MONDAY, Feb 29 – DAILY PREP TEXT VERSION

MORNING SIDEKICK DAILY PREP TEXT VERSION FOR MONDAY, February 29, 2016
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COMEDY MP3s POSTED ON OUR PREP SITE FOR TODAY: I CAN’T BELIEVE IT’S GONNA BE TRUMP; SONG PARODY – SUPER TUESDAY;

TODAY IS …
(All days repeat annually on today’s date unless otherwise noted; sources listed often have additional info):

BACHELOR’S DAY
http://www.timeanddate.com/date/leap-day-february-29.html says this:
“According to an old Irish legend, or possibly history, St Brigid struck a deal with St Patrick to allow women to propose to men – and not just the other way around – every four years. This is believed to have been introduced to balance the traditional roles of men and women in a similar way to how leap day balances the calendar. In some places, leap day has been known as “Bachelors’ Day” for the same reason. A man was expected to pay a penalty, such as a gown or money, if he refused a marriage proposal from a woman on Leap Day. In many European countries, especially in the upper classes of society, tradition dictates that any man who refuses a woman’s proposal on February 29 has to buy her 12 pairs of gloves. The intention is that the woman can wear the gloves to hide the embarrassment of not having an engagement ring. During the middle ages there were laws governing this tradition.”

INTERNATIONAL UNDERLINGS DAY
https://www.facebook.com/International-Underlings-Day-Every-Year-on-February-29-109219019117982/info?tab=page_info says this:
“Since 1984 this is an annual celebration for everyone who is neither a boss nor professional assistant – hey they have their days already! It is celebrated on Feb 29 in keeping with the esteemed position of an Underling!”

LEAP YEAR DAY
Leap Trivia:
* The first people to institute a Leap Year system that added an extra day every four years were the Egyptians.
* The chances of being born on a Leap Day are 1 in 1,461.
* Our Gregorian calendar year still doesn’t match up exactly with a solar year. Eventually, the calendar will be off by one day … in about 3,300 years.

NATIONAL SURF AND TURF DAY

February is:

Adopt a Rescued Rabbit Month
African American History Month
AMD / Low Vision Awareness Month
American Heart Month
American History Month
Avocado and Banana Month
Bake for Family Fun Month
Beans Month
Beat the Heat Month
Berry Fresh Month
Canned Food Month
Celebration of Chocolate Month
Dog Training Education Month
Exotic Vegetables and Star Fruit Month
February is Fabulous Florida Strawberry Month
“From Africa to Virginia” Month
Great American Pies Month
International Boost Self Esteem Month
International Expect Success Month
International Friendship Month
International Hoof Care Month
International Prenatal Infection Prevention Month
Jobs in Golf Month
Library Lovers Month
Love the Bus Month
Marfan Syndrome Awareness Month
Marijuana Awareness Month
National Bird Feeding Month
National Black History Month
National Cancer Prevention Month
National Care About Your Indoor Air Month
National Cat Health Month
National Cherry Month
National Children’s Dental Health Month
National Condom Month
National Embroidery Month
National Fiber Focus Month
National Fondue Month
National Grapefruit Month
National Heart Healthy Month
National Hot Breakfast Month
National Laugh-Friendly Month
National Mend a Broken Heart Month
National Parent Leadership Month
National Patient Recognition Month
National Pet Dental Health Care Month
National Prevent a Litter Month
National Senior Independence Month
National Snack Food Month
National Sweet Potato Month
National Therapeutic Recreation Month
National Time Management Month
National Weddings Month
National Wild Bird-Feeding Month
National Wise Health Consumer Month
Pet Dental Health Month
Plant the Seeds of Greatness Month
Potato Lovers Month
Pull Your Sofa Off the Wall Month
Relationship Wellness Month
Responsible Animal Guardian Month
Responsible Pet Owner Month
Return Shopping Carts to the Supermarket Month
Spay/Neuter Awareness Month
Spunky Old Broads Month
Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month
Unchain a Dog Month
Wise Health Care Consumer Month
Worldwide Renaissance of the Heart Month
Youth Leadership Month

CELEBRITIES

JUSTIN BIEBER’S DAD ENGAGED TO 28-YEAR-OLD

Justin Bieber’s father, Jeremy Bieber, is engaged. Jeremy, 41, proposed to his longtime girlfriend, Chelsea Rebelo, 28, in St. Barts last week. It doesn’t appear that Justin, who is 21 years old, was on hand for the big proposal, nor has he shared any thoughts about it on social media. Jeremy has three kids from previous relationships – Justin Bieber, Jazmyn Bieber and Jaxon Bieber.
* “My son, the wing man.”
* Justin’s step-mom will be able to share outfits with Justin’s girlfriends.
* Stand back. This might start a whole new rash of Justin acting-out episodes.
* If he eggs Chelsea’s front door, we’ll know he’s uncomfortable about it.
* I’m going through a strange time right now. I actually like a Justin Bieber song.
* Is there a number I can call to get help for that?
* I think it’s called “Love Yourself.” You know I’m a sucker for a good line and in this one Justin sings: “My mama don’t like you and she likes everyone.”
* As for his dad, I can barely stand the celebrities – who needs to hear about their family members?
* It’s like those stories about Lindsay Lohan’s mom. We’ve got to draw the line somewhere.

AUDIO: OPRAH HAS NOT HELPED WEIGHT WATCHERS, YET

Weight Watchers reported a 21 percent drop in quarterly revenue, despite hopes that new investor Oprah Winfrey would help boost sales. The company roped in Winfrey as its public face in October, in a bid to use her popularity to lift subscription numbers and reverse a nearly three-year decline in sales. Winfrey made a $43.2 million investment for a 10 percent stake, and was also added to the company’s board. Immediately the stock more than doubled. However, overall active subscriber numbers still fell 4.8 percent to 2.39 million in the fourth quarter ended Jan. 2, although analysts say it is still too early to judge Winfrey’s impact on driving sales.
* Maybe if her TV commercials showed more than just her face, we could see if Weight Watchers is really working for her.
* Oprah’s telepathic mass hypnosis mind control powers must be waning.
* Remember when just a mention from her Book Club could send a book to #1 on the best-seller lists? Those days are gone.
* Now if TRUMP were to go on Weight Watchers …
* A 21 percent drop in quarterly revenue? You’re supposed to be losing weight – not money.
* Oprah should be more upset but it’s not like her to throw her weight around.
* Besides – 43 million? Some years she spent that much on snacks.
* Maybe she should hedge her bet and invest in Krispy Kreme donuts as well.
* Now here’s the Steve Miller Band with “Take the Money and Run”.
* CLIP: Oprah’s current “I eat bread” commercial for Weight Watchers.
* CLIP URL: http://morningsidekick.com/prep/wp-content/uploads/02-29-OprahWeightWatchersAd.mp3

MICHAEL JACKSON’S ESTATE SUES “KING OF POP” WEBSITE

The Michael Jackson estate has filed against a website using Michael’s nickname to sell popcorn. KingOfPop.com bought the domain name of a former Michael Jackson fan website in 2012. The website is defending its use of the name by saying the word “pop” is a “nickname for popcorn products.” The estate is suing to get the site shut down, plus damages.
* Even dead, Michael Jackson’s legal problems go on.
* How come the Elvis Presley estate never sued Michael for stealing the “King” part?
* I think Michael called himself the “King of Pop” just to annoy Prince.
* Meanwhile, the folks over at the Duke Ellington estate are ready to fold up their tents and move on.
* Has Queen Latifah weighed in yet?
* And I do mean weighed.
* Pop is a nickname for popcorn products? What planet is that on?
* You’re going to walk into court with an argument like that?
* Now, you could argue that pop means soda pop. That, I could see.
* Try it. Go to a concession stand and say you want pop. See if they give you popcorn. I dare you.
* These people need to quickly add Coke, Pepsi and 7-Up to their product line.
* You know the easiest thing about running the Michael Jackson estate now? Michael isn’t around to blow all the money.

ENTERTAINMENT

RAZZIE AWARD WINNERS

Winners were announced on Saturday for the 36th Annual Razzie Awards, honoring the worst films of 2015.
– Tied for Worst Picture of the Year: “Fantastic Four” and “Fifty Shades of Grey”
– Worst Actor: Jamie Dornan, “Fifty Shades of Grey”
– Worst Actress: Dakota Johnson, “Fifty Shades of Grey”
– Worst Supporting Actor: Eddie Redmayne, “Jupiter Ascending”
– Worst Supporting Actress: Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting, “Alvin and the Chipmunks 4: Road Chip” and “The Wedding Ringer”
– Worst Director: Josh Trank, “Fantastic Four”
– Worst Screenplay: “Fifty Shades of Grey”
– Worst Screen Combo: Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson, “Fifty Shades of Grey”
– The Razzie Redeemer Award: Sylvester Stallone — from all-time Razzie champ to “Creed”
* I can’t help but notice that every title has a number in it: “FIFTY Shades of Grey”, “Fantastic FOUR”. “The Chipmunks FOUR”
* On the red carpet at the Razzies they don’t ask “Who are you wearing?”, they ask “What were you thinking?”

STAR WARS VIII? GAY.

Star Wars will be an inclusive franchise and its future will include gay characters, according to J.J. Abrams, speaking earlier this week at the Oscar Wilde awards at Bad Robot Productions. Just as The Force Awakens has been the first film in the franchise to utilize a black lead, Abrams’ plans for inclusivity also extend to homosexual characters as well. “When I talk about inclusivity it’s not excluding gay characters. It’s about inclusivity. So of course.”
* How will you know the next Star Wars is gay?
– In the cantina scene, everybody’s dancing.
– The Millennium Falcon has been replaced with a Volkswagen Jetta.
– All the light sabers have pastel beams.
– Han Solo lives alone with, like, 20 wookies.

THE BUZZ

SMELL DATING

A pair of New York artists have created Smell Dating, a unique dating service that relies on body odor to find potential couples. Smell Dating is an art project, limited to 100 participants in the New York area created by Tega Brain and Sam Lavigne. Singles interested in the service just need to sign up and pay a one-time fee of $25. They then receive a t-shirt in the mail and are instructed to wear it for three days, while steering clear of deodorants, perfumes, or other artificial things that could affect their bodies’ natural odor. They send the t-shirt back, and later receive the t-shirts of 10 other participants in the mail. They can then carefully smell each t-shirt, determining which they like the most. If two participants like the smell of each other, Smell Dating will give them the other’s contact information. Smell Dating collects no personal information from its members, not even details like gender, sexual orientation or age. Participants are instead encouraged to trust their instincts to find the best match, getting rid of any prejudicial cultural images that can affect their feelings. (site: https://smell.dating/)
* No French, please.
* This idea is the pits. Armpits.
* I thought sending toxic material through the mail was a crime?
* At least it isn’t underpants.
* An art project that’s a dumbass idea? What are the odds?
* Now Cristo wants to cover the 100 people with a huge piece of fabric.
* 100 people, 100 t-shirts, and then each person gets ten t-shirts back. It’s why these guys are artists, and not mathematicians.
* I know a couple of New York artists who are about to make $2500.
* Scam artists, more like.

PIZZA POLL

A new Harris Poll has found how Americans like their pizza. 2,193 adults were surveyed online from January 13-18. Here are some mixed results:
Most Favorite Toppings:
1. Pepperoni
2. Sausage
3. Mushroom
4. Cheese/Plain
5. Onions
6. Olives
7. Bacon
8. Ham/Canadian bacon
9. Pineapple
10. Peppers/Sweet peppers

Least Favorite Toppings (yes, some are the same as Most Favorite):
1. Anchovies
2. Mushrooms
3. Pineapple
4. Onions
5. Olives
6. Pepperoni
7. Peppers/Sweet peppers
8. Sausage
9. Meat (general mentions)
10. Cheese/plain
– As far as the question over which is better: New York Style or Chicago Deep Dish: Americans prefer New York-style
– Crust preferences:
1. Regular crust (18%)
2. Deep dish (15%)
3. Stuffed crust (14%)
4. Thick crust (9%)
5. French bread (4%)
6. Sicilian crust (3%)
(full poll results here: http://www.theharrispoll.com/health-and-life/Pizza-Favorites.html)
* What’s the percentages on “Least Surprising Poll Ever”?
* What am I supposed to do with this information? If you think I’m buying pizza for these 2,193 people, you’re nuts.
* I would argue that cheese is not a topping. It’s an essential part of what makes it a pizza.
* “Plain” is all the way up at #4? Yeah, there are a LOT of boring people out there.
* Oh sure, you see chefs whipping up these really original pizzas with weird ingredients but I just feel sorry for them.
* Wow, I remember when stuffed crusts were first introduced and they’re already up to 14%? How scary is that?
* That’s a lot of people, considering eating pizza that way will kill you off much quicker.
* In a few years, you end up looking even more stuffed than the crust.
* Interesting that Canadian bacon is right next to pineapple on the list. Isn’t that how it should be?

ODDEST BOOK TITLES OF THE YEAR

The nominations have been announced for Britain’s 2016 Diagram prize for the Oddest Book Title of the Year. Tom Tivnan, the Diagram prize co-ordinator, says, “We don’t judge books on the contents within or even by their covers, but in the purest, quickest, shallowest way possible: from the title.”
– “Behind the Binoculars: Interviews with Acclaimed Birdwatchers”
– “Reading the Liver: Papyrological Texts on Ancient Greek Extispicy” – a book on divining the will of the gods from the entrails of animals
– “Soviet Bus Stops” – a photography book
– “Reading from Behind: A Cultural History of the Anus”
– “Paper Folding With Children” – a craft book
– “Too Naked for the Nazis” – a biography of a British music hall dance act from the 1930’s
– “Transvestite Biker Nuns from Outer Space” – an exploration of cult films
Previous winners include “Greek Rural Postmen and Their Cancellation Numbers” (1996), “The Big Book of Lesbian Horse Stories” (2003) and last year’s winner, “Strangers Have the Best Candy”.
* The winner gets a carton of unsold books of last year’s winner. The losers get – that’s right – two cartons of unsold books of last year’s winner.
* I’m going to go out on a limb and say none of these end up being made into a movie.
* Does anybody else think “The Hunger Games” sounded odd when it first came out?
* I thought it was about the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest.
* I’m surprised these books didn’t make the list of Oddest Book Title of the Year:
– “The Complete Kelly Clarkson Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Covers”
– “My Road to the White House” by Donald Trump
* Speaking of odd titles, why the hell is this called the “Diagram” prize???
* I knew I had a gold idea for a book. It’s called “Loading Docks of the World.”
* Darn, now that book on Soviet bus stops will get all the attention instead.
* I sort of relate to the Cultural History of the Anus because of a comment my teacher made about my term paper once. She said I had blown it out my ass.
* “The Big Book of Lesbian Horse Stories”? No thanks. I prefer horses where you just strap on a saddle.
* You know the scary thing? Somewhere a publisher said, “Let’s run with these. That would be a good idea.”

U.S. NEWS

ANOTHER AIRPLANE/URINE STORY

An Iowa man was awarded $1,000 compensation – plus $500 for his clothes – by American Airlines after he sat in a plane seat soaked in suspected urine. Mike Feinberg said he boarded a flight from St. Louis, Missouri, to Des Moines on January 12 and he realized after about an hour that liquid from his first class seat had soaked into his clothes. So, he said, “I just kind of reach down between my seat to see what’s going on, and I go, ‘It’s urine.'” Feinberg said a flight attendant gave him blankets and a plastic bag to place between the seat and his backside. He was told an elderly passenger on a previous flight appeared to have trouble reaching the restroom and “must have missed once.” Feinberg said American Airlines provided him with a shower, a pair of pajamas and a $200 voucher after he landed in Des Moines. Feinberg’s compensation would also include $1,000, plus $500 for the suit he was wearing at the time of the incident.
* Well, he WAS in Row #1.
* There you go. Unlike the story last week, the airline had to replace the clothes, too.
* I work in radio. I will never have a $500 suit.
* A $500 car? Sure. Suit, no.
* Two airline urine stories in a row? I just hope this doesn’t become a trend.
* I blame Kate Winslet for making “accidental urine leakage” the newest “thing.”
* Plus the recent story about how sales of adult diapers are about to skyrocket.
* Time to just start covering all seats everywhere in plastic.
* I never thought I’d miss the stories of the drunken airline pilots.
* The last passenger pissed in the seat? Man, how scary was that landing?
* Actually the passenger had become terrified when they began serving the airline meal.
CLIP: Our classic “Incontinental Airlines” parody.
CLIP URL: http://morningsidekick.com/prep/wp-content/uploads/09-14-IncontinentalAirlines.mp3

SECOND GRADER’S ASSIGNMENT LEADS TO POT BUST

A second-grade class in White River Junction, Vermont, was given the assignment to write a story. One 8-year-old boy wrote his story about helping a farmer grow “special medicine” plants. Upon questioning the boy, officials learned the boy got to help his mother’s boyfriend grow “special medicine that can cure anything at all,” and that people came to the house frequently. Police checked out the boy’s home and found two marijuana grow rooms with 25 plants next to the child’s bedroom. The boyfriend, Steven Mann, 54, pleaded not guilty this week in a White River Junction court to a felony count of cultivating cannabis.
* What about the false advertising part of “it can cure anything at all”?
* Steven Mann, taken down by The Man!
* It was supposed to be a creative writing assignment, not investigative journalism.
* For a math assignment, the kid was asked what kind of profit you could expect to make on 25 plants.
* At least he wasn’t helping make “giant grains of salt that you smoke in a pipe to get sleepy.”

BATMAN IS ROBIN’

A Times Square costumed Batman was arrested last Thursday for swiping a $50 bill from an Irish tourist. The victim, a 63-year-old woman visiting New York from Ireland, told police that she had taken a picture with Jose Escalona-Martinez, 42, dressed as Batman. She opened her wallet to give Escalona-Martinez a tip, but the caped crusader snatched a $50 bill and ran off. Cops grabbed him a few moments later and took him into custody.
* Holy Rip-Off, Batman!
* No wonder Superman doesn’t get along with him.
* They should add a line to the “Superman vs. Batman” movie: “And here’s one for that poor lady from Ireland!” POW!!
* At this point, if a story mentions Times Square, there’s a 90% chance a super-hero did something bad.
* You wanted to come from Ireland and get to know New York? Well, welcome to New York.
* So different from the movie “Brooklyn” where everything goes right.
* She wanted to see New York, but she got Gotham instead.
* Jose Escalona-Martinez? Don’t tell Trump!
* A wall around Times Square would be slightly counter-productive.

AUDIO: PERFORMANCE ARTIST STARES AT TED CRUZ’S MOUTH FOR TWO HOURS

Last Friday night, a Gainesville, Florida-based performance artist named Tom Miller stared at a picture of Republican candidate Ted Cruz’s mouth for two hours straight. Miller called his piece “Ted Gawk” (like TED Talk. Get it????). The 50-year-old artist stood on a stage staring at a giant photo of Cruz without breaking eye contact, although he allowed himself to blink. (* Who sets these rules?) Miller insists the two-hour staredown at Cruz’s grin was not a political statement. “His face perplexes me,” Miller said. “How can someone be happy and smiling, but give you the feeling they’re not happy or smiling? I feel like I’m staring at the abyss to see if there is any glimmer.”
* And there isn’t.
* How creepy would you say Ted Cruz’s smile is, on a scale of one to Charles Manson?
* Well, it beats learning how to paint.
* If I could ask performance artist Tom Miller one question, it would be this: What’s your day job?
CLIP: The toothless hillbilly from “Deliverance” – “He got a real pretty mouth, ain’t he?” There’s a lot of background noise we tried to filter out – it’s not the best audio, but we offer it if you want it!
CLIP URL: http://morningsidekick.com/prep/wp-content/uploads/pretty-mouth.mp3

COLLEGE BANS RED BULL

Middlebury College in Vermont has banned campus sales of popular energy drinks such as Red Bull and 5-Hour Energy. College officials blame the drinks for contributing to “problematic behavior,” such as alcohol abuse and high-risk sexual activity, and say they don’t contribute to the dining service’s mission to “nourish” its students. Red Bull lists its caffeine content as 80 milligrams in its 8.4-ounce cans – about the same amount as an 8-ounce cup of coffee. A Regular Strength 5-hour Energy shot contains about the same caffeine content as a 12-ounce cup. Both contain vitamins and other additives. Khine Su, 21, a Middlebury student from Myanmar, said, “I have friends who drink six shots a day. For me, one shot works, but I can’t sleep afterwards and go straight to class in the morning.” Middlebury students aren’t banned from consuming the drinks – they just have to buy them elsewhere.
* I’d love me a Starbucks franchise next to Middlebury College right about now.
* This is a good idea, because before energy drinks came along, college kids never went in for alcohol abuse and high-risk sexual activity.
* “Problematic behavior”? Sounds like a Vermont term for “having fun.”
* The students could try, you know, sleeping. That always worked for me.

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

FACTORY WORKERS EAT BOSS’ DOG

A story from the South China Morning Post: a factory worker in eastern China spotted a stray dog – a corgi – wandering around the grounds of the factory where he worked. Dog meat is a regional delicacy in this part of China, so he caught and killed it, then he and his co-worker roommates cooked and ate it. Not long after that, however, the man noticed “Lost Dog” fliers around the factory grounds and realized that the “stray” they had eaten was actually a pet belonging to their boss’ young daughter, who was very eager to get it back. The boss offered a substantial reward for information about the dog, and another coworker reportedly turned the culprits in. The men reportedly apologized and said they thought the dog was a stray and offered to pay for it, but all three are now looking for new jobs.
* You idiots. It’s the Year of the Monkey over there. Not the Year of the Corgi.
* Although, based on the co-worker snitching on them, it could be the Year of the Rat.
* The workers only made it worse when they said the Corgi had been delicious.
* “We apologize for eating your dog, miss. BURRRRP!”
* Then they offered to give back the collar as a memento for the child.
* She should have taught her dog how to beg … for its life!
* On the bright side, this will teach the little girl to keep her next dog on a leash.
* Just curious – what wine do you pair with “dog”?
* When you serve dog, do you put it in a hot dog bun?
* Maybe if the factory paid better, the workers wouldn’t have to catch stray dogs to eat.

TV TONIGHT

NBC – “The Voice” – They’re back although I’m not sure which judges are sleeping together right now.

FOX – “Lucifer” – A TV series about Satan? I thought it’d be a cold day in hell before this happened.

CSPAN – “Key Capitol Hill Hearings” – The nomination to replace Scalia sails through the Senate … just kidding!

FOOD – “Cake Wars” – The Pentagon bakes a cake that can withstand a nuclear blast.

FX – “Mr. and Mrs. Smith” – This is the one, this is when Brad hooked up with Angelina Jolie.

ABC – “The Bachelor” – It’s time. The guy must choose to pretend to love one of the last three women.

CW – “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” – What “After the Final Rose” looks like in the real world.

ALMANAC

NOTABLE DATES, UPCOMING U.S. OBSERVANCES

TODAY – Leap Day
March 13, Sunday – Daylight Saving Time Begins
March 17, Thursday – St. Patrick’s Day
March 27, Sunday – Easter
April 1, Friday – April Fool’s Day
April 22, Friday – Earth Day

BIRTHDAYS

Ja Rule (rapper, actor) … 40
Antonio Sabato Jr. (actor) … 44
Tony Robbins (motivational speaker) … 56
Dennis Farina (actor, Det. Joe Fontana on “Law and Order”) … 72

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

“I learned a long time ago: You’re in the entertainment business. You’re not in the reality business. One has absolutely nothing to do with the other.”

(A) Donald Trump
(B) Bernie Sanders
(C) Dennis Farina

ANSWER: (C) Dennis Farina

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1968 – The discovery of the first pulsar, a star which emits regular radio waves, was announced by Dr. Jocelyn Bell Burnell at Cambridge, England.
* Unlike our morning show, which is usually emitting extremely IRREGULAR radio.

1960 – A report from the White House stated that America’s kids were getting too fat.
* Hah! Those kids back then had no idea what fat is! Look at us today!

1952 – New York City got it’s first “Walk / Don’t Walk” signs, installed at 44th Street and Broadway in Times Square. Eight out of ten people obeyed the signs.
* The other two gave them the finger.

1940 – “Gone With The Wind” won eight Oscars.
* Including “Best First Use Of A Curse Word In A Drama”.

THIS DAY IN MUSIC HISTORY

2012 – Davy Jones of the Monkees died of a severe heart attack at the age of 66. Before the Monkees, he was a successful young actor, and was nominated for a Tony Award for his role as The Artful Dodger in the Broadway production of “Oliver!”. On February 9, 1964, he appeared with “Oliver!” castmate Georgia Brown on the same episode of The Ed Sullivan Show in which the Beatles made their first appearance. Jones said of that night, “I watched the Beatles from the side of the stage, I saw the girls going crazy, and I said to myself, this is it, I want a piece of that.”

2000 – Eric Clapton was banned from driving for six months after speeding at 45 mph in a 30 mph zone near his UK home in Surrey.

2000 – Sir Elton John stormed out of the opening of his new Broadway musical show, “Aida”, after complaining for 15 minutes that his songs had been ruined.

1968 -The Beatles’ “Sgt. Pepper” won album of the year, best cover, and best engineered and recorded album at the Grammy Awards.

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!

1. According to a USA Today survey, 36% of people said THIS brings them the greatest joy at the end of the day. What is it?
A clean house

2. 77% of people in a recent survey said they have one of THESE but they have never used it. What is it?
A flashlight

3. Each year, 40,000 Americans wake up HERE. Where is it?
On an operating table during a medical procedure or surgery

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