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MORNING SIDEKICK DAILY PREP TEXT VERSION FOR WEDNESDAY, July 27, 2022
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TODAY IS …
(All days repeat annually on today’s date unless otherwise noted; days may or may not be called “National”/”International”/”World” depending on source; sources listed often have additional info. We generally do not list special days which were created by commercial companies for the purpose of marketing, or the hundreds of disease awareness listings which occur each year.)

NATIONAL CREME BRULEE DAY
The National Day Calendar website says this:
“Creme brulee is also known as burnt cream, crema catalana and Trinity creme. It is a dessert that consists of a rich custard base that is topped with a contrasting layer of hard caramel and served at room temperature. The custard base is usually vanilla flavored but has variations of: lemon, orange, rosemary, lavender, chocolate, Amaretto, Grand Marnier, cinnamon, coffee, liqueurs, green tea, pistachio, hazelnut, coconut or other fruit. The earliest known reference of creme brulee, as we know it today, appears in Francois Massialot’s 1691 cookbook.”

NATIONAL SCOTCH DAY

TAKE YOUR HOUSEPLANT FOR A WALK DAY

WALK ON STILTS DAY

July is:

Adopt a Rescued Rabbit Month
Air Conditioning Appreciation Month
Baked Bean Month
Cell Phone Courtesy Month
Family Reunion Month
International Blondie and Deborah Harry Month
National Anti-Boredom Month
National Blueberries Month
National Grilling Month
National Hot Dog Month
National Ice Cream Month
Melon Month
Wild About Wildlife Month

ENTERTAINMENT & CELEBRITIES

TONY DOW, “WALLY”, IS NOT DEAD

News spread quickly Tuesday morning about the death of actor Tony Dow, best known as older brother Wally Cleaver on the 1950s sitcom “Leave it to Beaver.” But then, on Tuesday afternoon, Tony Dow’s wife said that he was NOT dead, but that she had “believed her husband was dead” and told his management team who announced his passing on his official Facebook account. Lauren Dow said, as of Tuesday afternoon, he is “still alive and breathing while in hospice care” and she’s “distraught” over the error.
* Close to your husband are you?
* Tony Dow is now … one of the undead!
* Now THIS is how you go out in Hollywood: two days of news coverage, three when it finally happens, and people are going to talk about you.
* I hate making fun of somebody who’s obvious very ill, but if you’ve ever seen Tony Dow act, you can understand how a mistake like this could happen.
* We could save this for when it really happens, by why not give the guy a good send off: Besides “Leave it to Beaver,” which ran from 1957 – 1963, Dow appeared in several TV shows, including “Adam-12,” “My Three Sons,” “Mod Squad,” “Emergency!,” “The Love Boat,” “Murder, She Wrote,” and “Knight Rider.” Dow reprised his role of Wally Cleaver in the Disney Channel’s 1980s sequel series, “The New Leave It to Beaver,” and also wrote a 1986 episode. In 1989, he directed an episode of “The New Lassie,” that aired in syndication. He went on to direct episodes of “Get a Life,” “Harry and the Hendersons,” “Coach,” and “Babylon 5.” He also served as the visual effects supervisor for “Babylon 5.” So, a satisfying career in show business. Well done, Tony!

THE BUZZ

SCHOOL COACH HORROR STORIES

One of the most traumatizing things any kid can go through is high school gym class. Get a bad coach, and you can be damaged for life. BuzzFeed asked for some Student Athlete Horror Stories. Here are a few of the responses:
– “I played high school volleyball, and during the summer, we were in the middle of a heatwave, and the field house had no air conditioning. We were practicing in 100-plus degrees. … Our coaches refused to give us water breaks for a two-hour period just so we could learn how to ‘push ourselves.'”
– “I was the only female on the wrestling team in high school. Coach made me model the singlet in front of all the male members to see if the school would have to order female singlets.”
– “I was a competitive dancer on my collegiate tour team. Our coach once made us line up by weight and cut anyone above a size 4 out of a routine because we were ‘too big.’ I was a size 6 and didn’t get to dance that number. I’ve since gained about 50 pounds and have some lingering body image issues from my experience on the dance team.”
– “I was on the varsity swim team my freshman year in high school. My teammate wasn’t doing a drill the way my coach wanted him to, so the coach threw a bench at my teammate.”
– “My college softball coach made our entire team duct tape our own mouths during an entire three-hour practice to ‘teach us the importance of communication.'”
– “In 8th grade, gym class was right after lunch. Very hot day, early September. We were doing a Cross Country Running unit. First day, first time ever, we were told, “Go run the course – two miles.” Uphill, downhill, I struggle at the finish line, unable to breathe, sick to my stomach, the coach looks at me and says, “You’re the slowest kid in my class.”
– “I was a varsity tennis player in high school. During my junior year, I started taking antidepressants and gained a significant amount of weight because of that. My coach decided that I was not thin enough to wear our usual tennis uniform (skirt and tank top), and she made me wear sweatpants and sweatshirts every single match no matter the weather.”
– “My husband’s high school football coach forced him to play his senior year with a bum knee. He would wrap his knee to the point of not being able to bend it at all. During the second-to-last game of the season, my husband got tackled. His knee popped out of the tape, and the fall took out his shoulder, too. My husband was in tears, but the coach took him back to the locker room and tried to tape it up and pop his shoulder back in so he could KEEP PLAYING. This ruined him for life. He still has issues with his shoulder to this day.”
* These coaches sound frustrated that they’re not Marine Drill Sergeants.
* Sorry if this story gave you any bad flashbacks of your own.
* These days, you shoot a video of the bad behavior with your phone and call a lawyer.
* Those that can, teach. And those that shouldn’t, teach gym.
* PHONE TOPIC: Do you have a nightmare coach story?

U.S. NEWS

MCDONALD’S EMPLOYEE THROWS LIVE AMMO ON THE GRILL

A McDonald’s restaurant in Burlington, Vermont, was evacuated Sunday after an employee threw live ammunition on a grill and it exploded. The incident occurred just after 5 p.m. inside the fast-food restaurant. An employee had reportedly removed ammunition from a handgun and tossed three live rounds onto the grill, police said. As the bullets exploded, the employee continued to act erratically. All employees and patrons were evacuated from the establishment. The employee was taken to a hospital for evaluation. Police said no injuries were reported.
* In the short term, anyway. Who knows what kind of damage you’re going to get from all that salt and cholesterol in the long run.
* More bang for your buck, at McDonald’s!
* Well, he sure provided management with enough ammunition to fire him.
* Maybe it’s a new menu item: Jalapeño McPoppers.
* Obviously, they’re trying to raise the caliber of their food.

GIANT CRABS AT HOME DEPOT

These have apparently been on the Home Depot website since last year, but they are just now reaching public awareness: a giant crab sculpture. Similar in proportion to the Home Depot 12-foot Halloween Skeleton, the company is selling a Giant King Crab Statue for $1,539. It’s 6-feet wide, 89 pounds, bright red with pinchers, claws and little crab eyes — cast in resin, reinforced with fiberglass and hand-painted to “steam up any pond, bar, or pool,” according to the product’s description.
* You’re going to need two, so you can pose your Giant Skeleton riding on them, one under each foot, like Ben-Hur.
* Pose one outside the door of Red Lobster, running away.
* What the heck is going on in the research lab at Home Depot’s headquarters? Is this the result of some gigantisizing experiment gone wrong, like “Honey, I Blew Up The Crab”?
* I once picked up an STD at K-Mart, but never crabs at Home Depot.
* Usually the biggest crab at Home Depot is the guy who can’t find the part for his sprinkler system.

AUDIO: NEW NAME FOR MURDER HORNETS

The Entomological Society of America announced that it has adopted a new name for the Murder Hornet, also known as the Asian giant hornet. It will now be known as the “northern giant hornet.” The reasons they give: first of all, they don’t want to insult Asians. Really. The other reason is that they don’t want to confuse the “Asian giant hornet” with the 22 species of wasps that are native to Asia. Entomological Society president Dr. Jessica Ware said, “Northern giant hornet is both scientifically accurate and easy to understand, and it avoids evoking fear or discrimination.”
* They realize other hornets won’t get confused, don’t they?
* This is the worst brand name change since Facebook changed to Meta. Facebook: it’s a face, it’s a book. Meta: what the hell is a meta?
* The name Murder Hornets is a GREAT name. Nobody will ever forget the name Murder Hornet, and it won’t offend anybody, except maybe murderers, but screw them.
* Don’t we want people to keep away ’cause they’re deadly? How about “killer”? Northern Giant Killer Hornet.
* Next, a new name for Ladybugs, ’cause “Lady” discriminates against non-binaries.
CLIP: Name changes aren’t always for the better. Here’s our classic “Just Shower Heads Name Change” parody spot.
CLIP URL: morningsidekick(dot)(com)/prep/wp-content/uploads/JustShowerHeadsNameChange(dot)mp3

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

AUDIO: BRITISH DEBATE MODERATOR FAINTS DURING BROADCAST

A British television moderator of a debate between the country’s two prime ministerial candidates collapsed live on the air. Kate McCann was moderating the debate between the two leading Conservative Party candidates – Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak – who are vying to succeed Boris Johnson as prime minister. While Liz Truss is talking, a loud thud is heard in the background and she exclaims, “Oh my God!” as Kate McCann faints. She is reportedly doing OK. The incident happened about half an hour into the debate, as Truss and Sunak sparred over taxes, the soaring cost of living, the National Health Service and the situation with Putin.
* The same thing happens to a lot of people who watch programs from the BBC.
* If she faints from a little debate, how’d she ever make it though Brexit?
* I haven’t seen a collapse like that since Bitcoin.
* What happened was, she actually fainted when one of the conservatives mentioned helping the poor.
CLIP: Moderator Kate McCann faints during a debate.
CLIP URL: morningsidekick(dot)(com)/prep/wp-content/uploads/BritishDebateModeratorCollapse(dot)mp3

TRENDING

MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARD NOMINEES ANNOUNCED
MTV has announced the nominations for the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards. This year’s ceremony will take place Aug. 28:
Video of the Year
– Doja Cat, “Woman”
– Drake ft. Future, Young Thug, “Way 2 Sexy”
– Ed Sheeran, “Shivers”
– Harry Styles, “As It Was”
– Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow, “Industry Baby”
– Olivia Rodrigo, “Brutal”
– Taylor Swift, “All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version)”

Artist of the Year
– Bad Bunny
– Drake
– Ed Sheeran
– Harry Styles
– Jack Harlow
– Lil Nas X
– Lizzo

Song of the Year
– Adele, “Easy on Me”
– Billie Eilish, “Happier Than Ever”
– Doja Cat, “Woman”
– Elton John, Dua Lipa, “Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)”
– Lizzo, “About Damn Time”
– The Kid Laroi, Justin Bieber, “Stay”

Best New Artist
– Baby Keem
– Dove Cameron
– Gayle
– Latto
– Måneskin
– Seventeen

Best Pop
– Billie Eilish, “Happier Than Ever”
– Doja Cat, “Woman”
– Ed Sheeran, “Shivers”
– Harry Styles, “As It Was”
– Lizzo, “About Damn Time”
– Olivia Rodrigo, “Traitor”

Best Rock
– Foo Fighters, “Love Dies Young”
– Jack White, “Taking Me Back”
– Muse, “Won’t Stand Down”
– Red Hot Chili Peppers, “Black Summer”
– Shinedown, “Planet Zero”
– Three Days Grace, “So Called Life”

ALMANAC

NOTABLE DATES, UPCOMING U.S. OBSERVANCES

Sept. 5, Monday – Labor Day
Sept. 11, Sunday – Patriot Day
Sept. 16, Friday – National POW/MIA Recognition Day (The third Friday of September)
Sept. 22, Thursday – Fall begins, Equinox is 9:04 p.m. EDT

BIRTHDAYS

Taylor Schilling (actress, “Orange is the New Black”) … 38
Jonathan Rhys Meyers (actor, “Vikings,” “Dracula”) … 45
Maya Rudolph (actress, comedian, “Loot,” “The Good Place”) … 50
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (actor, Jaime Lannister on “Game of Thrones”) … 52
Stacy Dean Campbell (country singer) … 55
Alex “A-Rod” Rodriguez (former pro baseball player) … 47

BIRTHDAY QUOTE QUIZ – Ask your listeners “Who said it?” HINT: Today’s their birthday!

“I actually like pole dancing! It gives you so much confidence. I never thought I’d do it, but now I’m really into it.”

(A) Nancy Pelosi
(B) Ellen DeGeneres
(C) Taylor Schilling

ANSWER: (C) Taylor Schilling

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

COVID-19 in History:
2021 – Florida recorded its highest one-day total of COVID-19 cases since the start of the pandemic, at 21,683.
2020 – Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the head of the World Health Organization, stated that COVID-19 was “easily the most severe” global health emergency the WHO has faced.
– Google became the largest tech company to commit to working from home, when it decided its employees could work from home until July 2021.

2003 – It was reported by the BBC (British Broadcasting Corp.) that there was no monster in Loch Ness. The investigation used 600 separate sonar beams and satellite navigation technology to trawl the loch. Reports of sightings of the “Loch Ness Monster” began in the 6th century.
* Next up – Bigfoot.

1953 – The Korean War officially ended with the signing of an armistice.
* “Armistice” means we didn’t exactly win, but we made a ton of money later with M*A*S*H.

1940 – Bugs Bunny made his official movie debut in the Warner Brothers cartoon “A Wild Hare.”
* After that, his appearances multiplied like crazy.

1909 – Orville Wright tested the first US Army airplane, flying for over an hour.
* Is this where the expression came from about test pilots having the “Wright” stuff?

1888 – Philip Pratt unveiled the first electric automobile.
* Since it would be an economical, non-polluting design that would wrest control of the economy from Big Oil, he was never heard from again.

1866 – The Atlantic Telegraph Cable was laid.
* Coincidentally, 1866 was also about the last time our station manager was laid.

1789 – Congress established the Department of Foreign Affairs.
* Based on Ben Franklin’s reports on how hot the French women were.

THIS DAY IN MUSIC HISTORY

2006 – Remember the file-sharing software Kazaa? An estimated 400 million computer users used it to download music over the Internet. On this date in 2006, the company that produced it, Sharman Networks, agreed to pay more than $115 million to music companies to settle global piracy lawsuits.

2002 – Mariah Carey checked herself into an undisclosed hospital suffering from “extreme exhaustion.” The singer canceled all public appearances, including her headlining appearance at MTV’s 20th birthday party. Her record company denied tabloid reports that Carey tried to commit suicide, saying she did have cuts on her body, but the injuries were unintentional after breaking some dishes and glasses.

1989 – Michael Jackson sued Britain’s Daily Mirror for libel after they printed a less than flattering color photo of the ever-changing singer on the front page.

1986 – Queen became the first western act since Louis Armstrong in 1964 to perform in Eastern Europe when they played in Hungary. The gig was filmed and released as “Queen Magic in Budapest.”

X-TREME TRIVIA CHALLENGE

Every installment of X-Treme Trivia Challenge includes three mystery factoids. Create your own “Impossible Question” contest – great for listener giveaways and phone interaction starters! Also a perfect sponsorship opportunity!

1. The average man first does THIS at age 34. What is it?
Trims his ear hair

2. 42% of men have fallen asleep doing THIS. What is it?
Getting a haircut

3. The average guy will do THIS for 22 minutes a day. What is it?
Talk about sports

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