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January 15, 1974 –The first episode of Happy Days (series) aired on this date. Potsie sets Richie up with that Mary Lou girl. Although Fonzie loved motorcycles, Henry Winkler was terrified of them. Most of the scenes of Fonzie riding the motorcycle were shot with the bike attached to a platform, and being pulled byContinue reading “Did you find your thrill?”

January 15, 1981 –Let’s Be Careful Out There Hill Street Blues premiered on NBC on this date. The exterior shots of the Hill Street station were those of an actual Chicago police station. Now no longer used by the city, it was at one time the home of the 7th District, located near the oldContinue reading “Hill Street Blues first aired”

January 15, 1967 –Ed Sullivan, when he wasn’t fall down drunk, swore a lot. He swore that his arch-rival, Walter Winchell was a goddamned bastard. He swore that his ‘so called friend‘ J Edgar Hoover was a goddamned transvestite but surprising spry in his cha-cha heels. And he swore that those goddamned filthy limey boys,Continue reading “Hey, ratings are ratings”

January 15, 1971 –George Harrison unintentionally rewrote the song He’s So Fine and releases it as My Sweet Lord on this date. Bright Tunes Music, the owner of the publishing rights, sued Harrison because this sounded too much like the 1963 Chiffons hit He’s So Fine. The trial took place February 23-25, with various expertContinue reading “Try not to copy from others”

For those of you not following that new fangled Gregorian Calendar (and still keep stock with the Julian Calendar), it’s January First. Happy New Year Please feel free to call in sick today and explain to them that it’s Orthodox New Years Day in your religion (but remember that you used this excuse when MarchContinue reading “Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.”

January 14, 1972 – Sanford and Son, featuring comedian Redd Foxx (whose last name was really Sanford) and Demond Wilson, premiered on NBC-TV on this date. Throughout the series, whenever Lamont threatened to move out, or things did not go Fred’s way, he would clutch his chest and fake a heart attack, shouting variations ofContinue reading “Remember to clearly announce – this is not a drill”

January 14, 1973 –Touch but the hem of his raiment and be saved! Elvis Presley made TV history with a live concert, Aloha from Hawaii, televised via satellite on this date. It has been estimated that over one billion people saw the concert. Aloha From Hawaii made history as the first televised event to beContinue reading “Elvis broke out in a sweat … we are all saved”

January 14, 1989 –The single from Bobby Brown’s second studio album, Don’t Be Cruel, My Prerogative went to No. 1 on the Billboard Charts in the US on this date. This song helped Brown establish an image as a bad boy and an outcast. He really wasn’t all that scandalous at the time, and hisContinue reading “Everybody’s talkin’ all this stuff about me ….”

January 14, 1956 –Little Richard released Tutti Frutti on this date, (to fully take advantage of the healing powers of Little Richard, much like Elvis – you must remove all your clothing (underwears optional) and dance around the house, continually touching your afflicted regions.) This song introduced Little Richard’s famous “Whooooo,” and also a bigContinue reading “Stupid record buying public.”

Janury 13, 1968 –The Beatles’ non-album single Hello Goodbye was #1 on the Billboard charts for the third week in a row, becoming the band’s 15th American chart-topper. (It was the first single that The Beatles released after the death Brian Epstein.) John Lennon hated the song. He viewed it as an inconsequential song ofContinue reading “You say, “Yes”, I say, “No””