MONDAY, Apr 1 – DAILY PREP TEXT VERSION

MORNING SIDEKICK DAILY PREP TEXT VERSION FOR MONDAY, April 1, 2024
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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.)

APRIL FOOL’S DAY
Note: Wikipedia’s got all you ever wanted to know about April Fool’s Day, and more.

THE INTERNATIONAL EDIBLE BOOK FESTIVAL
Wikipedia says this:
“The International Edible Book Festival is an annual event usually held on or around April 1, which is also known as Edible Book Day. The global event has been celebrated since 2000 in various parts of the world, where ‘edible books’ are created, displayed, and small events are held. The creations are photographed and submitted to the Books 2 Eat website and then consumed. Regular contributors to the site are groups from Australia, Brazil, India, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Mexico, Morocco, The Netherlands, Russia, and Hong Kong. The event was initiated by Judith A. Hoffberg and Béatrice Coron in 2000. The website says that the International Edible Book Festival is held to commemorate ‘the birthday of French gastronome Jean-Anthelme Brillat-Savarin (1755-1826), famous for his book Physiologie du goût, a witty meditation on food.'”

INTERNATIONAL TATTING DAY (NOT SLANG FOR TATTOO!)
The Altius Directory website says this:
“Celebrated on April 1 every year, this is a holiday for tat lovers. It has been celebrated for many years now. Tatting is an art form that involves making a durable lace using thick threads. People from the tatting community love the art and like to commemorate, promote and mobilize more action towards popularizing this art. Tatting is said to have developed from rope work done by fishermen to make fishnets. In the process, they developed new patterns to make motifs for their girlfriends. The art is essentially a needle work that uses knots and stitches. Tatting originated in the early 19th century and has been used to make laces and collars by many designers worldwide.”

SOURDOUGH BREAD DAY
The Days Of The Year website says this:
“Records of the consumption of sourdough bread date back as far as the Sumerians in 2800 BCE. Sourdough is similar to bread dough, except that the natural yeasts are left to ferment in the bread mix. Why not celebrate Sourdough Bread Day by mixing up your own batch of sourdough and baking a loaf?”

U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY DAY
Legislation to begin the construction of the Air Force Academy was signed into law by President Eisenhower on April 1, 1954.

April is:

Adopt a Greyhound Month
Car Care Month
Celebrate Diversity Month
D.E.A.R Drop Everything and Read Month
International Guitar Month
Jazz Appreciation Month
Keep America Beautiful Month
National Card and Letter Writing Month
National Garden Month
National Humor Month
National Poetry Month

ENTERTAINMENT & CELEBRITIES

WHAT TO WATCH – New and Returning Shows and Movies
Premiering Monday through Wednesday
Listings sourced from the TV Guide and EW websites

MONDAY, Apr 1

“Lovers and Liars”
The CW – New (sort of) Sex Hook-up Competition
Synopsis: A rebranding of “FGirl Island.” Three men compete to hook up with one of 24 beautiful women. One half of the women have good intentions to find “love.” The other half are ready to lie their way to $100K.

“Bray Wyatt: Becoming Immortal”
Peacock – New Documentary
Synopsis: Chronicles the incredible rise of WWE character “Bray Wyatt” and the man himself, Windham Rotunda, and the struggles and success that came with being a creative visionary.

“The Synanon Fix”
HBO – New Docuseries
Synopsis: The expansion and collapse of the Synanon organization, from its inception as a drug rehabilitation program to its descent into a cult, as told by those who lived through it.

“Vanderpump Villa”
Hulu – New Reality Show
Synopsis: Decadence and debauchery collide as a staff hand-selected by Lisa Vanderpump work, live, and play at an exclusive French estate: Chateau Rosabelle.

Season Premiere:
The CW – “All American”

TUESDAY, Apr 2

“Demetri Martin: Demetri Deconstructed”
Netflix – Comedy Special
Synopsis: From his thoughts on scented trash bags to desk jobs in hell, the comic delivers a one-of-a-kind routine.

“Together: Treble Winners”
Netflix – New Docuseries
Synopsis: Centered on Manchester City Football Club’s treble-winning season, which saw the club win the English Premier League, FA Cup, and Champions League.

Season Premieres:
NBC – “Lopez vs. Lopez,” “Weakest Link”

WEDNESDAY, Apr 3

“Files of the Unexplained”
Netflix – New Docuseries
Synopsis: Eerie encounters, bizarre disappearances, haunting events and more perplexing phenomena are explored in this chilling investigative docuseries.

Season Premieres:
FX – “American Horror Story”
Apple TV+ – “Loot”
The CW – “Walker”

THE BUZZ

THE MOST INAPPROPRIATE TOPICS TO DISCUSS AT WORK

According to a survey of more than 1,000 American workers by personal finance website InsuranceQuotes, these are the Most Inappropriate Topics To Discuss At Work:
1. Sex (74% say it’s wrong)
* Unless you’re a hooker.
2. Drug use (69%)
* Unless you work at a marijuana dispensary.
3. Gossip about a coworker (57%)
4. Salary or income (42%)
* “Politics” has also not been a great topic for a pretty long time.
* Can I put in a vote for dreams? I do not want to hear about your dreams.
* Plus the InsuranceQuotes website does not like you talking about how much insurance companies suck.
* Gossip may be inappropriate, but, come on, after “paycheck” that’s the number two reason to come to work.
* PHONE TOPIC: Do you have a co-worker who just won’t shut up about something? What is it?

U.S. NEWS

REPORTERS ARE STEALING SOUVENIERS FROM AIR FORCE ONE

White House reporters are being scolded for taking souveniers from Air Force One. In an email sent to members of the White House Correspondents’ Association last month, the journalists were accused of pilfering a variety of items emblazoned with the logo of presidential plane, everything from pillowcases to plates and glasses. The email warned the reporters that removing such items was not allowed and reflected poorly on the press pool as a whole. The White House has long given out small boxes of M&Ms featuring the presidential seal to reporters on Air Force One, but the towels and cutlery needs to stay.
* The Fox news reporter always complains that half of his M&Ms are printed with W’s.
* They found there aren’t enough pillows left for President Biden’s frequent naps.
* It’s called gonzo journalism, because that stuff is gone-zo, baby,

9-YEAR-OLD TRIES TO DRIVE HIMSELF TO SCHOOL

In Oroville, California, a 9-year-old boy took his mother’s car and attempted to drive it to school. An officer first spotted a gray Volkswagen sedan stopped in the middle of an intersection on Wednesday morning. The officer instructed the driver to move the car, but the vehicle sped off and led police on a short, erratic chase that ended in a dirt parking lot just blocks away from Plumas Avenue Elementary School. After coming to a stop, the car reversed suddenly and smashed into the front of a police cruiser. The officer discovered that the driver was a 9-year-old boy, who said he just wanted to drive himself to school. His parents were called, and the officer delivered him to the school.
* Oh, that’s a horrible punishment!
* They made him stay after school to work on his parking.
* Give him a special lesson on how Uber and Lyft work.
* The kid’s grounded – oh, until we land on Mars or George R.R. Martin finishes “A Song of Ice and Fire,” whichever comes first.
* Finally, an American child who just can’t get to school fast enough.

TUPPERWARE IN TROUBLE

Tupperware, that midcentury marvel of mummifying your surplus scraps, has warned that the company may not survive for another year. The 77-year-old seller of plastic airtight food storage containers first raised substantial doubt about its ability to continue as going concern nearly a year ago. Sales have been declining in recent years, although there was a little recovery during the COVID-19 pandemic, but now sales are on a downward trend again.
* They tried to keep a lid on it, but, as usual, there weren’t any in the kitchen drawer that fit.
* Well, it’s not like anyone can afford food, much less enough to have leftovers.
* On the other hand, just look at Americans. There ARE no leftovers.
* Looks like their fate is sealed.
* Have they thought about going into the coffin business? Tupperware coffins – you close it, burp it, and bury it. Water tight!

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

SOUTH KOREA’S BABY TRAIN

South Korea has a population problem – their population is declining and they need to up their fertility rate and make more babies. When asked why they aren’t getting married and having kids, young Koreans are saying the long commutes to work and cramped, expensive housing puts a damper on the whole reproduction thing. The Korean government has come up with a solution – faster trains. The country is building a high-speed train service that will reduce the travel time between central Seoul and its outskirts. Project officials hope the faster commute times will encourage more youth to consider moving to homes outside the city, and give them more time to date and marry and boink and start having babies. The plan is to build six high-speed lines to the suburbs. The first section has just opened, cutting the commute time between Seoul and the suburb of Dongtan from 80 minutes by bus to 19 minutes by the new train.
* That’s an extra two hours a day. You could make a baby AND watch a couple episodes of Palm Royale.
* So after a worker takes the baby train then walks into their home, does their partner yell, “All aboard!”?
* Oops – the faster trains will make the suburbs more attractive, more people move there, and then the housing will be cramped and expensive again. Any other bright ideas?
* The declining population is leading to all sorts of problems – the labor shortage is making wages rise, you can get tickets to concerts, reservations to restaurants, amusement parks are less crowded … what a nightmare!

TRENDING

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE (March 29-31)

1. Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire – $80 million
2. Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire: $15.7 million
3. Dune: Part Two: Empire of Sand Worms – 11 million
4. Kung Fu Panda 4 – $10.2 million
5. Immaculate: Clean Empire – $3.26 million

ALMANAC

NOTABLE DATES, UPCOMING U.S. OBSERVANCES

April 1, Monday – April Fools Day
April 8, Monday – Total Solar Eclipse
April 15, Monday – U.S. Tax Day
May 12, Sunday – Mother’s Day
May 27, Monday – Memorial Day
June 14, Friday – Flag Day
June 16, Sunday – Father’s Day
June 20, Thursday – Summer begins (The June solstice occurs at 4:50 P.M. EST)

BIRTHDAYS

Hillary Scott (country singer, Lady A, formerly Lady Antebellum) … 38
Rachel Maddow (MSNBC TV host, political commentator) … 51
Susan Boyle (singer) … 63
Annette O’Toole (actress, “Virgin River,” “The Punisher,” “Smallville”) … 72
Ali MacGraw (actress, “Love Story”) … 85

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

“I’m a huge fan of chocolate-covered bananas!”

(A) Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen
(B) Miley Cyrus
(C) Hillary Scott

ANSWER: (C) Hillary Scott

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

2008 – The Pentagon made public a legal memo dated March 14, 2003, that approved the use of harsh interrogation techniques against terror suspects.
* But they insisted they did NOT waterboard any aliens in Area 51.

1998 – U.S. District Judge Susan Webber Wright dismissed Paula Jones’ lawsuit against President Clinton, saying her claims of sexual harassment fell “far short” of being worthy of trial.
* Besides, if they’d let HER sue him, the rest of the women he harassed would have tied up the courts for decades!

1970 – President Nixon signed a measure banning cigarette advertising on radio and television.
* That why today, every other commercial is a Big Pharma commercial.

1960 – The first weather satellite, TIROS-1, was launched from Cape Canaveral.
* Leading to the Golden Age of Expert Weather Forecasting we enjoy today.

1929 – The first modern internal combustion engine was demonstrated – the engine remains relatively unchanged.
* Oh, sure, it COULD get 100 miles per gallon, but there’s that big conspiracy with the oil companies …

1889 – The first dishwasher was marketed.
* I think it ended up in my last apartment.

THIS DAY IN MUSIC HISTORY

2017 – After months of uncertainty and controversy, Bob Dylan finally accepted the 2016 Nobel Prize in literature at a jovial, champagne-laced ceremony.

2014 – Recordings by U2, (The Joshua Tree), the Everly Brothers, (Cathy’s Clown), Jeff Buckley, (Hallelujah), Linda Ronstadt, (Heart Like a Wheel) and Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fortunate Son) were among those newly selected for induction into the Library of Congress National Recording Registry.

2013 – A signed copy of The Beatles’ album Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band sold at Dallas-based Heritage Auctions for $290,500. The selling price far exceeded the $30,000 originally estimated for the rare LP record. The UK Parlophone copy of the album included a high gloss cover and vinyl gatefold sleeve.

1992 – Billy Idol was fined $2,000 by a Beverly Hills, Calif., judge after pleading no contest to charges he hit a woman in the face as they left a restaurant together the previous October.

1990 – Willie Nelson’s tour bus crashed into a car in Riverdale, Canada, killing the car’s driver.

1985 – David Lee Roth quit Van Halen shortly after releasing his version of The Beach Boys’ “California Girls,” (which featured Carl Wilson on background vocals). He was replaced by Sammy Hagar later in the year.

1984 – Marvin Gaye was shot to death by his father during an argument, one day before his 45th birthday.

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. 3% of American workers say they do THIS. What is it?
Walk to work

2. Most people will do THIS more in the first two hours of their workday than they will the rest of the workday. What is it?
Work

3. When it comes to work, 1 out of 4 people have never experienced THIS. What is it?
A promotion

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