FRIDAY, June 27 – DAILY PREP TEXT VERSION

MORNING SIDEKICK DAILY PREP TEXT VERSION FOR FRIDAY, June 27, 2025
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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 – including “holidays” created by the National Day Calendar and Wellcat websites to drive traffic to their websites – or the hundreds of disease awareness listings which occur each year. We present only those specially designated days we feel your listeners would find most interesting or significant.)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU DAY
The Ibiblio website says this:
“‘Happy Birthday to You’, the four-line ditty, was written as a classroom greeting in 1893 by two Louisville teachers, Mildred J. Hill, an authority on Negro spirituals, and Dr. Patty Smith Hill, professor emeritus of education at Columbia University. The melody of the song ‘Happy Birthday to You’ was composed by Mildred J. Hill, a schoolteacher born in Louisville, KY, on June 27, 1859. The song was first published in 1893, with the lyrics written by her sister, Patty Smith Hill, as ‘Good Morning To All.'”

NATIONAL BINGO DAY

NATIONAL ICE CREAM CAKE DAY

NATIONAL ONION DAY
Established by the National Onion Association, representing hundreds of onion farmers, shippers, packers, and allied members across the U.S..

NATIONAL SUNGLASSES DAY

June is:

NATIONAL DJ MONTH – Yeah!
National Adopt a Cat / Adopt a Shelter Cat Month
African-American Music / Black Music Appreciation Month
Great Outdoors Month / National Camping Month
International Men’s Month
Lemon Month
National Candy Month
National Fresh Fruit & Vegetables Month
National Iced Tea Month
National Rose Month
National Seafood Month
Pride Month
Women’s Golf Month

ENTERTAINMENT & CELEBRITIES

ANNA WINTOUR STEPS DOWN FROM VOGUE MAGAZINE

Magazine “legend” Anna Wintour stepped down as editor of Vogue magazine on Thursday after 37 years in which she was often hailed as the single most influential figure in the fashion world. She will no longer run day-to-day editing of the fashion bible, but will continue to hold senior roles at the group. Wintour, 75, was famous for making Vogue’s front covers an authoritative monthly statement on contemporary fashion, and for her total control over the glamorous pages inside. She spent big money on models, design and photographs, and was a fixture in the front row at catwalk shows. She was the inspiration for “The Devil Wears Prada,” a hit 2003 novel and 2006 movie, in which Meryl Streep played the role of a tyrannical magazine editor.
* And yet her favorite outfit to relax in was a pair of jorts.
* This could be the big break Harper’s Bazaar has been waiting for.
* I don’t know if I’ve ever heard a news story that affects me less than this one.
* She was the most influential figure in the fashion world, yet women still wear mom jeans, men wear ball caps and kids buy their clothes at Hot Topic, so… job well done?

THE BUZZ

IN THE YEAR 2065…

What do you think the future holds? A survey of 2,000 Americans from LevLane Advertising examined predictions for the next 40 years. Here is what people think will be happening 40 years from now:
– Retirement won’t be an option for most people in 40 years. 25% of respondents don’t believe retirement will be financially possible.
– Of people who don’t currently own a house, only 35% believe they’ll ever own property. A quarter (25%) expect to rent for life.
– Americans predicted the average home will cost $682,120 in 2065. That’s $272,020 more than today’s average.
– Survey respondents estimate people will work closer to 30 hours or four days per week by 2065.
– Twenty percent hope to travel the world and space.
– Society will be run by 100% digital currency. There will be biometric payment methods, like paying with a fingerprint or iris scan.
– Households will be managed by smart home AI.
– There will be robot roommates, housekeepers, and caregivers.
– People will have implanted health monitors.
* I don’t know about that, but I do know that “Grey’s Anatomy” will still be on, and nobody will still be watching it.
* Sounds like we’re going to solve the whole climate change thing – so that’s nice.
* And in 2065, we will be just 5 years from flying cars.
* And I believe that bottle of tomato chutney will still be in my refrigerator in the year 2065.
* “There will be robot roommates, housekeepers, and caregivers.” Uh, they forgot a category – unless “caregivers” means more than I think it does.

U.S. NEWS

HURDLER WINS RACE DESPITE WARDROBE MALFUNCTION

American hurdler Chris Robinson had an embarrassing wardrobe mishap at the Golden Spike track meet in Ostrava, Czechia, on Tuesday. He was running in the 400-meter hurdles, about 250 meters into the race when his, uh, manhood decided to join the race. It flopped out of his shorts. Throughout the rest of the race, the 24-year-old could be seen repeatedly adjusting himself in an attempt to rectify the issue, all while sprinting his way over the hurdles. Despite colliding with the final hurdle and continuing to fiddle with his diddle even at the wire, Robinson managed a spectacular forward lunge to win the event with an impressive 48.05.
* Is that centimeters, or are we talking seconds?
* Here’s a guy can win a race even when he’s just hangin’ out.
* He won the trophy, and lot of phone numbers from ladies in the stands.
* Professional sports – it’s where you show the world what you got.
* Good thing he wasn’t running the baton relay, that could have turned tragic.

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

JEWELRY STORE EX-MANAGER SENDS SELFIES WEARING STOLEN DIAMONDS

A former manager of a jewelry store in the Humberside region of England was arrested for theft after posting selfies wearing stolen merchandise and sending them to her coworkers. Lucy Roberts, 39, often took jewelry home with her, telling coworkers she was “sorting the stock.” Then Roberts quit and went on vacation. She began sending her former coworkers selfies from a cruise, wearing the jewelry she had taken from the shop. Police found $170,000 worth of jewelry – diamonds, gold, silver and cash – strewn around her home. This week, a judge sentenced her to 28 months in prison.
* “I’m not stealing it if I tell you I’m taking it.” Is that how that works?
* She took the jewelry home to “sort the stock” – one pile to take back to the store, the other pile to keep.
* “Do these earrings match my orange jumpsuit?”
* Imagine going from a cruise right into prison. Not much of a change, really.

ANCIENT BOOMERANG DISCOVERED

Scientists have discovered what may be one of the oldest boomerangs in the world, hidden in a Polish cave for tens of thousands of years. The discovery at Obłazowa Cave in southern Poland is forcing researchers to rethink the timeline of human technological advancement during the early stages of modern human expansion into Europe. While boomerangs are typically associated with Aboriginal Australians, this find suggests that early Europeans were independently developing similar complex throwing weapons during the Ice Age. Carved out of mammoth ivory, found alongside human remains, the boomerang could date back as far as 42,000 years ago, making it significantly older than previously known examples of this hunting tool.
* It’s so old, you can barely make out the “Wham-O” logo on the back.
* They know it’s a boomerang because the skeleton had a bunch of bumps on his head.
* Dang – I knew a good boomerang joke but I don’t remember how it goes. But it’ll come back to me.
* The archeologists are pretty excited, because they think they’ve also uncovered a 42,000-year-old Slip-n-Slide.

TRENDING

BRAD PITT BURGLED

Brad Pitt’s Los Angeles home was burgled Wednesday evening. Pitt was not home at the time. A spokesperson for the Los Angeles Police Department confirmed a break-in at 10:30 p.m. Wednesday at a Los Feliz neighborhood residence. Thieves ransacked the home and took an unknown amount of miscellaneous property. The value of the items was not immediately disclosed. Police are looking for three suspects who climbed over a front fence and broke in through the home’s front window.

ESPY AWARD NOMINATIONS

Nominations for the 33rd annual ESPY Awards are in. The ESPY Awards (Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly Awards). Here are the major categories:

BEST ATHLETE, MEN’S SPORTS:
‬‭- Josh Allen – Buffalo Bills‬
‬‭- Saquon Barkley – Philadelphia Eagles‬
– Shai Gilgeous-Alexander – Oklahoma City Thunder‬
‬‭- Shohei Ohtani – Los Angeles Dodgers‬

BEST ATHLETE – WOMEN’S SPORTS‬
– ‭Simone Biles – Gymnast‬
– Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone – Track & Field‬
– Gabby Thomas – Track & Field‬
‭- A’ja Wilson – Las Vegas Aces‬

BEST NFL PLAYER‬
– ‭Josh Allen – Buffalo Bills‬
– Saquon Barkley – Philadelphia Eagles‬
– Lamar Jackson – Baltimore Ravens‬
– Patrick Surtain II – Denver Broncos‬

‭BEST MLB PLAYER‬
– ‭Freddie Freeman – Los Angeles Dodgers‬
– Aaron Judge – New York Yankees‬
– Shohei Ohtani – Los Angeles Dodgers‬
– Tarik Skubal – Detroit Tigers‬

BEST NBA PLAYER‬
– Giannis Antetokounmpo – Milwaukee Bucks‬
– Shai Gilgeous-Alexander – Oklahoma City Thunder‬
– Nikola Jokić – Denver Nuggets‬
– Jayson Tatum – Boston Celtics‬

BEST WNBA PLAYER‬‭
– Caitlin Clark – Indiana Fever‬
– Napheesa Collier – Minnesota Lynx‬
– Breanna Stewart – New York Liberty‬
– A’ja Wilson – Las Vegas Aces‬

BEST NHL PLAYER‬
– ‭Leon Draisaitl – Edmonton Oilers
– Connor Hellebuyck – Winnipeg Jets‬
– Nikita Kucherov – Tampa Bay Lightning‬
– Cale Makar – Colorado Avalanche‬

SEAN COMBS TRIAL: THURSDAY, JUNE 26

Here is what happened at Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex-and-drug trafficking trial on Thursday:
– The prosecution delivered its 5-hour (!) closing argument. Assistant U.S. Attorney Christy Slavik urged members of the jury to “use common sense” to determine that Combs used his business empire as a criminal enterprise.
– In her summary, Slavik reviewed travel itineraries for sex workers who were flown out across the country for Combs’ “freak offs.” Interstate transportation or workers for prostitution points towards the charge of sex trafficking.
– She reviewed the testimony of his former girlfriend Cassie Venture, saying Combs exerted control over her as both her boss and her sexual partner — he told her what to do and refused to take no for an answer. When she refused, he would beat her. Slavik said that Combs transported Ventura across state lines and international borders, harboring her at various places where “freak offs” took place. Ventura testified that she never engaged with sex workers without drugs. Slavik told the jury that Combs plied her with drugs, beat her, threatened her and forced her to perform sex acts with escorts despite her shame over it all.
– Slavik said Combs’ young assistants “didn’t blink an eye” and did whatever it took to make him happy during their employ — even if it meant facilitating crimes.
– Combs’ defense lawyers are expected to deliver their closing argument on Friday.

ALMANAC

NOTABLE DATES, UPCOMING U.S. OBSERVANCES

July 4, Friday – U.S. Independence Day
Sept. 1, Monday – Labor Day
Sept. 11, Thursday – Patriot Day
Sept. 22, Monday – Fall begins (Autumn Equinox is 2:19 p.m. EDT)

BIRTHDAYS

Khloe Kardashian (reality star) … 41
Toby Maguire (actor, producer, director, “Spider-man”) … 50
J.J. Abrams (screenwriter, director, producer) … 59
Julia Duffy (actress, “Newhart”) … 74
Vera Wang (fashion designer) … 76
Bruce Johnston (singer with the Beach Boys) … 83

Today’s Birthdays grade: Today’s standouts include an action-sci-fi director/producer whose films have made billions, and the first 21st century Spider-Man. But unfortunately we also have a Kardashian. Personally, we have strong feelings about everything the Kardashian phenomenon represents, but it’s not fair to let Khloe bring down the whole group so here’s what we’ll do – Grade: We Abstain!

[Want to try something different with the daily birthdays? Try grading them! Some days have “good” celebs, some have “great” celebs, some have “lousy” celebs. For fun, give the group an arbitrary grade: A-plus through F-minus. Sidekick will give you our take on it; you can to take the concept and run with it.]

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

“I have no illusions at all about being a sex symbol. None of my former girlfriends ever thought of me that way, and I don’t have any packs of women chasing me down the street like a Brad Pitt or someone like that.”

(A) Steve Buschemi
(B) John Goodman
(C) Toby Maguire

ANSWER: (C) Toby Maguire

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

2017 – Mark Zuckerberg announced Facebook had reached 2 billion monthly users.
* A sad day for Myspace.

2003 – More than 735,000 phone numbers were registered on the first day of a national do-not-call list aimed at blocking unwelcome phone solicitations from telemarketers.
* A really good day for anybody in the junk mail industry.

1995 – Actor Hugh Grant was arrested in Los Angeles for engaging in “lewd behavior” with a prostitute in a rented BMW.
* He left Liz Hurley home for that? He should have pleaded insanity.

1969 – Patrons at the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in New York City’s Greenwich Village, clashed with police. The incident is considered to be the birth of the gay rights movement.
* Which refused to be stonewalled.

1929 – Scientists at Bell Laboratories in New York revealed a system for transmitting television pictures.
* And it was all downhill from there.

1906 – The first automobile race featuring an enclosed circuit was held at Le Mans, France.
* Finally, fans didn’t have to run alongside the cars to see who won.

THIS DAY IN MUSIC HISTORY

2012 – The chief medical officer of Russia said that The Beatles were to blame for the country’s drug problem. Yevgeny Bryun, the nation’s medical chief, said that the country’s youth first got introduced to the idea of drug-taking when The Beatles traveled to India to “expand their minds.” Bryun added that it was after this news entered public consciousness that people in Russia realized you could make money from the sale of drugs. “When business then realized it was possible to make money from this, goods associated with pleasure, that was when the growth in the demand for drugs started.”

2009 – Black Eyed Peas went to No.1 on the U.S. album charts with “The E.N.D.” the group’s fifth studio album. The album’s lead single “Boom Boom Pow” topped the Billboard Hot 100 for 12 consecutive weeks, the second single, “I Gotta Feeling” replaced “Boom” and spent 14 weeks at No.1. giving the group 26 consecutive weeks at the top of the charts.

2002 – On the eve of a new American tour, The Who’s bass player John Entwistle died in his sleep, age 57, of a heart attack in his Las Vegas hotel room.

1994 – Aerosmith became the first major band to let fans download a full new track free from the internet.

1991 – Carlos Santana was arrested at Houston Airport when officials found cannabis in his luggage.

1989 – Tom Jones was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame.

1988 – The Fat Boys filed a $5 million lawsuit against The Miller Beer Company following a TV commercial featuring three overweight rappers clad in Fat Boys-style Davy Crockett hats. Miller Beer settled out of court.

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. In 1910, there were nearly 20 million of THESE in the United States. Now, it’s estimated there are just over 9 million. What are they?
Horses

2. According to government research, there are only about 670,000 of THESE left the the U.S. What are they?
Outhouses

3. There used to be thousands of these in the U.S. Now there are fewer than 200. What are they?
One-hour photo shops

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