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February 16, 1967 –The titanic battle of the man girdles and outrageous toupees began on this date. The Star Trek episode, Space Seed, premiered on NBC-TV on this date. In it, the crew re-awaken a ship of Augments from Earth’s eugenics war during the 1990s, including their leader, Khan Noonien Singh. Ricardo Montalban was alwaysContinue reading “Space Seed premiered”

February 16, 1974 –Bob Dylan’s fourteenth studio album, Planet Waves, went to No. 1 on the Billboard Charts, (his first No. 1 album,) on this date. The albun was Dylan’s first studio recording in nearly four years and he reunited with The Band.

February 16, 1964 – The Beatles appeared for the second time on the Ed Sullivan Show on this date. The Beatles performed six songs: She Loves You, This Boy, All My Loving, I Saw Her Standing There, From Me To You and I Want To Hold Your Hand. The Beatles received $25,000 for their appearance;Continue reading “They came back for a second time”

Hopefully you had a very nice time yesterday and didn’t get any of these gifts: Or perhaps, much like Lewis, you’re not fond of the holiday OK, swipe you nose, wash you face and get back out there.

February 15, 1950 – Walt Disney’s 12th animated feature, Cinderella was premiered in Boston, Massachusetts on this date. Walt Disney had not had a huge hit since Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. At the time, his studio, Walt Disney Productions, was over $4 million in debt and was on the verge of bankruptcy. WaltContinue reading “A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes”

February 15, 1979 –There’s no real reason to post this except that it really occurred – The Temple City Kazoo Orchestra appeared on the Mike Douglas Show, on this date. (In case you don’t know, members Harold Bronson and Richard Foos are the founders of Rhino Records.)

February 15, 1975 –Linda Ronstadt’s song You’re No Good went to No. # 1 on the Billboard charts on this date. This song had been around for a while before Linda Ronstadt took it to the top of the chart. It was originally recorded by Dee Dee Warwick in 1963. Her version was produced byContinue reading “You’re No Good topped the charts”

February 14, 1962 – First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, with her breathless voice, takes television viewers on a tour of the White House, on CBS TV, on this date. (Haven’t you always found it strange that Marylin Monroe and Jackie Kennedy basically had the same voice?) It was estimated that hundreds of millions of people sawContinue reading “Tour of The White House”

February 14, 1931 – Universal Pictures released Tod Browning’s horror classic, Dracula, on this date. A Spanish-language version, Drácula, was filmed at night on the same set at the same time, with Spanish-speaking actors.

February 14, 1987 –The Bon Jovi song, Livin’ On A Prayer, hit No. 1 on this date. Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora wrote this with Desmond Child, a prolific songwriter who was brought in by the record company to give them a more commercial sound like he did for Kiss on I Was MadeContinue reading “They did alright Living on a Prayer”