FRIDAY, Dec 8 – DAILY PREP TEXT VERSION

MORNING SIDEKICK DAILY PREP TEXT VERSION FOR FRIDAY, December 8, 2023
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COMEDY MP3s POSTED ON OUR PREP SITE FOR TODAY: VAN SWANK ASS RENTALS; THE FRIDAY CLUSTERFLICKS

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 CHOCOLATE BROWNIE DAY
The Holiday Insights website says this:
“National Brownie Day celebrates chocolatey, chewy brownies. Brownie lovers, love chocolate. Conversely, chocolate lovers, love brownies. Therefore, it’s only natural that we have a special day to celebrate brownies. It’s fun and easy to enjoy this special day. First, select your favorite brownie recipe, and bake a batch of brownies. You can add nuts, if you prefer. Topping the brownies with chocolate frosting is a good thing, too. Finally, eat them! You can have them for breakfast, lunch, dinner, or as a snack. PS – Don’t forget the glass of milk! Happy National Brownie Day.”

December is:

Exotic/Tropical Fruits Month
National Egg Nog Month
National Fruit Cake Month
National Stress-Free Family Holiday Month
National Write a Business Plan Month
Safe Toys and Gifts Month
Tomato Month
Winter Squash Month

THE BUZZWHICH VILLAIN WAS ACTUALLY RIGHT?

Reddit asked, “Which villain in the movies or TV was actually right?” Some of the responses:
– “Ice Man in Top Gun. He was absolutely right. Maverick was dangerous. He was a threat to himself, his copilot, and every other friendly airplane out there. ”
– “The EPA scientists from Ghost Busters. They were completely right the ghost busters messed everything up.”
– “Magneto often makes some good points, because he’s seen the worst of humanity.”
– “The Wicked Witch of the West. Dorothy inadvertently killed her sister, and then stole her shoes. The witch had every right to hate her.”
– “The principal from Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. He thought Ferris was up to no good and he was correct.”
– “Principal Vernon in The Breakfast Club. Most of those kids, especially Bender, were disrespectful jerks.”
– “Christmas With the Kramps. The Kramps were grown adults that decided not to participate in a religious holiday they didn’t believe in and were bullied and turned on by their community for it. They even donated money to charity. But then the community immediately flipped back to friendly the second they gave into their peer pressure. What kind of cult mentality is this?”
– “Von Trapp’s girlfriend in The Sound of Music. Those kids were awful.”
– “Squidward. He just wants to be left alone.”
– “The shark from Jaws was just being a shark”
* PHONE TOPIC: What villain do you think was actually right?

U.S. NEWS

SUBSTITUTE TEACHER MOONS 6TH-GRADE CLASS

In Anderson, California, a substitute teacher is facing charges after he allegedly mooned the class of sixth graders he was teaching. Stephen Canciani, 32, was arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of indecent exposure and other charges in connection with the incident at Anderson Middle School in Redding, California. Two students told a vice principal that Canciani was exposing his bare buttocks in class. The vice principal went to the classroom and saw Canciani with his pants and underwear pulled down to his mid-thigh. Canciani was ordered to leave the school immediately. In a note to parents, the school principal said that Mr. Canciani exposed “his upper chest/neck area, butt cheeks and butt crack,” and added that “two students reported seeing frontal genital nudity.”
* And it wasn’t even Show & Tell day.
* Anatomy usually doesn’t get taught until 10th grade.
* When it comes to Mr. Canciani (‘cant-see-any’) it turns out you can see pretty much all of it.
* It’s just wrong, no ifs, ands, and especially no butts.
* We’re seeing the first generation who grew up with the exhibitionism of YouTube, so things are going to start getting interesting.

FLORIDA COUPLE MARRIES AT CAR WASH

A Jacksonville, Florida couple tied the knot while riding through a car wash. Bruce and Ingrid Melvin said they looked into several different types of weddings, but they all would cost a lot of time and money. They settled on a ceremony at the car wash because they love unique, one-of-a-kind experiences (* and, again, they’re stingier than your health insurance’s prescription drug plan). Ingrid also gets her car washed almost every day. Bruce and Ingrid sat in the front while their officiant sat in the backseat.
* The couple is registered with Armor All.
* Ingrid says she likes the bumper blaster.
* When people threw rice – oy, the mess!
* After the wash, Bruce said he couldn’t wait to take it through the blower. The car, I mean.
* Before the honeymoon, Mr. Melvin said he wanted to stop by the Quick Lube. Again, for the car.

MONKEY PAINTINGS PRICED AT $10,000 AT MIAMI ART SHOW

Paintings made by rescued chimpanzees are going on display at Miami’s famed Art Basel art festival this weekend, with some offered for sale for as much as $10,000. The money goes to Save the Chimps Sanctuary, where the chimps live, throw poop, and paint. This year, says the Festival, the chimps will be collaborating with the group The B-52s, which will then use a painting from Kramer the Chimp for their upcoming album cover.
* Now what would you rather have: another boring Florida sunset painting, or an abstract by a chimpanzee?
* Sure, sure – pay a ton for a chimpanzee painting, and let ’em make a monkey outta ya.
* For most people, $10,000 is a lot of money, but for Jeff Bezos, it’s chimp change.
* All the major monkey artists will be represented:
– Claude Monape
– Vincent Van Gorangutan
– Marcel DuChimp
– Edvard Munkh
– Curious George Seurat
– Pablo Red-ass-o

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

AIR PASSENGER CAUGHT WITH TWO OTTERS AND PRAIRIE DOG IN PANTS

Thailand authorities caught a tourist attempting to smuggle two otters and a prairie dog through the airport in his pants.The 22-year-old Taiwanese traveler had reportedly bought the animals at a market in Bangkok, and then proceeded to stuff them in his underwear before arriving at the airport in Bangkok on December 5th. Authorities noticed an unusually large bulge wobbling about below his waist. The animals were stuffed in three separate socks and taped to his designer boxer shorts. The Asian small clawed otter is native to Southeast Asia. The prairie dog is native to the U.S. The man was on his way to Taipei, Taiwan.
* Two otters and a prairie dog in your pants. That’s why it’s called Bangkok.
* “Officers, these are emotional support animals for my groin.”
* What kind of boxer shorts were they? Garanimals?
* “We found two otters and a prairie dog in his pants. Plus some other junk.”
* Who in Bangkok is sitting there thinking, “You know what I’m in the mood for? Prairie dog and otter.”

JAPANESE RESTAURANT GIVES UP HITTING YOU BEFORE SERVING YOU

A Japanese restaurant has become famous for offering patrons a slap in the face before their meals are served. The Shachihoko-ya izakaya in Nagoya, Japan, offered the punishment as a novelty, but found an increasing number of patrons willing to be slapped. Initially, it was done by just one member of the izakaya staff, but as demand grew, management hired several girls to dish out the slaps and even started charging a fee of 100 yen (90 cents) per slap. The service was popular with both Japanese men and women, as well as curious foreign tourists. According to the restaurant, not only were the patrons appeared to feel more relaxed after getting hit. They would even thank the staff member who smacked them. Eventually, the restaurant decided it wanted to focus more on the food than the slap, so they recently discontinued the practice.
* But now, for a couple bucks, the valet will ding your car.
* They discontinued the practice? What a slap in the face!
* What’s Japanese for “Hey, Moe!”
* I don’t know about slaps, but I’ve eaten at a couple of taco places where I feel I’ve been punched in the gut.
* I can’t help thinking there’s a lesson in American politics somewhere in this story.

TRENDING

CHEVY CHASE FALLS OFF STAGE, IS OK

Actor Chevy Chase fell off a stage at a Q&A event for his movie National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation. In video footage, the actor is seen in a wheelchair on stage at Shea’s Performing Arts Center in Buffalo, N.Y. He then stands up and walks toward the opposite side of the stage to wave hello before seemingly stumbling and disappearing off camera as the audience lets out a collective gasp. Chase was then helped back up onstage by his wife, Jayni, as well as the interviewer. Once they had taken their seats, the comedian took a moment to poke fun at his literal slip-up. “Wait, wait my watch is talking to me,” he says, raising his smartwatch closer to his face. “It says, ‘I see you’ve taken a great fall.’” Chase was reportedly fine and only sustained a bruised knee from the incident. (* But, like everything Chevy Chase does, it was no laughing matter.)

BANDS, APOSTROPHES IN PLACE FOR DICK CLARK’S ROCKIN’ NEW YEAR’S EVE

The bands performing on “Ryan Seacrest’s Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve 2024 With Ryan Seacrest In For The Late Dick Clark” have been announced. Performers who have already started pre-taping their songs include Aqua, Doechii, Ellie Goulding, Green Day, Janelle Monáe, Loud Luxury x Two Friends with Bebe Rexha, Ludacris, Nile Rodgers & CHIC, Paul Russell, Reneé Rapp with Coco Jones, and Thirty Seconds to Mars. Things should be rockin’.

PANTONE’S COLOR OF 2024: PEACH FUZZ

This week, we learned the flavor of 2024 was tamarind. Now, Pantone has officially announced their 2024 Color of the Year. It’s called Peach Fuzz, a classic peach tone. The company says Peach Fuzz is “nurturing, conjuring up an air of calm, offering us a space to be, feel, and heal and to flourish from whether spending time with others or taking the time to enjoy a moment by ourselves,” according to Leatrice Eiseman, Executive Director of Pantone, who doesn’t get nearly enough money for coming up with that tripe. In case you missed it, the color of 2023 was Viva Magenta. Which now has to be painted over with Preach Fuzz.

ALMANAC

NOTABLE DATES, UPCOMING U.S. OBSERVANCES

Dec. 21, Thursday – Winter begins, winter solstice occurs at 10:27 P.M. EST
Dec. 25, Monday – Christmas
Dec. 31, Sunday – New Year’s Eve
Jan. 1, Monday – New Year’s Day 2024

BIRTHDAYS

Sam Hunt (country singer) … 39
Nicki Minaj (rapper, singer) … 41
Ian Somerhalder (actor, “The Vampire Diaries”) … 45
Teri Hatcher (actress, “Jane by Design,” “Desperate Housewives”) … 59
Phil Collen (guitarist w/ Def Leppard) … 67
Kim Basinger (actress) … 70

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

“I can’t see myself without pink lipstick. I can go without it for a couple days, but if there was no more pink lipstick in the world, I’d be useless. Seriously.”

(A) RuPaul
(B) Meghan Markle
(C) Nicki Minaj

ANSWER: (C) Nicki Minaj

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1998 – The FBI released its files on Frank Sinatra to the public. The file contained over 1,300 pages.
* It also contained 4 CDs, a booklet and autographed picture.

1909 – The bird banding society was founded.
* The hardest part about making bird bands is finding the teeny tiny instruments.

1863 – Abraham Lincoln announced plans for the Reconstruction of the South.
* He suggested something light and airy, with a lot of windows for a feeling of space.

1792 – The first cremation in the U.S. took place.
* The embalmers were burned up about it.

THIS DAY IN MUSIC HISTORY

2016 – Sir Mick Jagger became a father again at the age of 73, after his 29-year-old girlfriend, American ballerina Melanie Hamrick, gave birth to a boy in New York City. The singer already had seven children, whose ages range from 17 to 45 and he became a great-grandfather in 2014.

2013 – Metallica played a gig inside a dome at the Argentine Antarctic Base Carlini, thus becoming the first band ever to play on all seven continents.

2013 – The electric guitar played by Bob Dylan at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival was sold at auction in New York for a record $965,000. The Fender Stratocaster had been in the possession of a New Jersey family for 48 years after he left it on a plane. The festival in Newport, Rhode Island, is often cited as the performance where Dylan “went electric.”

2000 – A plaque to commemorate the 20th anniversary of John Lennon’s death was unveiled outside his childhood home in Liverpool.

2000 – Sting’s star was unveiled on the Walk Of Fame in Hollywood.

1995 – Courtney Love, appearing on the ABC TV show “10 Most Fascinating People,” told Barbara Walters she wished she had done “eight thousand million things differently” to have prevented the death of her husband Kurt Cobain.

1984 – Former Coasters manager Patrick Cavanaugh was convicted of first degree murder of group member Buster Wilson, whose dismembered body was discovered in Modesto, California, in 1980.

1984 – Vince Neil from Motley Crue was involved in a car accident in Redondo Beach, Ca, which killed Nick Dingley from Hanoi Rocks and injured two other passengers. Neil was jailed for 20 days and paid $2.6 million in compensation.

1980 – John Lennon was shot five times by 25-year-old Mark Chapman outside the Dakota building in New York City where John and Yoko lived. Chapman had been stalking Lennon for days outside the Dakota apartments and asked for an autograph as Lennon walked through the courtyard. As he signed a piece of paper Chapman fired. Lennon was pronounced dead from a massive loss of blood at 11:30 pm.

1969 – Mick Jagger was quoted as saying “I don’t really like singing very much, I enjoy playing the guitar more than I enjoy singing and I can’t play the guitar either.”

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. More than a quarter of the water that is used in households is used to do THIS. What is it?
Flush the toilet

2. The average household throws away 41 pounds of this each year. What is it?
Junk mail

3. 35% of households have one of THESE in their yard. What is it?
A garden

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