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October 10, 1980 –The very funny comedy, directed by Howard Zieff, Private Benjamin, starring Goldie Hawn, Eileen Brennan, and Armand Assante, went into general release in the US on this date. This movie was the first ever movie screenplay especially written and tailored for Goldie Hawn. This was also the first film that she everContinue reading “Private Benjamin was released”

October 10, 1957 –Guy Williams galloped across TV screens as the masked hero, when Zorro, debuted on ABC-TV on this date. Although Zorro was the most popular show in its Thursday evening slot, the series was pulled in 1959 due to legal wrangling between the Disney Studios and the ABC network. Disney tried to keepContinue reading “Out of the night, when the full moon is bright …”

October 10, 1985 – … Our works in stone, in paint, in print, are spared, some of them, for a few decades or a millennium or two, but everything must finally fall in war, or wear away into the ultimate and universal ash – the triumphs, the frauds, the treasures and the fakes. A factContinue reading “A sad day to remember”

While it seems that we can’t agree on much, I do know that it is certain that we are celebrating cephalopods this week – today we revel in Squid Day/Cuttlefish Day. Calamari could loom large in your day today.

October 9, 1985 –Happy Birthday John (and Sean.) Central Park’s Strawberry Fields was dedicated on John Lennon’s birthday, by Yoko Ono, who had underwritten the project, on this date.

October 9, 1971 –Van Morrison released one of his most popular songs, Wild Night, on this date. One of his few songs with mass appeal, and proof that he could write a terrific Pop song whenever he desired. Morrison, however, generally shied away from couplets like “Come on out and dance, come on out, makeContinue reading “Everything started looking so complete”

October 9, 1986 –The FOX network debuted Joan Rivers’ new The Late Show on this date. At first, Tribune Entertainment was supposed to hire Nell Carter as a talk show hostess for her own show, when it didn’t work, consequently, the job was given to Joan Rivers, and the show was retooled.

October 9, 1984 –The popular children’s show Thomas The Tank Engine And Friends begins its run on BBC-TV, featuring a narrator by the name of Ringo Starr on this date. Thomas, Edward, Henry, Gordon, James, Percy, Toby, Annie, Clarabel, Henrietta, Bertie, and The Fat Controller (known in the American dubs as “Sir Topham Hatt“) areContinue reading “The start of an obsession for some children”

There’s a lot going on, so just that you can keep it all straight in your head Diwali and, Halloween are in 22 days, I’m not going to remind you that the General election is in 27 days, you’re scared enough. But Thanksgiving is in 50 days. and Christmas and Hanukkah are in 77 days.Continue reading “We’re looking out for you”

A wiser man than I once said – A corpse is meat gone bad. Well, and what then, is cheese? Corpse of milk, which leads us to the fact that today is also Moldy Cheese day. Am I really going to encourage you to eat rotting cheese, (while bleu, Camembert, Gorgonzola, maytag blue, Roquefort, brie,Continue reading “Age is unimportant unless you’re a cheese.”