Born on this day!! Singer Ruby Nash Garnett of Ruby and the Romantics is 87. Guitarist Leo Nocentelli of The Meters is 75. Actor Simon Callow (“Amadeus,” ″Shakespeare in Love”) is 72. Singer Russell Hitchcock of Air Supply is 72. Singer Steve Walsh (Kansas) is 70. Country singer Terri Gibbs is 67. Actor Jim Belushi is 67. Actor Julie Hagerty (“Airplane”) is 66. Actor Polly Draper (“thirtysomething”) is 66. Guitarist Brad Gillis of Night Ranger is 64. Actor Eileen Davidson (“The Young and the Restless,” “Days of Our Lives”) is 62. Drummer Scott Rockenfield of Queensryche is 58. Actor Helen Hunt is 58. Actor Courteney Cox (“Friends”) is 57. Guitarist Tony Ardoin of River Road is 57. Guitarist Michael Britt of Lonestar is 55. Drummer Rob Mitchell of Sixpence None the Richer is 55. Rapper-actor Ice Cube is 52. Actor Leah Remini (“King of Queens”) is 51. Actor Jake Busey (“Starship Troopers”) is 50. Trombone player T-Bone Willy of Save Ferris is 49. Actor Neil Patrick Harris (“How I Met Your Mother,” ″Doogie Howser, M.D.”) is 48. Actor Greg Vaughan (“Days of Our Lives,” “General Hospital”) is 48. Actor Elizabeth Reaser (“Twilight”) is 46. Singer Dryden Mitchell of Alien Ant Farm is 45. Former child actor Christopher Castle (“Step By Step,” ″Beethoven” films) is 41. Guitarist Billy Martin of Good Charlotte is 40. Actor Jordi Vilasuso (“The Young and the Restless”) is 40. Guitarist Wayne Sermon of Imagine Dragons is 37. Actor Denzel Whitaker is 31. Actor Sterling Jerins (“The Conjuring” films) is 17.
THIS DAY IN GENIUS HISTORY
1215 – King John sealed the Magna Carta.
1775 – George Washington was appointed head of the Continental Army by the Second Continental Congress.
1836 – Arkansas became the 25th state in the United States.
1844 – Charles Goodyear was granted a patent for rubber vulcanization.
1849 – James Polk, the 11th president of the United States, died in Nashville, Tennessee.
1923 – Lou Gehrig made his New York Yankee debut as a pinch runner.
1992 – Vice President Dan Quayle’s “potatoe” spelling incident.
1996 – Ella Fitzgerald, the ”first lady of song,” died in Beverly Hills, California.
2002 – Rolling Stone Mick Jagger was knighted by Queen Elizabeth.
Today Is: Global Wind Day, Magna Carta Day, Native American Citizenship Day, Nature Photography Day, National Day of Prayer for Law Enforcement Officers, National Lobster Day, Prune Day, Royal Ascot, World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, Worldwide Day of Giving
TODAY ON TV!
Primetime TV (All Times Eastern)
CBS – 8:00 – NCIS / 9:00 – FBI / 10:00 – FBI: Most Wanted
NBC – 8:00 – Olympic Trials / 10:00 – America’s Got Talent
ABC – 8:00 – The Goldbergs / 8:30 – Home Economics / 9:00 – The Conners / 9:30 – Blackish / 10:00 – To Tell The Truth
FOX – 8:00 – LEGO Masters / 9:00 – Mental Samurai
CW – 8:00 – The Flash / 9:00 – Superman and Lois
TV Talk Shows
Jimmy Kimmel: Owen Wilson, Betty Gilpin, Spice featuring Sean Paul & Shaggy
Jimmy Fallon: Salma Hayek, Dr. Anthony Fauci, Jessie Ware
Seth Meyers: Wendy Williams, Paul Rabil, Stevie Nistor
James Corden: Gov. Gavin Newsom, Migos
Lilly Singh: Tig Notaro (R 4/5/21)
Conan: Martin Short
Watch What Happens Live: Ryan Serhant, Heather Thomson
The View: Daveed Diggs
The Talk: Sean Hayes, guest co-hosts Ne-Yo & Mark Sanchez
Live with Kelly and Ryan: Salma Hayek, Annie Murphy, Chris Byrne
Ellen DeGeneres: Salma Hayek, Darci Lynne
Wendy Williams: Foodgod
The Real: Ray J, Stacey Abrams (R 9/22/20)
Kelly Clarkson: Sherri Shepherd, Rob Riggle, Charles Melton
Tamron Hall: Rita Moreno, Stacey Abrams, Angélique Kidjo
Drew Barrymore: Eddie Murphy (R 3/12/21)
WHAT ARE YOU TALKIN’ ABOUT? Here are today’s PPM-Friendly Topics!
QUESTION: Chrissy Teigen is a BAD PERSON?? Looks like it!! She bullied this Project Runway contestant so much, he thought of committing SUICIDE!!! Yikes!!!!!!!!!!
QUESTION: Are YOU ready for THIS??? It’s a FLYING BUS that promises to go from Manhattan to the Hamptons in 30 minutes, carrying 40 PASSENGERS!! You first!!
QUESTION: Is there a CORRECT WAY to EAT A SANDWICH?? According to this Japanese etiquette teacher, the answer is YES!! Check it, so you won’t be TACKY!!!!!
QUESTION: Can you guess who bought the domain “www.lilibetdiana.com” TWO WEEKS before their baby was born? This UK writer mentioned it.. and GOT FIRED!!!!
QUESTION: Are they REALLY back together??? Nahh… they’re just good friends, the kind that spend time HOLDING LIPS.. at the dinner table!! Check out Bennifer 2.0!!!!
ARod Hangs With His Ex
Alex Rodriguez reunited with this ex-wife, Cynthia Scurtis, over the weekend as his former fiancée, Jennifer Lopez, continues to fuel reconciliation rumors with her former flame Ben Affleck. They both hit the gym together according to his Instagram Story. “Cynthia is a world class mommy to our girls … wrapping ice though?!?!?! LOL,” he jokingly captioned the post (via Us Weekly). Rodriquez and Scurtis wed in 2002 but later split in July 2008. They share two daughters: Natasha, 16, and Ella, 13. He previously talked about how he balances co-parenting with this ex on the “Raising the Bar” podcast in January. He admitted it “takes some navigating” but through fatherhood, he’s learned to be a “more compassionate, more considerate” person. “When I want to do things at Christmas with the girls, I may start asking for, not permission, but proactively in July I may be talking about Christmas, versus if I was in a different state of mind, I would drop it Dec. 15 and say, ‘Hey, Cynthia, can I have the kids?'” he recalled A source added that Arod is having a hard time moving on. “It’s a tough pill to swallow but that’s his new reality,” the source said.
*********Why do these people always sound like they’re being scripted by a PR person?? BECAUSE THEY ARE!!!!
********Weren’t his kids bonding with J Lo’s?? That must be a little confusing!!
*****What’s the definition of mass confusion? Father’s Day in Hollywood!!!
BTS McDonald’s Meal
McDonald’s limited edition “BTS Meal” — and all its parts, including the food wrappers — are becoming collectible items, with the dipping sauces being resold online at grossly inflated prices. McDonald’s launched the meal in May in collaboration with the K-pop phenomenon. To be released in almost 50 countries, the highly sought-after meal comes in a purple box decorated with the BTS logo and consists of nine Chicken McNuggets, sweet chili and Cajun sauces, medium fries and a drink. For many fans, everything inside the limited edition meal has become a collectible item – from the bag the meal comes in to the purple paper boxes, as well as the dipping sauces. On eBay, two unopened sweet chili and Cajun sauces from the BTS Meal were listed for hundreds of dollars. The meal costs around $10 at McDonald’s. Experts say some fervent fans of the band who live in countries like China and Japan, where the themed meal is not yet available, may willingly spend the money to participate in the global trend.
*****Look for the meal that’s banned in North Korea!!
*****If you ask for a Happy Meal in North Korea, they shoot you through the forehead!!
********What kind of drink comes with the BTS meal?? “K-Pop!!!”
Queen Gets New Corgi Puppy
Queen Elizabeth II received a 6-week old corgi from her middle son, Prince Andrew, and his daughters, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie, according to The Sun. “The Queen has had a rough time and she is absolutely delighted to have a new corgi,” an insider told The Sun. They presented the Queen with the corgi pup on Thursday, which would have been her late husband Prince Philip’s 100th birthday. The gift also came just days before the monarch’s official 95th birthday, which she celebrated on Saturday. In May, the Queen’s 5-month-old old dachshund-corgi cross Fergus, also a gift from Andrew, sadly died, reportedly leaving her “distraught.” Andrew is said to have given Fergus and another dog to his mother earlier this year while Philip was in the hospital. “[The Queen] was distraught when Fergus died suddenly,” the royal insider said, “but this new dog will be perfect company for [her other dog] going forward.”
*****Hey, Liz!! Try not to kill this one!!!
*******Good sucking up, Andrew!!!!
********Andrew is thinking he may need her to help with his bail money!!
*********Even the Queen needs an emotional support dog!!!
Thomas Markle Goes After Oprah
Meghan Markle’s father has ripped into Oprah Winfrey over her explosive interview with his daughter and husband Prince Harry this spring. Thomas Markle — who has been estranged from Meghan for years — is now accusing Winfrey of “using” the couple to benefit her own career and “taking advantage” of Harry while in a “weakened” state. “Oprah Winfrey, for one, I think Oprah Winfrey is playing Harry and Meghan,” he said in a new interview with “60 Minutes Australia.” “I think she’s using them to build her network and build her new shows. I think she’s taking advantage of a very weakened man and getting him to say things that you just shouldn’t be saying on television.” It’s no secret that Thomas and Meghan have been estranged for years. He infamously staged photos for money ahead of Meghan and Harry’s royal wedding in 2018, and also leaked a personal letter from her to news outlets. Meghan’s half sister, Samantha Markle, later took the blame for setting up the photoshoot in hopes of “benefitting” both her father and the royal family. The staged photo controversy eventually led to him bailing on walking Meghan down the aisle and the wedding altogether.
********He’s not used to being a celebrity!! When you make a mistake, you blame it on everyone else!! He should have claimed he was being “fat-shamed!!!” You know, get some sympathy!!
*******He DID say that there is now even more Markle blood in the Royal Family, which we loved!!
******If Harry won’t shut up, why should Thomas???
Kevin Hart Slams Cancel Culture
In an interview with the Sunday Times, Kevin Hart attacked the internet trend, saying, “Shut the f–k up!” Cancel culture — the viral phenomenon of “canceling” people, brands, companies and shows because of problematic ideologies either from the past or present — has changed comedy, according to Hart. Things that used to be funny or accepted are now cancellable, and the possibility of old stand-up bits and tweets resurfacing could “bite you in the ass.” The only way to grow, he said, is to mess up and learn from it. “If you allow it to have an effect on you, it will. Personally? That’s not how I operate,” Hart told the UK outlet. “I understand people are human. Everyone can change.” Hart, having been canceled a number of times in recent years, also reflected on stepping down from hosting the Oscars in 2019 after receiving backlash on the internet over homophobic tweets and old jokes. He posted a lengthy apology on his Instagram after the debacle, re-emphasizing the need for personal growth that comes from learning from mistakes. Hart isn’t the first celebrity to mock cancel culture, though. Last month, Chris Rock blamed the trend for creating “boring” entertainment because people are playing it too “safe.”
*******They can both go screw themselves!! (Just kidding)
*******We offered to fill in for Kevin and they said, “You’re kidding, right??”
TOPIC: Do you watch what you say now, more than in the past????
Ripping The Tabloids (Throughout the week, we’ll give you the stories from that weeks tabs!)
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No “Masked” For Jessica-(National Enquirer)
Jessica Simpson is passing on “The Masked Singer”-even though her ex Nick Lachey just won it! “Jessica isn’t interested in being part of a competition-type reality TV show,” a source spilled. “It’s not that she looks down her nose at them, but with her massive TV deal with Amazon, billion-dollar fashion line, best-selling book, and family, she’s a little busier than Nick.”
Engaged?-(Globe)
James Woods’ girlfriend Sara Miller, 32, is flashing diamond bling on her ring finger. The twice-married actor, 74, boast-posted a pic of himself with the seemingly betrothed brunette, captioning it: “Luckiest guy…..”
Kate & Edward: Dream Team-(Us Weekly)
Mare of Easttown’s Kate Winslet says she hit the jackpot with her husband of eight years, Edward Abel Smith. “He is an absolutely extraordinary life partner,” she recently gushed of the 43-year-old, with whom she shares son Bear, 7. “He looks after us, especially me. I said to him earlier……’Could you do something for me? He just went, ‘Anything,’” added Winslet, 45. “I’m so, so, so lucky.”
Kristin & Jay’s Messy Money Battle-(Star)
Pay up! Kristin Cavallarie and Jay Cutler may be headed back to court after the former NFL player, 38, demanded half of her lifestyle brand, Uncommon James, in the divorce. According to reports, Jay believes that he deserves a stake in the company since the Hills alum, 34, started the business while they were married. “He’s been told that he has a rock-solid case given that he helped run the business,” says a source. “So he sees no reason to show Kristin any mercy.” In an episode of Very Cavallari, the retired QB said that in addition to working in IT, shipping and designing, he also served as a general consultant. The reality star vehemently denied his claims then-and plans on denying them now. “Kristin can’t believe Jay would do something like this,” the source adds. “She worked so hard to get where she is today. There’s no way Kristin is going down without a fight.”
Pete Moving to London For Phoebe-(Life & Style)
Promenading across the pond! A source says that Pete Davidson is considering moving to England so that he can be closer to his girlfriend, Bridgerton’s Phoebe Dynevor. The Saturday Night Live star, 27, plans to split his time between NYC and the U.K. after racking up quite a few frequent flyer miles visiting the British beauty, 26, overseas. “Pete is really serious about Phoebe,” says the source. “They’ve managed to maintain a long-distance relationship, but it hasn’t been easy on either of them. He wants to see more of her, and the feeling is mutual.”
Chatter-(People)
“There’s no corn in the field, there’s people in the field. They didn’t plant because we’re out here rockin’.”
-Dave Chapelle, on doing his comedy show in an Ohio cornfield.
“It was Kanye West in my backyard, and he told my chef to cook him some scrambled eggs with ketchup.”-DJ Khaled, on an uninvited guest who showed up to his house at 8 a.m.
“I realized I had to learn ‘Smelly Cat’ again…..I googled it.”-Lisa Kudrow, on having to teach herself the Friends song ahead of the reunion.
Worker of the Week-(In Touch)
Hugh Grant
“I cleaned toilets at IBM in London. I was good at it. Maybe one day I’ll go back to it.”
-on one of his first jobs.
STUPID NEWS
Otter Removed From Under The Hood
Animal rescuers in Scotland responded to a “very unusual” situation when a resident discovered an otter was hiding in the engine compartment under the hood of their car. The Scottish SPCA said rescuers responded to a vehicle parked near a pond in Edinburgh after the owner reported an otter had fled under the car and made its way up into the engine compartment. “The poor otter was spooked by the residents, and it is likely that he used it as a shelter to hide,” the SSPA said in a Facebook post. The rescuers opened up the hood of the car to extract the otter, but the animal, apparently spooked by its would-be helpers, wriggled free of the vehicle’s engine and ran off without assistance. The post said the rescuers were “unable to give him a thorough check over, but it is unlikely he was injured as there is no way he could have made his getaway if he was!” See the pic HERE.
********The animal said, “You otter stop parking here!!!”
*******They wanted to give him a check up, but he took off and went to his own doctor!!
*******The guy in the next car said, “What have you got under the hood??” He said, “A small furry animal!!”
Odd Mona Lisa Petition Makes The Rounds
A petition urging billionaire Jeff Bezos to buy Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa and eat it has gotten hundreds of signatures. “Nobody has eaten the mona lisa and we feel jeff bezos needs to take a stand and make this happen,” the joke petition that went up a year ago on Change.org and gained hundreds of signers Thursday reads. “gobble da lisa,” one signer wrote while another joked, “I feel like this is something society needs… Jeff, we need you to make this sacrifice for society.” The Mona Lisa is owned by the French government and is on permanent display at the Louvre museum in Paris. Bezos, who is one of the richest men in the world and became the first man to top $200 billion in net worth this year, seems to have no immediate plans to ingest art but is planning an 11-minute trip to space on his company Blue Origin’s first crewed flight scheduled for July 20th.
*********Why not buy it and take Mona Lisa into outer space?? That’s a better idea!!
*****Jeff said, “Come to think of it, I’ll just buy France!!!”
*****He was interested in the Eiffel Tower, but then he found out that it contains no Eiffel whatsoever!!!
Monkey Reunited
A runaway monkey has been reunited with its owners after being found at a train station near Glasgow. Scotrail put an appeal on social media after the primate was found at Cambuslang train station on Saturday afternoon, calling for its owners to get in touch. “I’ve dealt with lost phones, handbags and glasses over the years but this is definitely a first,” the operator tweeted. “If you’ve lost your monkey… it’s waiting on the next service from Cambuslang into the town.” Hours later, the family had been found and the monkey – believed to be a marmoset – was taken home again. “It’s good news, people,” the operator tweeted. The RSPCA says marmoset monkeys are the most commonly kept and traded species of primate as pets.
********If he hadn’t lost his ticket, he’d be long gone!!
Man Jumps Into Lake Michigan Everyday
A Chicago man who jumped into Lake Michigan to treat a hangover in June 2020 has now jumped into the lake for 365 consecutive days. Dan O’Conor took a leap into the water Saturday at Montrose Harbor, marking his 365th consecutive jump into Lake Michigan in what has become his daily routine amid the COVID-19 pandemic. “I started jumping in Lake Michigan on June 13 [2020], that was the first day, and the first day I came down here was because I was hungover. And it felt so good I just started doing it every day,” O’Conor told WLS-TV. He said he found jumping into the lake was a good way to clear his mind of the world’s ills. “You know, with everything that was happening, you talk about June, it was the pandemic and the politics and the protests, just all of that, I could come down here and dive in the water and it would just kind of clear it, clear the palette and cleanse the day, start anew,” he said.
*********Dan O’Conor?? The guy from “Roseanne??”
*********He now has 15 communicable diseases, but….
TOPIC: Which part of your daily routine might shock people????
STUFF THAT’S COOL AND VIRAL
VIDEO: GAS STATION EXPLOSION IN RUSSIA. ANOTHER VIDEO HERE.
VIDEO: AUDIENCE REACTIONS WHEN EXORCIST FIRST OPENED IN THEATERS.
A LIST FOR TUESDAY
6 Stretches To Do In The Morning If You Have Back Pain
Huffington Post
Cat-Cow
“This is one of my favorite spinal mobility stretches to do, particularly during the pandemic since we’ve all been homebound and likely hunched over a lot,” said Christina Rodriguez, a board-certified orthopedic specialist and physical therapist at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York.
To do a cat-cow, start on your hands and knees. Place your wrists under your shoulders and your knees under your hips. Inhale as you arch your back gently, stomach dropping toward the floor and gaze lifting up to the ceiling. (This is cow pose.) As you exhale, draw your stomach to your spine, and round your back to the ceiling. Your chin and gaze should be pointed down at the mat. (This is cat pose.) Repeat 10 times (or as many as you feel comfortable doing) to help loosen things up and improve your range of motion.
Upper Back Foam Roller Stretch
Rodriguez said this stretch works best with a foam roller, but a rolled up, thick blanket or yoga bolster will also do the trick.
Start on the floor with your knees bent. Place the foam roller underneath your shoulder blades and interlace your hands behind your head. Using your legs to push you, roll the foam roller up and down your upper back slightly. Repeat for 10 reps.
“Another option is to use a chair that has a middle-high chair back,” Rodriguez added. “Arch your back up along the back of the chair for 10 seconds to get a similar stretch.”
Seal Pose
Start flat on your stomach with your palms down underneath your shoulders. Keep your legs and hips on the ground as you press yourself up. Hold for three to five seconds and lower back to the starting position. Repeat for 10 reps.
“This will target your lower back and is also great for people who find themselves sitting for most of the day,” Rodriguez said.
Spinal Twist
Sitting in a chair with your feet flat on the ground, use the arms of the chair to turn just your upper body to the right. Hold and repeat on the left side.
You can also do this move on the floor for a deeper stretch: Start flat on your back and bring your right knee up to your chest. Then bring it over to the left side as you look over your right shoulder. Hold it for a few seconds, then on the left side by bringing the left knee up to your chest then over to the right side and you look over your left shoulder.
“If you don’t stretch often this might make you feel a little uncomfortable, but there should never be any sharp pain when stretching,” Rodriguez said. “Make sure to listen to your body and if something doesn’t feel right, back off a bit.”
Hamstring Stretch
“Tightness in the hamstrings can cause a person to have to use their back more when bending forward,” said Susan Fu, manager of rehabilitation services at Providence Saint John’s Health Center’s Performance Therapy in Santa Monica. “The hamstring stretch is great because it will decrease tension across the back and improve the hip mobility in the posterior chain.”
Start with a wall hamstring stretch: Lie on your back and keep one leg on the floor. Place the other against a wall as straight as possible without overextending the knee. Hold for 10 seconds and switch legs.
Piriformis Stretch (Pretzel Stretch)
Lie flat on a mat or the floor face up and cross your right ankle over the left thigh (your left leg should be bent, foot flat on the floor). Place your hands under your left knee and gently pull toward your chest. Hold for 10 seconds and switch sides, crossing your left ankle over the right thigh.
“This stretch will help with hip rotation, overall mobility, and can decrease the tightness in the piriformis muscle (which is near your glute) that may compress on the sciatic nerve and cause back pain,” Fu said.
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