TUESDAY, Oct 1 – DAILY PREP TEXT VERSION

MORNING SIDEKICK DAILY PREP TEXT VERSION FOR TUESDAY, October 1, 2024
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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.)

INTERNATIONAL COFFEE DAY

INTERNATIONAL MUSIC DAY

NATIONAL BLACK DOG DAY

NATIONAL HOMEMADE COOKIE DAY

WORLD VEGETARIAN DAY

October is:

Adopt a Shelter Dog Month
American Cheese Month
Car Care Month
Child Health Month
Consumer Information Month
Cookbook Month
Country Music Month
Fire Prevention Month
National Pizza Month
National Popcorn Month
National Service Dog Month
Vegetarian Awareness Month

ENTERTAINMENT & CELEBRITIES

MAN PAYS $4,000 TO SMASH TAYLOR SWIFT GUITAR AT AUCTION

A man at a Texas charity auction got the winning bid on a guitar signed by Taylor Swift, paid the $4,000, then smashed the guitar with a hammer in front of the crowd. The $4,000 all went to a charity supporting the agricultural and rural education of local youth. The guitar – a cheesy one with pictures of Taylor Swift all over the body – was donated by a third party and a certificate of authenticity confirms Taylor Swift did indeed autograph it. The donation was not meant to be destroyed. But, according to sources, it was donated to the auction prior to Taylor’s endorsement of you-know-who for president, which obviously didn’t go over so well for the winning bidder.
* And they wonder why they have no money for groceries or gasoline – they spend it all stiggin’ it to Taylor Swift.
* Taylor Swift must just be fuming… all the way to the bank.
* And dude – you’re supposed to post stunts like that on social media and get your money back with 1 million views!
* Didn’t Taylor have a song about this – “Tool Drops On My Guitar”?
* Guitar players know that’s called “hammering on.”
* Pete Townsend’s going: “A hammer! Why did I never think of using a hammer?”

JIMMY CARTER’S 100TH BIRTHDAY

Today, October 1, 2024 is Jimmy Carter’s 100th birthday. A simple Georgia peanut farmer, Carter served in the Navy; he was Georgia state senator from 1963 to 1967; he was the governor of Georgia from 1971 to 1975; and Jimmy Carter was 39th president of the United States from 1977 to 1981. Everybody hated him. He was just so frickin’ nice. But what everybody remembers the most about President Carter was all the things he did after his presidency. He worked to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to advance democracy and human rights, and to promote economic and social development around the world. And, he worked tirelessly for Habitat for Humanity, building houses for the disadvantaged.
* But there are so many other things about Jimmy Carter that you may not know or remember:
– While in the Navy, when all the sailors went on shore leave, Jimmy Carter would go play miniature golf, to relieve the stress.
– He once gave an interview to Playboy magazine, but only if Playboy put black boxes over all the girlie parts in the pictures.
– He’s so old that people forget that President Jimmy Carter freed the Slavs – the people of Eastern Europe – giving the world Milla Jovovich, John Krasinski, and Jane Krakowski.
– He won season 9 of CBS’s “Survivor.”
– His wife, Roslyn Carter, passed away in 2023. Two weeks later he was dating Cher.
– He won a Nobel prize for brokering peace between Liam and Noel Gallagher, leading to the current Oasis reunion tour.

THE BUZZ

LIFE’S SMALL IRRITATIONS

Reddit asked, “What’s an insignificant thing that always makes you angry?” Some of the responses:
– “When people just stand in the middle of an aisle.”
– “Those cheap-ass stickers that don’t come off of anything without leaving their papery, sticky residue everywhere.”
– “Unexpectedly hitting my head on anything. It makes me feel so irrationally angry.”
– “Getting my pockets stuck on door handles.”
– “YouTube ads. Especially the repetition of them.”
– “Headlights these days.”
– “Presliced fruit in a plastic bucket at the store gets me irrationally furious.”
– “When I ask if someone wants to do something, anything and they respond with ‘I guess.'”
– “I can handle waking up an hour before my alarm goes off. But when it’s like 10 minutes until my alarm, I’m instantly enraged.”
– “Commercials. Namely the ones where they focus on the sound a product makes. Pepsi/Coke commercials do this a lot. They overemphasize the fizzy noises and then will have a disgusting swallowing noise followed by an exaggerated ‘Ahhhhh!’I have no idea why this makes me so angry but it does.”
– “My husband stops at a stoplight about 20 feet before the light and it makes me twitch.”
– “When I try to pick something off the ground and I keep MISSING.”
– “People who are exaggerated sneezers.”
* PHONE TOPIC: Do any of these little things set you off?

THE BEST AMERICAN FOOD

CNN has come up- with a list of food that best represents America. To be included, Americans didn’t have to have come up with the actual dish, but did have to put their own spin on it. The list is pretty arbitrary; there are a lot of obvious American things missing – hot dogs, fried chicken, cole slaw… but here are The 20 Greatest American Foods, according to CNN:
– Barbecue
– Fried okra
– Cobb salad
– Peanut butter and jelly sandwich
– Fry bread
– Red beans and rice
– Hamburger
– Apple pie
– Poke
– Chili
– Clam chowder
– General Tso’s chicken
– Reuben sandwich
– Grits
– Chocolate chip cookies
– Gumbo
– Mission burrito
– Banana pudding
– Spaghetti and meatballs
– Eggs Benedict
* This is one of those Russian propaganda things to sow dissent in America, right?
* Spaghetti and meatballs? They might as well have included French toast, Canadian bacon and Hungarian goulash.
* General Tso’s chicken. I believe General Tso distinguished himself fighting with Washington in the Revolutionary War.
* Here’s what’s really happening: You hate the list, you spend time on the CNN website posting angry comments, and while you’re doing that more ads are running beside the article, the more ads that run, the more money CNN makes. Yay, America!!
* Any list of great American foods starts with Snickers Bars and ends with Girl Scout Thin Mints.

U.S. NEWS

SUSPECT’S CAR STOLEN DURING DUI STOP

St. Paul, Minnesota, police say a man stole a car while its owner was taking field sobriety tests during a traffic stop, If happened Sunday evening. While the car’s owner was being tested, a passerby jumped into the driver’s seat of the Lincoln Navigator and sped off. The SUV was found just over two hours later. Officers tried to make a stop, but the driver then led police on a chase that ended when the car thief was taken into custody at gunpoint. There is no word on whether the initial driver was cited.
* “Sir, please put your arms out to either side. Close your eyes. Now open your eyes and scream because someone is stealing your car.”
* “You’re arresting me for drunk driving? Driving what?”

CHICAGO CUBS PLAYER TOSSES BEER MONEY TO FANS IN THE STANDS

The Chicago Cubs just finished the season with a record of 83-79 and missed the playoffs for the fourth year in a row. But, to show his appreciation for the Cubs’ faithful, left fielder Ian Happ chucked a baseball wrapped in $100 bills to the left field stands on Sunday. Happ’s message, written on the ball, read: “Thanks for the support all season! Beers for the left field crew on me!”
* I’ve been to a ballpark. So that’s, what, like three beers?
* Well THAT came out of left field.
* Fans in the right field stands immediately went looking for right fielder Seiya Suzuki. And they didn’t look happy.
* The Chicago Cubs; buying your love since 1908.

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

81-YEAR-OLD WOMAN WILL NOT BE MISS UNIVERSE THIS YEAR

An 81-year-old South Korean fashion model fell short in her bid to become the oldest Miss Universe contestant after competing in the country’s national pageant. Silver-haired Choi Soon-hwa strutted across the stage and sang at the Miss Universe Korea pageant held Monday in Seoul. Choi, a former hospital care worker who began her modeling career in her 70s, was announced as a Miss Universe Korea finalist earlier this month along with 31 other contestants. This year, Miss Universe lifted the age limit rule – which was 18 to 28 – and opened it up to all women to make the competition more modern and diverse. Organizers of the Korean pageant also removed the swimsuit competition. The woman named Miss Korea was Han Ariel, a 22-year-old (* go figure!) fashion school student. She will head to Mexico City for the 73rd Miss Universe pageant in November. As for Choi, she said, “I want people to look at me and realize that you can live healthier and find joy in life when you find things you want to do and challenge yourself to achieve that dream.”
* Like challenging yourself to make it up an entire flight of stairs.
* Choi Soon-hwa’s next dream is to appear on “Naked and Afraid.”
* Is this the Miss Universe Pageant or the Miss Older Than The Universe Pageant?
* It was never going to happen. They put the sash on her and she kept falling over.
* She may not have won Miss Korea, but her grandson is trying out for South Korea’s “Golden Bachelor.”

TRENDING

COLDPLAY TO CALL IT QUITS AFTER THREE MORE ALBUMS

Coldplay’s Chris Martin has confirmed exactly when the British group will retire: following the release of their 12th album. In an interview on Apple Music 1, Martin discussed the band’s trajectory as they gear up to release their upcoming 10th album, Moon Music, coming out this Friday. Martin said, “We are only going to do 12 proper albums and that’s real. Yeah, I promise. There’s only seven Harry Potters. There’s only 12 and a half Beatles albums, there’s about the same for Bob Marley, so all our heroes. Also, having that limit means the quality control is so high right now and for a song to make it, it’s almost impossible, which is great. And so where we could be coasting, we’re trying to improve.”

PETE ROSE DIES AT 83

Baseball legend Pete Rose, the all-time hits leader who was banned for betting on the sport, has died at age 83, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Known by the nickname “Charlie Hustle,” he was famous for his relentless playing style. Rose’s 4,256 hits are 67 more than Ty Cobb’s career mark for the most in MLB history. Rose also played in the most games and had the most at-bats in history. In a playing career that spanned from 1963 to 1986, Rose won three batting titles and led the league in hits seven times. He was Rookie of the Year in 1963, a 17-time All-Star and the National League MVP in 1973. His best seasons came as a member of the Cincinnati Reds’ “Big Red Machine,” which won back-to-back titles in 1975 and 1976. Rose was the World Series MVP in ’75. In 1978, Rose captivated the baseball world as he chased Joe DiMaggio’s record 56-game hitting streak. He eventually tied the NL mark of 44 games, but that’s where it ended.

MORGAN WALLEN STEPS UP FOR NORTH CAROLINA DISASTER RELIEF

Country star Morgan Wallen, who pledged to help flood-ravaged areas of east Tennessee and western North Carolina, has sent a very large check to the American Red Cross. According to Billboard magazine, Wallen made a $500,000 donation. Wallen wrote, “Those hills and hollers are very important to me in so many ways. It’s going to take a monumental effort.” Luke Combs is another artist who has pledged help. Eric Church, Chase Rice and Chris Lane are three more native North Carolinians who have pledged help in some kind of way.

VEGAS RADIO PULLS GREEN DAY SONGS OVER BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG COMMENTS

The Oakland Athletics have played their last game in Oakland; they are moving to Las Vegas. Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong is from Oakland, and is a huge A’s fan, and he isn’t happy about it. During a Sept. 20 concert at San Francisco’s Oracle Park, Armstrong started ripping on A’s owner John Fisher and then added, “I hate Las Vegas. It’s the worst [bleep]hole in America.” As a result, two rock radio stations in Las Vegas – KOMP and X107.5 – have pulled all their Green Day songs.

ALMANAC

NOTABLE DATES, UPCOMING U.S. OBSERVANCES

Oct. 14, Monday – Columbus Day
Oct. 16, Wednesday – National Boss’s Day
Oct. 31, Thursday – Halloween
Nov. 3, Sunday – Daylight Saving Time Ends, turn clocks back 1 hour
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

Priah Ferguson (actress, “Stranger Things”) … 18
Brie Larson (actress, “Captain Marvel”) … 35
Carly Hughes (actress, “American Housewife”) … 42
Sarah Drew (actress, “Grey’s Anatomy”) … 44
Zach Galifianakis (actor, comedian) … 55
Randy Quaid (actor, “Brokekack Mountain”) … 74
Julie Andrews (actress, singer) … 89
Jimmy Carter (former president) … 100

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

“Privacy is big for me. To do interviews even, I have a very love/hate with it.”

(A) Kanye West
(B) Kim Kardashian
(C) Zach Galifianakis

ANSWER: (C) Zach Galifianakis

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

2009 – “Late Show” host David Letterman acknowledged having sexual relationships with some female staffers as a former CBS producer was charged in a blackmail plot.
* A Stupid Human Tricks twofer.

2001 – The Supreme Court suspended former President Bill Clinton from practicing before the high court.
* Yeah, that’s really held him back.

1996 – A federal grand jury indicted Unabomber suspect Theodore Kaczynski in the 1994 mail bomb slaying of an ad executive.
* I’m no big fan of advertising, either, but that was a little harsh.

1971 – Disneyland in Florida opened.
* Many of the very first customers are now almost through the line and ready to get on the rides.

1962 – Johnny Carson was introduced as the new host of the “Tonight Show,” and held the job for almost thirty years.
* For you youngsters, he was that balding white-haired guy who had to throw it over to Jay Leno when his choppers kept slipping.

1959 – Congress established NASA, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
* To answer America’s pioneer spirit … to push outward into the boundless universe … and to fill the sky with spy satellites.

1908 – Henry Ford’s first Model-T automobile rolled off the assembly line. It came only in black, and sold for $825.
* If that sounds cheap, remember – back in 1908, $825 could also buy you a nice little house.

1903 – The first World Series began.
* Imagine a World Series with no television commercials! It almost seems un-American!

THIS DAY IN MUSIC HISTORY

2015 – An original tape of The Beatles performing at The Cavern Club in Liverpool in 1962 was found after 50 years languishing in a desk drawer. It featured the Fab Four playing “Some Other Guy” in September 1962, four weeks before their debut single came out. It was never broadcast.

2007 – The Spice Girls London reunion concert sold out in 38 seconds after fans were notified tickets had gone on sale.

1991 – The white crystal-beaded glove worn by Michael Jackson was stolen from the Motown Museum in Detroit. M.C. Hammer offered a $50,000 reward for its return. It was recovered two days later in the home of an avid Jackson fan.

1981 – The Pretenders were forced to cancel the last leg of a U.S. tour when drummer Martin Chambers put his hand through a window pane, cutting tendons and arteries.

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. About 39% of one-year-olds have one of THESE. What is it?
A Facebook profile

2. Research says 70% of us in the U.S. use THIS internet service at least once per day. What is it?
Google

3. If you have one of THESE, you probably use it an average of two times per month. But nearly half of us who have one have never used it. What is it?
A Twitter account. 44% of Twitter users have never tweeted.

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