TUESDAY, June 25 – DAILY PREP TEXT VERSION

MORNING SIDEKICK DAILY PREP TEXT VERSION FOR TUESDAY, June 25, 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.)

GLOBAL BEATLES DAY
The National Today website says this:
“Music lovers worldwide come together to celebrate Global Beatles Day … The occasion pays tribute to The Beatles and the impact they had on both music history and pop culture. Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Ringo Starr, and George Harrison first recorded together as a foursome in 1962. A bunch of smash hits later they were performing ‘All You Need Is Love’ to 400 million people via the first global live TV link, with the broadcast reaching 26 different countries simultaneously. This huge moment in pop culture history took place on June 25, 1967, and is the reason why Global Beatles Day is celebrated on June 25 every year … we use it to celebrate not only their music but also their message of peace and love.”

LOG CABIN DAY

NATIONAL CATFISH DAY
Wikipedia says this:
“National Catfish Day is a national observance of the United States celebrating ‘the value of farm-raised catfish.’ The day was designated as June 25, 1987, by President Ronald Reagan, who issued the Presidential Proclamation after the U.S. Congress called for the day to be established in House Joint Resolution 178.”

NATIONAL STRAWBERRY PARFAIT DAY

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

UPCOMING HORROR FILM: DERANGED SQUIRRELS

There’s a new horror movie in the works. It’s going to be about a pack of deranged squirrels. It will be called “The Scurry.” The cast will be led by Rhys Ifans (Hannibal Rising) and Olivia Cooke (House of the Dragon). Here is the synopsis:
“The Scurry follows two pest controllers who are called to an eco-café in a country park to investigate what begins as a routine vermin problem but as nightfall approaches an avalanche of deranged squirrels descend, wreaking revenge and mayhem on the staff and visitors in the park. With many fatalities, the survivors take shelter in the café as a freak storm takes out the power and communications leaving them isolated and under attack. An eclectic mix of survivors include pest controllers, a sulky teenager, vegans, and a drug dealer –with only an outside chance of survival.”
* Did they get into that bear’s leftover cocaine?
* The question, of course, is, how can a squirrel be any more deranged?
* I can see the slug line from the poster now: “Cover your nuts!!!”
* Did they mean “horror” movie or “horrible” movie?
* That gurgling sound you hear is the studio’s money going down the drain.

THE BUZZ

THE GERMANS HAVE A WORD FOR EVERYTHING

Reddit asked, “What are some examples of “the Germans have a word for everything”? Some of the answers:
– Torschlusspanik (gate-closing panic) is describing the fear people get when they get older and feel like their chances and opportunities are fading away. The gate to those things is closing. This fear can lead to people making bad decisions.
– Treppenwitz. It refers to the witty comeback you figured out after to walked away from a situation.
– Innerer Schweinehund: “Inner pig dog.” When a mysterious inner voice lulls you into inactivity. For example, the Innerer Schweinehund makes staying home more attractive than going to the gym to work out.
– Gefrässige Stille: “the silence of devouring.” It’s that moment when the food arrives at the table and all conversation ceases as everyone dives in.
– Verschlimmbesserung – an attempted improvement that only makes things worse. (* I learned that word when I started working here.)
– Backpfeifengesicht: A person with a face you would like to slap.
– Evolutionsbremse: Literally: evolution brake, someone who is so stupid, that they slow down evolution.
– Suppenkoma: soup coma. It’s the tiredness that overcomes you after a good meal.
– Konterbier: The beer you drink in the morning to cure your hangover.
– Drachenfutter: A gift given to placate someone, especially a spouse, who is angry at the giver.
– Kissenkühlelabsal: When you flip your pillow over in the night and it feels cool and refreshing.
– Übermorgen: the day after tomorrow.
– Sitzfleisch: The ability to sit through something tedious.
* Well, thank you all for sitzfleisching through this last couple of minutes.
* It’s like Germans get paid to speak by the syllable.
* Hey, how come we have to jump every time Reddit wants to know something?
* Google it like the rest of us, you lazy Inner Pig Dogs.

BEST STATES FOR SUMMER ROAD TRIPS

WalletHub has come up with a list of the best states for a summer road trip. They looked at cost for gas, lodgings, car repairs, road quality, traffic-tied fatalities, car thefts; and even local attractions, weather, and places to eat.
The Best States For A Summer Road Trip:
1. Texas
2. Minnesota (* Take your car and a bucket to bail water with.)
3. New York
4. Louisiana
5. Florida
6. Ohio
7. North Carolina
8. Wyoming (* Does Wyoming even have roads?)
9. Maine
10. Pennsylvania
The Worst States For A Summer Road Trip: Washington, New Jersey, California, Hawaii, Arkansas, Vermont, Montana, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Delaware (bottom of list).
* What we have here are ten states where the driving is a breeze because the roads are empty.

U.S. NEWS

SPIRIT AIRLINES INTRODUCES TOILET PAPER RACES

A recent Spirit Airlines flight was encountering an extended fueling delay. To help pass the time, a flight attendant grabbed two rolls of toilet paper, handed them to the passengers in row one, on each side of the aisle, and announced they were having a toilet paper race. The point of the game was for the front row to hang on to the beginning of the roll, and then pass it to the back of the plane, unrolling it as it goes. Whichever side unrolls it first wins. A video of the contest appeared on TikTok recently, although toilet paper races like this have appeared on YouTube videos as long as two years ago.
* Was this a plane completely filled with 5-year-olds?
* The winning side gets to use all the unwrapped toilet paper during the flight; the losers just get the cardboard roll.
* “Ladies and gentlemen, we will be returning to the gate before takeoff to restock the toilet paper.”
* It’s better than the other game you play when flying, which is “Risk.”
* “Spirit Airlines – Where we sometimes forget we were supposed to gas up the plane.”

OLD COUNTRY LADY DJ DOES ONE LAST SHOW, DIES

And old Country DJ died last week. Charlye Parker was a DJ at KXA in Everett, Washington. She was 80 years old, and had been working on the air since 1973. Her half-century career sent her from New Mexico (Santa Fe’s KTRC and Albuquerque’s KRZY) to California (KHAY in Ventura) and eventually to Everett (KWYZ and KXA) where she worked Saturday and Sunday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Back on Memorial Day, she went to a doctor and learned that she had pancreatic cancer. Parker decided to go on her own terms. She did her final show on June 14. She told the audience, “Everything I’ve ever wanted I’ve gotten from radio. And now here I’m getting ready to die, and I’m not afraid.” Her last song was “My List” by Toby Keith. She died in her sleep 36 hours later.
* Hmm. I might have gone with “I Was Country When Country Wasn’t Cool.”
* That is sadder than any country song.
* Fortunately, she died before her program director could meet with her and tell her how her breaks could have been 8 seconds shorter.
* Hearing this story, I guess I have to say: Listen to country music at your own risk.

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

JOGGER ATTACKED BY WOLVES IN SAFARI PARK

A 37-year-old woman was in critical condition after being attacked by wolves at a French zoo. The Thoiry Zoo, located about 25 miles west of Paris, offers a safari-style lodge where guests can stay overnight among the wildlife. The woman is believed to have gone out alone for a jog in the morning where she somehow got past security systems, a trench and an electric fence, ending up in the safari zone, where she was attacked by three arctic wolves. It was not clear whether she made a mistake or the trail wasn’t clearly marked. The zoo advertises “a one-of-a-kind, very intimate experience with the arctic wolves.”
* Well, the brochure really hits the nail on the head.
* You go jogging in a wolf pen, you’re no longer a jogger, you’re prey.
* She should have picked a safer place for jogging, like the Florida Everglades.
* If I ran that zoo, I’d be looking for a refund on the security systems, the trench, and the electric fence.
* Maybe the wolves were after her Reeboks.

WISCONSIN PARK WANTS ITS CICADAS BACK, FOR SOME REASON

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is reminding citizens not to illegally take cicadas from state park properties. The department has received multiple reports of people harvesting the insects at Big Foot Beach State Park, along Geneva Lake. Cicadas are a nutritious and welcome food source for many birds, mammals and reptiles. State law prohibits capturing and removing animals, including insects, from state parks.
* It really bugs them when you do.
* “What’re ya in for?” “Cicada rustling.”
* If the park lets people take the cicadas, pretty soon they’ll be taking home the gnats and mosquitos.
* I wonder if Bigfoot eats the cicadas at Big Foot Beach State Park?
* Anyway, that’s the buzz from Wisconsin.

HOOTERS SHUTTING DOWN SOME RESTAURANTS

Hooters said Monday that it’s closing “a select” number of underperforming restaurants, the latest casual dining chain to announce shutdowns amid broader industry woes. Hooters said that it was “under pressure from current market conditions,” but added that new restaurants continued to open domestically and internationally. “The brand of 41 years remains highly resilient and relevant,” it said in a statement (* without a trace of irony.)
* Don’t tell me the chain is going bust!
* Underperforming restaurants? You mean their revenues are flat?
* Has America really run out of 15-year-old boys who want a hamburger?
* Time to award the Hooters management team a booby prize.
* You can almost hear the tittering from Chili’s.
* Titans of industry.

TRENDING

“THE BEAR” SEASON 3 RELEASING THREE HOURS EARLIER

Anticipation for the new season of Hulu’s hit “The Bear” is high, and Hulu has heard you. The streamer will be releasing Season 3 a full THREE HOURS early this week. Originally, the episodes were set to release at midnight on Thursday, June 27. Now, fans will be able to watch the entire season beginning at 9 p.m. ET on Wednesday June 26.

JEREMY RENNER: NO HARD ROLES, PLEASE

Jeremy Renner says that since his near-fatal snowplow accident on New Year’s Day 2023, he doesn’t “have the energy” to focus on “challenging” roles. Renner told “Smartless” podcast hosts Will Arnett, Jason Bateman and Sean Hayes on Monday’s episode: “I just don’t have the energy for it. I don’t have the fuel. I can’t just go play make-believe right now. Because that takes a lot of time to get right here every day just so I can, you know, have a positive thought, so I can progress, so I can always keep growing.” And, of course, he is writing a book about running himself over with a snowplow. He says, “Hopefully I can get it out by year’s end or beginning of next year.”

ALMANAC

NOTABLE DATES, UPCOMING U.S. OBSERVANCES

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

Busy Philipps (actress, “Girls5eva,” “Cougar Town”) … 45
Mike Kroeger (bassist with Nickelback) … 52
Angela Kinsey (actress, “The Office”) … 53
Ricky Gervais (comedy writer, performer, producer) … 63
David Paich (U.S. musician with Toto) … 70
Tim Finn (New Zealand singer, formerly with Split Enz, Crowded House) … 72
Jimmy Walker (U.S. comedian, “Dy-no-mite!”) … 77
Carly Simon (U.S. singer, songwriter) … 81

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

“If I just cut out the food, I’d have a six-pack. I’d look like Matthew McConaughey.”

(A) Drew Carey
(B) Alec Baldwin
(C) Ricky Gervais

ANSWER: (C) Ricky Gervais

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

2014 – The US Supreme Court ruled that police cannot examine the digital contents of a cell phone without a court order.
* This does not apply to Apple, Google, or Facebook.

1997 – An unmanned cargo ship crashed into Russia’s Mir space station, knocking out half of the station’s power and rupturing a pressurized laboratory.
* Man, did THEIR insurance rates go up after that!

1974 – Texas Instruments patented the hand-held calculator. It cost over $100 and could only add, subtract, multiply and divide.
* You could buy one and calculate how much you would have saved by waiting for the price to plummet.

1970 – The FCC ruled that radio stations couldn’t put phone calls on the air without the caller’s permission.
* Really? Uh-oh! Uhm … gee … eh … let me write this down …

1947 – The tennis shoe was introduced.
* It became one of the longest running shoe styles ever.

1930 – Jimmy Dewar invented the Twinkie.
* Followed shortly thereafter by the invention of stretch pants.

1910 – The U.S. passed the Mann Act, making it illegal for women to be transported across state lines for immoral purposes.
* So how come Madonna is able to tour?

1876 – General George Custer and his 266 troops were wiped out by the Sioux and Cheyenne Indians in the Battle of the Little Big Horn in Montana.
* I’ve always wanted to know why they couldn’t settle on whether it was a little horn or a big horn.

1867 – Barbed wire was patented.
* It was so popular, early dealers had to protect their stocks of barbed wire with barbed wire.

1798 – The U.S. passed the Alien Act, allowing the president to deport dangerous aliens.
* And you thought it all started with Roswell.

1630 – The fork was introduced to American dining by Massachusetts governor John Winthrop.
* Finally, the colonists could cut their hideously long but useful fingernails.

THIS DAY IN MUSIC HISTORY

2016 – The Yellow Cloud guitar owned by Prince, said to be one of his favorites, was bought at auction for $137,500. A lock of David Bowie’s hair also sold for $18,750 at the same auction.

2014 – Amnesty International apologized to Iggy Pop for using an image of the singer in its latest anti-torture campaign without the singer’s permission. The Belgian advert featured Iggy’s face bloodied and beaten, quoting him as saying Justin Bieber was “the future of rock and roll” and the slogan: “Torture a man and he will tell you anything.”

2009 – Michael Jackson died at age 50 from an overdose of the powerful anesthetic propofol. His personal physician, Conrad Murray, was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in November 2011, and was released in 2013 after serving two years of his four-year prison sentence with time off for good behavior.

2009 – A Sgt. Pepper souvenir poster bearing the signatures of all four Beatles sold for $52,500 at a pop memorabilia auction in New York City.

2006 – Nicole Kidman married her singer boyfriend Keith Urban at ceremony in Sydney, Australia.

1995 – Pearl Jam canceled their current tour, citing their ongoing war with Ticketmaster as the reason.

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. 19% of married couples bicker about THIS at least once a month. What is it?
Their in-laws

2. 27% of married couples will argue about THIS at least once a month. What is it?
Monthly finances

3. 37% of married couples argue about THIS at least once a month. What is it?
What to have for dinner

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