April 27, 1971 – CBS executives finally sobered up and the last episode of Green Acres aired on this date. This was to have been the pilot for a proposed spin off featuring Elaine Joyce as Carol. Oliver and Lisa only appear briefly in the beginning as an excuse to introduce Carol and the pilot.Continue reading “We got to be at Green Acres one last time”
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The Krays premiered
April 27, 1990 –The British film based on the lives and crimes of the English gangster twins Ronald and Reginald Kray, The Krays, starring Gary Kemp (of Spandau Ballet) and Martin Kemp, opened in the UK on this date. Roger Daltrey had originally intended to produce a film about the Kray twins life after acquiringContinue reading “The Krays premiered”
Live By Request: The Bee Gees
April 27, 2001 –And I fell out of bed, hurting my head from things that I’d said … The Bee Gees performed audience and viewer requests for tunes from their long career in a concert at New York’s Hammerstein Ballroom on the A&E series, Live By Request, on this date.
A little beer will help the pretzels go down
National Pretzel Day celebrates pretzels of all shapes and sizes. Pretzels are believed to be the world’s oldest snack. (This appears to be a legitimate celebration, there are many stores giving away free pretzels today.) Wake me up when it’s Very Dry Martini, straight up with Olives Day. And no that’s not every day atContinue reading “A little beer will help the pretzels go down”
Inside Pop – The Rock Revolution premiered
April 26, 1967 –CBS broadcast the documentary, Inside Pop – The Rock Revolution, with the host Leonard Bernstein, on this date. The program marked the first time that television presented pop music as a legitimate art form.
The Waltz debuted
April 26, 1978 – The concert billed as The Band’s “farewell concert appearance“, was held on November 25, 1976, at Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco. The concert film, The Last Waltz, directed by Martin Scorsese, starring members of the band and many of their friends, premiered in the US on this date. The Band’s managementContinue reading “The Waltz debuted”
Why are some many of their specials so bad
April 26, 1978 –NBC aired a a musical version of The Prince and the Pauper, Ringo, starring Ringo, Art Carney, Angie Dickinson, Carrie Fisher, Vincent Price, John Ritter, and George Harrison narrating, on this date. Really, don’t feel you have to watch the whole thing (it’s not very good.)
Civilization Crumbles!
April 26, 1956 — Godzilla: King of the Monsters debuted in America on this day (with Gojira originally premiering in Japan on November 3, 1954). With the ashes of World War II still cooling, Japan is suddenly plagued by a wave of mysterious maritime disasters: ships burst into flames and sink without warning. Survivors areContinue reading “Civilization Crumbles!”
Unfortunately, more people are dying of malaria than any specific cancer.
Today is Malaria Awareness Day. Malaria Awareness Day was designated on this date by President George W. Bush in 2007, to remind people that Malaria kills 3,000 children a day. He asked the world to join the fight to wipe out malaria on the African continent. So I encourage all Americans to begin heavily drinkingContinue reading “Unfortunately, more people are dying of malaria than any specific cancer.”
Vega$ premiered
April 25, 1978 –We all got to hang out on the strip with Dan Tanna, when the pilot of Vega$, starring Robert Urich, first aired on ABC TV on this date. Robert Urich was 31 when the series premiered, but since he looked a decade younger than he was, they wanted to make the characterContinue reading “Vega$ premiered”
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