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April 20, 1992 – The life and music of Queen frontman Freddie Mercury, who died five months earlier following complications from AIDS, was celebrated in a star-studded concert, A Concert For Life, at London’s Wembley Stadium, on this date. Organized by Mercury’s bandmates, the event not only featured an array of luminaries (including Elton John,Continue reading “A Concert For Life”

April 20, 1981 –ABC unceremoniously aired the final episode of Soap, leaving many of the plotlines unresolved. Susan Harris, the creator of the series, went on to create The Golden Girls and Empty Nest, using many of the same actors who first appeared on Soap.

April 20, 1939 –During the 1939 World’s Fair, David Sarnoff, president of RCA, unveiled the first commercial publicly accessible television broadcast, on this date. In Flushing NY, Sarnoff proclaimed “Now we add sight to sound” and during the opening ceremonies of the fair on April 30th, FDR became the first president to ever be televised.Continue reading “Early TV broadcast in NYC”

Bunkies, if you or your kid cut school or work today, once again, lock up the snacks. They may come home with a case of the munchies. Be thankful though, they’re not out celebrating the anniversary of the birth of Klara Hitler’s bouncing baby little evil bastard named Adolf on this date in 1889, (smackContinue reading “There’s probably sales at you local CBD store today”

Today commemorates the first recorded ‘on purpose‘ LSD trip taken by Albert Hofmann, on this date in 1943, (Hoffman ‘accidentially‘ dosed himself three days previously.) If you are going to celebrate the holiday, remember to titrate your trip correctly. Demand Euphoria!

April 19, 1935 – James Whale’s brilliant sequel to Frankenstein, The Bride of Frankenstein, starring Boris Karloff, Colin Clive, Elsa Lanchester, Ernest Thesiger, and Oliver Peters Heggie, premiered in the U.S. on this date. Boris Karloff protested against the decision to make The Monster speak, but was overruled. Since he was required to speak inContinue reading “The Bride of Frankenstein premiered”

April 19, 1990 – Folks got to start flying Sandpiper Air, out of Tom Nevers Field airport in Nantucket, Massachusetts, when Wings, starring Tim Daly, Steven Weber, Crystal Bernard, David Schramm, Rebecca Schull, and Thomas Haden Church, premiered on NBC TV, on this date. Tim Daly (Joseph Hackett), Steven Weber (Brian Hackett), Crystal Bernard (HelenContinue reading “Wings premiered”

April 19, 1987 – The short-lived but critically acclaimed series, Duet, starring Mary Page Keller, Matthew Laurance, Allison La Placa, and Chris Lemmon, premiered on the Fox Network, on this date. The series was part of the original Sunday prime time line up for the network that launched in April 1987. Alison La Placa wasContinue reading “Duet debuted”

April 19, 1946 –He proudly carries the Charles Atlas seal of approval! Tim Curry, actor and singer was born on this date. Fling toast around the room and do the Time Warp in his honor today!

April 19, 1978 –The Patti Smith Group released the song Because the Night on this date. Bruce Springsteen wrote this song. He gave it to Patti Smith in 1976 because he thought it would suit her voice. He was also in a legal battle with his manager, Mike Appel, that kept him from recording forContinue reading “Because the Night went on sale”