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It’s Cheap Advice Day, celebrates low cost counselors everywhere, whether they are a professional in the psychiatric industry or that friend who just can’t help but offer their unsolicited advice. This holiday originates from an episode of Charles M. Shultz’ Peanuts on September 10, 1992 where resident psychiatrist Lucy van Pelt raised her psychiatric feeContinue reading “Few ever take it anyway”

September 9, 1966 –The cult favorite series, The Green Hornet, starring Van Williams, Bruce Lee, and William Dozier (as the narrator), premired on ABC-TV on this date. Van Williams became good friends with Bruce Lee and repeatedly negotiated with the show’s producers to give Lee more screen time and lines. Bruce Lee once said thatContinue reading “Al Hirt performed the theme song”

September 9, 1966 – ABC-TV premiered, at the time, the highest budgeted science fiction series, The Time Tunnel, Rendezvous with Yesterday, on this date. The series starred James Darren and Robert Colbert. Many episodes made extensive use of stock footage from the 20th Century Fox film library, which allowed Irwin Allen to do shows againstContinue reading “One of Irwin Allen’s favorite show”

September 9, 1978 –The Rolling Stones released their hit, Beast of Burden on this date. While Richards spent much of the ‘70s insulating himself with drugs, former London School of Economics student Jagger was running the band. However, by the time of Some Girls, Richards wanted to share the workload. Mojo magazine January 2012 askedContinue reading “I’ve walked for miles, my feet are hurting”

September 8, 1973 –Marvin Gaye started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with Let’s Get It On, on this date. Let’s Get It On was the title track of Gaye’s 1973 album. It topped the Billboard Pop Singles chart for two weeks and the Billboard Soul Singles chart for eightContinue reading “… I’ve been really tryin’, baby”

September 8, 1975 –The second spin-off from the Mary Tyler Moore universe, Phyllis, starring Cloris Leachman, Henry Jones, Jane Rose’ Judith Lowry, Lisa Gerritsen, Barbara Colby, and Richard Schaal, premiered on CBS-TV on this date. Mary Tyler Moore and Cloris Leachmanwere the only actors to play the same character in The Mary Tyler Moore Show,Continue reading “Who makes the fog surrounding the Golden Gate simply disappear?”

September 8, 1966 –The first episode of That Girl, Don’t Just Do Something, Stand There starring Marlo Thomas and Ted Bessell, premiered on ABC-TV on this date. Marlo Thomas‘ father Danny Thomas would often make cameo appearances on the show. One episode not only featured a cameo by her father but her sister Terre ThomasContinue reading “We all took the train in from Brewster, NY”

September 8, 1892 –Please rise.“I pledge allegiance to my Flag and the Republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.“ The Pledge, which was written by Baptist minister Francis Bellamy, was published on this day in The Youth’s Companion children’s magazine. (Rev. Bellamy did not include the words “UnderContinue reading “Patriotism is voluntary”

September 7, 1987 –Pink Floyd released their first album without founding member Roger Waters, A Momentary Lapse of Reason, in the UK, on this date. Pink Floyd had split up in 1983 after releasing the album The Final Cut. In 1985, Waters told their record company he was done with the band, which he thoughtContinue reading “When the child-like view of the world went …”

September 7, 1963 –The first animated cartoon series to be imported from Japan, Astro Boy was broadcast on NBC-TV on this date. The Japanese version originally didn’t have a theme song, it wasn’t until the success of the American theme song that they came up with one for the Japanese version.