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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.)

JOB ACTION DAY (First Monday in November)
The Days of the Year website says this:
“Created by Quintessential Careers in 2008, this day encourages job seekers to not only chase after jobs that meet their needs but also bring their passions into their work, ensuring a satisfying career​​​​ – jobs that don’t just pay the bills but fill their lives with passion and purpose.”

KING TUT DAY
The History website says this:
“On November 4, 1922, British archaeologist Howard Carter and his workmen discovered a step leading to the tomb of King Tutankhamen in the Valley of the Kings in Egypt. On November 26, Carter and fellow archaeologist Lord Carnarvon entered the interior chambers of the tomb, finding them miraculously intact. Over several years, an incredible collection of several thousand objects was uncovered. The most splendid architectural find was a stone sarcophagus containing three coffins nested within each other. Inside the final coffin, which was made out of solid gold, was the mummy of the boy-king Tutankhamen, preserved for more than 3,000 years. Most of these treasures are now housed in the Cairo Museum.”

NATIONAL CANDY DAY

USE YOUR COMMON SENSE DAY
The Holiday Calendar website says this:
“This unique holiday focuses on the idea of using sound judgment in order to make decisions and solve problems. It was created by a group of students from India in 2004, as a way to emphasize the importance of common sense and practical thinking, something that is often overlooked or taken for granted.”

November is:

Adopt a Senior Pet Month
Great American Smoke Out Month
National Adoption Month
National Military Family Month
National Native American Heritage Month
Raisin Bread Month
Stamp Collecting Month
Vegan Month

ENTERTAINMENT & CELEBRITIES

JASON KELCE SLAMS FAN’S PHONE AFTER RUDE COMMENT

Jason Kelce was appearing at the ESPN “College GameDay” event on Saturday. The retired Eagles center was walking around University Park in State College, Pennsylvania, carrying a case of beer as people started recognizing and filming him. Among the comments from fans, one college guy made a derogatory comment about brother Travis Kelce’s relationship with Taylor Swift. The guy said, “Kelce how does it feel that your brother is a [gay slur] for dating Taylor Swift.” Kelce turned around to the person who uttered the insult, grabbed the guy’s phone and slammed it on the ground in anger.
* Hulk smash!
* And now that guy can sell that phone on eBay for $5000.
* With one line, that guy took on the LGBTQs, a pro-football player, and most dangerous of all, Swifties.
* Good luck getting laid now, college boy.

 

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

TUESDAY, November 5

Season Premieres:
Netflix – “Love Village”

WEDNESDAY, November 6

“Love Is Blind: Argentina”
Netflix – New Reality Series
Synopsis: In the “Love Is Blind” franchise, singles form connections through intimate conversations without seeing each other. As their relationships grow, they must decide if their bond is strong enough to lead to marriage, culminating in a dramatic face-to-face meeting. This version takes place in Argentina.

“Meet Me Next Christmas”
Netflix – New Movie
Synopsis: On a quest to meet the man of her dreams, a hopeless romantic races across New York City to find a ticket to a sold-out Pentatonix Christmas concert.

“Pedro Páramo”
Netflix – New Movie
Synopsis: Based on Juan Rulfo’s 1955 novel of the same name, which is considered a landmark work in Mexican and Latin American literature. It tells the story of Juan Preciado, who travels to his birthplace to find his father, Pedro Páramo, after his mother dies.

 

OPRAH’S FAVORITE THINGS FOR 2024

Oprah Winfrey has released her list of all the things people paid her a lot of money to promote this year. To be honest, it may be junk, but at least it’s reasonably priced junk. The only items that seem totally overpriced are the food items. Here are some of Oprah’s Favorite Things for 2024:
– K. Carroll “Color Me Clutch,” a clutch purse with LED lights that change the color of the purse. $40
– The Santa Barbara Design Studio Mashed Potato Book Box. You get a peeler, potato masher, and a spatula. $30
– Litflask Smart Water Bottle. Everything you wanted in a water bottle: double-insulation, a light bulb, and a Bluetooth speaker. $99
– Bonilla a la Vista Potato Chips. Twenty ounces of potato chips. $55
– Tonya’s Cookies Cream Cheese Pound Cake. $75
– Cup of Té Luxe Pyramid Tea Bag Gift Set. Six tea bags of different flavored tea. $90
– A box of Mighty Mallows Rice Krispies treats. Eight Krispie treat. Eight of them. $64
* Once again, all those things Oprah loved last year? Pffft. Gone. She’s so fickle.
* How has she managed to keep Gayle around for so long?
* Nothing over $100? Someone must have told her about the inflation us regular people have been dealing with.
* I would think her favoritest thing of the year would be those Ozempic pills.
* She’s doing so good on the weight-loss drugs, there’s no more stretch pants on her Favorite Things lists.

THE BUZZ

THE BEST $50 I EVER SPENT

Reddit asked. “What’s the best $50 you ever spent?” Some of the responses:
– “I bought an old Pepsi machine for $50. Got it home and cracked it open and inside was $261.37 in the change box.”
– “My dog was a rescue with a $50 rehoming fee.”
– “Inflatable Pterodactyl costume.”
– “Pickleball set. This sport/game is so fun it’s brought me purpose & joy in life for only $50. Before pickleball I didn’t play any sports.”
– “I bribed the hostess at a very busy restaurant in Hawaii. The wait was supposed to be more than an hour, but I offered her $50 and she took me and our party straight to a table in front of the band.”
– “Arrived in Nevada and tried my hand at gambling. I lost $50 in one lunchtime. Best $50 I ever lost. I never gambled again.”
– “I paid a co-worker $50 to come in early so I could leave early for a concert.”
– “Girl scout cookies.”
– “Lent some money to an annoying cousin. Dude went out of his way to avoid me as much as possible afterwards. Money well spent.”
PHONE TOPIC: What’s the best $50 you ever spent?

U.S. NEWS

ELITE NYC SCHOOL GIVING KIDS OFF THE DAY AFTER ELECTION IF THEY FEEL “DISTRESSED”

An elite school in New York City has grabbed the headlines by announcing that they will let students stay home the day after the election if they feel too “emotionally distressed.” The Ethical Culture Fieldston School is not only giving students the optional day off, but students won’t get any homework on Election Day and won’t have any tests the following day. The school’s annual tuition is listed at $65,000. The New York Times reached out to Jerry Seinfeld, whose son attended the Fieldston School, for reaction. Jerry blasted the school, saying that he pulled his son out of the school because his boy didn’t like it, for exactly this kind of reason. Jerry said, “What kind of lives have these people led that makes them think that this is the right way to handle young people? To encourage them to buckle. This is the lesson they are providing, for ungodly sums of money.”
* And what is up with cafeteria food? Three chicken nuggets and eight tater tots? And, by the way, did they forget to deep-fry the 2% milk? What is the deal with that?
* Comedians in Class Getting Cranky.
* He thinks $65,000 is an ungodly sum of money. This, from a guy who made the Bloomberg Billionaires Index list for the first time this year.
* Do the kids have to prove they were emotionally distressed by showing how many pages they did in their Stress Relief Coloring Books?
* I’ve got news for all you parents and educators out there: your kid doesn’t care about the election. All they care about is the TikToks and that Korean Boy Band, what is it, the STDs?

 

SURFER BITTEN BY SHARK AT SAME BEACH, 11 YEARS APART

A Florida surfer was bitten by a shark on the exact same beach where he survived a similar attack 11 years ago. Cole Taschman, 28, was catching waves with his friends at Bathtub Beach in Stuart, Florida last week when a large shark clamped down on both his feet. He screamed. Taschman estimated that the shark had to be about 7- or 8-feet long. The bite left him with multiple severed tendons in his foot. Taschman’s girlfriend, two friends and a food truck operator carried him into a car and fashioned tourniquets out of the surfboard leashes as they sped to the hospital. He underwent two surgeries and received a total of 93 stitches, and has months of rehab ahead of him. Coincidentally, eleven years earlier, Taschman was nipped by another shark at the same beach, though that bite was nothing compared to this new one.
* Some people never learn.
* You don’t come here for the surfing, do you, my friend?
* Ah, yes… Cole “Anchovy Toes” Taschman, they call him.
* The shark is thinking, “Alright, Taschman, back on the menu!”
* Bathtub Beach. He’d be safer surfing in a bathtub.

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

BRICK COLLECTION SEEKS MUSEUM

Two Scotsmen are looking for a museum to house what they call the biggest brick collection in the UK. Mark Cranston and Ian Suddaby have spent the last 15 years collecting thousands of Scottish-made bricks from all over the world. They now have 6,000, and they want to find a more secure and permanent home for them. Mark Cranston’s began collecting bricks in 2010 when he needed a doorstop for his garden shed.
Mr Suddaby is an archaeologist who started collecting bricks when he noticed other archaeologists discarding them at digs. He says, “Brick-making is a very important part of Scotland’s history because we do have some of the best quality fireclay in the world for making industrial bricks. The bricks have all been identified and catalogued. (* Do they put them in a book, like stamps?)They want to make sure they are saved for Scottish people and that the collection is there for all time.
* Have they tried the Rock Hall of Fame?
* They men have 6,000 bricks, yet they are still one brick short of a load, if you know what I mean.
* You know, fellas, you have 6,000 bricks. You could build your own museum.
* Besides collecting bricks, the two are in The Hernia Hall of Fame.

TRENDING

JASON KELCE SLAMS FAN’S PHONE AFTER RUDE COMMENT

Jason Kelce was appearing at the ESPN “College GameDay” event on Saturday. The retired Eagles center was walking around University Park in State College, Pennsylvania, carrying a case of beer as people started recognizing and filming him. Among the comments from fans, one college guy made a derogatory comment about brother Travis Kelce’s relationship with Taylor Swift. The guy said, “Kelce how does it feel that your brother is a [gay slur] for dating Taylor Swift.” Kelce turned around to the person who uttered the insult, grabbed the guy’s phone and slammed it on the ground in anger.
* And now that guy can sell that phone on eBay for $5000.
* With one line, that guy took on the LGBTQs, a pro-football player, and most dangerous of all, Swifties.
* Good luck getting laid now, college boy.

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE (11/1 – 11/3)

1. Venom: The Last Dance – $26 million
2. The Wild Robot – $7.5 million
3. Smile 2 – $6.8 million
4. Conclave – $5.3 million
5. Here – $5 million

ALMANAC

NOTABLE DATES, UPCOMING U.S. OBSERVANCES

TOMORROW – Election Day
Nov. 11, Monday – Veterans Day
Nov. 28, Thursday – Thanksgiving
Dec. 21, Saturday – Winter begins, winter solstice occurs at 4:21 a.m. (EST)
Dec. 25, Wednesday – Christmas
Dec. 31, Tuesday – New Year’s Eve
Jan. 1, Wednesday – New Year’s Day

BIRTHDAYS

Matthew McConaughey (actor, “True Detective,” “Interstellar”) … 55
Sean “Diddy” Combs (rapper, entrepreneur, currently in federal custody awaiting trial on charges of racketeering, sex trafficking by force, and transportation for purposes of prostitution) … 55
Jeff Probst (TV host, producer, “Survivor”) … 63
Ralph Macchio (actor, “Karate Kid” movies, “Cobra Kai” follow-up series) … 63
Kathy Griffin (comedian) … 64
Laura Bush (former First Lady) … 78
Loretta Swit (actress, “MASH”) … 87

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

“If you are going to play the game, you need to play it all the way.”

(A) Pat Sajak
(B) Drew Carey
(C) Sean “Diddy” Combs

ANSWER: (C) Sean “Diddy” Combs

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

2001 – The first Harry Potter movie had its world premier in London.
* The money poured in like magic!

1922 – The entrance to ancient Egyptian king Tutankhamen’s tomb was discovered.
* It must have had a curse on it – everyone who took part in the opening died!

1880 – The first cash register was patented by James and John Ritty of Dayton, Ohio.
* James thought of the “Ka-” part, and John thought of the “ching” part.

THIS DAY IN MUSIC HISTORY

2012 – A copyright infringement lawsuit filed by songwriter Guy Hobbs against Elton John and his songwriting partner Bernie Taupin over their hit song “Nikita” was thrown out of court. The Judge ruled that both songs shared similar themes and phrases, but that these were prevalent in modern music.

2002 – Elton John and his lyricist Bernie Taupin received the British Music Industry Trusts Award for one of the greatest songwriting partnerships of all time.

1993 – Depeche Mode’s Matin Gore was arrested at the Denver Westin Hotel after refusing to turn down the volume of his music in his room.

1980 – Bob Marley was baptized at the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, Kingston, converting to a Christian Rastafarian and taking on the new name Berhane Selassie.

1978 – Canadian singer Anne Murray went to No.1 on the U.S. singles chart with “You Needed Me,” her only U.S. No.1 hit.

1978 – Crosby Stills Nash & Young were sued by former bass player Greg Reeves; he claimed he was owed from sales of their album “Deja Vu.” He suspended his activity when he ran out of funds for litigation.

1977 – “The Last Waltz,” the movie of The Band’s final concert, premiered in New York. The Martin Scorsese movie also featured Joni Mitchell, Dr. John, Neil Young, Van Morrison, Neil Diamond, and Eric Clapton.

1963 – The Beatles topped the bill at The Royal Variety Show at The Prince Of Wales Theatre, London. With the Queen Mother and Princess Margaret in the audience, this was the night when John Lennon made his famous remark “In the cheaper seats you clap your hands. The rest of you, just rattle your jewelry.”

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. According to surveys, extramarital affairs begin most often HERE. Where is it?
At work

2. 22% of workers surveyed have gotten into an argument at work over THIS. What is it?
Being accused of stealing things from the other coworker

3. According to surveys, the average person would give up an hour and a half of sleep every night in exchange for THIS at work. What is it?
A 10% raise

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