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In case you didn’t get you mom a great gift, you can remind her that you will probably be helping with her nursing home costs. The United States celebrates Mother’s Day on the second Sunday in May. In the United States, Mother’s Day was loosely inspired by the British version of the day and wasContinue reading “Insanity is hereditary; you get it from your children”

May 12, 1960 –Elvis Presley guest-starred in The Frank Sinatra Timex Special (the show is commonly referred to as Welcome Home Elvis) on ABC-TV. This was Elvis‘ first appearance on TV in three years; he had only recently been discharged from the army. Elvis was paid an at the time incredible sum of $125,000 forContinue reading “Elvis was back (on TV)”

May 12, 1987 – There was a final roll call at the Hill Street Station when NBC TV aired the last episode of Hill Street Blues, It Ain’t Over Till It’s Over, on this date. The series is regarded as a hallmark in American dramatic television. It was the first dramatic series to incorporate longContinue reading “Be safe out there”

May 12, 1972 –Although initially receiving mixed reviews, the Rolling Stones released one of Rock’s greatest double albums, Exile on Main St., on this date. Mick Jagger once complained though, the album was not his favorite Rolling Stones albums. He described it as sounding “lousy” with “no concerted effort of intention“, adding “at the time,Continue reading “I hear you talking …”

May 11, 1974 –ABC Records released Steely Dan’s Any Major Dude Will Tell You, on this date, (oh yeah, Rikki Don’t Lose that Number was the A-side.) “Have you ever seen a Squonk’s tears,” a Squonk is a mythical woodland creature who has the ability to dissolve in its own tears. Steely Dan came acrossContinue reading “I never seen you looking so bad my funky one …”

May 11, 1955 – The sequel to the film Creature from the Black Lagoon, Revenge of the Creature, went into general release, on this date. It’s notable for being the only sequel to a 3-D film also shot in 3-D. A young Clint Eastwood makes his first uncredited screen appearance as lab technician Jennings. HeContinue reading “Revenge of the Creature opened”

May 11, 1969 –It’s … the day the Monty Python comedy troupe was formed. John Cleese and Graham Chapman were introduced to Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin on the set of their British TV series, Do Not Adjust Your Set.

May 11, 1981 –Jamaican music legend and U.N. Peace Medal recipient Bob Marley died of brain cancer in a Miami hospital at the age of 36 on this date. Marley had quietly begun a course of radiation therapy at Sloan-Kettering a few months prior, but abandoned it just two days later after word leaked out.

Let me cut to the chase – I don’t think these are appropriate gifts for Mother’s Day – But what do I know, I don’t know your relationship with your mom

May 10, 1969 –While President Nixon was conveniently out of the country, the group The Turtles were invited to play at the White House at a party for Tricia Nixon, making them the first rock band to play the White House. Rumor has it that Mark Volman, fell off the small stage five times duringContinue reading “The Turtles were rather naughty in DC”