It’s Groundhog Day Groundhog in your hole so deepLift your head and take a peepIf your shadow makes you leapCurl back up and go to sleep In honor of the occasion, here’s a little history – Groundhog Day, February 2nd, is a popular tradition in the United States. It is also a legend that traversesContinue reading “Does this shadow make my butt look huge”
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There is everything to hope for and nothing to regret
February is the shortest month, so if you’re having a miserable month, try to schedule it for February. According to the Gregorian calendar, February is the second month of the year, and also the shortest month. February has28 days until Julius Caesar gave it 29, and 30 days everyfour years. According to tradition, Augustus, theContinue reading “There is everything to hope for and nothing to regret”
Private Secretary debuted
February 1, 1953 –Private Secretary (Susie, in syndication), starring Ann Sothern, premiered on CBS-TV on this day. Sorry, this is not the first episode The show ran during the regular TV seasons on CBS, and last show was September 10, 1957. It ran on NBC-TV in the summers of 1953 and 1954. The original titleContinue reading “Private Secretary debuted”
Dave’s first foray into late night TV
February 1, 1982 –44 years ago today, Late Night With David Letterman debuted on NBC-TV on this date, where it stayed for 11 years. Besides Bill Murray, one of Dave’s first guests was Don Herbert aka Mr. Wizard.
One of the most famous costume failures
February 1, 2004 –During the MTV-provided halftime show of the Superbowl, former boy band member Justin Timberlake conducts an obviously pre-scripted move to expose Janet Jackson’s right bosom on this date, which oddly sports a ninjitsu-style throwing star as a pasty. The nation is shocked, simply shocked, that a pristine, noncommercial event such as theContinue reading “One of the most famous costume failures”
For some of you this may be important
Today is the last day of Dry January You may resume drinking with abandon tomorrow for the fourth day of Lunar New Year
But were they really the Wonder Years?
January 31, 1988 – Everyone went back to the late 60s and early 70s when The Wonder Years, starring Fred Savage, Danica McKellar and Josh Saviano premiered on ABC-TV on this date. Arye Gross performed the narration for the pilot when it originally aired. However, Arye’s narration was later removed and replaced with Daniel Stern’sContinue reading “But were they really the Wonder Years?”
It’s a great double feature Bunkies
January 31, 1957 –It’s a crustacean catastrophe! A Fiend with X-ray Eyes! It’s not to be believed but on a double bill, Attack of the Crab Monsters and Not of this Earth premiered on this date. Oops I accidentally mentioned that Roger Corman was still alive and kicking; he died on May 9, 2024. WeContinue reading “It’s a great double feature Bunkies”
You’ve been learnin’, baby, I been learnin’ …
January 31, 1970 –Led Zeppelin’s single, Whole Lotta Love reaches #4 in the US, on this date,the highest any of their songs will ever chart on the Hot 100. Most of their songs, including Stairway To Heaven, were not released as singles. Jimmy Page served as Led Zeppelin’s producer, and on this song, he letContinue reading “You’ve been learnin’, baby, I been learnin’ …”
I’m not in at present, I’m sure you know this whole routine
Today is National Inane Answering Machine Day, observed on January 30th every year. This holiday encourages you on this day to bring an end to all of the mindless and endlessly long answering machine messages that annoy and waste the time of callers. Or, you could leave a long, drawn out, insane message on someone’sContinue reading “I’m not in at present, I’m sure you know this whole routine”
The Haus of Dcaligari 