THURSDAY, Apr 27 – DAILY PREP TEXT VERSION

MORNING SIDEKICK DAILY PREP TEXT VERSION FOR THURSDAY, April 27, 2023
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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.)

BABE RUTH DAY
The Holiday Insights website says this:
“Babe Ruth Day honors one of baseball’s greatest players ever. On April 27, 1947, Babe Ruth attended Yankee Stadium for Babe Ruth Day. It was to be the second last time he was at the stadium. In 1946, Babe Ruth was diagnosed with throat cancer. Back then, there was not as much treatment as there is today. On this day in 1947, ‘The Bambino’ returned to ‘The House that Ruth Built’ to be honored.”

MORSE CODE DAY
Samuel Morse was born on this day in 1791.

NATIONAL PRIME RIB DAY
The Holiday Insights website says this:
“National Prime Rib Day gets your mouth watering, and starts you drooling. Many of us look to this day on the calendar to enjoy one of America’s favorite steaks. For just a day, forget about the diet. For just today, don’t fret over the high fat and cholesterol content. There’s only one way to celebrate Prime Rib Day. And, that is with a big, thick, juicy cut of prime rib, cooked perfectly to your liking. Don’t forget the au jus and the fully loaded baked potato.”

TELL A STORY DAY
United States: Always April 27
England and Scotland: National Tell a Story Day is October 27th
The Holiday Insights website says this:
“Tell a Story Day celebrates story-telling of all kinds. It doesn’t matter if its fiction or non-fiction, a tall tale, or folk lore. Today is a day to tell ’em all. Stories can be from a book, other written material, or from memory. Our research discovered two distinct holidays, one in the U.S. The other is in Scotland and the UK. The latter is by far more prominent and organized. These two holidays are exactly six months apart. Libraries celebrate this day with story telling hours for kids. You can enjoy today telling stories to your kids, family members, or organizations and groups that you belong to. Make Tell a Story Day an important and pleasure-filled experience. To enhance the enjoyment of the story, try setting the atmosphere. If it’s an eerie or spooky story, turn down the lights. Bring decorations and memorabilia that speak to the theme. If its about a person, display a picture of the individual.”

WOODY WOODPECKER DAY
Cartoonist, animator, and creator of Woody Woodpecker, Walter Lantz was born on this date in 1899.

April is:

Car Care Month
Celebrate Diversity Month
D.E.A.R Drop Everything and Read Month
International Guitar Month
Jazz Appreciation Month
Keep America Beautiful Month
National Card and Letter Writing Month
National Garden Month
National Greyhound Adoption Month
National Humor Month
National Poetry 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, Apr 27

“Love & Death”
HBO Max – New Series
Synopsis: The story of Candy Montgomery, who was accused of murdering her friend Betty Gore with an axe after having an affair with her husband.

“A Tourist’s Guide to Love”
Netflix – New Movie
Synopsis: After an unexpected breakup, a travel executive accepts an assignment to go under cover and learn about the tourist industry in Vietnam. Along the way, she finds adventure and romance with her Vietnamese expat tour guide.

“100 Days to Indy”
The CW – New Docuseries
Synopsis: Six-episode docuseries featuring series drivers as they prepare for INDYCAR’s greatest prize: the Indy 500.

Season Premieres:
Netflix – “Firefly Lane, Part 2”
Netflix – “Sweet Tooth”

FRIDAY, Apr 28

“Citadel”
Amazon Prime Video – New Series
Synopsis: Action-thriller about spies who work for Citadel, an agency “loyal to no country.” Eight years after being double crossed and losing all memory of who they were, they’re pulled back into Citadel to maybe save the world.

“Frog and Toad”
Apple TV+ – New Animated Series
Synopsis: Frog and Toad are best friends who know that the true secret to friendship is not only enjoying the things you have in common, but embracing the things that make you different.

Season Premiere:
Apple TV+ – “The Afterparty”

SUNDAY, Apr 30

“Fatal Attraction”
Paramount+ – New Series
Synopsis: Based on the 1987 erotic thriller, a woman goes to extreme lengths to make sure her married boyfriend doesn’t end their affair.

“Tom Jones”
PBS – New Series
Synopsis: A reimagining of Henry Fielding’s classic novel “The History of Tom Jones, A Foundling,” a tale about an illegitimate young man’s love for an heiress.

“Stone Cold Takes on America”
A&E – New Celebrity Reality Series
Synopsis: Steve Austin hits the road in his RV, accepting challenges from fans that push him out of his comfort zone.

Season Premiere:
A&E – “WWE’s Most Wanted Treasures”

CHOCOLATE KING CHARLES

Ahead of his upcoming coronation, a chocolate company in London has created a life-size bust of King Charles III made from chocolate in honor of the monarch’s coronation on May 6. Measuring about 24-inches in height, and weighing 51 pounds, the realistic sculpture depicts the king in a military uniform. Miniature candy bars of Snickers, Twix, and Milky Ways were used to craft the king’s medals, epaulets and decorative rope. The finished artwork is on display at the Mars Wrigley company’s headquarters in Slough.
* Someone left it in the hot window and it melted like that Nazi head at the end of “Raiders of the Lost Ark.”
* The ears alone depleted Ecuador’s cocoa crop for the year.
* How much bigger than chocolate Easter bunny ears, would you say?
* As Camilla might say, “Chocolate Charles – melts in your mouth, not in your hand.”

THE BUZZ

THREE 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. “Walking The Dog Far More Dangerous Than You Might Realize, Study Warns”
2. “The Best Kind Of Soy Sauce For Every Job”
3. “We Travel The World Naked — Haters Call Us Perverts”
And here’s a spare, in case you don’t like one of those three: “Here’s How Older Adults Can Have The Brain Of A College Student”

FRENCH FRIES ARE NOT DEPRESSING

A widely circulated story that came out recently claimed that a study out of China found eating a lot of french fries is “strongly associated” with a higher risk of anxiety and depression. The report has been disputed by many in the scientific field. (* Thank god for scientists, huh?) The researchers looked at whether there was an association between eating fried foods and depression, first in humans, then in zebra fish.
– For example, clinical psychologist and University of Calgary adjunct assistant professor Jonathan Stea tweeted Tuesday: “French fries don’t land people in hospital.” (* That’s all the proof I need!)
– Pediatrician and medical thriller author Dr. Joel Shulkin noted that association doesn’t prove cause-and-effect. He tweeted, “It may be depressed people are more likely to eat french fries as a comfort food.”
* Did the Chinese guy note that the subjects of their study live in, y’know, China? Maybe that explains the depression.
* Somebody ought to tell the zebra fish that the study was bogus. That’ll cheer them up.
* French fries don’t land you in the hospital with depression. But if you’re in the hospital and you have to eat hospital French fries – they’re not exactly a pick-me-up.
* No one gets sad over French fries. The depression comes when you take the last bite of that second Whopper Jr.

“SLUDGE” VIDEOS ON TIKTOK

A new trend – which means it’s about six months old – on TikTok is something called “sludge videos.” It’s where two, three, four or more different videos play simultaneously on your little phone screen. For example: a clip from a video game, a scene from the TV show “Family Guy,” a video of ice cream being scooped, and a scene from someone’s webcast. The end result: an abstract chaos produced by mixing different audio-visual content. Some call sludge videos fun, others note it’s just one more sign of today’s overstimulated youth having zero attention spans.
* I’m sorry, you said today’s youth have zero what?
* It’s like when all the women on The View talk at the same time, but with pictures.
* They’re called sludge videos because that what they turn your brain into.
* Just remember: today’s sludge TikTok viewer is tomorrow’s air traffic controller.
* Honestly, I didn’t get a lot from that story, except now I want some ice cream.

U.S. NEWS

MAN STEALS WOMAN’S AISLE SEAT ON SOUTHWEST FLIGHT

Some airlines have begun a policy of ‘open seating,’ where seats are not pre-assigned, you just get on the plane and grab what you can. A website called View From the Wing reported a story about a woman named Benét Wilson who boarded a Southwest flight last week and, because she’s on a Southwest rewards program, was able to board early and grab an aisle seat. She was getting comfortable when a man wanted the window seat. Ms. Wilson stood up and stepped back to let the guy into the window seat, but then another passenger jumped into her aisle seat before she could sit back down. When Window Seat Guy told the grabber that she was already sitting in that seat, his response was reportedly just, “Tough luck.” The man moved her bag and told her that “the middle seat was free” if she wanted to take that. Window Seat Guy called over a flight attendant, who kicked the aisle-stealing guy back to his previous seat after threatening to call the pilot.
* “I’m gonna call the pilot.” Is that like “Just wait ’til your father gets home”?
* In the end, everybody flew on Southwest. There are no winners here.
* “Tough luck.” I believe that’s the new ad slogan of Southwest Airlines, isn’t it?
* The Southwest rewards program is, if you get enough points, you can switch to another airline.
* Open seating, part of the new Darwinian Theory of air travel.

WOMAN FEEDS METH TO DEER IN HOPES THEY WOULD ATTACK HUNTERS

Bridgette Watkins, 43, of Summit, Arkansas, was arrest last Friday for allegedly taking baby deer into her home and raising them with the intent of training them to attack hunters. At the time of the arrest Watkins was in possession of several grams of meth, four deer and stolen electronics. She was caught when a homeowner saw a deer rummaging through his trash, followed it back to Watkins’ residence and found himself face to face with Watkins wearing only a duct tape bikini and disassembling his clock radio.
* Is she trying to breed Rambo Bambi?
* I get it. The deer become addicted, then attack the hunters and rob them so they can trot into the city and buy meth.
* Cocaine Bear, meet Meth Deer. When do we get Bath Salts Squirrel?
* Her first idea – training deer to shoot rifles – didn’t work out, ’cause, y’know, hooves.
* A duct tape bikini is another name for a Hillbilly Brazilian wax.

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

TENANTS WANTED RENT REDUCTION OVER NUDE LANDLORD

A German court ruled Wednesday that just because a landlord sunbathes naked in the courtyard of his building, that’s no reason for a reduction in rent. The case involved a building in an upmarket residential district of Frankfurt, which included an office space. That space was rented by a human resources company which stopped paying rent because of the landlord’s naked sunbathing. In response, the landlord sued. The judge found in favor of the naked landlord, stating that the “property was not impaired by the plaintiff sunning himself naked.”
* Insufficient evidence, I’m guessing.
* The naked landlord claimed he also provided a valuable service, as a sundial.
* He sunbathes naked, and yet the tenants get burned.
* If only the landlord could have been Channing Tatum.
* This problem could be solved easily with a drone and some fire ants.
* Anyway, it was quite the legal flap.

CHINESE GRAMPA KIDNAPPED OWN GRANDDAUGHTER FOR GAMBLING MONEY

A man in China kidnapped his own granddaughter for a $72,000 ransom so he could continue gambling. It happened in Shanghai. The 65-year-old Mr. Yuan picked up his four-year-old granddaughter from her kindergarten and took her out to eat and shop without her mother’s knowledge. The mother received a message from her father demanding “500,000 yuan ($72,000) or you’ll never see your precious daughter again!” She called her father to give up on the plot but failed to sway him. She then called police. Mr. Yuan was arrested that evening and charged with extortion. He protested the charges in court, saying the kidnapping should be considered a family dispute and not a crime. In court, it was revealed that he’d run up a heavy gambling debt.
* He gambled and lost one more time.
* What did they go shopping for? Scratch tickets?
* What’s ironic is, at dinner with his granddaughter, his fortune cookie read “The effort you are making will ultimately pay off.”
* After dinner the two of them played Crazy Eights and his granddaughter slaughtered him.

TRENDING

LUKE BRYAN ANNOUNCES FARM TOUR DATES

Country star Luke Bryan has announced his 14th Farm Tour. This is where he takes a break from the regular concert venues, sets a stage up on a farm somewhere and plays for the locals. Money raised goes to college scholarships to students from farming families. This year’s Farm Tour happens September 14-23.
– Sept 14: Shelbyville, KY
– Sept 15: Millersport, OH
– Sept 21: Colfax, IA
– Sept 22: Brooklyn, WI
– Sept 23: Eyota, MN
Tickets for these shows go on sale May 4 at the LukeBryan website.

DAYTIME EMMY AWARD NOMINATIONS

The Daytime Emmy Award nominations were announced Wednesday. Here are the major categories:
– Daytime Drama: The Bay, The Bold and the Beautiful, Days of Our Lives, General Hospital, The Young and the Restless
– Daytime Talk Show: The Drew Barrymore Show, The Jennifer Hudson Show, The Kelly Clarkson Show, Live with Kelly and Ryan, Today with Hoda and Jenna
– Daytime Program Host: Danielle Brooks, Instant Dream Home; Mike Corey, Uncharted Adventure; Zac Efron, Down to Earth with Zac Efron; Kevin O’Connor, This Old House; Martha Stewart, Martha Gardens
– Culinary Show: Family Dinner, José Andrés and Family in Spain, Martha Cooks, Roadfood: Discovering America One Dish at a Time, Selena + Chef,
– Lifestyle Show: Eat This With Yara, For the Love of Kitchens, George to the Rescue, Life After Death with Tyler Henry, Mind Your Manners, The Established Home
– Instructional Program: Amanda Gorman Teaches Writing and Performing Poetry, Fixer Upper: The Castle, Iea House: Mountain Modern, Instant Dream Home, Martha Gardens

ALMANACNOTABLE DATES, UPCOMING U.S. OBSERVANCES

May 14, Sunday – Mother’s Day
May 29, Monday – Memorial Day
June 14, Wednesday – Flag Day
June 18, Sunday – Father’s Day
June 21, Wednesday – Summer begins (The June solstice occurs at 10:58 a.m. EDT)

BIRTHDAYS

Emily Rios (actress, “True Detective,” “Breaking Bad”) … 34
Jenna Coleman (actress, “Victoria”) … 37
John Osborne (guitarist w Brothers Osborne) … 41
Sheena Easton (singer) … 64
Paul “Ace” Frehley (musician with Kiss) … 72
Kate Pierson (singer with the B-52s) … 75

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

“I’m just a down-to-earth guy.”

(A) Elon Musk
(B) Jeff Bezos
(C) Ace Frehley

ANSWER: (C) Ace Frehley

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

2019 – Pope Francis donated $500,000 for migrants stranded in Mexico trying to reach the U.S.
* I guess the idea of giving them plane tickets to Vatican City didn’t appeal to him.

2011 – President Barack Obama produced a detailed Hawaii birth certificate in an extraordinary attempt to bury the issue of where he was born.
* And some people actually believed it was real.

1982 – The trial of John W. Hinckley Jr., accused of shooting President Reagan, began in Washington. Hinckley, who said he did it to impress actress Jodie Foster, was acquitted by reason of insanity.
* He was NUTS to think Jodie Foster would ever want a boyfriend!

1937 – The first Social Security check was mailed.
* So it should be arriving any day now.

1805 – U.S. Marines attacked the shores of Tripoli.
* Making for a great lyric of their anthem.

THIS DAY IN MUSIC HISTORY

2009 – Pearl Jam bassist Jeff Ament was the victim of a robbery outside Southern Tracks Recording studios in Atlanta, where the band were recording. The three robbers grabbed a BlackBerry and Ament’s passport and stole $3,000 in cash and $4,320 worth of goods.

2003 – American Idol winner Kelly Clarkson was at No.1 on the U.S. album chart with “Thankful.”

1993 – Prince issued a statement saying he was retiring from studio recordings to concentrate on film and other ventures. Then he continued recording about four albums a week for the next 20 years.

1992 – Soul legend James Brown filed a $1.5 million lawsuit against his record company for the mental distress he was caused by hearing his hit “I Feel Good” on commercials.

1985 – USA For Africa started a three-week run at No.1 on the US chart with “We Are The World.” The US artists’ answer to Band Aid had an all-star cast including Stevie Wonder, Tina Turner, Bruce Springsteen, Diana Ross, Bob Dylan, Daryl Hall, Huey Lewis, Cyndi Lauper, Kim Carnes, Ray Charles, Billy Joel and Paul Simon plus the composers of the track, Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie.

1987 – On a plane that was returning to Boston, from Miami, Ozzy Osbourne bought three rounds of drinks and sang “Crazy Train” over the PA system.

1985 – USA For Africa started a three-week run at No.1 on the U.S. album chart with “We Are The World.”

1981 – Ringo Starr married actress and one time “Bond girl” Barbara Bach.

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. When meeting somebody new, almost half of people say the person they’re meeting is more attractive if they have THIS. What is it?
A dog

2. Cat owners are more likely to do THIS than dog owners. What is it?
Leave their pet something in their will

3. 45% of pet owners do THIS for their pets. What is it?
They have a birthday party for their pet

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