Friday, September 21, 2018 Edition: #6298
Our Sheet Don’t Stink!
BS SHOW BIZ BUZZ:
★ (***NOTE: BASTARDS***} “Game Of Thrones” bosses finally explained why fans have to wait so long for Season 8. Showrunner Daniel Benioff says that, “The last season is far beyond what we’ve ever attempted before.” Game of Thrones did not finish filming Season 8 until late this summer, and Benioff says that the cast and crew worked for a year in Belfast preparing sets and filming scenes. Plus, one major battle scene took well over a month to film. He says that is the most intricate and ambitious thing the producers have done, even more so than the incredible “Battle of the Bastards” in Season 6.
-CelebrityInsider
★ KISS, who have spent the last 45 years rocking the music business with their own style of music and mayhem, are hanging up their platform boots for good in a shocking announcement made on the “America’s Got Talent” finale. The reveal came after the band opened the show with a performance of their classic tune ‘Detroit Rock City’. The “End of the Road” tour will kick off early next year. Tour dates have not yet been released.
-Inquisitr
★ It was recently revealed that everyone’s been pronouncing both Chrissy Teigen and Ariana Grande’s names incorrectly. Well, thankfully J.K. Rowling made sure this would never happen with the beloved Harry Potter character Hermione. Rowling hopped on Twitter to respond to a fan theory about the correct way to pronounce Hermione’s name—confirming that she included a passage in “Goblet of Fire” just to troll people doing it wrong. People who pronounce Hermione like they do in the films (Her-My-O-Nee) are correct.
(Great. Now how do you say “Rowling?”)
★ Nearly a year after NBC fired him over allegations of sexual misconduct, insiders say that disgraced former Today Show anchor Matt Lauer is ready to “take-down” the ones who, according to him, “unfairly persecuted him.” Sources say that Lauer is going after people who are still in power. He wants payback, and “no one will be safe.” Since his firing, Lauer has kept a low profile, and sources say that he doesn’t socialize much with friends anymore, but he is planning a comeback.
-CelebrityInsider
★ The very last cars personally owned by Burt Reynolds will go on auction next Saturday at the Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas. As you might imagine, one of them is a 1978 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am, a recreation of his iconic ride in “Smokey and the Bandit.” There’s another ’78 Trans Am that’s a recreation of the one used in “Hooper” and an ’84 Trans Am that was used to promote the USFL Tampa Bay Bandits, which Burt owned. It’s not all Trans Ams though, there is also a 1987 Chevrolet pickup up for grabs. It’s a recreation of the one used in ‘Cannonball Run.’
-TMZ
TODAY’S SHOW BIZ SKED:
• “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (ABC/Global): Olivia Wilde, Noah Centineo, Jungle
• “The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon” (NBC/CTV): Chrissy Teigen, Ryan Eggold, Dan White
• “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” (CBS/Global): Hillary Rodham Clinton, Nik Dodani
• “Late Night with Seth Meyers” (NBC/CTV): Maya Rudolph, Fred Armisen, Dominic West (R)
• “The Late Late Show with James Corden” (CBS/CTV): Ray Romano, Chloe Grace Moretz, Lord Huron (R)
• “The View” (ABC/CTV): Terri, Bindi & Robert Irwin, Cheryl Hines
• “The Talk” (CBS): Kaley Cuoco, Tyler Florence
• “Live with Kelly and Ryan” (ABC/CTV): Jack Black, Josh Groban, Jennifer Nettles, guest co-host Tiffany Haddish
• “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” (NBC/CTV): Wanda Sykes, Beth Behrs, Bob Moses
• “Art in the Twenty-First Century” (PBS): The Season 9 premiere: Travel to the artistic capital of sub-Saharan Africa and meet four artists from diverse backgrounds.
• “My Lottery Dream Home” (HGTV): Season 5 premiere
SATURDAY-
• “Neil Diamond: Hot August Night III” (PBS): A chronicle of Neil Diamond’s triumphant 2012 return to the Greek Theatre in L.A., where he recorded his multiplatinum-selling “Hot August Night” collection in 1972.
• “Truly, Madly, Sweetly” (HALLMARK): Natalie and Eric each inherit a share of an old bakery and must decide what to do with the historic landmark.
SUNDAY-
• “Watch What Happens Live” (Bravo): Jerry O’Connell, Toya Bush-Harris
• “9-1-1” (FOX): Season 2 premiere
• “Anne of Green Gables: Fire & Dew” (PBS): Anne travels to Charlottetown to enroll in accelerated classes, which will help her reach her goal of becoming a teacher.
BS MUSIC NOTES:
• Adele — attended Lauryn Hill’s concert at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles on Tuesday night, and took to Instagram to post that Hill’s 1998 debut solo album was a huge influence on her. Adele also attended a Hill in concert in London when she was 10 years old.
• Lady GaGa – has addressed the real reason she pulled out of her joint tour scheduled with Kanye West almost ten years ago. Many suspected it had something to do with the controversy surrounding West’s interrupting Taylor Swift’s MTV VMA acceptance speech, but Gaga says it was more personal than that. “There’s nothing wrong with it if an artist needs to stop – it’s them listening to their body and their mind… It’s nice to be treated like a human being.”
• Maroon 5 — has reportedly “pretty much accepted” the Super Bowl halftime headline show in February, according to Us Weekly. The report is unconfirmed, but Us Weekly’s sourcing on Super Bowl performances has proven to be pretty reliable over the years.
• Foreigner – Original frontman Lou Gramm and Asia Featuring John Payne will be teaming up for a tour starting later this year. Shows will feature both acts together on-stage performing the hits of both Foreigner and Asia. Dates will be announced soon.
• Prince — Thousands of fans are asking federal authorities to open a grand jury investigation into his death. A petition to the U.S. Attorney’s Office has been signed by more than 6,000 people. One of the petition’s organizers says more answers are needed about Prince’s accidental fentanyl overdose in 2016, and the person who supplied the drug must be held accountable.
• Tom Petty – Former Heartbreakers guitarist Mike Campbell thinks the band will play together again to pay tribute to Petty, possibly in a series of shows revolving around their expected “Wildflowers” box set. He doesn’t see having a new singer because “nobody can fill those shoes.”
• The Cranberries – will call it quits after they release their final album with the late Delores O’Riordan. Guitarist Noel Hogan says, “There is no need to continue.” “In the End” was nearly finished when O’Riordan died in January. It comes out next year.
• Crash Test Dummies – have a U.S. tour planned to celebrate the 25th anniversary of their “God Shuffled His Feet” album. The original lineup will reassemble for 11 dates starting November 23.
• Carrie Underwood — will perform at the American Music Awards on Oct 9, despite being heavily pregnant and revealing this week that she suffered three miscarriages. Imagine Dragons, Post Malone and Ty Dolla $ign are also set to appear on the show.
• Old Dominion – raised $40,000 for the Opry Trust Fund and the Ryan Seacrest Foundation with their star-studded sold out show at the Ryman Auditorium Tuesday night. They were joined on stage by guests Sam Hunt, Kelsea Ballerini, Michael Ray, and Kenny Chesney.
TODAY’S MOVIE OPENINGS:
• “The House with a Clock in Its Walls” (PG, Comedy/Family): A young orphan named Lewis Barnavelt aids his magical uncle in locating a clock with the power to bring about the end of the world. (Cate Blanchett, Jack Black)
• “Fahrenheit 11/9” (R-Rated, Documentary): A provocative and comedic look at the times in which we live from Michael Moore. It explores his two big questions of the Trump Era: How did we get here, and how do we get out? (David Hogg, Michael Moore)
• “Life Itself” (R-Rated, Drama): As a young New York couple goes from college romance to marriage and the birth of their first child, the unexpected twists of their journey create reverberations that echo over continents and through lifetimes. (Oscar Isaac, Olivia Wilde)
• “The Sisters Brothers” (R-Rated, Comedy/Drama): In 1850s Oregon, a gold prospector is chased by the infamous duo of assassins, the Sisters brothers. (John C. Reilly, Joaquin Phoenix, Jake Gyllenhaal)
• “Assassination Nation” (R-Rated, Drama/Mystery): High school senior Lily and her group of friends live in a haze of texts, posts, selfies and chats just like the rest of the world. So, when an anonymous hacker starts posting details from the private lives of everyone in their small town, the result leaves Lily and her friends questioning whether they’ll live through the night. (Odessa Young, Suki Waterhouse)
• “Colette” (R-Rated, Drama): Colette is pushed by her husband to write novels under his name. Upon their success, she fights to make her talents known, challenging gender norms. (Keira Knightley, Dominic West)
TOO STUPID FOR US TO MAKE UP:
→ A Montgomery Village, Md. couple took an unintended dip when the car that they were riding in jumped a curb, crashed through a fence and landed in a community center swimming pool. A Fire and Rescue spokesman says that the driver and passenger, a man and woman in their 50s or 60s, were uninjured, but wet. It’s unclear who was behind the wheel when the driver turned into a diver. Apparently, one was giving the other a driving lesson. (But not a very good one!)
→ Neighbors are complaining about a Stuart, Florida man who’s apparently getting a little too comfortable in his own skin. They say the man frequently does outdoor chores completely nude. Reports are that he has been seen working on his car and doing various yard work while in the buff. Police say they’re unable to take action against him because he is on private property and is “not touching himself inappropriately.” The man declined an interview, reportedly telling a TV station that he and his family are “private people.” (Some in the neighborhood are continuing to monitor the situation…in shifts…with binoculars.)
→ A German triathlete has been banned from an all-you-can-eat sushi restaurant after he reportedly wolfed down nearly 100 dishes. Ironman competitor Jaroslav Bobrowski went to Running Sushi in Landshut, Bavaria and paid his $19 for as much of the Japanese food as he could eat. After eating the equivalent of what five people normally eat (almost 100 servings), The restaurant owner told him he was no longer allowed to eat there due to his appetite. The triathlete follows an extreme diet where he does not eat for 20 hours and then eats until he is full.
(And until the buffet is empty…)
-NYPost
THE FOUR MAIN PERSONALITY TYPES (Which one are YOU?)
Researchers took data from 1.5 million survey responses and plotted it in accordance with the so-called Big Five basic personality traits: neuroticism, extraversion, openness, agreeableness, and conscientiousness. The Big Five is the professional standard for social psychologists who study personality. Here are what they determined to be the four main personality types:
⇒ Average: These people score high in neuroticism and extraversion, but score low in openness. It is the most typical category, with women being more likely than men to fit into it. (I may be average, but I’ve never been called normal!)
⇒ Reserved: This type of person is stable emotionally without being especially open or neurotic. They tend to score lower on extraversion but tend to be somewhat agreeable and conscientious. (If you’re saying that I’m stable, I can be agreeable to that…)
⇒ Role model: These people score high in every trait except neuroticism, and the likelihood that someone fits into this category increases dramatically as they age. These are people who are dependable and open to new ideas. Women are more likely than men to be role models. (Especially in MY house!)
⇒ Self-centered: These people score very high in extraversion, but low in openness, agreeableness, and conscientiousness. The number of people who fall into this category decreases dramatically with age. (So…teenagers!)
(Me? I’m just your average reserved, self-centered role model!)
(My personality types are work, home, in public, and Saturday night!)
-ARSTechnica
BS CHRONOMETER 09.21.18
TODAY’S CELEBIRTHDAYS . . .
1947 [71] Stephen King, Portland ME, scary author (“Carrie”, “The Shining”)
1950 [68] Bill Murray, Wilmette IL, movie actor (“Lost in Translation”, “Groundhog Day”)
1957 [61] Ethan Coen, St Louis Park MN, filmmaker (Coen Bros-“True Grit”, “No Country For Old Men”)
1967 [51] Faith Hill, Ridgeland MS, country singer (‘Mississippi Girl’, ‘This Kiss’)/Mrs Tim McGraw since 1996
1967 [51] Tyler Stewart, Toronto ON, pop drummer (Barenaked Ladies – ‘One Week’, ‘If I had $1,000,000’)
1968 [50] Ricki Lake, Hastings-on-Hudson NY, TV talk show host (“The Ricki Lake Show” 2012, “Ricki Lake” 1993-2004)/movie actress (“Hairspray”, “Serial Mom”)
1971 [47] Luke Wilson, Dallas TX, movie actor (“3:10 to Yuma”, “Blades of Glory”)/brother of actor Owen Wilson)
1971 [47] Alfonso Ribeiro, The Bronx NY, TV actor (‘Carlton Banks’ on “The Fresh Prince of Bel Air” 1990-1996, season 19 winner on “Dancing with the Stars”)
1972 [46] Liam Gallagher, Manchester UK, rock singer (Oasis – ‘Wonderwall’, ‘Don’t Look Back in Anger’)
1989 [29] Jason Derulo, Miami FL, R&B singer-songwriter (‘In My Head’, ‘Whatcha Say’)
SATURDAY-
Operatic singer Andrea Bocelli is 60; Rock singer Joan Jett (‘I Love Rock ‘n Roll’) is 60; TV actor Scott Baio (“Happy Days”) is 58; Movie actress Bonnie Hunt (“Cheaper by the Dozen”) is 57; Movie actor Tom Felton (“Harry Potter”) is 31
SUNDAY-
World music singer Julio Iglesias is 75; Rock singer Bruce Springsteen (‘Born in the USA’) is 69; TV actor Jason Alexander (“Seinfeld”) is 59; Music producer Jermaine Dupri is 46
TODAY’S BS REASONS TO PARTY . . .
• “Last Full Day of Summer” in the Northern Hemisphere (sniff!) as Autumn officially arrives tomorrow.
• “Miniature Golf Day”. The first mini-golf was the ‘Tom Thumb Golf Course’ built in 1929 in Chattanooga TN by John Garnet Carter. Nowadays there’s a ‘Professional Miniature Golf Association’ that holds the ‘PMGA Championship’ each year.
• “Pecan Cookie Day”, whether you prefer butter pecan, caramel pecan, orange pecan, or maple pecan cookies, enjoy a delicious treat today in honor of National Pecan Cookie Day! (One of each, please!)
• “Pause the World Day”, sirens, television, computers, printers, car stereos, endless talking — Most of us accept this daily racket as normal. We rarely experience true silence, but silence can help you to get in touch with your emotions, provide you with a sense of calm, and leave you feeling rejuvenated (or just make you notice that ringing in your ears….)
• “World Alzheimer’s Day”, an annual observance to raise awareness about Alzheimer’s disease and dementia.
• “World Gratitude Day”, designed to ‘unite all people in a positive emotion of gratitude, creating a world community’. (Brought to you by the ‘Association of the Hopelessly Overly-Optimistic’.)
SATURDAY-
• “Autumnal Equinox” in the Northern Hemisphere, as Fall officially arrives tonight at 9:54 P.M. EDT. Fall ends with the start of Winter on December 21 (This day is also notable as the official launch of pumpkin spice everything!)
• “Business Women’s Day”, celebrating the important contribution of working women and women business owners.
• “Dear Diary Day”, a day to ‘put it on paper because it’ll make you feel better’. (Until someone sneaky finds your diary and Instagrams all your deepest, darkest secrets.)
• “Centenarians Day”, honoring those who’ve lived 100 years or more (you’d best hurry up and honor them!)
• “Hobbit Day”, celebrating author JRR Tolkien and the birthdays of his characters ‘Frodo’ and ‘Bilbo Baggins’. “The Hobbit” was 1st published 81 years ago today
• “White Chocolate Day”, honoring the tasty confection of sugar, cocoa butter, and milk solids. It 1st appeared in Switzerland in the 1930s when Nestlé invented it to use up excess cocoa butter. To qualify as real ‘white chocolate’, it must be at least 20% cocoa butter by weight.
SUNDAY-
• “Celebrate Bisexuality Day”, initiated in 1999 and now observed in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the USA, and some European countries.
• “Restless Legs Awareness Day”, to foster better understanding of this treatable condition. RLS (aka Willis-Ekbom Disease) is a neurological disorder that causes an irresistible urge to move the legs, often accompanied by unpleasant sensations. About 3% of adults are affected (plus their spouses!)
• “Daughter’s Day”, a day to pay special tribute to female offspring. If she’s a teenager, she’ll no doubt respond, “Yeah right … whatever.”
THIS DAY IN SHOW BIZ . . .
1970 [48] ‘Monday Night Football’ premieres on ABC – Browns 31, Jets 21
2001 [17] 27 TV networks air “America: A Tribute to Heroes”, a star-studded benefit for families of 9/11 victims that’s broadcast live from NYC & LA
TODAY’S MUSIC EVENTS . . .
2011 [07] R.E.M. announce that they’re calling it quits after more than 30 years. A post on their website reads, “We walk away with a great sense of gratitude, of finality, and of astonishment at all we have accomplished. To anyone who ever felt touched by our music, our deepest thanks for listening.”
2012 [06] When Green Day’s set is cut short at the iHeartRadio festival in Las Vegas, singer Billie Joe Armstrong flies off the handle, stopping the show and going into an f-bomb-laced rant before smashing his guitar and leaving the stage. He checks into rehab two days later.
TODAY’S FIRSTS . . .
1985 [33] Little-known 24-year-old actor George Clooney makes his 1st appearance as a handyman on the popular TV sitcom “The Facts of Life” (goes on to appear in 17 episodes)
2016 [02] Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan pledge $3 billion to medical research to “cure, prevent or manage all diseases by the end of the century”
TODAY’S RECORD . . .
1982 [36] Albert McReynolds catches a record 78-and-a-half-pound striped bass off Atlantic City, New Jersey
BULL’S BITS
BS WACK FACTS:
✓ The word ‘typewriter’ is the longest word that can be typed using only the top row of a keyboard.
✓ The word “Checkmate” comes from the Persian phrase “Shah Mat,” which means “the king (shah) is dead (mat).”
✓ Pumice is the only rock that floats in water.
✓ The ball on top of a flag pole is called the ‘Truck’.
✓ A ‘Jiffy’ is actually 1/100th of a second.
✓ DNA stands for DeoxyriboNucleic Acid.
-InterestingOneLineFacts
BS SEQUELS NO ONE ASKED FOR:
• Snakes on a Train
• Found in Space
• Divorced Now, Actually
• Unforgiven 2: OK, I Forgive You
• The Breakfast Club 2: Lunch
• Home Alone 8: Child Protective Services Finally Intervene
• The Godfather III: An Offer They Should’ve Refused
• Dude, Where’s My Uber ?
• Saturday the 14th
• Most of them, honestly
• Green Lantern 2
-Twitter
CONFUSING WEDDING INVITATION ATTIRE INSTRUCTIONS:
• Seminude semiformal
• Upper West Side farmhouse
• Winter heatwave
• Extreme black tie
• Closed Rust Belt factory
• Hypodermic needle beach casual
• Saharan water park
• Men without hats
• International Space Station urban
• Ecuadorian nonsensical
• Comfortable but not too comfortable
• Full Kryptonian marriage garb
• Roaring ’20s but two months after the crash
• The second-fanciest outfit from Beyonce’s Formation video
• Commando
-McSweeney’s (first published in BS in 2017)
BS RANDOM JOKE:
Better days are coming. They’re called Saturday and Sunday.
BS PHONE STARTER:
What is the most extreme thing you’ve done in an attempt to appear more attractive?
BS WATER COOLER QUESTION:
Question: Almost 10% of people say doing THIS is worse than paying taxes. What is it?
Answer: Visiting in-laws!
BS DEEP THOUGHT:
If you don’t build your dreams, someone will hire you to build theirs.
