THURSDAY, May 30 – DAILY PREP TEXT VERSION

MORNING SIDEKICK DAILY PREP TEXT VERSION FOR THURSDAY, May 30, 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.)

NATIONAL MINT JULEP DAY

WATER A FLOWER DAY

May is:

Chip Your Pet Month / Pet Month
Date Your Mate Month
International Civility Awareness Month
National Barbeque Month
National Bike Month
National Egg Month
National Hamburger Month
National Military Appreciation Month
National Salad Month
National Salsa Month
Older Americans 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, May 30

“Eric”
Netflix – New Series
Synopsis: Benedict Cumberbatch stars as a puppeteer on a popular children’s show whose life and mental stability are derailed when his 9-year-old son is kidnapped. As he slips on the pool of his own melting sanity, he finds an unusual ally in his search for his son: Eric, the blue monster puppet that his son created, brought to life by his own deteriorating imagination.

“Pyramid Game”
Paramount+ – The Korean series comes to U.S. streaming
Synopsis: Depicts a brutal survival game at Baekyeon Girls High School, where students are divided into attackers, victims, and bystanders and gradually descend into the violence of survival.

Season Premiere:
Peacock – “We Are Lady Parts”

SUNDAY, June 2

Season Premieres:
Bravo – “The Real Housewives of Dubai”
Paramount+ – “Mayor of Kingstown”

VANNA WHITE STILL NOT SURE ABOUT RETIREMENT

Vanna White still isn’t sure if she should retire from “Wheel of Fortune.” She tells TV Insider: “When I heard that Pat was retiring, I thought maybe I should retire, too. But I’m not ready!” White, 67, has been on the show since 1982. She signed a contract extension to stay on the game show through the 2025-2026 season, so, ostensibly, she’ll be there alongside Ryan Seacrest, 49, when he takes over for Sajak in the fall. But, she added, “We’ll see toward the end of those two years how I feel. I thank God after all these years that I still love my job.”
* Her job which, to be clear, is just standing there.
* There’s a pretty good chance Ryan Seacrest will make a move to take over HER job, too, like he does everyone else’s.
* Actually, she’s now highly qualified to stand next to commercial building entrances and walk over and push the “open automatic door” button for people who need it.
* You’d also think, after all these years, she’d be qualified to judge a spelling bee.
* Another thrilling showbiz scoop from the tenacious investigative reporters at TV Insider.

THE BUZZ

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. “Meet The American Responsible For The Ketchup On Your Hamburger”
2. “Should We All Be Squatting More?”
3. “Shaving Cream And Ping Pong Balls Earn Man His 171st World Record”
And here’s a spare, in case you don’t like one of those three: “I Went A Year Without Shopping For Clothes. Here’s What I Learned”

MEN: HAVING KIDS WILL KILL YOU

A new study from Northwestern University and Children’s Hospital of Chicago claims that having kids is bad for men’s health. Specifically, researchers found that cardiovascular health tended to be worse for fathers compared to men without kids. The study found that as men age into older adulthood, those who have children tend to have worse cardiovascular health compared to childless men. This was determined by looking at factors like diet, exercise, smoking, weight, blood pressure, and glucose levels. The researchers theorize that the added responsibilities and stresses that come with parenthood make it more challenging for fathers to take care of themselves and maintain a healthy lifestyle by exercising regularly and eating nutritious food.
* Yes, blame the baby for that extra piece of cake.
* It starts on Day One – the baby is born and the father immediately has a cigar.
* This could be an evolutionary adaptation. The kids get their inheritance earlier and have better luck finding a mate.
* What it really comes down to is getting hit in the nuts all the time by your toddler.
* Sorry, moms, you’re on your own. Get your own research.
* Wife: “So what kind of study are you guys at Northwestern working on now?” Researcher: “Uhh.. oh, nothing.”

U.S. NEWS

SLINGSHOT SHOOTER BUSTED

In Azuza, California, an 81-year-old man was arrested for being a “serial slingshot shooter.” He had been terrorizing his neighborhood with the weapon for nearly a decade. Police said Mr. Prince King (* Is his middle name Duke?) was the person believed to be responsible for vandalism caused by the slingshot over the course of nine to ten years. No injuries were reported over the years but residents said the damage – dozens of broken windows and windshields – often cost them thousands to repair. Police found new ball bearings and a slingshot at his home and promptly cuffed King.
* Promptly. After ten years.
* “Hey, Sergeant – he’s 81 now. Maybe we should finally arrest him before – y’know – it’s too late.”
* Dennis the Menace to Society.
* And Mr. Wilson breathes a sigh of relief.
* Police said they uncovered a full arsenal in his basement: Nerf Blaster, a Super Ball, a cap pistol, yo-yo, rubber band-clothespin gun… It was enough to take out the entire No Gurlz Allowed Clubhouse next door.

“BAD BREATH RAPIST” APPREHENDED

A Massachusetts fugitive was apprehended by U.S. Marshals and other law enforcement officials in California on Tuesday, after nearly 17 years on the run. Arrested was Tuen Kit Lee, 55, who disappeared during his trial in September 2007. A jury had found him guilty of kidnapping and raping a woman, and he fled before sentencing. During the crime, Lee wore a mask and held the victim at knife point. The victim identified him by his bad breath, and authorities dubbed him the “Bad Breath Rapist.”
* Ooo, bad luck with the nickname, bro.
* Good luck getting a prison wife with THAT hanging over your head.
* All those years on the run, he must have spent a fortune on Listerine to keep the cops off his tail.
* His crime was onerous – and odorous.

WOMAN HAVING PUBLIC SEX JUMPS OFF PIER WHEN COPS APPROACH

The Naples, Florida, Police Department received multiple reports about a man and woman having sex behind the Naple’s pier’s locked gate on Monday afternoon, during the crowded Memorial Day weekend. As the cops approached, the couple scrambled to put on their clothes. When ordered to freeze, the woman, 20-year-old Allyssia Razo, moved to the edge of the pier and jumped in. She was picked up by the beach patrol as soon as she made it to shore. The man, Zadok Westfield, 23, was completely naked when cops arrived. He stayed at the scene, telling cops that he and Razo had swum to the end of the pier and intended to jump off but wound up having sex instead, as one does. The two were charged with trespassing and disturbing the peace.
* Sounds like it was the police that disturbed the piece.
* Well, those two will have a Memorial Day to always remember.
* They celebrated with a bang.
* The Steel Pier at Atlantic City used to have a diving horse, but this is much better.
* She asked if he loved her. He said, “Go jump in a lake.” And she did the next best thing.

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

DENMARK’S LEGOLAND BURNS

A fire believed to have been caused by a short circuit has destroyed part of Miniland, a section of the Legoland theme park in western Denmark with replicas of famous buildings made of Lego bricks. The fire started around 4 a.m. Wednesday in one of the little electric cars that runs on rails, which was being recharged overnight. It was quickly extinguished, but a number of the replica buildings melted. Reports weren’t specific, but that area of the park has Lego models of the Kennedy Space Center, the canals in Amsterdam, the Palace of Versailles and the Burj Khalifa skyscraper in Dubai.
* The melted section of Miniland has been renamed Li’l Nuclear Bombsite Land.
* Approximately 2,000 Lego bricks were lost, so the damage was around 80 million dollars.
* Responding firefighters were heard to say, “Oo! Ow! Ow! Oooch! Ouch!”
* They say the owner of the park just fell to pieces when they told him.
* I keep telling them, make those little bricks out of steel, not plastic.

TRENDING

BUFFALO BILLS KICKER TYLER BASS RAISES MONEY FOR CAT SHELTER

Buffalo Bills kicker Tyler Bass helped raise over $400,000 for Ten Lives Club, a non-profit dedicated to finding homes for cats and kittens. Thanks to his work, the Ten Lives Club is creating the “Tyler Bass Adoption Center” in his honor. The team released a video on social media showing Bass with adorable kittens.

BALTIMORE ORIOLES PITCHER COLE IRVIN HELPS DOG SHELTER

Baltimore Orioles pitcher Cole Irvin has a passion for animal welfare. He has five dogs, all of them rescues, and fostered around 30 dogs last year until they could find a home. About 20 minutes before his first pitch last Thursday against the Chicago White Sox, he learned of a dog hoarding situation and he felt compelled to act. Cole and his wife Kristen called the BARCS animal shelter, where the hoarded dogs were taken, and made a big donation. And on Thursday afternoon, May 30, Irvin will be at BARCS to sign a special adoption certificate for anyone who adopts any pet.

ALMANAC

NOTABLE DATES, UPCOMING U.S. OBSERVANCES

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)
July 4, Thursday – U.S. Independence Day
Sept. 2, Monday – Labor Day
Sept. 11, Wednesday – Patriot Day
Sept. 23, Sunday – Fall begins (Autumn Equinox is 8:44 a.m. EDT)

BIRTHDAYS

Sean Giambrone (actor, “The Goldbergs”) … 25
Wynonna (Judd) (country singer) … 60
Stephen “TinTin” Duffy (singer, musician, Duran Duran) … 64
Colm Meaney (actor, Engineer O’Brien on “Star Trek: The Next Generation” and “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine”) … 71
Kier Dullea (actor, “2001”) … 88

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

“Silence is refreshment for the soul.”

(A) Russel Brand
(B) Kanye West
(C) Wynnona

ANSWER: (C) Wynnona

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

2020 – With its Falcon 9 rocket sending a capsule on its way to the International Space Station, SpaceX because the first private company to launch astronauts into space.
* They took working out of the office during the pandemic to whole new level.

2005 – Vice President Dick Cheney predicted the Iraq war would end before the Bush administration left office, saying “I think they’re in the last throes, if you will, of the insurgency,” on CNN’s “Larry King Live.”
* Did he also come up with the idea for the “Mission Accomplished” banner?

1996 – Britain’s Prince Andrew and the former Sarah Ferguson were granted an uncontested decree ending their 10-year marriage.
* Much neater than arranging to have her killed in a car crash.

1933 – A patent was granted for invisible glass installation.
* So – how could you tell if they really put the glass in?

1911 – The first running of the Indianapolis 500 took place.
* It became more popular when they stopped running and started using cars.

1896 – In America’s first automobile accident, Henry Wells of New York City hit a bicyclist.
* A few minutes later, people got to see America’s first ambulance-chasing lawyer.

1889 – The brassier was invented.
* One of the most uplifting inventions ever.

1848 – William G. Young patented the ice cream freezer.
* So now you know who to blame for those thighs of yours.

1821 – The rubber fire hose was invented.
* One day, a fireman had this brainstorm as he was standing on a ladder peeing on a fire …

1539 – Spanish explorer Fernando de Soto discovered Florida.
* At which point he turned and said “Yes! Yes! We’re there! Now will you kids pipe down?!”

1431 – Joan of Arc was burned at the stake in France.
* Nowadays if you hear voices, they give you a nice little pill.

THIS DAY IN MUSIC HISTORY

2015 – Enrique Iglesias sliced his fingers open when he tried to grab a drone camera, which was taking pictures of the audience, at a concert in Tijuana, Mexico. He was “semi-treated” at the side of the stage to stop the bleeding, and was advised to end the show.

2007 – Britney Spears said she “truly hit rock bottom” when she went to rehab earlier in the year. In a message on her website, the singer wrote that she “genuinely did not know what to do with myself” following her split from husband Kevin Federline. Then 25, she had entered a Malibu treatment facility in February after months of partying which ended with her shaving off all her hair.

2005 – Coldplay’s new album was illegally put on the internet a week before its UK and U.S. release.

2004, Madonna was forced to pay out around $390,000 in a lawsuit after copying ideas by the late French erotic photographer Guy Burton. Madonna had admitted that the video for her song “Hollywood” was inspired by Burton.

2002 – Diana Ross voluntarily entered a Malibu drug and alcohol rehabilitation center called Promises to “clear up some personal issues” before setting out on a summer concert tour.

1992 – Paul Simon and “New Bohemian” Edie Brickell were married.

1971 – Apple juice laced with a highly potent strain of LSD sent 36 Grateful Dead fans to the hospital during a concert.

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. THIS happens 580 million times a week in America. What is it?
Someone does a load of laundry

2. 80% of Americans think they are good at THIS, but they’re not. What is it?
Spelling

3. The average American eats 30 pounds of THESE a year. What are they?
French fries

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