September 21, 1993 –Nirvana released In Utero, their third and final studio album while Kurt Cobain was still alive, on this date. Initially, the album was going to be called I Hate Myself and I Want to Die – Kurt Cobain’s typical response to “How are you?” The final title was taken from a poemContinue reading “Teenage angst has paid off well”
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Love was changin’ the minds of pretenders
While chasin’ the clouds away According to Maurice White, he got the idea for this song in an unlikely place: a hotel room in Washington DC while there was some kind of protest going on below. Said White, “There’s all these cats screaming and throwing things and going crazy and this tune just evolved.“
Nanny and the Professor debuted
January 21, 1970 –We all came to know that Phoebe Figalilly was a silly name when, Nanny and the Professor, starring Juliet Mills, Richard Long, David Doremus, Trent Lehman, and Kim Richards, first aired on ABC TV, on this date. This is one of the situation comedies to go into syndication with a total ofContinue reading “Nanny and the Professor debuted”
The first time we visited the town of Schooner Bay
September 21, 1968 –Based on the 1947 film of the same name, The Ghost & Mrs. Muir, starring Hope Lange, Edward Mulhare, Charles Nelson Reilly, and Reta Shaw, premiered on this date. The series premiered on NBC on Saturday night at 8:30 PM EST. NBC canceled it after the first season, and it was pickedContinue reading “The first time we visited the town of Schooner Bay”
Two giants of animation share the same birthday date:
September 21, 1912 – Chuck Jones, animator and director of Warner Brothers cartoon characters Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, was born on this date. He has directed three films have been selected for the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being “culturally, historically or aesthetically” significant: Duck Amuck, One Froggy Evening, andContinue reading “Two giants of animation share the same birthday date:”
They should have coordinated these holidays better
Right on the heels of yesterday’s Talk Like a Pirate Day, September 20th is National Rum Punch Day. While not a huge fan of the cocktail – I say, get a big bottle of ACME light rum – why not celebrate!
The Captain and Tennille Show premiered
September 20, 1976 –The short-lived the variety show, The Captain and Tennille Show, starring husband and wife team, Toni Tennille and Daryl Dragon, premiered on ABC-TV, on this date. Despite decent ratings, it ranked #19 among the network’s shows and was canceled by ABC. Other, lower ranking shows on the network were renewed. The cancellationContinue reading “The Captain and Tennille Show premiered”
Notes To You debuted
September 20, 1941 –The Looney Tunes cartoon Notes To You, directed by Friz Freleng and featuring Porky Pig and a proto-type of Sylvester the Cat premiered on this date. Porky’s home has the very latest cabinet radio. In the days before television, radio was the at home entertainment for Americans, and most of the songsContinue reading “Notes To You debuted”
In The Beginning debuted
September 20, 1978 –The failed Norman Lear sitcom, In The Beginning, starring McLean Stevenson, and Priscilla Lopez premiered on CBS-TV on this date. It was something of a modern-day adaptation of the classic 1944 Bing Crosby film, Going My Way. While the show’s pilot reportedly received praise from a Catholic audience at both Notre DameContinue reading “In The Beginning debuted”
My Name is Earl premiered
September 20, 2005 – The TV comedy series, created by Greg Garcia, My Name is Earl, starring Jason Lee, Ethan Suplee, Jaime Pressly, Nadine Velazquez, and Eddie Steeples, premiered on NBC-TV, on this date. The items in Earl’s list shown during the opening sequence read as follows:
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