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March 29, 1979 –The group, Supertramp release their sixth album Breakfast in America on this date, which goes on to sell six million copies in the U.S. and win two Grammy Awards. Like the Lennon/McCartney partnership, most of Supertramp’s songs are credited to their lead singers Roger Hodgson and Rick Davies, although in many casesContinue reading “Breakfast in America released”

March 29, 1978 –After 11 seasons, CBS aired the last episode of The Carol Burnett Show on this date. The show won 25 Emmy Awards during it’s run. The Carol Burnett Show was one of the longest-running variety shows in television history; its conclusion marked the closing of another chapter in television as Burnett wasContinue reading “The last episode of The Carol Burnett Show”

March 28, 1942 –Another fine Looney Tunes cartoon , The Wabbit Who Came to Supper, was released on this date. As Bugs steps out of the bathtub and readjusts his towel (at appx 3:00 in), the white tub in the gap between his legs creates the illusion that he is exposing himself. Try not toContinue reading “Don’t forget about Uncle Louie”

March 28, 1979 –The Unit 2 nuclear power plant (a pressurized water reactor manufactured by Babcock and Wilcox) on the Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania near Harrisburg suffered a partial core meltdown on this date. The Three Mile Island accident was the worst accident in American commercial nuclear power generatingContinue reading “The Three Mile Island Accident”

March 28, 1999 – We get to find out how Philip J Fry came to work for his great (×30) grandnephew and great (×31) grandson, Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth when Futurama premiered on the Fox Network. According to Matt Groening, viewers were able to decipher the alien language that is sometimes seen in the backgroundContinue reading “Futurama premiered”

As you know, I’m a Gin man, through and through but I would have a difficult time deciding whether or not to celebrate International Whisk(e)y Day today or World Whisky Day on May 21. International Whisk(e)y Day uses the parenthesis to indicate support of Scottish, Canadian, and Japanese whiskies (no e) as well as IrishContinue reading “Happy International Whisk(e)y Day”

The Oscars are on tonight on ABC-TV. Remember It’s just an honor to wins your Oscar pool – actual betting on the results of the Oscars is illegal in most states.

March 27, 1987 –U2 played a rooftop concert in Los Angeles to film their video for Where The Streets Have No Name, on this date. Producer Brian Eno estimated that the recording of this song absorbed over 40% of the time spent on The Joshua Tree. Eno became so frustrated trying to mix the trackContinue reading “Where The Streets Have No Name”

March 27, 1912 –Washington DC is in the middle of it’s annual celebration of National Cherry Blossom Festival (hopefully they are still practicing some sort of social distancing,) commemorating the gift of Japanese cherry trees from Mayor Yukio Ozaki of Tokyo City to the city of Washington on this date. The gift of 3,020 treesContinue reading “It’s all so pretty until the petals fall off”

March 27, 30 – A small time official in a backwater province of the Roman empire gains immortality for practicing good hygiene. Pontius Pilate washed his hands and sealed the fate of Jesus. And so it goes