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October 6, 1963 –“She was holding my hand and I thought, ‘Gee, she seems nervous.’ At that time, I wasn’t nervous. I was still very young, I think, about to do ‘Funny Girl,’ and now, when I think back on it, I think, ‘Oh, my God, I know exactly what she’s feeling.’ Or, you know,Continue reading “You may not remember but you’ve seen this clip”

Today is Mad Hatter’s Day. The Mad Hatter wore a top hat on the front of which a slip of paper with reads “10/6.” The 10/6 refers to the cost of a hat — 10 shillings and 6 pence, and later became the date and month to celebrate Mad Hatter Day. (Except since the MadContinue reading “You can always take more than nothing”

October 5, 1962 –Parlophone Records released the Beatles first single, Love Me Do, in England on this date. (The B side was, P.S., I Love You.) Despite their UK success, the group had a lot of trouble getting attention in America. Parlophone’s US counterpart, Capitol Records, wouldn’t release Love Me Do, figuring it would flop.Continue reading “Love Me Do went on sale”

October 5, 1973 –The seventh studio album by Elton John, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, (a double LP,) was release on this date. Bernie Taupin wrote the lyrics to this and most of Elton’s other songs. He often seems to write about Elton, but this one appears to be about himself. The lyrics are about givingContinue reading “Just wait the record will start soon”

October 5, 2001 –Barry Bonds hit Home Runs #71 & 72, beating Mark McGuire’s prior record. He went on the hit 73 for the season and is still the current record. Mr Bonds’ (as well as Mr McGuire’s) record is tarnished because it is believed that they were on the juice, as opposed to justContinue reading “Record or Not – You decide”

October 5, 1969 – The British Empire had been on a long slow decline for many years. The last flourish of that dying world power happened on this date – Monty Python’s Flying Circus made its debut on BBC-TV. The Pythons did almost all of their own stunts, including Graham Chapman (a qualified mountaineer) readingContinue reading “It really was something completely different”

October 5, 1950 –You Bet Your Life, hosted by Groucho Marx with his announcer George Fenneman, premiered on NBC-TV on this date. Its’ run lasted 11 years. George Fenneman, Groucho Marx’s announcer on the show, was once asked if Groucho ever embarrassed him on the air. “Each and every show,” Fenneman replied.

World Smile Day is a moving holiday celebrated on the first Friday of October. (Not to be confused with the start of the Supreme Court’s session which is the first Monday in October.) Harvey Ball created the first smiley face in 1963. Mr. Ball was a commercial artist. The Icon was so popular that inContinue reading “Today is World Smile Day.”

October 4, 1980 –Queen started a three week run at No.1 on the Billboard singles chart with Another One Bites The Dust, on this date. Queen were originally reluctant to release this as a single, but backstage after a Queen gig at the Los Angeles forum, a visiting Michael Jackson convinced them it would beContinue reading “Another One Bites The Dust topped the charts”

October 4, 1964 –Supermarionation was used once again to freak out unsuspecting children when Gerry Anderson’s third series Stingray, premiered in the UK on this date. (It was the first British series to be filmed entirely in Colour: the extra U was particularly expensive.) Some of the main puppet cast are based on real peopleContinue reading “Stand by for action!”