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Have you seen the bologna that has the olives in it? Who’s that for? ‘I like my bologna like a martini. With an olive.’ ‘I’ll have the bologna sandwich – dirty.’. – Jim Gaffigan Bologna is a deli meat for people with eyes. Just don’t ask how they make it.

October 24, 1970 –One of the greatest character actresses, Nancy Walker, made her first appearance in one of her most famous roles, Ida Morgenstern, in the The Mary Tyler Moore Show episode Support Your Local Mother on this date. This episode’s guest star Nancy Walker and the preceding episode’s guest star John Schuck each landedContinue reading “I’ll just sit in the dark”

October 24, 1970 –One of the greatest character actresses, Nancy Walker, made her first appearance in one of her most famous roles, Ida Morgenstern, in the The Mary Tyler Moore Show episode Support Your Local Mother on this date. This episode’s guest star Nancy Walker and the preceding episode’s guest star John Schuck each landedContinue reading “I’ll just sit in the dark”

October 24, 1973 – The series about bald, dapper, New York City policeman, Kojak, starring Telly Savalas, premiered on CBS-TV on this date. (Here’s a gimme piece of trivial – Telly was Jennifer Aniston’s godfather.) The feature length pilot episode, The Marcus Nelson Murders, was a direct contrast to the regular show. The pilot wasContinue reading “Who loves ya baby?”

October 24, 1601 –Tycho Brahe, nobleman, astronomer and alchemist, died from politeness on this date. He was fabulously wealthy and had a dwarf court jester sit under the table at dinner to amuse him. Tycho lost his nose in a duel and had a metal one made which he famously wore for the rest ofContinue reading “Must have been a wild party animal”

October 24, 1971 –Don McLean’s second album, American Pie, is released by United Artists Records, on this date. The album reached number 1 within two weeks of release and was certified gold within six months, spending almost a year on the Billboard album charts.

October 23, 1972 –Al Green’s fifth studio album, I’m Still in Love with You (on the Hi Record Label) was released on this date. Al Green mentioned the I’m Still in Love with You album cover in his 2000 autobiography, Take Me to the River: “In my white turtleneck, white patent leather shoes with theContinue reading “Spending my day thinkin’ ’bout you girl …”

October 23, 1941 – Walt Disney studios release their fourth animated film, Dumbo on this date. Initially Walt Disney was uninterested in making this movie. To get him interested, story men Joe Grant and Dick Huemer wrote up the film as installments which they left on Walt’s desk every morning. Finally, he ran into theContinue reading “The first time you saw an elephant fly”

Today is TV Talk Show Host Day. We celebrate and honor all TV Talk Show hosts (many of them are just getting back on their feet after the writers strike.) This very special day is celebrated on the birth date of legendary night time talk show host Johnny Carson. Carson is considered the “King ofContinue reading “Down in the valley lives a former talk-show host …”

October 23, 1959 –Alfred Matthew Yankovic, Grammy Award winning singer, musician, actor, satirist, parodist, songwriter, music producer, accordionist, and television producer, was born on this date. And you just thought he was some nerdy guy who sang some funny songs.