Born on this day!! Actor Mitzi Gaynor is 89. Singer Sonny Charles of the Checkmates, Ltd. Is 80. Actor Kenneth Kimmins (“Coach”) is 79. Singer Merald “Bubba” Knight of Gladys Knight and the Pips is 78. TV personality Dr. Jan Pol (“The Incredible Dr. Pol”) is 78. Actor Jennifer Salt (“Soap”) is 76. Bassist Ronald LaPread (The Commodores) is 70. Actor Judith Ivey is 69. Drummer Martin Chambers of The Pretenders is 69. Actor Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs (“Welcome Back, Kotter”) is 67. Actor Khandi Alexander (“ER,” ″NewsRadio”) is 63. Actor-comedian Damon Wayans is 60. Guitarist Kim Thayil of Soundgarden is 60. Actor Richard Speight Jr. (“The Agency”) is 51. Actor Noah Taylor (2005′s “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” ″Game of Thrones”) is 51. Actor Ione Skye is 50. DJ-music producer Mark Ronson is 45. Singer Richard Wingo of Jagged Edge is 45. Bassist Ian Grushka of New Found Glory is 43. Actor Wes Bentley (“American Beauty”) is 42. Actor Max Greenfield (“New Girl”) is 41. Country singer Granger Smith is 41. Singer Dan Miller of O-Town is 40. Singer Beyoncé Knowles (Destiny’s Child) is 39. Singer-guitarist Tom Gossin of Gloriana is 39. Actor Whitney Cummings (“Whitney”) is 38. Comedian Kyle Mooney (“Saturday Night Live”) is 36. Multi-instrumentalist Neyla Pekarek (The Lumineers) is 34. Singer James Bay is 30. Actor Trevor Gagnon (“The New Adventures of Old Christine”) is 25.
THIS DAY IN GENIUS HISTORY
1781 – The city of Los Angeles was founded by Spanish settlers.
1888 – George Eastman patented his roll-film camera and registered the Kodak trademark.
1951 – President Harry S. Truman inaugurated transcontinental television service in the U.S. when AT&T carried his address to the opening session of the Japanese Peace Convention in San Francisco.
1957 – Nine black students attempted to enter Little Rock’s Central High School but were blocked by the National Guard. Arkansas governor Orval Faubus had summoned the federal troops. The National Guard would escort them into the school later in the month.
1972 – U. S. swimmer Mark Spitz won a record seventh gold medal at the Munich Summer Olympics.
Today Is: Bring Your Manners To Work Day, Cow Chip Throwing Days, National Food Bank Day, National Lazy Mom’s Day, Stand Up To Cancer Day, National College Colors Day, National Wildlife Day, Newspaper Carrier Day
TODAY ON TV!
Primetime TV (All Times Eastern)
CBS – 8:00 – McGyver / 9:00 – Love Island / 10:00 – Blue Bloods
NBC – 8:00 – America’s Got Talent / 10:00 – Dateline NBC
ABC – 8:00 – Shark Tank / 9:00 – 2020
FOX – 8:00 – Friday Night Smackdown
CW – 8:00 – Masters Of Illusion / 8:30 – Masters Of Illusion / 9:00 – Being Reuben / 9:30 – Being Reuben
TV Talk Shows
Jimmy Fallon: Seth Meyers, David Blaine, Burna Boy (R 8/13/20)
James Corden: Edward Norton, Leslie Odom Jr., Zazie Beetz (R 10/24/19)
The View: Sen. Tim Scott, Yvette Nicole Brown (R 5/22/20)
Live with Kelly and Ryan: Jerry O’Connell, Rebecca Romijn, Tamron Hall, the virtual wedding of essential workers Rasheda Patton & Anthony Presley (R 7/10/20)
Ellen DeGeneres: Demi Lovato, Justin Bieber (R 3/5/20)
Wendy Williams: Elvis Duran (R 10/4/19)
The Real: Ta’Rhonda Jones (R 12/17/19)
Kelly Clarkson: David Schwimmer, Nick Mohammed, Maisie Richardson-Sellers, Joey King, Jordin Sparks (R 7/14/20)
Tamron Hall: Tika Sumpter, Peter Gallagher (R 5/1/20)
WHAT ARE YOU TALKIN’ ABOUT? Here are today’s PPM-Friendly Topics!
QUESTION: Can we PLEASE have our Bond movie?? “No Time to Die” gets a new trailer, and a new release date for theaters!! (That would be in NOVEMBER!!!!)
QUESTION: Is there a list of places where you are LEAST likely.. and places you are MOST likely to catch the COVID? Yes there is.. click here and get it!!!!!!!!
QUESTION: Are you WOKE??? Can you tell a JOKE?? Monty Python’s JOHN CLEESE challenges you: “Tell me a ‘woke joke’ that’s funny!! You can’t!!!!”
QUESTION: Is this the REAL list of Meghan and Harry’s new shows for Netflix?? “Around the World in 80 Private Jets??” Are you kidding us right now??
QUESTION: Want a FRIDAY FLASHBACK?? Forget David Blaine! How about LAWNCHAIR LARRY? He tied 42 balloons to a lawnchair and floated up 3 MILES!!
Beastie Boys Releasing Best Of!
The Beastie Boys will release a career-spanning compilation album in October. The band said Thursday that it will release Beastie Boys Music, an album featuring 20 of its greatest hits, on Oct. 23. Beastie Boys Music will be available in digital format, on CD and as a two-LP set. The album features “(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (to Party!),” “Intergalactic,” “No Sleep Till Brooklyn” and other hits. “Beastie Boys Music is coming out on October 23. It’s a newly revised collection featuring 20 of the band’s classics from their 30+ year career,” the group wrote on Instagram. The new album is a companion piece to the Beastie Boys’ recent film, Beastie Boys Story, directed by Spike Jonze, and the 2018 book Beastie Boys Book, featuring photos by Jonze. The Beastie Boys released its eighth and final album, Hot Sauce Committee Part Two, in 2011. The group disbanded following Adam “MCA” Yauch’s death in 2012. The surviving members of the Beastie Boys were to promote Beastie Boys Story at South by Southwest (SXSW) in Austin, Texas, this year. The festival was canceled due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
******When times are tough, RELIVE YOUR CHILDHOOD!!
The Batman Production On Hold Over COVID
Production on The Batman starring Robert Pattinson has been put on hold in the U.K. after a crew member tested positive for COVID-19. “A member of The Batman production has tested positive for COVID-19, and is isolating in accordance with established protocols. Filming is temporarily paused,” a spokesperson for Warner Bros. Pictures said in a statement. Filming on the superhero epic resumed three days ago in the U.K. after being delayed over five months due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Batman, from director Matt Reeves, is set to arrive in theaters on Oct. 1, 2021. The film was pushed back from its original June 25, 2021 release date because of the pandemic. Pattinson’s Batman will be joined by Zoe Kravitz as Catwoman, Andy Serkis as Alfred Pennyworth, Colin Farrell as The Penguin, Paul Dano as The Riddler and Jeffrey Wright as Commissioner Gordon. Reeves released the first teaser for The Batman in August during the virtual DC FanDome event.
*****Wait. How could Batman catch COVID?? He was wearing a mask!!!!
UPDATE: The “crew member” is PATTINSON!! (true)
******Just his luck. He’ll have to quarantine with Robin!!
******Scientists say the virus can live for a week on the Bat Pole!!!
Miley Cyrus Says Her Dad Gave Her Brain Injury
Miley Cyrus and her dad Billy Ray Cyrus remain very close despite a tragic accident involving the pair when she was 2 years old. She opened up about an incident where she got a head injury as a result of a dirt bike ride with him as a toddler. “It was bad,” Cyrus said on “The Joe Rogan Experience” podcast on Wednesday. “Everyone’s asked me [about] that for years.” She explained to the podcast host how the incident occurred. “He had me in a baby backpack and I was on a dirt bike with my dad,” she said. Cyrus continued: “And he was riding, and a tree had fallen, and he ducked, and I didn’t, and I hit my head on the tree.” She speculated, “He can’t go to jail, I don’t think, because it’s a long enough time away.” She told the podcast host, “It’s been really good to have [my dad] go before me, it’s kinda the buddy system. “I think it would have been really scary if I hadn’t see[n] that [example],” Cyrus said of her dad’s earlier fame.
********OK… a blow to the head?? That explains a lot!!
*******Her dad loves her, too… she gives him his allowance every week!!
******Only a redneck would ride a dirt bike with a 2-year-old in a backpack!! Jeez!!!
Kanye Says God Made Him Steal Mic From Taylor Swift
Kanye West addressed the infamous moment at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards in which he snagged the microphone from Taylor Swift to declare that Beyonce had one of the “best videos of all time.” He appeared on Nick Cannon’s podcast, “Cannon Class,” where they discussed myriad issues, including abortion, politics and, of course, the unforgettable moment he stormed the stage and sparked a now decade-long feud with Swift. He explained that he believes God told him to take the stage that night and that everything had aligned to make it happen. “God has a calling on all of us and he uses us in different ways,” he said. For those who don’t remember, Swift took the stage to accept the award for best female video for “You Belong With Me” when West joined her onstage, grabbed the microphone and declared that Beyonce’s “Single Ladies” was more deserving of the award. “If God ain’t want me to run onstage and say Beyoncé had the best video, he wouldn’t have sat me in the front row,” West told Cannon of the incident. “I would’ve been sitting in the back and they would’ve made it the first award and he wouldn’t have made it so ridiculous,” West continued. “Because I had never heard of this person before and ‘Single Ladies’ is one of the greatest videos of all time.” He concluded by saying at the time he felt like God was talking to him directly.
*******It’s weird.. this all makes sense to us!!
*******Now that we’ve thought about it.. he was right!!
******Kanye is watching a movie that the rest of us can’t see!!!
Britney Spears Wants new Conservatorship
Britney Spears has made another move to seemingly distance her father Jamie from her conservatorship. For more than a decade, Spears has been under a conservatorship, meaning that her finances and daily life are under the supervision of a conservator, which, in her case, mostly has been her father. After the conservatorship was extended last month, it was revealed that the 38-year-old pop star’s sister Jamie Lynn had reportedly asked for Spears’ trust to be relocated, as she is the trustee. Now, according to court documents obtained by Entertainment Tonight, Spears has nominated a trust company to take over as her conservator. She suggested such a solution when she stated that she was “strongly opposed” to her father resuming his duties as her sole conservator. She has asked that Bessemer Trust Company, N.A. take over her estate, according to the company. The documents describe the conservatorship as “voluntary,” but that Spears now “wishes to exercise her right to nominate a conservator of the estate under Probate Code section 1810.”
******It all started when her dad wore sandals and black socks!!
Alyssa Milano Still Suffering From COVID Effects
Alyssa Milano still has a few lingering symptoms after overcoming coronavirus. “I still have occasional heart palpitations,” she wrote in a lengthy Instagram post on Wednesday. “I still forget my words (absolute worst part). But it’s not nearly as bad as it was a few weeks ago.” She revealed she tested positive for coronavirus antibodies back in April, and said at the time she “felt like I was dying.” She did not test positive for COVID-19, but accused the testing system of being “flawed.” Some of the symptoms she experienced at the time were loss of appetite, trouble breathing, and severe headaches. In August, she already had heart palpitations and memory loss, and other lingering symptoms were ”vertigo, stomach abnormalities, irregular periods, shortness of breath, zero short term memory, and general malaise.” She later shared that she had also experienced significant hair loss as a result of having COVID-19.
********This list of symptoms sounds like the “side effects” disclaimer on most of the TV drug ads!!
******The second thing that goes is your sense of humor!!
******If she turns into a Trump supporter, we’ll know something’s wrong!!
Ripping The Tabloids (Throughout the week, we’ll give you the stories from that weeks tabs!)
**Please Credit Publication!
Britney Bombshells: Dumping Dad and Quitting Music-(National Enquirer)
Britney Spears wants to dump her dad as her conservator, according to court documents-and quit performing! The “Toxic” singer, 38, said she “strongly opposes” her father, Jamie, 68, as the “sole conservator of her estate” in legal papers filed by her lawyer on Aug. 17. Mom of two Britney also dropped a bombshell on her fans in the documents, which revealed her “stated desire not to perform at this time. The troubled pop tart has been under a court-ordered conservatorship since 2008 after being diagnosed as bipoplar.
Drew Goes All Foodie!-(Globe)
Here’s what Drew Barrymore just cooked up: She turned a walk-in closet into a culinary library and stuffed it full of recipes! “I am a cookbook fanatic and collector,” dishes the 45-year-old star. “Chefs are my heroes. I must read three cookbooks a week….cover to cover!” The “Charlie’s Angels” star’s also cooked up an Instagram Live show called “Drew’s Cookbook Club.” “My philosophy on cookbooks is there’s always going to be one thing in every cookbook that will change your life forever,” says the actress.
Max & Demi: In Perfect Harmony-(Us Weekly)
Demi Lovato is Max Ehrich’s biggest fan. Recently, Lovato, 28, “has been helping” the actor, 29, get his music career off the ground, a source says. “She’s being as supportive as she can be.” The singer’s also busy working on her own music in the studio. Her fiancé “has been an incredible inspiration to her,” adds the source. “After the past few years, she’s finally found someone she can be herself around.”
Madonna’s Shocking Biopic!-(Star)
The Material Girl is ready to spill! Madonna’s had a dismal career in movies (Shanghai Surprise, anyone?), but maybe that’s because she wasn’t sharing her own story. Sources say the 62-year-old has been working with acclaimed filmmaker Diablo Cody (Juno) to translate her colorful life to the big screen. “From her famous feuds to her A-list affairs, Madonna’s set to reveal all,” explains an insider. The “Express Yourself” singer recently posted a clip of herself collaborating with Diablo, plus snaps of stacks of journals she’s kept over the years. “She wants to show her sad beginnings, including her mom’s death and her early days as a starving artist,” says the source of Madonna, who in 1978 moved from her native Michigan to NYC, where she became a staple in the club scene before making it big. Of course, her racy personal life will also be a big draw. “Michael Jackson, Sean Penn, Warren Beatty and Dennis Rodman are just a few guys she’s been with,” adds the insider. “Not to mention her beefs with other stars, like Elton John and Lady Gaga!”
Harry & Meghan: Ca$hing In On the Crown-(Life & Style)
Lights, camera, tension! Harry, 35, and Meghan Markle, 39, are shopping a top-secret project to Hollywood execs that’s sure to drive a bigger wedge between the Windsors, a source says. “Meghan and Harry are pitching a couple of TV shows,” reveals the source, “including a series about their old life in London that’s got the queen up in arms.”
Lea Michele Welcomes a Son-(People)
And baby makes glee! Lea Michele and her husband, Zandy Reich, welcomed their first child, a boy named Ever Leo, on Aug. 20. “Everyone’s happy and healthy, and they’re extremely grateful,” a source says. The former Glee star, 33, and Reich, 37, the president of a clothing company, tied the knot in March 2019.
Last Laughs-(In Touch)
“Kanye West filed petitions late, so some argue he should be barred from the Wisconsin presidential ballot. Or at the very least, Taylor Swift should show up and say Beyonce would be the better source.”-Paul Lander.
“A 103-year-old woman in Michigan got a tattoo last week to check it off her bucket list. Well, I just hope she doesn’t regret it when she gets older.”-Seth Meyers.
“The last remaining Blockbuster Video now rents out its location for nostalgic movie nights, complete with free run of the store, unlimited snacks and an overnight stay in a replica ‘90s living room. Wow, it’s got everything you’d ever want-except Netflix.”-Seth Meyers.
STUPID NEWS
Expensive Handbag Destroyed At Airport
An $18,900 alligator skin handbag was destroyed by customs officials in Australia over a $50 importation permit its owner failed to purchase. Australian Border Force officers seized the bag at a Perth air cargo depot after it was purchased by a West Australian woman from a St. Laurent boutique in France. The bag was seized on suspicion of involvement in the illegal wildlife trade. Officials said alligator-derived products are legal in Australia, but are closely regulated through the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, or CITIES. Authorities said the woman had obtained a CITES export permit from France, but failed to apply for a $50 import permit from the Australian CITES Management Authority. The bag, which had cost the woman $18,900, was destroyed by customs officials. The woman was not fined over the incident. Australian Environment Minister Sussan Ley said the incident should serve as a reminder to make sure CITIES permits are in place before importing any products derived from alligators or other protected animals.
********She couldn’t just pay it at the airport???
******By the way, we just checked with Florida.. alligators are NOT an endangered species!!
Doggie Beer Sells Out
Anheuser-Busch announced it quickly sold out of its latest offering: a “Dog Brew” that contains no alcohol and is designed to be enjoyed by man’s best friend. The brewing company said Dog Brew is a bone broth made from pork, corn, celery, mint, turmeric and ginger, ingredients designed to appeal to the tastes and nutritional needs of dogs. “Bone broth is also a great way for dogs who struggle to eat solid food to get all of their extra nutrients. Your best friend is going to love it. We’re pawsitive,” the company said. The product, offered for order online, quickly sold out, but the company said interested customers are being put on a waiting list while more product is produced. “Ope! We already sold through our first batch of Dog Brew by Busch. But don’t worry, we’re in the process of brewing more ‘Nectar of the Dogs!'” Anheuser-Busch said.
********Meanwhile, no one is buying the “Cat Ball Brew!!”
*******You’ll need a case of this stuff for your “Dog’s Poker Night!!” (You’ve seen the paintings!!)
******We have a sloth. We think he drinks Jack Daniels!!
Fishermen Catch Pipe Bombs!
A pair of anglers on a California river ended up calling the authorities when they reeled in a pair of particularly deadly catches — homemade pipe bombs. John Kenyon said he was fishing with family members on the Sacramento River, near the mouth of Battle Creek, when he reeled in an unexpected object. “My father-in-law had the net ready and we got it up towards the boat and we thought it was an anchor,” Kenyon told KOVR-TV. “My father-in-law said it’s a bomb, and he’s like, ‘Everybody gets to the front of the boat!'” Kenyon said he was in the process of calling the Shasta County Sheriff’s Office when a nearby fisherman called out. “He yelled at me and said, ‘it’s another bomb,'” Kenyon said. The Shasta County Bomb Squad responded to the scene and confirmed the objects were homemade pipe bombs. Both bombs were live, investigators said. The bombs were safely detonated at the scene.
*******Maybe they were trying to fish with dynamite!! It’s a thing in Alabama!!
*******If it explodes. that’s called a “Blow Fish!!!”
Ass Stuck In A Chair!
A group of United Arab Emirates residents came to the rescue of a donkey spotted wandering loose with a plastic chair stuck around its head and neck. Salem Al Kaabi said he was driving to his farm in Masfut, Ajman, when he spotted the donkey wandering with a plastic chair stuck around its face and neck. “Our town is close to Hatta and many visitors come to the area during the weekend so I guess the chair was left behind by them,” Al Kaabi told The National. “Municipality workers work hard to keep the area clean and people should avoid leaving rubbish behind.” Al Kaabi summoned some friends and family members to the scene to help remove the chair. A video of the rescue shows him using a handsaw to cut through the chair while his helpers hold the animal still. He said once the chair was removed, he discovered it had dug into the animal’s skin, leaving wounds.
*******The owner showed up and said, “Get your ass out of my chair!!”
******Where’s the weirdest place YOUR ass ever got stuck??
*******Back in the States, we have bears driving cars around!!!
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A LIST FOR FRIDAY
6 Ways To Help Your Kid Cope With Back-To-School Disappointment
Huffington Post
- Ask them how they’re feeling.
It is such a simple, obvious step, but experts say it’s one that parents sometimes overlook. “We should really be taking the time to ask them: ‘How are you feeling about this?’” Walls urged.
Really let them tell you. Don’t say: “Are you sad? Are you upset?” she cautioned. Instead, pose it as an open-ended question. (Because remember: Some kids are thriving in this new normal!) Then keep asking those open-ended questions once school begins and throughout the year.
- Validate those feelings.
Many parents have the urge to fix their children’s problems, but experts say it’s important to fight that impulse. “Let kids know it’s OK to be frustrated. It’s OK to be sad. Lots of adults are frustrated and sad, too,” said Walls.
Research shows that validating difficult emotions can help children work through them more effectively and develop “EQ,” or emotional intelligence. They’re learning to identify what they are feeling and developing coping strategies that will serve them well throughout their lifetimes.
- Acknowledge what didn’t work last spring.
If your child had a particularly tough go of it during remote learning last academic year, now is the time to sit down together to make a list of the specific problems he or she faced.
Ask: “How can we make the experience a little more tolerable?” said Melissa Brymer, a psychologist with UCLA Health. Were there younger siblings always interrupting? Did your kiddo feel awkward doing Zoom lessons in front of you or their siblings? Consider things you can control on your end, as well as concerns that your child’s school or teacher can help address on theirs.
It may help to remind your child (and yourself) that teachers have learned a lot about remote learning. Some of the problems they had at first might not be an issue anymore.
“You can highlight that during the summer teachers have been working on different distance learning strategies,” Brymer said. “Can we point out things that are different that would help to excite students?”
- Lean on the school.
When schools closed last spring, parents knew teachers and administrators were overwhelmed and may have shied away from burdening them with what was going on at home, Brymer said.
But she argued that parents should feel comfortable about using teachers and school counselors as resources — because they truly can help children process tough emotions and strategize ways to make this a successful year.
“If your kid was struggling during regular school, you’d go to the school counselor or their teacher and start raising issues early. That can still happen in this remote learning setting,” said Brymer. Don’t think you have to go it alone in making this all work for your kiddo logistically or emotionally.
- Maintain structure and consistency as much as possible.
If you need to plant your kid in front of a screen for a few hours because it’s the only way you can get work done, that’s one thing. But if you’re being more lax or indulgent about certain things because you think that will help mitigate their disappointment, that is something to pay attention to, Walls cautioned.
“I can’t tell you how many parents I’ve worked with who say, ‘Well, I feel bad, so I’ve let them do X, Y and Z,‘” she said. “But I think that what our kids really need from us right now is this kind of constant, steadfast continuity. There are a lot of unknowns. You want to be the ‘known’ as a parent.”
- Sell them on this school year.
Parents are worried about the upcoming school year and the enormous challenges it presents on so many fronts: logistics, finances, health and safety. But Walls cautioned against complaining or venting in front of children, who take their cues from adults.
“We need to look at our school plans, we need to take a deep breath, and then we need to present it to our kids as, ‘Hey, here’s what’s going to happen this year. We’ve talked about how it might be disappointing, but we’re going to get through it. And here’s how we’re going to,’” Walls said.
Ultimately, managing any disappointment your child is experiencing is really about striking a balance. Sure, you want to give them time and space to grapple with hard emotions. But you also want to put a positive spin on the year. You want to model resiliency, particularly because whatever school looks like for them when this academic year begins could be very different later on.
“Whether you’re starting remote or starting face-to-face, there might have to be changes,” Brymer said. “Kids want to know that their routines are still going to be in place, and there are going to be safety measures. The more we can let them know that as parents, we are aware that things might change — and that this is how we’ll get through it together — that helps.”
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