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October 30, 2002 –Warren Zevon was featured on the Late Show with David Letterman as the only guest for the entire hour, on this date. Zevon performing several songs and spoke about being diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer. Kids, “…enjoy every sandwich.”

October 30, 1943 –A very funny war-time Bugs Bunny Cartoon, Falling Hare, was released on this date. In the early 1940s, Walt Disney was developing a feature film based on Roald Dahl’s book Gremlin Lore, and asked the other studios to refrain from producing gremlin films. While most of the studios complied, Warner Bros. alreadyContinue reading “Falling Hare debuted”

October 30, 1938 — The War of the Worlds was the Halloween episode of the American radio drama anthology series Mercury Theatre on the Air. Directed by wunderkind Orson Welles, the episode was an adaptation of H. G. Wells’s classic novel The War of the Worlds (1898). Welles’s adaptation is arguably the most well-known radioContinue reading “It was supposed to be a a simple joke”

October 30, 1942 –Rene Clair’s second Hollywood film, the delightful romantic comedy, I Married A Witch, starring, Veronica Lake, Fredric March, Susan Hayworth, and Robert Benchley, premiered on this date. Sol Saks, creator of Bewitched, stated in an interview for E! True Hollywood Story: Bewitched that he drew inspiration both from this film and BellContinue reading “This may seem familiar”

Surprise, surprise, it’s National Candy Corn Day today. The famous candy is said to have been invented in the United States by George Renninger a candymaker at the Wunderlee Candy Company in Philadelphia, in the 1880s and it was originally made by hand. Nowadays, it’s mass produced by Jelly Belly® using a recipe unchanged sinceContinue reading “I can understand why it’s ranked so low in our area”

October 29, 1787 –Mozart’s opera Don Giovanni opened in Prague., on this date The opera was first performed at the Prague’s Estates Theater with Mozart at the piano and conducting the orchestra. It was a sensational success – but what the hell do you care, Halloween is in two days and general election is inContinue reading “It’s OK – this isn’t on the test”

October 29, 1974 –Rhoda and Joe got married on this date. The Rhoda’s Wedding episode, which was a crossover episode with the Mary Tyler Moore Show, broke records for ratings when it aired.

October 29, 1964 –The still shocking noir classic film, The Naked Kiss, directed by Sam Fuller and starring Constance Towers, Anthony Eisley, Michael Dante and Virginia Grey opened on this date. Samuel Fuller wrote in his autobiography that Constance Towers actually shaved her head for the opening scene, “without any qualms.” However, Towers denied thisContinue reading “The Naked Kiss premiered”

October 29, 1973 – John Lennon’s fourth solo album, Mind Games, was released by Apple, on this date. The single Mind Games was the only single released from the album, which was a modest success but nowhere near as popular as his Beatles output. This song has held up well, getting significant airplay on aContinue reading “Pushing the barrier, planting seed”

October 29, 1984 –Frankie Goes to Hollywood release their debut album, Welcome To The Pleasuredome, in the UK, on this date. Trevor Horn discovered Frankie Goes To Hollywood shortly after creating his record company ZTT when he saw the band performing Relax and Two Tribes on a Channel 4 show called The Tube. Chris SquireContinue reading “Frankie says, “Relax””