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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.

Did you remember to set all of the clocks back? If you’ve already done so, you can watch this and look for how much of the actual dialogue became the lyrics for the musical My Fair Lady. Also wait for it: in the scene where Eliza is invited to Prof. Higgens mother’s home, Wendy Hiller’sContinue reading “How did it get so late so soon”

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.

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, premiered to an unsuspecting public on this date. The Coca-Cola Company reportedly wasn’tContinue reading “Head premiered”

November 5, 1605 – The Gunpowder Plot of 1605, or the Powder Treason, as it was known at the time, was a failed attempt by Guy Fawkes and a group of provincial English Catholics to kill King James I of England, his family, and most of the Protestant aristocracy in a single attack by blowingContinue reading “Remember, remember the 5th of November”

Don’t forget to set your clocks back tonight – I’m never sure why you need to save daylight anymore, it seems to come whether or not you call. With 90 days between the equinox on September 22 and the solstice on December 21, we are halfway through the relevant seasons (Autumn or Fall in theContinue reading “A word to the wise”

November 5, 1956 –The Nat King Cole Show debuted on NBC-TV on this date. The Cole program was the first of its kind hosted by an African-American. In the 1956 season, the show had a 15-minute running time. It was expanded to a 30-minute segment in 1957. The show originally aired without a sponsor, butContinue reading “The Nat King Cole Show premiered”

November 4, 1979 –The US Embassy in Tehran was stormed by “students“, holding 52 hostages for 444 days. The incident propels Ted Koppel and his magnificent hair onto the national scene with a long series of repetitive Nightline: America Held Hostage specials And so it goes

November 4, 1978 –Let the warm feelings wash over you, even though the skinny white boy is singing, – place one hand on your monitor and the other hand upon the afflicted area. He is channeling the healing powers of Rev. Al Green. Feel his power emanate and pulsate through your loins. The Talking HeadsContinue reading “Take Me To The River was released (again)”

November 4, 2016 –Netflix premiered the incredibly successful series about a young woman forced to take over a multinational business after the unexpected death of her beloved father, The Crown, starring, Claire Foy, Matt Smith, Vanessa Kirby, Victoria Hamilton, Jared Harris, John Lithgow and Eileen Atkins, on this date. The coronation dress worn is aContinue reading “The Crown premiered”