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May 20, 1967 –BBC disc jockey Kenny Everett gave the official preview of Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band on the radio show Where It’s At, broadcast on the BBC Light Program on this date. He was unable to play the final track A Day in the Life, which the BBC had banned a dayContinue reading “First inklings of Sgt. Pepper”

May 20, 1982 – The last episode of the series Barney Miller aired on this date. The producers were approached during the run of the series about doing a feature film based on the show using the regular cast members. The film was never made.

May 20, 2015 –Dave said his final goodnight when Late Night With David Letterman aired the last new episode (episode no. 4,261 – the 6,028th episode on late night television,) on this date. For weeks, just about every writer on staff prepped for what would be said by 10 different celebrities, delivering one line aContinue reading “Dave signs off Late Night one last time”

May 20, 1989 –I’d much rather be a woman than a man. Women can cry, they can wear cute clothes, and they’re the first to be rescued off sinking ships. Gilda Radner, Emmy Award winning American comedienne and actress, best known for her five years as part of the original cast of the NBC comedyContinue reading “Gilda Radner”

May 19, 1986 –Peter Gabriel’s fifth solo album So was released, on this date. Many of its songs reflect conventional pop-writing style and became Gabriel’s first radio hits, including Sledgehammer, In Your Eyes, and Big Time. So was nominated for the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 1987 but lost to Paul Simon’sContinue reading “… I am standing up at the water’s edge In my dream …”

May 19, 1951 – The first in the series of the transvestite Bugs Bunny, the ever clueless Daffy Duck and bestiality minded Elmer Fudd’s “Hunting Trilogy“, Rabbit Fire was released on this date. Hank Azaria has cited the scene where Bugs and Daffy imitate each other as Mel Blanc’s greatest achievement in voice acting.

May 19, 2005 –Mr. Lucas needed more money to electronically remake the previous five Star Wars movies, so he released Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith on this date. The original cut of this movie ran nearly four hours. The opening battle/Palpatine rescue alone ran over an hour. The extra footage ofContinue reading “Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith premiered”

May 19, 1994 –The last episode of In Living Color, aired on Fox TV, on this date. Keenen Ivory Wayans left the show in the middle of the fourth season over disputes with Fox about censoring the show’s content and rerunning early episodes without his consultation. At the end of the season, Kim Wayans andContinue reading “The finale of In Living Color”

May 18, 1976 –Warren Zevon releases his self-titled album, produced by Jackson Browne, on this date. Warren Zevon’s eponymous second album came out six years after his first. In the years between, he took musical odd jobs like writing jingles, but he also performed and caught the attention of Jackson Browne, who helped him landContinue reading “Zevon’s eponymous album went on sale”

May 18, 1990 –For a reason few people really understand, CBS TV aired the TV film, Return to Green Acres, on this date. It was reported that Eddie Albert and Eva Gabor were extremely close friends during the run of the show and the chemistry between them often showed in scenes where they were inContinue reading “We went back to Hooterville (for some reason)”