’s Dolby Theatre.
• Ariana Grande – has finally announced her highly anticipated “Eternal Sunshine” deluxe edition. Monday, she shared the cover art, and wrote in the caption “3.28.” Over the past few months, she has dropped a few music videos and YouTube performances for the new version, and in October, she released a “slightly deluxe” version of the album. LINK: https://tinyurl.com/et66rw9x
• Cyndi Lauper — has announced the final leg of her “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” farewell tour. The 6-weeks of gigs begin July 15 in Buffalo, concluding Aug. 30 at LA’s Hollywood Bowl. She’ll visit amphitheaters and performing arts centers in Philadelphia, Toronto, Milwaukee, Denver, among others. LINK: https://tinyurl.com/ybcjvhrx
• Counting Crows — have announced a U.S. tour with The Gaslight Anthem. “The Complete Sweets!” tour, launches June 10 in Nashville, and will wrap up Aug. 23 in Englewood CO. Tickets go on sale Friday. The new Counting Crows album “Butter Miracle, The Complete Sweets!” drops May 9. LINK: https://tinyurl.com/2xb2kp84
• Spinal Tap – A 6-neck guitar used by the group is up for sale. A UK auctioneer says “The Beast”, is expected to sell for £2,000-3,000, and bids are currently being taken. Designer Gary Hutchins created it in response to a 5-neck guitar used by Cheap Trick’s Rick Neilson, and described it as the guitar that “should never have been made”. LINK: https://tinyurl.com/5n88ea2w
• Jelly Roll – sports a pair of Daisy Dukes to go with his mullet in his new commercial for Zevia. The spot, which premiered on Monday, shows him poking fun at commonly seen commercials. https://tinyurl.com/4e7w9mc3
• Wynonna Judd – has announced she’s hitting the road again for “Wynonna Judd: The Greatest Hits Tour.” Kicking off June 13 in LaGrange GA, the tour will honor Judd’s career, spotlighting songs from her time as one-half of The Judds, along with her solo hits. Tickets go on sale Friday. LINK: https://tinyurl.com/449rvjn8
• Luke Combs — detailed his battle with a rare form of OCD in an interview. He has struggled with purely obsessional OCD, also known as Pure O, since he was 12 but recently experienced his worst flare-up in years. Quote: “It’s thoughts…that you don’t want to have…and they cause you stress, and then you’re stressed out, and then the stress causes you to have more of the thoughts…but trying to get rid of them makes you have more of them.” Having dealt with it for 20 years, he knows “how to get out of it now.”
SHOOTING THE BULL
DENTAL COVERAGE:
A new survey found that – believe it or not – more than half of us aren’t always honest — with our dentist! And when you heard that, did ‘flossing’ immediately come to mind? The survey of 2,000 adults in the US found that 57% have lied to their dentist about their dental hygiene. Why? Six in 10 said they did so because they wanted to “impress” their dentist. 33% said they simply didn’t want their dentist to think less of them. But whatever the reason, it may have been all for naught. Nearly half (48%) think their dentist can see right through their falsehoods about brushing and flossing habits. By the way, no matter what they told their dentist, 53% of respondents admitted in the survey that they don’t floss.
(I don’t know why they always ask me at the dentist’s office when I flossed last. I mean, they should know – after all, they did it!)
(It’s not my dentist that I tell lies to. It the dental hygienist – she scares the heck out of me!)
-StudyFinds
NEW FOOD NEWS:
❑ An Australian pizza chain has taken the ‘pineapple on pizza’ debate to a whole new level. Bubba Pizza, is now selling a “ham and orange pizza” at select stores. The new creation features a tomato base, Bubba’s Original Smoked Leg Ham, mozzarella – and chunks of fresh orange. Marketing material for the new flavor encourages pizza fans to “break the pineapple divide” and “try orange instead.” But social media users had a strong reaction to the pizza, with one writing: “Straight to jail”. Another remarked: “Some people just want to watch the world burn.” (“Orange you glad they didn’t add toothpaste?) LINK: https://tinyurl.com/ytkyrtz7
❑ It’s just what your kids need: Candy that glows in the dark. Treat-maker Mondelez is packing its Sour Patch Kids with turmeric-extract, which makes the candies fluorescent when exposed to blacklights. The company said the idea was inspired by observing how much Gen Z loves glow-in-the-dark elements in other settings, including DJs. Another of the cookie-and-candy giant’s brands, Swedish Fish, will also be offered in a new version that glows. (Sour Patch Kids: First they’re sour, then they’re sweet — and now they’re radioactive?)
-NYPost, MorningBrew, WSJ
HOLY SHIRT:
Jerseys worn by Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant in their first-ever NBA games are going up for auction this spring – and they’re worth millions. Sotheby’s, which is handling the sale, said the jerseys, which represent the 2 legends’ “humble beginnings,” are expected to sell for about $10 million apiece. Michael Jordan’s signed, game-worn Chicago Bulls uniform from Oct. 4, 1984 (his first game) is one of only 4 Jordan jerseys that were actually found to be legit when a new “photo-matching” technology was used to analyze 130 supposedly “authentic” Jordan jerseys. Similarly rare is the late Kobe Bryant’s debut LA Lakers jersey. The number 8 jersey has been photo-matched to his preseason debut in October 1996, and regular-season debut the next month. Up ‘til now, the most valuable jersey ever sold is a Michael Jordan game-worn 1998 NBA finals jersey that went for $10.1 million in 2022. LINK: https://tinyurl.com/vjcbdb73
(For $10 million, Jordan had better be hand-delivering it – and giving a free motivational speech while he’s at it!)
(The problem with buying something like that is if MJ does something stupid and gets canceled, it’s YOU who loses millions!)
(I couldn’t even afford his White Sox jersey…)
-CNN
SECRETS OF THE FRUGAL:
We’ve talked about this before, but you can never have too many ‘money-saving’ tips. Here are some of the best responses to a Reddit thread that asked: “What frugal/cheap thing will you do no matter your finances?”
► “I’ll always use the library to borrow audio/Kindle books, etc. Check to see if your local library participates in the Libby app. I easily read/listen to at least $4,000 worth of books a year.”
► “Only subscribe to one streaming service at a time; once I sign up, I immediately cancel and use it until the month is up. If there are still a few things I want to watch, I’ll go another month. If not, I move on to a new one!”
► “Save and reuse gift bags and tissue paper.” (I think my wife has an entire basement section dedicated to exactly this!)
►”I’ll never pay to withdraw my own money from a cash machine. It would have to be life or death before I paid even $1.” (Here! Here!)
► “I always make sure to meal prep. It’s such a small effort upfront but it saves me a lot of time and money throughout the week. Plus, it helps me avoid those tempting fast food runs.”
► “Eat leftovers and try my (darndest) not to throw food away.”
► “THRIIIIIFT! If I’ve got a butt-load of money, maybe I’d frequent the higher-end vintage stores, but I love thrifting!
► “Get water instead of soda when eating out. Both because it’s outrageous to pay $3-4 for a glass of soda, and to cut out extra calories…”
► “Add water to the end of the shampoo, conditioner, body wash, etc., to get that one last wash.”
► “Squeeze every ounce of toothpaste out before replacing it.”
(What’s your best ‘frugal tip’?)
-BuzzFeed, Reddit
THINGS THAT ARE TURNING 20 IN 2025:
✓ YouTube
✓ The iPod nano
✓ Google Maps
✓ Etsy
✓ “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire”
✓ “The Office” and “Zoey 101”
✓ The words ‘glamping’ and ‘sexting’
✓ Guitar Hero and Crazy Frog
✓ The Xbox 360
✓ “Dancing With the Stars”
-LeBonBon, BuzzFeed
DID YOU KNOW?
AI chatbots have been found to experience a form of “stress” when faced with distressing content. A new international study revealed that large language models (LLMs) like GPT-4 demonstrate changes in their output patterns when processing traumatic information. Researchers also found that relaxation prompts can help “calm” these AI systems. To be clear, AI systems cannot and do not experience emotions, but the study used the term “anxiety” metaphorically to describe variations in how the model responds under different conditions. (So…if AI is getting ‘stressed,’ can it call in sick, or does it just send you gibberish for a day?)
-StudyFinds
BS CHRONOMETER 03.12.25
TODAY’S BS REASON TO PARTY . . .
• “World Day Against Cyber Censorship”, initiated by Reporters Without Borders and Amnesty International in 2008. The idea is to rally everyone in support of an internet that is unrestricted and accessible to all, and to try to keep governments from controlling it.
• “Working Moms Day”. Today, working moms celebrate themselves by sharing their stories of resilience, and celebrate other working moms by sharing their appreciation for them. (It wouldn’t hurt if the rest of us did the same!)
• “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 earned him the title ‘Master of Suspense’.
• “Girl Scout Day”, celebrating the creation of the first Girl Scout group (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. (So, grab a cookie [or 12] and to celebrate!)
• “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).
• “Milky Way Day”. The Milky Way chocolate bar was created in 1923 by Frank Mars, and named after a popular milkshake of the day. Here’s where it gets confusing: The US Milky Way bar is sold as the Mars bar worldwide, including Canada – while the global Milky Way bar is sold as the 3 Musketeers bar in the US and Canada. (Yes, but why?)
• “Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Day”, a part of Nutrition Month, to increase awareness about registered dietitian nutritionists (RDNs) as “indispensable providers of food and nutrition services.”
• “Baked Scallops Day”. There are 2 fleshy parts of the scallop that are usually sold at the market for human consumption. The adductor muscle is the white medallion of meat which is rich and sweet. This is the piece that is the “scallop” we see on a menu.
AND REMEMBER . . .
[Thurs] Ginger Ale Day
[Thurs] Chicken Noodle Soup Day
[Fri] Crowdfunding Day
[Sat] Ides of March
This Week is…Older Workers Employment Week
This Month is…Play-the-Recorder Month
TODAY’S CELEBIRTHDAYS . . .
1946 [79] Liza Minnelli, Hollywood CA, singer/stage & movie actress (Oscar-“Cabaret”)/youngest Tony Award winner (19)/daughter of Judy Garland
1948 [77] James Taylor, Boston MA, pop-folk singer (‘Fire & Rain’, ‘You’ve Got a Friend’)/married to Carly Simon 1972-83
1956 [69] Steve Harris, London England, heavy metal bassist-songwriter (Iron Maiden-‘Run to the Hills’, ‘The Trooper’)
1960 [65] Jason Beghe, NYC, TV actor (‘Sergeant Hank Voight’ on “Chicago PD” since 2014)/movie actor (“G.I. Jane”)
1960 [65] Courtney B. Vance, Detroit MI, TV actor (“Law & Order” 2001-06, ‘Johnnie Cochran’ in “The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story”)/movie actor (“Office Christmas Party”)/married to Angela Bassett since 1997
1962 [63] Darryl Strawberry, Los Angeles CA, retired MLB right fielder (Mets, Dodgers, Yankees) 8-time All-Star, 4-time World Series champ
1968 [57] Aaron Eckhart, Cupertino CA, movie actor (“The Rum Diary”, ‘Two-Face’ in “The Dark Knight”) COMING UP… “Deep Water” 2025
1984 [41] Jaimie Alexander, Greenville SC, movie actress (‘Sif’ in “Thor” films)/TV actress (“Blindspot” 2015-20, “Kyle XY” 2007-09)
THIS DAY IN SHOW BIZ . . .
2012 [13] The movie “Hunger Games,” starring Jennifer Lawrence, premieres in Los Angeles.
2019 [06] Dozens of people are charged in the US college admission scandal, including Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman.
TODAY’S MUSIC EVENTS . . .
1988 [37] Rick Astley’s ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’ hits #1 in the US. The video, which shows him singing his way around London, does well, but really takes off 2 decades later with the ‘Rickrolling’ trend.
2007 [18] Van Halen is inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame (Eddie Van Halen misses the ceremony due to a stint in rehab). Also inducted: Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, Patti Smith, R.E.M. and The Ronettes.
TODAY’S FIRSTS . . .
1894 [131] Coca-Cola is sold in bottles for the first time (Vicksburg, Mississippi).
1948 [77] (***Caution***) The 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 [16] Financier Bernard Madoff pleads guilty in NYC to scamming $18 billion, the largest in Wall Street history.
BULL’S BITS
BS WHACK FACTS:
✓ The total weight of all air on Earth is 11 quintillion pounds (4.99 quintillion kilograms).
✓ The fedora hat was originally made for women.
✓ A ‘second’ is called a second because it is the second division of the hour by 60, the first division being a minute.
✓ Monkeys sometimes floss their teeth with things like bird feathers and blades of grass.
✓ Ant queens can live for up to 30 years.
✓ A Virginia park ranger was hit by lightning 7 times – and lived!
-BuzzFeed, TheFactSite
Best of BS . . .
The popular game “Roll Up the Rim” is back at Tim Hortons – but here are some…
BS UNPOPULAR ‘ROLL UP THE RIM’ PRIZES:
• A Dunkin’ Donuts coupon
• Healthy snack
• An explanation of ‘Roll Up the Rim’ for non-Canadians
• Jury summons
• 6 more months of Winter
• Decaf
• Canadian accent lessons
• Muffin
• Please try again, of course
• Anything that’s not another coffee
• Lately, tariffs
-Twitter, first published in BS in 2019
TODAY’S SCOOP OF BS:
➠ Tex-Mex restaurant chain On the Border has filed for Chapter 11. (Or, as Donald Trump calls it: “Two Number 1’s!”)
➠ Chuck Norris celebrated his 85th birthday on Monday. (Uh, only if he wanted to…)
➠ Pi Day is celebrated on March 14th (3.14). It’s the day we celebrate math and our favorite dessert. (I have a love for math — but Pie can be so irrational! Or is that the other way around?)
➠ St. Patrick’s Day will be celebrated on Monday. (It’s considered the 4th biggest drinking holiday of the year. Just behind New Year’s Eve, 4th of July — and Election Night.)
➠ Yes! It’s almost time for March Madness! (Or as Kanye calls it, “March”!)
BS WEB GOODIE:
Made me laugh: https://tinyurl.com/3bej6uz7
BS RANDOM JOKE:
I’m not saying that my wife orders a lot from Amazon, I’m just saying that if I got a job as an Amazon driver they’d probably let me work from home…
BS BOARD GAME QUIZ:
• What letter is found the most times in a Banananagrams set?
A: 9“E”
• Name the 4 railroads in Monopoly.
A: Reading, B&O, Short Line, Pennsylvania
• In the traditional map of Risk, only 2 territories in Europe bear the name of current European countries. What are they?
A: Iceland and Ukraine
• This game is known as “draughts” in Britain.
A: Checkers
• What is the other, commonly-used name for Snakes and Ladders?
A: Chutes and Ladders
• In the famous chess game in “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone”, ‘Ron’ plays as which piece?
A: The knight
-MorningBrew
☎ BS PHONE STARTER:
What’s the most boring sport, and what would you do to make it more exciting?
BS WATER COOLER QUESTION:
A surprising 40% of couple said in a survey that they do THIS separately. What is it?
Answer: Laundry
BS DEEP THOUGHT:
It’s easier to prevent bad habits than to break them.
