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You wouldn’t be mistaken to be a tad confused when you heard today is National Pancake Day. Sometimes, it happens on Februay 28th, sometimes it’s March 4th (either time could be Ash Wednesday, wihich makes some sort of sense.) Whenever you celebrate, (the girls and I are on the upper East Side indulging this morning,)Continue reading “It’s literally a moveable feast day”

September 26, 1945 –Secretly, I wanted to look like Jimi Hendrix, but I could never quite pull it off. Bryan Ferry (the Lord of Louche) lead singer of the group Roxy Music and solo artist, was born on this date. September 26, 2003 –Robert Palmer, the famous blue eyed soul singer also known for hisContinue reading “Bryan Ferry and Robert Palmer”

September 26, 1976 –The TV crime drama, Delvecchio, starring Judd Hirsch, Charles Haid, Michael Conrad, and Mario Gallo, premiered on CBS-TV, on this date Charles Haid and Michael Conrad would later go on to star in Hill Street Blues.

September 26, 1982 –Gloria, yet another spin-off of All In The Family, starring Sally Struthers, Burgess Meredith, Jo de Winter, Lou Richards, and Christian Jacobs, first aired on CBS-TV, on this date. After this pilot was taped, the production of the show was moved from CBS Television City (where All in the Family and allContinue reading “Gloria premiered”

September 26, 2010 – Reportedly, one of Queen Elizabeth II favorite tv shows, Downtown Abbey, starring Hugh Bonneville, Jessica Brown Findlay, Laura Carmichael, Jim Carter, Brendan Coyle, Michelle Dockery, Siobhan Finneran, Joanne Froggatt, Phyllis Logan, Thomas Howes, Rob James-Collier, Rose Leslie, Elizabeth McGovern, Sophie McShera, Lesley Nicol, and Maggie Smith, in the United Kingdom onContinue reading “Downton Abbey premiered”

September 26, 1969 –The Beatles release the Abbey Road album in London, on this date. It was their 13th album in the U.K. It was also their last album together as a group.

September 26, 2014 –Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke releases his second solo album, Tomorrow’s Modern Boxes, for just $6 on the peer-to-peer file-sharing platform BitTorrent, on this date. According to the album’s producer, Nigel Godrich, “It could be an effective way of handing some control of Internet commerce back to people who are creating the work.”Continue reading “Tomorrow’s Modern Boxes went on sale”

September 25, 1976 –The TV comedy series Holmes and Yoyo, starring Richard B. Shull, John Schuck, Bruce Kirby, and Andrea Howard first aired on ABC-TV on this date. Holmes & Yoyo is considered one of the worst television series ever made. It ranked at #33 on TV Guide’s “50 Worst TV Shows of All Time”Continue reading “Holmes and Yoyo premiered”

September 25, 1961 –One of the greatest sports movies of all time, The Hustler, opened on this date. Paul Newman and Jackie Gleason established a friendship on the set. At one point, Newman got a little cocky about his newfound pool skills and challenged the much more experienced Gleason to a $50 bet on aContinue reading “The Hustler premiered”

September 25, 1965 –The Beatles Cartoon Show premiered on ABC-TV on this date. It racked up a 13 score (or 52 share), then unheard of in daytime television. The series became notorious for its static visual style with the Beatles being depicted in their mop top and suit look from A Hard Day’s Night, despiteContinue reading “They were NOT fond of this series”