FRIDAY, June 23 – DAILY PREP TEXT VERSION

MORNING SIDEKICK DAILY PREP TEXT VERSION FOR FRIDAY, June 23, 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.)

LET IT GO DAY
The Days Of The Year website says this:
“You know those nagging regrets and grudges that tug at your soul weeks, months or even years after the people, jobs or situations which once made them important ceased to be part of your life? Yes, there was a time when you felt you had to take every opportunity to demonstrate to your ex, your former workmates or classmates how well you were doing without them but isn’t it finally time to move on and let go of the negative emotion pulling you down. That is exactly what Let It Go Day is all about; a national day when you take the brave step to cast away all those hang-ups from a previous chapter in your life. Let It Go Day is the perfect occasion to stop wasting your energy on negative feelings from the past and instead focus on building yourself a positive future.”

NATIONAL COLUMNISTS DAY
The Holiday Insights website says this:
“National Columnists Day recognizes the importance and value of newspaper columnists. The National Society of Newspaper Columnists created National Columnists Day. It was established on April 18th, in memory of the day columnist Ernie Pyle was killed in World War II.”

NATIONAL PECAN SANDY DAY

NATIONAL PINK DAY
The Holiday Insights website says this:
“It’s National Pink Day, a day where everything should be basking in pink splendor! It’s especially a day for the ladies, as pink is a girl’s favorite color. Guys, you can participate in National Pink Day, too. Just get in touch with your feminine side, and display a dash of pink. Note: the girls will love you for it! It’s easy to enjoy and to participate in National Pink Day. Bring your pink elephant out of hiding. Wear pink, and show off everything you have that’s pink, from clothing and shoes to other possessions. Be creative. Use food coloring to make pink meals. Pink frosting on a cake or cookies will be a big hit today.”

NATIONAL PINK FLAMINGO DAY

RUNNER’S SELFIE DAY

UNITED STATES COAST GUARD AUXILIARY BIRTHDAY

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

CANADA GOVERNMENT OFFICIALLY COMPLAINS ABOUT TAYLOR SWIFT TOUR BYPASSING THEM

The Canadian House of Commons has officially complained about Taylor Swift not booking any Canadian dates for her Eras Tour. Fans of Taylor Swift were left disappointed on Tuesday when they discovered the new dates didn’t include any stops in Canada. Conservative MP Matt Jeneroux filed an “official” grievance “on behalf of all Swifties” in the country, saying in a letter addressed to Speaker Anthony Rota that not only will Canadian fans miss out on seeing her perform, but local communities will also miss out on the economic opportunity her shows generate. The letter is getting cross-party support, with Liberal MP Ya’ara Saks also tweeting that she is “seconding” the effort to get Swift to Canada.
* No, you have to beg, that’s how she likes it.
* Taylor says it’s too difficult to take the tour to Canada because she’d have to convert all of her songs to the metric system.
* Could she throw together some kind of hologram show they could play?
* Have they tried bribing her with donuts and syrup? She could stand to put on a few pounds.
* Sorry, Canada. It’s a Cruel Summer.

ELON VS. ZUCKERBERG IN THE UFC OCTAGON

Billionaires Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg are said to be “absolutely deadly serious” about fighting each other in a UFC Octagon match. UFC President Dana White says he’s been talking and texting with Mark and Elon Wednesday night and into Thursday, and says both men want to square off in Vegas. It all started on Wednesday when Musk responded to a report Zuckerberg was going to launch his own version of Twitter, to which Elon responded, “I’m up for a cage match if he is lol.” Zuckerberg got wind of the tweet, and responded … “Send me location.” Zuckerberg has been in jiu-jitsu competitions recently, and Elon Musk says he has done martial arts.
* Yeah, he’s given a ton of people a kick in the nuts lately, with all of his layoffs.
* Wait’ll these two guys figure out it was their secretaries who set this up for them.
* Where’s the part that says the loser has to give a ton of money to charity?
* Wait – these are two of the world’s top business leaders – surely they’ll turn this into a Pay Per View event for the money.
* Meanwhile, Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates shake their heads and think, “What a couple of babies!”

GUTENBERG! THE MUSICAL!

Actors Josh Gad and Andrew Rannells are reuniting on Broadway. The two previously shared the stage in the original production of “The Book of Mormon.” Their new project is called “Gutenberg! The Musical!” Anyone want to guess who it’s about? Surprisingly, NOT about actor Steve Gutenberg. That would make a helluva show. This is about the OTHER Gutenberg, Johannes Gutenberg, inventor of the moveable type printing press. The new musical follows “two best pals named Bud and Doug who put on a show together because they just love each other so damn much. But they are too inept to do it properly.”
* So, like those guys behind that “Spider-man” Broadway show.
* A show about two guys putting on a bad show. So if it turns out to be bad, they can say that was the whole point. BRILLIANT!
* Awww, and the Tony’s were just a couple weeks ago. Gosh darn it, you fellas missed out.
* A show about Gutenberg? Stop the presses.
* There’s nothing audiences like more than a show with actors acting about actors.
* I was hoping for a show about Stradivarius and his violins, but whatever.

THE BUZZ

IF WE COULD VOTE ON WHO’S ON OUR CURRENCY

A personal loan company out of Sweden called Sambla is looking for attention, so they came up with a premise: What would countries’ currency look like if the person depicted on them was chosen by their popularity, rather than their historical significance? They looked at who was the most searched-for people on Wikipedia per country in 2023, and from that information determined that THAT person would be on the country’s dollar bill. For example, instead of US banknotes featuring George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Ben Franklin and Alexander Hamilton, the USA dollar bill would feature: Neal Mohan, CEO of Youtube, because he is the most-searched-for person on Wikipedia in the United States. According to a company in Sweden.
OK, are we set on the premise? Here are some others:
– Kenya: Barack Obama on their currency
– United Kingdom: Tom Holland, Actor
– Wales: Roald Dahl, Author
– Scotland: Ewan McGregor, Actor
– Canada: Elon Musk
– Australia: Margot Robbie
– Jamaica: Harry Belafonte
– Portugal: Cristiano Ronaldo, Footballer
– Argentina: Lionel Messi, Footballer
– Italy: Lionel Messi, Footballer
– Brazil: Pele, Footballer
– Sweden: Greta Thunberg, Activist
– Denmark: Scarlett Johansson
* “I’ll give you two Hollands for a Johansson.”
* They stopped after just 13 countries ’cause, y’know, it was dumb.
* If we’ve learned nothing else from this, it’s NEVER take out a personal loan from a company called Sambla.
* I hope their financial research team is sharper than their P.R. department.

U.S. NEWS

JAMES CAMERON’S REACTION TO THE TITANIC SUB TRAGEDY

“Titanic” director James Cameron on the ‘catastrophic implosion’ of Titan submersible: “I’m struck by the similarity of the Titanic disaster itself, where the captain was repeatedly warned about ice ahead of his ship and yet he steamed at full speed into an ice field.”
* Yikes! At least he didn’t use the words “irresponsible” and “idiot.”
* This from the man who was repeatedly warned by the internet that no one cared about seeing “Avatar 2.”
* I guess his sympathy for the victims and families catastrophically imploded.
* I’m sure OceanGate’s lawyers will respond to James Cameron sometime, but they’re a little busy right now.

MAN SHOT IN CELL PHONE

A man was wounded in a shooting in New Haven, Connecticut, but his cell phone saved him. On Tuesday night, the man was shot while inside his car. Officers found the victim lying in the street with a gunshot wound. Police said his cell phone was struck by the bullet, which prevented the man from being harmed further. He was transported to a hospital with a graze wound.
* They shot him right in the apps.
* There will be a service this weekend for all the data lost.
* The thing can hold a bullet, but they can’t get it to hold a charge.
* Sure, cell phones can give you brain tumors, but every now and then they do something nice.
* This would make a great commercial for Otterbox.

LAWYERS SANCTIONED FOR, BASICALLY, CHEATING ON THEIR HOMEWORK

A New York federal judge on Thursday sanctioned two lawyers who submitted a legal brief written by the artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT. Judge P. Kevin Castel said that the attorneys, Peter LoDuca and Steven Schwartz, “abandoned their responsibilities” when they submitted the A.I.-written brief in their client’s lawsuit in March, and “then continued to stand by the fake opinions after judicial orders called their existence into question.” The brief included citations of non-existent court opinions and fake quotes. Castel ordered both LoDuca and Schwartz, along with their law firm Levidow, Levidow & Oberman, to each pay $5,000 in fines.
* Next time, boys, stick with Cliff Notes.
* Who was their client, Representative George Santos?
* If AI just makes stuff up, why is everyone excited about it?
* Maybe ChatGPT sabotaged them when it found out it wasn’t getting a cut.
* As punishment, they have to stay after court and clean the erasers.

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

HELP WANTED: DOG NANNY

A billionaire family has posted a job opening for a full-time dog nanny with a salary of $127,000 a year. The LinkedIn ad says they are looking for a “highly experienced Dog Nanny to provide top-tier care for their two beloved dogs. Someone at the top of their field who can ensure the overall well-being, happiness, and safety of their dogs.” The successful applicant would live with the family in the Knightsbridge district in London and “provide unparalleled care and attention to the dogs, treating them as valued members of the family.” The ideal candidate “would be not too big of a character and be good at blending into the background then popping out when required.”
* Like Prince William.
* But mostly, just clean up the poop.
* You’ll have to work out a schedule so you don’t get in the way of the Cat Butler and the Goldfish Maid.
* I bet the dogs have their own wing and you get a cot off the pantry.
* Did they try to contact the person who handles the Queen’s corgis?
* Dog nanny is a job for Mary Puppins.

TRENDING

SNL TO HOLD 50TH ANNIVERSARY AT RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL

Lorne Michaels has announced that Saturday Night Live will be hosting its 50th birthday party in 2024 at New York City’s legendary Radio City Music Hall. Michaels announced that the half-century celebration will serve as a kickoff to NBC’s coverage of the Paris Olympics next summer. Michaels teased: “It will be emotional, but everyone will show up because it’s important. The planning for it, which has taken the last six months and it’s not happening for another year and a half — there are a lot of events happening.”

DEE SNIDER HAS WRITTEN A NOVEL

Dee Snider, the former singer for the ’80s glam rock band Twisted Sister, has just released his first novel, “Frats,” which Snider says he wrote without assistance. It follows the lives of high school friends who had to navigate the minefields posed by frat boys, the pressure to conform and the insane risks taken in the name of belonging. The main character, Bobby Kovacs, is loosely drawn from Snider’s own high school experiences in Baldwin, New York. Sinder says, “I started to teach myself how to write. In 1984, everybody was out partying; I was in the dressing room or in the hotel working on writing. I’m not a singer who decided to write a book — or had someone write one for him. I’ve been laboring away, honing the craft.”

DAN + SHAY JOIN “THE VOICE”

Country singers Dan + Shay have joined “The Voice” for Season 25. They will be the first team coaches, presumably sitting in a spinning love seat, alongside other coaches Reba McEntire John Legend, and Chance the Rapper.

KENNEDY CENTER HONOREES FOR 2023 ANNOUNCED

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announced five new honorees for 2023. Billy Crystal, Queen Latifah, operatic soprano Renée Fleming, Barry Gibb of the Bee Gees, and singer Dionne Warwick will be recognized this year. (* No boring jazz people this year!)

ALMANAC

NOTABLE DATES, UPCOMING U.S. OBSERVANCES

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

Melissa Rauch (actress, Bernadette on “The Big Bang Theory”) … 43
Selma Blair (actress) … 51
Josh Whedon (writer, producer, director) … 59
Frances McDormand (actress, “Nomadland”) … 66
Randy Jackson (music business biggie, former “American Idol” judge) … 67

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

“This is what we always say in the music business: Do you know when you’ve made it? When people hate you.”

(A) Justin Bieber
(B) Kanye West
(C) Randy Jackson

ANSWER: (C) Randy Jackson

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

2013 – Daredevil Nik Wallenda completed a historic 1,400-foot high-wire walk on a 2-inch (5-cm) steel cable over the Grand Canyon. It took 22 minutes and 54 seconds, and was broadcast worldwide.
* Does he realize we can do that with computer special effects now?

1993 – In an act that received international attention, Lorena Bobbitt of Prince William County, Va., whacked off her husband John’s penis after he allegedly raped her.
* It was “The Chop Heard ‘Round the World.”

1989 – The U.S. Supreme Court struck down the law that declared telephone-based pornography was illegal. The court said it was unconstitutional to prohibit “all sexually-oriented” telephone conversations.
* Who said the Supreme Court doesn’t want anybody to have any fun?

1982 – The coldest temperature on Earth was recorded at the South Pole – minus 117 degrees F.
* The guy who went out to read the thermometer should be thawed out by August.

1868 – The first “type-writer” was patented. The machine had ALL CAPS only, was as big as a kitchen table, and typists couldn’t see what was being printed until after they had finished.
* And the top speed anybody could type on it was a fiery three words per minute.

1860 – The U.S. Secret Service was established.
* Leading to a massive increase in the number of U.S. secrets.

1836 – Each of the 26 U.S. states was given $1 million on this day after the federal government declared it had too much money.
* The next day, the government sent the states a telegram saying: “Please disregard yesterday’s announcement. That was supposed to go out on April Fool’s Day.”

THIS DAY IN MUSIC HISTORY

2010 – 62-year-old Gregg Allman underwent a successful liver transplant operation at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida. Allman had begun a series of treatments for Hepatitis C, but chronic damage of his liver led doctors to recommend a transplant. In a statement to the press, Allman said “I changed my ways years ago, but we can’t turn back time. Every day is a gift.”

2009 – Chris Brown pleaded guilty to one count of assault on his former girlfriend, Rihanna. The 19-year-old R&B singer was sentenced to five years probation and ordered to do six months community service. Brown had faced charges of assaulting Rihanna, 21, during a row in February. The last-minute plea deal came before a hearing at a Los Angeles court at which Rihanna was due to give evidence. The Los Angeles County Superior Court judge also ordered Brown and Rihanna to stay at least 50 yards from each other, except at entertainment industry events when the distance is reduced to 10 yards.

2003 – In London, Eminem gave a $450,000 necklace to a fan in the front row of a concert. He had announced from the stage “I’m going to give this to the sexiest woman I see.”

2002 – Nelly started a seven-week run at No.1 on the U.S. singles chart with “Hot In Here.”

2000 – Paul Allen, co-founder of Microsoft, unveiled The Experience Music Project in Seattle. The $255 million museum contained over 80,000 items of Jimi Hendrix memorabilia, including a smashed guitar from the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival.

1990 – 13-year-old Keith Sorrentino filed a $500,000 lawsuit against Madonna, claiming he suffered nightmares and bed-wetting problems after an incident outside Madonna’s home when she allegedly flung him to the ground.

1990 – Buddy Holly’s Gibson acoustic guitar sold for $237,419 in a Sotheby’s auction. The guitar was in a tooled leather case made by Holly himself.

1984 – Duran Duran started a two-week run at No.1 on the U.S. singles chart with “The Reflex,” the group’s first U.S. No.1.

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. Over 30% of adults surveyed said they have used their kids as an excuse to buy THIS for themselves. What is it?
A Happy Meal

2. Doctors have discovered that children who have THIS in common are less likely to develop allergies. What is it?
They were born and raised in the country

3. In a recent survey, children ranked THIS as their #1 favorite food. What is it?
Spaghetti

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