WEDNESDAY, June 15 – DAILY PREP TEXT VERSION

MORNING SIDEKICK DAILY PREP TEXT VERSION FOR WEDNESDAY, June 15, 2022
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COMEDY MP3s POSTED ON OUR PREP SITE FOR TODAY: A & M AUTOLAND – Lemons; THE ONLY MORNING SHOW IN TOWN

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.)

GLOBAL WIND DAY
The Cute Calendar website says this:
“Global Wind Day is a worldwide event that occurs annually. It is organized by EWEA (European Wind Energy Association) and GWEC (Global Wind Energy Council). It is a day when wind energy is celebrated, information is exchanged and adults and children find out about wind energy, its power and the possibilities it holds to change the world.”

MAGNA CARTA DAY
(Signed by King John of England on June 15, 1215)

NATIONAL LOBSTER DAY

NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT

NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY DAY

NATIONAL SMILE POWER DAY
The National Day Calendar website says this:
“June 15th is the day we observe National Smile Power Day. This is a day for everyone to share the power of the smile. From the good morning greeting and the first ‘How may I help you?’ present yourself with a smile. No matter where you are employed, job seeking, retired or looking for new horizons starting the day with a smile is certainly more empowering than a pout or grump. Starting with a smile first is easier than trying to get there later in the day. When you smile at someone, you are telling them that they are valued and worth the smile that you just gave them. Smiles are moral boosters and confidence builders. Research has proven that smiling really does increase attractiveness and likability between humans. Smiling creates a greater trust and increased interpersonal cooperation. Smiling at someone can help them to relax and relieve their stress while at the same time, it will make you feel right. Smiling (even if you do not feel like it) will lift your mood and can make you a happier person.”

WORLDWIDE DAY OF GIVING

June is:

NATIONAL DJ MONTH – Yeah!
National Adopt a Cat / Adopt a Shelter Cat Month
African-American Music / Black Music Appreciation Month
Corn Month
Great Outdoors Month / National Camping Month
International Men’s Month
Lemon Month
LGBTQIA Pride Month
National Candy Month
National Fresh Fruit & Vegetables Month
National Iced Tea Month
National Rose Month
National Seafood Month
Women’s Golf Month

ENTERTAINMENT & CELEBRITIES

NETFLIX MAKING A TRUE-LIFE “SQUID GAME” SHOW

Netflix is producing a real-life Squid Game series that’s billed as “the biggest reality competition ever.” While the stakes won’t be life or death (* aww, where’s the fun in that?), Squid Game: The Challenge will have 456 players competing in a series of games for the chance to win $4.56 million. The reality competition will consist of 10 episodes full of tension and twists, with the biggest-ever cash prize at the end. Casting for Squid Game: The Challenge is now open for applications at SquidGameCasting.com. You must be English-speaking. Players are allowed to speak other languages, so long as they can also speak and understand English.
* With that many contestants, the natural odds are that SOMEONE will die from something not even related to the game. I’m just throwing that out there, not that it would be a reason to watch or anything.
* I’m not sure if I’m interested in watching a bunch of people play tug-of-war if there aren’t lives at stake.
* Instead of contestants dying, an actual squid will be killed at the conclusion of each challenge.
* Most of the contestants are former Netflix employees who were let go after the discovered they were hemorrhaging subscribers.

BTS TO TAKE A BREAK

The K-pop boy band BTS announced that they will be going on a “temporary hiatus” to pursue solo careers. The septet — consisting of members Jin, Suga, J-Hope, RM, Jimin, V, and Jungkook – made the announcement during their annual FESTA dinner, celebrating the founding of the band. Band member RM said it was time to work on their own so they can grow and mature as individuals. Several members broke down and cried as they shared the news. But, they promised through the tears, they would “return someday.”
* Which made the rest of the world start crying.
* Will they return as a K-pop Man Band?
* This is great ’cause everyone can tell Jin and Jungkook really need some room to blossom.
* So the animatronic replacements didn’t work out?
* Some of them just wanted to take some time off to learn the names of some of the other members of the band.
* Others just want to move out of the range of Kim Jong-un’s missiles.
* Maybe there’s some other K-pop band who could fill the empty space. Are there any others?

THE BUZZ

SURVEY: WOULD YOU GO TO A FAMILY CHAIN RESTAURANT ON A FIRST DATE?

A recent survey in Japan asked: “Is it OK to go to a family restaurant – something like Denny’s or Coco’s or Big Boy – on the first date?”
Here are the male responses:
– Sure — 25 percent
– Kind of — 21.4 percent
– Can’t say either way — 26.7 percent
– Probably not — 9.8 percent
– No way — 17.2 percent

Here are the female responses. Weirdly, they seem be more than alright with it:
– Sure — 30.9 percent
– Kind of — 23.7 percent
– Can’t say either way — 19.7 percent
– Probably not — 11.7 percent
– No way — 14.1 percent
* Question: Is the woman bringing her family along?
* Do the percentages change if your meal comes with a free toy?
* If fine dining restaurant prices in Japan are having the same kind of inflation as here, this could end up the new normal.
* Take your first date to Dairy Queen. That way you can impress them with a hot dog dinner AND a nice dessert.
* As long as you end up drunk at Waffle House at 3 in the morning, anything goes.

U.S. NEWS

COURT RULES ELEPHANT IS NOT A PERSON

New York’s State Court of Appeals has ruled that Happy the elephant is not a “person” and dismissed a lawsuit seeking to free the animal from the Bronx Zoo. An animal rights group had been trying to free the 50-year-old elephant since at least 2018 under a legal principal used for challenging wrongful imprisonment. To do this, they were trying to get Happy to have the same rights as a human being. The NonHuman Rights Project had argued that Happy – as an intelligent creature – should live free from captivity after over 40 years cooped up in the zoo and more than ten years living alone. But the state Court of Appeals on Monday rejected that argument, although they did point out that “elephants are intelligent beings deserving of proper care and compassion.”
* Just as well. Where’s she going to find an apartment she can afford in this real estate market?
* She won’t have to pack her trunk – she’s stayin’.
* They tried sneaking in a giant file in a cake, but she just used it on her nails.
* Since she’s not a person, will the zoo cut off her Netflix account?
* Sorry, Happy. It’s back to being the elephant in the room.

CAR RENTALS ON THE MOON

General Motors has teamed up with Lockheed Martin to develop a line of rental vehicles that will provide transportation for manned missions visiting the Moon. The vehicles are being designed to carry humans or equipment around the lunar surface. The idea is that the vehicles will be sent to the Moon ahead of a planned manned mission in 2025, then made available for lease to any government-led expeditions that visit the Moon, either from the U.S. or other nations. The vehicles will be recharged using solar power and are being engineered with easy maintenance that should give them a lifespan of about 10 years.
* Less if it has to be driven 1,000 miles to where you landed.
* Imagine the insurance rider for THAT when you’re filling out the rental form.
* “No, that meteor impact on the fender was already there when I rented it.”
* Rent our moon cars! Sure, make it easier for other countries to find all the good minerals and stuff. Dummies!

TRENDINGKEVIN BACON DID NOT KNOW ABOUT KEVIN BACON RESTAURANT CHAIN IN ARGENTINA

Kevin Bacon was on Jimmy Kimmel Live on Monday when he revealed that there is fast food chain in Argentina using his name and likeness. Kimmel pulled up an image of the restaurant’s logo featuring the name “Kevin Bacon Fast Good” around an image of Bacon’s face. Kevin told Jimmy, “Listen, I clearly didn’t have photo approval. That is not a good picture. Some kind of clown face,” adding, “I gotta tell you, I think there are other Kevin Bacon restaurants that I don’t get any money for.” Ultimately, Bacon declared, “I’ll be talking to my attorney.”

ALMANAC

NOTABLE DATES, UPCOMING U.S. OBSERVANCES

June 19, Sunday – Father’s Day
June 21, Tuesday – Summer begins (The June solstice occurs at 5:14 A.M. EDT)
July 4, Monday – U.S. Independence Day
Sept. 5, Monday – Labor Day
Sept. 11, Sunday – Patriot Day
Sept. 22, Thursday – Fall begins, Equinox is 9:04 p.m. EDT

BIRTHDAYS

Wayne Sermon (guitarist with Imagine Dragons) … 38
Neil Patrick Harris (actor, “How I Met Your Mother”, “Doogie Howser, M.D.”) … 49
Ice Cube (actor & rapper, born O’Shea Jackson) … 53
Courtney Cox (actress, “Cougar Town”, “Friends”) … 58
Helen Hunt (actress, “I See You,” “Mad About You,” “Cast Away,” “As Good As It Gets”) … 59
Jim Belushi (actor, “According to Jim”) … 68
Xi Jinping (President of the People’s Republic of China) … 69
Russ Hitchcock (singer with Air Supply) … 73

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

“I’m a big proponent of monogamous relationships regardless of sexuality, and I’m proud of how the nation is steering toward that.”

(A) Taylor Swift
(B) Leonardo DiCaprio
(C) Neil Patrick Harris

ANSWER: (C) Neil Patrick Harris

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

COVID-19 in History:
2020 – A new COVID-19 cluster of more than 100 cases in Beijing was called a “significant event” by WHO.
2021 – The US death toll from COVID-19 topped 600,000, with 65% of adults vaccinated with at least one dose.
2021 – NY Governor Andrew Cuomo announced a “return to life as we know it” lifting all COVID-19 restrictions after the state passed 70% vaccinated with one dose.

2006 – Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates said he would transition from day-to-day responsibilities at the company to concentrate on the charitable work of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
* Notice how much better the world’s gotten?

2002 – A jury in Houston convicted accounting firm Arthur Andersen of obstruction of justice, giving a first victory to prosecutors investigating the sudden collapse of energy-trader Enron.
* Whoever thought the “go-go 90’s” would become the “go-go-to-prison 2000’s”?

1992 – At a high school spelling bee, then Vice President Dan Quayle cemented his public image as a dim bulb when he told a student “potato” was spelled “potatoe.”
* Hey, Dan – can you spell “unelectable”?

1898 – The US House of Representatives accepted the annexation of Hawaii.
* And immediately started planning fact-finding missions the islands.

1844 – Charles Goodyear patented a process for strengthening rubber called “vulcanizing.”
* It was the logical thing to do.

1215 – England’s King John signed the Magna Carta, which established the basis for the country’s political and personal freedoms, which became incorporated into the American legal and political system.
* Unless you get on the wrong side of the IRS or the ATF.

THIS DAY IN MUSIC HISTORY

2016 – Led Zeppelin’s guitarist Jimmy Page denied stealing the riff to “Stairway To Heaven” when he took the stand at a copyright trial in the U.S. The band was accused of lifting the opening guitar line from “Taurus,” a 1968 track by the band Spirit. Page testified that he had never heard the song until people started posting comparisons online a few years ago. Page admitted to owning several Spirit albums, but only remembered buying two of them, neither of which contained Taurus. Under questioning, he conceded that he did own a copy of the band’s self-titled debut, on which the track appears, but could not recall how it came to be part of his collection. The lawsuit stemmed from a 2014 filing alleging that because Led Zeppelin had appeared on the same bill as Spirit in the early stage of their career, they would have been aware of the song “Taurus” and would have subsequently copied it. Spirit lost the lawsuit.

2010 – Devo released the album “Something for Everybody.” It was their first album in 20 years.

2002 – A rare autographed copy of The Beatles’ album Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band sold at auction for $57,800, more than five times the estimated price.

2000 – Rapper Flesh-N-Bone of Bone Thugs-N-Harmony was convicted of assault with a firearm and for being an ex-convict in criminal possession of a firearm after threatening a friend with an AK-47.

1991 – Paula Abdul started a five-week run at No.1 on the U.S. singles chart with “Rush Rush,” her 5th U.S. No.1.

1989 – Nirvana’s debut album “Bleach” was released in the U.S. The title for the album came from a “Bleach Your Works” poster urging drug users to bleach their needles.

1988 – During Bruce Springsteen’s stay in Rome during a world tour a photographer took a shot of Bruce in his underpants sharing an intimate moment with his backing singer Patti Scialfa. The picture confirmed the rumors that Bruce and Patti were having an affair.

1985 – Dire Straits started a nine-week run at No.1 on the U.S. album chart with “Brothers In Arms.”

1982 – Pete Farndon, bass player with The Pretenders, was fired from the group. He went on to form a group with Topper Headon from The Clash. Farndon was found dead in his bath on April 14th, 1983.

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 found that over 70% of cheating women have THIS in common. What is it?
They had a mother who strayed

2. On average, women spend about 63 hours of their life doing THIS. What is it?
Shaving their legs

3. 50% of women surveyed said they are embarrassed about how often they do THIS. What is it?
Snack

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