THURSDAY, Aug 17 – DAILY PREP TEXT VERSION

MORNING SIDEKICK DAILY PREP TEXT VERSION FOR THURSDAY, August 17, 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.)

NATIONAL BLACK CAT APPRECIATION DAY

NATIONAL I LOVE MY FEET DAY
The Podiatrists website says this (and more):
“National I LOVE My Feet Day … is a day to appreciate how valuable our feet are, and a reminder to practice good foot care.”

NATIONAL NONPROFIT DAY
The National Day Calendar website says this:
“The Tariff Act of 1894, signed into law on August 17, imposed the first federal income tax on corporations, which included exemptions for nonprofit corporations and charitable institutions. With a few modifications, nonprofit exemptions remain a solid part of the law and have served significant benefits, both for communities and the economy.”

NATIONAL THRIFT SHOP DAY
The Holiday Insights website says this:
“National Thriftshop Day is a day for a real bargain. ‘Thriftshops’ is an old term for stores that sell deeply discounted merchandise. It’s not always the highest quality, but the price is right. You know these stores better today as discount department stores and dollar stores. Watch for sales and specials today at thriftshops in celebration of National Thriftshop Day. If you are a store owner, create a sale around this special day, and watch your August sales sizzle!”

August is:

Black Business Month
Family Fun Month
International Peace Month
National Back to School Month
National Catfish Month
National Crayon Collection Month
National Goat Cheese Month
National Golf Month
National Panini Month
National Peach Month
National Sandwich 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, Aug 17

Season Premieres:
Netflix – “My Dad The Bounty Hunter”
Netflix – “The Upshaws”
Netflix – “The Ultimatum: Marry or Move On”
Peacock: “Killing It”

FRIDAY, Aug 18

“Harlan Coben’s Shelter”
Prime Video – New Series
Synopsis: Mickey, a teen boy, finds himself wrapped up in the disappearance of a student at his new school. As he and his friends search for her, they begin to uncover dark secrets about their small town, and some secrets about Mickey’s own family history, too.

SUNDAY, Aug 20

“The Winter King”
MGM+ – New Series
Synopsis: In this reimagining of the King Arthur legend, based on Bernard Cornwell’s books, bastard son Arthur returns to the land he’s been banished from to find a kingdom in chaos. Seeking the aid of his oldest confidants, Arthur aims to right Britain’s path as he faces the most unexpected of obstacles.

BARBIE’S B.O. BEATS BATMAN

Barbie, the box office sensation, has reached another major milestone: it has surpassed Christopher Nolan’s “The Dark Knight” to become the biggest Warner Bros. movie ever in North America, not adjusted for inflation. Barbie’s Tuesday haul was $6.1 million, for a domestic total of $537.4 million. In 2008, The Dark Knight topped out at $536 million. In addition, Barbie passed the $1.2 billion mark at the worldwide box office on Tuesday, where it is the second-biggest Warners’ release in history behind the final Harry Potter film, which grossed $1.34 billion globally, not adjusted for inflation.
* So if the Batman and Harry Potter movies had featured a lot more feminist philosophy, they could have REALLY killed it!
* And here Disney poured all their money into Star Wars and Comic Book world. Boy, did THEY bet on the wrong horse.
* All that pink is generating a lot of green. Oh, yuck – pink and green look HORRIBLE together!
* And you know the studio heads are going, “It’s the toy. People are going to Barbie because it’s a toy. We need more toy movies, and we need them now!”
* Get ready for…
– Lawn Darts: Fury of the Gods
– Wooly Willie: IronshavingsMan
– The Game of Life: Endgame of Life
– The League of Extraordinary Paddleball
– Nerf Gun: Reloaded
– Spirograph: Revolutions
– Candyland: Infinity Game
– Slip ‘n Slide: Into the Slip ‘n Slide-iverse
* Could there be a Lego Barbie movie? Or is that inappropriate toy brand cross-breeding?

NITWIT BRIT SPLIT WITH WELL-KNIT TWIT

Britney Spears and her husband, Sam Asghari, have separated amid allegations of infidelity. According to TMZ, Asghari allegedly confronted Spears last week over rumors that she had cheated on him. While it’s unclear whether or not there is any validity to the claims, it allegedly resulted in a massive argument between the two. The 29-year-old Asghari, who wed the singer in June 2022, has reportedly already moved out of their shared home. “It’s only a matter of time before Sam files for divorce,” an insider told TMZ.
* Of course, what this really means is there will be more naked selfies of Britney.
* Damn! I had “Under One Year” in the office pool.
* What kind of headline were you expecting to see one day – “Britney and Sam Renew Vows on 25th Anniversary”???
* Look, he lasted longer with her than any other man on earth would have. He deserves a medal.

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. “The Surprising Truth About Wastewater Beer”
2. “Japanese Convenience Store Denies Use Of Nintendo Alien Labor In New Dessert Sandwich”
3. “Carbonate Your Fruit”
And here’s a spare, in case you don’t like one of those three: “Are Any Of These Off-Brand Legos Actually Good?”

MY DUMBEST TRAVEL MISTAKE

As we wrap up the summer and people come home from vacations, Reddit asked, ‘What is the dumbest travel mistake you’ve made?” Some of the responses:
– “I booked a train from Venice. When the train never arrived, I discovered I’d booked a bus. We missed it.”
– “I missed my train because I was too busy filming it arriving. The doors closed in front of me and I had to wait three hours to get to the next one.”
– “I waited in line for the Anne Frank museum tour in Amsterdam before realizing their ticket was ‘for the following year.”
– “I booked a hotel on the wrong side of the Grand Canyon. We had driven to the other side.”
– “Went on a weeklong hiking trip to the Grand Canyon in college and I forgot to pack a single pair of underwear.”
– “I booked a trip to Istanbul in December, assumed it would be warm because it was on the Mediterranean and in the Middle East. Didn’t check the weather predictions, didn’t pack any warm clothes, and it was snowing when I arrived.”
– “I ate a meal with raw vegetables at a gas station on the bus from Kathmandu to Delhi. I was ill the remainder of the trip.”
– “Packed my passport in my suitcase, then I checked the suitcase.”
– “I once booked a month-long Airbnb for the wrong month.”
– “Booked a hotel for Portland, Oregon, but I was going to Portland, Maine.”
– “Took my 5 year old son to a toy store before going to the airport. He set off security with a pair of fake handcuffs, a giant nickel, a huge metal eyeball and a joy buzzer. Scared the hell out of him when he got searched. They confiscated the handcuffs and the joy buzzer.”
– “The night before our trip to Barcelona, my husband noticed his passport had expired. Hotels were nonrefundable at that point so I waved goodbye and did the trip solo.”
* PHONE TOPIC: What is your travel mistake story?

U.S. NEWS

A COUPLE OF SHARKS ARE HANGING OUT TOGETHER

In the fish world, great white sharks are known to be solitary loners. Or are they? After scientists placed tracking devices on two great white sharks off the Georgia coast in December, they started to notice unusual behavior. The sharks traveled along similar paths up the Atlantic Coast, arriving at the southern coast of Canadian province Nova Scotia on the same day last month. Robert Hueter, who has studied sharks since the 1970s, said he had never seen white sharks travel similar routes at the same time for months. The two male sharks, whom scientists named Jekyll and Simon, swam about 4,000 miles and were last tracked together in July off Quebec’s eastern coast. Hueter, 71, doesn’t know why the sharks are traveling together, but he said he’s awaiting blood sample results to determine if Jekyll and Simon are related. Related or not, he says, “This adds a whole new element of sort of a familial and social component to migration.”
* Maybe they’re just socially inept and have trouble meeting female sharks. You know, like gamers.
* Simon has a crappy sense of direction, so he always follows Jekyll?
* Gay sharks off the coast of Florida. DeSantis is going to have a cow.
* Maybe sharks work on the buddy system. During a feeding frenzy, always keep an eye on your buddy.
* After 50 years of studying sharks, Robert Hueter discovered something new, so that was nice.

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

SPANISH MATADOR GORED IN EL CULO

A Spanish matador has been gored in a very bad place. A bull thrust one of its horns into Alejandro Conquero’s rectum Monday — sending him skyward while spectators screamed in horror in Cenicientos, Madrid. First, the bull rammed him twice — once into the air, and then to the ground. It then impaled Conquero in his backside sending him high over its body as fellow fighters rush in to distract the animal. The mauled matador got up and was able to limp out of the arena. He was listed in serious condition at a local hospital.
* Let’s just say the bull was playing Poke-man.
* He picked the wrong day to forget his steel underpants.
* Did this guy even graduate matador school, or is he learning on the job?
* Does the bull get a free pass now? Back out to the pasture to live a nice, peaceful life under the cork tree?

ELTON JOHN IMITATOR CAUGHT WITH COCAINE IN THE TRUNK

An Elton John tribute singer is on trial after he was allegedly caught by police carrying more than $125,000 worth of cocaine concealed in a stage light in the back of his Mercedes. Colin Lowe, of the UK, pleaded not guilty on Tuesday. Lowe told jurors that he thought he was transporting cigarettes for a friend.
* Carefully packaged into big bricks.
* Then he broke into “That’s What Friends Are For.”
* So he just does Elton from the 80’s?
* If you’re gonna do it right, you gotta fully commit to the character.
* Now he’s going to change his tribute act to Keith Richards.

PILOT DIES IN AIRPLANE RESTROOM

On Sunday night, a pilot collapsed and died in the bathroom during a commercial flight from Miami to Chile — prompting an emergency landing in Panama. Iván Andaur, 56, was at the controls of the Santiago-bound LATAM airlines flight when he suffered apparent cardiac arrest. One passenger said a co-pilot asked if there were any doctors on the plane about 40 minutes after takeoff. His two co-pilots were forced to make an emergency landing in Panama City — as a nurse and two doctors onboard rushed to try and save him.
* Did he have the fish?
* What a way to go. And, what a way to go.
* Used to be pilots just fell asleep at the controls.
* Somebody’s been skipping their annual checkups.
* How come this airlines give you two co-pilots, when American airlines only give you one co-pilot? And, they’re trying to eliminate pilots completely! Although, based on this story, it seems to be happening on its own.

TRENDING

TALKING HEADS TO REUNITE FOR Q&A ON RE-RELEASE OF “STOP MAKING SENSE”

Talking Heads will reunite for a live Q&A in honor of the 40th anniversary of their concert film Stop Making Sense. This is the first time all four members — David Byrne, Tina Weymouth, Chris Frantz and Jerry Harrison — have appeared together in more than two decades. The conversation, moderated by filmmaker Spike Lee, will take place at the Toronto International Film Festival on Sept. 11, following a screening of the movie. There will be “no performance” of the band. The event will be broadcast live in select IMAX theaters around the world.

CHRIS YOUNG DROPS 60 POUNDS

Country singer Chris Young flaunted his new physique in a nearly-shirtless mirror selfie to show off his impressive new look. On an Instagram post, Young wrote, “This year has been dedicated to a lot of work on myself. Music wise AND in the gym. Still not done, but down 60 pounds.”

PEOPLE’S CHOICE COUNTRY AWARDS NOMINEES

The People’s Choice Country Awards has unveiled the nominees for its inaugural awards show, which airs September 28.

PEOPLE’S ARTIST 2023: Blake Shelton; Kane Brown; Kelsea Ballerini; Lainey Wilson; Luke Combs; Morgan Wallen; Old Dominion; Zach Bryan

MALE ARTIST OF 2023: Bailey Zimmerman; Blake Shelton; Hardy; Jelly Roll; Kane Brown; Luke Combs; Morgan Wallen; Zach Bryan

FEMALE ARTIST OF 2023: Ashley McBryde; Carly Pearce; Carrie Underwood; Elle King; Kelsea Ballerini; Lainey Wilson; Megan Moroney; Miranda Lambert

GROUP/DUO OF 2023: Brothers Osbourne; Dan + Shay; Lady A; Little Big Town; Maddie & Tae; Old Dominion; Parmalee; The War and Treaty

ALBUM OF 2023:
– Bell Bottom Country, Lainey Wilson
– Different Man, Kane Brown
– Gettin’ Old, Luke Combs
– One Thing at a Time, Morgan Wallen
– Religiously. The Album., Bailey Zimmerman
– Rolling Up the Welcome Mat, Kelsea Ballerini
– The Mockingbird & the Crow, Hardy
– Whitsitt Chapel, Jelly Roll

SONG OF 2023:
– “Fast Car,” Luke Combs
– “Last Night,” Morgan Wallen
– “Love You Anyway,” Luke Combs
– “Need a Favor,” Jelly Roll
– “Tennessee Orange,” Megan Moroney
– “Thank God,” Kane Brown, Katelyn Brown
– “Thinkin’ Bout Me,” Morgan Wallen
– “Wait in the Truck,” Hardy featuring Lainey Wilson

ALMANAC

NOTABLE DATES, UPCOMING U.S. OBSERVANCES

Sept. 4, Monday – Labor Day
Sept. 11, Monday – Patriot Day
Sept. 15, Friday – National POW/MIA Recognition Day (The third Friday of September)
Sept. 23, Saturday – Fall begins (Autumn Equinox is 2:50 a.m. EDT)
Oct. 9, Monday – Columbus Day
Oct. 16, Monday – National Boss’s Day
Oct. 31, Tuesday – Halloween

BIRTHDAYS

Taissa Farmiga (actress, “The Gilded Age,” “American Horror Story”) … 29
Austin Butler (actor, “Elvis”) … 32
Donnie Wahlberg (singer, New Kids on the Block, actor, producer) … 54
Gilby Clarke (one-time guitarist with Guns N’ Roses) … 61
Sean Penn (actor) … 63
Belinda Carlisle (singer, The Go-Go’s) … 65
Kevin Welch (country singer-songwriter) … 68
Robert De Niro (actor) … 80

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

“There is a certain combination of anarchy and discipline in the way I work.”

(A) Elon Musk
(B) Ozzy Osbourne
(C) Robert De Niro

ANSWER: (C) Robert de Niro

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1998 – President Bill Clinton admitted to having an improper relationship with Monica Lewinsky, a White House intern.
* And the whole world went, “Yuck!!!”

1992 – Woody Allen admitted to being romantically involved with Soon-Yi Previn, the adopted daughter of Mia Farrow, Allen’s longtime companion.
* And the whole world went, “Yuck!!!”

1978 – Three Americans completed the first hot-air balloon crossing of the Atlantic.
* Anything beats flying coach.

1897 – W. B. Purvis patented the electric railway switch.
* And any day now, the people at Amtrak will figure out how to use it right.

1891 – The electric automobile self-starter was patented.
* No more getting cranky over the crank.

1859 – A hot air balloon was used in America to carry mail for the first time.
* It only worked if you were sending mail to people downwind.

1835 – Solyman Merrick of Springfield, Massachusetts patented the wrench.
* Which came first – the wrench or the nuts and bolts?

1807 – Robert Fulton launched the first commercially successful steamboat – ridiculed as “Fulton’s Folly” – in the Hudson River.
* He’d have his revenge when his ridiculers lost fortunes on gambling riverboats.

THIS DAY IN MUSIC HISTORY

2012 – Three members of the Russian feminist punk rock protest group Pussy Riot were sentenced to two years imprisonment after they staged a performance at Moscow’s Cathedral of Christ the Savior in a protest directed at the Orthodox Church leader’s support for President Putin during his election campaign.

2009 – An arrest warrant was issued for singer Bobby Brown after he failed to appear at a court hearing involving child support payments. Judge Christina Harms ordered Mr. Brown to be arrested next time he was in the state of Massachusetts. The singer had allegedly fallen $45,000 behind in payments for two teenage children he had with former girlfriend Kim Ward.

2008 – Jackson Browne sued U.S. Republican presidential candidate John McCain for using one of his songs without permission. Browne claimed the use of his song Running on Empty was an infringement of copyright and would lead people to conclude he endorsed McCain.

2007 – “High School Musical 2” premiered on the Disney Channel and Family Channel. Watched by a total of 17.2 million viewers in the United States, it was the highest rated basic cable broadcast in U.S. history.

1998 – Carlos Santana’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame was unveiled.

1995 – Depeche Mode frontman David Gahan slashed his wrists in a suicide attempt.

1989 – Pete Townshend, guitarist with The Who, smashed his hand up during a solo.

1986 – A riot between rival gangs erupted at a Run DMC concert in Long Beach, Calif., seriously injuring 42 people.

1985 – Elton John announced he was retiring from touring. He was back on stage with his “Leather Jackets Tour” by August 31, 1986.

1970 – Christine McVie joined Fleetwood Mac on keyboards.

1960 – In a major turning point of their musical history, The Beatles played their first night at the Indra Club in Hamburg, West Germany. The owner, Bruno Koschmider, asked The Beatles to really put on a show, which led to the band screaming, shouting, and leaping about the stage and sometimes playing lying on the floor. John Lennon once appeared wearing only his underwear and on another occasion, wearing a toilet seat around his neck. As for lodging, The Beatles stayed in a single room behind the screen of a nearby movie house.

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. According to research the average person starts doing THIS at age 41. What is it?
Taking vitamins

2. In a recent survey, 37% of parents said they think a child should stop doing THIS by age 16. What is it?
Trick or Treating

3. According to a survey, the average man learns to use THIS at the age of 24. What is it?
A washing machine

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