Category Archives: Uncategorized

September 10, 1966 –The Supremes started a two-week run at No. 1 on the Billboard Charts with You Can’t Hurry Love, their sixth No. 1 single, on this date. This was written by the prolific songwriting team of Holland-Dozier-Holland. It was based on a gospel song entitled You Can’t Hurry God, which was sung byContinue reading “I need love, love to ease my mind”

September 10, 1985 –The film adaptation of the David Hare play Plenty, directed by Fred Schepisi, and starring Meryl Streep, Charles Dance, Tracey Ullman, John Gielgud, Sting, Ian McKellen, and Sam Neill opened at the Toronto Film Festival on this date. Many critics dismissed this movie as being just a filmed version of David Hare’sContinue reading “Plenty premiered”

September 10, 1955 – Gunsmoke premiered on CBS-TV on this date. The television series ran from September 10, 1955 until September 1, 1975 on CBS for 635 episodes. It had the longest run of any scripted series with continuing characters in American primetime television. William Conrad was the first choice to play Marshall Matt DillonContinue reading “Ah, if only Raymond Burr.”

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”