Thursday, September 6, 2018 – Edition: #6287

Bullseye!

BS SHOW BIZ BUZZ:
★ The F.B.I. has announced they have recovered Dorothy’s ruby slippers.  The footwear, worn by Judy Garland in “The Wizard of Oz”, was found after a 13-year investigation. They are one of the four pairs of ruby shoes that Garland wore in the ground-breaking film and were on loan to the Judy Garland Museum in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Authorities had little to help with the investigation, only knowing that someone or multiple suspects broke into the museum through a back entry door, demolished the clear, plexiglass container where the shoes were housed, and ran off with one of the most iconic pairs of footwear ever to grace the silver screen.
(Please be advised that you cannot expect the same response from the FBI if by chance your gym shoes happen to go missing…)
-CelebrityInsider
★ “Curb Your Enthusiasm” star Jeff Garlin has filed for divorce from his wife of 23 years. Garlin and his wife, Marla, had been married since 1994 and he lists the date of separation as July 25, 2017, one day after their 23rd wedding anniversary. The couple has two sons together, Duke and James, neither of whom are minors. Garlin is willing to pay Marla spousal support but wants each side to pay their own attorneys’ fees.
-TheBlast
★ “Silicon Valley” star T.J. Miller is hammering out a deal with prosecutors to resolve his criminal case after he was accused of calling in a fake bomb threat on a train. On August 30, court docs were filed by both Miller and prosecutors revealing they are “discussing several matters related to the possibility of resolving the case short of indictment.”  Miller was charged with intentionally conveying to law enforcement false information about an explosive device on a train.
-TheBlast
★ Neither Kevin Spacey nor Steven Seagal will face charges for alleged sexual assaults that took place about 25 years ago. According to new legal docs, the L.A. County D.A. declined to file charges in the cases against the actors. In the Spacey case, a man claimed he was sexually assaulted in 1992, but the D.A. concluded it was well beyond the statute of limitations.  The D.A. made a similar conclusion for Seagal, who was accused of sexual assault by a woman in 1993 … so he won’t face charges either. Spacey is still under investigation for a new sexual assault case in LA.
-TMZ
★ A new biopic challenges the longstanding belief that Vincent Van Gogh died by suicide in the late 1800s. Starring Willem Dafoe, “At Eternity’s Gate”, which premiered at the Venice Film Festival on Monday, depicts Van Gogh’s death as a murder.  It is largely believed Van Gogh died at 37 from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the stomach, but the film shows the artist being shot after tussling with a gang of young people outside of Paris.  Jean-Claude Carriere, who co-wrote the script with director Julian Schnabel, told reporters that there “is absolutely no proof [Van Gogh] killed himself.”
-TMZ

TODAY’S SHOW BIZ SKED:
• “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (ABC/Global): Jim Carrey, Andy Cohen, Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats
• “The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon” (NBC/CTV): Paul McCartney, Kendall Jenner
• “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” (CBS/Global): Emma Thompson, Troye Sivan
• “Late Night with Seth Meyers” (NBC/CTV): Jennifer Garner, Meghan McCain, Bebe Rexha, Allison Miller & Pearl Aday
• “The Late Late Show with James Corden” (CBS/CTV): Blake Griffin, Paul Feig, Demetri Martin
• “Conan” (TBS/Comedy): Jason Momoa, Amber Heard, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Patrick Wilson, James Wan (R)
• “Watch What Happens Live” (Bravo): Troye Sivan, Laura Linney
• “The View” (ABC/CTV): Day of Hot Topics
• “The Talk” (CBS): Aisha Tyler
• “Live with Kelly and Ryan” (ABC/CTV): Rob Lowe, Why Don’t We, Veronica & Vanessa Merrell
• “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” (NBC/CTV): Anna Kendrick, Spike Lee, Laura Harrier
• “Big Brother 20” (CBS): Following a live vote, a Houseguest is evicted and interviewed by host Julie Chen. Remaining Houseguests compete for next Head of Household.
• “Save Me” (STARZ): British drama series starring “The Walking Dead’s” Lennie James as a man searching for his daughter, who has been missing for a decade. Part 1 of 3.
• “Sunday Night Football” (NBC): Atlanta Falcons at Philadelphia Eagles

BS MUSIC NOTES:
• Demi Lovato — is reportedly selling the Hollywood Hills home in which she apparently overdosed in July.  She is currently in rehab.  According to TMZ, the home is listed for just under $9.5 million.  She bought the property two years ago for $8.3 million.
• Britney Spears — celebrated the final show on her “Piece of Me” tour on Monday night, where she made quite the faux pas. After a song, she turned to the crowd and shouted, “How you feeling Birmingham?” The problem? She was in Blackpool, England, a city more than 100 miles north of Birmingham. The crowd both cheered and booed the mistake.
• Ashlee Simpson – She and Evan Ross will release their debut single ‘I Do’ tomorrow.  The couple will premiere the song on Ryan Seacrest’s iHeartRadio show.
• Ozzy Osbourne — has announced an early 2019 tour of the UK and Europe with Judas Priest.  The five-week run, part of Ozzy’s three-year “No More Tours 2” farewell trek, opens in Dublin on January 30 before hitting six UK cities – including Ozzy’s hometown of Birmingham, where both Black Sabbath and Judas Priest were formed – on Feb. 9 — and then on to continental Europe.
• Foo Fighters — Dave Grohl came up with the line of the week after the Foo Fighters were forced to reschedule two shows because Grohl lost his voice.  That happened shortly after U2 had to stop a performance due to Bono having similar problems.  As part of a statement, Grohl was quoted as saying: “That’s the last time I ever make out with Bono.”
• The Tragically Hip – Some fans claim they can see an apparition of late frontman Gord Downie in a picture taken at “Burning Man” in Nevada.  The photo shows the traditional Galaxia temple going up in flames to close out the festival, and some Hip fans say they can see Downie amongst the smoke and fire. The purported “figure” resembles the former singer wearing his iconic feather hats from The Tragically Hip’s final tour.  (Have a look…Wow!)
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• Florida Georgia Line – will serve as grand marshals at Sunday’s Big Machine Vodka 400 at the Brickyard in Indianapolis on Sunday.  They are also headlining the F-G-L Fest there on Friday, with Cole Swindell, Nelly and Raelynn also on the bill.
• Big & Rich — John Rich issued a series of tweets blasting Nike’s decision to use former San Francisco 49rs quarterback Colin Kaepernick in a new ad.  Rich followed it up with a picture of his soundman with the Nike logo cut out of his socks.  (Sounds like someone “took an ankle…”)
• Chase Bryant – credits Tim McGraw with giving him great advice at the start of his career.  He says McGraw told him that he was “really” talented, but “it’s not the one who’s the most talented who succeeds. It’s the one who works the hardest to get the job.”  Bryant says he thinks of that conversation every morning when he wakes up.

SMART STUDY:
You know that feeling, when you arrive at the grocery store to pick up three items, and try as you might, you can only remember two of them.  Of course, by the time you walk out of there, you have about 15 things in your basket, but I digress.  Scientists are now saying that being forgetful could actually be a sign that you are intelligent…or that you are getting there.  A study by the Neuron Journal found that forgetting is part of the brain’s normal processes, and doing so might actually make you smarter by the time the day is over.  Among the findings: Having a great memory doesn’t necessarily reflect your level of intelligence, and forgetting a detail on occasion is perfectly normal. Having a ‘brain-burp’ is completely normal, and by doing so, your brain filters through memories and things that it has learned.  Sometimes a piece of information is not easily retrieved by the brain, or it is overwritten by other information.  But that means that your brain has stored more information, or learned something along the way, possibly increasing your intelligence.
(On the other hand, and speaking from experience, being forgetful can also mean you are an imbecile!)
(So am I unusually intelligent…or am I usually unintelligent?)
(I THINK that’s what the story said, anyway…I’m going strictly by memory…)
-WetPaint

FOOTBALL FOLLIES:
⇒ Florida Atlantic University’s FAU Owls suffered a humbling 63-14 loss to Oklahoma on Sunday, a loss that coach Lane Kiffin called “embarrassing”, but it was what happened after the game that really took the cake.  Florida Atlantic’s Alumni Association sent a mass text to all of their contacts proclaiming the Owls the victors.  The text read: “FAU just beat #7 ranked OU on their home field. Let’s celebrate by helping more athletes.” That was followed by a link to an FAU web page that read in part: “FAU Beats Oklahoma! Winning in Paradise”
(Just when they thought their day couldn’t get any more embarrassing…)
⇒ A California football team has decided to forfeit the rest of the season after starting the year with two humiliating losses.  Healdsburg High School held a players’ vote that ultimately led to the team disbanding.  The vote came on the heels of two lopsided losses in which Healdsburg was clobbered 41-0 by Drake in the season opener and 61-0 by Justin-Siena last week.  At the start of the season, just 18 players were on the roster, and after the two losses, five players called it quits before the vote was taken.
(I do feel bad for these boys, but I’m not sure that their school wants to be known for this kind of response to adversity!)
-BroBible

THINGS THAT HAPPEN TO YOUR BODY WHEN YOU DON’T GET ENOUGH SLEEP:
→ Your memory weakens:  A study found that sleepy test subjects’ neurons responded slowly, fired more weakly, and their transmissions dragged on longer than usual.  (Maybe they were just drunk?)
→ Your mood plummets:  Have you ever gotten a poor night’s rest and woken up feeling agitated and irritable? That’s normal.  The good news is that upon returning to your normal sleep schedule, your mood should improve.  (Of course it will…it’ll be the weekend!)
→ You gain weight:    A study showed that women who got 5 hours or less of sleep night gained 2.5 more pounds than those who slept soundly every night, and their risk of becoming obese was 15 percent higher.  (Men?  They gained more weight.  Because if they’re all night, they’re also drinking beer and eating pizza…)
→ You have more health risks:  Lack of sleep has been linked to a higher risk of diabetes, Alzheimer’s, cancer, and heart problems.  That can naturally affect your longevity.  (And your mood…see above!)
→ Your immune system weakens:  The immune system becomes compromised, and suddenly you become more susceptible to not only some of the afflictions mentioned earlier, but also to the cold and flu bugs going around. (Which in turn, makes it tough to get a good sleep…)
→ Your skin ages more rapidly:  Poor sleeping habits don’t just affect your body on the inside. People who don’t get enough sleep show increased signs of aging skin, including reduced elasticity, more fine lines, and a reduced ability to heal from sunburns.  (which kind of makes the fact that a lack of sleep can kill your libido a moot point!)
(The other thing that happens when you don’t get enough sleep?  You get a job doing a morning show!)
(After hearing all that, there’s no WAY I’m going to be able to sleep tonight!)
(You know what else happens when I don’t get enough sleep?  I wake up in a puddle of drool on the couch at midnight, and discover that I missed the entire ballgame!)
-BestLifeOnline

BS CHRONOMETER 09.06.18

TODAY’S CELEBIRTHDAYS . . .
1943 [75] Roger Waters, Cambridge UK, classic rock singer-bassist (Pink Floyd-‘Another Brick in the Wall Part 2’, ‘Money’)

1947 [71] Jane Curtin, Cambridge MA, TV actress, (“Saturday Night Live” 1975-1980, “3rd Rock from the Sun” 1996-2001)

1958 [60] Jeff Foxworthy, Atlanta GA, stand-up comedian (“You Might Be a Redneck If …”)/TV host (“American Baking Competition” 2013, “Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?” 2007-15

1967 [51] William DuVall, Washington DC, alt-rock vocalist-guitarist (Alice in Chains-‘Rooster’, ‘Man in the Box’

1967 [51] Macy Gray (Natalie McIntyre), Canton OH, pop singer (‘I Try’, ‘Beauty in the World’)

1972 [46] Idris Elba, London UK, TV actor (“Luther” 2010-15, “The Wire” 2002-04)/movie actor (“Finding Dory”, “Thor” movies) COMING UP…”Turn Up Charlie” 2019

1983 [35] Pippa (Philippa) Middleton, Reading UK, British socialite/sister of Kate, Duchess of Cambridge

TODAY’S BS REASONS TO PARTY . . .
• “Coffee Ice Cream Day”, which offers a wake-up and a treat all in one.

• “Fight Procrastination Day – Do It! Day”,  a day to get things done.  Or at least finish one of those things you meant to do on this day LAST year!

• “Read a Book Day”, a day to take time out of your busy life, and relax with a good book.  (Because who relaxes with a bad book??)

• “Great Egg Toss Day”, probably Humpty Dumpty’s least favorite day!  (***See “Today’s Records”, below***)

• “Barbie Doll Day”, marking the anniversary of the day that the Barbie doll first went on sale in 1959. Barbie was thought up by Ruth Handler, wife of one of Mattel’s founders, Elliot Handler.

COMING UP . . .
[Fri] National Food Bank Day
[Fri] Google Commemoration Day
[Sat] International Literacy Day
[Sat] Aunt’s Day

ON THIS DATE:
1997 [21] The funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales is held at Westminster Abbey in London.  Elton John sings a new version of ‘Candle in The Wind’ which becomes the best-selling single of all time.

TODAY’S FIRST…
1916 [102] The world’s first ‘true’ supermarket opens in Memphis, Tennessee.  Its name?   The “Piggly Wiggly”

TODAY’S MUSIC EVENTS . . .
1988 [30] New Kids On The Block release their breakout album “Hangin’ Tough”.  It goes to #1 in America and spawns five hit singles, including the chart-topping title track and the #3 hit ‘You’ve Got It (The Right Stuff).’

2007 [11] Operatic tenor Luciano Pavarotti (The Three Tenors) dies of pancreatic cancer in Modena, Italy at age 71

2011 [07] A California judge rules that Madonna does not hold a trademark over the phrase “Material Girl” for her line of clothing just because she wrote a song by that name in 1985

TODAY’S RECORDS . . .
1981 [37] In Siilinjarvi, Finland, Risto Antikainen throws a fresh egg 317 feet, 10 inches (more than the length of a football field), and Jyrki Korhonen catches it without breaking it

2003 [15] Rockford College Regents beat Trinity Bible College Lions 105-0, setting a new NCAA Division III football scoring record (Lions seemingly didn’t have a prayer)

BULL’S BITS

BS WACK FACTS:
✓ About 80% of a child’s intelligence is acquired from the mother.
✓ People who get their news from Twitter are more educated than those who get their news from Facebook.
✓ Shakira was rejected from the school choir because the teacher thought she sounded like a goat.
✓ Adele turned down the chance to sing at William and Kate’s royal wedding because she had already made plans to attend a BBQ.
✓ The CIA reads up to 5 million tweets a day.
✓ 1994 is as far away as 2042.
-WhattheFFacts

BS SPY SONGS:
• Bourne to Run
• Somebond to Love
• Spy Will Always Love You
• Girls on Microfilm
• Spy Spy Miss American Spy
• Patriot Games People Play
• Moneypenny Lane
• When Will I CIA You Again?
• (***Sean Connery accent***) Yeshterday
• Twist and Shaken, Not Stirred
• Fools Russian
-Twitter

BS SPY BANDS:
• The Man From U.N.C.L.E Kracker
• 007 Mary Three
• Nikki MinEspionage
• The Spy Who Came In From The Coldplay
• Remington Steely Dan
• Men in Black at Work
• LL Stay Cool J
• The Mighty Mighty Doss-ier-Tones
• The KGB Gees
• Spinal Wire Tap
-Twitter

BS PHONE STARTER:
Who would you like to trade places with for 1 month … and 1 month only?

BS RANDOM JOKE:
I wonder if the guy who created the patent system stole the idea from someone else.

BS WATER COOLER QUESTION:
Question:  When it comes to eating cereal, about 1 in 10 of us do THIS.  What?
Answer:  Pour milk in the bowl first

BS DEEP THOUGHT:
Don’t bite off more than you can chew.  Nobody looks attractive spitting it back out.