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November 24, 1965 – NBC aired the Frank Sinatra: A Man And His Music to honor Sinatra, on this date. According to the April 1966 Esquire article Frank Sinatra Has a Cold by Gay Talese, Sinatra was suffering from a cold, when he started recording this special. If you pay close attention, you can seeContinue reading “And remember, it was brought to you by Bud”

November 24, 1958 – A precursor episode to the science fiction television series The Twilight Zone, The Time Element aired on this date as part of the Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse anthology series on CBS-TV. Though not the pilot episode of Rod Serling’s series, The Twilight Zone, it was Rod Serling’s production that lead to TheContinue reading “Before there was a Twilight Zone”

Should you need them in a few days Before you go – You know what a prebiotic soda needs in a holiday ad – Large Abominable Snowpeople. Olipop’s ad introduces bunkies to two lovable yetis, Oli and Pop, whose large and intimidating appearances make it hard for them to connect with others. Despite their bestContinue reading “A couple more recipes to follow”

For those of you so inclined, today is Fibonacci Day. Once again, I suggest celebrating by eating Fibonachos!

November 23, 1990 – MTV banned Madonna’s video Justify My Love due to its sexually-explicit content on this date. Oh, do you remember when television was this quaint, or Madonna was this relevant?

November 23, 1983 –James L. Brooks adaptation of Larry McMurty’s novel, Terms of Endearment, starring Shirley MacLaine, Debra Winger, Danny Devito, Jeff Daniels and John Lithgow, opened in limited release on this date. James L. Brooks received a special gift at the end of production, to congratulate him for completing his first movie. This wasContinue reading “Terms of Endearment premiered”

November 23, 1963 – The first episode of Doctor Who, The Unearthly Child, premiered on the BBC, on this date. Of the 253 episodes of Doctor Who that were produced in the 1960s, 97 no longer exist in the BBC Television Archives due to an archive purge between 1967 and 1978, during which BBC EnterprisesContinue reading “The first in a long line of Doctors”

If only green vegetables smelled as good as bacon. Tim Burton brings his own unique take on the holidays for Harvey Nichols with Robot Boy: A very cute one. I could see someone wanting more of Robot Boy Can’t forget your veggies

November 22, 1968 –The Beatles released their long-awaited double album, simply called The Beatles, but better known as The White Album. The album was the first the Beatles undertook following the death of their manager, Brian Epstein, and the first released by their own record label, Apple.

November 22, 1963 –Unbeknownst to Phil Spector, he unfortunately chose this date to release his holiday record, A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector, which he worked on all summer with his best musicians. Given the timing with the events in Dallas this day, the album suffers dismal sales initial. Later, the album wouldContinue reading “The Christmas gift many of us first missed”