FRIDAY, May 12 – DAILY PREP TEXT VERSION

MORNING SIDEKICK DAILY PREP EMAIL AND TEXT VERSION FOR FRIDAY, May 12, 2023
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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.)

INTERNATIONAL NURSES DAY (also NATIONAL HOSPITAL DAY in U.S.)
The Holiday Insights website says this:
“The roots of International Nurses Day goes back to 1953, when Dorothy Sutherland of the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare sent a proposal to President Eisenhower to proclaim a ‘Nurse Day’ in October of the following year. The proclamation was not officially made. But, this day was born and eventually gained national recognition. International Nurse Day is celebrated on May 12, because this is the birthday of Florence Nightingale.”

LIMERICK DAY
The Holiday Insights website says this:
“Limerick Day celebrates the birthday of Writer Edward Lear (1812-1888). It also, of course, celebrates Limerick poems. Limericks were popularized by Lear in 1846 in his ‘Book of Nonsense.’ This day is a time to enjoy and get your fill of Limerick poems. We are so glad that it came along to brighten up our lives. Celebrate Limerick Day in style by writing a Limerick or two of your own. Or, sit down and read a few humorous Limericks. They are guaranteed to make you smile. A Limerick is a humorous verse or poem. It is five lines longs. It’s name come from the city of Limerick, Ireland. The first two lines rhyme with the fifth line rhyme. The third and fourth lines rhyme. Did you know? Limerick is the third largest city in Ireland.”

NATIONAL MILITARY SPOUSE APPRECIATION DAY (Friday before Mother’s Day)

NATIONAL NUTTY FUDGE DAY

May is:

Chip Your Pet Month / Pet Month
Date Your Mate Month
International Civility Awareness Month
National Barbeque Month
National Bike Month
National Egg Month
National Hamburger Month
National Military Appreciation Month
National Salad Month
National Salsa Month
Older Americans Month

ENTERTAINMENT & CELEBRITIES

AUDIO: DOLLY PARTON ROCK SINGLE: “WORLD ON FIRE”

Anybody want to hear Dolly Parton’s rock song? After being inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Dolly decided she need to make something close to a real rock record. She has an album called “Rockstqar” coming out in the fall, with 30 tracks and help from many, many other old rock stars. Meanwhile, she just released the first single, “World on Fire,” and debuted it at Thurday night’s Academy of Country Music Awards. Says Dolly, “This is a song I felt very inspired to write. I think it speaks about everything and to everyone this day and time. I hope it is something that will touch you and maybe touch enough people to want to make a change for the better.”
* Spoken like a true A.I. program.
* Dolly, honey… the Rock and Roll nomination thing was just a gimmick. A nicety. No one asked for an album of this.
* “World on Fire.” Put it out. Please.
* Hearing this song makes me want to rush out and buy a “Rod Stewart Sings The Great American Songbook” album.
CLIP: A minute of Dolly’s “World on Fire” rock song.

BO JACKSON HAS THE HICCUPS

Former famous pro athlete Bo Jackson has been suffering a nearly yearlong battle with the hiccup. Jackson was famous for playing both pro football and pro baseball. In the late 1980’s he played for the Royals, White Sox and Angels, and he also played in the NFL for the Raiders. During an appearance Wednesday morning on the “McElroy and Cubelic” podcast Jackson, now 60, detailed the hiccup ordeal, which he says dates back to last July. He’s getting a medical procedure done the end of this week to try to remedy it. Jackson said he missed last month’s statue dedication to baseball Hall of Famer Frank Thomas because of the hiccupsl, then rattled off a list of remedies he’s attempted since the summer. “Scare me, drink water upside down, smell the ass of a porcupine, it doesn’t work,” he said.
* Well, I could have told him that. And if he’s like me, he’s not allowed in the zoo ever again.
* While they’re doing the procedure for the hiccups, they can also remove the quills from his nose.
* Don’t you think it’s odd that “smell the ass of a porcupine” was third on the list of remedies? And going to a doctor comes AFTER smelling the ass of a porcupine?
* I don’t want to think what he’s tried as a remedy for constipation.

THE BUZZ

MOST POPULAR MOMS FOR MOTHER’S DAY

Mother’s Day is Sunday. In a poll of 2,000 adults from brioche bread brand St Pierre, here are America’s Favorite Moms. Get help, America:
– Lois Griffin (Family Guy)
– Michelle Obama
– Serena Williams
– Beyoncé
– Jennifer Lopez
– Rihanna
– Drew Barrymore
– Goldie Hawn
– Kate Middleton
– Carol Brady (The Brady Bunch)
– Morticia Addams (The Addams Family)
– Katy Perry
– Kate Hudson
– Angelina Jolie
– Peggy Bundy (Married with Children)
– Madonna
– Meghan Markle
– Joyce Byers (Stranger Things)
– Sarah Connor (The Terminator)
– Cameron Diaz
* What, you’re asked a question like this and your own mother doesn’t come to mind?

U.S. NEWS

PIZZA MAKER SLAPS CO-WORKER IN BACK OF THE HEAD WITH PIZZA PADDLE

A Long Island pizza maker has been arrested after he smacked his co-worker with a pizza paddle – the big, flat spatula used to move pizzas in and out of the oven. John Vano, 50, and the 42-year-old victim got into a fight around 8:15 p.m. last Saturday inside La Piazza in Merrick, Long Island. An angry Valo struck his colleague in the back of the head with the paddle. After the victim fell to the floor, Vano punched him in the face. Vano was charged with assault. The victim was taken to a local hospital, where he was treated for substantial pain.
* He said his head felt like it was split into eight pieces.
* Hit in the back of the head when you’re not looking. So that would be a Chicago-style pizza shop.
* ♫♫ “When the chef hits you twice / With a pizza device / That’s arrestin’… ♪♫
* Right before he smacked him, did he yell, “You want a pizza me???”

CHEATING FISHERMEN RECEIVE JAIL SENTENCE

The two Lake Erie fishermen who cheated in a fishing tournament last fall have been sentenced to 10 days in jail as well as a suspension of their fishing licenses. They will also forfeit the $130,000 boat they won in prior fishing tournaments. Jacob Runyan, 43, and Chase Cominsky, 36, were caught cheating in the Lake Erie Walleye Trail tournament last September. When they brought their catch in to be weighed, the judge noticed that the fish appeared to weigh much more than fish of that size ought to weigh. He cut open the fish and found they were filled with lead weights. They were immediately disqualified. Had Runyon and Cominsky won, they would have taken home a total prize of $28,760. The two men had drawn some suspicion in previous tournaments when they kept winning with heavy fish. Among their winnings was the fishing boat used during that previous tournament, and they had to give that up as part of their court punishment.
* There’s always something fishy going on at those tournaments.
* Give a man a fish, he’ll eat for a day. Teach a man a fish, he’ll take you for everything you’ve got.
* Ironic that it’s the fishermen going in the cooler, not the fish.
* These guys go to jail for fish, and yet you-know-who walks around a free man and even gets to hold a town hall on TV.

ROAD RAGE FIGHT WITH ROCKS

Police in Richfield, Minnesota, responded to a road rage brawl on Tuesday evening at an off ramp on Highway 62, where three men were fighting each other. A traffic cam video shows the men throwing large landscaping stones and bricks at one another, and at each other’s cars. At one point, one man bounces a large dictionary-sized rock off the hood of a sedan. Another man throws a brick at the driver’s side window of a white SUV as it pulls away. A third man throws a rock at a black SUV before dodging it as it attempts to run him over. Investigators have located all three people involved, and one of the suspects was transported to jail on possible assault charges.
* You know what would have helped in this situation? Guns.
* You hear about a road rage incident where guys are throwing bricks at each other and you think, “Aww, how quaint.”
* This is why you should always keep a couple of pavers in the glove compartment.

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

WORLD’S OLDEST DOG TURNS 31

The world’s oldest dog turned 31 years old this week. Bobi is a purebred Rafeiro do Alentejo – a Portuguese breed – born May 11, 1992. He has been named the “oldest living dog” by Guinness World Records. While his birthday was Thursday, Bobi’s birthday will be celebrated on Saturday with a party in the village of Conqueiros, in Portugal. His owner, 38-year-old Leonel Costa says 100 fans and friends will be stopping by. (* That’s a lot of butts for Bobi to sniff at his age.) The Rafeiro do Alentejos breed is a livestock watchdog with an average lifespan of 12 years old. Bobi has an appropriately tragic backstory: Costa says his father was a hunter, and they always had a lot of dogs. But when Bobi’s mother had a litter, Costa’s parents took the puppies and buried them in a hole so that they would not survive, a practice that was common in the old days. (* The 1990’s?) Costa and his brothers noticed the mama dog kept returning to the shed where she gave birth. They followed her and discovered that their parents had unknowingly left one behind. That was Bobi. Once the secret of Bobi’s existence was out to Costa’s family, it was too late — he had opened his eyes and dad couldn’t get rid of him. Bobi became part of the family. Costa noted that, as Bobi turns 31, his father is no longer alive.
* Are you sure? Check the shed.
* A live well lived is the best revenge, eh, Bobi?
* Bobi will be getting his usual birthday gifts: a butt scratch and an animal carcass to roll in.

TRENDING

ACM AWARD WINNERS

Here are the winners from Thursday night’s Academy of Country Music Awards show:
– Entertainer of the Year: Chris Stapleton
– Female Artist of the Year: Lainey Wilson
– Male Artist of the Year: Morgan Wallen
– Album of the Year: Lainey Wilson – “Bell Bottom Country”
– Single of the Year: “She Had Me at Heads Carolina” – Cole Swindell
– Song of the Year: “She Had Me at Heads Carolina” – Cole Swindell
– Duo of the Year: Brothers Osborne
– Group of the Year: Old Dominion
– New Male Artist of the Year: Zach Bryan
– New Female Artist of the Year: Hailey Whitters

ED SHEERAN WANTS TO SING COUNTRY SONGS NOW

Ed Sheeran is now pondering a move to country music.Sheeran performed at the American Country Music Awards on Thursday. And in an interview with Billboard, he says, “I would love to transition into country. I love the culture of it, I just love the songwriting. It’s just like brilliant songs.” He adds, “I’d never really listened to country music as a kid growing up. It was only being on Taylor Swift’s Red tour and living in Nashville and her basically introducing me to that side of it.”

ALMANAC

NOTABLE DATES, UPCOMING U.S. OBSERVANCES

May 14, Sunday – Mother’s Day
May 29, Monday – Memorial Day
June 14, Wednesday – Flag Day
June 18, Sunday – Father’s Day
June 21, Wednesday – Summer begins (The June solstice occurs at 10:58 a.m. EDT)

BIRTHDAYS

Rami Malik (actor, “No Time to Die,” “Bohemian Rhapsody,” ″Mr. Robot”) … 42
Jason Biggs (actor, “Orange Is The New Black,” “American Pie” movies) … 45
Rhea Seehorn (actress, “Better Call Saul”) … 51
Tony Hawk (skateboarding superstar) … 55
Stephen Baldwin (“actor”) … 57
Emilio Estevez (actor) … 61
Ving Rhames (actor, Arby’s “We have the meats!” voice) … 64
Eric Singer (drummer with Kiss) … 65
Kix Brooks (country singer/songwriter, “Brooks and Dunn”) … 68
Billy Squier (singer) … 73
Gabriel Byrne (actor, “War of the Worlds” TV series, “Maniac”) … 73

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

“I usually find myself hiking in a place that not a lot of people go hiking, just trying to find some solitude. I like being out in the middle of nowhere.”

(A) Whoopi Goldberg
(B) Kim Kardashian
(C) Rami Malik

ANSWER: (C) Rami Malik

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

2012 – For decades, people said the ancient Mayan calendar predicted the end of the world in the year 2012. On this date in 2012, it was announced that the discovery of a missing piece of the calendar disproved that calculation.
* Just in time! Wait – so when does the calendar say Armageddon will be now???

1847 – William Clayton invented the odometer.
* Then a used car salesman invented how to turn it back.

THIS DAY IN MUSIC HISTORY

2017 – Kendrick Lamar was at No.1 on the U.S. album chart with his fourth studio album, “Damn.” It became the Billboard Year-End No.1 album of 2017, won Best Rap Album at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards, and won the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Music, making it the first non-jazz or classical work to earn the accolade.

2013 – Thieves stole more than one million rand ($96,000) after a Justin Bieber concert at Johannesburg’s Soccer City stadium. The gang, armed with ropes, hammers and chisels, broke into a strongroom holding the takings from the Justin Bieber concert and a gig the previous evening by Bon Jovi.

2008 – Singer-songwriter Neil Young had a spider named after him. U.S. university biologist Jason Bond discovered a new species of trapdoor spider and decided to name it after his favorite musician. Myrmekiaphila neilyoungi was found in Jefferson County, Alabama, in 2007.

2000 – Thieves stole the gates to “Strawberry Fields,” the Merseyside, England landmark immortalized by The Beatles song. The 10′ high iron gates were later found at a local scrap metal dealer.

1984 – Lionel Richie started a two-week run at No.1 on the U.S. singles chart with “Hello,” his second U.S. solo No.1.

1983 – Meat Loaf filed for bankruptcy with debts of over $1 million.

1973 – Led Zeppelin started a three-week run at No.1 on the U.S. album chart with “Houses Of The Holy,” the group’s third U.S. No.1.

1971 – Rolling Stone Mick Jagger married Bianca Macias at St. Tropez Town Hall. The couple separated in 1977.

1968 – Jimi Hendrix was arrested by police on his way to Toronto for possession of hashish and heroin. Hendrix claimed the drugs had been planted.

1965 – The Rolling Stones recorded “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” at RCA Hollywood studios. Keith Richards had come up with the guitar riff in the middle of the night a week earlier. It gave the band their first number 1 single in the U.S.

1964 – The Beach Boys started a four-week run at No.1 on the U.S. album chart with “Beach Boys Concert,” the group’s first U.S. No.1.

1963 – Bob Dylan walked out of rehearsals for the Ed Sullivan show after being told he couldn’t perform “Talking John Birch Society Blues” due to it mocking the U.S. military.

1958 – The Everly Brothers started a four-week run at No.1 in the U.S. with “All I Have To Do Is Dream.” The song was written in 15 minutes.

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. Roughly half a million people a year are treated in hospital emergency rooms every year due to THIS. What is it?
Exercise equipment injuries

2. Emergency rooms around the country have reported that 9% of people have squirted themselves in the eye with THIS. What is it?
Jalepeno pepper juice

3. A study has identified more than 1,600 injuries annually from THIS cooking tool. What is it?
Wire grill brush

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