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March 28, 1974 –Writer and comedian, Pat McCormick, carrying a cocktail streaked nude across the set of The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson, forcing NBC censors to black out the lower half of the screen. the streaker was arrested and later released, said Carson, for “lack of evidence.”

March 28, 1975 –The final episode of the short-lived series Kolchak – The Night Stalker, The Sentry, starring Darren McGaven, aired on ABC TV, on this date. Kolchak is smuggled into the Merrymount Archive storage facility in a large wooden crate stamped ‘FRAGILE‘ in capital letters. In A Christmas Story, also starring Darren McGavin, hisContinue reading “The Finale of The Night Stalker”

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 to goContinue reading “Don’t go down there! It’s dark!”

March 28, 1964 –The first pirate radio station began to broadcast off the coast of England on this date. Radio Caroline debuted with a combination of rock music and lively disk jockey who’s patter played to a huge audience in Great Britain. British authorities, tried unsuccessfully, to shut down the radio station ship. Radio CarolineContinue reading “Radio Caroline went of the air”

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 “Actually, it was on the corner of 7th Street and Main Street in L.A.”

March 27, 1981 –Michael Mann’s first theatrical film, Thief, starring James Caan and Tuesday Weld, premiered on this date. James Caan made sure to speak slowly and clearly and tried to avoid using contractions in his words. He decided that Frank would do this so he would save time by never having to repeat himself.

March 27, 1952 –Singin’ in the Rain, the apex of movie musicals, premiered in New York on this date. Gene Kelly was a taskmaster with Debbie Reynolds, who had never danced to this degree before rehearsals started. Fred Astaire, who was in an adjacent dance studio, found her crying under a piano and reassured herContinue reading “Arguably, the best musical of all time”

Not withstanding the above mentioned old Irish proverb, as you know, I’m an inveterate 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 which is celebrated on May 17th this year. International Whisk(e)y Day uses the parenthesis toContinue reading “What whiskey will not cure, there is no cure for.”

March 26, 2005 – The BBC revived the Dr. Who series on this date, which hadn’t aired since the end of the 26th season in 1989, with the episode Rose, starring Christopher Eccleston as the new incarnation of the doctor and Billie Piper as Rose his new traveling companion. Executive Producer Russell T. Davies statedContinue reading “The 2005 reboot of Dr. Who”

March 26, 1971 – Balding, middle-aged, and portly (hey I better watch out, that’s starting to describe me) – the Cannon pilot with William Conrad first aired on CBS-TV on this date. Frank Cannon was originally a policeman, but he quit the force after the tragic death of his wife and infant son in anContinue reading “Cannon premiered”