THURSDAY, May 4 – DAILY PREP TEXT VERSION

MORNING SIDEKICK DAILY PREP TEXT VERSION FOR THURSDAY, May 4, 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.)

BIRD DAY (Not to be confused with National Bird Day and Migratory Bird Day)
The Holiday Insights website says this:
“People love birds. Bird watching is a favorite pastime of millions of people. It is the most popular of hobbies, and can be enjoyed by everyone regardless of age. Bird Day is the oldest of the days set aside to recognize birds. According to the U.S. Library of Congress, Bird Day was first observed on May 4, 1894. It was started by Charles Almanzo Babcock, superintendent of schools in Oil City, Pennsylvania. By 1910, Bird Day was widely celebrated, often in conjunction with Arbor Day. Bird Day and Arbor Day events are focused upon conservation training and awareness.”

INTERNATIONAL FIREFIGHTER’S DAY

INTERNATIONAL RESPECT FOR CHICKENS DAY

LEMONADE DAY

NATIONAL BIKE TO SCHOOL DAY

NATIONAL CANDIED ORANGE PEEL DAY
The Holiday Insights website says this:
“National Candied Orange Peel Day is dedicated to … you guessed it … candied orange peels! Now, just what the heck is a candied orange peel? And, is it edible? Yes, it’s edible. If you are a chef or a baker, then you know just what it is, and how to use it. For the rest of us, we likely have enjoyed it in seasonal baked goods all of our lives, without even knowing we have eaten it. Candied orange peels are a boiled, sliced, sugar-added treat. You can eat them by themselves. But most often, they are used in holiday cookies, snacks, and fruitcake. On this day, bake some cookies or other recipes that use candied orange peels. Then, eat and enjoy!”

NATIONAL ORANGE JUICE DAY

PETITE AND PROUD DAY
The Holidays Of Year website says this:
“For everyone under 5’4″, you have a day where you can be tiny and glad! Are you tired of people making derogatory remarks regarding your size, such as: half pint, vertically tested or titch? Petite And Proud Day is all about celebrating our absence of height and the benefits it brings. For instance, we could press into small spaces, we don’t bang our heads on low ceilings and we can suit youngsters’ garments, which conserves us cash! Obviously short individuals live longer than their lankier counterparts, which is absolutely worth commemorating.”

RENEWAL DAY
The Holiday Insights website says this:
“Renewal Day is an absolutely spectacular day. It’s a day of new, and old, beginnings. Things get old and out of sorts. We lose touch with friends, loved ones, and relationships. For whatever reason, we let ‘it’ go. Well, whatever ‘it’ is, today is the day to renew it, rejuvenate it, and bring the spark back into it.”

STAR WARS DAY
The Holiday Insights website says this:
“It’s all because of a play on words! Star Wars Day is May the Fourth, because a famous quote from the hugely popular science fiction series blockbuster is ‘May the Force (Fourth) be with you.’ Some call this Day ‘Luke Skywalker Day.’ While we are so glad that this day exists, its creation was a fluke. In 2005, a German TV interview erroneously translated this famous Star Wars quote as ‘We are with you on May 4th.'”

May is:

Chip Your Pet Month / Pet Month
Date Your Mate Month
International Civility Awareness Month
National Barbeque Month
National Bike Month
National Egg Month
National Hamburger Month
National Military Appreciation Month
National Salad Month
National Salsa Month
Older Americans Month

ENTERTAINMENT & CELEBRITIES

WHAT TO WATCH – New and Returning Shows and Movies
Listings sourced from the TV Guide and EW websites.
Premiering Thursday through Sunday

THURSDAY, May 4

“Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story”
Netflix – New Series
Synopsis: This limited series tells the origin story of Queen Charlotte, exploring her rise to power and her rocky marriage to King George III.

Season Premiere:
HBO Max – “The Other Two”

FRIDAY, May 5

“Silo”
Apple TV+ – New Series
Synopsis: A near-future dystopian murder mystery set in an underground facility where the last surviving thousands of humans live.

Season Premieres:
Apple TV+ – “Harriet the Spy”
Hulu – “Taste the Nation With Padma Lakshmi”

SUNDAY, May 7

“2023 MTV Movie & TV Awards”
MTV – Awards Show

KEVIN COSTNER LEAVING “YELLOWSTONE” AFTER THIS SEASON, IF THEY EVER DECIDE TO FILM IT

In what can’t possibly be a surprise to anyone, Kevin Costner might not be returning to “Yellowstone.” According to ET Online – the AUTHORITY when it comes to rumors – the actor is reportedly not going to come back to the hit Paramount Network series following the current season. It’s still unclear if Costner will be a part of the remaining episodes, and ET reports that there is still no update on when the cast and crew are going to return to Montana, where the series is filmed on location, to finish shooting season 5’s remaining episodes. As a result, there’s been a lot of confusion and frustration. “Yellowstone” was the most-watched TV show of 2022 and Costner is the biggest doucheba— I mean, biggest star and lead character.
* Thanks for the update, ET Online. You’re really nailed the story.
* “I could give a crap about the fans,” said Costner in a statement. Okay, just kidding.
* Wow, being Governor must suck way more than we ever imagined.
* So that’s why Costner’s wife is divorcing him – she won’t be able to stand having him hang around the house all day.
* She hung around just long enough to get half of that sweet, sweet Yellowstone Season 5-of-a-hit-show money.

CITY TO INSTALL NINJA TURTLES MANHOLE COVERS

The town of Northampton, Massachusetts, is spending $20,000 to design and manufacture four custom manhole covers that will honor the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. The city was the original home of Mirage Studios, which created the Ninja Turtles comic book series. In the comics and movies, the four turtles — Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael, and Michelangelo — use manholes to access their homes in the sewers of New York City.
* Oh – like Tucker Carlson.
* No love for Splinter?
* So … the Turtles enter the sewers in Northampton, Massachusetts, and have to follow them all the way to New York City? Wouldn’t that be stinky? And make them really late for all their appointments?
* They’d better make about 100 extras, because they’re going to be disappearing regularly.
* At least the people of Northampton can feel good when they send in those property tax checks.
* “Sorry your house burned down, but the city decided to do something else with that money for a new tanker truck.”
* So, next time you’re in Northampton, check out the Ninja Manhole Covers, while you’re dodging traffic.

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. “Do Humans See The Same Colors Monkeys Can”
2. “Henry Winkler on Why He Brought So Many Bundt Cakes to ‘Barry’ Set”
3. “I Get Paid To Burp In A Bag”
And here’s a spare, in case you don’t like one of those three: “Guess The Iconic Met Gala Dress Based Off These Haikus”

I MARRIED AN IDIOT

Reddit asked, “When did you realize you married an idiot?” Some of the responses:
– “He was stacking cups… in the dishwasher”
– “She walked into a computer lab on campus and simply picked up a computer and walked home with it. She literally thought the computers were free for students.”
– “When kids egged his car and he thought the best way to get the egg off was to use steel wool.”
– “He thought you absorb a gallon of water when you shower so he didn’t need to drink water.”
– “The night I said that I thought I smelled gas, and he grabbed a lighter and struck it without hesitation.”
– “She didn’t know that yogurt and pudding were not the same thing.”
– “My ex wanted to start a business making supplies for baby showers. Her business plan was to sell everything below cost to to increase sales. If she sold them cheap it would drum up more business and she would sell more that way.”
– “She told me Apple Music was B.S. because it only had covers of Beethoven’s “Moonlight Sonata,” and not the original.”
– “An ex once told me ‘I hate arguing with you because you know all these FACTS.'”
– “She asked me if I could name all 52 states.”
– “She said playing basketball makes you taller. Her proof was all the tall people playing basketball.”
– “He thought dipsticks were a scam to get people to buy more engine oil.”
– “When I found out my ex didn’t know what order the months go in. When I asked him to learn he got mad, said that it wasn’t something he was interested in.”
– “The first time we got into bed together and i couldn’t figure out why the blanket was so tight… he was laying on the flat sheet and said that’s how he has always slept. When i asked what the point of the fitted sheet was he said to protect the mattress and I said, ‘Yes and the flat sheet protects the duvet” and he asked what that was… he has been laying on BOTH THE FLAT AND FITTED SHEET HIS ENTIRE LIFE.”

U.S. NEWS

TOURISTS FOLLOW GPS DIRECTIONS INTO HAWAII HARBOR

A pair of Hawaiian tourists on the Big Island were following directions on a GPS and ended up in the Honokohau Small Boat Harbor in Kailua-Kona. The driver and her passenger were buckled in their seats as water poured through the open windows of their Dodge Caravan. The passenger was able to escape through their window, but bystanders had to jump in the water and pull the driver out and carry her up the boat ramp. The tourists misunderstood GPS directions to a manta ray excursion, and their GPS led them straight into the harbor. Tow crews pulled the fully submerged Caravan out of the water.
* Don’tcha just hate it when you’re driving and you flood the engine?
* Maybe it was the cut-rate Manta Ray Excursion but they forgot to roll up their windows.
* Hope they sprung for the insurance on that rental van.
* Sometimes taking a bus isn’t so bad.
* The ladies said the experience was still better than one of those tourist luaus.

AUDIO: WHEEL OF FLORIDA MAN – FLORIDA COPS CALLED TO BREAK UP FIGHT BETWEEN TWO ________.

On Sunday, deputies in Palatka, Florida were called to break up a “fight in progress” between two goats. One witness reported the goats had “been fighting all weekend.” Both animals were taken into custody, still glaring angrily at each other as police led them away on leashes. The owner of the goats was soon located to take them home.
* “Hello? You’ve got my goats? That really gets my goat!”
* It’s 10 o’clock. Do you know where your kids are?
* As police calls go, it was not the GOAT.
* They cited the goats for disturbing the peace, but they just ate the tickets.
* ♪♫ “Baaad boys, baaaaad boys / What’cha gonna do / Whatcha gonna do when they head-butt you / Baaaad boys…” ♫
* These goats need to calm down. Maybe they should try being yoga goats.
CLIP: Here’s our “Wheel Of Florida Man” sounder. Play it, ask listeners to fill in the blank: “Florida cops were called last Sunday to break up a fight between _______?
CLIP URL: morningsidekick(dot)(com)/prep/wp-content/uploads/WheelOfFloridaMan-Intro(dot)mp3

MCDONALD’S FRANCHISEES FINED FOR CHILD LABOR INFRACTIONS

Three McDonald’s franchise operators were fined a total of $212,744 after investigators found 305 children under 16 working longer than legally permitted at 62 locations across four states. The Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division uncovered these child labor law violations in Kentucky, Maryland, Indiana and Ohio.
– Two 10-year-olds, who worked at McDonald’s restaurants run by Bauer Food in Louisville, sometimes worked as late as 2 a.m. where they “prepared and distributed food orders, cleaned the store, worked at the drive-thru window and operated a register.” One of the two children was allowed to operate a deep fryer, prohibited for workers under 16 years old. Bauer Foods said that the 10-year-olds were children of a night manager who were visiting their parent.
– Archways Richwood, which runs 27 McDonald’s locations, employed 242 children between ages 14 and 15. Most worked earlier or later in the day than the law permits and more than three hours on school days.
– Bell Restaurant Group had 39 children between 14 and 15 working during prohibited hours, for longer than allowed and even during school hours.
* Yeah, I hated learning infractions when I was in school, too.
* Hmm. Flippin’ burgers or going to school. That’s a tough one.
* The tipoff was when customers noticed all the Happy Meal toys had been played with.
* Almost a quarter of a million in fines. For a limited time, their Big Macs will now be 20 bucks.
* The Department of Labor threw the McBook at ’em.
* How are today’s teens supposed to get job experience unless they can work in fast food, so they can be ready as adults for a lifetime career in fast food?
* Meanwhile, in China they’re thinking “What’s the big deal???”

TRENDINGJAMIE FOXX TWEETS FROM HOSPITAL

Actor and comedian Jamie Foxx has reached out publicly for the first time since being hospitalized three weeks ago. He posted to Instagram Wednesday: “Appreciate all the love ! ! ! Feeling blessed.” He still has not revealed why he has been in the hospital. (* It couldn’t possibly be another snowplow accident, could it?)

ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME CLASS OF 2023

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has announced their 2023 class of inductees: Kate Bush, Sheryl Crow, Missy Elliott, George Michael, Willie Nelson, Rage Against the Machine and The Spinners.
– DJ Kool Herc and Link Wray will be the recipients of the Musical Influence Award.
– Chaka Khan, Al Kooper and Bernie Taupin have been selected to receive the Musical Excellence Award.
The Induction Ceremony will take place on Friday, November 3.

ALMANAC

NOTABLE 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

Lance Bass (singer with NSync) … 44
Will Arnett (actor, “Arrested Development,” the voice of “Bojack Horseman”) … 53
Ana Gasteyer (comedian, actress, “Suburgatory,” “The Good Wife,” “The Goldbergs,” “Saturday Night Live”) … 56
Randy Travis (country singer) … 64
Mick Mars (guitarist with Mötley Crüe) … 72
Jackie Jackson (singer with the Jackson 5) … 72

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

“I’m a hopeless romantic.”

(A) Vladimir Putin
(B) Kim Jong Un
(C) Lance Bass

ANSWER: (C) Lance Bass

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

2012 – In Las Vegas, NV, Google received the first self-driving vehicle testing license.
* If you think teenagers’ car insurance rates are high, imagine when there’s no driver at all!

2007 – Hotel heiress Paris Hilton was sentenced to jail for violating probation in an alcohol-related reckless driving case. She served 23 days behind bars.
* Not the kind of bars she was used to.

2001 – Bonny Lee Bakley, wife of actor Robert Blake, was shot to death in Los Angeles. Blake was later charged with murder and acquitted, but found liable in a California civil court for her wrongful death. He was eventually ordered to pay Bakley’s three children $15 million, after which he declared bankruptcy.
* Some people will do anything to get their names back in the news.

1998 – Unabomber Theodore Kaczynski was given four life sentences plus 30 years by a federal judge in Sacramento, Calif., under a plea agreement that spared him the death penalty.
* Four life sentences! So he better hope there’s no such thing as reincarnation.

1971 – Female nudity was seen for the first time on network television on PBS when Valerie Perrine appeared nude in the production of “Steambath.”
* And “Pledge Week” donations have never been as high since.

1968 – The McDonald’s Big Mac was introduced.
* To America’s thighs.

1965 – An IBM programmer introduced the “Sketchpad,” a computer program that featured the first interactive window display and primitive pointing device, the forerunner of today’s mouse and touchpad activated programs.
* And a young Bill Gates looked at it and thought, “Hmmm …”

1932 – Murderous gangster Al Capone was finally jailed for tax evasion.
* Racketeering, bootlegging, murder … that’s nothing compared to the wrath of the feds when you don’t pay your taxes!

1927 – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences was formed.
* Very impressive. Tell me, would “Freddie Got Fingered” be considered Motion Picture Art or Science?

1886 – The first practical phonograph, better known as the gramophone, was patented.
* The what? Better known as the what?

1626 – Indians sold Manhattan Island to Dutch explorer Peter Minuit for $24 in cloth and buttons.
* Mind you, the cloth and buttons were REALLY PRETTY.

THIS DAY IN MUSIC HISTORY

2003 – Madonna was at No.1 on the US album charts with “American Life,” the singer’s fifth U.S. No.1.

1997 – Courtney Love placed an ad in The Seattle Times selling the house she had shared with Kurt Cobain. The five bedroom, four bathroom house was on the market for $3m. The carriage house where Kurt Cobain died had been knocked down during refurbishment.

1991 – Phil Collins received an Honorary Doctor of Music Degree from Berklee College of Music during ceremonies in Boston.

1991 – The state of Texas celebrated its first ZZ Top Day, celebrating the band’s success across the world.

1976 – Kiss performed their first concert.

1973 – Led Zeppelin opened their 1973 U.S. tour, which was billed as the “biggest and most profitable rock & roll tour in the history of the United States.” The group grossed over $4 million from the dates.

1959 – The first Grammy Awards were announced.

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 research, nearly 40% of American adults cannot do THIS correctly. What is it?
Fill out a bank deposit slip

2. In a survey, 81% of adults said they thought they could do THIS. What is it?
Write a book

3. About three quarters of adults surveyed say they can not do THIS, although they were able to when they were younger. What is it?
Play a musical instrument

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