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Thanks For The Memory

February 18, 1938 –Bob Hope’s film The Big Broadcast of 1938 debuted in New York on this date. The movie was Bob Hope’s big break in feature films. He accepted the part after Jack Benny turned down this role.

Kind of a Drag topped the charts

February 18, 1967 –The Buckinghams’ song Kind of a Drag hits #1 on the Billboard Charts on this date. Kind of a Drag was written by Jim Holvay, who was a friend of the band’s from Chicago. It is The Buckingham’s only #1 hit, although they peeked into the Top 10 twice more and chartedContinue reading “Kind of a Drag topped the charts”

Happy Lunar New Year!

The Lunar New Year begins today, and it is the Year of the Horse — but which one? The Lunar New Year is often celebrated with parades, family gatherings, red envelopes, and (sometimes enthusiastically) the lighting of firecrackers for days afterward. Both the animal sign and the element of your birth year are said toContinue reading “Happy Lunar New Year!”

Bon temps roulez, mes amis –

It’s Mardi Gras! No one needs to disrobe, it’s much too cold, we’ve got plenty of beads, (unless you like to disrobe in public and then, it’s between you and your maker.) Today is also know as Shrove Tuesday or Pancake Day, which heralds the beginning of fasting in Lent. On this day (so theContinue reading “Bon temps roulez, mes amis –”

We are all not worthy –

February 17, 1990 –Aerosmith appeared on Saturday Night Live on this date. They performed the Wayne’s World theme song while appearing in the skit as themselves.

Hey Hey, they were still the Monkees

February 17, 1997 –Mike Nesmith directed himself and the other original Monkees in Hey, Hey, It’s the Monkees, a one-hour comedy special which premiered on ABC, on this date. The special assumes the Monkees have been living in their beach house all the years since the series ended and have continued having adventures. This oneContinue reading “Hey Hey, they were still the Monkees”

Sweet Baby James appeared with the Man in Black

February 17, 1971 –On this day, Boston native James Taylor made his primetime television debut on the Johnny Cash Show. Other guest on the show that evening included Neil Young and Linda Ronstadt.

A bunch of kid’s allowances went out the door

February 17, 1967 –The Beatles released Penny Lane and Strawberry Fields Forever on this date. These songs were intended for Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, but Capitol Records decided to release the two songs as a single, partly to regain popularity from John Lennon’s “The Beatles are bigger than Jesus” comment.

The supreme quality for leadership is unquestionably integrity.

It’s Generic Executive Office Holder of the Government Day. So let’s hear it for all the generic Presidents.

He wants me to serve the salad undressed

February 16, 1940 –A truncated version of A Chump at Oxford (the second to last Laurel and Hardy feature) was released on this date. The short version of the film was originally in four reels, a “streamliner” designed to compete with theaters’ new double feature concept. Hal Roach produced only a few of these hybrids,Continue reading “He wants me to serve the salad undressed”