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May 25, 1985 –Wham!’s single, Everything She Wants, hits the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Charts in the US, on this date. The single made them the first group since the Bee Gees to have three #1 hits from the same album. While George Michael dismissed much of Wham’s material once he began hisContinue reading “Everything She Wants topped the charts”

Don’t forget – Tomorrow is Towel Day, you know what you need to do – DON’T PANIC! Also, with this being the start of the Memorial Day Weekend, some of you bunkies will be on the road this weekend. Your old pal wants to remind you, once again: (also hit the road before 2pm orContinue reading “Get ready”

May 24, 1969 –The Beatles with Billy Preston hit No. 1 with Get Back, where it stayed for the next month. (It is the Beatles’ only single that credited another artist at their request.) There was speculation that the character “JoJo” was based on Joseph Melville See Jr., Linda McCartney’s first husband, who was fromContinue reading “Get Back topped the charts”

May 24, 1968 –The Rolling Stones released Jumping Jack Flash, in Britain, on this date. The Rolling Stones have played Jumping Jack Flash during every tour since its release; it ranks as the number the band has played in concert most frequently.

May 24, 1999 – The last episode of Mad About You, The Final Frontier aired on NBC on this date. (The re-boot of the series can be seen on Amazon TV.) The series exists in the same universe as Friends and Seinfeld. Ursula Buffay (Lisa Kudrow), the waitress, is Phoebe Buffay’s (Lisa Kudrow) twin sister,Continue reading “The first go around of a Finale for Mad About You”

May 24, 1964 –The Beatles performed You Can’t Do That from the set of A Hard Day’s Night in a taped segment on The Ed Sullivan Show on this date. Ironically, You Can’t Do That would be cut out of the finished film.

May 24, 1941 –Shabtai Zisel ben Avraham Zimmerman, a young boy from a small shtetl called Duluth, in the great state of Minnesota, don’t ya know, who has been a major figure in popular music for nearly six decades, was born on this date. Even Zigman and Anna’s grandson, Shabtai can still write a goodContinue reading “Bob Dylan”

May 24, 1883 – The Brooklyn Bridge (originally the New York and Brooklyn Bridge), one of the oldest suspension bridges in the United States, stretches 5,989 feet (1825 m) over the East River connecting the New York City boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn opened for business today. On completion, it was the largest suspension bridgeContinue reading “It stands the test of time”

May 23, 1969 –A brief glorious reflowering of the British Empire occurred on this day – The BBC gave the go-ahead for 13 episodes of Monty Python’s Flying Circus.

May 23, 1966 –The Beatles released the single Paperback Writer on this date At the time, The Beatles were about to cease touring and couldn’t make many TV appearances to perform the song. This made it very difficult to promote the single, so they commissioned a film clip that could be shown on these programs,Continue reading “Dear Sir or Madam, will you read my book? …”