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February 1, 1982 –43 years ago today, Late Night With David Letterman debuted on NBC-TV on this date, where it stayed for 11 years. Besides Bill Murray, one of Dave’s first guests was Don Herbert aka Mr. Wizard.

Today, the Fourth day of the Lunar New Year is the day to welcome the kitchen god, the god of fortune and other gods. The fourth day of the Lunar New Year is when the God of Stove reports back to Heaven. The God of Stove will then returns back to your house later onContinue reading “Kitchens are made for bringing families together”

It’s the third day of The Lunar New Year, (known asChigou.) It literally means “red dog“, an epithet of “the God of Blazing Wrath“. It is considered an unlucky day to have guests or go visiting. So people don’t like to go out on this day, otherwise they might lose their temper easily and becomeContinue reading “You deserve a break today”

January 31, 1957 –Terrorama! Double Horror Sensation! It’s not to be believed but on a double bill, Attack of the Crab Monsters and Not of this Earth premiered on this date. Oh Roger Corman, still alive and kicking, we love you!

January 31, 1988 – Everyone went back to the late 60s and early 70s when The Wonder Years, starring Fred Savage, Danica McKellar and Josh Saviano premiered on ABC-TV on this date. Arye Gross performed the narration for the pilot when it originally aired. However, Arye’s narration was later removed and replaced with Daniel Stern’sContinue reading “What would you do if I sang out of tune?”

January 31, 1989 –Two months after his death, Roy Orbison’s first album of all-new material since 1979, Mystery Girl was released on this date. Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne, Bono and George Harrison all contributed to the album; the lead single, You Got It, which gave Orbison his first US Top 10 hit since 1964 withContinue reading “Mystery Girl went on sale”

January 30, 1969 – At a free concert at their Apple corporate headquarters in London, The Beatles made their last-ever public appearance as a group on this date. The performance, filmed for the documentary Let It Be, was eventually halted when police arrived after neighbors complained about the racket. (Once again, I strongly encourage youContinue reading “Jojo was a man who thought he was a loner”

January 30, 1961 –Patsy Cline released the single for her hit, I Fall To Pieces, on this date. Written by Hank Cochran and Harlan Howard, this was arguably the first pure country single to cross over to the pop charts. It also established Patsy Cline’s sophisticated weepy style.

January 30, 1987 –Woody Allen’s warm remembrance of the Golden Age of Radio, Radio Days opened on this date. The amusement park young Joe walks by in the film is old Rockaway Playland, located in Rockaway Beach, New York. The park was in its last year of operation when the film was being made inContinue reading “Radio Days premiered”