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September 27, 1954 –Steve Allen sat down at his piano and the Tonight Show premiered nationally on NBC on this date. Steve Allen’s high-energy wit and appreciation for the emerging medium lent itself to spontaneous, original humor. He put cameras on the street and tried to find unscripted comedy in random interviews with passersby. HeContinue reading “The Tonight Show went nationwide”

There are 90 days until Christmas (83 days until Hanukkah.) (I’m sure many of you have failed the naughty/ nice test already. Maybe you still have time.)

September 26, 1969 –The Beatles release the Abbey Road album in London, on this date. It was their 13th album in the U.K. It was also their last album together as a group.

September 26, 1945 –But when you get music and words together, that can be a very powerful thing. Bryan Ferry (the Lord of Louche) lead singer of the group Roxy Music and solo artist, was born on this date. Demand Euphoria!

September 26, 1960 –John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon faced off in the first televised presidential debate, on this date. Nixon had been recuperating from illness yet refused to wear makeup for the camera, looking haggard and gray. Radio viewers gave positive opinions for Nixon’s performance but so many people saw the debate televised thatContinue reading “Kennedy/ Nixon debate”

September 26, 1990 –One of the stranger series in TV history, Cop Rock debuted on ABC-TV on this date. In a May 2009 poll, this show was voted the fifth worst TV show in broadcast history. Ahead of it were The Gong Show, Friends, The Jerry Springer Show, and My Mother the Car.

September 26, 1986 –The episode of Dallas that had Bobby Ewing returning from the dead, his death is attributed to his wife Pam’s bad dream, aired on this date. When Victoria Principal opens the shower door in the infamous Bobby shower scene, actor John Beck was the one in the shower. The shock to PamContinue reading “Wait, What, Bobby is Alive !?!”

As ACME lawyers have told me I can no longer post photos of me and the the people who are legally obligated to acknowledge they are related to me, I’ll post this video – Enjoy the time with your daughters. (I love my daughter to death.)

It’s National One Hit Wonder day. Celebrate responsibly – listen to only one or two of them at a time. Walking on Sunshine – Katrina and the Waves Before Katrina Leskanich came along, the band was simply The Waves. Based in England, they were led by Kimberly Rew, who left the group in 1978 toContinue reading “Hey, it’s still a career in show business”

On this day in 1789, Congress proposed twelve amendments to the Constitution of the United States. Habeas Corpus Luteum and Freedom from Unreasonably Surging Seashores were ultimately rejected but the other ten passed and have come to be known as the “Bill of Rights.“ In honor of this important anniversary, I have chosen to celebrateContinue reading “The Bill of Rights is not an a la carte menu.”