WEDNESDAY, Feb 9 – DAILY PREP TEXT VERSION

MORNING SIDEKICK DAILY PREP TEXT VERSION FOR WEDNESDAY, February 9, 2022
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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.)

NATIONAL BAGELS AND LOX DAY

NATIONAL KITE FLYING DAY

NATIONAL STOP BULLYING DAY

NATIONAL TOOTHACHE DAY

PIZZA PIE DAY

READ IN THE BATHTUB DAY

February is:

Adopt a Rescued Rabbit Month
African American History Month
Celebration of Chocolate Month
International Boost Self Esteem Month
International Friendship Month
National Bird Feeding Month
National Snack Food Month
National Sweet Potato Month
Spunky Old Broads Month
Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month

ENTERTAINMENT & CELEBRITIES

SUPER BOWL PROP BETS

There’s a lot of gambling on the Super Bowl, and this year is on course to set a record. Some are predicting there will be at least $7 billion bet on Sunday’s game between the L.A. Rams and the Cincinnati Bengals. The Rams are the favorite to win. A Texas furniture mogul named Jim McIngvale, who is known as “Mattress Mack,” is making news for betting $4.5 million that the Bengals will win.
Then, there are the prop bets. These are the side bets on things like who will win the coin toss, who will score first, how many interceptions… Some of the prop bets can get pretty weird. Like these, and they’re all real:
– Will singer Mickey Guyton forget/omit a word from the national anthem?
– Color of Mickey Guyton’s outfit during the anthem?
– Number of planes during flyover?
– Will any scoring drive take less time than it takes to sing the national anthem?
– Which coach will be shown first during the national anthem?
– Which team’s jersey will Drake wear?
– Will a non-quarterback throw a touchdown?
– Will any player propose following Super Bowl 2022?
– Will there be a flea flicker attempt in the game?
– How many commercials will feature a dog?
– Will Snoop Dogg smoke on stage during the halftime show?
– What color will Snoop’s shoes be during the half-time show?
– Will Eminem make a political statement during the halftime show?
* Will NBC’s Olympics ratings nosedive during the Super Bowl?
* Within 5, how many puppies will pee on the field during the Puppy Bowl?
* How many times will we hear the annual “Chicken Wing Shortage During The Super Bowl” story?
* How much pizza will we eat to the nearest ton?
* You know, we could get some pretty good infrastructure built with 7 billion dollars. But where’s the fun in that?

OLYMPIC UPDATE

– If you’ve watched the ski jumping events, you’ve noticed the jump ramp appears to be located next to a nuclear power plant. You would be wrong. The industrial site was actually a steelworks operation but, having been a major air polluter, it was shut down ahead of the 2008 Summer Olympics. The zone has been transformed into a hub of office buildings, sport facilities and cafes. The grounds are said to be abundant in grassy lawns, greenery, and ponds, while one of the smokestacks has been transformed into a modern event space.
* Yes, those four huge nuclear plant cooling towers are not nuclear plant cooling towers. It was for steelmaking. Every steel plant everywhere has giant cooling towers. Everyone knows that. So stop asking.
* At least they “prettied them up” with the Olympic logo, so there’s that.
* The Russians gotta be going, “Chernobyl Winter Olympics 2030. Whaddya think?”

– South Korea is throwing a fit over what they say is “unfair” officiating in short track speed skating after two of the country’s gold medal hopes were disqualified. In Monday’s men’s 1000m semi-finals, world record holder Hwang Dae-heon and Lee June-seo were disqualified for illegal late passing and lane-changing respectively, having come in first and second in their heats. The decisions allowed two Chinese skaters to advance to the final, with the host country collecting gold and silver. The Koreans are claiming the refereeing was biased. Korean broadcaster SBS aired a segment titled “Top 10 worst moments of cheating by China” and a newspaper in Seoul published an article where the headline read: “Just let China take all the medals.” Although, as of Tuesday afternoon, China had 5 total medals, while Korea had the most total medals, with 10. America still has no golds, but 4 silvers and a bronze.

– Maybe you’ve noticed that some winning Olympic athletes are getting dumb little panda mascot dolls instead of medals. Don’t worry, Olympic athletes will all get their medals eventually. It varies by event whether the receive medals at the venue or later at the medal plaza. The Beijing Olympics mascot Bing Dwen Dwen has been popular — stuffed versions sold out at many stores in Beijing.
* Oh, like China can ever run out of little stuffed toys. Just put on an extra shift at the factory.
* Remember to check your panda for a listening device, kids.

GUMBY IS COMING BACK

Fox Entertainment has acquired the Gumby franchise from the estate of creator Art Clokey. The deal covers the iconic green clay-mation character, his horse Pokey, and all of the characters from Clokey’s animated universe. The company says it plans to “reimagine” the Gumby franchise for new generations. First off, classic Gumby episodes will be coming to the Tubi streaming service. Beyond that, Fox is planning both live-action and animated films and shows, and developing products based on Gumby and his friends, including non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and consumer goods.
* Fox won’t be done until America is bleeding Gumby green.
* Show your kids the original Gumby cartoons, count the number of seconds before they scream, “This is dumb.”
* Today’s kids going for Gumby. That’s a stretch.
* Remember when Pokey would get mad at Gumby and tell him to get bent?
* Who were Gumby’s friends? Let’s see, there was Gumby, Pokey, Chicklet, Bazooka Joe, and the Doublemint Twins.

THE BUZZ

SLEEP YOUR WAY THIN – ASK ME HOW!

At last, a diet we can all get behind. A new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine finds that getting more sleep each night may help facilitate weight loss. MAY. By increasing their sleep by about an hour a night, study participants reduced their caloric intake by an average of 270 calories a day. According to researchers at the University of Chicago Sleep Center, these new findings demonstrate that healthy sleep habits may lead to weight loss over time. MAY. This amount could translate to a loss of 26 pounds over 3 years. COULD.
* So, I’ll see you all tomorrow morning, an hour later. Tell the breakfast burrito lady to come an hour later, too.
* This whole “extra hour of sleep” sounds great, but you’ve got to get everybody else on the program: your dog, your cat, your kids, your bladder…
* Here’s what actually happens: You sleep an extra hour, it’s now an additional hour since you last had something to eat, and you wake up hungrier.
* Can you fit that extra hour of sleep into different parts of the day? Like during Zoom meetings?
* The University of Chicago Sleep Center – yet another career path my high school guidance counselor neglected to tell me about.

U.S. NEWS

MAN THREATENS TO BLOW UP CASINO WITH A GRENADE IN HIS BUTT

A man was arrested after he threatened to blow up the The Strat Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, telling officers he had a grenade in his butt. Police say Brian Gower, 46, Gower had spoken to hotel security, telling them they had 15 minutes to evacuate the building, or it would explode. Police were called and spoke with Mr. Gower. He “was saying random things and talking about Joe Rogan and his ex-wife.” At one point, Gower stated to an officer that he had a grenade in his [butt] and he wanted to [pass gas].” Officers did not find any explosives on – or in – Mr. Gower.
* Turns out he had just eaten at Taco Bell and got confused.
* “Officers, my butt is da bomb!” “Oh, stop bragging.”
* “You check him. “No, YOU check him.” “No, no… YOU check him.”
* Moron. With a grenade up your butt, how can you get your hand up there to pull the pin?
* Just keep him away from the craps table.

WORST THIEF EVER FEELS BAD FOR STEALING ART

A Michigan man has apologized for stealing a piece of artwork from a business in Chelsea. The owner of the unnamed business was baffled when he arrived to work and noticed a piece of framed artwork missing from the wall. He checked security footage and witnessed a customer taking the picture off the wall and walking away with it. After checking credit card sales receipts from that night, police were able to identify the suspect and contacted him about the theft. The man said he “felt bad” and apologized for taking the art and agreed to bring it back. The owner declined to press criminal charges.
* Besides, it didn’t go with his decor.
* He felt bad … that they were able to figure out is was him.
* “So, I’m not a thief now, right?”
* So as for his career stealing paintings – he’s hanging it up.

GUY FINDS LONG LOST BROTHER ON TV WEATHER REPORT

Randy Waites of Sacramento, California was watching the weather forecast on local station KCRA-TV. A man being interviewed was named Eddie Waites. Randy noticed they had a resemblance, and that they shared the same last name. He asked his daughter to do some digging, and eventually they determined that Eddie was his brother. Once they talked on the phone, once they started sharing pictures, they knew they were family. Randy had never met his father. But, it turns out, Eddie and Randy grew up within just 30 miles of one another. Last Saturday, they met for the first time.
* The first thing Randy said was “Hot enough for ya?”
* Cloudy with a chance of siblings.
* Why do you interview someone for a weather forecast? To get a second opinion?
* What a heartwarming story. Completely devoid of actual details on how they were able to make the connection. Thanks, TV news, you’ve done it again.
* Who needs those dumb DNA tests when you’ve got TV weathermen?

TRENDINGOSCAR NOMINATIONS

At least this year you’ve heard of the nominees, even if you never saw the movie. The show is on Sunday, March 27:

BEST PICTURE
– “Belfast”
– “CODA”
– “Don’t Look Up”
– “Drive My Car”
– “Dune”
– “King Richard”
– “Licorice Pizza”
– “Nightmare Alley”
– “The Power of the Dog”
– “West Side Story”

DIRECTOR
– Kenneth Branagh, “Belfast”
– Ryusuke Hamaguchi, “Drive My Car”
– Paul Thomas Anderson, “Licorice Pizza”
– Jane Campion, “The Power of the Dog”
– Steven Spielberg, “West Side Story”

ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
– Javier Bardem, “Being the Ricardos”
– Benedict Cumberbatch, “The Power of the Dog”
– Andrew Garfield, “Tick, Tick… Boom!”
– Will Smith, “King Richard”
– Denzel Washington, “The Tragedy of Macbeth”

ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
– Jessica Chastain, “The Eyes of Tammy Faye”
– Olivia Colman, “The Lost Daughter”
– Penelope Cruz, “Parallel Mothers”
– Nicole Kidman, “Being the Ricardos”
– Kristen Stewart, “Spencer”

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
– Jessie Buckley, “The Lost Daughter”
– Ariana DeBose, “West Side Story”
– Judi Dench, “Belfast”
– Kirsten Dunst, “The Power of the Dog”
– Aunjanue Ellis, “King Richard”

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
– Ciaran Hinds, “Belfast”
– Troy Kotsur, “CODA”
– Jesse Plemons, “The Power of the Dog”
– J.K. Simmons, “Being the Ricardos”
– Kodi Smit-McPhee, “The Power of the Dog”

ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
– “Encanto”
– “Flee”
– “Luca”
– “The Mitchells vs. The Machine”
– “Raya and the Last Dragon”

FLORIDA-GEORGIA LINE MUSEUM EXHIBIT

Tyler Hubbard and Brian Kelley currently have an exhibit at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, called “Florida Georgia Line: Mix It Up Strong.” The showcase transports fans back in time to when Hubbard and Kelley became friends in college. The memorabilia tells a touching story about their rapid rise to fame and how they successfully solidified their place within the country music scene. Band fans can expect to see artifacts such as Hubbard’s saxophone he played growing up, Kelley’s old-fashion baseball cap he wore in high school, a Garth Brooks Takamine guitar that was used to co-write “Cruise,” and helmets the two sported in the 2016 music video for “May We All.”

ALMANAC

NOTABLE DATES, UPCOMING U.S. OBSERVANCES

February 12, Saturday – Lincoln’s Birthday
February 14, Monday – Valentine’s Day
February 21, Monday – Presidents’ Day / Washington’s Birthday
March 1, Tuesday – Shrove Tuesday/Mardi Gras
March 13, Sunday – Daylight Saving Time Begins
March 17, Thursday – St. Patrick’s Day
March 20, Sunday – Spring begins, Spring Equinox is 11:33 a.m. EDT
March 21, Monday – First full day of Spring

BIRTHDAYS

Tom Hiddleston (actor, Loki in Marvel’s Avengers and Thor movies) … 41
Charlie Day (actor, “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia”) … 46
Jason George (actor, “Station 19”, “Grey’s Anatomy”) … 50
Travis Tritt (country singer) … 59
Mia Farrow (actress) … 77
Joe Pesci (actor) … 79
Carole King (singer, songwriter) … 80

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

“I’ve given my whole life to show business. I’d like to find out about another part of life, a more relaxing and spiritual part and a more enjoyable part.”

(A) David Letterman
(B) Jay Leno
(C) Joe Pesci

ANSWER: (C) Joe Pesci

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

COVID 19 – ONE YEAR AGO:
– The World Health Organization team investigating the origin of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China said it was “extremely unlikely” that it leaked from a local research lab, a conclusion which was met with skepticism. China has since refused to allow further investigations in Wuhan.

2014 – Australian National University scientists discover the oldest known star at 13.6 billion years old.
* And yes, it was Cher.

2009 – New York Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez admitted he took banned substances from 2001 to 2003.
* Hey, he didn’t take them. He paid for them.

1997 – “The Simpsons” became the longest-running prime-time animated series. “The Flintstones” held the record previously.
* Fred Flintstone was quoted as saying, “Yabba dabba D’OH!”

1895 – Volleyball was invented by W. G. Morgan in Massachusetts.
* It didn’t really catch on until many years later, when women in swimsuits were finally allowed to play.

1870 – The U.S. Army established the U.S. National Weather Service.
* They staffed it with guys who washed out of astrology school.

THIS DAY IN MUSIC HISTORY

2015 – Bob Dylan answered his critics during a 30-minute speech, at the Musicares charity gala honoring his career. The 73-year-old, who rarely talks about his work, asked why critics complained he “can’t sing” and sounds “like a frog” but do not “say that about Tom Waits?” The singer added, “Critics say my voice is shot, that I have no voice. Why don’t they say those things about Leonard Cohen? Why do I get special treatment?”

2010 – The White Stripes took on the US Air Force, complaining that it used one of the group’s songs “Fell In Love With A Girl” in a TV ad without permission. In a statement on their website, the duo said they took “strong insult and objection, with the implication that we licensed one of our songs to encourage recruitment during a war that we do not support.”

2009 – Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant took home five Grammies for his collaboration with bluegrass singer Alison Krauss. The duo won album of the year for Raising Sand and record of the year for Please Read The Letter.

2009 – Ringo Starr became the 2,401st person to be added to the Hollywood Walk Of Fame during a ceremony that marked the 50th anniversary of the stars. The Beatles as a group were given a star in 1998.

1991 – C & C Music Factory started a two-week run at No.1 on the U.S. singles chart with “Gonna Make You Sweat”.

1985 – Madonna started a three-week run at No.1 on the U.S. album chart with “Like A Virgin”.

1982 – George Harrison presented UNICEF with a check for $9 million, ten years after the fundraising concert for Bangladesh.

1981 – Bill Haley was found dead, fully clothed on his bed at his home in Harlington, from a heart attack. Haley had sold over 60 million records during his career. Scored the 1955 No.1 single “Rock Around The Clock” and became known as the first Rock ‘n’ Roll star.

1974 – The Love Unlimited Orchestra went to No.1 on the U.S. singles chart with “Love’s Theme”.

1968 – Hal Cone, former manager of The Monkees and Head of Jones Records, was found guilty of theft, forgery, receiving stolen property and conspiracy.

1964 – The Beatles made their U.S. live debut on CBS-TV’s “The Ed Sullivan Show”; they performed five songs including their current No.1 “I Want To Hold Your Hand” watched by an estimated 73 million people. The show had received over 50,000 applications for the 728 seats in the TV studio.

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. A recent survey says there are 500,000 Tweets about THIS topic every day. What is it?
The weather

2. If you want to burn 400 calories in an hour, do THIS. What is it?
Shovel snow

3. When severe weather is forecast, the two top-selling items at the grocery store are beer and THIS. What is it?
Pop Tarts

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