December 12, 1915 –It’s the birthday of Francis Albert today. Once again, under advise of legal council, I have make no jokes or innuendos about Mr. Sinatra’s alleged organized crime connection, especially since I work at a union facility (Please note – I did not use the word, Mafia.) And once again, We here atContinue reading “Francis Albert Sinatra”
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Accismus
a form of irony in which a person feigns indifference to or pretends to refuse something he or she desires. Demand Euphoria!
Nineteen Eighty-Four premiered
December 12, 1954 –BBC Television aired the landmark adaptation of George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four on this date. It was the most expensive drama produced to date. Unusually for a British TV production of that era, this story survives as a telerecording. At the time, the majority of television was transmitted live, and most shows wereContinue reading “Nineteen Eighty-Four premiered”
The Poseidon Adventure premiered
December 12, 1972 –Irwin Allen’s ocean disaster movie, The Poseidon Adventure, premiered in NYC on this date. Paul Gallico was inspired to write his novel by a voyage he made on the Queen Mary. When he was having breakfast in the dining room, the liner was hit by a large wave, sending people and furnitureContinue reading “The Poseidon Adventure premiered”
Whip It earns a gold record
December 12, 1980 –Whip It earned Devo a gold record on this date. It is the first distinction of its kind for any song about masturbation to earn a gold record. Well, whip it good! When MTV launched in 1981, they had very few videos to choose from. Some European and Australian artists had beenContinue reading “Whip It earns a gold record”
It is known as Gaudete Sunday
(Unless you are tight with the Thursday afternoon, rosary praying old ladies, as I am – you may not know this;) today is the third Sunday of Advent. One of the candles in the Advent wreath is rose colored for Gaudete Sunday. Gaudete is Latin for Rejoice, as in Gaudete in Domino semper (rejoice inContinue reading “It is known as Gaudete Sunday”
Mickey topped the charts
December 11, 1982 –Toni Basil’s surprise hit Mickey reached No. 1 of the Billboard charts on this date. This was originally recorded as Kitty by a group called Racey, which released it in 1979. In the original lyric, Kitty is a girl. Toni Basil changed the title from Kitty to Mickey and the gender fromContinue reading “Mickey topped the charts”
The Rolling Stones‘ Rock And Roll Circus was filmed
December 11, 1968 – Filming begins on The Rolling Stones‘ Rock And Roll Circus movie. Conceived by Mick Jagger, the event was comprised of two concerts on a circus stage and included such acts as John Lennon and his fiancée Yoko Ono performing as part of a supergroup called The Dirty Mac, along with EricContinue reading “The Rolling Stones‘ Rock And Roll Circus was filmed”
Magnum PI premiered
December 11, 1980 – Hawaiian shirts and free mustache rides abound when Magnum PI, starring Tom Selleck, premiered on CBS-TV on this date. The show was set in Hawaii partly because CBS did not want to close its Hawaii production offices when Hawaii Five-O ceased production in 1980. This show started production that year andContinue reading “Magnum PI premiered”
Holiday gift suggestions
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