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November 6, 1965 –The Rolling Stones song Get Off of My Cloud became their second song to hit #1 on the Billboard charts on this date. There was a bit of controversy over this song, as it sounded like it could be about drugs. Some radio stations shied away from the song.

November 6, 1948 – Sylvester in his prime – Kit for Cat, premiered on this date. The actors in the radio drama, Mel Blanc and Bea Benaderet, call each other by their real first names, Melvin and Beatrice.

November 6, 1968 –The Columbia Pictures cult classic film (although it’s not what they wanted,) Head, starring The Monkees, Victor Mature and with cameos by Jack Nicholson, Teri Garr, Carol Doda, Annette Funicello, Frank Zappa, Sonny Liston, Dennis Hopper and Toni Basil, opened to an unsuspecting public on this date. The Coca-Cola Company reportedly wasn’tContinue reading “Head premiered”

November 6, 1947 –Meet the Press, the longest-running show on network TV, premiered on NBC-TV on this date. Meet the Press made its initial debut two years earlier – as a radio program American Mercury Presents: Meet the Press with Martha Rountree and Lawrence Spivak as producers.

The difference between a democracy and a dictatorship is that in a democracy you vote first and take orders later; in a dictatorship you don’t have to waste your time voting. – Charles Bukowski Congratulate yourself if you voted yesterday. I’m hoping all of you Bunkies did.

No matter who you’re going to vote for, even writing Rick Astley as a write-in candidate – Vote! Remember that voting is one of the only civic responsibilities you have as a citizen. (a brief aside – Apparently on Election Day in 1758, George Washington used his campaign budget (50 pounds) to purchase 160 gallonsContinue reading “It’s not the voting that’s democracy; it’s the counting”

November 5, 1956 –The Nat King Cole Show debuted on NBC-TV on this date. The Cole program was the first of its kind hosted by an African-American. In the 1956 season, the show had a 15-minute running time. It was expanded to a 30-minute segment in 1957. The show originally aired without a sponsor, butContinue reading “Madison Avenue is afraid of the dark”

November 5, 1938 – A very funny (but very un PC) B and W Looney Tunes Cartoon, Porky in Egypt, premiered on this date. The camel steals the cartoon. Unfortunately, the camel never followed up his star turn in this one.

November 5, 1974 –The Eagles hit, Best of My Love, was released on this date. It did not reach #1 spot until March 1, 1975. This song is often played at weddings and anywhere else one wants to demonstrate affection, but it’s really a breakup song: “You see it your way, and I see itContinue reading “Best of My Love went on sale”

November 4, 1963 –At a Beatles command performance (present: Queen Elizabeth,the Queen Mother and Princess Margaret), John Lennon utters the remark: “Will the people in the cheaper seats clap their hands? And the rest of you, if you’ll just rattle your jewelry.” If you look very closely behind the Queen Mother, I believe Princess MargaretContinue reading “The boys perform for the Queen, (well her mother, the queen)”