Born on this day!! Country singer Bobby Bare is 87. Singer Charlie Thomas of The Drifters is 85. Movie director Francis Ford Coppola is 84. Actor Roberta Shore (“The Virginian”) is 79. Singer Patricia Bennett of The Chiffons is 75. Singer-guitarist John Oates of Hall and Oates is 74. Drummer John Dittrich of Restless Heart is 71. Singer Janis Ian is 71. Actor Jackie Chan is 68. Actor Russell Crowe is 58. Singer Mark Kibble of Take 6 is 58. Actor Bill Bellamy (“Last Comic Standing,” ″Fastlane”) is 57. Drummer Charlie Hall of The War on Drugs is 48. Singer-bassist John Cooper of Skillet is 47. Actor Heather Burns (“Miss Congeniality”) is 47. Actor Kevin Alejandro (“Lucifer,” ″Southland”) is 46. Actor Sian Clifford (“Fleabag”) is 40. Bassist Ben McKee of Imagine Dragons is 37. Contemporary Christian singer Tauren Wells is 36. Actor Ed Speleers (“Downton Abbey”) is 34. Actor Conner Rayburn (“According to Jim”) is 23.
THIS DAY IN GENIUS HISTORY
1862 – Gen. Ulysses S. Grant defeated the Confederates at the battle of Shiloh.
1913 – 5,000 suffragists march to the Capitol in Washington, D.C. , seeking the vote for women.
1927 – U.S. secretary of commerce Herbert Hoover’s Washington speech was seen and heard in New York in the first long-distance television transmission.
1943 – LSD was first produced at Sandoz Laboratorie in Basil, Switzerland, by Albert Hoffman.
1948 – The World Health Organization, a UN agency, was founded.
1949 – Rodgers’ and Hammerstein’s Pulitzer Prize winner, South Pacific opened on Broadway.
1994 – Hutu extremists in Rwanda began massacring ethnic Tutsis and politically moderate Hutus. In 100 days of killing, an estimated 800,000 are murdered.
2003 – Cécile de Brunhoff, creator of Babar the elephant, died.
2009 – Vermont becomes the fourth U.S. state to legalize same-sex marriage, just days after Iowa becomes the third.
Today Is: Celebrate Teen Literature Day, Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the Rwanda Genocide, International Beaver Day, International Snailpapers Day, Metric System Day, National Alcohol Screening Day, National Beer Day, National Burrito Day, National Girl Me Too Day, National Handmade Day, National Making The First Move Day, New Beers Eve, No Housework Day, Take Action For Libraries Day, World Health Day (UN), World Health Organization Day
TODAY ON TV!
Primetime TV (All Times Eastern)
CBS – 8:00 – Young Sheldon / 8:30 – Ghosts / 9:00 – Young Sheldon / 9:30 – How We Roll / 10:00 – Bull
NBC – 8:00 – Law and Order / 9:00 – Law and Order SVU / 10:00 – Law and Order Organized Crime
ABC – 8:00 – Station 19 / 9:00 – Grey’s Anatomy / 10:00 – Big Sky
FOX – 8:00 – Master Chef / 9:00 – Call Me Kat / 9:30 – Welcome To Flatch
CW – 8:00 – Walker / 9:00 – Legacies
TV Talk Shows
Jimmy Kimmel: Jason Segel, Diane Kruger, Bonnie Raitt
Jimmy Fallon: Michelle Pfeiffer, Camila Cabello, Latto
Stephen Colbert: Clarissa Ward, Pete Holmes, Anitta
Seth Meyers: Joe Manganiello, Corey Stoll, Johnny Rabb
James Corden: Jared Leto, David Cross (R 1/27/22)
The Daily Show: Pre-empted
Watch What Happens Live: Robin Thede, Patricia Arquette
The View: Michelle Yeoh, guest co-host Stephanie Grisham
The Talk: Pete Holmes, Asher Grodman, Richie Moriarty
Live with Kelly and Ryan: Mark Wahlberg
Ellen DeGeneres: Wanda Sykes, Alicia Keys, Blake Vogt
Wendy Williams: Chelsea Handler, guest host Leah Remini (R 10/22/21)
The Real: Tika Sumpter
Kelly Clarkson: Mayim Bialik, Chrishell Stause
Tamron Hall: What happens when a common fear becomes a phobia
Drew Barrymore: Lilly Singh, Millie Peartree
WHAT ARE YOU TALKIN’ ABOUT? Here are today’s PPM-Friendly Topics!
QUESTION: Did you enjoy “Squid Game??” Then you’ll love the creator’s NEW show: “The Killing Old People Club!!” It’s even better.. and WAY MORE VIOLENT!!!
QUESTION: How big is TOO BIG?? She’s 5’1″, he’s 6’3″, and she LOVES HIM MADLY.. but she BROKE HER TAILBONE HAVING HIS 22-INCH BABY!!!!! Was it worth it???
QUESTION: How did his iPhone SAVE HIS LIFE?? He was trapped in an ice crevasse, then used the “5-click-trick,” and was rescued from CERTAIN DEATH!! Check it out!!
QUESTION: With fans like this, no wonder he’s making the COMEBACK OF A LIFETIME! Paige Spiranac goes NUTZ over Tiger’s return to the Masters Tournament!!
QUESTION: Did someone finally figure out what a WOMAN is?? Now, to promote gender, blah, blah, blah.. they’ve come out with CRACKER JILLS!! That’ll help!!!!!!!!!
Bridgerton Breaks Another Record
Bridgerton has broken another Netflix viewing record. The streaming service said Tuesday that Season 2 set a new single-week record for its most-viewed English-language TV series. Season 2 had 251.7 million hours viewed in its first week of release. The season surpassed the miniseries Inventing Anna, which held the previous record with 196 million hours viewed. Bridgerton Season 1 was the No. 2 English-language title on the Netflix Top 10 last week, followed by the competition series Is It Cake? at No. 3. South Korean series Squid Game holds the record of any series for the most hours watched in one week on Netflix, with 571.7 million hours watched between Sept. 27 and Oct. 3.
******This is what happens when you have bare bottoms flying everywhere!!
****The series is based on a true story. Not!!
****For some reason, battery sales also peaked!!
Grammy Award Ratings
It looks like the Grammy Awards barely moved the TV ratings. The show reached just under 9.6 million viewers on Sunday, the Nielsen company said. That’s a 4% increase over 2021’s broadcast, a more intimate affair because of the pandemic, and the smallest-ever audience for the Grammys by a wide margin. Any year-to-year viewership increase is usually a cause for celebration in today’s television world. But that has to be considered a disappointing showing when you consider the previous week’s Academy Awards increased its audience by 58% over 2021. Jon Batiste was the biggest winner at the Grammys on CBS, which featured performances by Billie Eilish, Olivia Rodrigo, BTS, Chris Stapleton, Justin Bieber and others. “Don’t even think of it as an awards show,” host Trevor Noah said at one point. “Think of it as a concert where we’re giving out awards.”
*********Look at that lineup!! Now you know why the audience was so small!!
*******The biggest concert tours right now are Paul McCartney and Elton John. What does that tell you??
********We’d never even heard of John Batiste!! You??
Coachella Announces Kanye’s Replacement
Coachella has found their newest headliner after Kanye West dropped out last minute. They released a new poster on Instagram Wednesday morning that lists The Weeknd and Swedish House Mafia as the performers taking over West’s slot. Billie Eilish and Harry Styles, who are also headlining, remain as the performers for the two Friday and Saturday dates, respectively. Swedish House Mafia was always supposed to be a special guest since they were listed in the original poster for the festival as “returning to the desert.” However, the EDM supergroup, consisting of Axwell, Steve Angello and Sebastian Ingrosso, were bumped up to co-headliners as a result of West’s departure. Coachella captioned their new graphic Wednesday, “The Party & The After Party.”
*********To make up for Kanye dropping out, Kim is going to use her ass to hold the stage down!!!
Courteney Cox Tries The “Friends” Instagram Filter
Courteney Cox attempted to use the viral “Friends” Instagram filter over the weekend — but things didn’t quite go as planned. She posted a video to showing the filter as it cycled through all six cast members’ faces while she tested the authenticity of each, reported People. She started out with the face of David Schwimmer, who played Ross Gellar, but she is unable to see the semblance. “Really? I don’t look anything like Schwimmer,” Cox said, attempting to mimic Schwimmer’s nerdy voice. Next up on the rotation was Joey Tribbiani who was portrayed by Matt LeBlanc. “Joey. Hi! How you doin’?” Cox said. “Oh, looks good with an earring. Or two.” After that, the video rolled farther downhill. The third face absolutely stumped the actress, making her question the authenticity of the filter. “Who is that? Is that Monica? Not sure. Rachel? I don’t know,” she said. “This is one of the worst apps I’ve ever seen, but OK.” Cox was able to identify her own face relatively easy; however, she seriously doubted her confidence once she noticed the eyebrows on the app. “Is that me? Okay, I think my eyebrows are a little different … Rachel? I don’t buy it,” she proclaimed. See the video HERE.
*********Our favorite filter is the “plastic surgery filter” she uses right before turning on the app!!
******She looks good with a beard!!
Billy Crystal Speaks On Oscar Slap
Billy Crystal called Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the 94th Academy Awards “an assault.” He spoke about it during an appearance on “Back on the Record” with Bob Costas on HBO Max. Smith slapped Rock in the face on stage after the comedian made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith’s bald head. “It was a most disturbing incident, for sure,” Crystal told Costas. “It was an assault. I’ve had experiences. I hosted the Grammys three times and I’ve been thrown things.” “In [Oscars] pre-production, the amazing Gil Cates, we would go through – he was the producer for six of the nine that I did – we would go through the rundown and I’d say, ‘Maybe I should be there because something might happen there. If that person wins, I should follow that.'” Crystal explained why it’s important to have a good host of the award shows. “I sort of set myself up to host the show, really host the show, so you can tie it together. So, whenever I see shows that it’s a no-host show, yeah, it went faster, but there’s nobody there to capitalize on anything and give the audience the feeling of there’s somebody in charge.” Crystal went on to give an example of the time he had to handle a tricky situation while hosting the Grammys at Radio City Music Hall. Comedian Jackie Mason took the stage and made an inflammatory comment, according to Crystal. Little Richard followed and made more inflammatory comments, which led to the producer of the awards show sending Crystal out to smooth things over.
********Remember “Fire Marshall Bill” on In Living Color?? (Jim Carrey) He used to make “inflammatory remarks” all the time!!
*******A real host would have gone into the audience and started rubbing Jada’s head!!
*******Biden has offered to send Will Smith to the front lines in Ukraine!!! And cancel his birthday!!
Ripping The Tabloids (Throughout the week, we’ll give you the stories from that weeks tabs!)
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Johnny To Lily-Rose: Stay Away From the Weeknd!-(Star)
Lily-Rose Depp and The Weeknd have been getting flirty on the set of their new HBO drama The Idol-and her protective dad Johnny Depp doesn’t like it one bit. The “Wicked Games” singer, 32, is executive producing and starring in the project and personally cast Lily-Rose, 22, to play his love interest. “Johnny is very wary of his daughter getting involved with the Weeknd,” a source close to 58-year-old actor says. “He can see ‘player’ written all over this guy and has warned Lily-Rose not to fall for him.” To be fair, the Grammy winner’s dating history includes Bella Hadid, Selena Gomez and even Angelina Jolie. Love ‘em & leave ‘em?
STUPID NEWS
TikToker Finds Public Restrooms In NYC
A New York-based TikToker is aiming to help residents and visitors with of the city’s most infamous problems: finding a public restroom. Teddy Siegel who runs the @Got2GoNYC account on TikTok, has dedicated her channel to finding the locations where New Yorkers and tourists can find facilities to relieve themselves without making a purchase. Siegel’s profile lists the free bathrooms she has found across the five boroughs, and she posts videos of her findings when she investigates suggestions from her followers. One recent video saw Siegel disproving a follower’s claim that the Plaza Hotel would allow members of the public to use the restroom for free. Siegel also shares access codes for customer-only restrooms and specifies which of the public facilities on her list feature 24/7 access or free women’s sanitary products. She is also operating a Google Maps list with photos and coordinates of the closest public toilets. See the video HERE.
*******Thank you, Lord!!!!!!
******A lot of people think New York City IS a public restroom!!!
******It’s frustrating to be looking for a restroom when you’re seeing some guy squatting in the bushes!!
******On a spring day, you can get a whiff of urine and car exhaust!!
Mystery Odor In Oklahoma
Officials in an Oklahoma city said they are investigating a mystery odor described as “sewer-like” that was confirmed to not be coming from the city’s sewage treatment plant. The city of Glenpool said in a Facebook post that officials are “aware of a sewer-like smell in some parts” of the city, but investigators have yet to determine the source of the odor. The city said the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality recently inspected the city’s sewer plant and determined the facility is not responsible for the foul smell. “We’re actively investigating the issue to determine what is causing the smell,” the post said. “If you’ve witnessed anything unusual that you think might be a contributing factor, please contact us.”
*********Is it Blake Shelton’s current album???
*******The Air Force is gonna bomb the city with Glade Air Fresheners!!
********This is why we flush our show every morning!! No after-smell!!
“Moo”-seum
A Minnesota woman who holds the Guinness World Record for the largest collection of cow-related items said her Cow Collector’s Mooseum has grown to 19,827 pieces. Ruth Klossner, whose home in Lafayette is now known as the Cow Collector’s Mooseum, was awarded the Guinness World Record in 2015, when her collection numbered 15,144 pieces. Klossner said her collection of cow items, which includes toys, statues, snow globes, pillows, clothing, a chess set and even a wine decanting set, now numbers 19,827. Klossner is offering tours of the Mooseum by appointment, and she holds an open house for cow-loving visitors each year in the summer. See the video HERE.
**********She’s milking this for all it’s worth!!
*******If it’s not one thing, it’s her udder!!
*******This collection should be seen… and not “herd!”
Fox Attack On Capitol Hill
Capitol Hill has a fox problem. Rep. Ami Bera, D-Calif., learned firsthand Monday evening while walking to the Capitol for votes. Now he’s undergoing a series of four rabies shots out of an abundance of caution. Bera said he felt something lunge at him from behind as he walked near one of the Senate office buildings. He turned and used his umbrella to fend off what he thought would be a small dog, but he soon realized he was tangling with a fox. Bera said the encounter lasted about 15 seconds. A bystander yelled to alert others and the fox fled as U.S. Capitol Police officers ran up on the scene. A medical doctor, Bera looked for puncture wounds. He didn’t see evidence of any, but there was some abrasion, so he consulted the Capitol physician, who told him not to take any chances and to get treated. The warning noted that there are possibly several fox dens on the Capitol grounds and that animal control personnel would be seeking to trap and locate any that they find.
********Politicians are NEVER bitten by rats! Professional courtesy!!
STUFF THAT’S COOL AND VIRAL
VIDEO: BABY HAD CONVERSATION WITH DAD!
VIDEO: CHRIS ROCK ATTACKS WILL SMITH!
VIDEO: DELIVERY GUY DOESN’T SEE DOG!!!
A LIST FOR THURSDAY
The 5 Biggest Money Secrets Most Rich People Won’t Tell You
THE PENNY HOARDER
- Invest in Famous Art (Even if You’re Not a Millionaire)
Here’s the deal: If you’re not investing in contemporary art, you might be missing out on an asset whose prices have historically outpaced the S&P by 164% from 1995 – 2020. (FYI, the S&P tracks 500 of the largest companies in the stock market) You’re probably thinking you need at least a few more zeros in your checking account before you can even start thinking about investing in Warhols and Monets, right?
But a company called Masterworks lets normal people like us invest in multimillion-dollar works of art — something normally only available to the super rich. But you don’t need hundreds of thousands of dollars to buy a masterpiece outright; with Masterworks, you can buy shares representing an investment in art..
It takes less than a minute to sign up for a free account.
Investing in contemporary art is a long-term strategy, so patience pays off here — literally. But once your piece of art sells, you get your share of the potential profits.
- Use This Secret Banking Account
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- You Can Cancel Your Car Insurance
Did you know you can save some serious money just by switching car insurance companies?
Its true — rates are at historic lows, and you could be paying way less for the same coverage. All you need to do is look for it. But don’t waste your time hopping around to different insurance companies. Use a website called EverQuote to see all your options at once. EverQuote is the largest online marketplace for insurance in the US, so you’ll get the top options from more than 175 different carriers handed right to you.
Take a couple of minutes to answer some questions about yourself and your driving record. With this information, EverQuote will be able to give you the top recommendations for car insurance. In just a few minutes, you could save up to $610 a year.
- You Can Quickly Add up to 300 Points to Your Credit Score
When it comes to your credit score, it’s important to stay organized and keep tabs on it. After all, it’ll play an essential role in any big purchase you want to make — whether that’s a home or a car.
So if you’re looking to get your credit score back on track — or even if it is on track and you want to bump it up — try using a free website called Credit Sesame. Within two minutes, you’ll get access to your credit score, any debt-carrying accounts and a handful of personalized tips to improve your score. You’ll even be able to spot any errors holding you back (one in five reports have one).
James Cooper, of Atlanta, used Credit Sesame to raise his credit score nearly 300 points in six months.*** “They showed me the ins and outs — how to dot the I’s and cross the T’s,” he said.Want to check for yourself? It’s free and only takes about 90 seconds to sign up.
- You Can Stop Paying Your Credit Card Company
If you have credit card debt, you know. The anxiety, the interest rates, the fear you’re never going to escape…
And the truth is, your credit card company doesn’t really care. It’s just getting rich by ripping you off with high interest rates — some up to 36%. But a website called Fiona could help you pay off that bill as soon as tomorrow.
Here’s how it works: Fiona can match you with a low-interest loan you can use to pay off every credit card balance you have. The benefit? You’re left with just one bill to pay every month, and because the interest rate is so much lower, you can get out of debt so much faster. Plus, no credit card payment this month. Fiona can help you borrow up to $250,000 (no collateral needed) with fixed rates starting at 2.49%.
Fiona won’t make you stand in line or call a bank. And if you’re worried you won’t qualify, it’s free to check online. It takes just two minutes, and it could save you thousands of dollars. Totally worth it.
All that credit card debt — and the anxiety that comes with it — could be gone by tomorrow.
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