Thursday, October 7, 2021 – Edition: #7081
We Give a Sheet!
BS SUBSCRIBER NOTE:
There will be no “BS” service for Monday October 11 to observe Canadian Thanksgiving. All subscribers will receive credit for the non-service day. The Bull Sheet will resume publication on Tuesday, Oct. 12. With leftovers.
BS SHOW BIZ BUZZ:
★ Chris Pratt and Katherine Schwarzenegger are becoming global ambassadors for the Special Olympics ahead of the 2022 Games in Orlando. The famous couple announced the news on Instagram, with Pratt saying he and Schwarzenegger are “humbled and honored” to be receiving the distinction. He then praised Marvel Studios for “taking the lead and committing to hire a Special Olympics athlete as a paid production assistant on the set of #GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol3.”
-Yahoo
★ Shannen Doherty has prevailed in her lawsuit against State Farm. She has been awarded over $6.3 million in damages after the insurance company refused to pay for repairs under the policy on her Malibu, California home, which was damaged by wildfire in 2018. The money awarded in the civil lawsuit covers damages to her home, personal property, emotional distress and attorney fees.
-Yahoo
★ Sex and the City’s return is fast approaching. HBO Max has announced that the upcoming reboot series “And Just Like That…”, which is being called Sex and the City’s “new chapter,” will premiere sometime in December. The new series follows ‘Carrie’, ‘Miranda’ and ‘Charlotte’ as they “navigate the journey from the complicated reality of life and friendship in their 30s to the even more complicated reality of life and friendship in their 50s.”
-People
★ Michael J. Fox will receive an honorary AARP award for his work through his charity that advocates for Parkinson’s research. Fox’s foundation – which launched in 2000 – has funded more than $1 billion in global research programs. He currently sits on the foundation’s board of directors and travels to speak on behalf of the organization.
-MSN
TODAY’S SHOW BIZ SKED:
• “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (ABC/Global): Ellen Pompeo, Henry Winkler, Billy Idol
• “The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon” (NBC/CTV): Madonna, Recker Eans, Dylan Gilmer, Mykal-Michelle Harris, Olivia Perez, Reba McEntire
• “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” (CBS/Global): Sanjay Gupta, Denis Villeneuve
• “Late Night with Seth Meyers” (NBC/CTV): Jason Sudeikis, Brendan Hunt, Joe Kelly, Barrett Martin
• “The Late Late Show with James Corden” (CBS/CTV): Daniel Craig, Rami Malek
• “Watch What Happens Live” (Bravo): Anthony Anderson, Jim Gaffigan
• “The View” (ABC/CTV): Mark Cuban, Barbara Corcoran, Daymond John, Robert Herjavec, Lori Greiner
• “The Talk” (CBS): Jason Isaacs, Yara Martinez
• “Live with Kelly and Ryan” (ABC/CTV): Anthony Anderson, Calum Scott
• “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” (NBC/CTV): Jason Sudeikis, Kane Brown
• “The Kelly Clarkson Show” (Check local listings): Shannen Doherty, Brendan Hunt
• “The Drew Barrymore Show” (Check local listings): Dakota Johnson, Danny Seo
• “Young Sheldon” (CBS): Season 5 premiere
• “United States of Al” (CBS): Season 2 premiere
• “Ghosts” (CBS): Series premiere. Samantha and Jay decide to convert a rundown country estate they inherited into a B&B. Not only is the place falling apart, it’s also inhabited by spirits of previous residents — whom only Samantha can see and hear.
• “The Outpost” (CW): Season 4 finale
• “American League Division Series” (Check local listings) Chicago @ Houston, Boston @ Tampa
BS MUSIC NOTES:
• Ed Sheeran – has joined “The Voice” for season 21 as a “Mega Mentor”. Beginning Oct. 25, he’ll help the remaining contestants prepare for the Knockout Rounds. It’s a role his good friend Taylor Swift has done in the past.
• Justin Bieber – is selling weed. He’s partnered with LA-based company Palms on a line of pre-rolled joints called “Peaches”, a nod to his hit single of the same name. The $32 packs of 7 joints will initially only be available in California, where recreational marijuana use is legal.
• Adele — has finally announced that ‘Easy On Me’, the first single from her upcoming album will be released on Oct. 15. Her upcoming album, “30” is one of the most anticipated releases of 2021. She has already released a 10-second tease of the song. LINK: https://tinyurl.com/e45vy7wx
• Bruce Springsteen – His handwritten lyrics for ‘Thunder Road’, ‘For You’ and ‘Night’ will go under the hammer on October 28, as will 2 harmonicas used on the songs ‘Thunder Road’ and ‘Johnny 99’. The ‘Thunder Road’ manuscript has an estimated selling price of $70,000.
• Ringo Starr — appears on a new charity cover of the Beatles’ ‘Come Together’, joined by an all-star, 100-plus-drummer cast. Also featured on the song, in support of “WhyHunger”, are Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Chad Smith, the E Street Band’s Max Weinberg and Pearl Jam’s Matt Cameron, among others. LINK: https://tinyurl.com/3n7xnukj
• Dave Grohl – His memoir “The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music” came out this week, and among its entertaining stories is an account of a memorable dinner he held for AC/DC and Paul McCartney in 2015, which ended with the musicians and their partners dancing to a live jazz band, which he had surprise-hired to serenade the superstars.
• Hardy — didn’t shy away from sharing his opinion on friend Morgan Wallen being banned from the 2021 CMA Awards. He said (Quote): “I think it sucks.” Last week, the Country Music Association announced that Wallen will not be allowed to attend the Nov. 10 show. Hardy co-wrote ‘More Than My Hometown’ and ‘Sand in My Boots’, among others on Wallen’s album.
• Dylan Scott – has announced his “Livin’ My Best Life Tour”. Scott, who is currently on the road supporting Luke Bryan, has 22 US headlining shows booked between Feb. 24 and the end of April. Dylan Marlowe will open.
• Kacey Musgraves – Yes, she WAS completely nude while singing ‘Justified’ during her appearance on “SNL” on the weekend. She took the stage wearing just cowboy boots and a strategically placed acoustic guitar, sitting cross-legged on a stool. It was the first time an SNL guest has ever taken the stage in the nude. Her publicist has confirmed that Musgraves really was fully naked, adding that “precautions were taken.”
SHOOTING THE BULL
BIKE-CURIOUS:
A 40-year-old motorcycle with exactly zero miles on it is going up for sale…all because a dad didn’t approve of his son buying it in 1981. OK, not exactly ZERO miles. The odometer of the 1981 Honda CB100N reads 0.4 miles. How does something like this happen? A teenager bought it new 40 years ago, but when he brought it home, his father was not cool with the idea. He immediately confiscated it, and locked it away in a shed. After his father died, the unnamed owner, now in his 50s, was given the job of clearing out his house in Somerset, England, and stumbled upon his old bike, which is in immaculate condition. It will be auctioned off on October 14. The presale estimate is $2,750, but it’ll probably go for significantly more. One expert says that because those bikes were used for commuting, most of the remaining ones not only have a LOT of miles on them, they’re also in rough condition. Besides, it’s very rare to find any vehicle with less than a mile on the odometer.
(Just my treadmill…)
(Well, I hope it goes to some nice kid whose overbearing father also bans him from enjoying it for 40 years…)
-DailyMail
SONS OF BTS:
The Oxford English Dictionary has become the latest area of Western culture to be hit by the “Korean wave.” As anyone who is paying attention knows, these days, everything seems to be getting prefixed with a K– as South Korea’s popular culture continues to rise in international popularity. Think: “K-pop, K-drama, K-beauty, K-food, K-style… But things aren’t limited to words beginning with that letter. Oxford has announced that, in response to the increasing popularity of South Korean cultural exports, over 20 new words of Korean origin have been added to its pages. The new batch includes entries for ‘mukbang’, which is “a video featuring a person eating a large quantity of food and talking to the audience”, the comic book genre ‘manhwa’ and the traditional Korean clothing ‘hanbok’. There’s also a variety of new food listings, including the word for small side dishes, ‘banchan’; ‘bulgogi’, “a dish of thin slices of beef or pork which are marinated then grilled or stir-fried”; and the sushi-roll-like rice dish ‘kimbap’. By the way, the word “K-pop” was added to the dictionary in 2016.
(Will these words be removed from the dictionary in 2 years when K-pop goes away, never to be heard from again?)
(My kids used to make me listen to K-pop all day long. Now I have BTSD!)
-NYPost
CORONAUPDATE:
➢ A new study says that without mask wearing, a 2-meter (6 foot) physical distancing guideline may not be enough to prevent the spread of COVID-19 indoors. The study, conducted by researchers at McGill University, Universite de Sherbrooke, Texas A&M, and Northern Illinois University, examined the flow of liquids and gasses in indoor spaces using a computer program that simulated coughing dynamics. The scientists concluded that mask mandates and good ventilation are “critically important to curb the spread of more contagious strains of COVID-19, especially during the winter months as more people socialize indoors.” They found that when people are unmasked, more than 70% of airborne particles pass the 2-meter threshold within 30 seconds. By comparison, less than 1% of particles cross the 2-metre mark if masks are worn. (Ew! I never want to NOT wear a mask again!)
➢ One vaccine maker says the world will likely need a new COVID vaccine by the middle of next year. Ugur Sahin, CEO and co-founder of BioNTech (which co-created the Pfizer vaccine), said the new vaccine will be necessary to protect against future variants that the current vaccines will no longer work against. According to him, the next iteration of the vaccines will need to be “tailored” to address forthcoming mutations, because they will likely be able to evade the immune response that the current vaccines provide. (Ummm, you’re already working on this, right, sir?)
-CTV, BestLife
FUNNIEST TWEETS OF THE WEEK FROM WOMEN:
⇒ Starting a job feels like you’re a new character on the ninth season of a tv show. – YKTFV
⇒ Me: *wears glasses, facemask and hoop earrings* My ears: Yo? Should I carry your bag too? – 3dLooks
⇒ i think my biggest issue with dating apps is that by nature they eliminate a ‘friends to lovers’ plot line — Alex
⇒ Just about everyone I know is a snack getting stuck in a vending machine away from total collapse – Meredith Ireland
⇒ i’m gonna be unstoppable once i figure out what my whole deal is – cass city
…AND A FEW FROM PARENTS:
⇒ Sorry I haven’t tweeted in a few days; I’ve been helping my kids find their shoes. – A Bearer of Dad News
⇒ have kids, so that when you cut yourself and are bleeding and desperately need a bandage you can find an empty box because your child needed all of them when her foot was itchy – That Mom Tho
⇒ Every Tuesday my husband is surprised to learn that our son’s 6:30 Tuesday soccer practice occurs every Tuesday at 6:30. — Jessie
⇒ I love fall festivals. I can get lost in a corn maze and no one judges me for hiding from my kids. – Satirical Mommy
-HuffPost
AMERICA’S BILLIONAIRES:
Donald Trump is worth an estimated $2.5 billion, leaving him $400 million short of the cutoff for this year’s Forbes 400 list of America’s richest people. Here are the top 5 . . .
1. Jeff Bezos (Amazon, Blue Origin): estimated net worth: $201 billion (#1 for the 4th year in a row)
2. Elon Musk (Tesla and SpaceX): $190.5 billion
3. Mark Zuckerberg (Facebook): $134.5 billion
4. Bill Gates (Microsoft co-founder): $134 billion
5. Larry Page (Alphabet/Google): $123 billion
-Forbes
DID YOU KNOW?
According to product review site, Rave, the three most hated brands in the world are 1) Sony, 2) Tesla, and 3) Uber. And the most hated fast-food brand is KFC. Rave based their findings on the ratio of bad tweets to good tweets, which they call the “hate rate.”
-TheAdContrarian
BS CHRONOMETER 10.07.21
TODAY’S CELEBIRTHDAYS . . .
1951 [70] John Mellencamp, Seymour IN, rock singer (‘Jack & Diane’, ‘Small Town’)/Farm Aid co-founder/Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2008
1952 [69] Vladimir Putin, Leningrad [now Saint Petersburg] Russia, politician (President of Russia serving his 4th non-consecutive term since 2000)/Russian Prime Minister 1999-2000, 2008-12
1953 [68] Tico (Hector) Torres, NYC, rock drummer (Bon Jovi-‘Livin’ On a Prayer’, ‘I’ll Be There For You’)
1959 [62] Simon Cowell, London England, TV personality (“American Idol” 2002-10, “America’s Got Talent” since 2016)/TV producer (“The X Factor”, “American Inventor”)/entertainment mogul (Syco Music)
1967 [54] Toni Braxton, Severn MD, R&B-pop singer (‘Unbreak My Heart’, ‘Breathe Again’)
1968 [53] Thom Yorke, Wellingborough England, rock singer-guitarist (Radiohead-‘Creep’, ‘Paranoid Android’)
1979 [42] Shawn Ashmore, Richmond BC, TV actor (‘Sam Spencer’ on “Conviction” 2016-17)/movie actor (‘Iceman’ in “X-Men” films)
1996 [25] Lewis Capaldi, Whitburn Scotland, singer-songwriter (‘Someone You Loved’, ‘Before You Go’)
TODAY’S BS REASONS TO PARTY . . .
• “Bathtub Day”, encouraging a luxurious long, hot bath to develop inner peace. Almost everyone nowadays takes showers, so here’s a chance to recall some of the luxury of days gone by. (And count how many times the kids come to the door…)
• “National Frappé Day”, honoring a versatile drink with numerous variables, so there are flavors to suit everyone. Frappes typically are blended drinks made with either coffee or espresso and topped with whipped cream. (So, today, ‘Don’t worry, be frappée’!)
• “Forgiveness & Happiness Day”, observe it by working to repair damaged relationships, by asking for forgiveness, by forgiving others, and by forgiving yourself.
• “National Inner Beauty Day”, to spread awareness and lend support to those subject to human trafficking. The day is observed to understand that any type of forced labor and sexual exploitation, and slavery — is punishable and morally wrong.
• “You Matter to Me Day”, was created in 2010 by Linda Jew, who had a friend and his son pass away, and realized that she had never told them, “You matter to me”. She began telling people she knew that they mattered, and decided to start a day centered around the phrase.
COMING UP . . .
[Fri] American Touch Tag Day
[Fri] National Pierogi Day
[Sat] Fire Prevention Day
[Sat] Scrubs Day
THIS DAY IN SHOW BIZ . . .
1996 [25] Fox News Channel is launched
2003 [18] In a California recall election, Arnold Schwarzenegger is elected Governor
TODAY’S MUSIC EVENTS . . .
2016 [05] The Rolling Stones play the first night of the Desert Trip festival, which also features Bob Dylan, Paul McCartney, Neil Young, Roger Waters and The Who. The 2-weekend event rakes in $160 million, making it the highest-earning music festival ever
2017 [04] Cardi B hits #1 with ‘Bodak Yellow’, becoming the first solo female rapper without a guest artist to reach the top since Lauryn Hill (‘Doo Wop [That Thing])’, in 1998
2020 [01] After viral videos show him kissing girls and having a maskless good time with fans in Alabama, Morgan Wallen is scratched as musical guest on “Saturday Night Live” for breaking coronavirus protocols. (He’s welcomed back on Dec. 5.)
TODAY’S RECORD . . .
2001 [20] Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants hits his 73rd home run of the season, setting a new (but tainted by steroids) Major League Baseball record
BULL’S BITS
BS WHACK FACTS:
✓ In ancient Egypt, pillows were made of stones.
✓ In the Middle Ages, chicken soup was considered an aphrodisiac.
✓ You are 10 times more likely to be injured while fishing than at an amusement park.
✓ A gun with a silencer attached sounds about as loud as a car door being slammed.
✓ In Antarctica, sunsets can be green.
✓ According to experts, the best shaving-brush material is badger hair.
-BathroomReadersInstitute
Best of BS . . .
BS COOL THINGS ABOUT HAVING A BEER BELLY:
• Doubles as a convenient TV tray for nachos and beer.
• Makes you 96% less likely to be pestered by annoying sorority girls.
• You can use your kid’s action figures in the bathtub to play “Survivor” on your very own hairy island.
• Great way to meet cute female cardiologists.
• You no longer feel like an outcast at the bowling alley.
• Understanding mothers give up their seat to you on the subway.
• Instant street cred in biker bars worldwide.
• Prevents dribbled beer from rusting your NASCAR belt buckle.
• Allows you to fit perfectly into the concave embrace of waifish supermodels.
• Under-equipped? Out of sight, out of mind!
-TopFive, first published in BS in 2011
BS UNUSUAL THANKSGIVING TRADITIONS AT OUR HOUSE:
• Bobbing for giblets.
• Main course — Kraft Dinner & gravy.
• The “Create Megan Fox” mashed potato sculpting contest.
• After-dinner game of road hockey with grandpa’s teeth.
• No dessert until you finish last year’s leftovers!
• The post-dinner methane Olympics.
-First published in BS in 2001
TODAY’S SCOOP OF BS:
➠ A report says that most of us have at least one unfinished do-it-yourself project. (For my wife, it’s been ME for 20 years…)
➠ According to Forbes’ 35th Annual World’s Billionaires List, their combined worth is over $15 trillion dollars. (To put that into perspective, you can’t put that into perspective…)
➠ A survey once found that one in 10 Americans still listens to cassette tapes. (Unfortunately, they didn’t get a chance to say why, because their pager went off and they had to find a payphone.)
➠ John Mellencamp is 70 today. (These days when he “dribbles off a pair of those Bobbie Brooks”, he ends up pulling a muscle…)
➠ Russian President Vladimir Putin is 69 today. (If you want to give him a gift he’ll use, don’t send a shirt!)
BS WEB GOODIE:
Mental note for lunchtime: https://tinyurl.com/5baevh7m
BS RANDOM JOKE:
I put the ‘pro’ in procrastinate.
BS PHONE STARTER:
It’s “Customer Service Week”. What’s the most amazing service you’ve ever received from a business?
BS WATER COOLER QUESTION:
Question: Women under 30 are the most likely to do THIS when visiting someone’s home. What is it?
Answer: Look behind the shower curtain
BS DEEP THOUGHT:
Happiness and sadness run parallel to each other. When one takes a rest, the other one takes up the slack.
