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Rockefeller Center is getting ready to get into the Christmas spirit when the 74 feet tall, 34 feet wide, 11 tons, and approximately 70-year-old Norway Spruce will be cut down this morning. The tree has been donated by the Albert family from West Stockbridge, Massachusett. It’s the first time since 1959 that a tree wasContinue reading “It always seems to come earlier and earlier”

Meanwhile, across the pond It’s time for the Christmas commercials: first up this year, the English clothing store chain, Marks and Spencer released their annual holiday food advert, (it always seems too early for me, but I always say that.) This year Dawn French gets to meet her animated counterpart. I’m getting myself ready forContinue reading “Begin replenishing your liquor reserves”

November 7, 1969 –The opening track from Led Zeppelin II, Whole Lotta Love, was released as a single on this date. It was the first single the band released. The B-side of the single was, Living Loving Maid. It became their highest chart topper, reaching No. 4 on the Billboard Charts. One of the moreContinue reading “You may need to take to the fainting couch after listening to this”

November 7, 1965 –The Pillsbury Doughboy made its first appearance on this date. You may refer to the creature as IT; marketing may call it a Doughboy but there is no evidence of genitalia.

November 7, 1997 – PolyGram Filmed Entertainment released the comedy Bean, directed by Mel Smith and starring Rowan Atkinson, Peter MacNicol, Pamela Reed, Harris Yulin, Sandra Oh and Burt Reynolds, on this date. The producers were initially looking for an unknown actor to play General Newton. But being a fan of the series, Mr. Bean,Continue reading “Bean premiered”

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.