WEDNESDAY, Oct 12 – DAILY PREP TEXT VERSION
MORNING SIDEKICK DAILY PREP TEXT VERSION FOR WEDNESDAY, October 12, 2022
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COMEDY MP3s POSTED ON OUR PREP SITE FOR TODAY: A & M AUTOLAND – Stop Thinking; 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.)
INTERNATIONAL MOMENT OF FRUSTRATION SCREAM DAY
The KeepIn Calendar website says this:
“So frustrated you could scream? Screaming can make you feel better when you are frustrated. International Moment of Frustration Scream Day is a day for just that! At 1200 Greenwich time people around the world will join together for 30 seconds to feel the angst and let it all out in a furious howler! So go on, get outside and instead of a moment of silence, have a moment of loudness.”
NATIONAL FARMER’S DAY
NATIONAL FREETHOUGHT DAY
The National Day Calendar says this:
“National Freethought Day is observed annually on October 12. The purpose of National Freethought Day is to encourage people to be free thinkers and to base opinions on facts, science, logic and reason. This day occurs on the anniversary of the effective end of the Salem Witch trials on October 12, 1692. On this day, Massachusetts Governor William Phips wrote a letter condemning the use of spectral evidence against the accused. At some point, the trials did resume and ‘spectral evidence’ was allowed but largely discounted and those convicted were swiftly pardoned by Phips.”
NATIONAL GUMBO DAY
NATIONAL TAKE YOUR PARENTS TO LUNCH 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
AUDIO: BLAKE SHELTON LEAVING “THE VOICE”
Blake Shelton is stepping away from the coach’s chair … he says the upcoming season of “The Voice” will be his last. Blake made the announcement Tuesday, writing, “This show has changed my life in every way for the better, and it will always feel like home to me. It’s been a hell of a ride over these 12 years of chair turns… I’ve made lifelong bonds with Carson and every single one my fellow coaches over the years, including my wife, Gwen Stefani! I have to give a huge shoutout to the singers — the ‘Voices’ who come on this stage season after season and amaze us with their talent and a special thanks to those who chose me to be their coach. Lastly, it’s about y’all, the fans, who watch and support these artists, us coaches and everyone at The Voice chasing their dreams. It wouldn’t happen without you!” No word on who will replace him as judge.
* Not Angela Lansbury, for one.
* Like everyone else in this world, he thinks, “Now would be a good time for a massive pay cut.”
* Is it weird that he thanks Carson Daly before his wife?
CLIP: Our classic “We Need Judges” parody spot.
ANGELA LANSBURY DIED, 96
Actress Angela Lansbury died on Tuesday, her family announced. She was 96. Her family said she died peacefully in her sleep at home in Los Angeles, just five days shy of her 97th birthday. Lansbury was one of the most decorated players in stage history. She won five Tony Awards, including one for creating the role of Nellie Lovett in “Sweeney Todd.” One of her early film appearances was in the 1948 Alfred Hitchcock film “Gaslight,” and one of her last screen appearances was a cameo in the Disney film “Mary Poppins Returns.” She famously voiced Mrs. Potts in the Disney animated film “Beauty and the Beast”. Her most widely known role was as mystery writer Jessica Fletcher on the CBS hit “Murder, She Wrote,” which ran for 12 seasons, from 1984 to 1996.
* And yet nobody ever noticed that wherever she went, somebody died, and she was able to pin the murder on somebody else.
* What did she die from? Old age, they wrote.
* Darn. And she was this close to being the backup punchline to every old age joke after Betty White died.
* Who should we turn the spotlight on now? Joan Collins at 89? June Lockhart at 97? Eva Marie Saint at 98? Let’s open the phones.
THE BUZZ
STUDY: THE FAMILY THAT EATS TOGETHER, MEETS TOGETHER
Researchers with the American Heart Association, in a poll of 1,000 American adults, have found that 91 percent of parents notice their families are less stressed when they share meals together. Erin Michos, associate director of preventive cardiology at Johns Hopkins, says, “Sharing meals with others is a great way to reduce stress, boost self-esteem and improve social connection, particularly for kids.”
– Two in three in the survey say dining with others reminds them of the importance of connecting with friends, family, co-workers, and neighbors.
– More than half (54%) say sharing a meal reminds them to slow down and take a break.
* Which is just what the boss wants to hear. Get back to work, you slackers!
* Here’s how kids eat with the family: Take a bite, watch a TikTok video. Take a bite, watch a TikTok video …
* And if you have Jeopardy on the TV while you all eat together, you all learn something.
* It’s no fun getting the family together for a meal when no one helps with the dishes after.
HOW TO FIND YOUR LOST DOG
West Coast-based pet detective Babs Fry has a couple of tips on what to do if your dog runs away:
1. “Get home and get those doors open,” she says. Dogs are “bonded” to a family’s scent, and they’ll go where they smell you. If you go out looking, you’re spreading your scent around, which may lead them down the wrong trail.
2. When in doubt, try setting a trap with irresistible rotisserie chicken or bacon. “If a dog’s around either of those smells, there’s no denying it,” explains Fry.
* And if the dog hasn’t come home in 24 hours, you can eat the rotisserie chicken. It might make you feel better.
* “If you go out looking, you’re spreading your scent around”? Hey, some of us take showers, lady.
* What I’m hearing is #1, Open your house to animals and burglars; and #2, lure a bunch of wild animals and hungry hobos to your open doors. Good advice for all.
* This story sponsored by Hartz GPS Dog Collars.
U.S. NEWS
MAN ROBS BANK WITH FINGER GUN
A Florida Man robbed a Florida bank with his finger on Monday. Police say Paul James Sinclair, 56, entered a Chase branch in Seminole around 1:25 PM Monday and, with his hand under his shirt, “made the shape of a gun with his finger” and demanded cash. He got away with $120, but was arrested less than 15 minutes later.
* Look out, he’s got a hangnail!!
* You’d think his hand wouldn’t be considered a dangerous weapon, but he hadn’t sanitized it with Purel when he walked into the bank.
* When they caught him, he said, “That wasn’t a finger gun, I had a hand cramp.”
BURGLAR LEAVES FINGER AT SCENE OF THE CRIME
A man lost his finger while attempting to break into a home last Thursday morning in Burlington, North Carolina. The homeowner told police he left his car in his driveway and was walking to his door when he was approached by the armed man, who tried to force his way inside the home. After a struggle, in which the suspect’s gun went off, police said the owner slammed the door on the man. Investigators at the scene found a glove with a severed finger inside, believed to belong to the suspect (* That’s some mighty fine detective work, Lou.”). They used the evidence to arrest Vernon Forest Wilson, 67. Wilson was charged with first-degree burglary, assault with a deadly weapon, and possession of a firearm by a prohibited felon.
* And also littering.
* So even with gloves, he left a fingerprint.
* He fingered himself, with his own finger.
* On the way to the police station, he asked if they could stop at Walmart for some Superglue.
* Are they sure it was the suspect’s finger? I mean, it could have been anybody’s.
GRAMPA RETURNS RENTAL CAR WITH GRANDDAUGHTER IN IT
A 2-year-old girl was accidentally left behind in a locked rental car when it was returned by her grandfather to the Daytona Beach Airport on Monday evening. The toddler was found in a car in the return lot by a Hertz employee; she had been there about 45 minutes, scared and hot, but in good health when checked by paramedics. Not long after the girl was discovered, her mother called to say that her father had left her daughter accidentally in the rental car while babysitting her. The grandfather was said to be remorseful and cooperative with deputies, and will be charged with one count of child neglect.
* … and also an interior cleaning fee for the rental.
* Some Senior Moments are a little more serious than others.
* A simple Post-It Note reminder on the dashboard and this never would have happened.
* Sorry, gramps, time to find a new babysitter.
* He forgot the kid, but I bet he remembered to tell them that the scratch on the bumper was already there when he picked it up.
BOUTIQUE OWNER HAD $40 MILLION WORTH OF FAKE DESIGNER CLOTHES
A Long Island boutique owner was caught with more than $40 million in fake designer goods. Lindsay Castelli, 31, sold fake Gucci, Chanel, Prada, Dior, Ugg, and Louis Vuitton knock-offs to unsuspecting customers from her store, Linny’s Boutique in Plainview. Long Island. Detectives also found 22 printing presses at the store that were used to create thousands of synthetic heat-sealed counterfeit labels, which Castelli would then attach to the cheap clothing items before jacking their price way up. The counterfeit merchandise was being shipped all over the U.S. to unwitting customers.
* Now THIS, ladies and gentlemen, is real Fake News.
* Dummy! Doesn’t she know that to do this kind of thing successfully, you have to be in China?
* Again: when the real Gucci sells a purse for $2300 you do have to ask, who’s the real criminal here?
* Some people were smart, and paid her with counterfeit money.
* Remember – that $40 million is STREET value. Being fake, the actual value is closer to 12 to 14 grand.
* 22 printing presses and she didn’t think to print one forged letter from a designer that said what she was doing was ok?
TRENDING
STATUE OF LIBERTY NOW OPEN ALL THE WAY UP
Starting yesterday (Tuesday 10/11), visitors are being allowed back up into the crown of the Statue of Liberty for the first time since before the pandemic. Visitors can now make the 162-step journey to the top of the Statue of Liberty, after it was closed since March 16, 2020. Although the torch has remained off-limits to tourists: the Statue of Liberty’s torch has been closed since 1916.
ALMANAC
NOTABLE DATES, UPCOMING U.S. OBSERVANCES
Oct. 16, Sunday – National Boss Day
Oct. 31, Monday – Halloween
Nov. 6, Sunday – Daylight Saving Time Ends, turn clocks back 1 hour
Nov. 11, Friday – Veterans Day
Nov. 24, Thursday – Thanksgiving
Dec. 21, Wednesday – Winter begins, winter solstice occurs at 4:48 p.m. EST
Dec. 25, Sunday – Christmas
Dec. 31, Saturday – New Year’s Eve
Jan. 1, Sunday – New Year’s Day
BIRTHDAYS
Josh Hutcherson (actor, “The Hunger Games”) … 30
Kirk Cameron (actor, “Growing Pains”) … 52
Martie Maguire (fiddler with The Chicks) … 53
Hugh Jackman (actor, was Wolverine in the X-Men movies) … 54
Chris Wallace (TV journalist) … 75
BIRTHDAY QUOTE QUIZ – Ask your listeners “Who said it?” HINT: Today’s their birthday!
“I’m a big goofball, you know. Don’t tell anyone that, but I’m a big goofball.”
(A) Elon Musk
(B) Kim Jong-un
(C) Hugh Jackman
ANSWER: (C) Hugh Jackman
THIS DAY IN HISTORY
COVID-19 in History:
2020 – China announced it would test the entire city of Qingdao, 9 million people, for COVID-19 within five days after a dozen cases were discovered.
2016 – James Charles, 17, became the first male face of make-up label CoverGirl.
* So … is it now CoverPerson?
2011 – Nigerian al-Qaida operative Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab pleaded guilty to trying to bring down a jetliner with a bomb in his underwear minutes before the plane landed in Detroit on Christmas Day, 2009. He was later sentenced to life in prison.
* Where he would have to deal with the weapons in everyone else’s underwear.
2001 – NBC News said an assistant to anchorman Tom Brokaw had tested positive for skin anthrax after opening a letter addressed to Brokaw.
* In case you were wondering what interns are for.
1989 – The remains of Shakespeare’s original Globe Theater were found by the side of the Thames River in England.
* That’s what I call a tough audience – If they don’t like the show they bury the theater.
1934 – The cheeseburger was invented at Kaelin’s Tavern in Kentucky.
* “Say, Kaelin, can you think of any way to make these here burgers more fattening?”
1901 – President Theodore Roosevelt renamed the President’s executive mansion the “White House.”
* Teddy wasn’t exactly brimming over with imagination.
1492 – Christopher Columbus proved the world was round when he arrived in the Bahamas.
* And was immediately surrounded by time-share salesmen.
THIS DAY IN MUSIC HISTORY
2016 – David Bowie and Prince were both new entries in the latest list of top-earning dead celebrities compiled by Forbes. Prince’s pre-tax income from October 1, 2015 to October 1, 2016 was estimated at $25m by the business magazine, putting him fifth in the list. Bowie, meanwhile, was ranked at 11th for an estimated income of $10.5m. Both, however, were dwarfed by Michael Jackson who topped the list once again with a record-breaking estimated income of $825m.
2005 – Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee suffered minor burns at a concert in Casper, Wyoming during a pyrotechnics explosion. Lee was treated at a local hospital for the injuries to his arm and face, which occurred while he was suspended from a wire 30 feet above the stage.
1997 – John Denver was killed when the light aircraft he was piloting crashed into Monterey Bay, California. He was 53.
1997 – The Backstreet Boys were forced to cancel a show in Madrid after over 7,000 fans arrived for the 5,000 capacity show. More than 300 young girls had to be treated after fainting in the heat.
1992 – Tupac Shakur was released from prison on $1.4 million bail, pending an appeal for sexual assault.
1985 – Ricky Wilson of the B-52’s died of complications from AIDS.
1978 – While living at the Chelsea Hotel in New York, Sex Pistol Sid Vicious called the police to say that someone had stabbed his girlfriend, Nancy Spungen. He was arrested and charged with murder and placed in the detox unit of a New York prison.
1975 – Rod Stewart and The Faces made their final live appearance when they played at Nassau Coliseum, Long Island.
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 it comes to love, about 60% of people surveyed believe THIS can happen. What is it?
You can find true love in high school
2. 6 out of 10 adults surveyed believe it’s possible to do THIS. What is it?
Fall in love with two people at the same time
3. 86% of men surveyed believe in THIS, while only 41% of women believe in it. What is it?
Love at first sight
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