THURSDAY, June 8 – DAILY PREP TEXT VERSION

MORNING SIDEKICK DAILY PREP TEXT VERSION FOR THURSDAY, June 8, 2023
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COMEDY MP3s POSTED ON OUR PREP SITE FOR TODAY: NON-TRADITIONAL FATHER’S DAY; PROMOS-TO-GO

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.)

BEST FRIENDS DAY
The Holiday Insights website says this:
“Best Friends Day is a time to enjoy and appreciate your best friend. It’s a day to honor and cherish the relationship. If you’re lucky, you have a best friend. If you are real lucky, you have a number of best friends. Best friends are very, very special people. You spend countless hours with your best friend going to events and activities, or just hanging out. You share secrets, hopes, dreams, aspirations, and disappointments with your best friend. Some folks say you can only have one best friend. This author disagrees. You can have a couple at the same time, or several over time. Friends come and go for a variety of reasons. It’s the result of many things, including moving, changing schools or jobs, and more. We hope that you are lucky enough to have a number of best friends over the years. Celebrate Best Friend Day by: Spending time with your best friend; Making efforts to find a best friend (if you don’t currently have one); Giving a small gift or card to your best friend; Calling an old best friend that you’ve lost touch with.”

JELLY-FILLED DOUGHNUT DAY

NAME YOUR POISON DAY
The Holiday Insights website says this:
“Name Your Poison Day is a day to make a choice. The term ‘Name Your Poison’ is commonly used to suggest that you select among a number of options. This term has a negative connotation. The origin of this term is unknown. But, at the time, it probably referred to some unhappy choice. It is commonly used when asking someone what type of alcoholic drink they want. But, it is also used to refer to any choice of options, good or bad. For example, Name Your Poison may refer to selecting an ice cream flavor, a dessert choice, etc. Celebrate today by making a decision … Name Your Poison.”

UPSY DAISY DAY
The National Day Calendar website says this:
“Each year on June 8, National Upsy Daisy Day is set aside to encourage you to face the day positively and to get up ‘gloriously, gratefully and gleefully’ each morning. Every day is a gift and if we remember that as we rise each morning, it will help us carry a good attitude throughout the day, whatever the day may bring us. Life is full of challenges and bumps in the road, and it is our attitude that helps us over the bumps and through the challenges to move onward with a smile. Give it a try. Be grateful and thankful for what you do have such as a bed to sleep in, food to eat, friends and family. Try a smile and see how it feels. It may surprise you that it feels good on the inside also and how other people will smile back. You may just brighten up their day! Upsy Daisy!”

June is:

NATIONAL DJ MONTH – Yeah!
National Adopt a Cat / Adopt a Shelter Cat Month
African-American Music / Black Music Appreciation Month
Corn Month
Great Outdoors Month / National Camping Month
International Men’s Month
Lemon Month
LGBTQIA Pride Month
National Candy Month
National Fresh Fruit & Vegetables Month
National Iced Tea Month
National Rose Month
National Seafood Month
Women’s Golf Month

ENTERTAINMENT & CELEBRITIES

WHAT TO WATCH – New and Returning Shows and Movies
Premiering Thursday through Sunday
Listings sourced from the TV Guide and EW websites.

THURSDAY, June 8

“Tour de France: Unchained”
Netflix – New Documentary
Synopsis: Looks at the world’s most grueling and popular cycling race, a competition so difficult and demanding that it almost requires cheating.

“Based On A True Story”
Peacock – New Series
Synopsis: A real estate agent, a plumber and a former tennis star seize a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to cash in on America’s obsession with crime and sordid events.

Season Premieres:
HULU – “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia”
Netflix – “Never Have I Ever”

FRIDAY, June 9

“The Crowded Room”
Apple TV+ – New Series
Synopsis: In Manhattan in the summer of 1979, a young man is arrested for a shocking crime, and an unlikely investigator must solve the mystery behind it before the true criminal strikes again. With Tom Holland.

“Flamin’ Hot”
HULU – New Biopic
Synopsis: Richard Montanez, the son of a Mexican immigrant, was a janitor at Frito Lay when he came up with the idea for Flamin’ Hot Cheetos. His creation, inspired by the flavors of his community, revitalises Frito-Lay and disrupts the food industry.

SUNDAY, June 11

“The Tony Awards”
CBS – Awards Show

THE TAYLOR SWIFT NBA CURSE

They’re not sayin’ there’s any scientific proof for this, but Sports Illustrated is putting forth a viral theory that Taylor Swift is a curse for NBA teams. Her “Eras Tour” is eerily coinciding with some NBA team’s playoff losses.
– Fact: Swift opened her tour in March with a pair of shows at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. Nearly two months later, the Suns were eliminated at home by the Nuggets.
– Fact: The L.A. Lakers and Golden State Warriors lost in the Western Conference finals and semifinals, respectively, just two months before the Taylor tour hits California in July and August.
– Fact: A day after the Atlanta Hawks were eliminated in their first-round series on April 27, Swift began a run of three shows at Atlanta’s Mercedes Benz Stadium.
– Fact: Philadelphia 76ers lost to Boston Celtics at TD Garden Arena in Boston. And who had played her first Philadelphia show just two days before the loss? You know who.
Wow, this is getting creepy, huh?
– Fact: Taylor Swift played at Gillette Stadium in Boston from May 19 to 21. Then, the Celtics lost their series against the Miami Heat.
Where does this leave the NBA Finals? Denver is currently in Miami for Game 3 and 4. (Note: as of this writing, the series is tied 1-1. There was a game Wednesday night, you’re going to have to look up who won.)
Swift played three shows in Tampa, Florida in April, although she’s not scheduled to play Miami. Denver will be getting two shows, but not until July.
* Boy, the hair on the back of my neck is standing up. Or maybe that’s just because I rubbed my neck with my sticky fingers from a donut.
* If you think I’m going to say ‘only losers follow Taylor Swift’ and get those fans p.o.’d at me, you’re nuts.
* Can we do some counter-programming with an emergency Ed Sheeran tour?
* This calls for a comment from a basketball scientist. Is Dr. J (Julius Erving) still around? Dr. Dunkenstein? (Darrell Griffith) Doc Rivers?

GARTH BROOKS LOSING MIND, WANTS TO REVIVE “CHRIS GAINES” CHARACTER

Garth Brooks says he is ready to revive his rock star alter-ego, Chris Gaines. During an extensive interview with Billboard, the country star confirmed his intentions to release more music as the controversial character. The first, and only, Chris Gaines album was the 1999 album “Garth Brooks… In the Life of Chris Gaines.” It was meant to serve as a companion album to a feature film called “The Lamb,” which featured Brooks in the lead role of Gaines, a troubled rock musician. The movie never appeared, the album stiffed, and Brooks got on with his career. Now he says there are actually five of Gaines’ fictional records, and he’s still determined to bring those conceptual albums to life. He says, “I don’t know when we’re going to get to it, but it’s on the list that we’re going to get done.”
* Take your time. We can wait, believe me.
* 100 bucks says it’ll never happen.
* “A.I., make me five Chris Gaines albums.”
* True Fact: In March 2021, Brooks announced that “The Life of Chris Gaines” was to be rereleased on multiple platforms, including digital and vinyl, adding that previously unreleased songs were also forthcoming. Didn’t happen.
* If you believe this, I’ve got the final “Song of Fire and Ice” novel in my car.

NORMAN LEAR SUPPORTS STRIKING WRITERS

Norman Lear, creator of All In The Family, Good Times, The Jeffersons, and more, went on Twitter on Tuesday to comment on the ongoing strike by the Writers Guild of America. He writes, “In my almost 101 years, while I have served other posts, I have been, at my core, a writer. I wrote in the very first year of television, when writers were revered. I now watch talented writers struggle to earn a living wage without the path to a career like mine. The stories we tell, the stories I can now watch on any device, are the stories that connect us, engage us, make us laugh and cry together, and inspire understanding and compassion. That is something to be protected and cherished.”
* “Except Rick and Morty and the crap on Adult Swim. I don’t get these kids’ humor.”
* He’s so old, he wrote for Caesar. Not Sid – Julius.
* He’s “almost 101”? No way he wrote this text. I’m gonna say it was written by ChatGPT.
* They’d better get this solved. They’ve already missed the window on producing at least five crappy Star Wars spinoff shows.
* We keep saying, just rerun season 13 of Grey’s Anatomy, nobody will know the difference.

THE BUZZ

THREE DUMB HEADLINES

Time for another episode of Three Dumb Headlines. These are actual, word-for-word headlines of stories found on the internet. There’s no story, no context, just the actual headline. Discuss them amongst yourselves. Then, encourage listeners to vote for the Dumbest Headline on your station’s social media page. Maybe ask them to leave a comment. Reveal the results in the next break.
Today’s Dumb Headlines:
1. “I’m A Surgeon — The Best Way To Tie Your Shoes Is LIke Blood Vessels’”
2. “I Tried Botox — Now My Eyebrows Look Like Nike Swooshes”
3. “‘Rise Of The Beasts’ Could Be The First Film To Take Transformers Seriously”
And here’s a spare, in case you don’t like one of those three: “You’ve Been Eating Toblerone All Wrong”

SMALL TALK

Are you good at small talk? Relationship specialist Tina Fey – no, not THAT one, a different Tina Fey – has a list of questions to have on hand when you’re stuck in a small space with a stranger, like on an elevator, a waiting room, or perhaps a family reunion.
– How’s your day going so far?
– How was your weekend?
– Are you enjoying yourself?
– What do you think of it here?
– Where are you from?
– How do you know (insert name of a mutual acquaintance)?
– Did you find the place ok? how was the traffic?
– What are you drinking?
– How are you finding the neighborhood?
– What brings you to these parts?
– Have you always lived in (insert place)?
– What are your favorite restaurants and place to eat around here?
– What do you do for work? Do you enjoy it?
– Have you got any vacations planned for this year?
– What kind of music do you listen to?
– Are you a sports fan?
– Do you have pets?
– Watched any good shows or films recently?
– Are there any podcasts you like? I could do with some recommendations.
– How did you get into this line of work?
Date Small Talk:
– What would be your perfect date?
– On paper, what do you think you are looking for in someone? (* What does paper have to do with anything?)
– Have you ever had a really disastrous date?
– What’s your guilty pleasure band or TV show?
– What’s your signature dish that you do best?
– Tell me about your family
– What’s your bucket list travel destination?
– What’s your favorite way to unwind?
– How would your best friends describe you?
* First of all, the real Tina Fey should sue this woman.
* If this is small talk, I’d hate to be around for big talk.
* If you get asked one of these questions, say: “Wait a minute! That’s one of those crappy small talk questions from Tina Fey!”
* It’s so much easier to just carry around a small card that says “I am from Bharzanistan and speak no English.”
* I always go for questions like, “Drink around here much?” or “Could you help me move a body?”

U.S. NEWS

PANTS THIEVES INDICTED

Three men were indicted after they allegedly stole more than 250,000 pairs of pants worth over $2 million. Manhattan prosecutors said Joseph Sanchez, along with brothers Toney and Rex Chiu, stole the identity of a Manhattan-based importing company to place the order for the jeans and jogging pants, and then billed it to the real business. The trio stole a total of 253,884 pairs of Indigo People brand pants, which are sold on Amazon. They then allegedly sold the pilfered pants to wholesale companies for a total of $750,000.
* So … $2.95 a pair? Are you sure they sold them on Amazon, and not Temu or Shein?
* These guys are really going to take it in the shorts.
* The pants had to be taken in, and so did the thieves.
* That’s more pants than a pack of thirsty hound dogs.
* So far, no one’s confessed because, as they say, britches snitches get stitches.

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

WHAT ANCIENT ROME SMELLED LIKE

We now know what ancient Rome smelled like. In 2019, archaeologists uncovered a sealed vial during an excavation in a mausoleum unearthed during a construction project, near Seville in Spain, which at the time was a large city in the Roman Empire. It was a sealed vial of Roman perfume from around the era of Christ. They opened it and found the ointment inside was preserved and solidified. Analysis showed the substance to contain vegetable oil, possibly olive oil, and… patchouli. So, patchouli would have been permeating the air back in ancient times.
* So, the Roman Empire smelled like a head shop.
* Animal manure, human waste, rotting corpses, smoke, sweat… yeah, a little dab of patchouli will cover that right up.
* It was marked with a tag: “Deliver to the Emperor’s Vomitorium.”
* In another 2,000 years they’re going to mistakenly determine that our age smelled like Teen Spirit. (or Axe body spray)
* Sorry, guys – maybe the next sealed container will be full of the gold coins.

TRENDING

“ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING” RETURNS AUGUST 8

Season 3 of the hit Hulu show “Only Murders in the Building” kicks off on August 8. The show, about some amateur sleuths who solve murders and turn it into a podcast, stars Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez. Season three will feature some new famous faces, including Paul Rudd and a little actress you may have heard of named Meryl Streep.

MORGAN WALLEN OFF VOCAL REST

Morgan Wallen announced he’s ready to perform once again. The country singer canceled six weeks of shows in May due to a vocal cord injury. Wallen shared the news on Instagram Tuesday evening writing, “The doc cleared me to talk and sing.. we back.”

ALMANAC

NOTABLE DATES, UPCOMING U.S. OBSERVANCES

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)
July 4, Tuesday – U.S. Independence Day
Sept. 4, Monday – Labor Day
Sept. 11, Monday – Patriot Day
Sept. 23, Saturday – Fall begins (Autumn Equinox is 2:50 a.m. EDT)

BIRTHDAYS

Sturgill Simpson (country music singer-songwriter, actor) … 45
Kanye “Ye” West (rapper, narcissist) … 46
Julianna Margulies (actress, “The Morning Show,” “Billions,” “The Good Wife”) … 56
Nick Rhodes (keyboard player with Duran Duran) … 61
Keenan Ivory Wayans (comedy actor/producer) … 65
Bonnie Tyler (singer, “Total Eclipse Of The Heart”) … 72
Boz Scaggs (singer & guitarist) … 79
Nancy Sinatra (singer) … 83

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

“My greatest pain in life is that I will never be able to see myself perform live.”

(A) Ed Sheeran
(B) Carrot Top
(C) Kanye West

ANSWER: (C) Kanye West

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1936 – The first parking meter was invented.
* Followed quickly by the invention of the metal slug.

1896 – For the first time ever, an automobile was stolen.
* Up until then there was only “Grand Theft Horse.”

1889 – Cable cars began service in Los Angeles.
* Wow! A car that gets cable!

1869 – Ives McGaffney of Chicago obtained a patent for his ‘sweeping machine,’ the first vacuum cleaner.
* As invention go, it really sucked – but that was a GOOD thing.

1824 – The washing machine was patented by Noah Cushing of Quebec.
* He really cleaned up on his invention.

1786 – Commercially made ice cream was first sold.
* Beginning the westward expansion of America’s waistlines.

THIS DAY IN MUSIC HISTORY

2016 – Two musicians, Martin Harrington and Thomas Leonard, sued Ed Sheeran for $20m over his single “Photograph,” claiming much of the song was copied note-for-note from their song, “Amazing,” which was released by former X Factor winner Matt Cardle in 2012. The two produced sheet music showing “This copying is, in many instances, verbatim, note-for-note copying, makes up nearly one half of Photograph, and raises this case to the unusual level of strikingly similar copying,” and that Sheeran and his songwriting partner Johnny McDaid, from Snow Patrol, had “copied and exploited, without authorization or credit, the work of other active, professional songwriters on a breathtaking scale.” On April 7, 2017, Sheeran settled the case, granting shared songwriting credits to Harrington and Leonard as co-authors, and assigning them a significant share of the song’s royalties.

2012 – Lauryn Hill was charged with willfully failing to file income tax returns in the US. The total owed was roughly $2.3 million. She pleaded guilty and was sentenced to three months in a minimum security prison.

2007 – George Michael was sentenced to 100 hours of community service and banned from driving for two years. Michael had been found slumped at the steering wheel of his car, and pleaded guilty to driving while unfit, blaming “tiredness and prescribed drugs” for the offense.

2002 – Jennifer Lopez separated from her second husband, dancer Cris Judd, after nine months of marriage.

1991 – Paula Abdul started a two-week run at No.1 on the U.S. album chart with “Spellbound.”

1991 – Bruce Springsteen married Patti Scialfa at their Beverley Hills home.

1989 – Pretenders lead singer and animal activist Chrissie Hynde admitted that she once firebombed a branch of McDonald’s.

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. About 85% of people who have one of THESE in their house say it just collects dust. What is it?
A piano

2. 90% of us use one of THESE every day. What is it?
A seat belt

3. 2/3’s of kids today have no idea what one of THESE is. What is it?
A floppy disc

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